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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
4
Miller and Weebrook advertise a clearance of dress goods and linens at remarkably low prices. Lot items include 200 yards of dress fabrics, Madras cloth, Turkey red damask, Dimities, Cordale, towels, and lace edges with regular prices listed and closeout discounts noted. Remaining stock includes white goods and silk warp lining at reduced rates.
Colfax notes include Rev Oltman and Miss Tille Riechelt marriage at Kellogg German church, Dr Hawks Hot Springs visit and health report, census enumator appointment for Prairie City, Dr Joy treatment for rheumatism with Colfax mineral water, S J Barkers lease of Hotel Oaks at Clear Lake, Wa Gove hog shipments, Miss Andrews visiting, Lou Renaud's trip to Pella, and a lengthy catarrh cure pitch. A famine relief meeting is called in Newton for May 4 at 8 pm in the Court House with speeches by local officials.
Local correspondents report happenings across townships with brief notes on notable events and happenings as they occur in different communities.
Monroe Logan Blizzard serves as census enumerator for Reasnor area. Peter Kroedle buys Mrs Isenberger property for $850. McNeish Co. completed a neat cottage for Hugh McNeish in Red Rock township. Sinnard clothing stock assigned to J S Burbery of Indianola. stock invoicing this week. A box topper at the new Christian Church west of Pleasant Hill last Saturday. Congregation favors Rev J J Thompson of Omaha as pastor. Mrs Tramel receives a large rocker from Christian friends. Farmers plant fruit trees despite recent cold. Joseph Tramel arrives from Minneapolis to visit a month. Sam Rippey leaves for Chicago then returns to Ira for H D Copeland Co. business.
C E Richarde the Ira lumber man begins clearing dirt north of the depot to erect a 60x150 foot lumber shed. A top tier yard is planned on the C G W Ry and supplies will come soon. Last Saturday Methodist members held a dinner at A W Tramels house.
The Kellogg band played an open air concert on Main Street Saturday evening. J M Gowens and family moved into Mrs Hjortholm's property on the east side of town. Mrs Olney opened a millinery store in the A G West building with a grand opening on Tuesday. Miss Mabel Williams of Grinnell visited here early this week. Mrs John Williams and Mrs Frank Callison of Rushville traveled to Chicago Saturday for Eugene Williams's dental school graduation.
Mr Weseel and family moved into their newly bought property from Mr Benson in Rushville. J W Harder died at his home Monday afternoon after a brief illness aged 85. Al Hammer of Rock Island visited town on business. Eva Whitcomb stayed with the Braleys this week. On April 25 at the German church Rev Oltman and Miss Tillie Reichelt married. A dinner was hosted at Lewis Block’s home. They left on No 14 to visit Peoria for a few weeks.
Graduating exercises at Lynnville last Friday saw Miss Cassie Conover among the graduates. Warren Talbot hosts his mother this week while Mr Yankin builds a southeast town home and Mr Lawson and son do carpentry. The Flanagin sisters upgrade their place with a new fence and walk. the Holland minister and about thirty five youths brought ice cream cake and a fine bookcase as a remembrance.
On May 1 and 15 and June 5 and 19 and July 3 and 17 and Aug 7 and 21 and Sept 4 and 18 and Oct 2 and 16 and Nov 6 and 20 and Dec 4 and 13 the Iowa Central Railway will offer Homeseekers excursion tickets to Arkansas Arizona British Columbia Colorado Idaho Indian Territory Kansas Montana Manitoba Nebraska New Mexico Oregon Oklahoma Louisiana Missouri Utah Washington Wyoming Texas Iowa Minnesota North Dakota Northern Michigan Wisconsin South Dakota and southeast points. Tickets may also be sold to Denver Pueblo and Colorado Springs Colorado. For full information contact ticket agents or Geo S Batty G P and T A Marshalltown Iowa. The Republicans of Palo Alto will hold a caucus at Gibford school house Saturday May 5 1900 at 730 PM. By order of committee.
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