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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
1
Newton voters approved a water franchise by a six to one margin, with ward tallies showing broad support and the hope to begin work on the new water system this summer. The village also mourned Granamanee Reed, 43, a longtime resident, and noted several community notices and events.
In Kel sogg last Wednesday a man named John Apple discharged his revolver while packing for Des Moines G A R Encampment. The ball struck his wife in the left front, lodged in her hip, and doctors have yet to remove it. The wound is painful but not necessarily dangerous if blood poisoning is avoided. Mrs. Apple’s medical prognosis remains cautious. Will live with her children. Mrs. Henry Kiisel travels to Des Moines with her eldest son’s wife, nursing pending health issues from two strokes and recent husband’s death.
The Newton area hosts a flurry of social updates with wedding bells for Chauncy M. Taylor and Alice McGriff at East McDonald street, and a large gathering honoring Noah Oldfield’s anniversary in Altoona. Also noted are visits from Chicago and Des Moines relatives, Decoration Day plans, farm accidents, and civic notices including library bids and court actions.
Earl Burnell of Newton dies in Fall River after a month of double mastoiditis. His funeral is at home led by Rev. Smith and Rev. Willits. he was 23, a former Newton High School graduate who worked as chief inspector in Fall River. Also reported are severe late spring storms, the death of Mars Pink in Sherman Township, and the passing of James Charlesworth in Palo Alto Township. Additional items include school graduations in Oak Grove, Rushville, Kellogg, and Hickory Grove townships, a Spokane relocation of Mrs Corselius, and Mark Evans’s Senate testimony on the Philippines. A Newton carnival plans July 4th festivities with the Banders Carnival Co. and free shows.
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