New Hampton Tribune (Newspaper) - June 30, 1955, New Hampton, Iowa Centennial Edition The New Tribune 1855 VOLUME 84 NUMBER 28 Founded 16, 1875 SEW HIKE 30, 1855 A Dedication It is with great humility that we take stock of ourselves and realize that the great things of today in a large the product of the teachings and groundwork laid for us many years ago by our families and loved ones of whom are not now If this Tribune Centennial edition is of some merit it is be- cause of the lessons learned from the wisdom and knowledge of our great For that it is only fitting that this edition should be to the memory of Eugene J. who from 1910 to 1947 was the Publisher of the New Hampton As a publisher and a he was unselfish in his stern in his fearless in his lavish in his kind in his mindful of his and reverent and humble his In his we are proud to dedicate this edition of his i John E. BASSETT 1876 PETITION TO THE BOARD OF Etc. Editor Having a few moments this I thought 1 could not improve them in a better way than giving you n few items of interest from this On account of bad roads for the past few weeks business has appeared rather but we an- lively times as soon as the roads are in suitable tion for For the past few days our town has been under an unusual ex- over an attempt to re- move our courteous and modest from the It only remains to be seen whether Pratt will override the wishes of our people or a dreds names weic sent to quarters ting against the clandestine r e- moval of one who his filled the office with credit to himself and honor to an appreciative If Pratt treats our people with ho will find in hot at the next Onr town can boast of A O. Rowley has invented a Iron which is by competent to lie just the thing A patent has boon applied and in the sny that n patent will be issued just as soon it cnn bo ranched through the routine of the process. This a fortune into the pockets of A. The construction of the is ly it must be It is constructed that the draft cnn bo thrown on or more of the with and nt the pleasure of the II is just such a one as is needed in or where three horses arc Persons wishing to use this new and improved invention must apply to the inventor at Our genial friend J. T. er has resigned the office of tice of the and Hon. Tucker has been appointed to fill the It is rumored that Mr. H. will form a with Henry Trask for the practice They will make a strong team for any A petition is in and it is being numerously asking the Hon. Board of to appropriate one hundred dollars to grade and turnpike certain mound spring on the town line about a mile and a quarter north from this The road is able at that greatly to the inconvenience of the It is to be hoped that the Board will grant the prayer of for cannol do a er act than by so A building association is being i organized for the purpose of building n The stock is nearly all At the opening of spring there will be new buildings eroded Abel S. Dan Bull Js First Hotel Here in 1857, Corner TELEPHONE IN OPERATION New 2'i, The telephone in here and the lint fho wire is in use all the conducting until Mont says that it IT him thai is nt other end of the wire all the time and that has something by the tone of her New July 23, Green apples arc on the smali hoy the tor and the father Perhaps in the history of hotels I of New the Brinks located near bridge was really the first place offering accommodations for the weary traveler the ness was referred to more as a as was the Forrest City another wayside ing n mile west of Going back to the Brinks our good Misses lie and Mary McDonald ber their Richard stopped over night at the Brinks House on his way to ua to pay his Mr. ald lived on the farm now owned by Linus and a goodly jaunt it was traveling as Mr. Donald on About 1857 Dan Shook erected a building where travelers might find The upper story was one large room con- 10 bads The tions were rather makeshift but in the early day nonetheless by pioneers traveling by covered wagon o r rt was located where Sarah's Shoppe is Don A. was the next who in turn sold it to W. D. who added the west main The next John Dixon added an cast wing and for years it was known as a directory published in 1R78 by New ton it listed but two the House and the Sherman sold to Filch and in 1881 the place was consumed by Brothers built at the mer Garage This hotel was first known as The Linden and er The was ed by The Arlington The Arlington at the location haps the best known hotel of the early It was built by John D. D. McDonald managed it for It was finally sold to Fred Boos and Dr. a These owners re- modeled it and for quite time New Hampton boasted the j best hotel west of the It was beautifully furnished j and was famed throughout the j ea as its sister places of i such it was also destroyed by a decided blow to tlic j The Central House constructed by E. H. Yarger of was erected by Daniel Pepper who sold to C. H. dough and in turn to O. Yarger assumed in 1882 and for a time it was known as the Yarger It was situated on the jusi east of the Public Lou Sprague operated it for a time and when Frank quired it became known a- Central Frank ami Mr. were two other day The changed to the Mrs. Carrie Opdyke formal opening of the i Central House last night she opened the i hotel to the lie once About fifty her intimate friends had orders for dinner at SO a and this number about other who hear about the opening were privileged to enjoy most excellent consisting of most dishes well and excellently A most pleasant surprise participated on both Ian and guests when the N Hampton cornet band lirn On Pase New Hampton Planned Centennial Celebration Back In Wit April 6, 1876. Why can't the asaw county hold a Gram tennial Now Hampton on the comins If everybody could Vl to Philadelphia we wouldn't need other but most of us must stay at there is no reason why we a grand in commemoration of those limes when men with and hands crushed out every other every other and fought tor their country fought when the starved and empty stomach in gnawed almost as fiercely as the chilling blast fought when the bloodshed by bullets mingled with that which dropped from by the frozen Let us bring up once more to view the men of those times and see how they compare with modern man with his trafficking his his unclean habits of making of his his solicitude about his his his his and his The day is big with heroic It is thronged with the shadows of mighty deeds and mighty Let us kindle once more the fires of patriotism which lit the beacons of the We suggest that a meeting of the citizens of our county be at Lul this be at- tended by the substantial citizens from all parts of the and let us pay a tribute to stern virtues of those men which will alike honor the living and the Shall New Hampton Jan. 15 Co. is not usually behind her bors in matters of public im- provement but unless the prise now being pushed for curing the wires of the Iowa and Minn. Telephone Co. receives prompt encouragement we shall be The Co. asks no only the purchase of a certain amount of message tickets in ad- vance as a pledge of To reciprocate for the money the company gives 20 percent pre- This is a fair proposition from a Co. having complete Now is the time to strike for Let us have communications with our sister Mr. Driggs who is ing the matter has the tion If he misses you in his call on him and help it you can't take subscribe for at least a book and get worth of Oct. 4, Sand has an annual income of IMPROVEMENTS IN NEW HAMPTON November 9, towns in Iowa can boast of more sub- stantial progress in ments than can We at this twenty-three dwelling those of W. L. E. T. Foster and D. 13. being especially finer residence beside the brick stone block of O. B. Sherman and the building for county ces built this The ings erected are all to be by the Another such year of progress and New Hampton can afford to stop growing for 1883 April trade and work is opening up Patronize the new barber shop next door west of J. Phillip's blacksmith prop. Miss Ella Pond has been fering severly the past week from a wound in the hand caused by a rusty Met. Linderman has had a new arrival at his little H. Vail has sold his town perty to W. Avery Cleary has purchased the building occupied by Doctor Miss Minnie Howe began her school in district last Mike Carroll has returned from Nashua to put in his Ma Parker of New has come down to take charge of this the sidewalk Superstitions March 23, Yarn spun by a girl under the age of seven years possesses ex- Linen made of it furnishes the best bandages for gouty and when wrought into garments forms a complete coat of not only against bullet and but even against the more formidable operations of The very yarn itself can be wound into unerring musket who sow flax seed during the tell some confounded otherwise the yarn will never bleach Thp cast by child should be swallowed mother to insure a new of White specks on the nails I By bending the head to trial hollow or the arm the initial tcr of the name of one's future spouse is j. Foreign Trade Needed In 1885 Jan. 22 1885 all the great nations extending their commerce in every it is evident the States will not be content cupy its present ignoble POSH Our people are and their trading propensities are strongly They will not be content to lag in the rear in the race for commercial So their energies been employed in opening upf the marvelous resources of own but they not be human if they did not fash to stand well in the world their own hence may expect that the party of the ture favor the creation of a merchant a and perhaps colonies or possessions in distant but to accomplish this we musl revise our j 1 Jan. 10, most ing statistics of the year past those which show the of The asylums 'the without tain a larger number of patients than they did a year the number of suicides fering from aberration of- was much greater than A distinguished expert in mental in commenting upon this condition of is one of the natural results of our fast civilization and foolish attempts to develop the while comparatively attention is paid to the con- dition of the body THE CITIZENS OF OFFER A SALUTE TO CHICKASAW COUNTY ON ITS CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY THE BO PEEP SHOP JOE AND HELEN KOSTKA PHONE 287-W NEW HAMPTON
