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Montrose.KHancock Cocnty lt;*u) Skitter*—lirPRO \ KM KSTS — I*K*mN A L— T KMl'Klt-anck —An IndianOhi'han—-Sudden Deatu.nI .*Montkokk, Iowa. Sept. 12, 1881, j I!Nauvmi had the largest crowd at lt;hetiold settlers meeting last Wednesday thathas been seen on its classic kills since the a days of Jos, Smith. At least 5,009 fter* ! ^ sons could 1m* found ;ti Smith’s grow at any time during the day and as manvmore strangers were in the city or on theroads to and from the grove.Capt. Geo. Anderson has ri-fitted lifeboat yard, which was bunded up by the crtler-dam several yoars ago. and to»da* the« «P 9 #Nauvoo ferry boat was placed on the v.ays tfor repairs. 1Several new buildings are being erected ! t lure. Mrs. Jws. Karris .‘formerly Mrs.!!a/Ilt;itcPenn h i ju^t completed n handsome chop and millinery store on tie* lt;*lt; rn» r of Main ! lt;and Third. Mr. F, !•). Pattfii is building 1 a residence on Chestnut and Second, Mr,!*ilt;:aI;i!N, Campbelloa Third and Walnut.The. 1 hilt ( V// correspondent, who* verlu* is, in last Thursday's dailv says, .Mr. ilealy, of the tinu of Ibalv, Felt A White, has gone to La Crosse on business. Mr.Ilealy is a resident of La Crosse, and marly all of his large* possessions are inthe state yd A tut'ousin. lit? had been \ vspending several months with his fatuity at the sea coast, and on 1m$ return last s week ran down here from Chicago to mv i u how things were going.Tk® rains have come too late to help the piekle business leach, I he lt;ng drought and the hot winds of the 5th and Oth have done fatepmtJo damage.Mr. II. Scott Howell has uinouneed n temperance lecture at this place on the!, 23d itut., and at Jetlerson (Jen!re on flu* I * 2dtlt, Mr. James P. Pm k hum, state lee •turcr, and Mr. Ilowell will address the people.Mr. Chas. LefHer and wife left this morning to visit the Chicago exposition.Mr. Van Trump, the Henry county isoc!ii* afarmer who was victimized at BurlingtonViM'iitlv in mi oi M is I«Yi it lt;im rrecently, is an uncle of Mrs. Fred. Greer,and was ou his way down to see Fred.Mr. Thai. Sawyer has sold his homeplace to Mr. George (’urtis, of l)es Moinestownship—price sixty dollars per acre.A family of new comers named McKenzie, from New l’lm, Minn., have a bright I jtlt!tlylittle Indian orphan girl, four and a half years ot age, daughter of Chief Nina, whom they have adopted.Win. Spain started to-day with his sonDick, an industrious and respectful deaf mute, age 14 years, whom he will place inthe state school at Council Bluffs Mrs. Lucy Parks, age 72, widow ofFrederick Parks, once a large owner of Half Breed land in this township, died Of heart disease at the dinner table to-day.The Montfose school will open Oct, 3d,5,:2# - Pktuos.1?PhaaaawIc
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Fort Madison Daily Democrat
Fort Madison, Iowa, US
Wed, Sep 14, 1881
Page 5
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Musser P.
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