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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1901
Page
1
Local social notes and family visits in Newton area
Newton residents recount a week of family gatherings in Sherman township as Charlie and Burr Westbrook host a dinner for relatives including cousins from Pendleton Oregon. Updates cover a Women’s Relief Corps gathering, health-related moves to Colorado Springs, visits from Seattle, a fall injury, hospital news, a marriage in Des Moines, and a new factory site purchase, with plans for a Pneumatic Stacker facility in Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Burr Westbrook
A. J. Westbrook
Sherman Township
Charlie Chapman
Pendleton
Oregon
Mrs. Chapman
Bennington
Des Moines
Mississippi
Arkansas
Providence
Chapman
Cora Phelps
Garrett Post
Woman’s Relief Corps
Relief Corps
Maggie Bates
Claudie
Nellie
Colfax
Colorado Springs
Claudia
Newton
Colorado
Fred Ehlers
Harry Agnew
Charlie Coon
Mt. Pleasant
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Blaine Woodrow
Anna M. Hendricke
A. C. Randolph & Co
Willis McCollums
Parsons Band Cutter
Randolphs
Great Republican Victory Across Counties and States From 1900s Returns
The article chronicles sweeping Republican wins including Jasper County by 1200, Cummins statewide by 90,000, and New York Low mayor by 40,000 with other strong showings like Maytag 1075 and Scarborough 1255. It notes a Bolden wedding at Oskaloosa, Agnew attendance, and details of the funeral for George J. Williams with G. A. R. honors and a long married life story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper County
Iowa
Cummins
New York
Tammany and Croker
Maytag
Hawk
Engle
Miss Dean
Roberts
Hayes
Hook
Charlie
Scarborough
Deutsch
Byers
Jacobs
Newton
Masquerade Visit Sparks Neighbors of Andersons Home
A surprise masquerade by the First M. E. church choir and friends visited Mr. and Mrs. George Allen, with masks and a supper of oysters and pie. The event included guests from Anamosa and a lively guessing game, ending with unmasked revelry and thanks to the hosts. Separately, Mabel Shelley's needle incident and a district court decision in Mattie Armstrong v Charles Armstrong are noted, plus a lodge notice and minstrel reminder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J
George J. Williams
M. FE
J. C. Willits
Frank Russell
Mattie Earley
Gem Russell
Geo. Allen
Eugene Bean
Fred Hough
H. L. Town
Garrett Post
Chester County
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
IMS
Elizabeth Keel
Williams
Ohio
Dublin
Henry County
Indiana
Comrade Williams
M. E
Willits
George Allen
Myrtle Guthrie
Anamosa
Jasper County
Mattie Armstrong
Charles Armstrong
Mad Dog Bite Victims Treated at Pasteur Institute in Colorado Springs
The Chicago papers report seven or eight children bitten by a mad dog in Colorado Springs last Sunday. Four McAuliffe children— Catharine Lamb, Nellie, Chester, and Margarite—are under Dr Lagois care for about three weeks at the Pasteur Institute. The pup dog, belonging to Harry Lamb, showed hydrophobia signs. The McAuliffe family plans a brief stop in Newton on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Lagois
Pasteur Institute
E. F. McAuliffe
Nora Lamb
Henry Warren
Catharine Lamb
Nellie McAuliffe
Chester McAuliffe
Margarite McAuliffe
Harry Lamb
McAuliff
Newton
Weddings and Parties Highlight Early 1900s Newton Social Notes
The Newton area hosts a sequence of marriages and social events headlined by the October 23 1901 wedding of Nellie Beat Rice Annyas and Jesse Paton Morris at the bride's mother's home. The account details the bridal party, attire, guests, and a post ceremony reception, noting the bride’s popularity and the groom’s standing as a Jasper County farmer. Additional items describe a large fair dinner in Rock Creek township, a past wedding at the John Morgan home, and an extensive list of notable attendees and gifts from various cities, signaling high social activity and local prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Beatrice Annyas
Jesse Paten Morris
Edith Morris
D. R. Martin
Newton M. E
Margarett
Rosa
Rev. Martin
Paten
Nellie
Marshall County
Jasper County
Newton
Morris
John Morgan
Rock Creek Township
Wes H. Morgan
C. M. Hinsdale
Lee Brown
Morgan Himsdale
Ryan
Madge Stevens
Henry Hinsdale
Frank Eberhart
Dexter
Craig
Neta Stephenson
Funk
Miether Weaver
Colfax
Missesley and Craven
W. J. Hobinson
Kellogg
Grace
Aud EU. Morgan
J. Peley
Grinnell
Isaac Delano
Davenport
G. M. Cowles
Monroe
A. R. Dewey
Washington
Alice Vaughan
Whitwood
S.D
Fred Wormey
Colorado Springs
Colo
Eva Belle Smith
Winton
Mich
Will Warren
Buffalo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vicinity
Dr. Simonton
Helen
Seattle
Wash
H. E Hunter
Newton High School
Col. Townsend
A. B. Cummins
Old Jasper
Jority
Low
Tammany
Jerome
Bolden
Oskaloosa
Agnew
H. A. Cowan
Cumberland
Lizzie Lindsay
Kansas City
Cowan
Rev
C. V. Cowan
Phoenix
Arizona
Towa
Sen
Trea
Sheriff Corn
Gov
Sana Mei
Rep
Ae Pases Co
Rock Creek
Fairmount
Clear Creek
Si Sherman
Newton Towns
Pal Alto
Reasnor
Buena A Ie Sell
Prairie City
Waz Sully
Independence
Vandalia
Elk Creek
Richland
Mallow'sen
Charlie Shelley
Mabel
Gould of
Sully
Vention
Knights Templar
J. ¥. Bailey
F.C
L. B. Westbrook
Paul Phillips
Ralph Graham
Ames
Paul
Ralph
Harry Huddleston
Howard Roberts
Frank Roberts
Kighth
Galesburg
This County
Reasner
Willams
Jacob S
Des, Moines
John K
Moline, Ill
Hiram
Henry
Lydia Webber
Eliza 1S Wright
John
Jacob
J. H. Jasper
Wei
Mr. and Morgan
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