Local notes from Sumner and nearby towns
Hawkeye Ed. Deitel and many visitors from Oelwein, Dubuque, Tripoli, Minneapolis, Chicago, and others were in Sumner and surrounding towns this week. Birth announced for Roy and wife’s son on Sunday Feb 11 1900. Local commerce notes include dress goods display by Reimler & Granneman and Lanpher hats promotion. Property listings include 160 acres north of Sumner for sale and 116 acres north of Westgate for rent or sale. Various social visits, dances, and institute attendance reported along with minor incidents and travel updates.
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Westgate
McCrain
Personally Conducted Tours To California By Train
The Chicago Great Western Railway promotes homeseekers and California tours in 1900. Round trip fares from Lincoln via the Maple Leaf Route to California, with special sleeper cars from Sumner, leave Mondays and arrive by Friday. Tickets sold Feb 17 18 19 and return valid to Feb 28. Detailed rates and itineraries available from G W agents or F H Lord 113 Adams St Chicago.
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Creamery Buttermakers’ Association
Lincoln
Neb
Chicago Great Western Ry
Maple Leaf
Chicago Great Western
I. H. Lord
Adams St
Chicago
United States
Chicago Great Western Railway
F. H. Lord
Official route to National Creamery Convention by CGW train
Transportation committee advises the Chicago Great Western to route Northwest delegates from Minneapolis St Paul and Des Moines to Lincoln Neb for the National Creamery Buttermakers Convention February 19 to 28. The train leaves Minneapolis 7 40 4 a m and St Paul 8 10 a m on Feb 19 arriving Sumner 1 25 p m and Lincoln 6 0 am Tuesday with through Pullman sleeping cars to Lincoln and return fare 39 25 via Des Moines.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Northwest
Lincoln
Neb
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Sumner
Northwestern
Twin
Des Moines
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Through Tourist Sleeping Car Service To Texas and California
The notice describes Pullman Tourist Cars running weekly from Sumner via Kansas City and Missouri Pacific routes to Dallas San Antonio El Paso Los Angeles and San Francisco. Cars depart Saturdays 5 55 a m and reach Dallas next day permitting connections at Spofford auction for Old Mexico. Berth charges are about half normal, offering a new transcontinental travel option with full information from Chicago Great Western agents or F W Lord G P and T A 113 Adams.
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Chicago
Great Western Ry
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Chicago Great Western
Lord
Adams St
Missouri
Kansas & Texas
San Antonio
Arkansas Pass
Southern Pacific
Dallas
el Paso
San Francisco
Northwest
Texas
Spofford
Old Mexico
Sumner
California
F. Wf. Lord
Wedding plans and local visits noted in Gazette item
Trinkler announces GazBeTrE subscription while local notes list Edith Reid visiting Hazelton Anna Thomas in Fairbank and Sophie Barr calling at Gus Peck's. Several exchanges include cattle shipments births and visits from Fairbank, Oelwein, and Hazelton with community events like a quilting party and lyceum attendance. etc
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Edith Reid
Hazelton
Anna Thomas
Fairbank
Sophie Barr
Gus Peck
Will. Triplett
Geo. Frost
Fred Mankee
Will Staack
Waverly
Jas. Bushby
Mr. Damon
Delwe
C. R. Peck
Romane Fuller
Lyceum
Grove Hill
John Dowling
Zabrishee
Stanley
Dewey School
Westgate News Notes and a Cedar Valley Wedding
Westgate items report Mrs. Carroll’s slight stroke and various local goings on. Geo Klammer and Lena Zilmer wed in the Lutheran church, and Edna Augusta Latimer married Clarence Blain Gowen with a reception. Gowen, a druggist, and Miss Gowen will spend time in Georgia after their ceremony.
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Westgate
C. B. Gowen
Klammer
West Union
Fred Smith
Eva Earle
Springfield
Jennie Gilroy
Monticello
Latimer
Block
Cedar Valley Telephone Co
T. PB. Ritchie
C. P. Colgrove
State Normal
Colgrove
Fremont
Marcus Sylvester
Phillips
Small
Waterloo
Geo. Latimer
Edna Augusta
Clarence Blain Gowen
Stella Latimer
Georgia Ivy
Robinson
Sumner
Gowen
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
New School License Issued Yet Unused In Town
Local items note a pending school license not yet activated. Visits to Sumner by Mr and Mrs Seabey and various social activities. Reports mention a post office clerk in Fayette in uniform, music concerts in Des Moines Monticello and Fayette, upcoming Grinnell oratorical contest, and a full schedule of spring baseball and university events with notable attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Lowe
Dubbert
Paderwiski
Des Moines
Thos. Dixon
Pres. Renton
M. E
Monticello
Samuel Adams
Epworth
Nusbaum
Ottawa
Kans
Max Bendix
Cole
U. of Kansas
Fayette
U. S. U. Vis
U. of Minn
Minneapolis
Cornell
U. of Nebraska
U. 1
Dixon
Cedar Falls
Simpson
Ames
Reimler Farrand Farm Listings Near Sumner Iowa
A Bremer county land sale catalog lists No 1 240 acres near Sumner and Fairbank with multiple buildings including two barns a 28 by 72 main barn and a hog house plus a machine shed and a stone foundation. No 2 describes a two story residence near Great Western depot. No 3 covers 185 acres six miles from Sumner with two stories and cedar under the main building. Additional No 4 through 12 detail scattered farm tracts with varied sizes near Sumner Hawkeye and Banks township, built houses barns and improvements, price terms one half cash at 6 percent, and urging bargains.
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Sumner
Fairbank
Oran Creamery
Bremer
Carpenter's
Iowa
Great Western Depot
Littell, Noon
Fayette County
No.d
Hawkeye
Banks Township
Westgate
Emmons
John Stephens sells steak business stake to Henry Churchil A. Sprague
John Stephens sells his interest in the butcher business to partner Henry Churchil A Sprague. The sale includes 170 head of livestock and farm machinery and a 240 acre farm for rent near Randalia and Sumner. A sale date is set for Friday February 16 1900.
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John Moser
Douglas Two
John Stephens
Henry Churchil
A. Sprague
Randalia
Sumner
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Buterick Patterns and Publications
Reimler & Granneman
L”’ Store
The
Modern Remedy Co
Kewanee, Ill
Farrand.Bros
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
Wis
National Theater Co
R. B. Barnette
China
Sumner Gazette
Sumner Markets
Farrand Bros
Muffin
Dave Rood
R. E. Babcock
Deitel
Jos. Blunt
Oelwein
Merchant Luthmeier
Dubuque
Town
Herman Mochling
Podunk
Fred Hinkley
Burg
Ray Grover
Mrs. Davis
Tripoli
Roy Pease
Chas. Sidnam
Ray Goodrich
Ernest Petratz
al. Fortney
Maynard
Mrs. R
Stafford
Morarity
Mesdames Ford Buesing
Fred Schultz
Fred and
Gotlieb Moser
John
Douglas
C. W. Pennington
J. H. Neff
Mrs. Cummins
Lon Smith
Reinhart
Frank West
Mrs. Chase
Forest City
Mable Sanborn
Kit Rae
Bert Mathews
Frederika
E. C. Bennett
Archie Eggleson
Independence
Helen Descent
Herbert Hall
Chas. Strickland
Auburn
Clovers
N. Carlyle
St. Charles, Ill
R. S. Pease
Joe Edmunds
Opera House
Chas. Reimler
Will Lang
Ft. Dodge
E. Wateenpaugh
Delahery
Mrs. Woods
J.P. Donovan
Sumner, In
Rudolph Moser
Chris. Pries
Chas. Birdsall
Miledgeville, Tr
H. S. Stevens
W. E. Middlestar
Mesdames Orvis and
Ticdt
Farmers’ Institute
W. H. Heyer
Ella
W. A. Robinson
Lanpher
Lanpher, Finch & Skinner
Pullman
National Creamery Buttermakers’ Association Transportation Committee
Trinkler
John Lembke
2Nd Street
J. Carpenter
Ed. Fortsch
Will Dawson
U. B
W. J. Watts
Osage
Towa
Upper Iowa University
Clifford Watson
Fred Hunneberg
Mr. Glabbe
Elmore Walker
W. M. H. Mereness
Mrs. Addis
E. M. Cass
P.M
W. H. Wehrmacher
Reimler-Farrand Block
Rocky Mountain
Jas. A. Smith
Fague & Love
Rock Bottom
H. G. Rohlwing & Co
Wm. Krause
Fred Krause
Charles City
Chas. Krause
Joe
Lucy
Took and Lidder Co
Letiti Stevens
Indy
Jobo Mueller
Gazette
Mrs. Lutes
Jacob Grattly
Dayton Twp
Buck Creek
P. O
Glattly
Orator Littell
E. W. Barrand
Vellin
Maude
W. W. Robinson
Lot
John the Baptist
Daniel
Annanias
Judas Tseariot
Methodist Church
Plymouth Rock
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