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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
10
A mixed column from Meigs Meigs Meigs Iowa covers court notices Christmas events and community updates. It notes a default judgment in Hoffman vs Harkness, church activities and Christmas Eve programs, local residents visiting relatives and traveling for holidays, and plans for the Twentieth Century club meeting. It also mentions church pastorship changes and local jokes about a newspaper editor’s political campaigning.
A contested election in which incumbent Cottrell, of Kingsley, faces a fight for the district seat. The house recount, led by J F Gibson’s committee, showed Cottrell with a slim lead of about fifteen votes. Fields remains confident, aided by attorney Geo C Scott and Geo A Jeffers handling matters in Des Moines and LeMars.
A local report notes Mr and Mrs C S Knapp visiting Sioux City with children while a family member is confined to bed with a disease. Also listed are Mr and Mrs J F Banke and Will and Frank Webber. Lon Fursee has completed a house on a farm bought last fall. His sister Mrs Stephens and family will live there. Miss Cora Schlotman and her father plan a week in Omaha to visit Schlotman’s mother whom he has not seen in twenty years.
Special correspondence notes Miss Louise Lanpop’s death at her Wisconsin home last week. Local social updates mention holiday shopping in Hawarden, ex exposure to smallpox leading to quarantine of Will Hare, and various residents with Christmas activities. Attendance at the Christmas dance is reported and Eric Youngstrom will run the banks in Brunskill’s absence.
On Friday December 13 1901 Henry Rosspacu of Big Springs District D D may recover a hog taken up by proving property and paying all expenses. The notice outlines rights and steps to reclaim the animal.
Special correspondence from Big Springs reports local holiday activities and daily life. Notes include Joel Nilson storing wood, A W Johnson doing business at A Lindblom’s, Pat Lindblom bathing during holidays, and Willie and Ward Peterson hauling corn to Alcester. Also mentions new residence painting, Sunday school vacancy, social events, and family visits amid harsh weather and hog cholera concerns.
Notice announces retirement from business effective January 1 1902 with instruction that all accounts be settled by cash or payable note before that date. Report notes a Catholic bazaar sleigh ride outing by young cast members ending comically with the sleigh driver leaving the team unattended and the thaw complicating the trip.
Stanton township ignores smallpox quarantine causing board of health concern. Merrill and Dr. Conniff from Sioux City intervene to calm fear and restore order. Sioux township reports many cases but quarantine now enforced. Bryson, Strobelin, and Webb families recovering with no spread risk. Drs Hillis and Cilley oversee Portland township cages.
Notice of a Watchnight Service at Akron M E church on Tuesday December 31 with a program from 9:00 pm including song and prayer led by Mrs Bartlett a symposium The Church in Revival a Sunday School segment by Neil Robertson Epworth League by Dr G H Wooton General Church by E A Fields 10:15 pm prayer service led by Ji Button sermon and altar service by the pastor Also notes about a local hen and cold snap reporting hens hatching chicks and theft of a nest with seven chicks observed by Walter Bennett and Mr Bennett
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