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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1895
Page
5
Fragmentary rail timetable shows westbound and southbound arrivals and departures. Mentions Monroe Branch with heavy OCR errors including times like 7.00 am and 9.55 pm. Entries reference Newton and Monroe with uncertain abbreviations and line indicators.
Miss Lizzie Eisenhans visits Colfax Tuesday and J E Roller of Metz Creamery attends to business in town. Several residents travel to Des Moines and Chicago while others prepare for events, exams, and a church bazaar. Trains delayed by storm, subscriptions rise, and snow storms hit Utah railroads.
Filed with the county clerk for February term of district court. Names listed include AC Arnold & Co versus W R Howerton and W J Meredith. Divorces include Isabelle Porter and Isaac Porter. Transfers record property actions, lot parcels, and trust interests across multiple townships, with numerous names and deed details. Unclaimed letters list Newton Iowa post office residents.
The city election on March fourth will elect the Mayor City Solicitor Treasurer Assessor and three Councilmen one from each ward. Aldermen Cook Brooke and Hauke will have terms expire.
A fragmented local notice lists various churches and denominations with service times. It names LETHERAN, FREE METHODIST, PRESBYTERIAN, and SALVATION ARMY groups, with morning and evening meetings, Sunday schools, and youth programs. The Jasper County Teacher's Association meeting at Monroe is announced with Dr. W. H. Thompson as a speaker.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the Lutheran Church will oversee Sunday evening services. An engaging program will unfold to support the work, with cordial invitation to the public to attend. Separate notices mention clothing sales and piano promotions at local merchants, highlighting winter bargains and endorsements from musicians.
Local notices advertise a two story modern house for sale with 7 rooms, 2 cellars, a barn, cistern and school proximity. Also listed are window shades pumps and syrup at multiple stores, a carload of chop feed, and pump repair services with hard time prices. Sincere thanks from Miss Amanda Watkins’s family to the Christian church community.
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