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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1898
Page
4
Local correspondents share notable happenings from nearby townships as events unfold. The column highlights brief incidents, community actions, and small-town routines gathered from various locales within the county.
Miss Winnie Rhodes begins spring term at McKinney schoolhouse on April 18. Ira Swank’s team ran away injuring his mother on the Newton return trip. Chas Seaton begins a third term of school. Ed Padre, Dr. Fred Carpenter, and others are noted visiting or traveling locally.
Lawrence and Ray Webber visited their grandparents, Mr and Mrs Geo Williams, last weekend. Mrs Eli Waring improves after an illness. Farmers have sowed oats and prepare for corn, rain needed. Rev Dunlavy to preach at M E church next Sunday at 7 30 PM. A carpet rag sewing session at Mrs Frank Gean’s home enjoyed good attendance.
A local notice warns that measles are spreading in surrounding areas but not yet in our town. A comedy drama in four acts will be presented at Wheeler's Hall by home talent Saturday evening the 16th. Leonard France shipped a car load of hogs from our town to Chicago Wednesday morning.
Miss Grace Russell teaches several local music students. Mr. and Mrs. F Quinn attended Easter services at the Christian church in Kellogg. Mrs J W Emmert’s house burned Wednesday morning destroying most goods. Farmers report spring seeding finished. Rose Spark started at Jackson school house. Henry Agar improves his dwelling with Joe Lawson as carpenter. Henry Weidman slows in recovery after illness. Mr and Mrs Andy Emmett moved to Newburg. Mrs Zwank and Ira survived a wagon accident near Newton. Dr Carpenter attended. Jno Wright visited Newton with his parents.
Aime Dosenwast visits friends in the area. Geo Gephart of Knoxville visits Chas Schenk last Thursday. Mrs T P Burchinal is surprised by neighbors on her milestone. Prof J E Witmer re elected principal with raise. Mrs Mary Hallowell visits school. Mrs Weiss sick but improving. Mrs Millard ( Fay Port) dies in Des Moines. funeral attended by Lulu Long Regina Long Elizabeth McKee John Hiskey. Ola Hanson plans move to Seattle to live with niece Frankie Cummins. Rev Knepper improves after electric treatments and returns briefly. Fence work by Knteelman crew and Fred Walker with new machine. James S Paul of Marshall Co visits sister Mrs Maxwell McCosh. Dick Williamson of near Gilman visits Emory Brown. Richard Walker family visit J M Walker. Jessie Burroughs visits Henry Walker. W E Newton elected U B church steward. J J Walker resigns. U B Sunday school officers re elected. Hickory Grove Sunday school convention set for Newburg April 24. committee meets to arrange program.
Pleasant Hill reports visits by Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Cadwallader and family. Rev. Gibson preaches at Carter school house with a two week return appointment. Miss Ethel Quick is ill. Rev. Clark preaches at Brown school house. Farley resigns as Brown district teacher. Miss Walker from Newton teaches at Brown school and boards with Mrs. Walter Young. Hog sales and weights noted. Frank Owens hauls hogs. Chinaman lectured at Brown school house and helped with sacrament at Christian meeting. Myrtle Rinehart works for Mrs. Bert Rule. Grandma Young visits, nearing 83, spry as a girl. A brief cyclone damaged a pig pen and hay stacks near Griffis cemetery.
Mrs. Jane Paul visited with her daughter Mrs. McCosh last week. Fred Walker erected over fifty rods of Kitselman fence on the Mason farm in one day. McCarl and Tilden shelled several thousand bushels of corn early last week. Theo Richardson did steam shelter work. Paul Bros sold a car load of line steers to Hiram Clay. Knight Young visited Marshalltown early last week. A. A. Reno and daughter Dell visited Grinnell last Saturday. Moses Robbins is putting up a windmill in district No. 8. Mr. and Mrs. McCosh made a business trip to Kellogg last Thursday.
Mrs. Adamson and Mrs. Fisher of Newton visited Mrs. McGriff last week. Mrs. Geo Orcutt Sen. visits her daughter Mrs. Chas Lounsberry of Carlisle. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Lounsberry of Carlisle, formerly Monroe residents, announce a bouncing baby boy. T. P. Burchinal was in Des Moines on Wednesday.
The Board of Supervisors held daily sessions in Newton across April 4 to April 8, 1898. Actions included tax rebates for H W Lewis, Robert Penquite, Mrs E Stock, and Mrs H McLaughlin, plus a charity rebate and road petition approval for John McConahey. Board members conducted minutes, adjourned, and reviewed public works such as the Leeper Moffit ditch and Monroe bridge.
The Newton Auditor's Office spent the day approving claims and adjourned the board to Saturday April 9 1898. An offer promotes multiple newspapers and the Iowa Code for 2 dollars, with subscribers welcomed anew. Townsends and Seaton relocate offices above Ammons and Allen’s clothing store.
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