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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
10
New Year activities fill the town with visits and sales. At Young's Hardware folks discuss pneumonia symptoms for 191F Grandma Chaffin while John Kelly plans to stay through spring with his children. Auctions at Gaynors draw crowds with bids on clothing and lumber while many locals travel to see kin in Donnan, Strawberry Point, and Hawkeye.
Financial summary shows receipts and balances for the brothers fund. On hand figures from last report, receipts totaling 1645 65, payments 1646 65, leaving a balance. General Fund shows cash on hand from last report and receipts. figures 117 58 and 196 41 respectively.
About twenty friends of Joe Wilson and wife gave them a New Year's surprise in honor of their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. A delightful time is reported by all and many reminiscences attended the kind wishes of those in attendance. There is no better farm fence made than the Pittsburg Perfect. It is electric welded and will not give. HB, W. Gray sells it. Att
Smithfield lists a series of social visits and events from last week including W A Payne injuring his arm on a belt pulley and recovering, Hopton and wife returning from Union after Christmas, F J Ressler and wife returning from Hawkeye, various visits by Mra Kiel and Mrs Adams, Christmas gatherings with the Payne and Sperry families, teaching assignments for Miss Elizabeth Upton, sleigh rides, and a New Year dinner hosted by Herb Paul and wife along with several local residents.
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