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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1899
Page
4
The text promises reliable merchandise at the lowest possible price and a cheerful refund on returns of goods in good condition. It invites reader attention to the store's offerings and customer satisfaction commitment.
Recoup correspondents survey county townships for items of interest and routine local happenings. Short notices detail daily life, small events, and community updates across communities with no single dominant story.
Mrs. J. E. Birchard spent last week in Kellogg visiting relatives. Mrs. Richardson leaves this week for Grundy County Missouri to spend the summer with her two sons, the Hall brothers. Bert Vinall returned home after a year in Davenport. A number from here attended the League rally at Pleasant View last Sabbath evening. Mrs. Andy Emmert and baby of Newbury came Saturday to spend several days at the Emmert home. Mrs. Thos Mores sister-in-law and son spend the summer with her. The M E church is being painted and papered this week. Mrs. Henry Agar remains at Montpelier Indiana caring for her father who is dangerously ill.
Local items report injuries from a nail in a knee, visits among Murphy residents and nearby towns, and trips by residents and visitors to Des Moines, Kellogg, Newton, Sully, and Denver. Notables include Evan Adamson's death, Rev Scull’s travels, and remodeling plans by Uncle John Davis with Winger to perform carpentry.
Uriah Davis plans to buy hogs for shipment from Murphy to William Gove. Nim Young delivered fifty hogs last Thursday for shipment to Gove. Miss Winnie Rhodes visited Grace Adams over Sunday. Miss Goodell a No.2 teacher spent Sunday with Effie Vinall. Mrs J D Zink improving. Townsend Murphy is painting his nursery.
Colfax notes detail the E. H. Keyes camp G A R picnic set for August 22 23 and 24 on the road from Mingo to Ira near Indian Creek. Additional items report local injuries from furniture handling, Carroll Cole’s return to duty at the Grand, school board action naming J I Mishler superintendent and Miss Bel Bolton principal, social visits and a planned Baxter band with 16 instruments, men returning from railroad work near Ida Grove, and obituaries and local business notices including flour claims and seed headquarters.
From the Enterprise, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Woodard will relocate their household goods to Newton next week where they will establish a home. Mrs. C. J. Irish suffered a fall on Monday afternoon while on a porch ladder, bruising her back but recovering. James Boyle received thirty days leave to visit Texas. Mrs. James Pickens sold property in the west part of town to N. R. Barnes, with possession around October 1. Mr. Irish left for Des Moines to join a party bound for Okoboji, joined by W. C. Davis and Samuel Orebaugh. Alfred Vinall returned to Davenport after visiting his brothers.
Henry Silwold of Newton visited Baxter friends Wednesday. Baxter High School graduation is set for Saturday evening May 25 at the opera house, starting at 7 o'clock. Prof. S. G. Richards ended the Prairie City school year and returned to Baxter for summer with family. Sam is back in town. Chas. Goeke finished a 56 by 100 foot barn for Court Krampe and began a 56 by 60 foot barn for Henry Krueger Sr, raised Wednesday.
In a storefront advertisement the dealer touts direct-from-factory sewing machines with guarantees and oak bent wood construction. Models include an expert machine at 18.00 and a seamstress machine with five drawers priced at 21.75, claiming Chicago prices run higher and freight is saved.
Genuine solid oak Eldredge eight drawer treadle sewing machine with steel attachments and ball bearing mechanism. Described as up-to-date and best available, priced at 24.75, claimed unmatched in Chicago.
A brief lines express refusal to run a wagon or hire a canvasser due to small profit, asserting personal benefit and inviting a call to see others.
A faded town notice advertises McMurray & Kilduff canned fruits and a good upright piano for rent. Inquiries are directed to Mrs William Adamson, with nods to Marshall’s and Kilduff branding amid a cluttered OCR read.
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