John Peck has purchased N. B. Churchill's stock of lumber and will keep a supply of lumber at this place.—(March 28, 1883.)
A large amount of pressed hay is being shipped from here.—(McCallsburg,March 28, 1883.)
McCallsburg expects to have a church, another railroad, and no saloon by the first of next March.—(March 5, 1881.)
John Peck, J. S. Smith, Charles Wolfe, and B. E. Wells went to see the railroad superintendent, but as he was not at house they had their trip for nothing.—(Sept. 2, 1885.)
Grain is coming in very fair for the time of year, all circumstances considered. Oats are worth eighteen cents, corn thirty cents, rye forty cents, flax ninety-four cents.—(Sept. 2, 1883.)
The new firm of Smith Bros. are having quite a trade; and why should they not have? They are selling goods clear down at bottom prices. Prunes fifteen pounds, Arbuckle's coffee seven pounds, dried peaches fifteen pounds for one dollar; cotton batting fifteen cents per pound, and prints from five to nine cents per yard. —(McCallsburg, Sept. 2, 1885.)
I have been interested in a decree of the superintendent of the Iowa Central railroad for some time, in regard to taking the authority to say how many men, and who, shall buy grain in McCallsburg. That is, they stopped John Peck from building an elevator and say they do not intend to have but one elevator here, nor to allow men or rnan to load on track. We think this shot-gun policy.—(Sept. 2, 1885.)
The Armstrong & Brackett elevator is hoisting grain, which came in pretty lively last week.—(McCallsburg, Sept. 2, 1885.)
During the storm we have only had four mails in nine days. The railroad is blocked badly, but it was opened Monday. Two cars of hogs were shipped from here Monday night that have been here since last Thursday. The train was snowed in at Story City Thursday, and did not get out until Monday about three o'clock. —(McCallsburg, Jan. 13, 1886.)
There is a coal famine at this place, but we hope to-day will bring relief.—(Jan. 13, 1886.)
We had a heavy wind here last Thursday, but little or no damage was done.—(April 28, 1886.)
Easter went off quietly.—(April 28, 1886.)
Peck & Sewers shipped stock Monday.—(April 28, 1886.)
From August, 1885 to April, 1886, over 853 tons of coal were shipped to this station.—(McCallsburg, April 28, 1886.)
For the early history of the settlement of Warren Township see Col. Scott's account of it on a preceding page.