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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IAHENRY] !! Free Press; Henry Co, IA; July 17, 1879
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:29:11 -0600


The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
July 17, 1879

MARRIED.
CRANDALL-TRITES - At the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Geo. D Trites,
July 3rd 1879, Mr. Henry J. Crandall of Shelby Co., Iowa, and Miss Anna R.
Trites of Mt. Pleasant Iowa, Rev. John Wheeler, D.D., officiating.
GOUGH-HOBSON - Married July 9th, 1879, at the house of James Corner, near
Salem, Iowa, by J.B. Rose, justice peace, Mr. George Gough to Miss Rachel
Hobson, all of Salem, Iowa.
--
Convention of Iowa Boy Editors.
The boy editors, printers, authors and poets of our State, held the second
convention of the Iowa Amateur Journalists Association at the Bryson House,
Washington, Iowa, July 14th. Mt. Pleasant honored herself by sending four
delegates in the persons of Geo. A. Stough, Milton B. Hord, Willie B. Taylor,
and Louis Sheliep, all of whom edit papers of their own. The meeting was called
at 2 o'clock and after a routine of regular business, the amateurs adjourned to
sit for a large cabinet photo. The election of officers afterwards resulted as
follows: President, R VanVechten, Cedar Rapids; Vice President, Geo. A .Stough;
2nd Vice, Willie B Taylor; Secretary, Louis Schliep, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa;
Treasurer, John Richmond, Cedar Rapids; Official Editor, J.A. Cook, Waterloo.
Fifteen were in attendance, and one present from Trenton, Mo. The next
convention will be held in this city during the holidays.
--
Robert Kirkpatrick, a little nine year old son of Wm. Kirkpatrick, living
on south Jefferson street, had the misfortune to break his leg yesterday. It
seems he in company with several other boys, had been out to Mr. Pitcher's south
of town, and were on their way home, and in trying to get on to a wagon which
was coming to town he caught his leg in the wheel and broke it just above the
knee. Dr. Pitcher was called and reduced the fracture and the little sufferer is
doing as well as could be expected.
--
Friends of the rail road tax promised wonders for Mt. Pleasant in case the
tax should be voted. So we proceed this week to chronicle the following
improvements already commenced and in progress of completion Joe. Smith has
commenced the erection of a new house corner of Clay and White streets. Harry
Walker is building an extensive addition to his residence. Our county
authorities are building a much needed addition to the jail building. H.K.
Leedham has almost completed a fine new residence. Leonard Farr is finishing up
one of the largest and best constructed residences in town. Clay B. Whitford has
dug a deep well. J.C. Harbin has since the tax was voted on Tuesday had an offer
to trade some of his city property for property in Athens, Mo. And thus the boom
commenced- may it continue and we all die happily.
--
Wm. Gladden received on Tuesday a letter from the sheriff of Keokuk county,
stating that his team of horses lately stolen from him had been recovered near
Decorah in Winneshiek county, and would be in Sigourney to-day (Thursday). The
thief or thieves, being closely pursued, abandoned the tam and fled across the
line into Minnesota. They were about twenty-four hours ahead of the sheriff, and
he gave it up. The sheriff at Sigourney sent out about 300 notices of the
stealing and it is surmised that one of these fell into the hands of the marshal
at Decorah, who knew something of the suspected parties and took steps to have
them arrested with the result as stated. Now who were these thieves? That is
quite a mystery. Mr. Gladden's loss is quite heavy, though not as bad as it
would have been if he had not recovered the team.

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


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