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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1897
Page
3
Prairie City visitors, farming shifts, and a long obituary mark Monroe items. Mrs. Minerva Boots of Mitchellville, aged sixty, buried in Monroe, cancer of the tongue noted. Rev Knepper, visits and health-related travel mentioned. numerous church and school events, concerts, lectures, and community gatherings listed with local families and residents.
Charlie Russell and wife visit friends in Murphy. People attended the funeral of Harry Van Epps’s infant, buried in Newton cemetery. Rev. Noble moved from Newton to Murray Station near Osceola for next year’s work. Pella horse buyers bought a carload in Buena Vista. In Coulterville, Ill., Mr Road and Mr Thomas M united in marriage at the father’s home. Miss Lou, formerly from Mar neighborhood, noted in passing.
REASNOR H M Snodgrass rents four mile northeast Newton farm known as John Wulf place and plans to move in spring. Families visit Newton Mrs F and Mrs Cavell report. Reasnor updates include Charles Ross adding two rooms to his house with Rev Scarborough and Rev J D Snyder preaching. News of births, illnesses, plastering John W Edward's hall, Lodge occupancy planned, Woodmen meeting in Reasnor Thursday. Local trips to Newton for Rev Noble’s appointment and support, and community fundraising for a horse.
Pleasant Hill reports a Wassennaar family party with about 40 youngsters enjoying music and treats ice cream cake and lemonade. D L Johnstone plans to move to Prairie City with a partner in a blacksmith shop. Ritzhaupt works for Will Dickerson Masie Commisfort recovers from a horse fall. Marie McKinney wed recently the fourth marriage in that family in 18 months. Dr Dick Danotter nurses a foot injury from mowing. Carter schoolhouse meetings by Rev Scoie from Pella closed last Monday with good results. Maggie Danotter on sick list and Snoke from Dunreath attending now convalescent. Mrs J McG Johnstone improves after illness. Potato harvest underway with better than expected yields. Alice Elrod visited family. Elrod Main reports return to Galesburg after stay with James Waddie and friends. Brown schoolhouse to be preached Sunday evening.
A camp meeting near here ended Sunday led by Mr and Mrs with preaching by Mr Bovee who also shared new ideas to instruct the crowd. Mentions of local visits, such as Miss Georgia Miller in Central Minors, and Colfax speech by Dolliver praise. References to political debates about Henry Orge and land reform, plus arrival of cattle shipments and early potato digging continuing as school nears Saturday closing.
Tauren Kump of Galesburg becomes the new clerk at Frank Carpenter's store. Several local movements and visits are noted, including miners moving to a rented farm, Des Moines trips, and a parade of neighbors visiting kin across nearby towns. The item also mentions road work by W. H. Fisher and various farm and family updates.
Grinnell College announces an eminent Y M C A season with 530 course tickets sold and a slate of visiting speakers. Dates include November 19 Rev J J Lewis of cage January 21 Booker ington February 7 Rev of New Yor keh. The fall field meet is set for the athletic park next Saturday. football results note a loss to Minnesota 6 to 0 and a win over Carlton College of Northfield.
In Hickory Grove Willlie McCullough hosted visitors at John Planalp's Sunday. Henry Calderwood from near Malcom visited Robert Madill last Friday. Many children suffer whooping cough. Vertie Bell visited Annabel Walker. Maxwell McCash builds a large poultry house with W A Craigs help. The new minister Nichols preached his first sermon to a large crowd last Sunday. Shelling totaled 000 at W A Craig, 1500 at Robert Madill, 100 at John Planalp, 1500 at Young Brothers, 1500 at James Stark, 800 at W E Stark, 800 at Willie McCullough. Store may keep corn until prices rise. Mrs W A Craig enjoyed a pleasant visit from Mrs McCash last Sunday.
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