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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1899
Page
4
Local notices from various townships report happenings as they occur. Readers learn of community events, small incidents, and everyday activities shaping the county landscape with a steady stream of brief, timely items.
Kellogg residents share visits and travels with relatives in Rock Island, Des Moines, Grinnell, and Amboy. A palace photograph car appeared in town. The Old Maid's Convention drew a good crowd to the opera house Saturday night.
Miss Anna Block entertained several friends at her home last Wednesday evening before leaving for Chicago, where she will spend part of her summer visit.
Miss Belle Vinal started spring term at Killduff school while Mrs. Wm Harvey and Mae visit Chicago for medical care. W L Dennis took stock to Chicago, Kad Laswitz spent vacation at home, and farmers began spring work. Rev Scull preached at Baptist church. Mrs Al Parish and family visited, Flora Dennis learns dressmaking, seven carloads of stock shipped to Central, Etta Watts stayed with Bert, Mrs O B Carpenter traveled to Newton, Robbie Rhordant and wife welcome a baby boy.
Wm J Breeden of Kellogg visited Murphy last Friday while Russell sowed grass seed and aided farm work. Prof Hixson hosted a musical recital at his Newton home for his music class last Saturday. all enjoyed the event as farmers described their fields and yards with young stock amid garden work and house cleaning.
W Davenport of the Kansas City University will lecture on April 2 on What It Takes to Make a Man. Admission free. Also notes of local deaths, reunions, and council business including free mail delivery petition, school issues, and rail bridge fire repairs.
Orson Adams and daughter Grace were riding out of Newton when their horse threw them. Grace sustained serious injuries and was left in town for several days. Lola Murphy returned from Highland Park Des Moines after two months at school and will begin classes in Adamson Grove next week.
Mrs. R B Little lies at death’s door while Jennie Weld stays by her mother. James Little from Buchanan County and Mrs Anna France from Denver arrive to be with family. Zellar Blackledge, son of Oliver Blackledge, died last Wednesday and was buried at Mount Zion. Mrs Oscar Etnor visited Newton over Sunday. L J Carpenter of Galesburg made a Des Moines business trip. Rumor hints at a new school house for iasnor. Mr and Mrs John Woods hosted about twenty guests for Mrs Woods birthday with a sumptuous dinner.
A sizable crowd at the Lynnville opera house praised Mr Ed Amherst Ott’s discourse. The event capped a three lecture series praised as vital to the community. Plans begin for another season. The street department works improve alleys while scarlet fever fears at Mr Engle’s restaurant ease. Eli Jay adds a sturdy cottage as Tommy Rodgers and a companion are seen with friends. a foggy prank near a neighbor’s house ends abruptly.
This year's sale of Skif's Cough Cure in Newton has been marvelous. The medicine, promoted as for Iowa people, has demand across Jasper county and is stocked by several merchants including E. F. Tabler Colfax Monroe Dalrymple Met W W Hollingsworth Co Kellogg A M Meads Reasnor John Murphy Murphy Downs Drug Co Baxter J T Winters Galesburg Boat Warenkamp Sully L E Fowler Lynnville T J Kirkwood Otley Cozad Freeman Prairie City H A Jeffries Ira Elliott Frost Mingo and live poultry buyers McMurray Kilduff. Also note a testimonial about Bucklen's Arnica Salve curing rectal fistula with five boxes after doctors advised surgery. Sold by Westbrook Geise druggists at 25c.
A light buggy with top in first class condition is offered for 20 cash and taken by April 15. Enquire at RECORD office to get the correct time at Davis North Side jewelry store. The seller mentions a new electric regulator. Stone sand brick and lime available at Jas per and Sons.
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