Twenty Six Years Ago In Postville Review May 1876
From the Review file: rain sought as potato bugs appear. Valleau liabilities estimated at 80000. Pfainmiller leaves Clermont works. 756 delegates to presidential convention. McMaster frames a large residence. Beard herding 700 cattle in Howard county. rumors of church bugs ready for business. Bayless seen in town. a young female calls Attorney Stowe pa. emigrant wagons increasing. Beucher opens new meat market on south Lawler. town votes against Narrow Gauge tax. railroads near. Good Templars Frankville picnic June 10. death of Mr Roberts father of Roberts brothers. Hall and Frank depart for New Hampshire. Conductor Gorham suspended over fare. lender notes road in receivership. bank burglary attempt at Lansing thwarted. Lott’s assault on Mrs Freeman ends in gunfire. Elgin Times report. Ilamakee county mocks nature with birth of four Norwegian children at Paint Creek prairie. grandmother mother of 27, possibly more. December tremor recollections.
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W.H. Valleau
Decorah
P. Pfainmiller
Clermont Agricultural Works
M. Y. McMaster
Mr. Beard
Frankville
Howard County
Lansing
Free Grand Picnic Draws Thousands to Postville
Aids and crowd plans mount for Allamakee County McGregor M W A Piecine day in Postville. June date, multiple train arrivals, Maquettes vs Algona baseball, a balloon drop by Madame Frances LeRoy, and a large parade with bands, speeches, and Forester drills. All activities advertised as free with a private Woodmen dance $1 tickets.
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Allamakee County
McGregor M. W. A
Postville
Woodmen Lodges
McGregor
Madame Frances LeRoy
Areonaut
Chicago Marquettes
Algona
Pewaukee Lake
Wis
Marquettes
Algonas
W. 8
Hart
Waukon
Pleasant Party at Lawler Street Home Hosts and Winners
Dr and Mrs H W Clasen entertained a select group Monday evening at their Lawler street home decorated with plants and palms. The party enjoyed progressive crokinole with a three way tie for first among Mrs H E Booth Mrs J E Perry and John Crosby. the winner was Mrs J E Perry. Bert E Tuttle won as the biggest booby with no games. Prizes included a cloth bound volume for Perry and chewing gum for Tuttle. sherbert and cake followed a social hour. Guests included Mr and Mrs J E Perry John Crosby John Sanders John B Hart W E Durno G Staadt F W Tuller Bert E Tuttle Dr and Mrs Will Cole and Mrs H E Booth Mrs Ed Waters.
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H. W. Clasen
Lawler Street
H. E. Booth
J. E. Perry
John Crosby
Clasen
Bert KE. Tuttle
Jno
Pasteur Treatment Yields Low Fatality Rates
Clear Lake Mirror reports Pasteur preventive treatment since its July 2 1890 founding, with 1320 patients treated nationwide. Of 1911 dog bites and minor bites from other animals, only seven deaths occurred, a 0.53 percent mortality, and late presentation linked to some fatalities.
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Clear Lake Mirror
Pasteur
Paris
Iowa Weather Crop Bulletin Highlights Heavy May Showers
Des Moines reports a warm showery week with temperatures eight to ten degrees above normal. Very large rainfall across three quarters of Iowa caused damage to bridges and crops in the northeast while other areas saw copious rain without major harm. Notable rainfall totals include Clarinda 4.12 inches and Waterloo 8.98 inches. Corn planting slowed, replanting and abandonment of early acreage noted in the northeast. overall crop conditions remain good with grain growth rapid. Also, Rev. E H H Holman resigns from Sioux City First Christian Church to run a 1440 acre ranch in Alberta Canada and tour on Christian labor doctrines. Mrs Holman, formerly Miss Anna Smith of Postville, is mentioned in passing.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Page
Winnesheik
Clarinds
Marshalltown
Dubuque
Elkader
Ridgeway
Waverly
Tipton
Waterloo
Afton
E. H.H. Holman
Chris‘ian
Sioux City
Alberta
Canada
Postville
Holmen
Postville Woodmen announce free baseball clash on June 11
In a correction to last week’s Charles City Intelligencer, Woodmen announce Algona’s famous colored baseball team will perform in Postville on Wednesday June 11, facing the Chicago Marquettes. Hampton’s event and Albert Lea vs Oelwein bills are incorrect. The Postville gathering offers a free, professional baseball game.
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Charles City Intelligencer
Postville
Hampton
Algona
Sam Sloane
Chicago Marquettes
Hampton Association
Albert Lea
Oelwein
Postoffice Rules From Postal Guide
The United States Official Postal Guide notes complaints about profane language in many fourth class post offices. Postmasters should curb profanity and keep offices clean and orderly to avoid becoming lounges or dispute sites. If civil authorities refuse to aid, the office should be closed. J. M. Masten, Acting First Ass't Postmaster General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department
J. M. Masten
First Ass’t
Our District Judges of 1902 Term Openings
The Guttenburg Press notes that in 1902 the terms of district judges expire. Judge Hobson is careful, courteous, and a public favorite, while Judge Fellows is a grand old man of judicious ability. The editors say these offices are nonpartisan and the incumbents are fine men who should remain without opposition.
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Hobson
Guttenburg Press
Card of Thanks For Help During Illness and Death
The writer thanks friends and neighbors for cooperation during the illness and death of her late husband who passed last Friday. She notes a successful funeral and mentions selling a milch cow and a road gelding horse at low prices. The verse closes with a religious sentiment about God’s mysterious ways.
Surprised by Des Moines visitors at Rollins home
A. W. Rollins learned from last week’s Review that two visitors from Des Moines, sisters Mrs Jenney and Mrs Hume, were staying with his brother Wm Rollinson. The note suggests a joking, possibly improper, mix up about their stay and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Rollins
Sam Jones Describes Dancing as Hugging to Music
The excerpt presents Sam Jones praising dancing as a form of hugging to music while noting that most people view it negatively as vile wretches. It contrasts joyful expression with social disapproval and hints at conflict over dance's acceptance.
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Sam Jones
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