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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1897
Page
7
Corn huskers hustle and rooms for rent advertise local commerce Effie Lockwood J H Forey Sons Oyster sellers Purity cigars and other goods appear amid personal mentions railroad updates and a death notice for Walter Gee with community events and a dissolution notice for F Southwick Co plus Dolliver’s dramatic time card ride.
Rumblt happenings note Tackabury retirement purchase of farm and town home sale of Beatty to Forest City. Ray Harkness returns from Colorado to parental home after long illness. Elmer French widow dies in Mississippi hospital. Fire destroys Finch farm house and property. Peter Beck loses all farm furniture. Dominion Company seeks travelers with $5 monthly and expenses from Renwick Iowa.
Prices show oats down to 14 to 15 cents, corn at 17, flax 17 to 80, wheat 72 to 73, barley 20 to 22, eggs 12, butter 7 to 15, and cattle 32.50 to 4.50. October 15 1897 reports a Baptist Associational Meeting at Rolfe with about 140 delegates, large attendance, and growth in church work. next annual meeting set for Eagle Grove. Also includes a financial statement for The State Bank of Renwick with assets and liabilities detailed.
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