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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
3
Enthusiasm grows for an event with two person baskets auctioned for prizes. Prof Dele Lane attends for one evening as attendees, both gentlemen and ladies, are asked to wear masks and enjoy a dressy program with no dancing.
The Misses Knewell and Cassidy announce a Spring Millinery Opening on Friday March 31 and Saturday April 1. A large line of beautifully trimmed hats and bonnets will be on display for selection. Come everyone.
Indrian W. Oicey of this place marries Kate Rollins of Hudson in a Hull area ceremony. The groom is a lifelong Hull resident and former Hull Public School attendee. They reside at John Cornforth farm two miles northeast of town with many friends offering best wishes.
The text announces a meeting on Monday at 8 o'clock to discuss business relating to the armory and civil organization of the company. The notice emphasizes preparatory action and organizational matters for members.
The Johnete property features a commodious house and garden tract with negotiable terms. For full particulars inquire of J H Reimann, Iowa State Bank.
Wheat 63, Harley 30. Oats 21. Carn 60 Hoga 3.30. Warren makes faces. Gentle March begins to shape up. Trimmed hat sale at Mrs BE Ballard’s with new styles. A new Rock Rapids paper planned. Millinery opening at Ulisses Knewell Cassidy’s Friday and Saturday. Boomer Bros buy a new safe from Alpine Safe of Cincinnati. A colored orator failed to draw a crowd. Spring tonic claims to keep you well all summer. Gallard loses pocketbook with money inside. Res Walters returned from below. Jim’s Toughnuts and pies require extra delicacies. Hens laying well. eggs 9 to 11 cents. Corporal Sullivan lectured on Santiago and Garrack with G I cavalry.
Misses Knewel and Cassidy advertise trimmed hats next Friday and Saturday. The Spencer Herald notes its own reduced size and changes in style. Mrs P McKellar of Rock Valley mourns. A F McKellar, a State Bank of Hull assistant cashier, mourns his mother. A McGregor thief steals and sells a team. pursued by Clayton sheriff, captured, and returned. Detroit Free Press reports Detroit Training School entertainment at Arion Hall with Rip Van Winkle monologue by Herbert A Boragua, praised for faithful portrayals.
In Hull area, Maltby family sues for lease rights as Mrs. Sawyer seeks ejectment to reclaim the farm. Attorneys for both sides argue before Justice Hazard, with a ruling pending on jurisdiction after adjournment. The crowd fills the courtroom as the case proceeds to the next session.
A 4A jury was demanded and the marbing session spent securing six honest men to listen to testimony and decide the case on its merits. The following are the jurors Ballard Hollister Lensink Weir Okey Rombough.
A father’s sorrowful tribute recalls the death of the editor’s only son who left home four months ago to work in a Randolph Nebraska bank. The note speaks of faith, hope, mourning, and the belief in eternal life through Christian promises as the family endures loss.
A traveling man claims a dog named Towser proves reincarnation, noting Towser’s social shifts. In winter he roams with wealthy New York families, while in plain quarters he eats with a plain woman. Towser greets elites at social events but avoids ordinary acquaintances, and has even skipped meals during weddings. The Indianapolis Journal reports with a humorous tone.
Mr B A McCann recounts ten years in west Africa with cannibal tribes of the Gaboon. He describes a chief offering smoked native thigh and the chief’s remark about white men eating white men. He notes the Mpengwes are ferocious yet industrious, with skilled pottery and cooking, preferring human flesh and game. Moonshine linked to stammering in a London Globe note.
The piece recounts a series of tal iabe specimens discovered from 14th Aec to 1860 and last fall in Lake Te Anau fields. It details the bird’s vivid blue head and neck, olive green wings, white tail under feathers, and a pink equilateral triangle bill. Fossil data show wider ancient distribution, now scarce near New Zealand’s glacial regions.
Property notice offering a house and several lots featuring a barn a good well a cistern and a cellar. Inquiries directed to C. BR. Brown. 46 tf.
A compendium of social visits and local happenings around Sheldon including Mr. and Mrs. Chan W. Brink at Sheldon Tu sday, Leonard Moret's business in Sheldon on Monday, visits by Mise Nettie Meredith, and Willard Meredith with Judy at Matlock. A group outing to Sheldon led by Messrs Werk, Dean Miller, Starkweather and their wives featured a hob sleigh ride with two light mishaps yet enjoyed by all.
Fragmentary text notes setters remain uncalled for at the P O Su erre for the INDEX indicating a procedural or clerical issue. The wording hints at a post office location and indexing task but lacks clear names dates or actions.
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