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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1897
Page
1
The city and county reach a contract to fill the court house square with surplus street dirt. The county hires a supervisor, the city marks grades, and drainage from the street will be routed into the county sewer. Curbing work proceeds and paving will start soon under the agreement while preserving positions in the pending suit.
A group of Newton women spent Tuesday morning at Hotel Colfax enjoying grounds and a farewell picnic for Mrs. Ed Morrison and daughters Merl and Lottie of Oakland California. The event included attendance by family and friends with plans for future New York City travel.
Old soldiers and auxiliary members gather for a two day camping event at Chas Harrop's farm between Greencastle and Mingo. Attendees will bring two days of uncooked rations, but soft bread is allowed while pies and cake are not. The gathering aims to form a permanent organization with camp activities planned.
Mrs M J Bennett of Chattanooga Tenn arrives to spend time with her feeble mother at 8 G Russell’s home in Newton. Grinwolds of Perry visit Otis Griswold in Newton. Grace from Des Moines visits Miss Edith Mathews. Miss Nita Clark from Boulder visits Newton family. Rev H F Lehriner heads to Appleton MO then St Louis for German M E Conference. Fritz and Edna Boone join Hoyt’s Comedy Company for a southern tour. Frank Cope visits Newton on business with Ames Iowa cultural college. Patrick Carey, former coal miner here, dies in Des Moines. body buried at Sacred Heart. Mrs C R Graham of Prairie City ill with inflammatory rheumatism. John Selby postsmaster of Prairie City visits Newton. County board pays bills for bridges, poor farm, and county services. Ira Fugard rents Uriah Davis farm. I M Brooke Murday sells cottage to Henry R Witmer. possession Jan 1. Ladies of M E church to serve meals at fair. W J Robison attends Illinois infantry reunion at Orion with son Arthur. Mrs Burton Hurst dies in Sherman township. Mrs Susan Hanks improving after illness. Mr James Davidson recovering from typhoid fever. his wife Alice Brown called to Melbourne.
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