Iowa Old Press
Maurice Times, October 7, 1910
Miss Dena Mieras is slowly improving from her recent illness.
NEW POST OFFICE RULES- Some postmasters have formulated the following rules for the benefit of their patrons. No letter given out till after they have been received. If you don’t get a letter or a paper on the day you expect it have the postmaster look through all the boxes and down in the cellar also. It ought to be there somewhere and he liked to hunt for it just to please you. If your friend don’t [sic] write, rave at the postmaster; it’s his fault. If he tells you no, put on a grieved look and say that there ought to be some. He is probably hiding your mail for the pleasure of having you call for it. Ask him to look again. If you are buying stamps make him lick them and put them on, as that’s his business.
Miss Helen Fie, of Alton, was here Saturday to become acquainted with her new nephew at the F.A. Mieras home.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Meylink and Mrs. L. Mieras arrived home from their visit to North Yakima, Wash., last Thursday evening. Mr. Meylink told us that the condition of M. Mieras is not very encouraging.
Maurice Times, October 14, 1910
The Misses Ella and Eva Mensink were passengers to LeMars Saturday.
We had just printed the TIMES last week when we were informed of the death of Mr. M. Mieras at North Yakima, Wash. on Thursday, October 6. Deceased had been in ill health for some time and last summer an operation was performed upon him at Rochester, Minn., but he derived no benefit from it. Lately he was failing fast so that his death did not come unexpectedly.
Maurice Times, October 21, 1910
Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Mieras spent Friday in Orange City.
A. Van Wechel transacted business in Orange City Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Mieras visited at Rock Valley Sunday.
Alton Democrat
October 22, 1910
THE DEATH ROLL FOR A WEEK
Dr. P. L. Brick—a well known LeMars physician—died in a Sioux City hospital of heart disease. He was seventy-two years of age and had practiced his profession in LeMars for thirty-five years.
Dr. E. D. Brower died at his home in LeMars, Monday, October tenth. He suffered a stroke of paralysis. Dr. Brower was one of the well known dentists of this section of the country.
Maurice Times, October 28, 1910
J. E. Mieras has erected a new barn on his place.
A number of citizens of one of our neighboring towns have become so pious that they have banished the moving pictures there. We believe in being pious, but we do not believe at straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel.