Prairie Cidy Notes and Local News From Union Hall to Ottumwa
Mrs Lizvie Rucker Sharp visits relatives in color ado as a barn fire on a farm destroys horses and grain with family losses. Several town residents face illness travel and family news including a nephew killed by a railroad, new baby joy, and community events at Union Hall and tea gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizvie Rucker-Sharp
Colorado
John Ryan
Riet
Dale Gilbert
Eliza Walker
Lulu
Defiance
Town
Lynnville Farms Bought and Building House
Cyrenus Johnson bought thirty four acres of the George Trease farm and is constructing a house. Al Johnson sold eighty steers at 92 dollars each to T. E. Brap and has five loads contracted at five and a half cents per boom. Fred Sparks and Cora Haines wed at Newton. Frank, Winema Pemberton, and Rhodema Mendenhall entered Penn College. Ad and Morris White took a livery to Bushong and Rakestraw, the buggy ran away injuring Ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrenus Johnson
George Trease
al Johnson
T. E. Brap
Fred Sparks
Lynnville
Cora Haines
Sully
Newton Wednesda
Frank
Winema Pemberton
Rhodema Mendenhall
Penn College
Morris White
Rakestraw
Star
Kellogg Sets On Wright Visits Davenport Omer Parmley
Kellogg sets on Wright visiting relatives in Davenport. Omer Parmley, age 11, is reported seriously ill with typhoid fever. Mrs. M A Belson has been poorly for days but shows signs of improvement and friends hope for a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Jeffreys
Rev. Jeffreys
Schalk
J.G. Johnston
William Kingdom
E. Butters
Ilinois
Anna Upp
Setson Wright
Davenport Omer
Dudley Parmley
M. A. Belson
Local Clerk Doors Departures and Town News Highlights
4 G Helmigk ends duties as chief clerk at the Department Store and returns to Monroe. Joseph D Smith marries Miss Lizzie Hayes at the bride's home on September 1 with D Phillips officiating. Jap Smith and wife mourn son Cassius death at Kellogg after typhoid. funeral held. Memorial service for President McKinley at M E church led by Revs Helmick and Thomson. Chas Talmage sells elevator and implement business to Vanderzeil Bros. The M W A picnic at Pleasantville draws about 4000 attendees. Mrs T P Burchinal and others attend Baptist convention at Mire. McMichael learns of brother-in-law’s death in Creston and departs for funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Helmigk
Monroe
Joseph D. Smith
Hickory Grove Township
Lizzie Hayes
Chester Center
D. Phillips
Jap Smith
Cassius
Births and deaths and local notices from New Era
RAXTE born to Mr and Mrs Robt Cushatt on Thursday last a girl. Homer Williams bought a forty acre farm from Pleasant Hodges last Thursday. Henry Stock, 17, son of Frank Stock, died last Saturday after two years illness. Funeral services held from the house Tuesday. Amos Carey of Malaka township sent four ears of corn, white variety, each a foot long. He expects 40 to 50 bushels per acre. George Hager and wife and John Buchanan with wife and daughter left for Hayesville Ohio to visit Mrs JA Campbell and then Buffalo to view the exposition at New Era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ea Bothoe
Mercantile Co
G. W. Meckley
Mound Prairie Township
Mebarly
Penn
Aday
M. B. Wheelock
Henry Manington
Wheelock
RW. Clayton
Republican State Central Committee
R.T. Mulock
Calumet
Michigan
Robt. Cushatt
Homer Williams
Pleasant Hodges
Henry Stock
Prank Stock
Pepsis
Amos Carey
Malaka Township
George Hager
George , Buchanan
John Buchanan
Hayesville
Ohio
Sully Assigns and Changes Highlight Local Hiring and Churches
Sully schools opened with enrollment at SI scholars. Sully creamery reduces hours to half time while haulers keep deliveries. Dolph Ley has joined Bank of Sully as assistant to Cashier Frank Sherman. Rev P A Keople moves from Sully to Newton. Rev Scull stays at New London. Conference at Ottumwa. no Sully church assignment. Frank DeWit leaves for Pella to attend college. Adam Ormiston begins building Al Sparks residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sully
Sully Creamery
Dolph [Ley
Bank of Sully
Frank Sherman
P. A. Keople
M.P
Newton
Scull
New London
Ottumwa
Wen
Frank DeWit
Pella
Dex Moines
Adam Ormiston
al. Sparks
Mrs A Smith and son travel to New York for visit
Mrs A Smith and her son A L left here Tuesday morning bound for New York on an extended visit. Fred Wilson of Glenwood Iowa and Miss Alice Stuart were married at Newton Wednesday. The bride is sister of Mrs Z G Hafferty of this place and had been visiting here for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Smith
A. L
New York
Fred Wilson
Glenwood
Iowa
Alice Stuart
Newton
Z. G. Hafferty
Ledger
Climate and Crop Report Notes Frosts and Mild Damage
The past week brought unseasonably cold weather with frost across districts. Damage from frosts is light overall, with some leaf kill on unmatured corn but little impact on grain quality. Heavy rains aided pastures and meadows, with potatoes showing yield promise. soil remains in good condition for plow and fall seeding.
Closing Out Sale Advertises Mixed Assets in Newton Area
An OCR fragment outlines a closing out sale at the seller’s home near the Overhead RR Bridge and R. R. J. & P. depot, listing horses cattle sheep hogs and farm implements with terms, free lunch, and cash discounts. It also notes a separate real estate bargain in Newton, plus notices of a hog business closure, a junk buyers ad, and a probate administrator appointment for Jasper County Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overhead RR
Bridge
R. J. & P. Depot
Portland
District Court
Jasper County
Iowa
M. L. Dimmitt
Newton
G.M. Dinarri
Meredith
Baking Demonstration at Majestic Factory Event
A cooking showcase runs from Sept 30 to Oct 4 inviting guests to enjoy a dainty lunch and coffee while a Majestic factory demonstrator explains the process and reasons behind the bake.
Millinery Opening and Local Notices
A collage of notices: Fall and Winter Millinery Opening planned for Thursday and Friday October 3 and 4, 1901 invites readers to view new styles. Social guests include Mrs H A Keinath and daughter from Portland. Also township caucus notices, schoolhouse meetings, and a revival series with Rev John Logan. plus a real estate trip by Joe Horn and a subscription arrears clearance offer, urging advance payment to standardize rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J, Jack
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wl & Wesle
Cash Dry Goods Store
Newton, Iowa
Prairie Cidy
Carrie White
Lizzie Grider
Geo Coffee
J.J. Mitchell
Union Hall
Ed Reid
Prairie Bell
Charley Kellogg
Des Moines
F. N. Kellogg
Mary Renfro
Everett Sparks
Winterset
Mrs. Dunlavy
J.C. Leib
Kansas
John Grove
Mr. Groves
Car AX
Kellog
Srok
Raxte
Ayer
Sarsaila
John McDonald
Philadelphia
Climate and Crop Report
Willis McColloms, McCorp
Lypay
Wagley & Smead
Martin
Bergman Bros. & McKinley
Ofice
Monarch
A. M. Hough
Majestic Cooking
Majestic Malleable Iron and Steel Range
Norway
Majestic
H. A. Keinath
Mabel Conant
Oregon
A.C. Keinath
Mra. J
Sul Land
Center School House
L. C. Wart
Buena Vista
Pilot Grove
L. Snyder
John Logan
The
Baptist Church
Joe Horn
South Dakota
Minnesota
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