The Chicago World's Fair, also known as the Colombian Exposition of 1893, was visited by 27 million people from all over the world. It ran from May 1 to October 31, 1893 and proved to be a very popular vacation destination for many residents of Allamakee Co. I have extracted the names of World's Fair visitors from 1893 editions of the Postville Review. Although I am quite sure this list is not all-inclusive of everyone who visited the Fair from the area, the list is interesting. A study of the other local Allamakee Co. papers would undoubtedly double the number of people on this list.

Mrs. A--VARD John BECKHAUS Mrs. Matt BEUCHER Mrs. CH.H. BLANCHAINE, of Ossian Henry BOSSACKER and wife G. BRANDT W.N. BURDICK Chas. and Josie BURLING Mrs. Chas BURNHAM Miss Sarah CARRAGHER W.I. CHASE and wife, Gilbert and Ada A.B. COOK and wife P. DAUBENBERGER and two sons R.N. DOUGLASS and all his family, her mother Frank DUNNING John DUNNING Blanch DURNO John DURNO Miss Josephine DURNO Will DURNO T.B. EASTON, from Garner, and daughter, Miss Anna EASTON of Postville Thos. FLEMING and three sons Mrs. J. GLINES Philip GORDANIER and wife Arthur GORDON, of Rock Valley Ben. GORDON Ed GORDON "Dr." GORDON Jas. GORDON Orin GORDON (attended twice) Mrs. GORHAM and son J.H. GRAY Mrs. HAMILTON John HAMMEL Rev. HAND and daughter E. HARRIS Geo. W. HARRIS Herman HARRIS Sam HARRIS Mrs. Wm. HARRIS, son and daughter Mr. A. HART Mr. and Mrs. John HART Thos. HENDERSON and two sons, Leonard and Marion Mrs. HOYT Miss Alice KERR Chas. KERR and wife Miss Mary KLEIN John KLUSS and wife J.R. LAUGHLIN John LEUI and wife Mr. and Mrs. Will LEUI Halvor LIEN Mrs. Chas. MAKEPEACE John MALONEY John McCABE Mrs. McEWEN and Ethel Hattie McKINLEY Mr. and Mrs. M.Y. McMASTER and both daughters Ellen M. McMASTER Dan McNEIL and wife

W.C. McNEIL, Grace and 'Gus' John H. MEIER, wife and two children Mrs. Lena MEYER Miss Clara MICKELSON J.F. MILLER Fred MOSS Mr. and Mrs. J.S. MOTT Mr. and Mrs. Wm. MOTT Dennis MURPHY Mike MURPHY M.F. MURPHY and wife, of Grand Forks Jos. NICOLAY and wife Miss NORTHCOTT, of McGregor. Mr. and Mrs. OEHRIG and two sons Mr. and Mrs. Ellison ORR Jas. ORR Fred PANNCKE J.M. PIXLER and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Henry POESCH Wm. POLLAS and wife Sara PRESCOTT E.H. PRIOR and wife Miss Jennie PRIOR Miss Mae PRIOR John QU--LTZ and wife Geo. REDHEAD and wife David RILEY and wife, of Hardin Mrs. F.W. ROBERTS [visited twice] John RUCKDASCHEL Maggie RUCKDASCHEL Mr. and Mrs. J.H. SANDERS Fred SCHARA John SCHROEDER Chas. SCHULTZ Wm. SCHULTZ and wife Mr. and Mrs. SENHOLZ Miss Emma SENHOLZ Ed. SHEEHY Mr. and Mrs. Jas. SHEEHY Mrs. Benj. SMITH Miss Bertha SONNKALB Mrs. Edw. STAADT Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey STAADT Arthur STILES and wife N.W. STILES and wife and two daughters, of Boston John STOPSACK Miss Cora STRIKE Arthur SWENSON B.F. TAYLOR (visited in Postville on way to fair) John THOMA and wife Mr. and Mrs. Wm. THOMA Paul TOPEL and wife, of Frankville F.W. TULLER and wife Mrs. D.N. TURNER Ed WATERS W.S. WEBSTER, wife and daughter Henry WEIHE Horace WELLS and wife John P. WELZEL and wife Loui WELZEL John WINKOWITSCH and wife

~the names extracted from various issues of the Postville Review by Sharyl Ferrall

Return to 'Lil Bits index

HOME