Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. IA
February 6, 1903

Black-Dunning Wedding.
On Wednesday evening January 14, 1903, occurred one of the prettiest weddings ever witnessed in Garber. In the beautifully decorated parlor of W.H. Dunning's residence Mr. James W. Black and Miss Emma Dunning were united in the holy bonds of matrimony in the presence of about 140 relatives and friends, Mr. G.G. Black of Garber and Miss Anna Leui of Postville, Iowa, acting as best man and bridesmaid. Just at 6:30 p.m. Mrs. H.M. Brandt rendered the grand wedding march, "Lohengrin," the young couple took their places beneath the bell of cut flowers, and Rev. W.T. Cummins, assisted by Rev. Muckolls of Tonkawa, said the beautiful words that joined them together for life. The bride was arrayed in light blue taffeta silk and the groom wore the conventional black. Miss Emma is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Dunning, one of the leading farmers of Garfield county. She is a most accomplished young lady and is a graduate of the Conservatory of Music ofchicago. She has been one of our most successful music teachers for over a year and won the respect and love of every one with whom she came in contact, who are very sorry to see her leave. The groom is a son of J.L. Black, one of our leading citizens. He is one of Garber's brightest and most promising young men, and is -- oh well, everybody knows and respects Jim. Among those present from a distance were: Misses Anna and Caroline Leui of Postville, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. D.V. Dunning of Luana, Iowa. The young couple were the recipeints of many useful and valuable presents. Mr. and Mrs. Black will soon start for their beautiful home near Mountain Park, Okla. The Sentinel joins their many friends in wishing them a long and prosperous voyage through life. The guests were served with a bountiful supper, of which all partook freely and enjoyed the occasion very much. --Garber Sentinel
[note: Emma Dunning grew up near Hardin, Allamakee Co. IA -- her parents removed to OK in about 1901]

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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. IA
February 13, 1903

Miss Ruby Webster left Monday for Minneapolis for a visit with the Pennington family.

Frank Reinhart called yesterday and had us tack a year's credit to his "Gimlet" account.

Mrs. Joe Riley returned from her Mapleton visit, and your "Uncle Joe" smileth once more already.

For Sale. My residence on Tilden street, Postville. Mrs. N.J. McGoon.

Will Buddenburg is a new Review reader, having added his name this week.

Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Durno pleasantly entertained a small party of friends at flinch Wednesday evening.

John R. Mott left Wednesday afternoon on a trip to Denver, and from there goes to southern California.

Mrs. Luther McGhee is in a very critical condition of health, the cause we believe being the recurrence of a cancer.

Willard E. Bollman, Howard county's fancy stock farmer up in the Lime Springs country has been in this vicinity the past week buying some cattle.

Council Preceedings.
The town council held its regular monthly meeting Friday evening, Feb. 6, and after reading and approving the minutes of the previous meeting proceeded to earn their dollar apiece. The following bills were allowed:
John Waters, car of coal ..............$39.15
W.J. Hanks, repairing handcuffs ...$ .60
Geo. Bursell, fire watchman .........$ 2.00
John Schultz, street work .............$14.00
J. Meyer, blacksmithing ................$ 7.80
Frank Bellows, labor waterworks ...$ 1.25
Rock Island Ry, freight car coal ....$23.46
Willie Stockman, fire watchman ....$ 2.00
Geo. Meyer, street work ...........$ 2.50
Jas. Gregg, storm sash ............$22.00
H.B. Taylor, salary marshal, etc. .$61.75
Frank McCuniff, labor fire .............$ .50
Carl Schultz, street work .............$ 3.15
Schroeder & Stone, supplies .......$ 6.68
Andrew Stockman, street work ......$ 3.75
Herman Weighner, street work ......$ 1.25
John H. Meier, street lamps .......$62.80

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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. IA
February 20, 1903

Deaths.
-Mr. and Mrs. Viron VanHorn,out in the country, were called upon to mourn the loss of their few months old babe last Friday.
-After many weary weeks of suffering death came to the relief of Mrs. Luther McGhee on Tuesday. The funeral was held from Bethel church yesterday. Obituary next week.

Marriages.
-At the Lutheran parsonage in this city yesterday Rev. E. Bockelman pronounced the words which joined for life Mr. Frank Linderbaum and Mis Hermine Martens, both of this locality.
-At high noon yesterday at the Congregational parsonage in Postville occurred the marriage of Mr. Kelsie Webster and Miss Ethel Kneeskern, two of Frankville's favorably known young people, Rev. T.M. Higginbotham tying the knot.
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Mrs. Will Cole entertained a large party of lady friends at her beautiful home near the Rock Island depot on Wednesday evening. Progressive flinch furnished amusement until a late hour when delicious refreshments were served.

Orio Gordon returned from Canada last week and reports having had a most enjoyable time. It was a bit of a surprise to his friends that he returned from a land of so many pretty maidens without bringing one home -- Angus Gordon who accompanied him down there. angus however will visit a spell up in Michigan before returning.

Joe Riley had a "drop too much" Monday, but not of the brew for which Milwaukee or Kentucky are celebrated. He was on the seventh stair of a high step ladder in the Wm. Thoma building doing some work preparatory to beginning the painting of the wood work, and as the noon whistle blew he started feet foremost down the ladder, but the infernal thing slipped and Joe wound up head first in a heap on the floor, bruising his up so he has been unable to work since.

Erni Abel has bills out for a stock sale on the Alward farm, three miles southeast of Postville, on Saturday, Feb. 21. Usual terms: lunch at noon. W.C. McNeil, auctioneer.

Many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Waters will rejoice with them in the glad news that their six months old babe, which has been seriously sick with pneumonia the past week, is better.

Four Howard Co. young men went running for wolves one day last week and succeeded in capturing two, which netted them $24 for their labor - $10 bounty for each scalp and $2 apiece for the pelts.

Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Chase, of Monticello, Iowa, have been here for several weeks past visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.I. Chase. Alvah has quit school teaching for the present and is working life and accident insurance, and it is not unlikely that he may make Postville his home permanently.

75 tons of mill feed on hand, bought before the recent advance in prices: Bran and shorts, $17; flour middlings, $19; Linseed meal, $1.40 per cwt. Hall Roberts.

The capital stock of the sanitarium company at Prairie du Chien was augmented about a million dollars Sunday, Feb. 8th, when a wee bit of a girl came to gladden the home of Manager and Mrs. Wm. Kluss.

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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co., Iowa
February 27, 1903

Head-End Collision.
While Postville cuts much [illegible] as a railraod center, and history hadly records a time when two trains have tried to pass each other on the same track at the same time going in opposite directions, nevertheless a head-end collision occurred in the yards here Monday afternoon between the steed of steeam and the steed of flesh, bone and sinew, that was quite exciting and which resulted far less disastrously than perhaps it would again. The facts as we glean them are these:
Brad Seybert, who drives one of Rollison's dray teams, had driven to the Milwaukee depot with a load of sample trunks to go east on the 1:26 passenger. As usual he drove up from the east along the south side of the depot, between the side track and the depot, and was busily engaged unloading and rolling the trunks into the baggage room and onto the trucks, when without his knowledge a stock train rolled in from the west and headed in on the siding to let the passenger go by. The team being used to the cars didn't get excited until the engine was close upon them, when they leisurely started to turn round and walk out, and as they did so the engine caught one of the horses and pulled off both front shoes and inured one of its legs considerably. It also struck one corner of the dray, which was wedged between the depot and the train, and smashed in the side of the depot in the office part, tearing out the window casing, over-turning the station lamps and smashing the chimneys and playing sad havoc with the telephone batteries. The pressure, being greater than the dray could stand, the front trucks became divorced from the rear ones, and the horses with the former attached took a little spin for half a block north across the track and stopped. The coroner's jury decided the dray was past all earthly help and recommended a new one, but concluded unless the injuries to the horse were more serious than were visible to the naked eye it would be able to do business again in a few days with proper care.

Obituary.
Mr. B.H. Wells, one of our well known residents, passed away at his home on Washington street Monday morning at 8 o'clock, after an illness of a year from Bright's disease, being very sick for a week past. He was 81 years of age, was born at Deer River, N.Y., September 23, 1831, was married in 1854 to Miss Anna Renne, and in 1863 moved near Postville, Iowa, where he operated a farm for a number of years until 1887 when he retired and moved to Decorah, where he has since lived. He leaves a wife and five daughters to mourn his loss, a son having died in infancy. Mr. Wells had a wide acquaintance throughout this county from his long residence in this vicinity and had gained many warm friendships, who will mourn his death and unite with us in extending sympathy to the bereaved ones. The funeral services were held Wednesday morning, Feb. 25th, at 10 o'clock, at the famly residence, Rev. K.W. Robbins officiating.

The above, from the Decorah Public Opinion will be learned with regret by many Postville people, who for years have enjoyed his personal acquaintance, Mr. Wells having for many years been a prosperous farmer residing between this city and Castalia. He was a brother of Horace Wells, northwest of this city. The sympathy of our people is extended to the bereaved family and friends.

Obituary.
Ruth Maria Eaton was born in DeKalb county, Illinois, Jan. 17, 1849, and died at her home 6 miles northeast of Postville, Feb. 17, 1903, aged 54 years and 1 month. In 1857 she moved with her parents to Iowa and settled on a farm northeast of Postville where she died. On November 25, 1869, she was united in marriage with Lucius McGhee. Four children were born to them -- Elmer A. McGhee, Mrs. Cora A. Swenson and Elbe L. McGhee. Lenora, the youngest went before her mother to the spirit world Oct. 14, 1897. The other three, with her husband and four brothers survive her, all of whom were with her in her last illness. She united with the church of the United Brethren in Christ in 1875, of which she remained a consistent member until the Master called her home. The last three months of her life she suffered intense pain but through it all she manifested the same quiet, patient disposition that had characterized her life. She was of a quiet, unassuming nature, but she was a wife to her husband, a mother to her children and a christian in her community. May her memory be a blessing to those who knew her.
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To the qualified electors of the Incorporated Town of Postville,Allamakee County, Iowa:
Notice is hereby given that on Monday, the 30th day of March, 1903, at the Hook and Ladder House in said town, an election will be held to elect A Town Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor, Two Councilmen, One Councilman to fill vacancy.
Nomination papers must be filed with the clerk of said town not more than forty, nor less than ten days before the day fixed for holding the election. The polls will be opened at 8 o'clock in the forenoon and close at 7 o'clock in the evening of said day. Therefore, I, J.H. MEIER, mayor of said town, have caused the seal of said incorporation to be hereunto affixed this 25th day of February, 1903.
Attest:J.H. MEIER, Mayor; William SHEPHERD, Clerk.