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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1899
Page
7
Various short items report residents visiting, business trips, illness recoveries, and social events. Names include John Payne of Eagle Grove, Miss Alexander, Frank Hill, J Doty, B V Keeney, and W H Overbaugh. The piece notes political talks, revival plans, local industries, a bank front, school teachers, and ongoing civic concerns. Weather, transport, and health updates pepper the column.
Abijah K. Martin born October 10 1803 Frankford Otsego County New York died January 12 1899 in Renwick Iowa at extreme age. The Baptist church funeral will be held tomorrow at 11 a m with burial at Lui cemetery. His daughter Mrs Barrenger cared for him nightly as his age weakened. He moved from New York to Illinois in 1841 then to Renwick in 1882. He married Julia McKee in 1829 and ten children blessed their home, two living. He joined the Baptist church at 18 and lived a steady Christian life.
A collection of short items mentions Mrs. Adaline Babbot renting a house, coal from Wisconsin Lumber Co, Dr. Sessaman visiting Renwick January 16 1899, and local commerce boasting cheap coal. It notes a planned paper at Titonka with Miss Graham as editor, a Sunday School absence due to sickness, and a product pitch for Case Sharpeners. Also details an annual convention of the National Creamery Butter makers Association in Sioux Falls SD, with excursion tickets offered January 21 24 1899. Additional items recount a windmill anecdote, a 6 o'clock fire scare at Muir's restaurant, and various local recollections. Further blurbs praise a journal bundle for farmers including The Town Homestead and The Poultry Farmer for 1.40.
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