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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IAHENRY] !! Free Press; Henry Co, IA; May 15, 1879
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 06:57:40 -0600


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

The Farmer's Adjustable Churn Beats Them All.
It was tested on Friday of last week. Jas. Dougherty took one of them out
to John Morehead's and from six gallons of cream, produced twelve pounds of
prime solid butter, in less than six minutes. Who wants one? They are to be had
at his office over Charlie Eshelman's store, next to the Post Office. Or do you
prefer to pound away from one to two hours with the old dash, when the work can
be done far better in from three to six minutes, and produce butter that is
every way superior to that produced with the old dash after from one to two
hours' threshing. It is claimed that this is the very best churn now in use.
We understand since the above was written that there has been a patent
issued on the above churn.

Comstock and Swinford, two of Mt Pleasants enterprising citizens have nearly
completed a wind mill for grinding grain. If it performs what is claimed for it,
it is just what is needed for the prairie portion of the country. We have often
wondered why prairie farmers have not utilized the strong and almost constant
wind power providence has furnished them, for something more than pumping water.
By an ingenious contrivance the power of the mill is nearly doubled in the mill
used by them. While in motion the mill is perfectly self-regulating always
keeping the mill exactly to the wind. The starting and stopping of the mill is
under the control of the miller. They claim to grind either fine or coarse. Corn
in the ear being poured in the hopper is delivered as fine bolted meal. They
claim a specialty in making a nice graham flour. They also claim to grind as
fast as any mill, and that without generating heat. It will soon be in operation
when farmers and every body else can see it for themselves. It is located across
the street from the Excelsior mill. Its multitude of fans and wheels set on a
tower will excite the curiosity of those having any yankee blood in them.

Center Township Democratic Primary
The primary meeting of the Democrats of Center Township, to select
seventeen delegates to the County Convention next Saturday, met at the Court
House on Saturday evening May 10, and were called to order by Wm Gladden. P.C.
Tiffany was elected chairman, when the meeting selected the following named
persons as delegates to represent the township in the County Convention: P.C.
Tiffany, J.L. Gillis, Wm. Gladden, W.I. Babb, E. Pyle, L.G. Palmer, L.A. Palmer,
P. Summers, J.W. McFarland, D.L. Morse, Reuben Eshelman, D.W. Robinson, T.H.
Pyle, John McLellan, J.A. Throop, Benton Caulk, Legrand Chandler. There being no
further business the meeting adjourned.

New London Primary
In response to the call issued by the county committee, a number of the
democratic voters assembled at the school house in New London to-day, and
organized by choosing Jas. W. Smith as chairman and Henry Richard as secretary.
On motion the following named gentlemen were chosen delegates from this township
to the county convention to be held at Mt Pleasant on the 17th ult.:
Ed. Stephenson, E.L. Walker, J.J. Burge, H.J. Philpott, Jas. W. Smith, Ed.
Anderson, Jas. W. Telfer, A.J. Dillon.
As there was no further business to transact, on motion the meeting then
adjourned sine die.
H.Richard, Secretary.
Jas. W. Smith, Chairman.

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



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