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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1905
Page
2
Evangelists and Mohn open a week long series at Prairie U B Church starting September 3 with evening sessions to illustrate songs. President Kephart of Western College will preach the first Sunday morning service.
Ringling Brothers World’s Greatest Shows announce special excursion rates for travel to Cedar Ray BL circus exhibitions. The season features 370 artists in equestrian, acrobatic, and aerial acts, 650 horses, a Field of the Cloth of Gold pantomime, a vast menagerie with rare animals, and a Roman hippodrome revival. A three mile long street parade opens circus day.
Vinton, heart of the corn belt, hosts large canning plants that export millions of corn cans nationwide and abroad. Local workers, including many youths, find steady employment as the industry reports record output and growing demand for corn products.
The community of Van Herne outlines a Labor Day program with officers and committees led by President Win. Bawingardne and Secretary H. Alvin Burns. Funds raised set a record for the town with plans for speeches races baseball and other entertainments plus ample accommodations for a large crowd.
William J. Bryan, en route from Washington to Lincoln, declares Lee M. Shaw impossible as presidential timber. He cites broad opposition in the southeast and west, says he has studied public sentiment during his touring, and questions current prosperity and its impact on American homes and families.
The readable lines mention Fred Rowan G AR Covert and P M in unclear context with references to AGT and JJW. The fragment suggests a clerical list or roster. No coherent event or dated action is observable.
A through special train for Denver will depart Cedar Rapids at 8:30 a.m. September 4th with chair cars tourist cars and standard sleepers arriving in Denver the next morning at 11 a.m. Tourist cars will also depart Center Point Walker Tipton Brooklyn Grinnell and Newton around 7:00 a.m. The official route of the WLR C with Eleanor J. Hawk state president and staff on board. For details contact the nearest ticket agent.
Anna Kimm 62 died Tuesday at rest home after dropsy and asthma. Survived by sons Jake and Gen Kimm and daughter Mrs F Schuetterly. Services held at New Jerusalem Church with Rev Parmelee. burial at adjacent cemetery. Norway Signal notes fair ticket policy and appeals for patronage to fund the 1905 fair.
One man urges widows to fill a pension form he has crafted after thirty years in the field. Capt E H Colcord offers to complete it for twenty five cents, or free if needed. He invites soldiers attending the reunion to use his office as headquarters during their visit.
Mrs Geo Fenton entertained her Sunday School girls on the lawn Thursday evening with a surprise fry for the young men. Ice cream and cake were served. Present were Misses Nellie Brody Nellie Pitts Grace Williamson Olive Bordwell Ina Burns Bessie Elson Bessie Keefer and Ray Miller Samuel Koupp Albert Wilson Forman Harper Lucian Pitts Ernest Wagner and Mr and Mrs Geo Robbins.
Mondigo August 21, 105 Mr Gee, N Jameson and wife of Vinton celebrated fifty years of marriage. The couple, long residents of Vinton, raised a large family and contributed as honored, active citizens. Friends wish them many more anniversaries.
Geo Schrader and Miss Gertrude Kirkman of near Van Horn were married at the Presbyterian church in Vinton by Dr. Hirscher on the morning of August 23. A sizable party traveled from Van Horn to witness the ceremony.
Ernest Worthin Court Evans Ora Evans William Davy alias William Wilson and Mattie Bove among six inmates who tunneled through a jail floor on a hot Sunday night using iron braces from their cots. Sheriff Youell found the hole during his rounds as others slept. The six fled toward the river crossing and attempted thefts followed, including a horse and a hearse, with Davy sought for 25 dollars bounty.
Bert Gaylor was arrested by Deputy Marshal Bumgardner on a Saturday night for stealing Mrs. Maude Wood’s pocket book from Fowler meat market. He waived preliminary hearing and was jailed on 600 dollars bail after failing to post. The book held six dollars.
Through Special Sleepers Comrade J B Dennis of Traer Iowa arranged with the Rock Island System two Pullman sleepers to depart Traer at 10 00 am August 30 via Iowa Falls the Blinds Central to Omaha then Rock Island to Colorado Springs and Denver For full information contact J B Dennis or C R I P railway agent in Traer Iowa or nearest ticket agent of the company
Lightning struck the Parmeter farm house two miles north of town on Monday afternoon. Mrs. Chas Parmeter, sitting in a hammock, was knocked senseless and the children were stunned. The house had minor damage. F G Bryner family and C H Plattenburg family camping nearby faced a scare as the party, except Mrs Bryner, were out on a river in a large boat under a tree hit by the strike. after landing, Mrs Bryner had a severe shock but no other injuries or damage were found.
A series of transfers includes Martha A Martin to Charles E Brewer in Vinton. Fred Lee to Henry Voss, Ettta M Budd to Allen J Budd with multiple parcels, Joelpha Brown to A A Fetherkile, John Fo Feuerbach to Keystone Lodge No. 1 O. O. F., and others. Notable values listed: several parcels in Grand Gulf, Belle Plaine, Blairs town, and Vinton with prices like 34000, 5000, 800, 600, 1800, 4610, and 400. Specific lot descriptions reference townships, blocks, and streets across Vinton, Belle Plaine, Jones ad, and surrounding areas.
Change of landlords at the Oxford hotel in Traer as A Hinebaugh surrenders his lease to E P Crew and son H C Crew of Vinton. They operate the Traer hotel under H C Crew and Co while continuing to run Hotel Balyea in Vinton until November. Elder Mr Crew will oversee Traer and spend most time there.
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