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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
7
The column lists numerous residents visiting relatives and attending events. It records travel to and from cities like Minneapolis and Humboldt, mentions holidays and gatherings, and notes health status updates and occasions such as weddings and church activities.
A weathered snippet mentions holidays and local people with scattered names and events. It references someone ill this week, a dental visit, a dog pup, a school holiday closure, and a renamed Renwick House. The legible items hint at civic notices and social notes, but specifics are unclear due to heavy OCR damage.
Christmas exercises at Renwick churches featured singing recitations and a large Christmas tree laden with gifts. Rev Ichweker preached a holiday sermon as children performed and the crowd enjoyed candy, nuts, and goodwill. Mrs Santa Claus attended in place of Santa Claus, and local merchants noted holiday trade.
The December wedding joins Miss Jennie Christenson and William WyteY in a North Dakota linked union. The ceremony in the German church followed by a supper included piano by Miss Jennie Christen and a formal reception with gifts from many local residents. Proclaiming a strong, hospitable home future, the couple now plan to establish themselves at the Breakant Hill stock farm.
The document contains a misread late 19th to early 20th century notice listing property for sale including cattle horses and equipment, with farm assets and notes to be sold at public auction near Trenwick and other homesteads, plus an obituary notice for Miss Bernetta Tharp detailing her death and the family’s sorrow.
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