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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1898
Page
4
Record correspondents report items of interest across the county in distinct townships. Brief notes capture local occurrences as they occur, highlighting community events and happenings in each area.
Mrs Elizabeth Gilreath is quite sick at this writing. Kellogg people attended I O O F and Rebekah anniversary in Oskaloosa. Several locals visited Newton and Grinnell, with commencement exercises well attended. Miss Taylor earned praise for leading the schools this past two months.
Miss Luella Fisk, popular mil liner, came back Thursday evening after a pleasant stay at her home in Pella.
Taintor reports Wassom gravely ill with old trouble while John Shaw Sen. is not expected to live due to malaria fever. Flossie Crayer is seriously ill with scarlet fever affecting her heart. The McBlains visited relatives in Grinnell. The Clevinger child is sick and Mrs Longaker with son Earl travel to Salina to see a daughter.
Dr. Fred Carpenter travels to Des Moines to prepare for the war and serves as hospital steward. Mr. Hews begins work on a new church. Fred Rhordant contends with rheumatism. W B McKinney of Newton visits. Mrs Dr Carpenter spends Sunday in Newton. Will Korf recovers from a shoulder injury after a hayload fall. Frank Holmes stays busy delivering wall paper and window shades this spring.
Aeneor Cooper and family spent Sunday at J. Bell’s home. Mrs. Dow Terpstra and Mrs. W. Vanzante visited Newton on Tuesday. Emma Rhordanz and daughter Letta called on Mrs. Ella Mudgett Monday afternoon. Dirk Terpstra shows a new carriage. Mrs. Frank Hews shopped in Newton Tuesday. Mrs. L. F. Stultz with a previously broken arm is improving. Wm. George reports a horse loss Monday morning.
Charley Fenner’s children battle chicken pox while Rev. Kirkwood recovers from illness. Mae and Maude Hitchler return from Metz. Uriah Davis and S. G. Russell install a partition fence. A Kansas City University benefit netted fifty-one dollars at Hixson Grove church. Nearby life includes a wedding as Ella Nora Wade marries Eugene J. Otcheck at Quinn residence with Rev. Cowan presiding. The couple’s home is six miles northeast of Killduff.
James F Walden marries Miss Mary Parks at 3 pm with Rev Reese officiating The couple hosts a reception at the groom’s sister Mrs Thomas Hughes home on Main St Several Newton colored society members attend The newlyweds settle in a furnished Collegeaddition cottage A missionary program follows at NM E Church with speakers Maud Ewing Myrtle Guthrie Hazel Cowan Nellie Miller Ada Baugh and Ed Hearn in Des Moines news noted
The passage lists individuals Chas Birkenholtz Anna Mullins Eugene Otchech Ella Nora Wade Carl Street Eva Wright Walter Stanton Blanche Cooper and notes Miss Mabel Livingstone has a severe measles attack.
Mrs. George Rood died at her home near town last Friday April 22 following a two month illness. She was twenty five and leaves a husband and an 18 month old son. Burial was in Swan cemetery near Sully after a service in Killduff M E church.
The RecoRD asserts it has 300 to 400 more bonafide subscribers in Jasper County than any rival paper, a claim undisputed in the county printing contest. The paper notes Newton merchants use liberal advertising spaces, signaling the record's market value.
A Fine Success. The grand opening of Thompson & Co. and George Sells Davis was held Saturday night and was attended by a great crowd. The new drug and jewelry store looked bright and was greatly admired. Beautiful roses and carnations were given to all visitors and the Kellogg Mandolin club played.
United States consul at Catania Mr Bruhl describes making artificial black marble in which sandstone shapes are coated in a molten mix of volcanic asphalt and coal tar in iron tanks. The process lasts 36 hours then stones are cooled dried and polished to resemble genuine black marble at lower cost.
Scrape an ounce of beeswax into a pot then add spirits to moisten thoroughly. Ponder an eighth part ounce of rosin and blend until dissolved to a paste. Add Indian red to reach a deep mahogany color. Stir well and apply.
A humorous cartoon caption describes two guests brought home in cabs by the boarding mistress. The exchange centers on their lack of money to pay for board, highlighting a financial embarrassment as the boarders reveal their destitution.
A stage scene shows Softleigh asking Miss Cutting to introduce her to others while insisting she is not herself tonight. Miss Cutting greets the moment with delight and curiosity about meeting the other fellow.
The Emperor of Austria is described as a tireless sovereign who rises before dawn and begins writing at four in the morning to handle a vast amount of correspondence. On days reserved for chamois hunting he starts even earlier to gain more time for his favorite pursuit.
Announcement lists Chautauqua Park Des Moines as the site for the Midland Chautauqua Assembly with a fine program of high class attractions.
R C Daly comes back from Des Moines about a job it says he did not secure and will stay at home. Burr Westbrook helps consolidate Skiff and Parmenter drug store. Rob Lain visited Iowa Central at Marshalltown. The article notes excitement on the streets and promotes Klondike travel via the Great Rock Island route with a Portland excursion leaving Newton each Friday.
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