History of the World Names Contest at Newton High School
A prize contest offers 25 dollars for the best list of 100 historical figures. Second prize 10 and third 5. Lists must include full names, birth and death years, nativity, and reasons for inclusion, arranged chronologically. Mail entries to Editor Arcono, Newton Iowa, by September 14. Three judges to be named later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thomas
Newton High School
Arcono
Newton
Iowa
Alliiste
Baker
Newton and Vicinity social notes and visits
Prof John E Roberts and wife honeymoon with Levi Roberts in Kellogg township after marrying on the 16th. Laura Lewis, both Penn College graduates, John directs Pleasant Plain academy, bride teaches there. A lively Seaton home tea and gatherings, hunting and fishing trips by locals, and various visits and small town events across Newton, Metz, Perry, Mt. Where, Indianola, and nearby farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Roberts
John A. Seaton
East South
Seaton
J.W. Weeks
Simpson
J. E.lamer
Killduff
J. B. Oneall
Seattle
Newton
Fred Sparks
H. G. Stouffer & Co
Colefax
Lynnville
Powers
Delta
Norm Clouse
Monica
Ill
D. L. Lyon
Gertie Smart
Metz
A. J. Osborn
John Mills
Richland
Keokuk County
Jasper
Rosehill
D. B. Kuhns
Rhodes
Palo Alto
Fannie McCord
Des Moines
Kittie Connelly
Rayburn
Stuart
Local notices and updates from Monroe and surrounding area
A stream of brief items notes a death and funeral in Monroe near the cemetery, visits and travel by locals including Vera Brown and Mrs Brown, Mrs. Mary A nelson leaving for Chariton, and property changes such as George Orcutt Jr purchasing Doc Lea’s former town site. Other items mention a furnace installation at the school, resignations, and market price notes from Newton. A review editor Booton is reported settled in New Harttge Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Riney
Emma T
Kart
Saturda
Oskaloosa
Decker
The
Monroe Cemetery
Jessie
Ada Wood
Miller
Maxwell Wedorm
Moneany
St Lana
Myrtle
Husband
Mary A. T Nelson
Chariton
George Orcutt Jr
Doc Lea
Calhoun County
Booton
New Hartt Tge Town
Review
Josiah Fisher
Montezuma
Lina Blattner
Des Moines
Jonas Barr
Butler Counsails
W Hartford
Baxter Notes and Local News Highlights
Baxter area items cover attendance at Ringling Bros show, visits to Des Moines, Drake University summer school for teachers, and relatives visiting Marshalltown Tama and Montour. Birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dowd. various town activities include awning installs, cattle shipments, church events, and a grand city rally with a street parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phipps
Arconn
Tor
Lewis Hager
Des Moines
Anna Mowery
Nora Richards
Marshalltown
Montour
Tama
P.M. Dowd
Sarah Segar
Het Tighter
Shull
Almaral
Iowa
Baxter
T. J. Wormley
Waterloo
J. F. Elise
John
de Moines
Ward
A. B
H. A. Kenyon
James Williamson
Silwold
Leila Buchanan
Melbourne
Geo. D. Wood
Colfax
R. L’arnold
City Bank
FE. W. Rose
Chas
A. T. Overstreet
Rhodes
G. L
Henry Kruse
Henry
HS. Downs
M. Webb
Charlotte
James Buchananson
Rhinehart Meyer
James Aves
Oldfield
W. Mead
Opera House
Coleman
St Perkins
TOR SaLt
W. E. Ter
Pughtown
Money Savers and Local Ads Offer Deals
The page advertises Pardoe's fine 1 cabinets, A J Winer offering Best Insurance, Hindorft for drugs, and a 25 cent campaign reconp. It notes Ixconp job department with modern presses and fast, competent workers. Mrs Fannie D Schultz rents rooms over McFarland's to provide dressmaking services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.J. Winer
Ixconp
Reasnor News Briefs Include Storm Damage and Travels
Geo J Williams reports subscription duties while Frank Bean recovers at the creamery. John Gottsh and Ed Humphrey visited B B Trout’s family from Des Moines. Creamery produced 4200 pounds of butter last week. Mrs Ell Warings left for Marion County to visit relatives. A severe Sunday storm damaged Fred Lust’s house and roof, wrecked furniture, and felled apple trees, keeping families in a storm cave. Rev E Doud returned from Kellogg district meeting though not fully recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. J. Williams
Reasnor
Frank Bean
John C. Gottsh
Ed’ Humphrey
Des
Ell
Waring
Marion County
Fred Lust
Dames Em House
E. Doud
M. E. Church
Kellogg
Local Notes On Farms And People In Grinnell Area
Weather delays threaten oats with rot while Henry Princehouse loses a fine colt to lightning. N W Cox buys a hay press and plans baling as weather allows. Whitcombs visit Johns Planalp. later with friends in Rock Creek township. New top buggies owned by Leach Wiseman Alex Barr Jay Summers Ence Stark James Lowery. Farmers William and Andrew Paul travel to Grinnell. Mattie Spence visits Max Cowh. Rev Talbot preaches at U B church. John Barr and wife visit daughter Mrs Paul Fsler. Will Smith shows vigor after a spell of illness. a boy is born weighing regulation weight. Charley Clay improves from sickness. F H McCarl combines business with Marshalltown trip. Cris Miller buys a hay der. W Cox attends coal dealers’ excursion to Centerville. West Planalp ill at Grinnell bowels. cared for by Dr Hedge. W Craig and Oliver Bell head toward Coon Rapids and likely Minnesota trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Princehouse
N. W. Cox
Newbury
Elmer Whitcomb
Laurel
John Planalp
Whitcomb
Rock Creek
Leach Wiseman
Alex Barr
Jay Summers
Ence Stark
James Lowery
William
Andrew Paul
Grinnell
Mattie Spence
Max‘Cowh
Mr. Talbot
U. B
John Barr
Paul Fsler
Will Smith
Will
Charley Clay
F. H. McCarl
Marshalltown
Cris Miller
W. Cox
Centerville
West Planalp
George Simmons
Hedge
W. Craig
Oliver Bell
Coon Rapids
Minnesota
Fragmentary local notes and items from a newspaper page
Readable bits report a family gathering after an election related event, a boy named Melvin Mick involved in a kitchen incident, a horse incident injuring two children, a death notice for a daughter from Indianapolis, a bride’s death shortly after marriage, a house roof blown down affecting Phillip Kling and a visit by Mrs. Meredith and her children to Mrs. Loveridge, plus an ad for gold aluminum tableware by Kinceb ach and Gay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Melvin Mick
DeGoey
Indianapolis
Chas. Kroh
Phillip Kling
W. J. Meredith
Wm. Loveridge
Local notes and social visits in Killduff area
Dennis and Agar shipped two loads of hogs to Peoria on Tuesday. Mrs. Will Yost visited her parents the Eichners. Emmert of Urg assisted Mrs. Dan Landmesser of 4. H. J. Newell and Mose Sparks headed north for work. Grandma Wiedman visited her daughter Kling in Galesburg. Maggie Casey staying with grandparents in Olivet. A storm disrupted a young couple’s night out. Berchard visited by a Stuart resident. May Quinn stayed with her aunt in Colfax. May Harvey recovering from illness. Preaching at Dixie last Sunday. Adams and crew disagree. Oats rotting in shocks for some neighbors. Young folks and older folks danced at John Morgan’s. Daisy Wilton helping with Ed McCue’s new nephew. John Wilson of Ohio visiting, then to engineer a threshing rig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Maggie Casey
Olivet
E. Berchard
Stuart
May Quinn
Colfax
May Harvey
Dixie
Adams
John Morgan
Daisy Wilton
Ed McCue
John Wilson
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Axtell & Cox
Ust
Newton and Vicinity
Monroe
Newton Markets
Perth
Manhattan
Kan
Mercury
Berio
Ise Wetherinen
Sir Nupierates
Miele
Cpeciong
J. H. Lyday
North Street
Widewax
Grand Lawn
Young People's Guild
St. John’s Church
St. John’s
Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart
Muel Reasoner
M. McDaniel
Ing Invita
Best Catton Frances Y
Recor
Malaka
Geneva
Henrit
Henry Korf
Minnie
Mamie
Sheidt
Levi Kanne
Kanne
Geo. D. Harrah
Mary
Kincennen & Gant
Kelw Ou
Osk
Margaret Si
Meagher
John Vaughan
Ned
Hart
Hord
A. Morris
Henry Robertson
Albert Westi
Hom
Jacob Elme
Ysis
Cloe
N. Bellamy
M. E
Kellet
Ixcopul
Sion
N, Dow
Lambert
Revs
Bamford
Hughes
Marsh
West
Fall
Ad-L Wether
Mound Prairie
Lovelace
Peter Pentice
Worden
Willis . Cox
Cook
Money Savers
Pardoe
Fannie D. Schultz
McFarland’s
John P. Newell
Hickory Grove
As Kincebach & Gay
Turner
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