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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
2
Local items describe visitors and family ties at Brad Walkie and Cedar Walls, plus farm ventures, machinery sellers, and a parade honor for Webster county soldiers. Anecdotes include a daring truck buyer, a Wisconsin visitors’ stop, and a calf mishap that preserved a gold watch for seven years through a cow’s lungs.
Local notices from Kanawha and surrounding towns include a farmhand wanted with preference for a married man, and reports of visitors such as Mrs. L. E. McDirmid at Humboldt and Dakota City, Grace Flemiig at the C. F. Blemmig home, and Mrs. A. B. Richardson's outing at Clear Lake. The Kanawha Reporter notes a ten pound baby born July 22 to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Barracks. Fragments also mention Des Moines trips, service calls, training in Ames for 500, and farm and market updates amid war-time travel and passport restrictions for women.
Bids for the positions of Eanitan f and Bus Drivers for District Nol 1 23 will be received at Vernoy Consolidated School at 6 o'clock in the evening on Monday August 12th. The notice specifies bid submission details and eligibility for the roles.
Special to the Times reports Har lad Burlis a Fort Dodge caller. H Paitzke and family in Algona Monday. Frank Wilkingon drove to Fort Dodge Tuesday. Lyle Dillon and family move to Mrs Mayo pent Surray with friends in Renwick. Harold Woite was sick this week. Mr Thorpe and family from Algona visited Thursday. Roy Wolte and Ernest Welnands to Algona Friday. Gus Nissen moved to the Biging house north part of town. Mrs George Godfrey died at M. M. Hospital Des Moines Wednesday evening. Mrs B S Hughes and children from Oda visiting the Ch 6 Ostrander home. Verne Slope and wife from Mayen City Sunday visitors. William Weinanda and wife from South Dakota visiting. Harry Gilligan from Wichita Kan and Donald Alby from Livermore spent Sunday at Mayo home. Erin Stoddard home from Cedar Falls for an over Sunday visit. Laurel Rogers from Camp Cody New Mexico on ten day furlough returning to camp later.
A clipped festive note from Wick Ills says greetings for Chintahusia. It mentions renwick and people urged to engage, with best wishes and a closing sign off from the Chintataun System. The wording is garbled but conveys a hopeful seasonal message and friendly regard from the sender.
Mrs Fay Shader and Henry Kraft visit in town while Opal and Stellan attend Corwith Institute. Mrs Henry Southie hosts Thursday afternoon gathering. Ethel Bown visits H W Eastman. Damages reported at the hall Thursday. The Palmer family trips to Camp Dora. New granaries built on Steve and Neseide Palmer farms. Work progresses on H W Eastman residence. Objections arise to threshers Supper rule. farmers argue for time and grain conservation for Uncle Sam.
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