Iowa
Old Press
Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa
November 30, 1905
Austin & Austin, Publishers
-Greenlee is engaged in building the walls of a new brick
farmhouse for Earnest Elsey of Woodland township.
-Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Austin and their little daughter Dorothy
returned Sunday afternoon from a visit to relatives at Trenton.
-A large crowd attended Alph Warnock's sale 3 ½ miles west of
town Tuesday and stock and all kinds of property sold brought
good prices.
-Another lot of Navajo ponies and colts will be sold at Hardy
Wasson's Livery Barn next Saturday by Mr. Gould who has brought
two car loads to this section.
-Mr. F. M. Keeton, of Mercer County, called at this office Monday
and paid for the Tribune for a year to send to his
brother, Mr. J. C. Keeton, who resides near Lovilla, Iowa
-Mrs. Alice V. Forster departed Sunday evening for St. Louis to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Trudie Gist, who is in poor health. Mrs.
Forster may remain there for the winter.
-I. P. Henry has 20 head of fat yearling heifers which he is
still fattening by corn feeding them and his patrons can depend
upon finding the very best and tenderest beef at his meat market.
-The new time card went into effect on last Sunday. There are no
changes of consequence in the passenger trains that stop at
Lineville, No. 29 being five minutes later, the time now being
6:30 p.m.
-The wife of Henry Rook died at 1 o'clock on Monday morning at
their home on the John Baker farm near Ilia, after an illness of
more than a year. The funeral took place on Tuesday and the
internment was at Wilder cemetery near Ilia. She leaves a husband
but no children.
Obituary - Edward Mudgett
The report of the death of Ed Mudgett at his home 4 ½ miles east
of this place on Wednesday night of last week was a shock and
surprise seldom experienced by this community. He had been ill
for several days from an affection of the heart, but had been
able to be about the house and no immediate danger was feared.
The family had retired on Wednesday night and Mrs. Mudgett was
awakened from sleep about ten o'clock and found Mr. Mudgett
sitting up on the side of the bed. Almost immediately he fell
back into her arms and after a gasp or two was dead. The funeral
was deferred until Monday afternoon in order that a
sister who resides in California and other relatives at distant
points might attend and all of them arrived with the exception of
a brother at Spokane, Wash., who was ill and unable to come. In
the death of Ed Mudgett the community has lost a good and useful
citizen whose strong influence and forceful character was always
exerted to the highest and best purposes. To his family the loss
is irreparable and they have the deepest sympathy of all.
Edward Mudgett was born in Western Ohio April 9, 1842. He moved
from there to Indiana where he lived six years. In 1853 he moved
to Jones County, Iowa. In 1860 moved to Southern Iowa. In 1861 he
enlisted in the Third Regiment Iowa Cavalry, joining Co. L of
which his father was captain and served till the close of the
war. He was commissary Sargent for several years and in 1865 was
promoted to 2nd lieutenant. He moved near Princeton in 1866 and
moved to his place east of Lineville in 1884, where he lived
until the time of his
death with the exception of the six years he lived in Lineville.
He was married to Margaret M. Linsey Nov. 18, 1869. To them were
born six children, four boys and 2 girls, who survive him. He
united with the M. E. Church, South at Fairview about 20 years
ago, of which he was a member until the time of his death. He was
a prominent citizen, and a good Christian man and we join his
friends
in mourning his loss. His funeral was preached by his pastor in
the Lineville M. E. Church, South, and his body laid to rest in
Evergreen Cemetery to await the resurrection morn. Peace to his
ashes. The breaved widow and children of the deceased express
their heartfelt thanks for the kind assistance and sympathy
extended to them by neighbors and friends in the time of their
great sorrow and bereavement.
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One of the best fields of corn raised during the past season in
this vicinity was the 20 acre piece grown by Henry Winland on
Mrs. Petty's land just east of town. He has just finished
gathering the crop and estimates that it yielded about 75 bushels
per acre.
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Dan Byrd who went to Sylvia, Kan. A few weeks ago to work for W.
A. Austin in his implement and hardware house, writes his family
that he is well pleased with the town and his position and the
family are making preparations to move to Sylvia in a short time.
A Pitiful Case
Susie Kelley and her baby, about a year old, were taken to the
country poor farm last week, and her admission as a county ward
has created considerable talk. The facts in the case are pitiful,
and it looks as if the law should get after some one. The woman
who is 37 years of age, is deaf and dum, with no education
whatever, her only mode of communicating being by a few crude
signs. For several years she made her home with a family in
Morgan township, and about a year ago gave birth to a child.
Owing to her being both deaf and dumb it has been impossible to
find out who was the father of her child, but circumstances point
strongly to a farmer in Morgan township, but no evidence could be
procured. After the birth of her child the woman went to Wayne
County and remained for a time but returned to Morgan Township
several months ago. As she had no home it was finally decided to
place her in the county poor farm as a county charge. The
authorities are also up against it as to what disposition to make
of the child. It is a bright little baby and it seems a shame to
rear it in a county farm. It has been suggested that it be placed
in an orphan asylum. But, it will be a hard matter to do this as
the mother is living, and owning to her condition it would be
impossible to secure her consent to take the baby away. It is
certainly a deplorable case.- Leon Reporter.
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District Court met in Corydon on Monday Nov. 27, with Judge Evans
as the presiding judge. It has been understood that after the
first week Judge Towner would finish the term in order that the
cases growing out of the Lineville Bank failure, known as the
Rockhold cases could be tried. Judge Evans preferring not to try
those cases on account of connection with them before going on
the bench. On account of press of business or other sufficient
reasons we understand that Judge Towner will not be there, so it
is not likely the Rockhold cases will be tried this term.
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A sad death occurred at the home of S. O. Sprinkle, a farmer
living two miles south of Davis City last Friday, Mrs. Sprinkle
dying in horrible agony from the effect of burns. She was engaged
in getting dinner about 11 o'clock and in lifting a kettle off
the stove her apron caught fire and communicated to her dress,
and in a moment she was a mass of flames. She ran screaming from
the house and their hired man met her and tried to tear the
burning clothes from her but could not do so, so he threw her on
the ground and ran and got a pail of water and extinguished the
burning clothes but she was so badly burned that she died after
suffering for eleven hours. The funeral was held at Davis City
Sunday afternoon.
The Yearling Meat Market
I desire to announce to the people of Lineville and vicinity that
I have established a meat market at my residence, the Reese Evans
property in the east part of town and will furnish all who call,
the best quality of beef and pork at very reasonable prices. None
but fat yearling beeves will be slaughtered as long as they are
obtainable. Will also buy hides and pelts at the best market
prices.
T. F. Grimes & Co.
For Sale Cheap
A lot of household and kitchen furniture, consisting of a good
wood cook stove, walnut cupboard with glass front, bedstead,
dinning room extension table and other articles. Call at the
paper house, east side. -Mrs. I. A. Greenlee.
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If you want any kind of a farm implement, machine or a wagon
carriage or spring wagon, go to C. P. Meredith and get a bargain.
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A few loads of cook stove wood on subscription just now will be
gratefully received by the Tribune editor.
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160 acres for sale. Low price, good land, fair improvements,
plenty fruit
and water, good terms. Call on J. H. Crees.
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Coll Wasson has bought a gasoline engine and set of burrs for
grinding corn meal and feed and it will be put in operation at
his feed store on the east side as soon as it arrives. The mill
will be operated by that veteran miller, Fletch Browning.
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Lineville people can depend upon I. P. Henry's "old
reliable" meat market, at all times to get all kinds of
fresh and fancy meats, including beef, mutton, pork, spare ribs,
hog brains, Vienna Sausage, link sausage, mince meats, fresh
oysters, sauerkraut, Heinz sweet pickles, bologna, pickled pigs
feet, etc.
Obituary
Nathaniel M. Davis was born in Missouri Dec. 14, 1864, died at
his home in South Lineville Wednesday forenoon. Nov. 22, 1905. He
would have been 41 years old in three weeks. A fond wife and two
sisters survive him, waiting. Another of Lineville's citizens has
joined that innumerable caravan which moves
to that mysterious realm, which we call death. "Matt"
Davis was a quiet citizen. We have heard him spoken of as a man
who attended to his own affairs. This is one of the best elements
of uprightness and consistency. The neighbors and friends were
very kind to the beloved wife in her sorrow, and grateful
acknowledgement is accorded them. His fraternal order, the Yeomen
attended the body to the grave, and performed the final rites
there.Services were conducted at the home at 1 p.m. Thursday by
Rev. O. F.
Howard, and the remains were interred in the Yingling cemetery.
Death of Muriel Duncan
Miss Muriel Duncan, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Duncan aged about nineteen years, died of typhoid fever at the
home of her parents about a mile east of Lineville on Monday
evening after an illness of several weeks. The funeral took place
from the M. E. Church, South yesterday at 2 o'clock, p.m.,
services being conducted by the pastor, Rev. Powell Cain, and the
internment was at Evergreen cemetery. She was the granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Logan and Mrs. S. E. Duncan of this place,
and was a bright intelligent girl and was born and reared in this
vicinity. The bereaved family have the sympathy of all in their
sorrow and loss.
A Birthday Surprise.
On last Sunday the good neighbors in the north part of town
surprised W. C. Jackson by coming to the parsonage with good
things to eat and not being able to leave our meeting at Mt.
Olive we did not get home at the time we had intended, so the
good people were very patient and stayed until we came home from
night meeting. We thank God that we have been placed in such a
kind neighborhood. They also gave us a very fine chair, for which
we thank them from the depths of our hearts. W. C. Jackson.
Corn-Shockers Wanted
All who want work at corn-shocking can find employment
immediately by applying to Coll. Wasson at the feed store.
BRACEWELL
-Mrs. Peck's sister Mrs. Josie Wilson from Keosauqua is here on a
visit and they had a family reunion with their mother, Mrs.
Bellows at Lineville Sunday.
-Bracewell boys have their corn cribs filled and are selling
their surplus to A. A. Snow.
-There is a report on the wing to the effect that Roy Perkins is
married to a girl at Leon, but there are no affidavits attached
to the same.
-John Perkins has arrived from N. D. where he has a claim. He
will take his family there as soon as he gathers his corn here.
He is highly elated over the country. Says the cattle fatten on
the range.
-Gratt Baker picked geese last week, worked at it noons and
nights while he was resting.
-Mrs. Pete Perkins has been quite sick but is some better at the
time of this writing.
-Gratt Baker thinks he will have over 10,000 bushels of corn.
-John Jefferson and family have gone to visit their folks east of
Lineville.
-There was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alla Evans a girl baby.
-Geo. Girdner is painting Thos. Dales house. Tom is batching the
women folks being in Appanoose County on a visit.
-Alex Honch from near Leon has been in the neighborhood buying
cattle.
-McGinnis, Hoffman and also G. Taylor Wright passed through our
town last week.
-Taylor Newcomer's mother is quite sick.
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP
-Jim Conwell is gathering corn for E. E. Bay.
-Mrs. Chris Brannon and two youngest children have returned from
Wyoming and have been visiting their relatives of this vicinity
the past week.
-Miss Cordella Bragg who has been quite low with lung trouble for
several weeks died last Wednesday and was buried Thursday in the
Lewisburg cemetery.
-The holiness band meeting will be held at the home of Miss Laura
Wallace next Sabbath afternoon.
-A. L. Massey's went to Humeston Saturday to visit her sister
Mrs. Lulu Mont.
-Mr. Roy Sapp and wife were Lineville patrons Saturday.
-Mr. Jim Bay and wife were callers at the Snyder home Friday
evening. John was also present.
CLIO
-Chas Shriver started on Tuesday of last week to make his father
a visit in Oklahoma.
-Thos. Elson left on Tuesday of last week to visit his brother in
Nebraska.
-Mrs. Daisy Duncan and daughter, Elsie left the first of last
week for their home at Simms, N. D.
-Remember the ladies box supper tonight, Thanksgiving, at the
Methodist church.
-Fred Carlson, east of town, has ordered the lumber for a corn
crib, one hundred feet long, to hold about 4000 bushels.
-We notice that in our communication last week we omitted some
important items. Clio's equine and bovine health is well looked
after by Dr. R. Jones, a post-graduate and a very successful
veterinarian, who was one of our neighborhood boys, also by Alex
Donaldson, who has long practiced in this neighborhood. The Clio
dressmakers, Misses, Jennie Kelly and Jennie Carlson and Mrs.
John Ferrell, are kept continually at work and have the
reputation of all being "work-(wo)men who need not be
ashamed." Also Mrs. Weagley of Allerton is doing sewing at
the hotel for Mrs. Shriver. Clio can boast of two accomplished
music teachers, Miss Voorhess Ross, a triple graduate and a
composer whose compositions have considerable sale, and Miss
Rhoda Hursey. Each have a large progressive class.
-Mrs. Hattie Williams of Allerton, with her children were down
and visited on Sunday with her mother and sister."
-Uncle Jimmie Galliger arrived Sunday afternoon and is at work in
his shop.
-Jas. Surber arrived from Humeston Tuesday to remain over
Thanksgiving. The two Jimmies will reorganize the "Possom
Club."
-C. M. Gardner is putting down a new floor in the room occupied
for a drug store by W. A. Brunner.
MORGAN
-Mrs. S. J. Cozad and Mrs. M. L. Dalle departed Saturday for a
visit with relatives at Seymour, Iowa
-There was a quilting at Mrs. R. F. Dunham's last Thursday, 30
being present and all report a very enjoyable time.
-Several of our farmers delivered turkeys in Lineville Saturday,
the price being 12 cents per pound.
-Miss Blanche Merrick gave a spelling school at the Fairview
Friday night. There was good order and much interest taken.
-The committee for the box supper at Morgan have secured Mr.
Gratton Baker as auctioneer making a good selection. Gratton
reserved the right to bid as often and as high as he chooses.
-The meeting at Mt. Olive still continues with much interest.
-Henry Perkins had business in Lineville Monday.
-John Parkins returned last week from S. D. where he had spent
the summer.
-Mr. Harris from Leon was in this vicinity last week taking
orders for tombstones.
Additional Locals
-Sherm Williams, of Allerton, was visiting in Lineville Saturday.
-Mr. J. C. Ross, lessee of the C. M. Clapp farm east of town, is
a new subscriber for the Tribune.
-The date of the sale of Mrs. Wilder's personal property near
Ilia was
postponed until tomorrow, Dec. 1st.
-Another son and heir was reported born last week to Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Sullivan at their home near Cleopatra.
-Mrs. Julius Scott, of Cleopatra, was a caller at this office one
day last week to order the Tribune sent to her for a
year.
-Our friend C. K. Hamilton, received a box of new fresh green
beans last Saturday by express, sent him by his son, Dr. Jesse
Hamilton, of Port Arthur, Texas.
-Kemp & Wright last week put a gas lighting system in John
Alley's new brick store building at Mercer. The room is 60X90
feet, and one of the largest and handsomest business rooms in
Mercer County.
PUBLIC SALE
Thursday, Dec. 7th, 1905.
I will sell at public sale at my farm 4 miles southwest of
Lineville, and 2 miles northwest of Mercer, the following
property: 8 head of horses, consisting of brood mares, 1 span of
geldings, 1 two
year old horse, 2 sucking colts. 5 yearling heifers, 1 calf, 600
bushels of corn in crib, 15 tons of hay in stack.
Farm Implements - 1 hay ricker, bull rake, 2 spring tooth
cultivators, lister and drill, 1 turning plow, 1 go devil, 3 sets
double harness, 2 farm wagons. Terms, 12 months credit on sums
over $5, with interest at 8 per cent from date, purchaser giving
note with approved security. Sums of $5 and under cash in hand. 6
per cent discount for cash. Sale to being at 10 o'clock a.m.
-Robt. Melton.
A Case of Diphtheria
On Tuesday morning Dr. Calbreath reported to the town authorities
a case of diphtheria in town, the patient being Orpha Irwin, the
little seven year old daughter of J. D. Irwin of Mercer, who
lived with her grandmother, Mrs. Mary D. Duncan south of the
school house in Lineville. The case was very malignant in form
and it was found necessary on Monday evening by her physicians to
insert a tube in the windpipe to enable her to breathe. Dr.
James, of Centerville, was called in Tuesday in consolation with
the Lineville physicians on the
case who agreed with them that it was a very malignant type of
diphtheria and that the treatment thus far given the patient was
all that human skill could do. She lingered until about 5 o'clock
on Wednesday morning when death ended the sufferings of the
little patient.In view of the close proximity of Mrs. Duncan's
home to the school house, and the fact that the little girl had
attended school up to the time of her being attacked by the
disease, the school board deemed it advisable to close the
schools for this week, which was done. The town authorities also
established a strict quarantine of her premises and everything
possible will be done to
prevent a further spread of the disease. All public gatherings
are also prohibited for the present, including Thanksgiving
services today and the home talent play announced for the opera
house this evening.
The physicians have procured a supply of anti-toxin for
diphtheria which is regarded as the most certain preventative and
remedy for the disease known. With the precautions taken there
will be little danger of a spread of the disease and in a few
days it is hoped that all danger will be passed.
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The entertainment given at the M. E. Church Saturday night, being
the second number of the lecture course, by Ross Crane, the
Cartoonist and humorist, was everything that could have been
expected from that talented artist. He arrived on No. 29 only a
few minutes before the time the entertainment was to begin and
being engaged in the hurried preparations of his apparatus and
accessories was unable to get time to eat his supper and having
been on the road since 5 o'clock AM that day he was well nigh
exhausted by fatigue, indeed he was compelled to stop during the
entertainment for a short time from exhaustion, but
after a few moments rest and partaking of some light refreshments
brought him by the committee, he proceeded and finished his
program much to the enjoyment of the large audience present. The
next entertainment will appear at the M. E. Church, South
Saturday evening Dec. 16th.
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The Robert Andrews farm of 240 acres 2 ½ miles southeast of
town, was sold at auction by order of the court at Lineville last
Monday the purchaser being D. T. Williams, who has lived on and
operated the farm for the past few years and whose wife is one of
the heirs. The auctioneer was Tom Saulsberry and the price paid
was a fraction over $34 per acre. One of the heirs to the estate
being a minor rendered it necessary to sell the farm through a
legal process. Mr. Williams having previously purchased the
interest of the other heirs.
LETTER FROM OLD MEXICO
San Barcus, State of Chihuahua, Mexico, Nov. 20, 1905.
Mr. Glen Wheeler, Lineville, Iowa
Dear Glen: --I will start you a letter this a.m. to tell you
about our trip. We left El Paso at 10:00 a. m. on Nov. 10th,
crossed the river where all the baggage was opened and inspected
which took about an hour and a half, then we started on. As the
conductor was an American and a friend of ours we rode in a first
class coach. The train is made up of first, second and third
class coaches, and you-can bet the third class is very poor. We
arrived at Chihuahua at 9:30 pm the same night. We went up to the
hotel, got supper and took a
walk over the town. The next morning we went out to the City Park
and over to the Fort and also to the bull ring. After seeing the
parks our Mexican guide headed us toward the Governor's Palace,
which is one of the prettiest things of the kind we ever saw. It
is made of white adobe and the fencing and walks are all of the
same material. The yard is filled with beautiful flowers and
fountains and two or three different statues. From the Governor's
Palace we went to the Old Cathedral where, they were worshiping
and we did not get in then. We continued our journey on over to
the Market Square where every product, Mexico produces was on
sale, fruit, vegetables, and in fact, everything. You can imagine
how ripe strawberries, bananas, oranges and vegetables would look
to a Missourian this time of the year. After looking over the
resident part of the city we took the street car for the hotel.
The streetcars are very small and drawn by mules which don't go
faster than a mile a minute and costs one cent (Mexican) to ride.
However, there is not much danger of being run over
by the cars. The streets there are very narrow and are kept clean
by bundles of willow switches bound together and used for a
broom. After noon we took the train for Santa Isabel and when we
got there we struck Mexico proper-not an American closer than
Chihuahua. We were met by a number of Mexicans, all of
whom were barefooted and not one of whom could talk English, but
as we had along with us a Mexican boy to do our talking it did
not take us long to hire a Mexican to take us over the mountains
to Tutalkwa, a distance of 35 miles our destination. He used four
little mules, rode one and managed the others, while we four sat
in the wagon. After going about three miles the fun began. The
first was a flock of crane, possibly one hundred, standing on a
hill close to the road, and as we drove up everybody grabbed a
gun and opened fire as they flew, and in the excitement one of
them was killed which fell over in a brushy and marshy piece of
ground, but we drove on finding plenty of quail and duck shooting
all the way out. We arrived in Tutalkwa the second evening at
5:30 p.m. Every Mexican there at the mine came up and shook hands
with us, and you
never saw people as good in all your life. We rode their horses
and borrowed anything they had, and they took us al over the
mountains, but the game we killed was all small, such as ducks
and quail. We seen three deer but got no good shot at them. There
were several coyotes killed, but none to my credit. They are as
thick here as can be and it makes one feel very lonesome to lie
down at night and listen to them howling all night long. After
six days hunting I got sick and had to start back and leave the
other boys there. In packing to
start back I lost the letter I had prepared for you and Carl, so
I will have to just write you what I think of now. The natives
here do their plowing with wooden plows drawn by oxen, then they
take a sharp stick or crow bar and plant their corn. They grind
their corn on rocks, by hand, and also their wheat. All the bread
we had while here was mashed and ground by a Mexican woman with a
rock. After they cut their wheat they pile it up and tramp it out
with horses, but they just barely raise enough to keep from
starving. But, I can say they
are the best hearted people I have ever seen, and would do
anything for a person they could if they were treated right. I
was over to the Greens mines and the La Rana mines where those
American miners were killed, but where this trouble was I found
the Americans were as much to blame as the Mexicans, for I am
sure I could live here always and never have any trouble. The
night I left Tutalkwa there was a wedding and dance at the
Catholic Mission. Of course the church was made of mud and had no
floor but they danced just the same. Antone, our man, was the big
Mexican there, and he invited us to the dance, and to have
refused would have been an insult to them, so we went. When we
arrived we were instructed to take hold of each others hands and
were then led by Antone to the front of the house, and you can
imagine how funny it was to us. After watching them dance for a
couple of hours we went back to our boarding house. After leaving
Tutalkwa we visited San Barcus, San Barnado and San Tonia, and if
you look on the map you can tell just where they are. To say the
least it is the only trip of my life and we expect to go back
again,
Yours Resp., --Chas Davis.
[submitted by C.A., December 2003]