Iowa
Old Press
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
November 12, 1887
Mrs. COYLE returned from her Wisconsin visit on the Wednesday
night train.
Carl HOLTER is at home in his new residence.
Rev. C.A. MARSHALL has accepted a call to preach at McGregor for
six months.
Mrs. A.E. STILES was down from Calmar, visiting relatives last
week.
We are pleased that S.S. POWERS, Esq. is improving rapidly and it
is expected that he will soon be out again.
Miss Mary HENDERSON has returned from Cherokee county where she
has been teaching music for the past six months.
We are under special obligations to R.N. DOUGLASS, manager of the
telephone here, for favors in connection with election returns.
W.J. CAMPBELL and E.H. DUNNING are entitled to thanks for cash on
subscription this week.
There will be a meeting in the City Hall of the I.O.O.F. on
Monday evening, Nov. 14th, 1887. By H.S. LUHMAN, sec.
J.W. PATTERSON will have an auction sale at his residence next
Wednesday.
A.R. PRESCOTT left us on Thursday for several weeks absence in
Missouri, where he will visit some of his old comrades in arms
and other acquaintances. He promises to write us some descriptive
letters of the country etc. He does not expect to return before
February, and may make arrangements for a permanent stay there.
Mr. and Mrs. W.J. CAMPBELL left us permanently on Tuesday evening
for their future home at Watkins, N.Y. Thus, one by one the old
settlers leave us.
NOTICE OF SUIT.
To Margaret J. SHERWOOD, Mary E. SWEITZER and Lucy C. ROLL and
Frank HAYWARD. You are hereby notified...[of] a petition of Joel
M. POST, Lydia A. REED and Willie NOBLE asking that [your]
interest in the following described real estate [legal
description followed] all in Lawler's add. to Postville, Iowa or
in the old original plat of Postville...unless you appear and
defend...default will be entered against you... by STILWELL &
STEWART, plaintiff's attorneys. [Note: bracketed words were added
by the transcriber, and this notice was extracted]
NOTICE OF FINAL REPORT.
To Willie NOBLE, Margaret J. SHERWOOD, Mary E. SWITZER and Lucy
C. ROLL and Frank HAYWARD. You are hereby notified ... the final
report of Joel M. POST and Lydia A. REED, formerly LayCOOK;
administrators of the estate of Zeruiah POST, deceased....by
STILWELL & STEWART, plaintiff's attorneys. [Note: this notice
was extracted]
MARRIAGE.
A neat wedding invitation informs us of the marriage, on Friday,
Oct. 28th, 1887, of Mr. Alva SMITH to Miss Hattie M. RATHMAN,
formerly of Postville. Their home will be in Winona.
BETHEL CORRESPONDENCE. Bethel, Nov. 8th, 1887, ERAB.
--N. McWILLIAMS and wife went to Clermont the 3rd to see their
daughter, Mrs. Ed. WICKHAM and family.
--The new bridge near J.M. HARRIS' is completed. It is one of
H.H. STILLWELL's make; it is a combination of iron cords. The
wood work of the frame is covered with tin or sheet iron which is
an improvement over shingles for that purpose.