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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IAHENRY] !! Free Press; Henry Co, IA; May 1, 1879
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 17:12:52 -0600


The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
May 1, 1879

PERSONAL
-Mrs. Lauder of Muscatine, and Miss Nellie Cleaver, of Keokuk, are visiting in
town the guests of S.T. Trimble and family.
-E.C. Cole and Art Roads left for Iowa City on Tuesday morning, for the purpose
of attending the Inter State Oratorical Contest which was held at that place on
Wednesday, May 7th.
-Will Crookham of Albia has been calling on old friends in the city for several
days past. We understand he was called here on pressing business.
-M.J. Blanding and Ed Correa left on Tuesday night for Chicago where they have
secured positions in the employ of the C.B. & Q. R.R.
-Fred Prince, son of our fellow townsman, Chas. Prince, is home on a short
visit. Fred is employed as engineer at the Reform school located at Eldora.
-Miss Hunter formerly a resident of this place spent a few days visiting here,
the guest of Miss Bell Requa, she started on Monday for her new home in Kansas.
-Mrs. J.D. and George Cook came from Chicago this week to spend some time with
their mother and sister, Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Marsh.
-Mrs. Delia Gregg, who for some time past has been visiting her parents Mr and
Mrs L.P. Mills, in this city, started the latter part of last week for her
far-off home in California.
-Miss Lola Hoover has come back to this city to stay.
-L.D. Lewelling is home again from quite an extended trip for his health.

MIXED PAINT
The first mixed paint used in Mt. Pleasant was the St. Louis paint, made by
Vane Calvert & Co. It has been used in town ever since 1870, and houses painted
with it then look well yet. It pays no royalty to any man or any company. Van
Cise & Co have the sole agency for this city, and we advise all who are going to
paint to call on this firm before buying. Painters who use it say it is the best
mixed paint they have.

The Eagle Mills.
As there has been during the past three years a good deal said in regard to
the Eagle Flouring Mills in this city, L.W. Taylor proprietor, and many doubts
expressed of his financial standing and ability to pay off the heavy
indebtedness incurred in the many valuable improvements he has made to the
property, it may be of general interest to know that Mr Taylor within the last
six months has paid off claims against the mill to the amount of five thousand
dollars. There is still remaining due Dr. De Wolf, three thousand dollars.
Fifteen hundred of this is due next April and balance in two years from the
first of April. There is now nothing in litigation against the mill, no borrowed
money to keep it running and no bank calling it for one dollar and capital
enough in the mill to keep it running full time. Considering the present hard
times this is a remarkable good show.

Wayne.
Outside of matrimonial circles there has nothing unusual occurred since my
last.- In that I told you (confidentially) that there would be another wedding
soon, but I did not expect half a dozen. But indeed, sir matrimony has raged
furiously. First since my last, Mr. Moses Bates and Miss Mary Morrow; then
Alexander Peterson and Miss Sophia Swanson, and then Mr. King Wooley and Miss
Anna Cechran and on the same day Mr. Isaac Group and Miss Sarah Morford. And
then just as the excitement had about subsided, Mr. Charles Kauffman, from
Nebraska, came and with one "fell swoop" took away Miss Lizzie Hammond so
unexpectedly that it fairly took our breath and we all stand with eyes and mouth
open and wonder "who'll be the next." The last named couple were married on last
Wednesday afternoon and took the Thursday evening train from Mt. Pleasant for
their home in Nebraska. Indeed Nebraska is drawing rather freely on our young
people for settlers.

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


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