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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1899
Page
4
From around the county the record correspondents report items of interest in the townships. Local happenings as they occur are summarized to keep readers informed of community events, notices, and notable incidents.
Murphy news notes J B Burton visiting Des Moines area and Nora Vanscoy staying with Slagle and Vanscoy near Murphy. Mrs John Starrett visits north of Kellogg with T H Jacobs family. Frank Adams welcomed a baby boy. Mr Case from Nebraska visits with sister Mrs D H Gifford, who dies. Dr Weston treats arsenic poisoning incident and a distressed family thanks neighbors and mourns Mrs Gifford with obituary data on page one.
Rev B F Cozier accepts temporary pastorate in Prairie City succeeding a deceased M E pastor. Thos H Benton and Clara Chamberlain wed at the bride’s parents home west of Colfax. Anna Goodrich reports delightful P E O convention sessions in Chicago. May Saunders attempted suicide by poison, discovered by her mother.
Monroe area notes report Taft, longtime Taft & Cowles senior partner for 13 years, recent stroke left him unconscious until his Monday evening death. The obituary mentions his farm interests and his business career. Visitors include Ella Clarkson of Newton and Minta Townsend, Mayme Townsend, and Mrs. Guessford of Newton. Masons in Prairie City witnessed a third-degree conferral.
A buyer can purchase a Well Machine for 225 dollars if taken soon. The ad invites contact with I. F. Bennett or a visit five miles south of town. Also mentions meal bran and shorts at Morton’s Feed Yard.
Notices of deaths and funerals in Mahaska and surrounding areas recount Mary Case Gifford’s long life as a devout M E church member and Buena Vista Township matriarch, May Saunders’s self destructive act at Colfax, and memorials for early settlers and pastor involvements, with Kerr addressing voters in a crowded poorly heated Colfax theater.
Notice proclaims the formation of Newton Steel Cut Milling Co a Iowa corporation by Jos H Lyday Aug H Bergman and Elgab 3 Smith with principal office in Newton Jasper County. It outlines capital stock 10000 started Sept 1 1900 board of three directors elected yearly Jan 16 and officers by that board. indebtedness cap two thirds. stockholders private property exempt. Also lists sales ads and local notes about residents and election day weather and turnout.
Oil meal bran and shorts at Morston's feed yard are listed for sale. Details include stock names quantities and prices. The notice cites yard location and the date of offering.
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