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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IAHENRY] !! Free Press; Henry Co, IA; July 3, 1879
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 16:33:48 -0600


The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
July 3, 1879

Lawrence Kansas
I performed the marriage ceremony of Mr. Canby Heston and Miss Frances L.
Higgins June 24th at the residence of Judge and Mrs. Nevisons of this place. It
will be remembered that Miss Higgins was a graduate of our city high school a
year ago, since which time she has taught in the same district Mills Co, Iowa,
three terms of school, besides taking lead in Sabbath school work there and has
so endeared herself to the many warm friends there that they urged her to remain
and teach for them this fall and winter. Mr. Heston has been for the past year
getting ready and fitting up the new home in western Kansas, whither the happy
couple go and we speak for them a bright and happy future.
Miss Pat Perry came out with Miss Higgins and met brother and sister here
and were at the wedding. She expects to spend the summer with her friends in
this part of the country. Among the other guests was Miss McClure, niece of our
townsman, J.J. Parker.
June 25th, 1879, MILO HOBART.

Will Temperance Pay?
I have recently learned of a report at, and around Trenton that I had been
on a drunk and had been in jail. I would not answer or pay attention to such
stories as I expect to hear some stories, on account of the position I have
taken on the temperance work. I have repeatedly heard some small lies but paid
no attention to them, but when they come double deckers, drunk and in jail both,
it is a little too strong. Whoever manufactured, started or reported this last
one is a beer bloated, whisky poisoned lying scoundrel whoever he or they are
told it for the purpose of damaging the temperance cause.- There is a class of
individuals who would rather see the best cause on earth defeated than to give
up their drunken hellish designs. I signed the pledge for life. I have
faithfully kept the pledge and I intend to keep it as long as I live. I will
fight the use of whisky and beer as a beverage. And would like to see the time
when total abstinence would prevail over our country.
JOE SMITH

Bible Meeting
The officers and friends of the County Bible society are requested to meet
on Monday July 7th at nine a.m. at the study of Rev. D.S. Tappan in the basement
of the Presbyterian church. T. WHITING pres.

H.C. Moore is the champion road maker and with his machine can put a long
stretch of road in excellent shape and ready and finished for immediate use. We
wish every road leading from Mt. Pleasant was thus improved. More pains and more
money, if need be, should be used in improving our streets, and we can in no way
more advance the business interests of our city than in encouraging this
enterprise. We are much pleased in seeing the working of this machine and
satisfied that it is a good thing.


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


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