Canvass of Jasper county election results posted
Official canvass of the November 1897 general election in Jasper County Iowa records votes by township and precinct. It lists governor lieutenant governor supreme court judge superintendent of public instruction railroad commissioner senator representative sheriff county superintendent surveyor coroner and supervisor results, plus elected local officers and clerks. Also notes Rev LeGrand Pace resigning as pastor of the Christian church in Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auditor's
Newton
Jasper County
Iowa
Davey
Miller
Winters
Leslie M. Shaw
F. E. White
Chas. A. Lloyd
John Cliggett
Samuel Phelps Leland
M. J. Kremer
J. C. Milliman
B. A. Plummer
M. W. Atwood
B. H. Perkins
S. H. Mallory
M. G. Hirshfield
Supreme Court
Chas. M. Waterman
Ll. G. Kinnie
J. EB. Lowenberg
Washington Babb
N. T Hellyer
John Koelmetz
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Richard Barrett
G. F. Rinehart
Frank Carter
J. B. Knepper
Marion Dunham
D. A. Rindler
Fred L. Maytag
J. R. Gorrell
N. A. Wells
S. B. Powers
David R.tripp
D. H. Southern
D. M. Kelley
E. C. Meredith
W. F. Byers
J. B. Hough
Willett Howard
David R. Tripp
FE. C. Meredith
Hayden Reynolds
Board of Supervisors
Ed Cook
Thief Steals Orville Killgores Bicycle in Colfax
Orville Killgore reported his bicycle missing after a Wednesday evening theft from in front of the Continental store. The bike was traced to Colfax where a Swede offered it for five dollars on the 4th. A thirty dollar reward is offered for arrest and conviction. President McKinley and Governor Drake have named Thursday November 25 as Thanksgiving Day.
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Orville Killgore
Continental
Colfax
Orville
McKinley
Drake
Newton Society Celebrates Two Elegant Weddings
Miss Rena Drew and A W Morton wed at the Drew home on Angle Street in a six twenty morning ceremony. The couple, both Newton natives, were showered with rice at departure for Nevada. Also, Miss Adda Warner and Arthur A Warner of Luverne Minn wed at J A Thompsons Marion Street home with a large throng, wedding supper, and plans to honeymoon in Watertown. Colfax saw Miss Sara Morrison wed Charles J Werrick at the Morrison home with pink and white decor and roses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Drew
A. W. Morton
Mrs. Freeman Drew
Angle Street
Rena
Rilla
Harrah
Newton
Billie
W. W. Morton
College Farm
Nevada
Edw. Yount
Fonda
J. B. Morton
Newton Society
J. A. Thompson
Marion Street
Adda
Arthur A. Warner
Laverne, Minn
Maggie Harp
Colfax
Sara Morrison
Our City
Sara
John Morrison
Monroe
the Tribune
Sarah Evelyn Morrison
Charles J. Werrick
D. Wallace McMillan
Presbyterian Church
Nita Stephenson
John Werrick
Princeton
Ill
J. M. Topper
Brothers family heads to Washington farm near Me Future
Chas Brothers and family of Mad Prairie township depart for LaCenter in Clark county Washington to settle on a farm two miles east of Colfax. Charlie has lived here over forty two years since age three and will relocate near his father Wm Brothers and other relatives. The Record will follow Jasper county friends’ movements.
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Chas
Prairie Township
LaCenter
Clark County
Washington
Charlie
Colfax
Wm. Brothers
Jasper County
Died Suddenly at Odebolt and Other Local Notices
Wm J Summerwill died of heart disease at his Odebolt home after chest pains on Thursday. He had lived in Odebolt nineteen years, formerly in Prairie City, aged fifty. Funeral attended by J H Fugard and Mrs Wells Kingdon. sister to Mrs Fugard and Mrs Kingdon. Mother Phelps of Sherman township died at 79. Born October 14 1818 in New York. Funeral at Sugar Grove church, burial Metz cemetery. Mrs Kiddoo dies at Oswego Kansas of heart disease. Uncle Tommy Vanatta informs relatives. Afflicted household: three year old Walter Long dies of membranous croup. daughter Iva 10 and Robbie 7 with diphtheria. progress mixed, wishing for recovery.
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Wm. J. Summerwill
Odebolt
Mr. Summerwill
Prairie City
M. B. McKeever
J. H. Fugard
Wells Kingdon
Ohio
Iowa
Mother Phelps
Mrs. Vincent
Des
Kiddoo
Tommy
Vanatta
Richard Kiddoo
Oswego
Kansas
John A. Long
Walter
Iva
Robbie
Branching Out: Iowa Centralal Plans Des Moines Rail Deals
Iowa Central re opens negotiations with the Wabash road for Des Moines tracks from Durham and with the Des Moines Union for terminal facilities. A passenger train is planned between Peoria and Des Moines via Keithsburg and Osceola, with one daily run and connections at Oskaloosa to Centerville and Mason City trains. Local freight will operate between Oskaloosa and Des Moines. In Newton the Congregational church choir formed a choral union, electing Mrs. T. M. Rodgers as musical director and naming officers and committee for winter entertainments. practice begins Mondays at the church chapel.
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Iowa Central
Wabash Road
Des Moines
Durham
Des Moines Union
Peoria
Keithsburg
Oskaloosa
Centerville
Mason City
Our City
Congregational Church
Choral Union
T. M. Rodgers
Chester Shanaker
R. C. Daly
H. L. Wilson
A. C. Kennath
Anna Tremain
Eora Townsend
Percy McCord
Newton
Old Fathers and Mothers Attend Newton Methodism Service
A Sunday morning service at Newton Methodism drew many aged parishioners, some brought by carriage. Autumn leaves adorned the altar and pillars as old Methodist hymns filled the church. Fred Hough sang Calvary with his bass, Rev. Cowan preached Christ shall Give thee Light, inspiring the Soldiers of the Cross nearing twilight.
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M. E
Fred Hough
Calvary
Cowan
Christ
Newton Social Union Rooms Friday Social Evening
Community notice inviting residents to a Friday evening gathering at Newton Social Union Rooms on November 12. Oyster service runs from five to eight o'clock with a 24 cent price. Attendees urged to come and enjoy a social time.
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Newton Social Union
Revival Meetings With Harris Singers Begin Next Sunday
Rev C V Cowan announces the revival meetings at the M E church with Mr and Mrs J M Harris of Illinois to assist. Harris will lead song services and Mrs Harris will preach. The evangelists are in the city and meetings start next Sunday evening. Also note Mr and Mrs Lewis Marks of Des Moines visiting daughter Mrs Fred Young.
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C. V. Cowan
J. M. Harris
Illinois
M. EF
Harris
Mrs
Lewis Marks
Des Moines
Fred Young
Thirteenth Birthday Party for Claude Mobberly
Last Friday Claudia Mobberly celebrated her thirteenth birthday with about three dozen friends at her parents home Mr and Mrs M 3 Mobberly. The evening featured juvenile fun and refreshments along with many pretty costly gifts for Claudie to prize as souvenirs of her birthday.
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Claude Mobberly
Increase in Pension for George Watson of Jasper Greys
Hayden Reynolds reports the pension of George Watson was raised from ten to twelve dollars per month dating from November 27, 1895. Watson, a member of Company B, 5th Iowa, known as the Jasper Greys, suffered disabilities that merit a larger grant, and his rightful claim is hoped to be granted.
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Hayden Reynolds
George Watson
Watson
Jasper Greys
Iowa
Juvenile Corn Pickers Shine in Local Contest
John W. Tharp of the town area boasts two sons as champion juvenile corn pickers. Homer, twelve, picked, shucked and brought in twenty five bushels in three hours while Herbert, fourteen, turned forty bushels in four hours. The paper invites other boys to report if they can match or exceed the record.
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John W. Tharp
Homer
Herbert
Fred Myer Family Arrive in Carroll County for Thanksgiving
Fred Myer and his wife, both born in this vicinity, arrived with their family for a visit that will extend past Thanksgiving. They stay with Fred’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Myer, and expect to reconnect with many old friends during their time here.
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Fred Myer
Carroll County
John Myer
Fred
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Jasper Co
Frank Fisk
D. Witmer
A. B. Cox
Wallace Johnson
A. W. Hall
J. O. Eckles
Washington Clerk Inc. A. Woods Mound Prairie
Samuel Carr
C. O. Rider
Wm. Hildebrand Independence
O. P. Davis
Malaka
Henry Hoerling
J. F. Rodgers
Palo Alto
Ed Wilcox
Fairview
Wm. Hertzog
John Montgomery
Mariposa
Fred Dammier
Charlotte C. E. Adams
Kellogg
Wm. Vandeventer
Lynn Grove James C. Sage Rock Creek
J. D. Barber
Henry Clay
John Seigler
Rock Creek
F. E. Matterson
Hickory Grove
D. Planalp
B. F. Smith
LeGrand Pace
Christian Church
Pace
United
HYMEN
Cupid
Thompson- Warner Neaptials
Morrison- Werrick
Thompson-Warner
Warner
Morrison-Werrick
Washington State
Clath
W. J. Summerwill
Mr. Phelps
Mrs. Kiddoo
Yowa Central
Ins
Choral Union Organized
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