The Journal Leon, Iowa August 16, 1883 HORTON is having the Commercial House painted up in good style. Arnold & Jackson have moved their meat market into A.G. Scott & son's building. J.E. BARBER came home a few days ago from a trip among his customers and put up his medicine wagon in the shed at the Leachman barn and during the night some thief broke into the wagon and stole some liniment and expectorant. They probably had a bad cold and a colic. Several of our "boys" attended the "Old Settler's" picnic at Andover on Wednesday, but we have not yet learned what sort of picnic they had. Two years ago, J.T. Johnson & Co.'s circus was advertised to be here and made several bills that were to be settled by the show, which failed to materialize at this point. Nothing was been known of it since until it was billed for Garden Grove yesterday, when all the old claims were gathered up and sent out after them. It is no easy matter to get up an excursion, and the success attained by Mr. PEASLEY in the one which left here Monday for a 3,000 mile ride over the Union Pacific railroad is a sure indication of the perseverance and energy of the man. It is yet too early for excursions from the fact it is impossible for farmers to leave their work, as it is to go on such a long journey, but they started out with seventeen persons. RASMUSSEN and his wife have separated, but are now at loggerheads over the property. It might be of interest to some of your readers to note the fact that the Commercial is still dead. JORDAN KOGER, who lives north of Decatur, was here to mill on Tuesday. The road supervisor put up signs to indicate that the bridge across the river at this place is "dangerous," but the hundreds of people who cross it every day are not at all scared. The fact is that the bridge is not dangerous, the approach at the south end is not good but the bridge itself is sound. The whole trouble grew out of the fact that Judge Harvey granted an injunction restraining J.S. CLARK and JAS. BOLDMAN from cutting a ditch to run the water off certain streets under the Corner drug store, whereat they took offense, and refuse to have the bridge repaired at the cost of the county and the supervisor, JAMES BALDWIN, declines to have it done by those who have road tax to work out. Two gentlemen who were returning from the funeral of C.A. GILLHAM in a buggy at a late hour on Sunday night, were stopped by some large animal when near the Mrs. DAVIS place east of town, and they were unable to learn what it was At first it was disposed to dispute the passage with them, but finally ambled off and jumped over a fence and disappeared in the darkness. It is said that other parties have seen a suspicious looking creature at the same place and some have thought it was a bear. Your correspondent visited Kellerton a few days ago and was particularly interested in the new elevator being built there by J.W. FULLER, whose mill was burned last winter. The building in process of erection is 58 by 60 feet, and of sufficient heighth to render the handling of grain an easy and profitable business. Mr. FULLER deserves to receive a cordial indorsement from the citizens of the town for his enterprise. He will put in all the machinery necessary for the business, including a 30 horse power engine. WILLIAM BURRELL, the man who recently announced himself as a "holy terror" in the streets of this place learned that it was the intention of the authorities to have him arrested and he rode over to Andover the other morning in time to go south on Conductor Morrison's train and departed, it is hoped to return no more forever. The town is well rid of him and could yet spare several more of his class. DICK MILLER's saloon license expires on Friday and it is hoped no renewal will be granted as the place has been notably obnoxious. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert January 5, 2010 [email protected]

i wonder what bridge that "hundreds of people crossed every day" and "at the river at this place" the writer's talkin' 'bout. anybody got a clue?/......mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancee Seifert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 1:51 PM Subject: [IADECATU] DAVIS CITY DOINGS.. > The Journal > Leon, Iowa > August 16, 1883 > > HORTON is having the Commercial House painted up in good style. > > Arnold & Jackson have moved their meat market into A.G. Scott & son's > building. > > J.E. BARBER came home a few days ago from a trip among his customers and > put > up his medicine wagon in the shed at the Leachman barn and during the > night > some thief broke into the wagon and stole some liniment and expectorant. > They probably had a bad cold and a colic. > > Several of our "boys" attended the "Old Settler's" picnic at Andover on > Wednesday, but we have not yet learned what sort of picnic they had. > > Two years ago, J.T. Johnson & Co.'s circus was advertised to be here and > made several bills that were to be settled by the show, which failed to > materialize at this point. Nothing was been known of it since until it > was > billed for Garden Grove yesterday, when all the old claims were gathered > up > and sent out after them. > > It is no easy matter to get up an excursion, and the success attained by > Mr. > PEASLEY in the one which left here Monday for a 3,000 mile ride over the > Union Pacific railroad is a sure indication of the perseverance and energy > of the man. It is yet too early for excursions from the fact it is > impossible for farmers to leave their work, as it is to go on such a long > journey, but they started out with seventeen persons. > > RASMUSSEN and his wife have separated, but are now at loggerheads over the > property. > > It might be of interest to some of your readers to note the fact that the > Commercial is still dead. > > JORDAN KOGER, who lives north of Decatur, was here to mill on Tuesday. > > The road supervisor put up signs to indicate that the bridge across the > river at this place is "dangerous," but the hundreds of people who cross > it > every day are not at all scared. The fact is that the bridge is not > dangerous, the approach at the south end is not good but the bridge itself > is sound. The whole trouble grew out of the fact that Judge Harvey > granted > an injunction restraining J.S. CLARK and JAS. BOLDMAN from cutting a ditch > to run the water off certain streets under the Corner drug store, whereat > they took offense, and refuse to have the bridge repaired at the cost of > the > county and the supervisor, JAMES BALDWIN, declines to have it done by > those > who have road tax to work out. > > Two gentlemen who were returning from the funeral of C.A. GILLHAM in a > buggy > at a late hour on Sunday night, were stopped by some large animal when > near > the Mrs. DAVIS place east of town, and they were unable to learn what it > was > At first it was disposed to dispute the passage with them, but finally > ambled off and jumped over a fence and disappeared in the darkness. It is > said that other parties have seen a suspicious looking creature at the > same > place and some have thought it was a bear. > > Your correspondent visited Kellerton a few days ago and was particularly > interested in the new elevator being built there by J.W. FULLER, whose > mill > was burned last winter. The building in process of erection is 58 by 60 > feet, and of sufficient heighth to render the handling of grain an easy > and > profitable business. Mr. FULLER deserves to receive a cordial indorsement > from the citizens of the town for his enterprise. He will put in all the > machinery necessary for the business, including a 30 horse power engine. > > WILLIAM BURRELL, the man who recently announced himself as a "holy terror" > in the streets of this place learned that it was the intention of the > authorities to have him arrested and he rode over to Andover the other > morning in time to go south on Conductor Morrison's train and departed, it > is hoped to return no more forever. The town is well rid of him and could > yet spare several more of his class. > > DICK MILLER's saloon license expires on Friday and it is hoped no renewal > will be granted as the place has been notably obnoxious. > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert > January 5, 2010 > [email protected] > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I assume that this is the bridge directly north of Davis City, on the main drag going north toward Leon? Between town & the city park? This is the only bridge I can think of. The other was the RR bridge coming in to Davis City from the N.E. from Leon. That I know of. In 1883 the R.R. bridge would have been relatively new. Sharon R. Becker Ringgold County IAGenWeb Coordinator Ringgold County IAGenWeb Home Page http://iagenweb.org/ringgold/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald M McClure" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 6:03 PM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] DAVIS CITY DOINGS.. >i wonder what bridge that "hundreds of people crossed every day" and "at > the river at this place" the writer's talkin' 'bout. anybody got a > clue?/......mac > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancee Seifert" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 1:51 PM > Subject: [IADECATU] DAVIS CITY DOINGS.. > > >> The Journal >> Leon, Iowa >> August 16, 1883 >> >> HORTON is having the Commercial House painted up in good style. >> >> Arnold & Jackson have moved their meat market into A.G. Scott & son's >> building. >> >> J.E. BARBER came home a few days ago from a trip among his customers and >> put >> up his medicine wagon in the shed at the Leachman barn and during the >> night >> some thief broke into the wagon and stole some liniment and expectorant. >> They probably had a bad cold and a colic. >> >> Several of our "boys" attended the "Old Settler's" picnic at Andover on >> Wednesday, but we have not yet learned what sort of picnic they had. >> >> Two years ago, J.T. Johnson & Co.'s circus was advertised to be here and >> made several bills that were to be settled by the show, which failed to >> materialize at this point. Nothing was been known of it since until it >> was >> billed for Garden Grove yesterday, when all the old claims were gathered >> up >> and sent out after them. >> >> It is no easy matter to get up an excursion, and the success attained by >> Mr. >> PEASLEY in the one which left here Monday for a 3,000 mile ride over the >> Union Pacific railroad is a sure indication of the perseverance and >> energy >> of the man. It is yet too early for excursions from the fact it is >> impossible for farmers to leave their work, as it is to go on such a long >> journey, but they started out with seventeen persons. >> >> RASMUSSEN and his wife have separated, but are now at loggerheads over >> the >> property. >> >> It might be of interest to some of your readers to note the fact that the >> Commercial is still dead. >> >> JORDAN KOGER, who lives north of Decatur, was here to mill on Tuesday. >> >> The road supervisor put up signs to indicate that the bridge across the >> river at this place is "dangerous," but the hundreds of people who cross >> it >> every day are not at all scared. The fact is that the bridge is not >> dangerous, the approach at the south end is not good but the bridge >> itself >> is sound. The whole trouble grew out of the fact that Judge Harvey >> granted >> an injunction restraining J.S. CLARK and JAS. BOLDMAN from cutting a >> ditch >> to run the water off certain streets under the Corner drug store, whereat >> they took offense, and refuse to have the bridge repaired at the cost of >> the >> county and the supervisor, JAMES BALDWIN, declines to have it done by >> those >> who have road tax to work out. >> >> Two gentlemen who were returning from the funeral of C.A. GILLHAM in a >> buggy >> at a late hour on Sunday night, were stopped by some large animal when >> near >> the Mrs. DAVIS place east of town, and they were unable to learn what it >> was >> At first it was disposed to dispute the passage with them, but finally >> ambled off and jumped over a fence and disappeared in the darkness. It >> is >> said that other parties have seen a suspicious looking creature at the >> same >> place and some have thought it was a bear. >> >> Your correspondent visited Kellerton a few days ago and was particularly >> interested in the new elevator being built there by J.W. FULLER, whose >> mill >> was burned last winter. The building in process of erection is 58 by 60 >> feet, and of sufficient heighth to render the handling of grain an easy >> and >> profitable business. Mr. FULLER deserves to receive a cordial >> indorsement >> from the citizens of the town for his enterprise. He will put in all the >> machinery necessary for the business, including a 30 horse power engine. >> >> WILLIAM BURRELL, the man who recently announced himself as a "holy >> terror" >> in the streets of this place learned that it was the intention of the >> authorities to have him arrested and he rode over to Andover the other >> morning in time to go south on Conductor Morrison's train and departed, >> it >> is hoped to return no more forever. The town is well rid of him and >> could >> yet spare several more of his class. >> >> DICK MILLER's saloon license expires on Friday and it is hoped no renewal >> will be granted as the place has been notably obnoxious. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert >> January 5, 2010 >> [email protected] >> >> www.iagenweb.org/decatur >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. 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