Monday History Club Banquet Ends Year in Seeberger Home
The Monday History Club held a year ending banquet at East Main Street home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas Seeberger with about sixty members guests, a formal banquet, toasts, and a program of literary talks led by Mrs G F Rinehart. Officers and members listed alongside a moving obituary note on Asa Bond of Boston and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Seeberger
Monday History Club
East Main Street
Seeberger
J. E. Ammons
L. S. Kennington
Bessie Hinsdale
Daisee Robinson
G. F. Rinehart
Frank Morgan
Helen R. Andrew
John Caldwell
Robi. Burns
A. K. Lufkin
Burns
C. M. Hinsdale
C. F. Morgan
Treas
Messrs
Aunt Sade Boswell 84 Dies in Oskaloosa After Long Life
Mrs. Sara Boswell aged 84 years 10 months 4 days died at home in Oskaloosa last Thursday evening. Known as Aunt Sade in Newton and Jasper county she was famed for a joyful Christian character and Methodist faith. She was the eldest daughter of early settler Uncle Job Springer and leaves one sister Martha Evans of this city. Funeral held in Oskaloosa M E church with Evans family in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Boswell
Oskaloosa
Sade
Newton
Jasper County
Job Springer
Martha Evans
David Evans
Missea Sada
Mame
M. E
Sunday Afternoon Wedding At McCalmont Home
A quiet Sunday wedding took place at the West South street home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McCalmont. Miss Winnie McCalmont married Bert Deutsch of Sherman township with Rev. R. F. Chambers officiating. The couple planned a farm life in Sherman township after a honeymoon, with many friends offering congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. McCalmont
West South Street
Winnie McCalmont
Bert. Deutsch
Sherman Township
R. F. Chambers
First Presbyterian Church
Winnie
Newton Normal College
Deutsch
Her First Visit Home
Mrs. Fred Bridenbaugh arrives with her baby Ray from Toledo Ohio to visit her mother Mrs. Jake Swisher. Formerly Mae Swisher she left three years ago to Toledo, married an Ohio boy, and this is her first visit home since. Her husband works with her father in a Des Moines starch works and they may settle there, with May staying with her mother through the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bridenbaugh
Ray
Toledo
Ohio
Jake Swisher
Mae Swisher
Kate
Will Richards
Des Moines
May
Wm. R. Manning
Florida
Iowa
Harry Lewis
Burlington
Harry
Postal Service
J. H. Roach
St. Paul
W. R. Manning
Roach
Newton
Ben. Manning
E. J. Salmon
South Market Street
J. W. Weeks
D. S. Couch
Woodland Avenue
Newton Valley News Notes Show Local Ties And Travel
Horace Shepherd leaves Newton for Sterling Colorado to work with Will Lambert then Denver to join a brother. Ralph Baker, ill in Chicago, shows signs of recovery as he studies at a Chicago Dental College. Mrs. Julia Paine goes to Ogden Utah to live near daughter May Custead. Local residents endure minor injuries and celebrate arrivals, with Genealogy and church life highlighted through Easter events and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Shepherd
Sterling
Col
Will Lambert
Denver
Horace
E. T
M. E
Epworth League
John F. Baker
Ralph
Chicago
Newton
Julia E. Paine
Ogden
Utah
May Custead
Tom
A Longtime Jasper County Resident Goes to Lutheran Home
Mr. Andrew Failor, a fixture in Jasper County since 1855, leaves Newton for Washington to enter the National Lutheran Home for the Ages in D C. He plans the move after decades of farming and service to the Jasper County Agricultural Society, with stops in Bucyrus and Hanover before final arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Failor
Jasper County
Friends and Associations
Washington, D.C
National Lutheran Home For
National Synod of the Lutheran Church of the United States
Failor
Mr. Failor
Iowa
Old College Farm
Jasper County Agricultural Society
Bucyrus
Ohio
Newton
Hanover
Penn
S. H. Cook
Fullerton
Augusta
Georgia
Washington
Roof Collapses in Sampey Building Armory Room
A roof cave in at the Sampey building on Tuesday morning flooded by heavy rain. The 44 by 81 foot second floor room, under construction as the new armory, collapsed center portions with walls largely intact. Repairs will cost several hundred dollars and rapid work is planned to lift and replace the roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampey
Morgan & Hunter
Man captures fifteen young wolves in three litters
Ernest Murphy of Adams Grove last week trapped five wolves in each of three litters, ten of which were pups. He entered the wolf nest to secure them and was injured by the mother who attacked him until a dog rescued him, leaving him with five cubs. A closing line wonders about seven rainy Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Washington Street
Wm. Ebert
Jasper
J. B. Owings
Adolph Claussen
Central School
Mr. Claussen
Mr. Ebert
Ernest Murphy
Adamson’'s Grove
Ernest
District Court In Session Reports Two Trial Verdicts
In the April term Judge Clements presides over a quiet week as the first jury trial begins. Fred Stover versus C L Byers ends with the plaintiff winning a verdict of 96.98. Eli Cross versus Jasper Coal Co. lacks plaintiff appearance and yields a verdict for the defendant with 830 and costs on a counter claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Clements
Fred Stover
C. L. Byers
Eli Cross
Armory for Fiftieth Iowa Company L Nears Completion
The Fiftieth Iowa Company L is nearing completion of its new armory on the second floor of the Sampey building west of the square. Officers will have front offices, a large drill room 44 by 81 feet with a hardwood floor, electricity, and well-appointed interiors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company L
Fiftieth Iowa
Sampey
Morgan & Hunter
Newton
Latteer
Newton Boy Roy Edwards Narrowly Escapes Gas in Chicago
A Newton youth Roy Edwards narrowly escaped suffocation from an open gas jet in a Chicago Merchants Hotel room Saturday night. Found unconscious by a porter he was taken to the county hospital where doctors say he will recover with proper antedotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roy Edwards
Merchants Hotel
Roy
Newton
Mrs J S Davis Suffers Fall At Home
Mrs J S Davis living with daughters Mrs M A McKinley and Mrs L S Kennington fell last Friday morning on the stairs at her home. She struck her head injuring her forehead requiring several stitches and was bruised but not seriously harmed. She planned to visit Des Moines over Easter with her son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Davis
M. A. McKinley
L. S. Kennington
Des Moines
Easter Day Services Draw Large Crowds in City Churches
Rainy Easter day did not dampen spirits as multiple churches held services with large congregations. Oriental Commandery of Knight Templars spaced Easter rites at First M E Church with vast attendance, elaborate floral decorations, fine music, and Rev J C Willits delivering a standout Easter address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oriental Commandery of
Knight Templars
M. E
J. C. Willits
Will Clark Celebrated On Fifty-First Birthday At Home
Neighbors and relatives gathered at Will Clark’s Vine and Washington home to mark his fifty-first birthday with a surprise rooftop moment and a merry evening. Guests included FE E Lambert Prof Wormley H M Cox Ford Griebling E J Miles and many others from Newton’s pioneer circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Clark
Vine
Washington
Will
Newton
Billie
Pioneer
Mary
Cree
Lide
Clark
Messrs
Edna
Mesdames Wm. Vaughan
John Elrod
Jorgensen
Baker
Humbert
Miss Libbie Jones
Robert Martin
Married in Davenport resolves Newton wedding mystery
Mrs S E Saldtridge and Mr Samuel Flickinger wed at the groom’s son George Flickinger’s Davenport home. The ceremony occurred Tuesday at seven o’clock with the M E church pastor officiating. After a short Davenport visit they will reside on Marion Street Newton after May 15th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
S. E. Saldridge
Samuel Flickinger
Davenport
George Flickinger
M. E
John Saldridge
Florida
Flickinger
Marion Street
Relics of the Cuban War Visit in Newton
Geo. W. Swigart hosts his brother Arthur Swigart visiting Newton for the first time in twenty years. Arthur, a soldier in Company M of the 15th U S Infantry, is stationed on Governors Island New York and on two months furlough to attend his parents golden wedding anniversary in Hazard Nebraska on March 7. He served in Cuba over thirteen months and brings home souvenirs of the Cuban campaign including Mauser cartridges recovered from the bay bottom after a Spanish vessel discarded them to keep them from Cuban hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Swigart
Arthur Swigart
Newton
Arthur
15Th U. S. Infantry
Governor’s Island
N. Y
S. G. Swigart
Hazard
Neb
Cuba
Former Newton Residents Meet in Lincoln Social Event
Former Newton, Iowa residents now living in Lincoln were entertained Tuesday evening at W B Bethune's home 1620 Sycamore Street Meedames Bethune Stone and Winslow hosted Crok inole was the evening game Partners were chosen from Newton ads Refreshments followed by reminiscences Attendees included Mesdames Needham Needham Swigart Todd Stone Bethune Kearns Winslow Miller Hunter Cowles Stone Dr Carr and Mrs J M Stone of Lorda
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Nebraska State Journal
Lincoln
Neb
Iowa
Meedames Bethune, Stone and Inslow
W.B. Dethune
Sycamore Street
F. Needham
W. Needham
Swigart
Todd
Stone
Bethune
Kearns
Winslow
Mesdames
Miller
Hunter
Cowles
Carr
J. M. Stone
Lord
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the Monday History Club
Olives
Inu
Dwiches
Asa Bond
Wm. Hough
Colorado Springs
Mr. Bond
Boston
Mass
Wholsale
Ellen Janney
Philadelphia
California
Bright
J. T. Hendershot
G. M. Cowles
Monroe
Oriental Commandery K. T
N. A. Wells
Reasnor
Beard
Parson’s College
Louisee C. Williams
Dover
Minn
R. H. Errett
Stover
the New Armory
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