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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1899
Page
5
Social events fill Perry as multiple picnics attract many, from Congregational Sunday school groups at Roberts Grove to Ben Campbell’s park and the M E church outreach. Families enjoy long lunches, games, river baths, and impromptu speeches while local clubs host gatherings and celebrate with dinners and seasonal fare.
Local cloth house markets 1200 new fall styles of Austrian suitings with modern patterns and colors. Goods are described as fresh, higher quality, and offered direct to customers with savings claimed over typical tailor prices. The card promotes in-store purchase during a limited opportunity and mentions travelers’ free samples and seasonal notes.
H Francis of Yale visits son Chas S and assists with harvest while a Smith family member from Ohio visits south of town. Old Sellers Picnic preparations unfold as George Brown takes Emeline Blake's Place in the post office and Miss Blake visits Whavis. Thrashing gear expands, and section foreman Wilton plans a DeWitt, Iowa trip. A.C. Digrze notes Geo Overton left Perry Lily Laundry. A wreck on the Des Moines river bridge near Monticello kills four aboard the fast mail, with John Masterson and others among the dead. Rocky Mountain Tea ads promise health benefits and sustain the local chatter.
A five inning field contest at the M E picnic on Thursday pitted the Sunday school team against a select nine. W A Ball and Stacy Thornley formed the Sunday school battery versus L A French and W B Pahey. The outside nine led 13 to 4. Thornley c Ball p Ferguson Ist b ba Elfiet 2b Melick 3b Dignas S Edmonson rst Ainley 1i Geo Ross Li faced Fahey French C Marckress 1b H Marckress 2b Friend 3b Reed SS5 Dodson c Rogers 1 Childs r f.
Marshal Willis reports a demented man captured on No 92 in a Lox car and held for Sheriff Payne's decision. The deranged individual, claiming escape from a Chicago hospital, is nude at times and devoutly religious, mumbling prayers and rehearsing conversations with relatives. He refused food and will be moved to Adel tonight. In other news WAL Ballas buys partner’s stake in the local shoe business and will run all stores.
The Milwaukee will run a special to Sioux City on August 20. The Perry Ball Team will attend with many amusements. Round trip fare 2.25. Activities include Edison phonograph, latest moving pictures, stereoptican, vaudeville, balloon ascension, and a baseball championship between the fandreau Indian Club and the Iowa Glob. Admission 25 cents Grand Stand.
A freight engine pulling into the yard collided with a siding train amidships after the crew missed a signal. The accident occurred Thursday evening. the conductor knew nothing of the crash until the wrecking crew cleared the track.
Hausserman Chas Hausserien begins constructing a brick block. Basement work started and foundation to begin next week. The old frame building on the site sold to Eli Berricu and to be torn down for the new four story brick block.
A terse note from National Park Bank New York and Citizens National Bank Des Moines asks correspondents to attend a state farm with a focus on safety boxes. The message claims no charges for safety boxes and respectfully solicits business.
Perry struggles persist as regular pitchers falter and Gardner and Dunlap are pressed into action. Reports from Webster South Dakota and Montevideo detail several losses, rain interruptions, and mixed results with Perry totaling limited hits and multiple errors across games in late July and early August.
Ed F Larson married Miss Bessie Russell of Des Moines in a quiet Wednesday ceremony at the bride’s parents home. Rev Charles Clayton Morrison presided. The couple returned to Perry the same evening and plan to convert their new cottage into a home for two fine young people, with wishes for unalloyed happiness from friends.
Selling a high grade sewing machine in antique oak or walnut with drop cabinet and nickel plated trimmings. Drop cabinet priced at 90 dollars with double folding doors, plus a 10 year factory guarantee. Orders accepted for any sewing supplies and accessories with cash discounts offered.
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