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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1896
Page
5
A long list of conveyances records transfers of property in Reasnor Colfax and surrounding areas including lots and acre improvements to several individuals with amounts noted. The column also covers revival meetings at the Christian church in Rey Wickster and ongoing Methodist meetings with pastor hopeful from Colfax, plus community notes on residents, schools, ice making, repairs and social visits.
Reconn's correspondent sick with grip, Al Hatzell performed at Colfax. Mitchellville club dance drew attendees with John and Ed Harris providing music. The Switch hosted weekly dances and a busy week with weather favorable for hauling potatoes. Eight cars shipped by local farmers. about 1000 bushels of corn cribbed. Prospect of a general store and post office at the Switch discussed as a promising small enterprise. Ed Robinson brought a wooden load from Vandalia, City on Seven Hills remains quiet. Henry Means digs a 40 foot well and 50 barrel cistern for Will Meacham in exchange for a three year old colt. James Patrie’s driving horse sold to Prairie City buyers but returned home. Horses and farm products said cheap this year. Will Talbot extends stay, rents farm north of Mitchellville and A C Dowden farm for next year. Hanley family ill all week. Harry Woods seeks homestead in O'Brien county. Zachary lines a potato car for future shipping. Draper and Bruner hauling hay to Prairie City markets. Jay Mead home on furlough from Ames Agricultural College. Capt Clark reports straw baled at Prairie City.
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Kidney product heals kidney and urinary illnesses, boosts the liver and general strength, and turns ailing men into a “new man.” It notes mail order within a receipt price per box and lists sellers in Newton Iowa with testimonials from Mr Robert Hollands about regaining health after using the remedy.
The Rock Island Line offers vestibuled service to Chicago with departures to Kansas City at 9 p.m. and Omaha at 6 a.m., arriving in mountain cities. A weekly Tourist Car to California via Kansas City departs Chicago Thursday at 9 p.m. and arrives Friday, with second class rates. Through sleepers connect Kansas City to Topeka and Texas routes to San Antonio, with additional connections to Laredo and Mexico via Spofford, Fort Worth, El Paso, and Mexico City. Free eat is mentioned. no rebate noted.
Time table fragment shows trains with Monroe and Newton stops, noting fast mail service not stopping, sequences of arrival and departure times, and local freight services. Entries mention No.204 local freight, No.203 local freight, and connections at Fairmount and nearby points.
Fragmentary OCR line shows mixed alphanumeric codes and times. No coherent event or identifiable entities emerge to form a factual summary. Unable to determine person, place, organization, or outcome from readable text.
Fragmentary timetable text shows Newton Branch and Main Line runs from New Sharon to Oskaloosa and Grinnell with multiple times listed, including 4.20 p.m and 12.50 p.m. indicating diverse schedules and station notes. Names such as Lacey and Abbrev tions like Kecoa appear, but the text is incomplete and lacks coherent events or context.
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