Death Comes Very Sudden in Northwest Community
Two death notices from Newton area recount Herman Dahlgren a 22 year old who died after a week with pneumonia near Eagle Bend Minnesota and long life in Newton with family ties to the Carns. Also announced is the death of Sherban Drew a Civil War veteran from Richland County Ohio who lived in Newton and died at the Mt Pleasant hospital after health decline and home years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Dahlgren
Frank Dahlgren
Eagle Bend
Minnesota
Herman
J. B. Carns
Hagle Bend
Charlie
Alos
Hilda
Garrect Post
G. A. R. Sherb
Richland County
Ohio
Newton
Obed Drew
Sherban
Celinda
Illinois
Grace D
Chas. E. Erwin
Marshalltown
Mt Pleasant
Elva V. Allfree
8. H. Newell
Buena Vista Township
J. C. Willits
John W. Allfree
Jennie Harvey
Corinne Seaton
Vernon
Kan
Warren Thomas
G. L. Bates
West Side
Colorado Springs
Claudie
Colorado
H. S. Morrison
Horace
Geo. D. Harrah
Winfield
L. L. Andrews
Obituary: Tobias Shafer Dies After Stroke at 62
Newton resident Tobias Shafer died suddenly on Tuesday after a stroke. The Pennsylvanian native, Civil War veteran of the 138th Pennsylvania Infantry, lost a leg in 1864. He leaves a widow and two children Bertha and Stewart and Joseph, now in Alaska. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobias Shafer
Newton
Mr. Shafer
Pennsylvania
138Th
Pennsylvania Infantry
Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
Bertha
Andrew
Stewart
Joseph Shafer
Alaska
Burial Arrangements for Sherri B. Drew
Sherri B. Drew was brought home for burial from the Insane Hospital in Mt. Pleasant on Monday February 24, with remains then conveyed to Newton Tuesday afternoon. The body lay in the Morgan and Hunter undertaking rooms and at 2 p.m. on Wednesday was interred beside his father and mother in the local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherri B. Drew
Mt. Pleasant
Newton
Morgan & Hunter
Long Journey Home for Dying Patient Lizzie Morrison
Last Tuesday morning Mrs Eliza beth Main and her daughter Lizzie, visiting in Monroe, left for Prince Edward Island. Lizzie, suffering from consumption, had hoped Iowa climate would help. her condition worsened and she began a 2500 mile journey home with her brother John Morrison of Colfax and uncle Hugh Morrison. The family, with many friends, longs for safe arrival and prays for relief from the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Main
Lizzie
Monroe
John Morrison
Colfax
Prince Edward Island
Iowa
Hugh Morrison
Eberhart Parents Mark 56th Wedding Anniversary
D J Eberhart attended the 56th wedding anniversary of his parents L Eberhart and wife in Fairview New Jersey last Saturday. The couple from Newton eighteen years ago enjoy good health as they near eightieth and seventy six respectively and are surrounded by four living children Frank Eberhart Emma Green Josephine Emert and D J Eberhart of Chicago and Fairview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Eberhart
Fairview
Chicago
L. Eberhart
Newton
Father Eberhart
Frank Eberhart
Emma Green
Josephine Emmert
Gov Cummins to Speak at Newton Banquet
A Newton Business Men's Association committee met Gov. Cummins in Des Moines last Friday and secured a pledge for an address at the association banquet on the evening of Tuesday March 11th. The delegation praised his cordial reception and noted he is a leading state orator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Hindorff
A. M
Hough
H. C. Kort
Newton Business Men’s Association
Gov. Cummins
Des Moines
Cummins
E. H. Robb
Jasper County
Will Snooks
John Coon
Harry Decatur
Charley Coon
Geo. LeGrand Smith
Congregational Church
Ohio Association elects officers at courthouse gathering
Members of the Ohio Association met at the courthouse last Thursday afternoon and elected J. Donahey as president, Frank Hummel as vice president, Jnc Murphy as secretary, and K. B. Carns as treasurer for the coming year. The group plans a June picnic with a strong program and urges Buckeye natives in the county to attend.
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Ohio Association
Court House
J. ©. Donahey
Frank Hummel
Jnc
W. Murphy
K. B. Carns
Buckeye
Local News Briefs Include Slay Ride Accident and Weddings
Fred Latimer’s sleigh ride ended when youths jumped aboard frightening the horse and dislodging him, injuring Fred’s left shoulder but no bones were broken. Drs. Gray and Boyd treated him. wedding invitations went out for Elva Allfree and H. Newell on March 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Latimer
Fred
Gray
District Court In Session In February Term
The District Court heard several cases as the February term progressed. A grand jury returned twenty secret indictments last Thursday. Dr. Hammer, arraigned for murder in the second degree in the Kanoble case, pleaded not guilty and bond of 5000 was set and posted. The Trease vs Arthur action ended with dismissal without prejudice. Craven & Co. vs Johnson resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff. In Fisher vs Hogendorn, a directed verdict for the plaintiff was sustained. A social hour followed with refreshments, and Mr. Lusk's Societas Amicorum class, about twenty five members, praised for their example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammer
Scott
L. J. Trease
Perry C. Arthur
L. B. Craven & Co
Albert Johnson
M. Maria Fisher
Henry Hogendorn
Farm Sale Lands 500 Acre Jasper County Farm
Ervin Forbes sold his large farm of over five hundred acres four miles south of the city to a wealthy Illinois buyer. Possession will be immediate or when Forbes relocates to town. Price exceeded sixty one dollars per acre netting Forbes thirty five thousand five hundred dollars. Deed required revenue stamps of sixteen fifty. One of the finest stock farms in Jasper county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. &. Ressler
South Dakota
Redfield
Spink County
Bert Barr
Bert
Ervin Forbes
Illinois
A Pretty Entertainment by Rev Lusk’s Sunday School Class
A Washington church event last Friday evening by Rev. Lusk’s Sunday School class drew a well filled audience. The program held rapt attention and included a final patriotic drill by seven participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lusk
Newton trio among Sigma Nu fire victims at Iowa State
Frank Eberhart Clifford Cox and Henry Hinsdale from Newton attend Iowa State University at Iowa City. Sigma Nu Fraternity House housing about twenty five students burned around eleven. The building was leased by the fraternity and fully destroyed with trunks clothing and belongings lost by the students. Frank and Henry returned to studies Tuesday. Clifford delayed due to tonsillitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Eberhart
Clifford Cox
Henry Hinsdale
Newton
Iowa State University
Iowa City
Sigma Nu
Frank
Henry
Clifford
Sigma Nu Fraternity
State University
Farewell Social At Stewart Home Near Town
A Saturday night gathering at J. K. Stewart and wife’s home one mile east of town drew thirty five to forty neighbors for a warm farewell visit. Hosts planned to move to the Tom Russell farm southeast of Murphy and were bid farewell by many who praised their popularity and hospitality. A fine supper complemented the evening of social enjoyment before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Stewart
Accident at No 6 mine claims Austrian worker Joe Thomson
An Austrian worker known as Joe Thompson was killed at noon Tuesday at No 6 coal mine south of Colfax. He was loading a coal car when he fell, his head crushed between the car and a prop. He was about 24, could not speak English, with one brother in the country. An inquest by J W Allfree found death by accident with no blame. Deceased buried from Colfax Catholic church. Also reports renewals of local RECORD and the 1902 REGISTER from J T Thayer of near Lorimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
No. 6
Joe Thompson
J. W. Allfree
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Gov
Cummins Coming
Meeting of
Buckeyes
Addie Wilson
George Lyle
Fairview Township
Miss Wilson
Frank Wilson
Federation
Vester Morgan
Innes
Barney Esmeyer
Wankops Place
Kellogg
Dormond
D. R. Martin
Joel Dodge
Capt
F. W. Cozad
Mulberry Street
Joel
Dodges
Charlie Johnson
Lynn Grove Township
Goodland
Kansas
Lynnville
John H. Clippinger
Wilson
Clippinger
Grandpa Wilson
Grandpa Clippinger
J.G. Barton
Charlie Coon
Jake Cole
Dexter
Harry Engle
Seth Macy
Alya Wynans
Dana
Amy Crawford
Wynans
James Hayter
Wm. Crawford
J. L. Justice
EK. F. Leake
Villisca
Leake
Perkins
The
Christian Church
D. L. Lyon
Metz
Farmers’ Institute
Kennedy
Ames College
Judge Scott
J. R. Sage
Weather and Crop Bureau of
Iown
Institute
District Court IN Session
J.W. Butler
Henrietta M. Wilstermann
Walter A. Kent
Emma
Slagel
Edith Sheeter
Forest Woollard
Agnes Barr
C. A. Westphalee Birdie J. Dow
N. T. Boyd
Della G. Garten
Frank R. Crawford
Nettie Brown
Simon A. Stock
Agnes Schuman
Hudnutt
P. Wheeler
Legal Legal
Pete
Peewee Legal
J. T. Thayer
Lorimer
Register
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