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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1900
Page
3
A curiosity stitched local notes including a baby born to Mr and Mrs Wm Topp and a visit by Mrs John Star of Waverly to Mrs 8 F Cass. Mentions Lanpher hat promotions, moves of Joseph Wells and Herman Wilharm, Frank West soda fountain prep, land for rent, and Rev L O Sutherland attending Presbytery at Independence.
Creager and Parrott move their office to a former tailor shop while residents report visits, travel, and small business notes. Mrs. Shippey buried at Fairbank. county officials in town. road and rail notes, cattle movements to Kansas City, local home seekers excursion, and Arbor Day call for General Grant’s birthday observance. Local trades advertise hats and poultry prices. post office hours updated. several residents traveling or hosting relatives.
Local items report Tibbitts and Geo Cook forming a feed stable partnership in Tripoli for purchase, fitting, and marketing of horses. Will R Keough buys half interest in Sumner Steam Laundry. J Warnke sells farm land to Fred Grumpers with possession next March. Various local educators and officials move, and a house fire or shotgun of dogs concerns appear. A playful note warns about insurance agents. The piece ends urging Sumner to value skilled teachers and consider sending graduates to Waverly for higher pay.
O J Ludwig formerly of this place now in Ireton has located in Waterloo and will open a premier jewelry store around June 1st. A jeweler and watchmaker for fourteen years he recently earned the gold medal for highest average in his ophthalmology class from the American College of Ophthalmology. In nearby news Fayette visitors caused a drunken spree ending with one man jailed after being found drunk and disorderly. Tripoli Leader changed hands with John Sterling and Sterling Preston taking over. The new editors vow to provide a first class local paper and job service. Plans for cemetery care at Sumner include a public meeting April 27 to discuss maintenance of graves and yard upkeep.
Notice in Bremer County Iowa that A. D. Allen has been appointed administrator of the estate of Erastus Nichols, deceased. Creditors asked to settle debts promptly and claimants to present authenticated claims for allowance. Dated April 12, 1890.
A letter from A Frater on Apr 16 1900 urges Sumner to unite G A R and local societies including Odd Fellows Masons Rebekah Daughters of Rebekah Eastern Star and the fire department to form a joint Decoration Day parade. Proposes committees set a meeting time to plan a full turnout at a central location march to burial grounds with prayers and an address, then grave decoration and lodge homage.
Westgate society items recount visits and arrivals from Sumner Waverly and Fairbank. Mrs Susie Cox and daughter stay with L N Lewis. Stella Snears to study music in Chicago. Miss Mollie Madigan returns to Fairbank. Delos Chenehai to Jonathan Smith farm. Richard Gaertner moves residence and shop. Charley Hall’s bays work on J Galvin farm. Mrs Emma Fritz to speak at M Church. Community updates include new house foundations, barn building, house painting, and a straw caler.
Elis Roberts and wife visited Mr Rundie Sunday. Oran Creamery Co paid patrons 88 cts per cent for March. Wim Olmstead visited the Damon home Sunday. Box sociable at Mr Kaos for Sunday School. Herman Curtis and niece Stethe Lockwood near Samimer visited Friday. Garfield Lockwood began teaching at Dewey Monday and boards with Mr Reid. Oscar Risley and Mrs Tha Fink wed at Fairbank Lutheran on Apr 19. Mrs Dewey spent days with relatives near Minkler before a Minnesota visit to daughter Mrs Chas Grattly. C R Ellis learned his son Chas in Cass Co was killed last Friday. he and Mrs Ellis ride to funeral. Guss Barr and Miss Grice Jolly wed last Wednesday in Fairbank. Mrs Jolly moves in with couple. Free music Thursday. Henry Strack and Dora Keebler married last Thursday. Nearly 2000 attend bride’s parents home. gifts plentiful. Mr and Mrs Staack establish housekeeping south of Minkler.
The item lists residents like Susie Crate Ben UWarvey and Ralph Countryman visiting Frederica and Merwin Pratt. It notes Henry Dathke painting Thomas McGan’s house and A D Aten handling the Nichols estate. Rev Grant visits E Cheer nous. Mrs Counteymai and Nichols family attend Mentor cemetery. Matt Parrott, ex lieutenant governor and editor, dies at Battle Creek sanitarium. tribute extols his character and leadership.
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