Newspaper Articles From October 1899
THE CLINTON MIRROR
P. O. LYONS, IOWA.
Clinton, Iowa Saturday, Oct. 14, 1899.
RIVER—Stationary at 2.2.
DRY, frosty days would be better for husking corn.
HAVE your winter cloaks remodeled at Mrs. Doran’s.
OYSTERS, celery and cranberries, at George Buechner’s.
SNAG PROOF rubber boots at Rodman & Co’s cash shoe store.
ARE you going to paint? Call at Westbrook’s drug store.
PURITY FLOUR still takes the lead. For sale at Geo. Buechner’s.
DISTRICT COUTR adjourned Wednesday until some time next week.
JULIA A. McKIDDY, Clinton, is listed as securing a pension of $12 a month.
CHASE & Sanborn’s coffee are the foremost. Geo. Buechner, sole agent.
THE Verne Swain has pulled off, but the Winona yet makes her regular trips.
WALL PAPER, at prices better than you can buy elsewhere, at Westbrook’s drug store.
CLOTHING CLEANED, colored and pressed. Fourth Street, three doors south of Main.
HARRY STAFFORD wants $5,000 each from John H. and Jennie Turner for alleged slander.
THE number of children of school age in the county is 14, 213; teachers, 291; school houses, 185.
QUINCES, sweet apples, sweet potatoes, grapes, at McPherson’s. Order before the rush take them.
CARPETED with leaves—the neat women’s lawns. The old men rather like it for their aching feet.
THE Ladies’ Aid of the M. E. Church will hold their Annual Fair, Wednesday, Dec. 13th. All invited.
THE annual supper given by the Ladies of the Oakland Auxiliary will be held Nov. 8th, at the Odeon.
Mr. D. B. Snyder was appointed Lay Delegate to the Methodist General Conference in 1908, at Waterloo last week.
WHEN THE LEAVES BEGIN TO FALL, it is time to get a pair of shoes for your less at Rodman & Co’s cash shoe store.
F. L. HOLLERAN represents six of the largest fire insurance companies in the world. When in want of insurance call on him.
WESTBROOK will close out a large stock of books at cost. Boxed cloth books at 10 cents. Call at Westbrook’s drug store.
Mr. J. R. Adams has secured a position at Olney & McDaid’s, but as Mr. Snyder us ill just now, he is postponing the change.
WARM for October—64 degrees above several mornings this week, with cloudy weather part of the time, but little rain.
DR. M. H. SMITH, it would be noted, has been assigned to McGregor, and Rev. J. Q. Robinson changes from Calamus to Lyons.
THE ECONOMIC keeps right on serving up several entertainments each week, of different grades, shades and prices, to suit the million.
THE FISH CAR had a little shake-up at Sabula the other day, by a loose car banging into it. The fourth load of fish was sent out Friday night last.
SPECIAL MEETING of the W. R. C. No. 10, will be held at the G. A. R. Hall, Monday, Oct, 16th, at 1:30 P.M. for inspection. Every member is expected to be present.
THE LADIES of St. Irenaeus Church, hold their annual fair Oct. 23d to 28th, with an entertainment each evening. Monday, first night, Tony the Convict. More details next time.
REV. E. E. MATSEN, from Oklahoma, who preached here a fortnight ago, has accepted the call of the Presbyterian Church and will assume the pastorate about the first of November.
MRS. WM. WIBERT appeared before Justice McLaughlin yesterday forenoon to “swear her life” against her husband. Officer Barry brought him in, the court said $10 for drunkeness, and he went down to take the block eight cure.
THE Lost Nation Chronicle, in noting the election of Mr. D. D. Comstock to the post of Commander of the Clinton County Veterans, pays that old soldier a hearty compliment, and congratulates Lost Nation that the next meeting is to be held there.
AT Savanna, lately, a man named Hans Christiansen, who had lost his wife and had six small children, tied them in a string and started for Plum Creek to drown them, but they got loose and escaped; he returned home, dran carbolic acid and died.
TERRIBLE CHARGE,--Charles Cawley was apprehended yesterday and taken to jail, on charges of committing rape upon the person of Retta Jordan. He is said to be 18 and she 13 years old. Examination before Judge Fink to-day. If guilty, the penalty should be swift and sure and heavy.
TALLMAN sweet apples and quinces at Geo. Beuchner’s.
POPULAR PRICES.
If there is a theatrical company in the country to-day that is giving the up-to-date performances the Holden Comedy Co. are the management under whom they are traveling are to be congratulated. The press in the several cities where this company have appeared this season have been very profuse in the notices given for the artistic manner in which they render their many productions. They also comment but the fineness of the wardrobe worn by the different members and pronounce the company the best that have ever played their cities in years. The Holdens have expended over $5,000 this season in wardrobe, scenery, plays etc. Seats on sale Saturday morning at the theatre box office.
Conference Appointments.
At the late Upper Iowa Methodist Conference for the Davenport District.
Presiding Elder—C. L. Gould.
Andrew-J. G. Eberhart.
Bennett—H. F. Wyatt.
Calamus and Grand Mound—J. H. Keppel.
Camanche and Tabernacle—George B. Crinklaw.
Center Junction—W. E. VanBuren.
Clarence—H. C. Bargelt.
Clinton—Bowman, F. N. Withey; First, E. V. Claypool; Lyons, J. B. Robinson.
Davenport—Central Church, W. F. Barclay.
DeWitt-W. D. Dyer.
Delmar—C. H. W. Triem.
Elwood—H. Williams.
LeClaire—F. Willis.
Low Moor—R. A. Miller.
Lowden—W. M. Leiser.
Maquoketa—T. E. Fleming.
Miles—W. H. Doner.
Monmouth—W. F. Bacon.
Morley—To be supplied.
Olin—R. N. Eberhart.
Oxford Mills—Geo. F. Southerland.
Preston—Harris W. Smith.
Sabula—O. W. Rose.
Tipton Circuit—F. M. Barrington.
Wyoming—L. L. Lockard.
CURMUDGRON is off on his travels again—there is no rest for the sole of his foot or his soulless old body anywhere in civilized society. He was as tired as the Wandering Jew, but can’t pause long even with his nearest kindred. Just arrived from a cruise all ‘round the world, including landings on our New Possessions, and enjoying his out ---- dignitae one morning at breakfast, the inevitable break came. “Uncle said his niece, who had been playing golf a la Britaine. “in the many countries you have visited, what have you found the best treatment for the care of the hands?” The old bear grinned at his own enormous brown and hairy paw, and answered. “I’ve never found anything better then the old household receipt. If you want to keep your celery-white fingers at the celery-pale shade, do your own washing and knead your own bread.” Curmudgeon took next morning’s earliest train for South Africa.
THE Athoneum Club will hold parties Nov. 17, Dec. 1st and 21st, Jan. 19th and Feb, 16th. Officers:
President—A. O. Cole.
Vice President—W. A. Remick.
Secretary—J. E. Dolan.
Treasurer—A. M. Potts.
House Committee-F. L. Holleran, Dr. S. C. Hamilton, J. E. Dolan
A LONG distance telephone company has been organized at Clinton, to serve the whole county and beyond. Officers:
President—E. L. Miller.
Vice President—Arthur Stein of Chicago.
Secretary and Treasurer—Roy J. Miller.
Directors—Roy J. Miller, E. L. Miller and Frank McElroy.
THE IOWA Historical record for October has several valuable articles—sketches of the lives of Dr. A. B. Robinson, and Dr. L. Lord, Dubuque in Territorial Days,. The Old Northwest. Notes on the early Church History of Iowa City, by Prof. Benj. F. Shambaugh, etc. Published by the Historical Society, quarterly, $1 a year.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT—Monday last, Mrs. G. W. Hammond fell on the walk and broke one of her hips . The fracture is a bad one, and because of her age and febleness still worse. Drs. Holstetter and Fairchilds are in charge of the case, and we hope for a speedy recovery.
The Clinton High School and Dubuque High School foot ball elevens will pull off the game as scheduled, at the Lyons fair grounds Saturday afternoon. A good game is anticipated as both teams are in fine form. In the forenoon the second eleven will play the Lyons High School eleven at Ringwood park.—Age.
GREATER CLINTON. BY B. F. MATTISON.
It was a C. & N. W. freight train backing into the yard from the west. On top of the first car stood a brakeman. As the train approached the switch the brakeman waved his hand to the engineer to come ahead; he did so. Standing at the switch was one of the mill men waiting to jump the train for a ride home, as the whistles for six o’clock had just blown. Several other mill employes had already climbed up and seated themselves on top of the cars. Mistaking the brakeman’s signal, he took it as a wish for him to throw the switch. Over it went. “Throw back that switch! You blank-blank son-of-a-rapid-fire gun!” yelled the brakeman. Back it went, letting the fore trucks on one track and rear truck on another. There is where the fun came in. As the cars began to double up like an accordeon, the brakeman and passengers commenced to spill off. Hats, cuss words and dinner pails filled the air. Some of the boys felt of their necks to see if everything was all right; other felt for other parts of their bodies; and the volunteer switchman, if reports are correct, felt rather small and pretty dm scared. He did not wait to ride, but walked home, beating the street car several laps. When it was too late the train crew began to look for him. They wanted to see him real bad; they were much more anxious to see him than he was to see them—hence his flitting. He came to the mill the next morning by way of Manufacturer’s Addition, and reported the tracks clear. Guesses the brakeman must have been drunk.
THE Advertiser is just now laboring to make voter believe that the County Treasurer’s office, after many years of Democratic book-keeping, ought to be left many years longer for fear a Republican might not keep on doing it by the same system. To those who are acquainted with Mr. L. L. Ries and his way of doing business, the fact is very evident that he has a way of his own that will work to a charm, when he throws off his coat and takes charge of the books. “Proof of the pudding us chewing the string,” and Clinton county voters can cast their ballots for the above named candidate with confidence that he is first class in every respect. Then vote for him.
FRANK HAYNER, who looks to the Republicans of the county to elect him their Superintendent of Schools, is being called a young snipper snapper by some, but I can assure those who think his age too tender for the position that they are away off in their calculations, and before the campaign is over they will find that he is old enough to see to his own interests and that of other on the county ticket. He will put the present incumbent to his best pace to keep up with him in his race for favors. If elected we may be sure of good work, by a sober and industrious worker and the shools under his charge will take a long stride in the march of progress.
GEN. N. B. BAKER POST will open up their series of camp-fires for the winter about Nov. 11th and will aim to have fresh ammunition at every one they hold. While their object is to get together and enjoy themselves, they also hope to patch out their general-fund by charging a small admission fee. Their numbers grow less every year, but if anything their expenses are more, as there are fewer to contribute. If the public turn out to their can-fires, it will help smooth the old soldiers road to heaven quite a bit.
Did we hear Hon. A. B. Cummins at the Davis? Didn’t we? Yes, and we propose to hear Cato’s oration too when he comes, and try and find out by his talk his excuse for existing as a partisan. Let all who have the good of the country at heart hear both sides. It won’t hurt, for we want to all of us hold fast to that which is good. (Cummins logic) and oschew that which is evil, (Cato’s vaporings.) Course we will. We always did, ever since we “jinxed the gang.”
CHARLEY FELON, of the stock yards, goes in to Chicago every Saturday, accompanied by his wife, to stay over Sunday with their eldest son charley, who is there being treated. He fell from a tree several years ago while out nutting and landed at his mother’s feet, paralyzed. She picked him up and carried him to the buggy, brought him home, and ever since has nursed and planned for his comfort and recovery. Now a a specialist says he can be cured, and the boy is placed in his care for the purpose. The friends of the family hope to see Charley Jr. back sound as a silver dollar by this time next year, and able to take his place in foot ball team; but we would warn him that he is liable to get as hard usabe there as he did nutting—for a broken head or neck is nothing to them when they start in on a winning game..
THE GRADERS are now throwing dirt lively in C. Lamb & Sons’ lower lumber yard. The beef house is being moved out of the way at the Iowa packing house, and the new railroad is being pushed to a finish as fast as money and men can do it. The fact that $1.75 per day is being offered to “the man with the hoe” is quite an inducement. We saw several shell merchants at work with the railroad crew, and wondered if clams were getting scarcer or prices lower. No matter. If you don’t get rich on the grade, boys, there are the Iowa corn fields.
WOULD you believe a dog would get as jealous as the Johnson dog did? He hat noticed Pete Stevens’ bull pups; he had played with and had gnawed on the same bone with them; he had noticed that they were minus tails and admired their style; he was bound to be in the fashion. Laying his tail across the rails of the C. & N. W. track, he waited for the engine; it came along, and he only yelped once. Now he walks around with an inflamed stub, but he can stand a little pain as ling as it gives him more tone.
DON’T let war, nor politics, nor work, nor anything, lead you to forget that the best men to trade with in Clinton are those who advertise in this paper.
The Clinton Mirror, Oct. 14, 1899 cont.
Personal.
Hon. And Mrs. S. W. Gardiner started Wednesday morning for Washington, D. C., accompanied as far as Chicago by their daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Cox, on her return to Laurel, Miss.
Mr. Fred Bodie, Cashier of a York (Neb.) bank, came up recently for a call on old friends.
Mr. W. H. Hundley, printer, returned from Minneapolis the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Albright, of Charlotte, Iowa, visited at C. E. Rowell’s last Monday.—Ruthven Free Press.
Mrs. Clint Heath’s nephew and niece have returned to their home in Buffalo, N. Y.
We extend a special invitation to MIRROR readers to attend our great opening sale of men’s fall styles in shoes now in process. 2 Johns’ Shoe Co. Stop the car at Seventh avenue.
Mrs. C. W. Tyler and children returned from Providence, R. I., yesterday and the Rector no longer batches it.
Mrs. C. E. Reid, who has been here several weeks, upon return home found it removed from Mt. Vernon to Bertram, where her husband was lately established as station agent.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Scofield returned from Michigan Wednesday.
Mrs. Pritchard, of Des Moines, came home with her sister, Miss Howes.
Dr. Wm. Bradley recently visited at Dubuque.
Mr. Arthur Holmes is now taking his vacation from bank work at Chicago. Town people always like to get into the country for a rest.
Mrs. T. H. Ehlers and children were in Davenport over Sunday.
Mrs. Wm. Warren has been visiting in Illinois.
Mrs. Barber, of Maquoketa, lately called on Mrs. J. G. Scott.
Mr. Harry M. Pettingill was in Chicago several days recently.
Speaking of rally sellers, Mr. Clancy, manager of the 2 Johns Shoe co., have received and sold out one complete stock of the famous Queen Quality $3 shoes since Sept. 1, 1899; A second stock was ordered Sept. 23d, and is now in transit. The first order amounted to $450.
Mrs. Wm. Barnwell of Lyons, Iowa, is in the city visiting with the family of Merritt Bertholf.—Savanna Journal.
Miss Louise Henningsen returned to Nevada a week ago, on account of the illness of her sister there; and Miss Hattie Henningsen is visiting further west.
Mrs. S. Davy has been visiting at Dubuque.
Mr. John Stumbaugh has gone back to his work at Kenosha.
Mrs. Goth and Mrs. Callie are home from Beloit.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M. Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Olney, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Seaman and B. C. Seaman of Clinton, and S. D. Smith of Boston; W. M. Thompson and P. B. Loomis of Jackson, Mich., leave to-night for a week’s stay at Deadwood in the Black Hills.—Age.
Mrs. P. C. Walraven was in Chicago on the great reception days.
Mr. M. D. Madden passed part of the week in Chicago, Mrs. Madden being convalescent from her unwanted illness.
Mrs. E. F. Davis and children lately called on Mr. Davis at Oregon, Ill.
Miss Theka Hobein went to Galena Monday, to attend the wedding of a friend.
Mrs. W. D. Eaton went to Cedar Rapids last evening, where a call is made, and to-night posses on to Estherville with her sister, while Mr. Hobein goes to Colfax for a much needed rest.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos Alban are home from Pilot Mound.
Messrs, Geo. Cramond, F. L. Holleran, Claude Pierpont and Frank Brandt were at Chicago over Sunday or longer.
Miss Claranelle Nattinger has been to Chicago since our lost.
Mr. Jos. O’Brien was lately out from Tama for a call on his family.
Mrs. A. E. Tallman and Mrs. E. H. Jacobsen have visited Mrs. A. C. Jacobson in this city, and are now at Preston.
Rev. S. N. Howard of Preston was in town yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mead, Mrs. Brayton, Mr. and Mrs. Weidemeyer and others are recorded as in Chicago and other points in Illinois.
Mr. Geo. Wooley passed on to Omaha, while his wife remained here with her mother for a few days.
Mrs. J. A. Schneider and Will Schneider have been down from Savanna for a visit at Mr. J. H. Schneider’s.
Married.
At the residence of Mr. J. H. Barnum, the groom’s uncle, Oct. 12th, by Rev. E. R. Dean. Mr. Ralph Cummings and Miss Mabel Cooper
Died.
Mrs. J. P. Eaton died from the effects of a tumor, at her home on South Main street Thursday morning, Oct. 5, 1899. Martha Celia Brown was born in Westfield, Vermont, March 13, 1820, where she grew to young womanhood. On Sept. 9, 1850, she was married to Joseph Pierce Eaton in Providence, R. I. They removed to Maquoketa in 1855, where they have since resided, honored and respected citizens. Mr. Eaton preceded his wife seven years.—Maq. Record.
Superintendent’s Report.
Report of the Superintendent for 1 month ending Sept. 29th, 1899.
Boys. Girls. Total.
Enrollment
Belonging at date 487 507 994
Days’ absence 466 485 951
Average number belonging 453 ½ 425 873 ½
Average daily attendance 444 469 913
Tardiness 71 71 142
Neither absent or tardy 206 235 441
Corporal punishment 0 0 0
Visitors …. ….. 32
Tardiness by buildings, H. S. 7, 13, 20; Central 30, 31, 6; North 0; South 17, 5, 22; East 17, 22, 39.
Percent of attendance by buildings H. S. 96 ½; Central; North 94 ½; South 93 ½; East 94.
O. H. BRAINERD, Supt.
Clinton City Council.
CLINTON, IOWA, Oct. 7, 1899, session Tuesday evening. Present—Councilmen Andresen, Carr, Greve, Hall, Johnson, McCoy and Walraven, McCoy acting as Mayor pro Term.
A petition from John Steckfus asking permission to construct a 20 by 80 foot building on the levee in Lyons, between Main and Exchange streets, was referred to the committee on public grounds with power to act.
The following claims were presented and allowed:
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
PAY ROLL $715 33
Supplies
W. L. Callender 80
Lee & Hughes 40
E. A. Hughes 40 00
Geo. Kendall 75
Jas. H. Cole 2 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Pay roll $715 00
Supplies—
W. L. Callender 2 15
John Struve 80 00
Lee & Hughes 8 60
M. H. Westbrook 7 90
Henry Specht 4 00
Geo. J. Kendall 1 25
Oscar Majer 18 95
STREET DEPARTMENT.
Pay roll $957 42
Supplies
W. L. Callender 2 50
Baldwin Bros. 6 00
C. Lamb & Sons 87.48
Ingwersen & Borbeck 36 46
LIGHT FUND
Pay roll $135 00
Supplies
M. I. Mead 10 00
LIGHT DEPARTMENT.
Clinton Gas Light & Coke Co. $820 20
BRIDGE FUND.
Supplies
Indwersen & Borbeck $ 7 50
Thomas Carey $16 00
Fred Rumble 1 10
Paul Lubbers 10 00
Labor 55 00
PARK FUND
Work $ 58.80
Supplies—
C. Lamb & Sons $145.30
INCIDENTAL.
Supplies
Geo. Kendall $ 50
E. N. Woodbury 9 52
W. L. Callender 1 00
Star Boiler Works 3 80
Fourth Street Bldg Assn. 16 00
Jas. T. Devine 31 60
Lee & Hughes 2. 20
Journal Pub. Co. 8 30
Journal Pub. Co. 11 70
Nissen & Jacobsen 40
UNAPPROPRIATED.
F. W. Ells $100 00
Lyons Water Works Co. $64 00
CITY OFFICERS.
Salaries $ 584 10
WATER FUND.
Clinton Water Works Co. $5,385 00
SEWER FUNDS.
C. B. & Q Ry Co $ 14 60
Monmouth Mining & Manufacturing Co. $64 60
Baldwin Bros. $9 00
C. Lamb & Sons $49 60
C. E. Armstrong & Co. $ 36 40
Labor $12 00
W. W. Cooley 78 00
CITY ENGINEERS.
Chas P. Chase, labor 87 00
Sam Ver Veer 80 00
Frank Whitson 48 00
C. L. Jefferson 11 00
By resolution Martin J. Logan, appointed to fill the vacancy on the registration board occasioned by the death of James Monroe.
A resolution presented by Councilman Hall instructing the City Attorney to demand of all City Treasurers whose bonds have not yet expired a full account of money received as interest on city funds was laid on the table. Another resolution from the same member asking that the major pro term appoint a committee for three Councilmen to investigate the number of slot machines an gambling houses running without paying license was similiary disposed of.
A communication from City Treasurer Ries asking that the Council pass resolutions in regard to the abatement of certain erroneous assessments, being favorable reported upon by the committee on assessments, resolutions striking certain assessments from the Treasurer’s books were adopted.
A resolution allowing the issuing of a warrant for $64 in favor of the Lyons Water Works Co., to replace a similar one which was lost, was adopted.
Adjourned until October 17th.
Real Estate Record.
Lizzie M. Smith to T. H. Dunn, Exutr, for $225, land in sec 26, 81, 5.
J. W. Dunlop to Hattie Dunlop, for $2,000, land in sec 5, 83, 2.
Theodore Case to Minnie M. Case, for $1, lot 13, blk 20, South add Clinton.
Mary Wilson to J. Laureant, for $800, land in sec 4, 80, 2.
John Haas to G. Heyer, for $1, land in Sec, 20,82, 7.
B. H. Detterman to Claus Boe, for $580, lots 12, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 38, 39, 40, 41, b 1 in Sage & Gibbs’ add Lyons.
S. L. Carpenter et al to J. F. Little, for $500 pt lot 2, B 1 Camanche.