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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1897
Page
6
Local happenings across townships are reported as correspondents note items of interest. This roundup covers community notices, small events, and routine occurrences, highlighting notable names, places, and dates observed in regional townships.
Local notes cover a wedding in O kaloosa for Miss aaelli Man, greetings from Mr and Mrs Chas Brooks, and social visits from Newton guests to Mrs Alice Desmond. Also reported are a burial in Wild Cas cemetery, a hay and cattle barn project, corn sales to Milt McCord, church meetings at A J church, and school-related updates including teachers and a quarterly U B church gathering with a large attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Willys Wisely welcome a baby boy as protracted meetings run at the Mo ok church. Mrs. Wil Brown is ill with tonsillitis. John Westerwoudt of Newton visited last week. Mrs. Neff travels to Newton to see aunt Mrs. Fred Stone ill with pneumonia. Daisy Haines teaches Excelsior school, twenty seven scholars enrolled. Homer Burennial of Monroe visits Humme family. Mary Hendrick of Polk County visits relatives. Ora Parmenter stays with Mrs. Humme. At Atchinson sale last Thursday everything sold high.
Murphy and families attend church events in Newton while the Vanscoy community gathers at a M. E. church meeting. Kellogg visits, oysters supper yields eleven dollars, and games entertain attendees. Local residents socialize, shop, and travel between Kellogg, Newton, and nearby towns as Rev Handy continues meetings and others report health and school board opinions.
The Record LaW Book, an abridged edition of the laws of Iowa, is now ready for delivery to all subscribers who pay or hold receipts. The book, cheaper than the full code, helps readers find daily laws quickly. Free copies available at the office for those paid to January 1 0. Egyptian palm reader advertises on Barmer Street.
Prof Gates of Grinnell lectured at the Newbury Congregational church last Saturday evening. Henry Bucknaw shipped eight cars of fine steers. N W Cox and Hiram Clay shipped hogs to Chicago. Craven Bros. sold hogs to Cox. Maxwell McCosh and W A Craig delivered hogs to Clay. J Haukman bought cattle in Chester. Thomas Mason visited Kellogg. Local shops include two hog buyers and two grain buyers. Emmett Drew wedding attended by L S Stoakes nearby.
Winters has an uncle from Ohio visiting him. They spent from Saturday until Monday in Des Moines. Silas Holden hosted an oyster supper for a select few last Friday. The supper went well and the guests helped haul lumber for rebuilding his house. Some local youths attended a meeting in Kitdéuff, and several girls brought back caps as trophies. Mr. Mosher and Mrs. Holmes are sick. Hollanders plan to build a church. Mrs. Lottie Molmes Carpenter returned to Des Meings Friday.
An Indiana Territory letter extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cure for coughs and colds and as a certain preventive against pneumonia. It claims widespread use with no reported pneumonia cases and urges those with weak lungs to keep the remedy, available in 25 and 50 cent sizes from Wagley & Smead.
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