Newton and Vicinity notes drift through town
News from Newton and nearby areas includes Mrs Mary Mix visiting her birthplace, local church changes with Rev David Brown moving to Perry, and school and social events. Highlights cover new building contracts, family travels, farm and road work, a horse shipment to Chicago, a bear Grove Sunday school launch, and the ongoing re-shingling of Wilsons liver roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Mix
Valley
Nebraska
Doc. Wert
David Brown
Presbyterian Church
New Sharon
Perry
H. S. Winslow
J. F. Caveell
Winslow
Bear Grove
Local Classifieds Highlight Services and Goods
An assortment of small ads features Pardoe cabinets and photo work by Whitcomb, millinery by Coral Pope and Josie Wright, fresh produce at Skiff’s Grocery and Burns & McGregor’s, insurance by A J Wright, and farm items from James Hayter and S W Sims. Also noted are pasture rates, meadow grass for sale, and a temporary pumps sale to clear factory space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coral Pope
Eva Fay Johnson
James Hayter
Eye Doctor Dr Weber to Exhibit at Wagley Smead's
Many of our people have been benefited through the skill of Dr Weber the oculist. He will be at Wagley and Smead's on Saturday June 6 1896 for free examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weber
Wagley & Smead’s
Taylor-Newell Co. Offers Board Rooms and House Near Square
The Taylor-Newell Company lists board and room accommodations for several employees and a small house near the square. Details include location and price available at Continental Clothing House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor-Newell Co
Continental Clothing House
Pipi Tile Co Advertises Drain Tile Prices
The Des Moines Iowa firm Pipi Tile Co announces heavy rains make tile draining urgent for farmers. They quote prices on all sizes delivered in loads to any station and guarantee quality at the lowest prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rite Us
Iowa
Pipi & Tile CO
Des Moines
Newton items mention sales and social events
Local notices report Samuel Scarbrough buying a corner residence at Olive and Marion for 1100 dollars, plus other town happenings. Homemaking, meetings, travel to Davenport and Des Moines, farm shipments, new cottages, visits by Miss Wynn and Stella Von Court, and church events mark a typical week in Newton with multiple named residents, firms, and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Scarbrough
Henry Houck
Olive
Marion
J. W. Jack
Milt. A McCord
Milt
Newton
Boquet
Bob Martin
Edna Baughman
Hariot Miller
Marshalltown
Stella von Court
Earl Vance
Des Moines
Iowa
Grand Capitol
Joseph Bowker
Boore
Bowker
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Axtell & Cox
Ment
Newton and Vicinity
M. E
David Evans
John Rothrock
Bellefonte
Penn
John
Ollie
May Baker
Mt. Vernon
C. C. Harrah
State Association
Davenport
Galva
Peoria
Illinois
C. M. Hinsdale
Joe Lyday
S.G. Smith
D. H. Burnett
G. L. Bates
Willie
Claudie
Ezra Adkins
Cora Mel Patten
Oratory
Henry Bergman
Chicago
Arms’ Palace
John P. Beatty
Beatty
Clara Kerr
George Shenton
George
Ad. Coppersmith
Cy. D. Gage
Dr. Gorrell
Money Savers
Pardoe
J. C. Thompson
Whitcomb
Southeast Corner Square
Skiff’s Cash Grocery
Kincebach & Gant
Best Insurance
A. J. Wricht
Burns & McGregor's
Kincebach & Gant’s
Try Hindorff
Josie Wright
J.G. Guthrie
S. W. Sims
Taylor-Newell
Joseph Stevens
A. H. Weber
Armory Hall
New York
ST. Louis
Dresden
Dimities
Linon de Suisse
Gismonda
Prises
South Side Sq
Winn & Carrier
Wesley Starr
Wes
Grandma Shenton
David Shenton
Osceola
W. A. McCalmont
C. E. Society of the Presbyterian Church
Ralph Robinson
Mona
A. E. Murphy
C. P. Woods
Townsend Murphy
Central
Kansas City
Will Ryan
The
State University
Bloom
Co. F. Morgan
J. W. McLaughlin
Morgan & Hunter and
Baum & McLaughlin
State Undertakers Association
Cedar Rapids
L. A. Woodruff
Kana Hinshaw
Rock Island
Ralph F. Graham
Lister
Fair Ground
Fred Maytag
Ed. Stahl
Iowa City
Jim Taylor
Jim
Allie Wynn
A. P. Joy
J.S. Hanson
Hanson & Hanson
Clear Lake
Hanson
John G. Guthrie
Geo. Guthrie
J.J. Vaughan
New York City
Father Nugent
Opera House
Tracy Swearingen
Mitchellville
Charlie Jackson
Hayden Martin
S. T. Martin
Hopedale
Ohio
Bert. Engle
Herald
Anna Joy
Sophia Weseman-Schulz
Malaka
Lutheran Church
Frank Dean
McCardell & Meredith
W. L. Baugh
Masonic Opera House
Oskaloosa
A. K. Emerson
Mrs. Smith
H. V. Byers
State Medical Association
B. F. Tallis
Agent Lain
Uriah Hinshaw
Judge Winslow
Atlantic
District Court of the State
Llaintiff
E. W. Kerr
N.S. Square
Thomas
Era
Skiff’s
Laws of
Vance