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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1897
Page
2
Local correspondents report brief items of interest from various townships as events unfold. Community notes mention daily activities, small gatherings, and notable occurrences across the county, including neighbors' visits, shop openings, and seasonal preparations.
Charley Seaton of Newton visited Murphy last Friday. H J Wheeler and family were Sunday visitors at Murphy Russell's. Grace Barber will teach the Howell district winter term after a successful fall term in Slagle district. Frank Phillips starts winter term teaching in No 1 last Monday. Will Ammons is sick. The Vanscoy family with Lydia Slagle, Nellie Russell and Alex Auten’s family had Thanksgiving at Noble Fugard’s. Nels Holmes, recently returned, is poorly at his sister’s home. Kila Spellman will teach at the McCalmont schoolhouse this winter. Mr Listen visits his daughter near Colfax. Jas Lovelace improving. A young people’s party at Dan Murphy’s south of Murphy. Neighbors helping to pick Geo Maund’s corn despite his ill little boy. Ed Allum, now in Cass county Mo, married Oct 2 1897 and started housekeeping. Hixson Grove folks carried baskets to pastor Rev Jas Kirkwood’s home last Saturday. A Buena Vista bachelor repairing and improving his house. wedding bells soon? Mrs Udo improving. Thanksgiving oyster supper at Starrett’s poorly attended due to rain and darkness. Epworth League Pleasant View held a literary program at church last Sunday night. Mr and Mrs W M Guessford and Miss Cora and Mr and Mrs John Donnal spent Thanksgiving at Mrs Guessford’s old home west of Newton. It is said one of “our boys” will soon join the Benedict army. Tom Hough built a new corn crib on the Lockwood farm.
Miss Nora Dales visits Newton for Thanksgiving with sister Maude at normal college. Jennie Miller and Timothy Campbell study there. Mr. Lyon, R L & BP agent, months of rheumatism vanish to return to depot work. Tomlinson builds a new blacksmith shop. Brown and son stock potatoes locally as corn husking ends. Weather this fall is favorable. May McHarg returns to Iowa county. Howard Case buys chickens. Rev. Snyder preaches at Meety schoolhouse. Alvin Macy gives a lecture and wood address. Union Sunday school shifts to 2 p m with Mrs. Clarence Miller superintendent. Tim Kating starts weekly night school. turnout hoped to rise.
A quiet rural update notes cold winds, school in full blast under Prof A K Cox, and Christmas Eve plans in the Mingo M W A hall. Rev W M Blood receives a warm welcome at the parsonage, with Protracted meetings in Ira and praise for the Mingo Relief corps led by Mrs W Hawk as KE Keys Post prepares for election and inspection.
Fragments describe broken windows resembling the residence of a person identified as a confirmed dram drinker. No further details on motives or investigations provided in readable text.
Corn picking nears completion as residents share visits among neighbors and attend regional events. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Molloy visited A. J. Breeden's. Theo Fehleisen and family traveled from Newton. Attendees at the Mt. Pleasant M E church Sunday include neighbors and Newton visitors. A large stock sale at D. W. Norris farm Westfield drew local participants. Union No. 5 schoolhouse hosts a new meeting next Sunday led by Rev. Nickols with guests A P Wing and Miss Bertha Griebling plus the Hill sisters. Rev. and Mrs. Nickols visited Rev. John Simpson of Kellogg.
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