Times Office Upgrades to Westinghouse Electric Motor
Last week the Times office replaced the gas line engine with a new Westinghouse electric motor, boosting efficiency. Under recent management the paper has improved constantly, now boasting top equipment and a clean, modern layout. The July 13 issue carried a record 470 inches of local advertising, reflecting strong merchant support. Maggie M Morrison born September 24 1840 near Belfast Ireland died July 11 1905 Newhall Iowa after long church affiliations and faithful Christian service.
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Times
Westinghouse
Iowa
Vinton
Thomas D. van Osten
Pawnee Bill
Ben
Maggie M. Morrison
Belfast
Ireland
America
Newhall
U. P
Fairview
Ohio
M. E. Church
Advertised Letter List for Week Ending July 22 1905
List of names published for undelivered mail including Fred McVay Ed McCann B Owen M M Peter Mrs Martha Schultz and Mrs Ann S. Week ending July 22 1905. Names suggest local residents awaiting letters in the period.
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Fred McVay
McCann
B. Owen
M. Peter
Martha Schultz
Ann S
Barn Fire Destroys Farm Near Vinton
Price Smouse of Eden township four miles southeast of Vinton reported his barn and contents burned last Monday while helping neighbor Elof Peterson harvest. About 11 o clock the barn was enveloped in smoke and burned to the ground, destroying hay grain machinery, the chicken house and shed. Insurance covered the loss.
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Price Smouse
Vinton
Eden Township
Price
Elof Peterson
Picnic in Knupp's Pasture Sunday School Event
The Methodist Sunday school invites all ages to a woodland picnic in Knupp's pasture one mile east of town on Tuesday August 1. A shuttle from the Methodist church will transport attendees free of charge for the day with plenty of amusements for everyone.
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Methodist Sunday School
Knupp‘s
Union Young Peoples Meeting at Baptist Church
Church notes report the Union Young Peoples meeting set for next Sunday evening at the Baptist church with India as the discussion topic. Representatives from each church will give sketches on missionary work in India.
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Union Young Peoples
Baptist Church
India
Bumper Year for Iowa Promises Strong Crops
Des Moines reports a favorable week for rapid corn and hay growth with heat and humidity followed by electric storms on the 19th. Heavy showers occurred in the eastern central region while four-fifths of the state stayed notably below normal rainfall. Corn progress is strong with harvests underway for oats barley and hay. Pastures potatoes garden crops and berries are good and grapes show promise.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Farm for sale near Blairstown on 500 acres
For sale is the G. M. Kirk farm adjoining Blairstown totaling about 500 acres. Available as two whole or in parts. Inquiries should go to Mrs. Kirk in Blairstown or lw3 Cato Sells in Vinton. Also offers low loan rates on farms with optional payments presented by Gru. R. Kyave.
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G. M. Kirk
Blairstown
Gru. R. Kyave
Vinton Merchants Urge Local Support and Pride
In a Benton county plea, Vinton merchants praise local trade and urges residents to buy at home. The piece touts honest goods, lists key local stores across dry goods, clothing, shoes, groceries, furniture, and more, and warns that shopping Chicago mail order hurts towns and schools. It cites Phenomenal Kraus and Wanamaker as advertising advocates and urges readers to keep wealth circulating locally.
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Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Chicago
Times Office
Benton County
Times
Kirk’s Dry Goods Co
W. Jervis
The
American
Hayward-Glock
Wadle & Robinson
Alva Morrison
J.A. Bills & Son
J. D. Elwood & Co
Thompson, Plumb & Co
Harry L. Strong
Gilmore & Allim
Jameson Bros
Dan Bryan
A. M. Rose
Brown « Son
Farin Jmyplements
Bryan
Hartrend, Millinery
Irvine Sisters
Smeltzer Bros. Furniture
McElroy& Latham
W. Strippel
Try Racket
Moelk & Elisner
Phenomenal Kraus
Patent Medicine Company
Wanamaker
Kraus
Belle Plaine
Garrison
Shellsburg
Atkins
Norway
Blairstown
Luzerne
van Horne
Keystone
Newhall
Watkins
Urbana
Great Affliction in a Brandon Home
The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Mat Roman died last Saturday after falling ill the prior Thursday. Three other children are dangerously ill with a suspected poison. The deceased was John Christian Roman, age one year and six months, buried July 2 in Brandon Cemetery with Rev. Earle Lockhart officiating.
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Mat Roman
Jno
Christian Roman
Brandon
Earle, Lockhart
Conscience Money Sent To Garrison Hog Theft Case
Three years after a hog theft in Garrison, B W Gardner receives a letter postmarked in Garrison. It admits the crime and says the writer, wanting to reform, returns fifteen dollars covering the hog price plus interest.
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B. W. Gardner
Garrison
Eastern Democrats Turn Toward Bryan for Presidential Nomination
After attending the Elks national conclave in Buffalo New York, Jerry Sullivan and Norman Mack report a shift in eastern Democratic sentiment toward William Jennings Bryan. They say eastern Democrats will support Bryan if he runs, viewing him as a true Democratic figure and ally to Roosevelt’s reform agenda.
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Bryan
East
Jerry Sullivan
Bufalo
N. Y
the Elks
Norman E. Mack
Mack
New York
Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Barton Pauley laid to rest after long illness
Barton Pauley, a highly respected Vinton citizen and church member, died Sunday after a years long illness. He leaves a wife and three sons. His funeral at the M E church was largely attended with Rev De Witt Clinton delivering the sermon and the Modern Woodmen and Odd Fellows conducting the graveside service.
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Vinton
M. E. Church
Pauley
Woodmen
Odd Fellows Lodges
de Witt Clinton
Odd Fellows
Grand Army Special Train to Denver
The Grand Army special train to Denver is led by Captain H. M. Pickel of Des Moines with Department Commander S. H. Harper assigning him to oversee the Rock Island route. The train departs Des Moines at 2:00 PM on September 1st and Omaha at 7:30 PM, arriving Denver at 11:00 AM on September 2nd, with chair cars and Pullman sleepers from Iowa. Mrs. E. J. Hawk and staff of the Womens Relief Corps will accompany the train. inquiries go to Captain Pickel or John G. Farmer in Cedar Rapids.
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S. H. Harper
H. M Pickel
Des Moines
Grand Army
Rock Island
Denver
Omaha
Iowa
Solid
Womens Relief Corps of
E.J. Hawk
Colfax
H. M. Pickel
John G. Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Birthday Reunion For Mrs Anna Michaels Henkle
A long remembered birthday reunion was held for Mrs Anna Michaels Henkle born July 24 181s in Virginia. The gathering at her daughter Mrs Bell Robinsons Garrison Iowa included many relatives from Illinois Ohio Wisconsin and Kansas City with nine great grandchildren. Despite blindness she enjoys good health and the event featured a large lawn feast and ample ice cream.
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Anna Michaels Henkle
Virginia
Springfield
Ohio
Henkle
Henry
James Henkle
Wilford
Robinson
Lepley
Wisconsin
H. H. Wilson
Wellman
Chas. Riggs
Alice Sanburn
Orris
Cedar Rapids
T. W. Dawes
Mt. Auburn
la Porte City
Chas. Dawels
Shellsburg
Wilford Familes
Vinton
Geo. Stickney
Viola Miller
Minnie Usher
D. C. Knapp
James Rogers
van Horne
Pearl Jordan
Kansas City
Grandma Henkle
Rebecca Picnic At Minnie Estema Lake
A Urbana Rebecca gathering on Wednesday July nineteenth enjoyed a cool prelude after a night shower. Buggies carried families to Lake Minnie Estema for fishing boating and a lawn feast with dinner and a ride on the White Plume. Mrs Lidia Dingman and Mrs Belle McCoy were praised for leading fishing and social efforts, ending with plans for future picnics.
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Urbana
Lake Minnie Estema
Lidia Dingman
Belle McCoy
Minnie Estema
Rebecca
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J. D. Ellwood & CO
Vinton, Iowa
Church Notes
Christian Church
Charles Donels
Oak Grove
Gertie Bell
Pueblo
Colo
Maude McKee
Maude Buttrick
Dr. Hilcher
Christian Sunday School
Presbyterian
Christian C. E. Society
Myrtle Underwood
Belle MeElhaney
Grace Robbins
Foreman Harper
the Baptist Church
D.C. Knupy's Pasture
Conscience Money
Geo. Correll
Beibersheimer Building
Court House
Barton Pauley
Kennedy
Rebecca Picnic
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