The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-14
Riceyille Items.
tfrom Our Regular correspondent

Two railroads?
Excitement again?
-.u4.Ir c.iua.iits III &c Ma ~
line?
Are they to have two railroads at
RiceviIIe!
Did you see Messrs. Williams and
Flynn hero lately?
Did Usage feel blue when q tcle-
gram was announced from Dubuque !?
Did Flynn say that the grading
would begin before he would leave
here?
By answer to each OF nine inter-
rogatores above, will say two short
words; you bet =.
What population OF Riccvillc will
you predict in 1890?
Mr.. Weaver, vi the firm OF Weaver
Il Vaughn, has returned from Mil
waukee, Wis, after purchasing q
stock goods for their store.
Miss Lizzie Schoonmaker who has
been East, visiting with her cousin,
Mrs. Parmlee, formerly Miss Dorc-
mus have come here; the latter is
visiting relatives.
What are we going to do on Deco
ration day? Take part in procession
to the yard where the soldiers
are buried and drop flowers upon
the graves and say, amen.
Gossip said that Mr.. E-S., Blaine's
voter, wanted the Riceville 2. g.,
and petitioned the Postmaster Gen
eral. Our old p. NJ, had an eye up
on him to see whether he should
kick himself out OF Office or not
His raised hair indicated anger.
In belief of the coming railroad
this season, J. s. Potter is soon to
have q new house built on the hun.
dred- dollar land, which he purchased
lately.
Three birthdays occurred on the
9th Of May. Passed quietly.
Some of the people say that they
do not believe in any reports till they
can see the locomotive and cars al.
ready here and then they Will believe
Most OF them are doubtful, but We
think that there is q good show fol
our road.
There is very bright prospect
for railroad at Riceville this season
DUDLEY Williams, President OF the
"Wapsie line" arrived here las,
week CTuesday) and has been here
since then, looking about the Wap.
sic matter. and then Mr.. Flynn, con.
tractor OF the w. R'y,, arrived here
last Thursday eve. They say that
the grading will begin in about .
week and will complete it from here
to independence within 90 days
Great jubilee. The surveyors have
been here about two weeks, reset
ting the stakes and leyeling for tho
grade. Meanwhile, we had expccta'
ton of one Wapsie Ry., only, thai
was to come here, but another re-
port from Usage, announcing q tele
gram from Dubuque last Thursday
morning that another Dubuque ant
North western Ry.," is to come from
Mona, in connection OF the Northern
Pacific Ry., via st. Paul, on the ole
survey to Stacyville and via Rice
vile. crossing the new Wapsie road
to Dubuque. The telegram sait
that meeting was held at Dubuque
the night before "wednesday ant
capitalists of st. Paul and Dubuque
were present and all the papers were
completed. No sooner had Smith
and Annis Of Usage received tele
gram from Dubuque, than they made
a "bee- line" for Riceville and report
ed to us. Excitement was running
high. The ID. & n. w. Road was t
run directly by Usage, but ha!
changed the plan We were informed
The Wapsie line runs on Thos. Nc
Cooks farm and the depot will b
there near town, or the track may
extend shortly onto ]. G. Fellows
place. We think the location viii
attract the town into Howard Co
Should Riceville be q large city, /
may lse called EAST Ricevile, How
ard county and the other part
"Ricevillc, Mitchell county"
I Let everyone help the Wapsi'
road, for the success of our farmer
and our town.
Judge Williams of Clayton count.
arrived here Saturday evening.
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