Newton area notices and social reminiscences in brief
Local column records visitors and residents around Newton including B H French and wife from Des Moines, Mrs Nellie Blanchard Preston from Oskaloosa, and Rev Ferguson in Albia. Mentions library librarian selection, church meetings, local purchases, and a note on the Easter edition praise. Also notes Newton Normal College term start and nearby travel and social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent School District
Newton
Mies Bell Smith
Social Union
Ferguson
Albia
Des Moines
Nellie Blanchard Preston
Oskaloosa
Jennie Blanchard
Brick and business rise in Baxter amid Easter bustle
The Baxter area reports rebuilding progress after recent fires with new brick business houses and improvements by firms such as Kilise Mowry Gouch Down Logsdon and Graham plus veneering plans for Elliker livery and Maggard Caullfield. Easter services draw large Newton church crowds and Knights Templar hold annual rites at the opera house with strong musical programs. The April District Court opens with a sizable docket including many civil probate and criminal cases and changes to grand jury rules. divorces granted include L A Williams Prairie City Mrs Roundtree Colfax Mrs J E Smith and Ella Bewyer plus other filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter
Phoenix
Charlie Francisco
J. F. Kilise
Opera
J. E. Mowry
August Gouch
H. S. Down
F. W. Logsdon
C.C. Graham
C. T. Elliker
Maggard and Caullfield
Newton
Knights Templar
Opera House
Order
E. T
Baumgardner
Ben McCoy
Edwards & Walsh Construction Company
Jasper County
Judge Winslow
W. G. Clements
Meredith
Mr. Clements
Poweshiek County
Linzy White
Lynnville
Joseph Arnold
Mary Snyder
White
L. A. Williams
Prairie City
Roundtree
Colfax
J. E. Smith
J. R. Smith
A. L. Antle
E. M. Antle
Ella M. Bewyer
James Bewyer
Manly Men lecture praised at Grace church Brooklyn
The Epworth League fourth lecture by Rev. C. V. Cowan pastor First M. E. Newton and Grace church Brooklyn drew a large audience. The speaker inspired by the crowd delivered a fine address on Manly Men and ranked among the course’s best offerings. The piece notes Newton Wheel Works in the opera house block offers bargain picture moulding and bicycle sundries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Brooklyn Chronicle
Poweshiek County
Newton Wheel
Opera House
Farm Auction Notice at D Ryan Tenants Near Newton
Auction to be held Thursday April 21 1898 at one o'clock p m on the Greencastle road one mile west of Newton. Property includes 25 cattle 5 milch cows 5 two year olds 6 yearlings 5 calves 1 two year old bull 25 broad sows including 15 register Duroc Jersey sows and some Poland China sows 10 shoats 5 horses some farm machinery and other property Eight months time with usual terms D Ryan M A McCorple F F Failor auctioneers Duroc Jerseys are high quality from Failor's breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Ryan
Newton
Greencastle Road
Duroc
Jersey
Poland
China
M. A. McCorple
F. F. Failor
Puzzle Map of United States Sent by Railroad
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers a heavy cardboard map puzzle of the United States. Each state and territory is a separate piece, colored and showing capitals and major rivers. Send 10 cents to Mr. F. H. Lord, Chicago, Ill., for delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Great Western Railway
United States
F. H. Lord
Chicago
Ill
New Music Liberal Offer from American Popular Music
The notice promotes a subscription deal offering sixteen pages of sheet music by mail for three months in exchange for names of performers and fifteen cents. It advertises auditor access to advertiser-inspected records and notes county circulation growth. Also mentions Jasper & Sons selling large boards for corn crib cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Music
Address Popular Music Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Jasper & Sons
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Pacificos
Webster
Cuba
Continental Glothing CO
Newton and Vicinity
Friends of the Econo
B. H. French
Hub
Arthur
Eva Fay
Hargrave’s
East Side
P. J. Becker
Berkley
Iowa
Charlie Warham
Becker
2Nd
Fred Green
Bloomfield
David Jorgenson
Dieo. Armentrout
Stuart
East Side Millinery
Free Methodist Quarterly Meeting
Free Methodist Church
Carnes
Dunkerton
Stewart
Deharpett
Knoxville
L. H. Gorrel
A. M. Carl
Will McBroom
Geneseo
Will
Father Morron
Father Daily
S. Lanza
Rome
Italy
Atlantic Telegraph
Frank Graham
Senator Gorrell
W. J. Lyon
Anna Parker
Grinnell
G. M. Cowles
W. Cochrane
Monroe
Knight Templar
Congregational Church
Efner Bros
D. J. Donnal
Buena Vista Inc
Wm. H. Donnal
Richmond
Kan
Wichita
Garden Plain
Winfield
Miles Humphrey
Newton Normal College
U. P. Church
Arcorp
L. A
Andrew
McCardell & Meredith's
North Side Square
McCardell & Meredith
McMurray Bros
Old Sol
A. M- Behner
South Side
Behner
South Side Square
Tpes
Oliver
H. M. Vaughan
John Deere
New Deere Planter
Deere Planter
Deere
New Deere
McCormick
R. H. Binder
Peter Shuttler
Moline
Deere Mansure & Co
Eagle and Deere
Kingman, Henney, Wilson, Sechler and
Burlington
Bergman Bros
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