Iowa
Old Press
Page County Democrat
Clarinda, Page co. Iowa
Saturday, October 7, 1871
Home Intelligence
-Sam Crooks' new house adds much to the appearance of
the town, especially to that part in which it is situated.
-Clark Stillians and Jim Hawley departed for Chicago on Monday
last, Jim to fill his store, and Clark to fill his head.
-We notice the reutrn of E.S. Fleming to our midst. He reports
that his success in the Insurance business in his last trip was
remarkable.
-Jack Calhoon made his appearance on last Saturday for the first
time since his illness. He has had a very severe attack of
sickness, but we hope will soon be able to return to his
business.
-In the course of a couple of weeks a large party of our townsmen
intend starting on a buffalo hunt. They intend to be gone about
four weeks. The buffaloes are rapidly becoming extinct, and we
fear that this hunt will destroy the last vestige of the great
American bison.
-On Saturday last Mr. and Mrs. Morsman returned from Iowa City,
where they had been visiting friends and relatives. We are
informed that while absent they were at Chicago, where they
attended the marriage ceremonies of Mr. Morsman's brother, E.M.
Morsman, of Omaha.
Hawleyville Cards
-G.H. Rumbaugh, M.D., Hawleyville, Iowa, will devote his
whole time to the Practice of Medicine and Surgery. Rooms fitted
up in his dwelling for Private Consultation.
-A.E. Lasley, Grocery and Provision Dealer, keeps constantly on
hand a fresh and well selected stock of Groceries.
-Mrs. T.M. Goodman, Hawleyville, is now prepared to take all
kinds of pictures on short notice, and in the best style of the
Art. Her photographs will compare favorably with any of the
Eastern or Western Productions.
-Mr. T.M. Goodman, Blacksmith, Hawleyville, is now prepared to do
all kinds of Blacksmithing, Wagonmaking, and everything
pertaining to his business.
Incidents and Accidents
-A drug clerk in Clinton, Iowa, gave John R. Bushby four
ounces of laudanum in mistake for a similar quantity of port
wine. Mr. Bushby died.
-At Hampton, Iowa, a few days ago, as a lad named Charles
Mitchell was running his horse at full speed with other boys, a
cow crassed his path, and a collision occurred which piled horse,
cow, and boy in one heap in the road. The lad was so badly hurt
that he died soon after.
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Page County Democrat
Clarinda, Page co. Iowa
Saturday, October 28, 1871
Home Intelligence
-J.N. Miller accompanied Wm. Buttler to Chicago.
-Henry Dorsey, our county treasurer, has been spending a few days
in Council Bluffs during the week.
-We take the following from the report of the Villisca fair
published in the Red Oak Record, and think it a just
commendation: "Dr. Van Sandt, of Page county, had as fine a
collection of fruit, of his own raising, as is usually found on
exhibition by one man in any of the older settled counties."
-Our friend Loranz has arranged the postoffice in the new
quarters at the southwest corner of the square very conveniently,
and is now one of the happiest men in town. He can be seen at
almost any hour on duty, with a pleasing smile on his face.
-The repairing of Mr. Stickley's mill has been completed, and the
mill is now in better order for turning out good flour than any
other in the country.
-The first job done with our new press was a visiting card for
Mrs. J.C. Holmes, and we think it will pass in any community.
-Geo. R. Anderson, who resides about five miles north of
Hawleyville, one of the best boys living, gave us a pleasant call
on Thursday. George is a live young man, whom we are always glad
to meet.
-Isaac Dungan came to town a few days since, and declared that he
weighed just 1,000 lbs., and that there was a boy at his house
that weighed 991 lbs. less than he did. This is god for our
friend Isaac.
Buffalo Hunting
On Tuesday last, Cal. Landers, Geo. Palmer, H.
Stillwell, Herb H. Scott, Geo. Campbell, and John Nowlan started
for the plains on a buffalo hunt. They will be absent about five
weeks, and will no doubt return wiser if not better men. We must
admit that the poor buffaloes have our sympathy, for it is
thought that these gentlemen will extinguish hem entirely from
the face of the earth.
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