Postville Herald from Postville, Iowa • Page 1

Fortieth Year. Fine Music Festival to be Held Here May 14 The Clayton county music teacher with the teachers of Allamakee county, will hold their music convention at St. Paul's Lutheran parish hall, Postville, on Saturday, May 14th. A very Interesting pupil's recital will be given in the afternoon at 2:30. The splendid evening program of 'unusual''talent will be given by the teachers of the association at 8:00 o'clock, The public is most cordially invited "absented at the annual celebra- t0 altcnd both programs, and they Ames this week by Mr.

Bishop, we mcl: your attendance. A free- Raters, Merle Lange, taVernc wU1 offertng be taken at the ever and Kenneth Evojis. There.is nmg 0 ram Come enjoy the rhmlty for the boys to.see nitoy nusl clll treat st0 for you. Me well Mrs clnra Gordon of this city is in Vke part in stock and; grain charge of arrangement of riculture Glass oes to Ames to Attend Veishea alia Klingbcil and "Miss largaret Weyer Go To State Spelling Bee. vocational agriculture class will They will leave here'Friday and return on Saturday.

the pro- Kllngbell to Represent County FamOUS Viking Band at State Spelling Contest np pi fi spelling contest which is spon- 1 riay neie iviay 10 hv the Des Moines Register will Momes Saturday of this' A muslcal unu ual import- Thf wtoerln this contest seisin store for the people of Post- riven a free trip to' Washing-. vlu e. vicinity on Monday evening, whLeUM national spelling May 16th, on which date the Post hold Township Community Club will have isbeing represented at the 'for. dance band the famous vile- Sltl? Band, of Albert Lea to win in the. Alia- have heard this wonder -county contest a few weeks ago band many times over the radio ii not only the representative of them ,4 Uc but of AUnmakee county.

And instead of the usual home tal- lias been working" 'forS two -cat program presented on such occas- than usual Interest in Ions, the Post Community Club is go- sub ed of spelling. She is in the "8 to i give you a real show, having and has been very active been fortunate enough to secure for VZM activities as well as Everett Gross, a farm boy her regular class work In Decorah, and his assistants, who ner regumi wjJ1 prQvide the pubUe wlth 45 inin spemTcmss to which Eulalia of real entertainment And if Tas "variety of this you are not fuUy satisfied your money in that Miss Schlosser pronounces "1U be cheerfully refunded. to the class Pool and a real joy -is the papers. Miss Weyer has And don't forget to bring your Eulaha outside the class and ranch for the big picnic supper at mid her many hours of extra drill in night, Miss Weyer will accompany A LIVE NEWSPAPER IN A LIVE TOWN POSTVILLE, IOWA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1932. No.

26. S. C. Baily, Local Pioneer, Passed Away Last Friday and Puritan Settlers Who Came Here in 1684 to Des Moines Friday arid Sat- of this week. We hope that contestant can take first place for I mean a delightful trip for and Miss Weyer this summer.

Ih Grade Exams to be Held Here rural eighth grade pupils of vicinity will come here Thursday Friday of this week to take the examination, which If passed entitle'them to enter high school. LUTHER LEAGUE OF ST. PAUL'S ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR St. Paul's League at its re I cent annual''meeting elected the foi I lowing officers for the ensuing year We'lhe. Vice Baltz.

Meyer. Immediately following their election these officers were installed by the list sent in by the county super- pastor, Dr. Garten, ndent indicates that over thirty Also at tills meeting the league vot will be here. ed to give 55.00 for the relief of fellow Lutherans in Manchuria who are refu T. Class Visits Rural Schools gees from prison camps of the Soviet schools management class of government in Siberia, normal training department "spent 8ft f' 1 fchlS Week ViSit I MARGARET JEAN HOWELL IS rural schools.

The class observed CHOSEN AS MUSIC TEACHER Physical equipment of the schools. Seniors Finish Practice Teaching The school board's troubles are now i senior normal training students all over so far as hiring teachers are finished their practice teaching concerned, when on Wednesday they was done at the Springfield received a signed contract from Miss "1- There are but two pupils who Margaret Jean Howell of Waterloo, the normal course here this year, who will teach music, Scouts Are On Patrol Duty eBoy Scouts have taken up patrol on the highway which passes the grounds. The boys have taken Job in true Scout fashion are doing some very good work George Daubenberger Family Has Reunion On Sunday last Mr. and Mrs. Geo.

have Daubenoei, 8er of this city were privi motorists in dKb? gcd to enJoy one of those rare occas to the children proceo ions so dear to every parental heart, a ttm bunion, with every one of 0fo ars their; children present, it being the first on time such a happy incident had taken re need for Zi hW Plnce'in their home since 1917, and we can-assure you It was a day of great to'be large bi.Mf^i^ ha PP'ness to all participating. The ic ots are avoids posslw reviewing of incidents along the There wllr eU of Ufa are ever among the things of life which xa In ev we. cherish and as the evening shades if they are of life appear these gatherings together 10t the chlldren brlng to the henrts of Memorial Day Officers and Committees Chosen At a meeting of the American Legion and Commercial Club committees held on Friday evening last the following officers of the day and committees chosen to assist in carrying out and arranging for Memorial Day ex ercises in Postville on Monday, May 30 Officers of the Day President of the W. J. Clark.

Master at J. A. Palas. Chief Darius Orr. Assistant J.

Lennon and Will. H. Heln. Legion E. Ellis.

R. B. Garten and Dr. R. F.

Galloway. Committees J. Klingbeil and John L. Gregg. L.

Gregg and Otto Beucher. Decoration of Abernethy, A. C. Webster and G. A.

Brooks. O. Beucher and R. Hecker. Flowers and Flower Schutte.

W. Fay. Participation of G. Hamersly. Vocal Music--Mrs.

G. C. Hamersly Mrs. Clara Gordon, Miss Rose McNeil and Mrs. Annetta Miller.

R. Douglass. Program-J. T. Melvold.

The above named officers and com mittecs will please proceed with their respective duties and arrangements without further official notice. he Patrollng -of the high a task. ut in Collision" utNobodyJg Injured Mrs: senroeder and son Arbe were Unate "uWaVttf tkZ aordon pohool, house U8B S0 iS Siting'back InV taktag oa wheet rtte ender8 Jgj serious Injuries vUflm' did teC nol nf. resun ie that all naif out of their Wits lis all a joy that Is unspeakable, and we sincerely congratulate our friends that such was: their good fortune. present were Mr.

and Mrs. V. Coyle and family of Mason City; Mr. and Mrs. C.

P. Stutsman and fly- of Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. L. E.

Daubenberger and family of Cedar Mrs; G. A. Nlcolay and family of Cresco; Mr, and Mrs. H. Hanks and family of Postville; W.G.: Daubenberger of Des Moines; Miss Myra Daubenberger at home; Mrs; C.

T. Grattidge of Laurelville, Ohio, It was a day of feasting and fellowship an'd trust it may be the privilege of them all-, to again assemble under the old home roof without a broken link in family chain. POSTVILLE BARBERS FORSAKE NIGHTLY CLOSING SCHEDULE Postville barbers now have no regular office they can open as early and istay open as late as they old week-day night. Formerly Monday and Thursday evenings llw'shops were closed and there was a for every evening except Saturday But the war is oyeKand they keep open or shut up when they got good and ready. Here Are Some Sure Signs of Prosperity Prosperity has stuck its head-around the corner a little bit the week and as a result the roosters are crowing louder and the harder.

The reason of it is that egg prices took a two-cent) pep'dozen jump, going from the 5 to 9Jpf last week to from 7 to 11, which ought to occasion a bit of barnyard blissTTj Anotherlittle evidence of the gradual return of prosperity is indicated by a good sized increase in Foreman Brank Samek's section crew, which was augmented this week by the addition of Leo Samek, Mack Peterson, Joe Harnack, Wm. Duwe, James Lennon and Clifford Conley. And in addition to this another bunch of four or five are here from Mason City helping out this gang, who are engaged in lining up the track for. smooth and fast travel on the Milwaukee. Postponed Cow Test Assn.

Meeting May 10 The AllamakeeCow.Testing Association No. 1 reorganization meeting, which was postponed April 25th on account of road conditions, will be held Tuesday evening, May 10th, at the Old House on highway No. si, the Was Descendant of Quaker same place as designated for the pre- I rvious The program prepared for the other meeting, with additional will be presented. At this time the annual election of officers and definite plans a nia April 29, 193 for the association for.the remainder Samuel Ba passed away at his of the year will be outlined. home fin th clty to The meeting will be called at 8:30 a protraoted period of falling p.

m. Each family is requested to nd while announcement bring sandwiches, cake and -dishes, 8 not whop nnexpected, it nev- Coffee and ice cream will be furnisheO. brought with it a shock and Don't forget the date-next Tuesday many expressions of evenine May 10th sympathy for those'bereft. And in his I death'the community loses one of its oldest and best known residents. Honored Samuel Baily was the second son 'V i i.

of Mr and Mrs Presley G. Baily, pio- at Otate Llental Meet neers who settled in Clayton county, Iowa, in 1853. Mr. P. G.

Baily was of Dr. R. F. Topllff Is at Des Moines Quaker ancestry, a descendant of Joel attending the state convention of Bally, who settled in Chester county, Tmim iremlnMm. 1 CO ming tO ic frk HSVA Iowa Dental Association, which has Pennsylvania, US VI1IC 18 Uttvc been i session there since Tuesday America with the company who set Good Baseball Team and will close tonight.

This meeting tied in Pennsylvania under Williams will be remembered very pleasantly, by Penn. Mr. Bally came to Iowa fronv There are strong indications that Dr. Topliff as at It he was granted a TJniontown, Pa. Mrs.

Baily, his wife, Postville will have a -baseball' team In Llfe Membership in the association, a was a descendant of puritan ancestry the field again this season for the first mark of distinction that is always in Massachusetts, so Mr. Baily inherit- time in a number of years. highly pleasing to the recipient, indi- ed the traits of gentleness and honor On Friday evening lasta meeting of 'eating, as it does that for 25 consecu- that characterize the Quakers and the the fans and prospective players was tive years he has been a member, of the sturdy thriftiness and industry of the held at the Blue Arrow Cafe'to''find society in good standing, out just how strong the sentiment was for a team and just how many of the JUNIOR MAC DO WELL boys wanted to join a team, and the re- HOLDS FIRST 19. suit was highly gratifying. Upwards of 25 active young men signified their I The New Englander.

He attended the public, schools of Iowa and the University of Wisconsin. ETING He married Miss Maude Sprague of Hub Wisconsin. MacDoweU His father passed away in 1878 and willingness to sigh up as players and Club met in its first 1932 session last from then he had charge of the large as result a tentative organization Saturday afternoon at Mrs. Jorgen- farm most of the time until after the was formed with AlJSllis as manager son death of his mother. He retired a and Arno Schutte, secretary-treasurer.

Neilly won the first prize in few years ago and Mr. and Mrs. Baily The Smith Athletic Field will tne Juvenile "division and Elizabeth have since made their home in Postville. provide the and the boys Ann Four children were born to Mr. and were out Monday'and put it in shape Duane Peter- Mrs.

one daughter, Harriott, for playing son won iiie prlze witl1 Eil een Kozelka three sons, Presley, Eli and Richard, It was decided to have two practice and Lloyd Luhman tying for second. Little Richard passed away in 1907, evenings a week for a time before en- and the son Eli by accident on March gaging in contests, and on Tuesday ACE BUSH IS DISTRIBUTING 14th, 1932, In his glorious young man- evening of this week 25 of the lads PHEASANT HATCHING EGGS hood, leaving his wife and three were out at the lot tossing and whack- daughters, the only grandchildren of ing the ball around arid starting the Ace Bush of this city has been'busy Mr. and Mrs. Baily. This, no doubt, work that will round them into shape a part of the time this weekTputting hastened the.

passing of Mr. Baily, as it in a short time out settings of Chinese pheasant eggs effected him greatly. Mrs. Presley G. Although the club decided not to so- amon son of the farmers of this Baily passed away in 1909.

Samuel C. licit the merchants for funds to fl- vicinity, who will put them under Baily's older brother, William H. Baily nance the team money is already be- "clucks" to then turn them of Des Moines, died in 1910, and the ginning to roll in unsolicited, some of loose Tlle through the fish younger brother, E. N. Baily of Sac department from LaMoille.

City, in 1923. Mrs. E. N. Baily was Miss Annie Williams, sister of Fred L.

Williams of this city. His three IN MUSIC WORK AT AMES sisters survive, Mrs. P. H. Blake of Omaha, and Misses Louisa and Fanny Baily of Eagle Rock, Calif.

Mrs. E. H. Prior of Postville was Mr. j.ooy-«"".

unc iion i younger oroM it from as far south as St. Louis, which game from LaMoille. City, in 1923. sent in the first subscription in honor of the old Club Nine, which in the LOCAL GIRL MAKING GOOD days of its glory was perhaps the fast; est high school aggregation ever as sembled in Iowa. Miss Florence Casten of this city, Get ready, fans, for the grand open- who is attending Iowa State College, ing when the feast is spread has won some worthwhile prominence Baily's cousin.

let everybody turn out and show to the for herself, among, the student body as was aged eighty years on boys we are with them 100 per cent in a singer of ability, being a member of March 31; 1932, and never had a physi- their efforts to provide us some good 'he girls' trio and girls' sextette, and is cian until his last illness which began clean sport during the summer months, occasionally heard in WOI broadcasts, nine months ago and was borne with great patience. The skillful care of The Skelgas dealers of this district his daughter Harriott, a trained nurse, The High School Latin held a convention In Postville Tues- was a great comfort to him and Mrs. day evening at the L. L. Hill hardware, Baily.

ten, members being present, and a The funeral was held from the Corn- very.helpful aftd happy occasion it was. mUnity. sPresbyterian church in this city on Monday afternoon at two i L- I o'clock, Dr. R. F.

Galloway officiating. lVirS. JOnn I interment was made in the Postville Passes On Wednesday oemetery. Mrs. John C.

Gerlcks Sr. passed away Near Cloudburst at her home east of Postville on Wed- CAr 1 lDUrSl: Heavy Damage -Here John Waters Has Fine Collection Old. Coins You might not think to look at him that John Waters of this city is money hoarder, but -on Friday last he called at this office and proved to us that lie was. Anyway he had a tobacco sack full of ancient and peculiar coins, mostly domestic, but there was also a smattering of foreign money. Among them -he had a 25-cent bit of paper currency that used to CII-T culate in these good old United' The oldest coin in the bunch was a half-cent coin of the realm datod'1809 that was close to the size of our present day half-dollar, which doubtless had done duty as a fob on a watch chain in the dim and distant past as it had a hole it near the top; Ahother peculiar one was a bright and silvery looking three-cent about the size of the present dime, and which we presume was put out of business for the reason that in a quick have been slipped over the counter for the tenth part'of a dolIari a- someone: himsaifancy: price for it perhaps he might be in' duced to sell.

Class Presents a Play There are perhaps some few towns the size of Postville that get ah occas ional play in a foreign language, but this good old town went way over'the top last Friday evening and had a dramatic play presented in a dead language. This unusual event was stag ed at the home of Mr. ami T. nesdayi April 27 198a at 2:45 p. m.

Humphrey, where the first year Latin Her malden name was Marie Klinge. class of Postville high school gave a she was bom in Mecklenburg-Schwer- The first real storm of the springs- party to the second year class and by Germany, December 9, 1849, and season'struck Postville and way of entertainment presented a play and confirmed in the Luther- awful swat on afternoon in Latin. Supt. and Mrs. C.

Ham- ciailch hei home i and and evening, and such a ersly, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Bishop, Mr.

Together wit her parents, Mr. and- -sousing as we have nWhad before in Hancer and Miss Teisinger, all of the pred Klingei she came to this many a Vd thunder and school faculty, were guests of the oc- countr in the year 1871. The fdllow- lightning, rain and at nine oaslon, which was a most delightful i ng yeaj i November 1872, she was o'clock last night no less three one. Following the play refreshments umted ln marriage t0 Jonn Qericke. inches of rain had fallenJfllllni? the were served.

Th man-lage took place at Clayton gutters and drainage, ditches about Centeriand-thecouplelived on afarm and washing; the- gardens as Commercial Club 'iTo -iWere. deep as they had been There ten chlldren, one of which, Mrs. is little doubt but there is considerabl Have a Great-Meeting Wendel'Wagner, preceded her mother washing out on the farms and death. April 22, 1916, her husband low river must have gotten up to' near Believe it or not, but on Thursday also passed away. the size of the old Mississippi.

There evening of next week will toe held the Deceased was a member of. Paul's was plenty of hail the size of pigeon May meeting of the Postville Com- Lutheran church.and one of the oldest eggs, but vegetation is not far enough mercial Club, which is absolutely members of the Ladies' Aid Society. advanced to receive any damage from guaranteed to exceed in Interest all its She leaves to mourn her departure that source. illustrious predecessors. the following sons and daughters: The evening Rock Island passenger The' refreshment committee has al- William, John, Mrs.

Ida Meier, train 'failed to arrive here because of ready busted so many tugs hi provid- Mrs, Otto Sander, Mrs. Ben Morch, all tracks 'being washed out near Postville ing an appetizing Dutch lunch that it of Postville; Matilda and Junction would seem their strength must be al-, home and -Mrs. Wm. Sebastian of.Lu- most exhausted. However, they tell us Beside these surviyed by we' haven't had nothing yet, and urge' 19 grandchildren, 12' everybody to turn out to the next dren, two'sisters at Le Mars and om meeting let them prove it.

1 v. Monona Harvey Roberts also says Deceased was one of the widely good'talks: iknownSresldents in-the past, he A speakei- christian a good: (or speakers) for the next session will neighbor and fi-lehd, 1 had prove that the best of the wine is al the pleasure of her acquaintance will ways served at, the last of the feast. learir -her passing with 'sorrow-and Presiderft fffltagbeUTalsd McGregor reports having three feet of water-In its main streets. The local Milwaukee railroad agent informed us last night at midnight that eastbound trains are being detoured at New Hampton over the Great Western tracks to Wires are down north-of Calmer and the trains on the I. -and M.

Division of the Milwaukee been abandoned; a' late hour last night all of the track Marquette and Monona had not been'lnspo'cted, but it was pos- Hively known that several miles of th6 rlghtofway had, out in sector by. the flood "waters. Mr Mrsr WmX Byan'of Wau- were. Postville visitors on Monday,.