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Newspaper

Newton Record

Location

Newton, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1897

Page

8

Insurance Company in Nebraska Reports Strong 1896 Results

During 1896 the company shows higher receipts and assets with premium receipts up over 25 percent and net assets up more than 20 percent. Interest receipts rise over 40 percent, total receipts up 38 percent, and net surplus up over 120 percent. Expenses stay low and death losses below expected. policies offer loans and full cash values amid favorable terms. E. M. Giles promotes Farmers Policies and policy dates.

Insurance Department of Nebraska Mortuary Fund M. Giles

Murphy items and community notices mix of local events

Vic Reynolds owns a bran mowing machine while Marty Ervin visits senior home. Kellogg traders, ham, and band plans feature amid hay harvest and local visits. Epworth League event draws praise. Rev Handy attends Toronto conference. Murphy grange meets, sickness, ice cream sociable, and church notices fill a busy week.

Vic Reynolds Marty Ervin

IRA Items Show Birth and Local Happenings

A baby girl weighing eight pounds was born to Mr and Mrs Lawson Watt on Saturday July 10 1897. Miss Mary Tramel visits Midland Chautauqua. A Smith family from Marshall town stay with J H Smith for a few weeks. Dr and Mrs W J Coughlan of Monticello visit relatives. Walter Baker recovers from a severe horse accident with a broken bone and will miss walking for a time. Alice Sach visits with companions from Mitchellville. J G Jones of Schaller visits his father. Thieves break into the depot stealing about twenty dollars in goods, jewelry, barber tools and a typewriter and dictionary. the items left nearby the next morning.

Lawson Watt Mary Tramel Midland Chautauqua A. Smith Marshalltown J. H. Smith W. J. Coughlan Monticello C.H Coughlan Walter Baker J. H. Brower W. E. Gearhart Urs.ichardson Arthur Dennis Missouri Harry Thos. Hall Will Youst Wm. Eichner O. J. Carpenter Oskaloosa Epworth Loange Effie Moore

Pleasant Hill Carter Sunday School Observes Children’s Day

Pleasant Hill observance by Carter Sunday School last Sunday with regular services at 10 o clock and a basket dinner drawing a large crowd.

Carter Ftor- AK

Zachary Switch And A Rural Social News Item

Ed Reid’s illness early in the week recalled field work as John Reid plans fifteen acres of hay at W H Daft’s. An Uncle Sam party at Mr and Mrs Charles Grifitts featured 40 guests with flags lanterns croquet and supper. Sadie Mead of Oskaloosa was guest of honor. Haymaking and rain woes, a newborn boy to James and Mrs Cowman, and Dan Hayes moving corn to Squaw Creek with Boyd Groom assisting.

Reid John Reid W. H. Daft Sam Charles Grifitts Mitchellville Union Mr. Grifitts Sadie Mead James Cowman Dan Hayes Squaw Creek Boyd Groom

Married at Ell Creek in July union church event

The notice reports the marriage of C W Robinson and Naomi Wheeler at the residence of Andrew Hays with Rev Huffman to preach at Union Church on July 25 at 2 30 p m A Union Sunday School will be organized and attendees urged to participate John Wessel and family visited Kellock township relatives Edw Williams son of Hiram Williams had a serious malaria attack and John F Wheeler hosted a successful ice cream supper Williams and wife visited the county seat last Wednesday

Carrie Eaton-Ericson Red Oak Clif Clayt Nora Newell Lynaville Nim Keeton Kellogg Ring Home Minnie Scott Epworth League Pleasant View Miss Gates Charley Boatright Granny Maria and the Mouse Murphy Slagle School House Buena Vista Township Beneit C. E. Society of Andrew Hays C. W. Robinson Naomi Wheeler Ell Creek Township J. Huffman Newton Union Church John Wessel Kellock Township John Laird Wiliams Hiram Willams John F. Wheeler Williams

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