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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1905
Page
2
Rumors swirl about the Benton County Fair with claims of managers seeking to seize the fair land. Managers deny the charges and offer to sell stock at half price while defending the fair’s moral plan. The piece urges unity to protect the fair as a county institution and local business interest.
IEHES Hill and son Clyde, E. thand W.S. Basset of Eden St shipped a heavy train of cattle and hogs. Eleven cattle cars and nearly as many hog cars carried prime cattle in top condition bringing top prices.
Corbach and Lawis announce a two week Fall Opening Sale starting Sarundar Sept Iles. Tom carries a tremendous stock and is noted countywide for enterprise and fair dealing. They extend a cordial invitation to all to inspect their fall goods.
Mrs. Adaline Reynolds headlines a Friday program of music and reading at the M E Church in Vinton. The audience will enjoy performances by Geo Moody Hake Bros Miss Woodhull Mrs Tanner Frank Hayward Miss Knutz Winifred Hayes and others as promised. Don't forget the date.
Grant Edmonds, a Robinson wagon shop employee, was killed Saturday night when struck by a southbound passenger train. He slipped on the track while returning home and died instantly. his body was found by a freight crew. He was a single man about 40 years old, a longtime fire department member, and well liked. Funeral services were held Monday at his brother Samuel Edmonds’s home. Rev. Rumsey officiated. The county’s criminal docket is notably heavy with 30 cases on trial as the mill of justice grinds slowly under Judge Burnham, with C. Nichols and F. G. Bryner overseeing. Miss Wickes, a 20-year-old well known in Washington, is mentioned among the cases.
Company G has consented to give their famous Bell Bar Drill at the fair grounds this afternoon under Lieut D Acres. It won praise at Des Moines last spring with Gov Cummins army officers and the Des Moines press all calling it unusually good. Don’t miss seeing it.
T C A Notes report Tilford Academy opened on Monday with unusually large fall term attendance though many students remain home for duties and work delaying their arrival. Commercial teacher H T Jett arrived after a Chicago visit with cousin Emory Jett. Herbert C Shaddock of Sea H A N Y spends two days with Professor Smith, head of the science department. Literary societies schedule first programs next week with Philomatheans meeting Tuesday and Philologians Thursday evenings.
Chicago Sept 6 quotations on the board of trade for wheat oats and produce. Prices listed for Sept contracts with opening highs lows and closes. Include dairy and meat items with varied prices for butter eggs cheese and assorted produce. New York produce figures cited for creamery and western poultry and fowl prices.
In the hippodrome contests and races the Norris and Rowe show has grown from a dog and pony act to a big circus spectacle with expert riders. Noted performers Rose Dockrill Frank Miller Geo Holland Dolly Miller Austin King Wm Sutton Jos Haines Mlle Julien Estella Settler are billed for the Vinton engagement on September 26, with both matinee and evening performances.
The M. E. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will meet with Mrs. S. T. Shortess Thursday afternoon for annual officer elections. Epworth League Devotional Services drew large crowds last Sunday with a discussion on Practical Christianity and aims to double membership. At the Church of Christ next Lordsday regular services include preaching at 10:30, Sunday school at noon, board meeting at 3, Senior Endeavor at 6:30, and 7:30 p.m. preaching on The Student at the Head of the Class. Juniors meet at 3 for their first session since vacation. all are invited to attend.
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