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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
3
Corrected every tunesay morning items list short notices of residents visiting Sumner Waterloo Dubuque Independence and Oelwein plus travel, shopping and school notes. Names include S Ember Preston Ethel Preston Loyd Martin Henry Fink Daisy A Robertson and Rev. Lang with various relatives. A lost ring, a planing mill accident, and ball games at Sumner and Hawkeye are mentioned alongside local gatherings and church events.
Levere Smith and Florence Dawson visited relatives in Sumner and Fredericksburg while May Burke stayed with Mrs Barker and Mrs Way. Wm Farnum’s Fredericksburg trip touched daughter F W Swale, and A E Farnum toured Poplar Minn. John and Mrs Smith visited Mrs Stevenson. Fay family funerals in Oelwein and travel to Dakota featured among weekend gatherings. Ada Farnum and Harriet Countryman visited Mrs Countryman in Marengo.
June notes show Laura Knos visiting Fairbank and several visits around Oelwein Sumner and Waverly. A Minkler youth entertainment supported Sunday School. July 2 reports sewing by Tresa Smith for Sarah Camron. Local events include a broken leg, horse races won by Bull, and family arrivals including a baby girl July 1.
Wm. A. Robinson was chosen at a special meeting of the local M. B. A. lodge to attend the grand lodge convention in Kansas City on October 10, 1900. A sizable contingent from the city plans to attend the first quedrennial gathering, and other town events include youth baseball and civic commentary on school facilities and street cleanliness.
In Sumner Bremer County Iowa the formation of Citizens State Bank is filed under Chapter 11. articles specify name principal place Sumner object deposits discounts loans and securities with banking powers minus note issuance. Authorized capital stock fifty thousand dollars in shares of one hundred each. board of seven directors. officers named. elections set for January. amendments require two thirds of stockholders.
Andly Sylvester in town and a frame up for Henry Kohling s hen house. Geo Ginter of Fairbank was in town Sunday. Amy Ciurroll visited Sumner. born to Mr and Mrs Fred Frid ley a son last Sunday. Ed Kieron laid foundation for barn addition. E M Kieron sold Stella S to New York last week. Mrs Fred Sachtleben returned from Ilinvis visit last Friday. Mr Peters of Wawkeye brought Ted Keegan home last Monday. Will Klammer made a Cedar Falls trip, returned Friday. Henry Ginter s nephew from Quasqueton visits a week. Prin Sharpe family left for Iowa Falls. Mrs Mary Latimer and granddaughter visit Cyril Beck s family in Waverly. Mr and Mrs Robert Latimer of Fayette visited George Latimer last Sunday. Will Robinson family from Boone Co Nebraska called on old friends. M E church attendants expect Pres Brown of Epworth Seminary next Sunday at 2 30 pm. Earl Baxter surprised friends by returning home with a bride Flora Loomis of Elkton Minnesota. Earl is now an engineer in St Paul.
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