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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1890
Page
4
A dense list of local notices from Sumner including sales, auctions, house rentals, jewelry, furniture, and millinery new styles. Mentions of ph otographs at Schneider's, dance at the opera house, political speeches by Henderson and Harr, farm sales, and various readers' notices.
An advertisement notes fresh bread pies cakes and yeast on hand at D H Robinson's building with second story space for fashionable dress making. It directs customers to go up stairs west of Mary Faust's millinery store for cutting and fitting services by Mrs IL Winks.
Mr B J Farnum plans an addition to his barn while Mrs E Nichols visits Nashua. Burnett Chappel and family arrive at L D Farnum’s from Frederick Dakota on October 18. Weather dampens plans for a large W U T U gathering at E E Fay’s October 9. A dance at G C Haag’s last Friday night brings a good time. Mrs Hannah Welcher of Sedalia Missouri visits her daughter Mrs M E Billings at E J Fay’s. Jasper Sheffield and wife of Nashwa visit EH Nichols. M Ki Billings visits B E Fay’s October 22 for a short stay. old friends pleased he is free. EE Fay hosts a houseful Sunday with Mr and Mrs Foster and Mr Temple and kin from Waverly.
Multiple notices include a 200 acre Dayton Township farm for sale or rent with favorable terms, excursion rates to Waverly Iowa for a political meeting on November 1 1890, and customer endorsements for the Northern Pacific Railway praising comfort and scenery for Seattle Portland travel.
Auction notices list multiple sales around Sumner and Robertson, Iowa region. Items include horses, cattle, farm implements, harness, hay, equipment, household furnishings, and tools. Terms offer cash under thresholds and time-on-notes with specified discounts. Names include D. R. Litrell as auctioneer and J as administrator, with dates in November and residence locations described.
Lyon visited last week with prizes handed to attendees for the War Picture Gallery. Autograph album and a few named items were distributed. Evans' Stereoptivan exhibition at the Opera House, held under Sumner schools, was praised as the best show of its kind in Sumner. Despite poor weather, a $35 house supported the event, and the school netted funds from the affair.
DP A Carstensen of Tripoli, son of Andrew Carstensen, married Miss Mire Levereng in a small ceremony. The Curtis family attended along with Rexford Baroes and others.
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