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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IAHENRY] !! Free Press; Henry Co, IA; May 15, 1879 #1
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:51:16 -0600


The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
May 15, 1879

An ice cold lemonade fountain just started at Mrs. Herricks.
Charles Snider & Co. have placed this week in their drug store as fine a
soda fountain as there is in the city.
We are to have a night police. The city will employ one, the citizens one
who we trust will make it hot for all lawless persons. All persons who have
contributed towards the expenses of a night police are requested to meet at the
Mayor's office this Thursday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, to elect a man for this
office.
At a meeting of the Sunday School Board of Asbury Church on last Friday
evening, Mr. T. Whiting was again chosen superintendent of their Sunday school.-
Though Mr. Whiting has for several years felt that he ought to be relieved from
that responsible position, his real efficiency seems again and again to bring
him back to that work.
W.R. Hill has been quietly but persistently at work on his lot on east
Washington street for the past year. Things are now taking shape so as to
warrant us in the conclusion that he has made that lot a credit to the city and
an evidence that he has the will and the skill to do his part in making crooked
creeks straight, rough places smooth, and waste places productive.
The Burlington Hawkeye isn't pleased over the present favorable prospect of
our North and South railroad. Its Mt. Pleasant correspondent called a number of
our prominent citizens, Senator Harlan, Rev. W.R. Cole, E.L. Penn, W.I. Babb,
John S. Woolson and others, "boobies" for making up the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars to clear away part of the judgments against the road. If these men are
boobies for thus working in the interest of this road, what shall we call the
Hawkeye company for so meekly obeying the commands of the C.B. &Q.
Burglars are at work in our city. On last Saturday night the hardware store
of Rukgaber, McGregor & Baines was entered and a lot of revolvers, knives and
razors were stolen. Entrance was made through the transom of a back window.
Afterwards probably the same persons entered the office of the Harlan House and
stole a satchel there from belonging to one of the guests of the hotel. Now this
may be only the first of what will be a series of similar lawlessness, and
Saturday night it would seem by past experience here, is about the time of their
occurrence.
The Baptists have called Rev. W.A. Welsher, of Belvidere, Ill. to be the
pastor of their church. Rev. Welsher is an able and eloquent preacher, and gives
every promise of success here.
Prof. T.F. Price, at present teaching elocution in this city, is the author
of the play "Joshua Whitcomb," which has had such a successful run all over this
country, and which will be played this Thursday evening by the Kendall Company,
at Union Hall.

PERSONAL
-Frank Hatton and wife were in town this weekend over Sunday, visiting friends,
returning home on Monday evening.
-Frank Gregg, one of Burlington's promising young lawyers, was visiting in the
city last week. We understand that the "shingle" now before his office reads:
"Smyth & Gregg," which was not the way a short time ago.
-J.F. H. McKibben graced our streets Sunday arrayed in a "bran" new suit of
broadcloth, all the way from Burlington.
-Miss Maggie Hewitt left last Monday for a few months visit to relatives in
Cheyenne.
-H.W. Dodd, former editor of the Fort Madison Plainsdealer, now editing the
Sword and Helmet, at that city, called on Wednesday.
-We regret to learn of the long continued serious illness of Mrs. John Tyner.
-Miss Grace Lyon, of Minneapolis, is visiting here with her aunt, Mrs. Dr.
Wheeler.
-Dr. Teeter and Mr. Charles Beattie left, with a team, for Colorado, on
Wednesday morning.

DIED
LEA.- Monday, May 13, of pneumonia, Thomas Lea, in the 79th year of his age.
After a long and useful life he sleeps well.

Cathy Joynt Labath
Iowa Old Press
http://www.IowaOldPress.com/


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