Reasnor Area Social and School Notes Lively
Public school starts Monday August 26. Miss Myrtle Drew teaches at Malaka. Baptisms at Tools chapel. John C. Waring breaks a rib in a grain bin but recovers. Arthur Charlesworth’s team runs away on highway, 38 miles to Reasnor stop. Weddings: Orville Lowery and Nella Dawson wed August 17 in Monroe. News of births, sales, property moves, and local visits. Grand Sunday school picnic planned near Reasner with music and speakers. Numerous small items: travels, farm work, and church services noted across Reasnor and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Drew
Malaka Township
W. FP. Hughes
M. BK
John C. Waring
Arthur Charlesworth
Reasnor
Orville Lowery
Nella Dawson
Monroe
Mills
William Denniston
Newton
James Sweringen
R. T. Hinshaw
Sweringen
Killduff
Shepherd's Grove
Reasner
Metz Local Notes and Social Roster Update
Charley Hayes is on the sick list. William Brock and family visited Mr. Geo Miller. Myra Brock visited with grandparents there. Mrs Callison and son Roy were Newton visitors. Eva Woodbury spent Sunday with Katie Callison. Mrs J L Sims left for Ohio to visit her mother Mrs Baker. Many Metz folks went to Rock Island including Tomlinson and son Fred Lind and son Charley Elza Moore Wm Shelly and George Reynolds. James Early visited with his brother H Early. Mrs Wm Gist visited relatives in Stuart. Flora Downing Effie Halliwell were Metz callers. Mrs Phelps on the sick list. Evan Hardenbrook spent Sunday with grandparents Geo Miller. Walter Carl Baker visited Newton Sunday. Anna Crawford home after Baxter sojourn. Wim Byal Jr bought 80 acres of Plumb farm at 45 per acre. Joe Coughlan bought 40 acres at 40 per acre. Lra baseball club set to play Baxter tossers Thursday afternoon in Baxter. J B Ross Colfax bought two carloads of cattle. Mr and Mrs Clapper and Mr and Mrs Warren of Collins visited William Sadler family Sunday. J A Jeffries came from Rhodes. his wife and children returned home. Clear Creek township annual 8 S S convention at Union Chapel Sunday September 1 all Sunday school workers invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
Rock Island
Mr. Tomlinson
Fred
Mr. Lind
Charley
Elza Moore
Wm. Shelly
George Reynolds
James Early
Wm. Gist
Stuart
Flora Downing
Effie Halliwell
Phelps
Evan Hardenbrook
Geo. Miller
Anna Crawford
Baxter
Wim. Byal Jr
Plumb
Joe Coughlan
Lra
J. B. Ross
Colfax
Clapper
Warren
Collins
William Sadler
J. A. Jeffries
Rhodes
Clear Creek Township
S. S
Union Chapel
Visit near Laurel and local family gatherings noted
Miss Lizzie Tait visited at Charles Tait’s residence near Laurel last week. Frank Woodrow and family visited H F Klopping’s home from Newton. Charlie Dammeier’s family spent Sunday with Henry Tait. Fred Klopping traveled to Newton Sunday. Mrs A G Altemeier stayed with Mrs Herman Wehrman Tuesday. Threshing is active with oats reported at about sixty bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Japeke
Herman Buckmire
A.G. Altemeier
Herman Stock
Minnie Altemeier
Lizzie Tait
Charles
Laurel
Frank Woodrow
Newton
H. F. Klopping
Charlie Dammeier
Henry Tait
A. G. Altemeier
Herman Wehrman
Grinnell News Briefs and Local Notices
Miss Emily Day visits Grinnell this week while A B K Starrett sells his meat market to Charlie Meyers. Social visits include Miss Pearl Bellamy with Starrett and Miss Ruby Bailey's return from a visit. Funeral services for Mr Auten at the Methodist church are noted with Rev. C. W. Shepherd preaching. Various civic notices cover lodge resolutions, caucuses, and public announcements for Jasper County Republicans. An Iowa Central excursion ad promotes a $4 round trip to St. Louis with multiple city attractions listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Bailey
Nellie Day
Grinnell
Pearson
Friends Church
Methodist
St. Louis
Iowa Central Ry
Great Eads Bridge
Mississippi
Union Depot
Shaw's
Threshing continues as oats yield sixty bushels per acre
In this neighborhood threshing persists with oats averaging about sixty bushels per acre per machine measurement. George Failor of Newton visited his brother Elmer and stayed over Sunday. John Haskins leased his farm to Wade Bleakley of Kellogg and Clarence Adams of Mariposa Twp. The Little family visited John Walker. Henry Walker nears completion of a new granary and corn crib. Alta Little assists A J Breeden during threshing. A U B church quarterly meeting was held with Elder Miller preaching to a full house. Roy Roy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Failor
Newton
Elmer
John Haskins
Wade Bleakley
Kellogg
Clarence Adams
Mariposa Township
Lew Little
John Walker
Henry Walker
Black
Alta Little
A. J. Breeden
U. B
Miller
Roy Roy
Newton City Council Adopts Tax Rates And Ordinances
The Newton city council met in adjourned session Monday night. They read the sidewalk ordinance for Farmer street and adopted resolutions on general 10 mill and water and electric department two mills. They planned a land tax and instructed the judiciary committee with the solicitor to dispose of the Thomson-Houston tower. The mayor sought peddler ordinance interpretation and dog tax guidance, ordering new tags and strict enforcement. A new ordinance repealed planking requirements for traction engine crossings. The street committee may spend up to 25 to grade Market Street toward the fair grounds. A memorial notes the death of Robert Dixon, praising a life of usefulness and his final return to the eternal home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Street
Plum
Committee On Ways and Means
Committee of Ways and Means
City of
Newton
Mills
John Mbyinr
Judiciary Committee
Thomson-Houston Company
North
Brown
Market Street
Fair Grounds
Local News Brief from Sherman
Mrs. Seward Castor is very sick. Many teachers attend normal. Harvey Wickman broke ground for a new house. Edwin Preston returns from abroad to the old homestead. Mrs. E. Weishaar of Rhodes and Miss Carry and Master Fred Weishaar of Ashton visited Mrs. W's parents, the McIntires, last week. Friends of Mrs. Grover Jones gathered for a joint birthday party with Mrs. Charley Jones last Thursday, the 17th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Wickman
Edwin Preston
E. Weishaar
Rhodes
Miss Carry
Fred Weishaar
Ashton
Illinois
Nith
FE. McIntire
Grover Jones
Charley Jones
Miss Cora Mel Patten Hosts Big City Entertainment
The Christian church overflowed as Miss Cora Mel Patten and her pupils delivered a magnificent program. Normalites enjoyed the show and filled sidewalks and stores, showing their delight in city freedoms as they settled in for the evening. Tuesday afternoon grades met at three for their respective sessions with Prof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Mel Patten
Ice Cream Break Reframes Government Survey Lesson
Beard spoke on government surveys in Arkansas, Missouri, and Iowa as two-line concepts. Miss Walsh interrupted with ice cream brought by waiters, then Beard used a diagram to simplify the concept for pupils. Prof. Kelly lauded for his lecture on Morality and the Public School, praised for voice and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beard
Cliass
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Miss Walsh
Prof
Kelly
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