Jasper County Recorder and Clerk Candidacy Notices
Clarence W. Failor announces candidacy for Jasper county Recorder subject to the Republican County Convention. Jos Horn also declares for Recorder pending convention decision. Peter Mulhern and Frank Fisk announce for Jasper county offices Auditor and Recorder respectively, subject to the Republican convention. J A Mattern to run for County Clerk subject to convention decision.
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Jos. Horn
Republican County Convention
Ep. Recorp
Jasper County
Peter Mulhern
J. A. Mattern
Jasr County
When me an' Ed Was Boys on the Farm
A rustic reminiscence of boyhood days on a farm with Ed and Johnny jump-ups, buttercups, and mossy woods. The piece recalls fishing in Cherry Creek, dark nights, and the scent of flowers in summer meadows. Jasper County, Jim ROLLY. McKinley nomination confidence notes.
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Cherry Creek
Nance
Jasper County
Jim Rolly
Frank Fisk likely candidate for county Auditor nomination
The Record announces Frank Fisk as a candidate for county Auditor. As current deputy, Fisk is praised for neat accurate clerical work, county office system, and the detailed books. A Jasper county resident for 25 years, he is a committed Republican and party worker. If nominated, he is expected to win easily and be a model Auditor.
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Frank Fisk
Fisk
Jasper County
Predicting VP Nominee at St Louis
Interest centers on second place as polls hint at Henry Clay Evans of Tennessee or Governor Bill Upham of Wisconsin for the vice presidency at the St Louis gathering.
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Henry Clay Evans
Tennesee
Bill” Upham
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Mattern Seeks County Clerk Nomination
J A Mattern of Colfax announces his Republican candidacy for County Clerk. A Simpson College law grad of 1877, he has served as Colfax mayor, justice of the peace, and school board secretary. He recalls four brothers in the war, three killed and one returned physically ruined, while Mattern was disabled as a youth.
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J. A. Mattern
Colfax
Mattern
Simpson College
Indianola
Allison
Jos Horn Nominated for Recorder by Richland Republicans
The east end of the county hopes for a familiar face at the county seat and backs Jos Horn for Recorder. Horn, a 12 year resident of Richland township and Jasper county, has served 10 years as township clerk and 8 years as school treasurer, proving his fitness and local support.
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Richland Township
Republican County Convention
Jos. Horn
Joe
Horn
Jasper County
Debate opinion split between Powers and Allfree
The Newton Herald notes that readers favored Powers on the argument, while the Kellogg Enterprise Democrat cites prevailing support for Allfree on the financial issue. The piece suggests perception varies with perspective.
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Newton Herald
Powers-Allfree
Powers
Kellogg Enterprise
Dem
Allfree
McKinley Tornado Sweeps Across Nation in Storm Weave
Over the past two weeks destructive wind storms have caused heavy loss of life and property across the United States. The McKinley tornado is described as sweeping from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf, devastating wide areas.
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United States
McKinley
Atlantic
Pacific
Lakes
Gulf
Prohibition Convention Adopts Free Silver Resolutions
Des Moines hosted a Prohibition convention last week approving free silver resolutions. The move promises hundreds of men the chance to leave the substance shadow and return to the Republican fold.
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Des Moines
Colfax Editor Declines Sloan Resignation Offer
The Colfax Clipper editor refuses Mr Sloan’s offer to resign amid spring city uproar and contends with a captious critic. Meanwhile Mr Robinson fails to apologize to readers for misleading them in anger at the Board of Supervisors.
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Colfax Clipper
Mr. Sloan
Robinson
Board of Supervisors
School Reports From Blanford Newton Kellogg Districts
Monthly school reports for several townships list enrollment, attendance, and tardiness. Names of pupils and teachers GERTRUDE Macy ORA WRIGHT ELLA SPELLMAN are recorded with totals for May 1868 through 1896s in sub districts No 3 No 1 and district No 4 Kellogg Newton Mound Prairie Kellogg township.
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Blanford School
Mound Prairie Township
Fred
Nellie Hanson
Jimmie Slaughter
Carrie Slaughter
Daisy Hannawalt
Johnnie Wagner
Edith Marquis
Gertrude Macy
Newton Township
Myrtle Swigart
Lester
Burr Hummel
James
Helen
Florence Conn
Roy
Eva Gray
Jay Parsons
Estes Gates
Ora Wright
Kellogg Township
Hannah
Marie
Hulda
Carrie
Eda
Alben Anderson
Mona
Hazel
Werdie Trout
Rosa
Freeda Bobzin
Charlie
Pearlie Starrett
Laura
Floy Baldwin
Ella
Arley Bently
Bessie
Lulu Janeway
Mae Terkleson
Ella Spellman
CHUNKS OF WISDOM AND MIDNIGHT MUSINGS
A composite Harper's Round Table excerpt and lighter items critique natural history notes, advertising tactics, mispronounced dialect humor, and culinary trends. It laments the decline of pie in American dining while imagining future shifts toward novelty foods and patriotic concerns.
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Harper's Round Table
Willie
Harper's Weekly
Chicago
Emerson
Leading Iowa Sewing Machine Ad And School Law Reforms
A Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machine advertisement urges immediate purchase, praising its design and superiority. The Grinnell Herald reports two new school laws: civics and economics exams for teachers with two year certificates, and a revision of sub-director terms setting one year for vacancies filled from 1897 onward.
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Davis
United States
Hauger
Black Hawk
Morrison
Grundy
General Assembly
Grinnell Herald
Howard and Mankey Tie the Knot at Newbury Parsonage
P. S. Howard and Mrs. Mary A. Mankey of Newbury were united in wedlock at the M E parsonage on Wednesday May 20, 1896, with Rev. C. V. Cowan officiating.
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P. S. Howard
Mary A. Mankey
Newbury
M. E. Parsonage
C. V. Cowan
Marriage Licenses Listed for Orrin Scarbrough and Millie Decker
Orrin Scarbrough weds Millie Decker. Also noted are licenses for P. S. Howard and Mary A. Mankey, and James Wood with Lizzie L. Leach.
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Orrin Scarbrough
Millie Decker
P. S. Howard
Mary A. Mankey
James Wood
Lizzie L. Leach
Newton High School Earns State University Accreditation
The State University of Iowa has placed Newton high school on its accredited list and granted full entrance credit to graduates. Supt Beard announced that graduates can enter collegiate classes without further prep work or entrance exams, reflecting the complete course offered in Newton public schools and the high standard of work.
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The
State University of
Iowa
Newton High School
Supt
Beard
Sunt. Beard
Stock cattle and horses shipped to multiple states
A. L. Harrah sent stock cattle to Park City Montana and a fine blooded bull to Breda Car roll county Iowa. Parsons Feeder Works shipped feeders to Mansfield Ohio and another car to St. Louis Missouri. Frost & Co. dispatched an extra fine car load of horses bound for Monmouth Maine.
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A. L. Harrah
Park City
Montana
Breda
Carroll County
Iowa
Parsons Feeder Works
Mansfield
Ohio
St. Louis
Frost & Co
Monmouth
Maine
New Bus Line to Start Next Monday by F M Wilson
F M Wilson will launch a new bus line next Monday using his landau as the vehicle. Charlie Earl will serve as driver and operate trains day and night.
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F. M. Wilson
Charlie Earl
Land and Loan Agents Move Real Estate Deals in Newton
Land and loan agents advertise abstracts bury and sell real estate from an office on the north side of the square in Newton Iowa. The notice emphasizes quick title work and property transactions in the local market.
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Land and Loan Agents
Newton
Iowa
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Massachusetts
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New
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T. K. Clarkson
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Clear Lake, Iowa
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Churchill Hotel
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Newton, Ia
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