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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1898
Page
7
Dr J M Sherman of Renwick Iowa advertises available rooms in the back of the post office for lodging and related accommodations. The notice appears in a short local classifieds style. The brief item emphasizes location and availability.
Local notes mention Renwick Public Schools dismissing Friday for a two week break. Farmers expect more wheat sowing as spring arrives while other items recount a League social, political hints, photo collections, a sick child’s recovery, and a Maine disaster report update.
A stream of names and moves fills Renwick and surrounding towns. George Hill was in Hardy while Gus Vohs visited here and others from Webster City, Mason City, Livermore, and Des Moines are noted for trips, visits, and work. A newly married couple, G L Trask and Ethel Griffin, wed yesterday, and Effie Lockwood announces a millinery opening. City notices urge sidewalk repairs and a candidate withdraws from consideration for council.
The morning subject next Sabbath will be Self Denial. Easter Sabbath will be observed as Children s Missionary Day with appropriate exercises. A missions collection will be taken that day. There will be a meeting of the S 3. Board this evening at close of prayer meeting. The presence of all members is greatly desired.
Weather and farming remarks fill this Renwick column with names like Pinder, Loobey, Phipps, Brimmer, Junkins, Packard and McDougald. Local events include school term end, rides to market, fence sales, creamery moves, and a March election. Married couples Wolf and Riock, Will Clark marriage news, lamp upgrades, a street report, and a Verné trial are also noted.
The public is warned not to hunt on the farm in Vernon township section 24. No trespassing will be allowed. Also listed are market prices for various grains and livestock including oats corn flax wheat eggs butter barley hogs and cattle with corrected figures dated March 24 1898.
After years of suffering Pursell of Knitnersville Pa was cured by one box of De Witts Witch Hazel Salve. The ad claims relief from eczema rash pimples and obstinate sores with this famous remedy.
A collection of one dollar and a half taken last Sunday evening for the Temperance Temple in Chicago. A program on the Chinese in America is arranged for the Young People's meeting next Sunday evening by Frank Ward. The B Y P A Northern Association semi annual meeting will be at Humboldt April 15 and 16. The Women's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society West annual meeting will be at Waterloo April 20 and 21 with delegates offered reduced railway rates. Henry Miller of Charles Trotzki's place reportedly had a piece of glass removed from his knee after it had remained there six years. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Kraft last Friday March 18, 1898, their third daughter.
Official ballots for Renwick city election on March 28 show two ticket options. Citizens Ticket lists HS Rice for mayor A. Fulton for recorder L. Pope and A. Richardson as councilmen W. Bell as treasurer A. Packad as assessor. People s Ticket lists M Keeney for mayor J M Sherman and Fred Southwick as councilmen C J LeCellough as recorder Henry Tanck as treasurer J Griebel as assessor. All except George Stoddard withdrew from the caucus ticket. Caucus ticket previously named Keeney for mayor Stoddard and Southwick as councilmen Fulton for recorder and Herbert Jenkins for assessor. J M Sherman chaired the caucus with H S Cole as clerk. Farm loans advertised with favorable terms.
Vernon township directors for 1898 list district representatives and tax 200 dollars to construct a new schoolhouse in district 7 the Saxton district this coming summer Fred Walkner named secretary replacing C P Bootz who resigns to move away Teachers wages set for spring and summer four grades from 31 to 26 dollars per term The note mentions Renwick’s district and urges teacher reports from the township for comparison and public knowledge
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