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Local notes and social items from Newton area
Local and personal news notes list residents visiting relatives, travels to Omaha and Des Moines, business trips, and routine community events. Mentions include Announcements of marriages, visits, church notices, a bankruptcy referee appointment, a band stand replacement, and plans for the county fair with up-to-date social rounds in Jasper County and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Meredith
Jasper County
A. M. Carl
Charlie Grimith
Mitchellville
Campbell
Skiles
George Mattern
Des Moines
Burr Westbrook
Monroe
Newton
Charlie Ritter
Chicago
Mary Sanborn
Ottumwa
H. Thompson
Lucy Failor
M. E. Battels
Kate Saum
I. B. Westbrooks
Eve Wigton
Highland Park
Des Stoines
E. M. Giles
Josie Hunley
Wright
Frank L. Kroh
Elk Creek Township
Geo. Long
H. W. Pardoe
J. B. Wheeler
Colfax
Ralph Robinson
Margaret
Upper
Town Falls
Stover
M. E. Church
Ed. Cook
Jos. Stevens
Stevens
Pacific Coast
Elmer Taylor
Mena
Ark
Arthur Reynolds
Charles Livingston
Iowa
Minnesota
E. 8. Brown
Downey
Henry Russell
George Armentrout
Stuart
D. Jorgenson
Lena