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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1899
Page
4
What the Record correspondents find of interest in diverse townships features local happenings as they occur, highlighting community notes, brief incidents, and everyday events shaping the area's social fabric.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Jake Pierce. Carl Craven is building a fence around the J B Burton farm formerly owned by Mr Wharton. Arthur Shill is building a house on Win Milligan s farm northwest of Grinnell. Work began Monday on a new grain elevator at Newbury and will be ready when the grain is threshed. Mrs Norman visited Mrs Jim Eldridge Thursday. Mrs Risher called at the Mallory home Friday. Retta Anderson of Galesburg Illinois visits the Mendenhall home. WV B Dunn was hurt by a horse last week and is improving.
Newton residents hosted visitors over Sunday as improvements loom and a new church home gains support. Iowa farmers, now acting as bankers, move cattle to Chicago with gains. stock prices rise, though cattle are not booming and may fall soon.
Hattie Benson spent a week visiting Mrs. Sane Myd the baby and stayed a night with Mrs. Whitcomb in Newton before returning home last Saturday.
Mrs Jim Eldridge has been very sick but is reported better. A 54 pound girl was born to Mr and Mrs DeWitt Mallory last Wednesday. Walter Norman visited with his brother near Amboy Wednesday and Thursday. Clara Hisher stayed with Mrs Jim Eldridge the past week. James Norman was a Sally caller. Thursday through the past week has been a good one for harvesting. John Eldridge spent Friday with his brother Jim. Shh Kent mone Mende ce Saturday.
Miss Lillian Braley of Harvey visits Kellogg relatives while Mrs H H Day and son Bert return from La Dora extended visit. Mary Koester of Isinwell visits brother Will Koester. Ernest Braley at home from Chicago for vacation. Revs D R Martin and W Baker speak on Australia and church events. Kellogg residents attend Newton bath concert and plan social outings. news to Monroe migration, weddings and travel plans noted.
John Bruinekool sold 80 acres to A Weyerse at 50 dollars an acre. Geo Carney improved his home with a 14 by 14 addition. Worth and Son and Wm Hertzog Sr handle the work. A Nevada ranch sale of 48 horses, some colts, occurred Saturday. Old Settler’s Reunion date changed to August 24 to avoid conflict with Lynnville. Mrs Martha J Palmer of Belle Vue awarded a 12 dollar monthly pension. her husband Geo W Palmer served in Ohio National Guard. The postmaster at Colfax resigned. H W Robinson of the Clipper and the Mirror is a top candidate for Nasby role. J W Jarnagin of Montezuma to speak at the Old Settler’s Reunion. A J Porter surprise visit to Mr and Mrs J G Volk at Fairmount occurred with their daughters.
Miss Parmenter conducts a violin class at Killduff Rev B F Bouma and wife arrived from Missouri planning to make their future home in Iowa Newell visited Walnut Ia to see a seriously ill sister Rev Handy delivered a Sunday lecture at the M E church Mr and Mrs Bill Quinn of New Sharon spent Sunday with relatives at Killduff There was talk of Killduff reorganizing with Nels Crowna of Kellogg as instructor Mrs Shelby has been ill but is improving Mrs Hyett of New Sharon returned home after visiting Ja Quinn Elmer Greiber of Newton visited the old home place on his wheel last Saturday and Sunday.
Epworth League held a memorial service for deceased member Miss Miscla Hays at the Reasnor M E Church. The program featured singing, prayers, readings, and tributes led by Miss Maude Efnor and Rev. D S Dunlavey, with remarks on honoring the dead and the ideal life. Various attendees and local residents were noted visiting or accompanying family members, and several items mention neighbors and relatives in the Reasnor area.
Residents near Newton report a Sunday evening gathering at the St Wring farm hosted by dugdié Bean for his class. Rev. Lee of Des Moines will preach at the M E church in Galesburg at eleven o'clock Sunday. A newborn son to Mr and Mrs Simpson Rouse near Newton, mother formerly Alma Schooley of Reasnor. Ice cream supper planned at McKinney chapel house Tuesday. Real estate ads include a six room steam heated home, a four room brick cottage near the square, and a cheap college position lot with Wood furnace by Show brothers.
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