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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1897
Page
7
Murphy church highlights new Y.P.S.C.E officers and committees at Hixson Grove with chairmen for Sunday School and information, plus a long list of prayer meeting topics from Nov 1897 through Apr 1898, including topics on influence gratitude temperance and prayers with names of local leaders and participants.
Local Happenings as They Occur across townships. Recoup correspondents file brief notes on community events, meetings, and happenings, highlighting everyday town life and notable small occurrences.
Murphy and Linn County residents had social visits and travel events last week. Dr. Joe Hannah left for Rose Dale Missouri after visiting relatives. Rev David Phillips visited. Mrs. Murphy returned from Van Cleve area. School plans include Charlie Ogg teaching at Slagle Dell and Miss Lolo Murphy teaching Kellogg township. Corn yield averages forty five bushels per acre amid various community activities.
For the Record, T. M. Rodgers will be in Monroe next Saturday November 20 to receive subscriptions for the Record. He will be at Kipp's office for the event.
Miss Kittie Wilson has been quite sick for several days. Chas Weston repaired the farm house and he and his wife plan to move from the Baldwin farm to their own. M S Wilson of University Place visits relatives in Ira with his brother G M Wilson. Mirtlow Baldwin of Newtor spends weeks on his farm preparing for a new tenant Will Tramel to reside there soon. Rev King of Colfax continues the Mingo meeting but expects to close shortly. Mrs Ek A Crawford, long invalid, is very poorly. Cyrus Ryder of western Nebraska visited his aged mother in Ira last week. she has improved this past week. Dr Frank Boyd, once Jasper county born and now in Little Sioux Iowa, was married Wednesday evening to a local woman. The doctor is son of Mr and Mrs W M Boyd and has many friends here who wish the couple happiness.
The writer and wife visited in Richland township to see their son in law William Webber and family, returning midweek. Local building: Lewis Groderson lays a foundation for a new house. Hiram Williams does stone work. Rev. Klooster of Galesburg preaches next Sunday at 11 a.m.. Rev. J. D. Snyder of United Brethren preaches at Union church Sunday at 2:30 p.m. All invited. Residents note visits from W. B. Cavell and wife returning to Newton. William Deniston and family from Newton visited. Henry French and wife of Wild Cat Grove were in Reasnor. J. R. Livingston attended church. H. K. Williams and son Edward went to Marion county near Dunreath last Saturday, returning Sunday evening. John A. Stilwell, new dry goods grocer who bought out J. W. Edwards, left for Kansas on business Monday morning.
Fairmount notices announce a Baptist church protracted meeting starting Monday evening with a cordial invitation to all. The Epworth League forms a reading circle meeting with Miss Rosa Kane Thursday evening. Reverends Loring and Tool exchange pulpits Sunday evening November 21. Quarterly M E church meeting November 20 21. Farmers busy husking corn.
Miss Leeper and Miss Miller of Newton posted bills for a first class entertainment to be given Friday evening at Sugar Grove by the young people of the new U. P. church of Newton. We hope it will be a success.
Pleas ant Hill reports Retta Hickman visiting Newton family cousin Mrs Phillips illness. Mrs Bennett preached at Brown schoolhouse morning and evening on prayer and prodigal son. Tomlinson plans new blacksmith shop as old one too small. Carter and Brown hold Sunday school together with Mr Hammond supervising. Cadwallader visit to Swan. Mrs J McG Johnston travels to Newton to visit daughter Mrs James Brown. Mr Bemis and Florence McRae from Des Moines spend Sunday. McRae family to move back next week. Miss Elazora Cowman ill with heart congestion. Dr Hlendershott attends. Miss Maggie Danotter active. another local engagement spoken. Alex Waddle sells hogs. corn harvest underway. McRae partners with Mr McCormick from Wisconsin. move to town soon. Miss Mildred Dunmier closes Wilson school then plans further study. Sam Reed ships carload of hoes for Carrie & Son. Henry Reasoner sale on November 18 features Jersey cattle, pigs, sheep, chickens. Large closing-out sale noted at Reasoner farm on Nov 18.
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