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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1897
Page
7
Record correspondents report on townships around the county with brief local happenings captured as they occur. Names places and dates vary, highlighting community events and everyday scenes in a concise wrap.
Kellogg notes a Des Moines visitor, birth announcements for a daughter and a girl, and various social events. Locals include Miss Luella Fisk visiting Pella, Chicago trips by Charlie and Phil Mobberly, and neighbors hosting sociables at H H Day A F Callison and Joseph Miller. Also mentions public lectures, church events, school activities, football plans, and Thanksgiving programs with several named residents and institutions in Newton Grinnell Letts Des Moines Colfax and nearby areas.
Abram Rexroat’s daughter Myrtle remains for a longer visit in the Palo Alto neighborhood while Bert returns home from Decatur county. The Gibford school held a charity entertainment with ten cent admission to raise funds for a new school flag. Geo Lust buys a place near Draper and moves this week. Pleasant Hill ME Church to meet next Sunday evening at 7:30. Rev Scotta of Pella preaches at Carter school house with ongoing meetings. Miss Elazora Cowman is convalescing after illness. Local men gather corn for Ace Bowling. Rev Godoner from Des Moines preaches at Dunkard church. An entertainment at the U P church raises about twenty dollars for Newton church building. Hog cholera or a similar disease is killing hogs nearby, with George Gueseford losing many. Some locals sell hogs to Clear themselves of lem.
Local residents report corn husking progress as Miss Lizzie Madill, Edith Stark, and others visit homes. A hardware and groceries sale shifts to Cal Dickson of Laurel. plans for a cooperative creamery in Newburg advance. New cheese factory near Grinnell expected to open next year. Rev. Nichols to begin Aristocracy lectures at Richland U B church November 20. Meetings and social visits noted from Hickory Grove and surrounding towns.
After six weeks away, Rev Lawrence will return to lead services at Mingo in the morning and Union Chapel in the evening on Sunday, November 21. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Chas Mounette traveled from Des Moines to visit Wm Sadler, while Mrs D S Wright and Ruth of Cedar Falls visited Mrs Margaret Jones. Rev OH King is slated to lecture in Weedman Hall in Minge Saturday.
Miss Lettie Harley finished the fall term at Little schoolhouse district No. 4 on November Sth. Miss Earley to teach the winter term. Miss Morgason of Reasnor and Miss Kennedy of Newton visited at William H. France’s home. Wheeler and Simpson form a butcher shop partnership promising full meat stocks.
Miss Ida Birkenholtz visits near Monroe as Asi cholera rages locally. Grain buyers pay 15 cents per bushel. Bouma sells feeders to Willdull and Whillduff buys steers from Will Gove. Will Dennis builds a cattle barn. J. Carpenter handles the work. A sociable hosted by Jas Carey features oysters and pumpkin pie. Mrs Henry Agar hosts a surprise rag tack. J M Rayburn & Co. host poultry and weight claims.
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