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pmifflmmfflwmm SSf? warn A LIVE NEWSPAPER IN A LIVE TOWN Thirty-Ninth Year. Frank D. Rounds Purchases the J. Steele Restaurant and Mrs. Steele Retire After Twenty Years of Service to iPuWic fOn Tuesday of.

J. W. closed a deal vtiuireby on Aug. mbth he will right, title interest in his.reftaurant business 3 Frank D. The considera ion is not ''Mr.

and have 'been in Jie Postville fentinuously.v•fo^.-^•:tw.elltyi':/ycar8,• five Fears where the Bluer Arrow; is now Seated years in their freserit location, 1 certainly Entitled to a- rest.after.-so many years In the'dealv Mrs'Steele takes residence property of Rounds. We are glad; to state, however, that ae change will nottake.Mr. and Mrs. Iteele and irom our midst, they will settle down to housekeep tg in their residence now occu- ied by Supt. and Mrs.

Hamersly, rtio will niovo Mrs. Bert Aarston residence now occupied by r. and Mrs. Ws E. Blackstone.

Mr. and Mrs. Steele have-always en pyed a good business In their Hne. The new needs no in i-oduction Postville folks or the (eople of the surrounding country, they are known to us allies mighty me folks and Sve believe will continue le business manner satisfactory i all. yWc wish both parties, to the deal ibundant success and happiness, Rattlesnake in House Out at Clinton Smiths w' nd unw POSTVILLE, IOWA, JULY 30, 1931.

Number 38. K.RESGE CO. GIVES WALTER C. BAYLOR MERITED PROMOTION Mr. and Mrs.

W. C. Baylor have returned to their home in Elgin, after a visit here to Mrs. Baylor's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

A. J. Phillips. Mr. Baylor had a pleasant surprise just before leaving here, when a telegram from headquarters informed him he had been promoted to assistant manager of the ICresge store at Elgin.

iStnrting at the bottom of the ladder less than than three years ago, Mr. Baylor has made rapid progress until today he is near the top in his organization, which is indeed gratifying to his many Postville acquaintances. Road Pests ID very unusual vis tor was found.in jjHehomcof Mr. and Irs. thelra Smith RMI, north of Postville "last Friday vening inVthe shape of a rattle- nake.

As" we nre during the Smith bad heard, a peculiar oise in her sitting room-during the ay, and when'Clinton in from he field that, evening she spoke to im about it, and he.at once went to ce what the strange noise, was all bout. had not been in the room long ntil he heard the familiar and alarm- og warning: sound of nd arming himself with a cudgel he et about looking bvered the reptile, all. coiled up on he floor -and ready.if or And QU may rest he- lost -time 11 which pried two rattles' a button. How into Jje house is still a mystery, but it is to say this particular snake has pained his lesson and will never Igain try to settle down to house- leeping with; humans', again; FRUIT PRICES CLIMBING HIGHER; ANDSHIGHER HERE Junior McDowell Club Holds Delightful Meet The Junior MacDowell Club of Postville enjoyed another delightful monthly session at the home of Mrs Ray R. Douglass, the club being entertained Iby Darlene Douglass last Saturday afternoon.

Duane Peterson won the junior prize and Eleanor Galloway was second, with Cathryn Harrington receiving honorable mention. In the juvenile division DuWayne Bulman and Eileen Kozelka tied for the prize, Shirley Mae Huebner being a close second, while Lloyd and Cressa Luhman were awarded honorable mention. Helen Wegner, a former active 'member of the club and now an honorary member, was present and played "Rosary" by Nevins. An interesting feature was a duet played by little Elziabeth Ann Douglass and her mother. Eileen Kozelka played one of her original compositions, which she has called "The Mrs.

Charlotte Robbe was a guest at the meeting and her small daughter, Joan, graciously entertained the club with a tap dance. The MacDowell piece of the month was played by Eleanor Galloway, she having chosen the piece entitled "Idyll." Refreshments appropriate for the extreme hot weather were served by Mrs. Douglass. MR. AND MRS BOIES CAPPER TO BUILD A FINE NEW.

HOME The indications are that another, now is going up in Postville this fall, right up against the Lull addition in east Postville. This came to light the past week when :Mrs.Boies;'Capper purchased of Carl Miller his fine residence lot just east of his home, will erect a residence thereon pretty shortly. Mr. and Mrs. Capper-have become weary af.

having to move so frequently and now will build one of their own, and hence these good people will become permanently located as Postville residents, a fact imany friends will be glud to hear. S. A. Harris Farm Home Destroyed By Fire Monday Early Morning Blaze Calls Out Local Fire Fighters and Equipment Interstate Power Co. Offers Rate Reduction We have it on apparently good authority that the Interstate Power Co.

is planning to put some new low electric light and power rates in effect in Postville shortly, which, according to the report, will moan a saving of from 10 to 17 per cent to local electrical energy users. As we are told these new rates will be presented to the city council at their next meeting, on Friday, Aug 7th, and if the proposed rates are accepted the same will become effective at once, and will apply on the bills for next month. Picnic Parcel Shower for Raymond Brandt's There was a goodly gnthering of friends and relatives last Sunday at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H.

Brandt, near at a very delightful post-nuptial picnic parcel shower in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Brandt. There were good eats galore and all had a pleasant social time during the afternoon, the guests leaving numerous useful and beautiful gifts for the newly weds that will work in right handily in the establishment of their new home.

Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Arno Fascher and Kenneth of St. Olaf; Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence Bnade and Dorothy Ann of Elkader; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Baade and Miss Melva Buch'heim of Farmersburg; Mr. and Mrs.

Lloyd Meyer and Iris, Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Meyer and Jessie, Mr. and Mrs.

Alpha Hangartner, Mr. and Mrs. Fred ICuhse, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ostlie, Mr.

and Mrs. Leo Heins, Mr. and iMrs. Fred Oestman, Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Bareis. Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Kuhse, Mr. and Henry Koopman, Mrs. Earl Bachelder, and their 'families, Mrs. John Brandt, Miss Clara Meyer, Chris Fischer, John C. Schroeder, Wm.

Oestman, John Mecklenburg, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Block. "The Painted Desert' Is Dandy Western Play Packed with dynamic drama, thrills and romance, is "The Painted Desert" a 'Pathe picture featuring William Boyd, Helen Twelvdtrces, William Farnum and J. Farrell Macdonald, which will be shown at the Iris theatre, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week.

In "The Painted Desert," Bill Boyd has his finest picture in many months. Ringing with real old time action the part gives Bill an opportunity to wade in and do he does. A smashing cattle stampede and a race with death along a yawning canyon, driving a twenty-mule team like mad are but part of this thrill ing story. The story of "The Painted Desert" deals with a twenty year old feud of two old pioneers that had its start on the desert when they found Bill as an infant deserted in a covered wagon. An argument as to who would take the child develops and results in one of them, Cash Holbrook, played by William Faraum, riding off with, the youngster.

Jeff Cameron, played by J. Farrell Macdonald, settles at a water hole, marries and has a daugh ter, impersonated by Helen Twelve frees. Holbrook becomes a power in the cattle country. Scene after scene of intense interest follows Best Band Concert Yet Next Wednesday Nite A great many people from the va rious towns and the country round about have been coming in to enjoy the splendid concerts presented by the Postville 'Concert Band each alternate Wednesday evening, each of which have been of a very high class. And these people are now about to be a bit surprised by the announcement that the open-air-concert to be given on next Wednesday evening, August 8th, is "one of our best programs since we have had the school band.

Come out you will enjoy it." This announcement comes from none other than Band Director Chas. W. Phillips, and he knows what he is talking about. So be on hand promptly at eight o'clock to hear the following extra good program: March, "Our Overture, Serenade, 'Cornet 'Solo, "Beautiful Isle of Weihe. iFox Trot, "If You Cant "Best Loved Irish Songs" Reverie, "Sabbath Waltz, Marching Song, "Patch Up YOUT Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag." March, "Hutchinson ards.

Spangled Banner." Oats and Cordwood Consumed By Fire ard biddies are Frank Hoffman of Post township, fight, against low living about six miles east of Post- s0 lon that ville, met with quite a lire loss on his en cents, per doz- farm last Saturday. As we lear it hif mqulr yesterday disclosed he had been bu ning some brush and no up and PBrks from the fire were carried ir 8 over into the stubble of his oats field oozen, according to grade. nearby whore the grain was already i in shock. Albert Krousie, son of Mr. t.

number Natives and' and Mrs. Julius Krousie, a nearby ends motored on neighbor, noticed the smoke as he Inn ay an enjoyed i.a:i'picnie- i dinner was getting ready to go to work in ina the field and hastily threw a stirring 1 rtr ow on the wagon to which his team Iff was -already hitched and started over klyin Schultz, Mr. and Mrs. to the Roffman place, picking up ff." "-Li- Will Lawson as a helper as he went Wi' and along. Arriving at the Roffman farm Vill nl they hitched the team to the plow and began turning circles of furrows about the portion of the oats field JC ul where the fire was burning fiercely, and in this manner were able to a 1B the further spread of the fire, pan and Ge- 'the flames within the circle being 1 beaten out and further damage stop- i but not until about three acres hppn burned over and Postville Boy Scouts Go Into Camp for Week The Postville Boy Scouts will on Saturday of this week go into camp for a week nt Camp Burton, near Dubuque, and are planning on having the time of their lives, and they have every reason to expect it, as nothing will be left undone.to make it a big gnla week for them with all kinds of fun and every precaution taken to prevent anything happening that can mar the anticipated pleasure one iota.

The boys who will go are Charles Beucher, Curtis Abernethy, Bobby Burling, Lyle Poesch, Charles Bachtell, James Gregg, Roland Peterson, Earl Gray, Schaefer Cole, Billy Cole and Don Hirsch. Transportation for the boys and their equipment will be provided by Dr. H. D. Cole, Keith Gregg, Earl Abernethy and Elmer which is a guarantee they will get there right side up with care.

Keith Gregg will be in charge of the Postville group as assistant Scout Master. Well, here's hoping these boys who are building themselves into manly men may have one continued round of pleasure and nothing else but. Kisses Elsa and Llibbie Schultz. Sen Bear of Decorah I Likes to Read Herald Ben Bear of--Decorah, who has been Ji the clothing business so long that 4 first has been I Herald subscriber and in pnewing the iSa 1 :1 notir.o.. i COUr talway pea oiu nui, uiii.il of the field bad been burned over and the shocks of unthreshed grain destroyed.

In the edge of the timber Mr. Roffman also had about 30 or 40 cords of cordwood in the path of the flames, and this too was destroyed. All told it made quite a loss. During tho present dry spell, everything is dry as tinder and ready to burn on the slightest provocation, it stands everybody in hand, as well as farmers, to be careful about lighting a the flames get started Threshing Yields Go Forty Bushels to Acre Walter Sander reports run ning about 45 bushels "a bhe Hardin road 7i T. Humphrey informs us that on his farm near Luana, "tenanted by Wm.

Gentz, thayoats and barley averaged 39 busljfls per acre. Dan McNeil Jr. was up town Wed nesday morning between showers and tells us that results of threshing in the Upper Hardin Ring net about 40 bushels to the acre. Geo. Sander had 18 acres of oats that yielded 734 bushels, or close to 41 bushels to the acre, which Dan says is the average for that vicinity this season.

Eldo Schultz, tenant on the Wm Weihe farm in Grand Meadow town ship, did his threshing last Saturday and has every reason to; feel good over the results. A six acre field of early oats went a trifle over 54 bushels to the acre, and his late oats averaged near 40 bushels per acre, which is not so bad as lots of (folks feared after the- fearful hot weather of June and July. Rodney Lien Marries Fine Mason City Miss Word just reaches us that Rodney Lien, son of Mrs. H. H.

Lien of Mason City, was united in marriage on Saturday, July 18th, to one of that city's finest young ladies. Rodney is a former Postville boy and holds the responsible position of cashier of the Northwestern Savings Bank of that city. The happy couple took a honeymoon trip by auto to the Black Hills and Yellowstone National Park, and upon their return will settle down to housekeeping in Mason City, and numerous friends in the old home town will wish him and his health, happiness and prosperity. Former Postville Lady Observes 90th Birthday One of the most disastrous farm. fires in the history of occurred during the early Jlours of Monday morning of totally destroying the! fine farm home of S.

A. Harris its contents. The farm is located about four miles north of this cityjf As Mr. Harris awoke- about two o'clock Monday morning; and while lying in his bed heard a peculiar noise, which seemed to hint to emanate from downstairs somewhere and he surmised some of the- folks were up for some purpose or another which he could not figure out. About 2:30, however, he heard something drop quite heavily and at once jumped out of bed and peered out of the window, and was shocked to find the whole outdoors about his premises illuminated with the reflection from a fire.

Hastily waking everybody in the house and getting them outside he was shocked to find the entire roof of his home on fire. And it burned so rapidly practically nothing was saved but a few personal effects from one room which were hurriedly thrown out the window, and even some of these burned because of being left too near the burning structure. In the meantime the Postville fire truck was summoned, but it was 3:30 before that arrived, which was too late to do any good. And owing to a shortage of water on the place Mr. Harris thought best to reserve the water supply for use in extinguishing incipient fires that might be started on other buildings, but fortunately the fire was confined to the one structure.

The home was a fine frame structure 42x32 ft. and two stories high with 18 foot posts and was built 27 years ago. Mr. Harris carried $4,000 insurance on the home and $800 on furniture, in the Winneshiek Co. Farmers Mutual and on Tuesday J.

S. Williams of Decorah and John Waters of this city went down and adjusted the loss, allowing the full face of each policy and ordering its payment immediately. All this was done in less than thirty hours after the Are, which is a record for promptness in the adjustment of a claim. Leone McGuire, a daughter of Mr. Harris, who was living with her father, also suffered the loss of all her furnitui-e and had no insurance, the policy on same having expired on July 2nd.

Mr. Harris is a man who has met with many misfortunes during recent years and he has the sympathy of all most whole-beartedly in his latest bad luck. enjoy reamng.your vaJuaoie as onee the names le eUnd finding'out'what'is going on th ij everything in their there. 3, and it is practically inipossible iiiM 8tarti fef ay to stop a five once it gets a start. 'y lllth sqmjiannuai strip 't'o New ovk.

it -wag ,1870. that -I' "ISorn EtSfweSes- a fine Sy boy-No. 2 in that family. Mrs. John Warnholtz Given Birthday Party The home of Mr.

and Mrs. Martin Halverson, near this city, was the scene of a jolly surprise gathering on Sunday in honor of the birthday an-' niversary of Mrs. John Warnholtz. The guests came with huge baskets of eats and spread a sumptuous dinner that was heartily enjoyed by all. The afternoon was given over to an enjoyable social season and upon leaving the guests wished Warnholtz many returns of-the' day.

Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schultz, Mr. and Mrs; Herman Nuehring and son George- and Virginia Kalke, of- and Mrs. Elmer Plagman' and.

family Strawberry Point; Mrs. Schlee and daughter Margaret of. Ossian; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schultz.Sr.

and sons Roy and and Jos Schultz and family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schultz and family, Mr. and Mrs. Will Schmidt and family, all of Castalia; Mrs.

Dan Kneeskern and son of Frankville; Clara Goeke of, Birthday Party Given for "Dad" Harrington The home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lange of this city.was the scene of a very happy gathering last Sunday, the occasion being the birthday anniversary of Postville's only Civil War veteran, D. E. Harrington.

An elaborate chicken dinner was served at noon, plates being-'laid people." A large pink and white adorned the center of-the table, decorated with a pink rosebud each of "Dad's" eighty eight years. The afternoon and- eve ning were spent in a delightful social manner and at, about 9:30 p. after wishing 'happy. returns ofJthe ous homes feeling that it had surely, been a day well spent. Those present were Mr.

and J. M. and'Mrs. Art HaK rington, Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Lange, Mr.jand Mrs.aLloydsPAlmerl-andCBua-" Jack- Casteni Fred Harrington, Mr. and Cy Harrington, Robert, LaVeme, Mrs, Kathryn Mr. and Dr. Kathryn VanVelzer, a former Postville girl residing in Long Beach, sends us the following clipping from the Long Beach Press-Telegram of July 19th, telling of a fine birthday party out in the coast country for a former well-known Postville lady: "Friends and neighbors of Mrs. Margaret Louis Alward, 517 Linden Avenue, yesterday joined with her in observing her ninetieth birthday in an informal reception at her home.

Prom early afternoon until her bedtime Mrs. Alward was hostess to the many who came to pay their respects. "Flowers and cards and greetings have come to her all week from old friends living elsewhere. "Despite her years Mrs. Alward is hale and strong.

An alert mind and a keen interest in life serve to. keep her Interviewed late Friday, the eve of her birthday, she said: 'But I have never been interviewed before. I scarcely know what to tell "Being assured that whatever she cared to tell was sure to be of interest, she smiled and shook her head 'Oh, I she began. 'There are so many things to do now. So much to see and hear." "'I do she went on, 'people are living- too fast.

Too much speed. Everyone always in a hurry. It seems, to me.foiks would live longer if they, lived more "With an open Press-Telegram on her knee, Mrs. Alward glanced occasionally toward its pages. 'I look forward thejpaper every she said.

'Now that I don't get out a great deal it helps me to keep posted "Mrs. 'Alward was-born in Pennsylvania, but nibst of her life was spentionia farm "in Iowa. vTbeyi lived near, Postville. It was there her five daughters and. one were; born.

Shle'cwne 1919" and is now, Hardwick -t Wilber Lambert Sells The Old Home Farm Wilber F. Lambert of the Castalia locality was a welcome caller Monday afternoon, being in town to close the deal for the sale of his 80 acre farm in that locality to his neighbor, Aug. Schutte, who paid $14,000 for the tract, which is well improved. Possession will be given March first next at which time Mr. and Mrs.

Lambert will leave the place that has been their home during the fifty-one years of their married life, and has been in the possession of the Lambert family for seventy-five years. It is no pleasant thought to think of leaving a place fraught with so many tender memories over so long a period of time, and they will do so with great reluctance. Just where they will take up their home has not yet been decided, but wherever it may be we hope they may find happiness and contentment, for they are mighty fine folks whom any town would be pleased to-number among their citizens. Wisconsin Relatives Feted at Harnack Home There was a very happy gathering last Sunday at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs.

Louie Harnack on route Postville, where good eats and an enjoyable social season made it an occasion long to be remembered with pleasure. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fred Meyer, Mr.

and John -Kohrs. and and (Mrs. Thomas Monroe and and Mrs. R. J.

and family; and locality; and-. Mrs. C. Schroeder of Marshfiejd, Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Schroeder of Oxford, and Miss' Lucille Schroeder of Niles, Mich. wmmmm.