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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1898
Page
7
Community brief listing illnesses and recoveries, deaths from the grip, school and church happenings, a new city ordinance restricting minors, local ads for printed envelopes, a creamery buyout, a table lamp giveaway, and various family mentions from Clarion area. Includes Arbert Tinklenberg’s death and a calf purchase by Martin Christianson.
Residents and visitors are listed with movements and activities across Renwick Humboldt and surrounding towns. Mentions include Mrs Parr, George Stoddard, Mr Finkbine, Rev Smith, Mrs Cras Vohs, E.F. Bacon, Geo Moore, Peter Graves, Chas Vohs, jury duties, revival attendance, trips to Corwith La Verne Storm Lake and Grand Forks, and Klondike voyage preparations with St Paul to Seattle.
John Loobey advertises a sale February 15 with notices and a reference to another notice in this paper. J B Lighthall schedules a sale February 16 and mentions sale bills printed at an office. Look out for them.
Sale at my farm two miles west of Renwick and two miles northeast of Hardy on Tuesday February 15 beginning 16 o clock. Span of gray mares Normans 1400 and 1600 weight brown mares and horses aged 7 6 bay roadster 4 years old colt 1 year old three colts coming five milch cows and calves fourteen brood sows with pig ten shoats and six fall pigs McCormick equipment wagons harness and farming tools five wagons two riding and two walking cultivators and plows seed corn and household goods. Free lunch at noon. Credit ten months on notes over five dollars cash on smaller sums. Notes interest five percent discount three percent. No removal before terms met. Joan Looney proprietor O J McCOloves auctioneer RR Surta clerk.
District court held a busy session as county residents attended. The public school reopened after measles break while California reports Mrs H Taft’s death seeking better health. Unity church parlor dedication featured refreshments and a literary program. A shoplifting pair caused a stir and received freeboard after arrest. G H Shetlenberger marked his 40th birthday with a surprise party for 40 couples.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for care of Howard Thiele and for dowers. Mentions revival meetings at Baptist church with Evangelist Stuart. Advertising notes include Daily Iowa Capital four months for 1.00 and farm sales near March 1 with prices per acre for various plots. Address C F Boors Renwick Iowa.
An unusual number of Baptist members are sick while Roy Franks will lead the B P U next Sunday evening on the topic The way of Life. Revival meetings have drawn large crowds with inspiring sermons. The Chicago Times Herald is praised as a great newspaper with bold reporting and patriotic tone. Thousands seek Californiaward guidance for travel and fruit growing information from the California Bureau for information Box 572 Cedar Rapids IA.
A Livermore page recalls a lively week with a progressive corkinole party at the opera house, a Good Templars banquet, and assorted visits. News mentions social calls, preaching plans, recoveries from illness, travels to Des Moines Humboldt and Spencer, and small career moves including Asa Fullerton’s move to Waseca Minnesota.
The brief item lists revival services at Renwick and a Lit Society debate favoring Grant over Lea, with multiple local names like Edgar Schoolcraft Len Olden Conrad Elmer and A N Plumsley. It notes B P U L service changes, a basket social in Drew, farm prices, and medicine ads for Rocky Mountain Tea and De Witt’s Little Early Risers.
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