John H. Queal & Co,, are closing out their lumber yard at this place and will quit in a short time. That will leave a good chance for somebody that has capital and wants to go into business, as there can be a great deal of lumber sold at this point if a good assortment of kinds and qualities is kept.—(December 13, 1882.)
A ROLAND SALOON DEMOLISHED.—Last Saturday night week about thirty men, after drinking freely in Ole Johnson s saloon, turned crusaders and destroyed his entire stock. Tobacco and cigars were scattered about the room and the floor flooded with beer. The men agreed that the saloon was doing them harm and were determined to do away with it. Mr. Johnson began business here the 21st inst, in a building he had formerly used for dry goods and groceries. This he did against the wishes of many citizens. Two men, it is reported, remained with him over Thursday night being too drunk to return home.—(April 3, 1883.)
Tuesday morning, the twenty-third of January, 1883, about eight o'clock, the house of Erick Jacobson, in Howard Township, caught fire from the same old cause, a defective stove pipe, and burned to the ground. Everything in the house was saved except an old bedstead and an old bureau. Mr. Jacobson being in moderate circumstances, the neighbors started a subscription and raised forty dollars on the spot. They also appointed a committee to go round and get what they could in addition. They met with willing hands; so the prospect is good that money enough will be raised to furnish lumber for a new building. Mr. Jacobson will probably build as soon as the weather will permit. He has a large family and needed the house. Although it was not worth over three or four hundred dollars it had served him well for many years.—(January 31, 1883.)
This Tuesday, November 4, is the morning of election day. The stars and stripes are floating over our voting place which should inspire every man to vote. The ballot box should not be a place to vent personal spite. We should all vote for principle and right, and elect the whole ticket.
Business is pretty good. Merchants are busy and happy. Stock is beginning to move a little more freely. Farmers are more inclined to sell, as they have given up getting higher prices for the present.—(November 4, 1885.)
While snow storms, tidal waves and cyclones have visited'various parts of the country, Iowa has had the finest kind of weather.
Farmers have been busy gathering their immense corn crop. Some are already through but the majority have considerable yet to gather; and they will need the most of it for their cattle and hogs. Hog cholera has not troubled the hogs up this way yet, and we all hope they may escape the plague.
We are shipping many good hogs from this point if the price is low.