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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
4
Community notes from West Union and vicinity cover farm sales and rentals, local visits, sport and theater outings, and the busy life of residents. Updates include property rents, illness mentions, travel, a fatal railway accident in Oelwein, and administrative shifts at the railroad office.
A compact roundup reports personal updates from Waverly and nearby towns including travel, church moves, and local incidents. It notes a fire near Tripoli, a Minnesota crop outlook, a charity pie supper in Strawberry Point, building work in Waverly, and a fraud arrest in Howard county. Military home statistics at Marshalltown are included with daily feeding and service details.
The state of Iowa Bremer County notice announces Isabella Palmer appointed executrix of Daniel Palmer of Bremer County who is deceased. Creditors are asked to pay debts and present claims for allowance to the executrix, dated September 25 1900.
The issue covers a Teddy Roosevelt demonstration in Waterloo with 25,000 to 50,000 attendees, multiple special trains, and a Sumner Corners Band, plus notes on Rev. Southerland’s continued pastorate, local society meetings, and upcoming speeches by J. Dean including a free-lance reform message urging independent voting.
Sept 20 1900 Miss Jennie Mealy returns from South Dakota last Saturday Mrs Eli Thomas visiting daughter in Clay Co Grandma Green comes from Fayette to visit Mrs Rundle Mike Gerry of Oclwein rents Will Tripletts farm to take possession Mar 1 Mr Wilson and family move into B H Lockwoods house south of Minukler work for Porte Gallup Oct 8 1900 Farmers husking corn Joe Butler visits Lena Reid at Casselmans Florence Peck visits Run dies Mrs Henry Bahe Lizzie Rundles sews for Mrs Bahe east of Oelwein C F Mealy plans a large hog house Everett buys a pony from Nick Ockens
Romane Fuller and family spent Sunday at Geo Frosts. Charley Curtis of Fairbank visited the area calling on his best girl. The foundation is laid for a large barn on J S Minklers farm now occupied by Jessie Miller. Mrs Rundle and mother and Mrs Green visited Friday and Saturday with Mrs Edwards in your city.
Mrs L Hubbard remains on sick list. Mrs H J Pelton visiting Estherville. Mrs Julia Swale in Cedar Rapids for eye care. Josse Countryman ill with lung fever, improving. Mrs H Bassett of Gary SD visiting her father E E Fay. Miss Cora Carr returns to Clarion IA after month with L D Farnum. Mr and Mrs Frank Farnum back in Cedar Rapids. Mrs P O Babcock of Monticello IA also returns home. Mrs Orpha Farnum dies aged 94. funeral held at her daughter C G Countryman’s home with Rev Grant officiating.
Laurel Chapter No 106 O E S extends sympathy to Mrs John Husband on her loss. The resolutions will be recorded and a copy sent to Mrs Husband. Signed by committee Evin Smrrg Belle Laws and G P Linn Sumner Oct 9 1900. Found two keys. Call and pay. Fredericksburg guests of Mrs Frank Wescott. Rev W W Robinson returns to Sumner pastorate. Compl articles about Mr Ed Winn. Jas Nichols plans public sale before moving to Minnesota.
W H Wehrmacher and Jim Hazlett seek county attorney posts with fence building banter. Fred Falk pleads guilty to hunting on enclosed land. fined 5 plus costs totaling 37. Wm Steuer informed in the case, Noon’s land. Sumner to hear Republican speakers George K Roberts and M D O Connell October 19. A severe overhead storm and rain described with intense lightning and dust elsewhere.
Methodist Episcopal Church schedules Sunday services with class at 9 30 a m preaching 10 20 a m and 7 30 p m Sunday School at noon Epworth League 6 30 p m Prayer Meeting Thursday Rev W W Rootssox pastor Brethren group holds services a m and 11 00 p m go at 6 20 p m Sabbath School at 10 00 a m Prayer Meeting Wednesday Rev Wa Constacras pastor
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