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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
4
Local residents note dry winds and rain deficit
Mr AMord and wife of Macon Mo spent a week nearby before starting home Monday. The region is very dry and dusty with rivers falling. cattle feeders pay up to 30 cents for corn. Mrs Meyers of Oskaloosa visits her mother. Settlers meeting at Lyonville drew attendees from the area last Thursday. Walter Norman and wife near Turner visited the Mallory home. David Cooper called at J W Norman’s. Chas Snyder of Freeport Ill stayed at the Mallory home this past week. Joe Tompson is building a new house for Tone Hagens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyers
Oskaloosa
Lyanville
Walter Norman
Near ‘Turner
Mallory
David Cooper
J. W. Norman
Chas. Snyder
Freeport
Ill
Joe Tompson
Tone Hagens
Murphy News In Brief Local Visits And Family News
Mr and Mrs Charley Miller welcome a new girl. Mrs Maggie Bird visits with the Starrett and Wheatcraft families from near Killdaf. Selby and Bertha Russell stay in Newton with relatives. Glenn Fugard is ill and out of school. Ed and baby from Des Moines visit Mrs Ford's mother in Newton. Will Kirkwood and Miss Bremen visit Attica. Bert Squires trips to Indiana. Des Moines party visits relatives here. Maggie Hixson attends Endeavor Rally at Buena Vista and visits Maxwell. Uriah Davis returns from Chicago with cattle. Walter Keeton rents Lovelace place next year. Nettie Davis has asthma attack, improving. Mrs Mary Boatright from Russell Ohio visits Murphy relatives. Mildred Zink visits Kellogg. Mrs D K Mobberly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Miller
Maggie Bird
E Starrett
Jim Wheatcraft
Killdaf
John Wheatcraft
Colfax
Selby
Bertha Russell
Newton
Glenn Fugard
Ed Ford
Baby
Des Moines
Des Moines Visited Over Sunday With Mrs. Ford’s Mother, Mrs. Wm. Hixson
Will Kirkwood
Miss Bremen
Attica
Kirkwood
Bert Squires
The
Central
Indiana
Will Downs
Maggie Hixson
Endeavor
Buena Vista
Maxwell
Poel
Uriah Davis
Chicago
Walter Keeton
James Lovelace
Nettie Davis
J Mary Boatrignt
Russell
Ohio
Murphy
Mildred Zink
Kellogg
D. K. Mobberly
Local notices from Des Moines and state fair news
Mrs Black of Des Moines visits her daughters Mrs Saunders and Mrs William. Mrs Mary Butin hosts niece Miss Amy Adamson of Kans. Mrs Ken Livingston canvasses for kitchen articles. Some neighbors attend the State Fair. H Howell and wife return from Keokuk county trip. William France recovers from illness. Von Wilson’s daughter is ill. another daughter was recently born to Mr and Mrs Von Wilson. Charles Emery and family drive to Des Moines for the State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
Des Moines
Charles Saunders
Hiram William
Mary Butin
Amy Adamson
Kans
Ken Livingston
H. Howell
Keokuk County
William France
von Wilson
Charles Emery
Youths Attend Show in Monroe Tuesday
Several young people from the vicinity went to Monroe on Tuesday to attend the show, joining others for an outing and local event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Murphy Fish Baby News and Local Terms From Plainford
News from Plainford Ia reports Estella Murphy-Fish welcoming a baby boy. grandparents delighted. Nearby, Mrs Clarissa Zink travels after a stroke to her sister Mrs John Trevits. Also notes Epworth League rally in Killbutt and Buena Vista U S convention at Mt Zion with basket dinner. Agricultural updates describe corn progress, drought effects, and a below average apple crop. Political message from Ocean on McKinley administration policy in the Philippines contrasts peace with honor and calls for continued military action until insurrection is suppressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estella Murphy-Fish
Plainford
Grandpa
Grandma Murphy
T. Hixson
Nelson Grimes
Epworth League of
Killbutt
Buena Vista U
State Horticultural Society
Ocean Before
McKinley
Philippines
Metz News Highlights and Local Events
Metz residents report oats shipping to New York for meal and a rise in available goods from eastern regions. F. Hardenbrook’s father died at Mt Pleasant and was buried at Monroe. Mrs. Norah Engle visits sick mother Mrs. J. H. Clement while Gertude Smart and Dr. May Lyon Cotton visit Lyon family. Many Metzites attend the State Fair with Mound Prairie township aiming for prizes. threshing done and harvest favorable. Township Sunday School plans Bear Grove convention in September. Some Metz folks attend Sugar Grove Mission School by the Newton U P church with large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eberhart
New York
F. Hardenbrook
Mt Pleasant
Monroe
Asylum
Norah Engle
Lynnville
J. H. Clement
Gertude Smart
Madison
Neb
May Lyon Cotton
Vermillion
S. Dakota
D. L. Lyon
Fannie Canigan
St. Louis
Ella Smith
Des Moines
Metzites
Mound Prairie Township
Allland Bros
Will Philips
Bear Grove
Metz
Sugar Grove
U. P. Church of
Newton
Lynnville News Ripples With Local Visits and Harvest
Miss Mable Dryden returns from Kelthburg Illinois with pleasant notes. Mrs. Lane of Oskaloosa visits A. A. Ratcliff home. Tone Blue of New Sharon visits A. E. Overton. Mrs. C. C. Cope visits New Sharon. Frank Sherman family and Macy sisters visit New Sharon. Local milling owner Wagaman ill but improving. Quarter meeting of Lynnville M E church reports fair year. Rev Hooman leads meetings in old Christian church. Weather said warmer. crops aided by rainfall. harvest work and threshing progressing. oats yield appears strong. wheat mixed results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Dryden
Kelthburg
Illand
Mra
Joseph Lane
Oskaloosa
A. A. Ratcliff
New Sharon
A. E. Overton
C. C. Cope
Frank Sherman
Margaret
Grace Macy
J. R. Wood
Newton
Mile Gause
Zimmerman
Wagaman
Lynnville
M. E. Church
Bro. Boyd
New York City
Des Moines
Arthur Hooman
Old Christian Church
Clerical calls and local notices mix with state fair trip
Fragmented local items describe political sentiment about the Filipino and Cuban situations under the American flag, a claim about Ash Grove time at A. P. Hanson’s yard, and a Newton State Fair excursion by Frank Carpenter and R. H. Robr Janz’s party. It notes a Christian Endeavor Union meeting in Creston and church services including a sermon on An Ideal Christian and Your Thoughts of Jesus Christ. Also lists McMurray Kilduff groceries and Christian Scientists meeting at Mrs Jorge Edmundson’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ash Grove
Newton
A. P. Hanson
Frank Carpenter
R. H. Robr Janz
Killduff
Iowa Christian Endeavor Union
Creston
Christian Church
Jesus Christ
For Sale Two Chester White Boars From Registered Sire
For sale two fine young Chester White boars from a registered sire at a reasonable price. Call it my place at the old College Farm S WorMLEY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Old College Farm
Wormley
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Reasnor
Clarissa Zink
John Trevits
M. W. Atwood of
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United States
Aguinaldo
Congress
Porto Rico
Lynnville News
R. R. Riley
Mesdames Gi. W
Suneun
Cts
Diniers
East Side Square
Lewis Lye
Brop
A. B. Bryant
McMurray & Kilduff
Crosby
McMurray & Killduff
Jorge Edmundson
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