Iowa Old Press
The Pocahontas Record
Pocahontas, Pocahontas co. Iowa
Thursday, August 20, 1885
Local Record
Mr. Tollefsrude, Sr., was in town Sunday.
Baron A. St. Cyr was at the hub on Monday.
W.A. Hubel was down from Plover Tuesday.
Miss Rosie Tollefsrude, of Grant, visited here last week.
Wm. Clanton and wife, of Laurens, were in town Tuesday.
Johannes Larson and son Gustaf, were in town Thursday.
W.G. Bradley went down to Fonda Tuesday on legal business.
Miss Ella Wallace has returned from her visit to Lizard township.
Walter Hodges, of Lecoma, Missouri, is in town visiting his many
friends.
Mr. A.F. Hubbell, of Dover, was at the court house on business.
Miss Hansen has moved her dress making establishment into the
postoffice room.
Treasurer Brownlee is in the hay field these days, while Mrs.
Brownlee runs the office.
Miss Ruth Harper left this place Monday, for Laurens, en route
for Storm Lake, her home.
Willie Wallace is the happy owner of a new velocipede, much to
the envy of all the rest of the kids.
E.A. Donohoe has the contract for the building of J.F. Harlan's
office and commenced work yesterday.
Lute and Mrs. A.L. Thornton went to Laurens Tuesday. Mrs. T. will
remain about a week visiting friends.
Dr. Patterson has been up several times this week to see Mr.
Eral's little boy, who is suffering from prostration by heat.
Yesterday he was accompanied by his father and brother, of Ohio,
who are visiting him. They came up duck hunting.
Johannas Williams is plastering W.D. McEwen's addition this week.
Gerd Elsen, of Lake township, was in town Monday. Mr. Elsen has
been appointed executor of the estate of Mr. Weber, deceased,
late of Lake.
We understand, from good authority, that there are fifteen cases
of diphtheria in Fonda at present. Seven cases have proved fatal
during the past few months.
Miss Mattie Hansen intends to return to the Fort, her old home.
She has done a thriving business in the dress making line during
her stay here, and the ladies do not like to see her go.
J.W. Wallace has a head of timothy which measures nearly a foot
in length. It came from J.W.'s brother Dave, who is in Washington
territory.
The republican caucus last Saturday evening was well attended.
The following gentlemen were chosen as delegates: W.G. Bradley,
C.T. Steen, Noah Morrison, C.H. Tollefsrude and A.O. Garlock.
Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Erne, of Grant, lost their only child, a
boy 4 years old, by diphtheria, Thursday evening. Several members
of Carl Peterson's family, in the same township are down with the
disease. Dr. Wight, of Pomeroy, is in attendance.
On Saturday, at 2 a.m., Morris Penfield, of Lake township, died
at his home, of consumption. He leaves a wife and four children
to mourn his loss. He has been sick about four years, and was a
man about forty-five years of age. The remains were buried at
Manson last Sunday.
L. Brodsky, the Plover merchant, was in town on business. He
informs us that he has taken in a partner, mr. Eggspuchler, and
will push the business more than ever.
At the mass convention of the democrats last Saturday, M.
Collins, of Lizard; D.D. Day, of Rolfe; and Dr. T.F. Kellcher, of
Fonda, were chosen to represent the county in the state
convention. D.D. Day, Rolfe; Berney McCartan, Fonda, and J.W.
O'Brien, of Havelock, were delegated to the representative
convention.
County News - A Newsy Batch Sent in by Correspondents,
and Clipped from the Local Papers
-Laurens Clippings-
Allen & Anderson's elevator is fast approaching completion.
S.F. Sturdivan will buy stock and grain this fall.
Mrs. David Hays, who has been sick for a long time, died on
Saturday, August 15th. On making post-mortem examination it was
found to be a case of genuine consumption. Mrs. Hays was a most
estimable lady, and her loss will be felt by the whole community.
The sympathy of all the friends goes out to Mr. Hays and family
in this their great affliction.
Wesley Farson has been playing the role of artist by painting
Clanton's barn red.
Mr. and Mrs. Tredenie, living north of town, are rejoicing over
the arrival of a girl baby of standard weight.
Charles Carroll arrived home from his eastern visit Tuesday
morning.
John W. Cree started for Des Moines last evening, to purchase
machinery for the elevator. He will be back Monday, bringing his
family with him.
John Boyanovsky is building a new dwelling house 18X24X14, and a
barn 18X30. Olof Olson has the contract of building, and G.H.
Gammon that for furnishing the lumber.
What might have been a fatal accident, in which Mr. and Mrs.
Beardsley's little baby was the principal actor, occurred last
Monday. They had prepared some fly-paper for the pests and placed
it on the floor. The little baby crawled around the floor, and
coming to the poison, took it out of the plate and crammed large
pieces of it into its mouth and cucceeded in getting considerable
of the deadly stuff into its stomach. But the dose was too large,
and immediately caused it to vomit, when its doings were
discovered. Dr. Carroll was immediately summoned and the proper
antidotes administered, but for a time there were grave doubts as
to its recovery. The patient at this writing is out of all
danger. - Laurens Sun
-Fonda News-
Work commenced on our new hotel this week. Mr. Hull will use part
of the rink and will build on, which will make a large hotel.
Dell Wood assumes a very fatherly air, and carries a bottle of
soothing syrup in his pocket all the time.
At the republican caucus held Saturday evening the following
gentlement were chosen to represent Cedar township in the county
convention: J.N. McClellan, A.B.P. Wood, Jos. Mallison, T.W.
Smith, H.W. Hay, J.B. Sargent, Jas. Mercer, RW. Russell, W.J.
Busby, W.E. Garlock, R. Wright, M.A. Haven, G.W. Covey and G.H.
Tresham.
Tuesday night burglars tried to break into N.B. Post's lumber
office safe and also into Williamson's meat market safe. They
broke Williamson's safe open but did not get any money.
From the Fonda Times:
-Miss Alice Dorton has again taken up her labors in Crahan &
McGrath's.
-Wm. Marshall has made the side-walk in front ofhis office a
little less shaky.
-N.B. Post and wife attended the Grant memorial services at Des
Moines, Saturday.
-J.B. Sargent and wife rejoice over the advent of a little girl
at their house last Tuesday.
-Jos. Mallison sold his team of grays for $300 at Sac City,
Tuesday.
-L. Sayro is now located in his new barber shop, and his wife has
put a new stock of millinery into the room he vacated.
-Mr. John Spitzbarth, having sold his blacksmith shop at Newell
has decided to start here. He bought J.W. Gray's lots, corner of
Main and 4th streets and work is commenced on his shop. Mr. S. is
an industrious and capable young man, who we are glad to welcome
to Fonda.-Del Wood has concluded not to run for county auditor
this fall. All his spare time is now taken up by a little boy,
who arrived at his house last Thursday, Aug. 6.
-Along the Des Moines-
Our caucus was held at the Parvin school house last Saturday
evening. The following gentlemen were chosen as delegates:
William Struthers, W.H. Hait, Ruben Williams, R.B. Fish, Perry
Nowlan, John Broadwell and John Wilkinson.
Mrs. E. Doe, of Bradgate, purchased a Western Cottage Organ of
R.B. Fish. She is a music teacher. Mrs. Moyer, of Gilmore City
also purchased one. She is also a music teacher.
-Rolfe Reporter-
Bruce is putting up a large quantity of hay.
Sam McEwen went down to Des Moines today.
Born - on Monday, August 10th, 1885, to Mr. and Mrs. W.A.
Richards, at the M.E. parsonage, a son.
Mrs. D.D. Day returned home from Wisconsin, accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. White.
-Marshall Items-
W.F. and F.M. Bovee have started their new thresher, and it went
off like a new top.
A. McLain, Mrs. McLain and their two eldest children have been
under the care of Dr. Farson for nearly a week, but are somewhat
improved at last account.
Mrs. Craig has returned from her visit to Benton county.
Erwin Greene, Louie Craig and Louie Button have returned from the
Dexter normal school, where they have been striving to gain
another step up the hill of knowledge.
-Havelock Items-
Robert Nowlan returned from Jasper county, Iowa, last week.
Mrs. Smead, of Newton, Iowa, is visiting with her daughter, Mrs.
D. Nowlan now. It is her first visit to this part of the state,
and she likes it very well.
Mrs. Senft, of Pittsburg, pennsylvana, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. E.P. Edmundson.
Geo. Miller lost a good horse last week of a burst blood vessel.
The horse bled to death.
At the republican caucus last Saturday D.C. Williams, J.C. Stong,
E.P. Edmondson, Ed. Meredith, John Ryon, Phillip Hamble and Joe.
Lee were elected delegates to the county convention.
-Gilmore City News-
Pease Bros. are busy buying stock and selling coal.
Beers & Gurnsey are running their steam thresher at its full
capacity.
James Steele and wife, of Lake township, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. G.F. Root, Monday.
Northwestern News - Iowa
-Rowland Blennarhassett, a young man of Forrest City,
accidentally shot himself with a shotgun, and will probably die.
-John Davis, the 18-year-old son of Wm. J. Davis, an old-time
resident of Johnson County, was thrown from his wagon by a
runaway team and instantly killed, the skull of the unfortunate
youth being literally crushed.
-Solts, the brute who murdered his wife near Anamosa, was taken
from the county jail and placed in the State Penitentiary to
prevent lynching by the excited populace.
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