Dreaming farmer learns value of small debts and faith
A parable from the LaHarpe Quill recounts a farmer who sold grain to 1800 buyers and faced scattered debts. He realizes only in a dream how tiny accounts can total substantial sums, then pays the newspaper subscription and vows prompt payments next year. A second note from Rev. Doud reports a revival in New London Iowa with 155 converts at the M E church and nine weeks of meetings led by Rev T J Myera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaHarpe
Newton and Reasner
New London
M. E.' Church
T. J. Myera
Auction at E B Watson farm offers Duroc Jersey stock
A public sale at the E B Watson farm near Newton lists 50 Duroc Jersey hogs 40 sows 10 boars 10 stock hogs 4 milch cows 1 Short Horn bull 10 calves 1 mare and 10 bus of Japanese buckwheat. Terms cash under 5 dollars credit 12 months over 5 dollars with note 8 percent interest if unpaid 7 percent discount for cash. Auctioneers E B Watson O W Brows F C Wooprow J M Wooprow clerk Prof Demotte lectures on sacrifice capacity labor self denial sincerity and a notice of rent and local ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Watson
Newton
O. W
F.C. Wooprow
F. A. McMurray
J. M. Wooprow
Real estate transfers recorded in Des Moines area
A sequence of land transfers shows numerous deeds from Real Motate Transtees to various grantees including Kinyon to Meyer, Winchell to Taylor, Templeman to A McDonough, Hummel to Hugh Hummel, and many others. Properties span Richland, Fairview, Des Moines, Palo Alto, Newton, Elk Creek and surrounding townships with values from 100 to 11 600 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Kinyon
J. F. Meyer
Malaka
E.K. Winchell
Josiah Taylor
Des Moines
Mary A. Templeman
A. McDonough
Richland
John W. Hummel
Hugh Hummel
Fairview
Tool
Point Monroe
Henderson Foster
Slavens
Wis
James M. Hammel
John W. Hammel
John Roberts
Slaria Hipsley
D. T. Blodgett
D. A.mof
Johnson
James Balmer
J. B. Burton
Kellogg
Fred Loerch
Mary A Rees
God
Jasper N. Martin
John
A. Johnson
Adrianus Versteegh
B. H. ‘van Sponkeren
Lynngrove
W. Bain
F. J. Talbote
Palo Alto
Aaron Wadeworth
H. L. Moffit
A. G. Leeper
Sherman
Birkenhholtz
John Birkenholtz
Ety
William P. Sparks
F. Adams
Buena Vista
John McKeachie
Luther Taylor
T. Patterson
John W. Raderegse
Newton
Martin V. Saunders
Lewis Shultz
Elk Creek
Robt
M. Haines
Valine
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Emery& Carter
Iowa
M. I. Dougherty
CG. E. Bosserman
Crescent Bicycle
Crescent Ladies
Crescent
A. v. Wer
Ks’. i
The
New York Weekly Tribune
the Great National Family Newspaper
Record
Doud
Duroc—Jert ‘Swine
Practical
Demotte
E. C. Ogg
E. J. Salmon
Gorrell Block
Winn & Carrier
Rapcap
Woahe Hoos
Lids Jorgensen
Agricul
Opera House
King
Gina Bicycle
Klondike
Wagley & Smead
Chicago
Fred Emerson
South Side Square
Sherwin-Williams
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