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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IAHENRY] !! Free Press; Henry Co, IA; July 17, 1879
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 14:34:38 -0600


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

Swedesburg.
The month of roses and rain have passed, also the Fourth of July. The
fireworks, the cannons, the eloquence and the disappointments are things of the
past. Farmers have settled down to heavy work in the harvest field.
The rye and hay crops are abundant, wheat and oats promise well and the
corn is fast aspiring heavenward.
After so many years of poor crops how exhilarating to ride over the country
and see such an abundance.
Please permit a few correction of names in my last: Dr. Kimel instead of
Himmell; in the shoe shop, Anderson, instead of Henderson. And he is worthy of
his name, if any doubt let them call on him and see, and please let them take
their feet along and have them measured and see if Charlie can't give them
"fits."
Railroad is the main topic of conversation here now. Petitions to secure an
election for taxation are being circulated but with what success I have not
heard. A north and south rail road would open up a highway through Henry County
too grand to contemplate.
Mrs. Smith of Wayne, has got about well, and Mr. Bergh has been at work for
three weeks past. During his sickness we heard it reported that there was no
earthly chance for a sick Swede because he would not take medicine; and knowing
as I did of one Swede who did take medicine faithfully, I felt like letting it
be known, thus one reason for writing the particulars of his case. Another and
more potent reason we may give at another time.
Lost somewhere in the vicinity of Swedesburg a bundle of good opportunities
of more value than rare diamonds in costly setting, lost, forever, to the owner,
but picked up and appropriated by another and worn as a coronet of unfading
honor.
BETTIE
July 11, 1879

Horse Poisoned.
I, the undersigned, was called to see a bay horse belonging to one Wm.
Holland, of Mt. Pleasant Henry County Iowa, on the morning of the fourth inst.
Mr. Holland fed and groomed the horse about six o'clock as was his usual custom
and there was nothing the matter with him; he heard a racket in the barn about
10 o'clock went to see what was the matter and found that the horse had broke
his hitching strap, called me to assist him. I ran across to the barn and there
to my dismay I saw the horse frothing and biting every thing that came in his
reach as though he was maddened with Hydrophobia. Mr. Holland asked me what I
though was the matter, I told him I thought that his horse had got a dose of
poison. We got the horse out of the barn as quick as we could and tried to give
him some sweet milk, but found that he could not swallow and was so vicious that
it was dangerous to be about him. Went to drug store, got one ounce of laudanum
and three ounces of sweet oil, put ropes on him and threw him down and drenched
him with the oil and laudanum; did not appear to do him any good, took the ropes
off, let him up, he appeared to be perfectly blind, would stand stretched out
with his mouth on the ground and bite holes in the ground or his legs or any
thing else; was on his feet about twenty-five minutes when he fell to the ground
with a spasm or fit; these spasms continued to increase on the poor creature
until the morning of the fifth, inst., when he died in the greatest distress.
There appeared to be no inflammation about the horse, his pulse very slow, no
action in the region of his heart. We opened the horse immediately after death
and found the inside of the stomach and bowels eat to a jelly while the outer
parts seemed perfect and healthy.- There was present when I opened the horse, A.
Bane, S. Alford, F. Forny, Chas. Avery, Mr. Bennett also others. Mr. Holland
said that if there was a horse that was worshiped by a family that this one was.
C.J. THOMPSON, Batavia, Jeff Co, Iowa.

Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of a special execution to me directed from the Circuit Court of
Henry County State of Iowa, I will expose to sale at Public Auction to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, at the Court House door, in Mt. Pleasant,
Henry County, State of Iowa, on the
Fourth Day of August, 1879,
at 10 o'clock A.M., the following described real estate, to wit:
The SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 21, Township 72, Range 7 west, Henry
County, Iowa.
Taken as the property of Samuel Jay to satisfy an execution in favor of
Bernard Bates, against Samuel Jay, for the sum of Eight Hundred Fifty and 97-100
Dollars, and interest and costs.
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, July 2, 1879.
PALMER & PALMER, Attorneys for Plaintiff,
J.R. DAVIDSON, Sheriff of Henry Co.

Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of a special execution to me directed from the Circuit Court of
Henry County State of Iowa, I will expose to sale at Public Auction to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, at the Court House door, in Mt. Pleasant,
Henry County, State of Iowa, on the
Twenty-eighth day of July, 1879
at 11 o'clock A.M., the following described real estate, to wit:
The S1/2 of the SW1/4 of the SW1/4 Sec. 21, and a tract of 19 acres
described as follows: beginning at the NE corner of the NW1/4 of Sec. 28;
running thence north to the Section line; thence east to the place of beginning;
all in Township 70, Range 7 west in Henry County, Iowa.
Taken as the property of Edward A. Lewis to satisfy an execution in favor
of Leonard Farr, against Edward A. Lewis, for the sum of Two Hundred One and
94-100 dollars, and interest and costs.
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, June 25, 1879.
WOOLSON & BABB, Attorneys for Plaintiff,
J.R. DAVIDSON, Sheriff of Henry Co.

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


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