Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co., Iowa
June 8, 1895

John R. and Miss Clara MOTT are visitors at the home fireside, in Postville.

Hugh SHEPHERD mourns the death of his mocking bird. He would rather have lost $50.

Mrs. F.W. ROBERTS is at Grinnell to witness the graduation of her daughter, Miss Stella.

The Epworth League had a very pleasant social at Mrs. HAINES' last evening.

Mr. and Mrs. W.C. McNEIL left yesterday, the former for Sioux City and the latter for Independence.

Mrs. R.D. BURDICK, of Lansing, is making the Review household extremely happy by one of her proverbialy pleasant visits.

Chas. F. ALLEN is now in the employ of S.B. FINNEY, at Fayette.

W.F. DRESSER was the delegate to the grand lodge, A.F.& A.M. from Brotherly Love lodge.

Mr. SYMONDS, of the Decorah greenhouse, has been here this week with a fine collection of house plants for sale.

The purchase of the addition to the cemetery has been completed, and now there will be a plenty of room to bury the dead for the next 25 years. The new tract runs south from the cunty line road, east of both the other cemeteries, and includes the old CANFIELD residence grounds.

Co. Clerk BOCK issued licenses to wed, as follows, during May:
Simon H. BECKER & Lydia GOEKE
John H. BARTELS & Bertha MARTIN
F. RITTERMAN & Anna H. FOSSUM
Exzelia VALLEY & Josephine OESTERN
William FAIRFIELD & Emma DYMOND
R.W. KINZER & Stella M. MEDARY
Frank ARNOLD & Nellie O'BRIEN
Frank DOUGHTY & Martha RUSSELL

Subscribers this week:
Fritz SANDER, W.H. CARITHERS, J.W. HARRIS, Jas. MATHER, S.C. BAILY, Jas. ORR, Dave JACOBIA, F.L. WELLMAN, J. GORDON & W.W. HAINES.

Following is a list of Postville graduates, class of '95. Commencement excercises at the Methodist church on Friday evening of next week:
Arby DONALDSON, Alma MEIER, Edna HAND, Ray HENDERSON, Hattie BATES, Fred ROBERTS, Loren WARNER, Chester OATHOUT, Alice HUNT, Bessie RATHBUN, Willie PERRY & Robert HECKER.

The North Iowa Medical Society is holding its annual meeting here today. Dr. SHEPHERD is down on the program for a paper on Cholera infantum and Dr. FLYNN one on the treatment of wounds.

MARRIED.
On Tuesday morning, at the Catholic church in Waukon, Michael BARRETT and Mary BYRNES, of Ludlow, were united in marriage. Much joy.

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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
June 29, 1895

Our waterworks is down 514 feet and is said to be to St. Peter sand stone, with no evidence of an additional supply of water. What will be done now we are not advised.

Frank GLINES is here from Welcome, Minn.

John SANDERS has pretty nearly got a new house.

Will KRAMBEER and wife were up from Farmersburg over last Sunday and Mr. and Mrs. C.W. MEIER were up from Farmersburg the first of the week.

Mrs. Benj. SMITH and Mrs. L.H. BEADY and Mabel returned from a few days visit at Decorah on Monday.

F. FRANTZEN was down from Ossian yesterday.

Mrs. COE, a niece of N. LAMBORN, has been visiting here for some days. She returned to her home in Ohio yesterday. She formerly resided in Luana.

Elmer MARSH has been as happy as Grover Cleveland since last Tuesday. He has not got a "new woman" in the house, but she will be in about eighteen years if she has good luck.

Auction sale. On Wednesday, July 3rd, on the John N. SMITH farm, northeast of Postville, Mrs. SMITH will sell stock, including horses and cows, farm machinery, household furniture, etc.

Rev. CHURCH left last Monday for the Waterloo Chautauqua to be absent over 10 days. he will also visit a sister at Cedar Rapids and old friends at Cedar Falls. Mrs. CHURCH, who is visiting a brother in Ill. and friends at Davenport, will reach Waterloo about the 4th of July, in time to return home with her husband.

Good farm for sale. 272 acres in Grand Meadow and Marion twps. One of the best stock farms in Clayton county. Call on or address W.C. McNEIL, administrator estate of P.M. LOWN.

I offer for sale my store, stock and corner lot in Luana. A. ERNST, Luana, Iowa.

Card of thanks. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the many friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us during the illness and after the death of our husband and father; and we wish to thank especially Mr. James HARRIS, who was so faithful and true to his trust. Mrs. J.N. SMITH & family.

DIED.
Mrs. Conrad THOMA died on Wednesday evening after a long and painful illness, from cancer. Her age was about 83 years. She survived her husband only about a month. the relatives have our sympathy in their double bereavement.

OBITUARY.
Died, at his home, six miles northeast of Postville, June 19th, 1895, John N. SMITH, aged 66 years, 9 months and 12 days. The deceased was born in Atica, N.Y., but came to Iowa while yet a young man and settled at Decorah, where he remained for a few years. He was united in marriage to Miss Susan S. LEE, June 24th, 1855, and soon afterward moved on the farm where he spent the remainder of his days. To Mr. and Mrs. SMITH were born eight children, five daughters and three sons. Five of the number have gone on before, while three daughters yet remain. After a year or more of failing health he was finally prostrated with spinal disease from which he suffered intensely for more than four weeks, when death came to his relief. From the first of his fatal illness he seemed to be aware that his days were about numbered. He was perfectly resigned to his fate and spoke of his departure in the strongest hope of life beyond, urging his friends to live right and prepare for heaven. He was converted and united with the Bethuel U.B. church more than thirteen years ago, and held his membership there until the day of his death. He seemed to be perfectly conscious until the last, and selected the hymns to be used at his funeral. He could not speak for some days before his death, but in the very last moments of his life he cast a lingering look at his daughter, then at his wife, and turning his eyes upward as indicating his departure thither, he then closed his eyes to all earthly scenes and fell asleep in Jesus. Now there is no more watching at his bedside, but he is gone to join the society of those gone before. The funeral was held at the Bethel U.B. church, Friday, June 21st, conducted by the pastor, Rev. E. HARPER. A large audience was in attendance to show their respect to the departed, after which the remains were laid to rest in a beautiful casket in the Minert graveyard. Peace to his ashes.