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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
2
Local notices mix civic calls with everyday town happenings. Clyde Mills owns a new Overland car. Mrs H D Allen, Willier family guests, Henry Martin buys two lots, and Amos Rankin speaks on temperance. Voters urged to say Yes on Monday Oct 15 and Kenyon address at Humboldt. Local travel, auto mishaps and oddities fill this page with small town life.
Minrry Packard writes from Camp Mills Hempstead N Y describing ideal weather with foggy nights and sunny days. He notes strict camp discipline in Minnesota Battery C and plans for an across the ocean voyage. He thanks donors for the soldiers fund and mentions hard drilling before crossing the pond to face the Dutch.
Special to the Times reports Renwick visitors John Brink and Miss Eva Thiel, along with Rev. Heddle and Rev. I. Jefferies, in La Verne and Ft Dodge events. LuVerne basketball beat Renwick Friday night, with Eva and Florence Thiel attending from Renwick.
Frank Barber and Mr. Rayter were motoring in Wright County last Sunday. Charley Errickson, who has been working on the drone boat, returned to his home in Gorwith last Friday night.
LUSLIUTEMS G Purdy and family motored to Ft. Dodge last Tuesday Violet Hanson spent Sunday evening with Marvel Gillespie Mrs R Hanson is at Rochester taking medical treatment Al Brown and family attended church last Sunday at Luni John Palmer had a little car trouble last Saturday night Several from this vicinity have joined the Red Cross Chapter James Nelson and wife and Dave Rice spent Sunday at C Nelsons Mr Thornston spent Saturday night and Sunday in Eagles Grove L Carter and family were Sunday visitors at the T Smallwood home Claud Bogard delivered a load of potatoes in Eagle Grove last Friday C Bogards and Grandma Humes attended church last Sunday night at Renwick C Moore and family motored to Eagle Grove last Sunday taking dinner with Mr Thompson s Mr and Mrs F Trowbridge are entertaining Mrs Trowbridge s brother and wife from Washington Rev Perry filled his regular ap pointment at Luni last Sunday using for his subject Perseverance a good lesson for old and young.
Miss Raleigh, nurse at J. A. Conger home, spent Friday at Renwick. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pinkham left for a Colorado Idaho trip visiting relatives. Mrs. Jacob Miller and children from Worthington arrived for a visit with Miss Mary Miller and Mrs. Lou Sewell. Several Renwick residents skated together. Dr. Peppers became First Lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corps and will move to Newton, Kansas, soon for service. About twenty five women held a quilting bee at Robert Pollock’s. Mrs. H. S. Cunningham and three children left for Idaho after two months visiting. Mrs. Vera Blesie accompanied them to Idaho. Reports say three farmers northwest of Renwick were taken before Federal officers at Ft. Dodge on treason charges related to draft comments.
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