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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1896
Page
10
Prairie City editor notes Sunday school at 10 a m with communion at 12 20 pm and prayer meetings, mentions ministers Rineldat and Adams, local charity efforts for lepers on a Mississippi island, a McKinley Hobart club meeting with speaker Mr Young, wedding invitations to Meadville PA, public school opening soon, heavy rains, farm updates and social events, and local church activities plus a charity shipment to Louisiana.
Johnson of Cherokee reports cattle and hog shipments to Chicago last week. Siblings in mourning as Mrs. Mar Carrell of Young Hickory Ohio dies, marking two deaths in a month. Republican rally at Bear Grove schoolhouse with speakers. social visits include Miss Nora Meekly with Mrs. Will Curry and several Kellogg area residents visiting friends in Grinnell and Marshalltown.
Notices list several fraternal groups in Prairie City with meeting days. Assemblies include May Preston Lodge No. 218 meeting on or before the full moon, City Chapter in Nasonie Hall on Wednesdays, Prairie City Camp No. 152 meeting the second Tuesday, and Prairie City Lodge No. 79 meeting on the first and third Mondays, plus related sister and auxiliary groups and officers named.
The Club of 88 and about thirty members gathered at Ryan's hospitable home. Newton resident F A McMurray visited Prairie City friends. Rev. Smith of Monroe arrived with Rev Dr Miller of Des Moines. Barbara Veenstra visited Adel parents. Draper left for Alta where his wife is visiting. Cowman family teens to Fairmount church when a bridge collapsed. no serious damage. Fred Newman south of town injured in a fall from a horse. Coffey couple from near Monroe visited friends here. Hardenbrook visited Taylor county to see daughter Will Sterling. Christian Endeavor and EF Worth League shipped 325 bouquets to Chicago for hospitals, the poor, and slums. will continue weekly until frost.
John Cochrane, long time resident of Pleasant Hill, died suddenly last Thursday likely from heart disease while resting in the shade. Burial occurred Friday at Cowman cemetery with a large crowd attending. Cochrane came from Scotland about forty years ago and leaves a brother. Mrs James Brown and her family returned to Newton after a three week visit, and a large group of young people gathered Sunday at Mr Shaffer’s home for an evening of singing.
The board met in adjourned session with all members present and minutes read. Bids were opened for heating the poor house but no award was made. A committee report on bridge work with Poweshiek County transferred responsibility for the line between the counties. Auditor adjustments and appropriations for road fund were approved, with a notice of adjournment to August 18 1906.
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