Water and electric final move in Newton
At the city council monthly session a water project was approved transferring 1000 from the electric light fund to the water fund. A large 500 foot well will begin soon to provide abundant soft water. General Electric rep H E Chubbuck attended and may sell the T and H plant to the city. Mutual Telephone Co of Des Moines granted toll line extension to Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Electric Light Fund
Water Fund
H. E. Chubbuck
General Electric Company
General Electric
Chubbuck
Electric Light Committee
Gates
Mutual Telephone Co of
Des Moines
Jasper County
From Around the Town in Muscatine County News
Mrs John Walsh was summoned to Wilton Junction by telegram to hear of the sudden death of her brother William Johnston of heart disease. Johnston, about eighty, left a widow and a large family. brother George Johnston resided near the College Farm and died eighteen years ago of cancer. Descriptions cover war losses, health notes, fair premiums, visitors, and local goings on including Miss Corinne Harvey pursuing elocution, school openings, and a large church gathering in Newton.
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Karrien
Montana
Della Case
Howard Case
Monroe
Carrie
Des Moines
Kalispell
Mont
Della
Albert Tate
John Walsh
Wilton Junction
Wm. Johnston
Johnston
Muscatine County
Wilton
George Johnston
College Farm
David Evans
Cincinnati
Dave
A. Failor
Jasper County Agricultural Society
Failor
Blanche Torode-Lambert
Col. Mann
Lambert
Frank Torode
John Downs
Elmer
Jasper County
Aajomning
George Meyer
George Leisure
Hixson’s Grove
J. B. O'Neal
Seattle
Wash
Colfax
Los Angeles
Cal
Jerome B. Cotton
Klondike Country
Jerome
Iown Synod of the
Lutheran Church
Newton
James Mallicoat
Jones County
Thos. Mallicoat
Mallicoat
A. Long
Scott
Muscatine
R. M. Brooke
Humphrey
Cedar Rapids
Kelly
Leavenworth
Kan
The Boys Are Coming Home From The War
The Fiftieth Iowa will arrive in Des Moines from Jacksonville and Newton’s Company L plans a royal homecoming. The editorial urges a heartfelt welcome, noting they are heroes though not in combat, while acknowledging fallen and sick comrades and hoping to cheer them with a joyful reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Spencer
Company L
Jim Spencer
Des Moines
Old Camp McKinley
Elsie Robinson
Montana Union R. R. Co
Butte Mont
F. 3. Rich
Sycamore
Ill
Alice Ludlow
Harlan
J. F. Wilson
Ike O
Co. L
Lawa
Ike
Capt. Slaughter
Jennie Seymour
Kenningtons
Jennie Blanchard
Canton
Burrell Owens
Capt
Dunlap
Iowa
Jacksonville
Newton
Santiago
Dewey
Manila
Week of Rare Entertain Ends Newton Run With Belle Plaine Stop
The Annie Lister company bade farewell to Newton friends Monday and headed to Belle Plaine for a week engagement. Lister's opera house drew crowds during Fair week, praised Chase-Sister as outstanding. Home talents Chase, Lee Hickman, Albert Taylor lauded. Will Carroll, Gertie Ewing, Kittle Berry, Miss Carter praised. Ernest Rich drew the bicycle prize on closing night. many hopefuls missed out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Lister
Newton
Belle Plaine
Lister
Chase
N Chase
Lee Hickman
Albert ‘Taylor
Lister's
Will Carroll
Gertie Ewing
Kittle Berry
Miss Carter
Ernest Rich
Destruction of Lonnie Parsons Barn by Fire
Last Tuesday afternoon Lonnie Parsons suffered a major loss when his barn burned after a chicken house cleaning used a burning rag. With help from his wife and Al Moss they saved the horse buggy wagon and harness, but about twenty tons of hay six hundred bushels of oats and other grain and farm machinery were lost. The total damage topped a thousand dollars with only 275 insurance. The barn stood close to the house and the home was saved by heroic efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Parsons
Moss
Their Only Child Taken in Tragic Loss in City
Rollie Benjamin and wife mourn their only child Bulah a three year old girl lost to cholera infantum after ten days illness. Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday at 2 pm led by Rev. C V Cowan, with interment at Wittemburg cemetery. The community offers sympathy to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Krickbaum
Norfolk
Neb
J. W. Long
Cora
Lottie
Lottie A. Long
Loring Krickbaum
Nebraska
Newton
4. D. Simon
Lutheran Church
Rollie Benjamin
Bulah
C. V. Cowan
Wittemburg
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Rachel Fraker
George W. Fraker
E. Handy
Julia A. Davis
Commodore Schley
Cham
R. F. Chambers
First Presbyterian Church
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Ferguson
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Simon
Hanna
Robinson
Chambers
Thos. Wright
Virgil Stone
Frank Neegham
John Swagart
Rebecca Hunter
Forest Miller
Sallie Edgar-Kearns
Frank Stevens
Our City
Wisconsin
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Kingston
Wisconsin Regiment
Porto Rico
C. N. Wagley
Necedah
Wis
Scott Hibbs
Benton County Fair
al. van Etten
Belle Plair
Atta Conner
Scandia
Roy Allen
Col
A.P. Hanson
Rochester
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Creston
E.C. Ogg
Sammy Russell
Noen
W. O. Foster
Albert H. Foster
Sibley
Company K
Chickamauga Park
Corinne Harvey
Chicago
Cora Mel Patton
Harvey
Sarah Seaton
Phureday
Vernon
Kansas
Edith Woods
Washington Township
Moining
Edith
E.R. Perkins
Democrats of
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Sherman Township
H. V. van Epps
New Sharon
Adout. Lewis
Congregational Church
Harry Lewis
Fla
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James T. McCleary
Minnesota
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Dobson
Lacey
Newburg
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