Hastings Plaindealer first issue chronicles 1879 Hastings
The Hastings Plaindealer Vol 1 No 1 dated March 20 1879 under H C Ayres as editor and proprietor is described with a seven column folio format. News ads directories and local notices list L T Genung attorney J T M Goddard notary public Andrew Purcell justice of the peace and more. The issue reports a sensational McCrary murder trial a near completion Congregational church prospective, local grain and market prices and community officers and clubs in Hastings Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois ‘Roberts
Hastings
Hastings Plaindealer
H. C. Ayres
L. T. Genung
J ™. S. Goddard
Andrew Purcell
Powell & Townsend
Julius Stalting
Wm.Vanarsdale
Perginson
Frank Wortman
Red Ribbon
Wm. Musselman
J. Wearin & Co
Mr. Rose
Glenwood
Hawker
Dr. Barker
Munson & Smith
Johnson & Cilsey
Purcell Bros
A. M. Eaton
W. F. Bosbyshell
W. A. Sill
J. W. Shamblen
J. J. Bedvilla
Henry
BE. Perry
Kemp & Starting
H. B. Gray & Co
P. Bosbyshell
Chicago
Nebraska
Frank Wortroan
Frank
John Y. Stone
John H. Keally
J. G. Read
Butler
W. M. Moore
Josh Billings
Alwas
W. B. Alison
S. J. Kirkwood
U. S
W. F. Sapp
Iowa
Mills County
J. H. Gear
J. R. Reed
A. R. Andar- 300
H. F. Wilson
A. D. French
M. Lt. Byars
J. H. Brown
Sherif
J. M. Conrad
M. Fi
W. L. Eaton
Blue Ribbon Reform Club
J. A. Parvish
White Ribbon Reform Association
I. O. Q. B. Lodge
Congressman-Elect Edgar Howard Visits Glenwood
Congressman-Elect Edgar Howard who will represent Nebraska's 3rd district visited Glenwood with Daniel family cousins. Once a Glenwood resident, Howard edited the Columbus Telegram and rose from tramp printer to congressman, aligning with farmer interests.
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Edgar Howard
Nebraska
Glenwood
Daniel
Howard
Columbus
Neb
West
Congress
W. D. Jamison
Suh
Iowa
Real Estate Transfers and Corrections Noted in Pacific Junction
Real estate transfers include Mark Swarts to F W Peterson correction deed for parcels in sections 19 and 20, 74 41 BE. BE Dean to A Antrim WD $1000 Nwi44 se44 of 35 71 43. Nannie Hodges to A W Murphy WD $27,600 Qw44 of Sec 8 72 40. John A Jungquist to R M Means WD $1 Lots 20 21 22 Park Add Pacific Junction. Jungquist to R M Morgan WD $1 4n Lot 239 east of west ring of nwi4 set 21 72 48 Pacific Junction. Read Slats Diary Part 2 this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Swarts
F. W. Peterson
Prairie Creek
U. BE. Dean
A. Antrim
Nannie Hodges
A. W. Murphy Et al
John A. Jungquist
R. M. Means
Park Add
Pacific Junction
R. M. Morgan
News Notes of Iowa and lowa summary see below Iowa report
News Notes of Iowa highlights rising enrollments at Iowa colleges and towns, prompting the state board of education to seek 12.45 million in biennial funding. It notes crowded classes at Ames Town and Cedar Falls, 1000 domestic science students at Ames, 13 new instructors at Cedar Falls, and broader statewide enrollment growth. It also covers a Europe tour for two Iowa girls, harvest labor records via Sioux City, Armenian relief efforts, notable corn yields in Davis and Madison counties, a painter’s pole painting stunt, a long rail and bus link between Waterloo and Cedar Falls, legal rulings on primaries and slander damages, coal and fuel costs for state buildings, sanitary inspections, and bank loan activity in Iowa.
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Iowa
39Th General Assembly
State Board of Education
Town City
Ames
Cedar Falls
Board of Education
Eddyville
Wapello
Mahaska
Chicago
Euelah Rodgers
Katherine Bolibaugh
Europe
Waterloo
Minneapolis
Inter - Waterloo
Charles City Company & Third Service
Black Hawk County
Near East Relief Fund Aims to Aid Far East Hunger
Estimates put the need at 15 million dollars to feed and aid starving Far East peoples. Iowa’s quota stands at 300 thousand dollars, with Governor Kendall as state committee chair urging generous contributions. He urges giving until it hurts then feels good, planning a county by county working organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Iowa
Kendall
State Committee
U. S
Fine Singing of Messiah by Tabor College Choir
The Tabor College Oratorio Society presented Handel's Messiah to a church-full audience last Thursday. The performance featured Miss Sendblooms organ and Miss Laird on piano, with strong solos by Hall Soule Carlyon Williams and the chorus of sixty voices under Curtis Williams. A large audience from Glenwood and surrounding towns praised the powerful climaxes, especially the Hallelujah chorus, and urged another local performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor College Oratorio Society
Miss Sendbloom
Miss Laird
Soule
Carlyon
Zion
Jerusalem
Judah
Williams
City of David
Christ the Lord
Curtis Williams
Oratorio Society
Tabor College
C. E. Lynch
Tabor
Glenwood
Generos
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News Notes
Iowa and
Lowa
Federal Employment Bureau
Sioux City
Gles L. Hastings
Charles G. Hastings
Spencer
Clay County
Greece
Agia Minor
Near East
Orient
Gardner Cowles
Des Moines
Constantinople
Grinnell College
Hump Lowe
Davis County
Drakesville
Madison County
Oscar Lee
Osceola
Cyrus Bussey
J. B. Weaver
P. M. Drake
S. A. Moore
H. H. Trimble
James Baker
Geo. Duffield
F. M. Drake
B. F. Carroll
G. W. Clarke
D. A. T. Hull
District Court
H. C. Traverse
F. W. Hichelberger
General Weaver
C. W. Ramseyer
United States
Iowa Supreme Court
George Hatfield
E. Carrington
Woodbury County
Carrington
Hatfield
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Executive Council
State House
Capitol
Bor
Engineering Department
State Board of Health
Tawa
H. V. Pederson
United States Public Health Service
Leonard
Guthrie
Coon River
Panora
Walter White
Guy Warren
W. R. Hecker
James H. Small
C. W. Childs
R. W. Buttcefield
C. H. Shuster
C. W. Davis
Belmond
Wright County
Iowa Valley Operating Co
Mason City
Fred Post
Post
Evans
Weaver
Solomon
Christena Stegman
Claus Paulsen
Ida County
Paulsen
HE. G. Albert
DeGraff
State Banking Department
Grant McPherrin
War Finance Corporation
Beck
Chris Plumer
E. C. Bosbyshell & Co
Norfolk
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