Osceola Sentinel, January 7, 1904
Rev. Long is preaching at the Leeman chapel this week helping in a protracted meeting...Fannie Wilson has the material on the ground for her new house...W. S. Barnard was in town Tuesday on business...E. E. Lipsett sold his meat market last Saturday to Joseph Colwell and his stock of groceries to W. T. Beaman. Owing to the condition of his eyes he was compelled to sell out and have his eyes treated or loose his sight. Ed is a good boy and his many friends hope he may have his eyes cured...Mrs. Saul Thurlow is on the sick list...C. Purcell has rented Colwell's meat market and will put up ice...Will Burham is a little better this week...Cliff Shaw has set up a blacksmith shop in Grand River.
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January 14, 1904
C. Purcell has contracted with Ed Lipsett to put up 75 tons of ice...Joseph Ryan, of Missouri, was in town Monday and Tuesday...There is much sickness in this part of the county, mostly grip...The Methodists have bought a lot of J. H. Colwell, just south of the meat market; consideration $100...They will erect a new church...Fannie Wilson's new house will soon be enclosed...Ed Lipsett isassessing the town.
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January 28, 1904
On last Wednesday evening the ladies of the M.E. church went to Mrs. Charley Booth's with well filled baskets of good things to eat. They sewed fifteen pounds of carpet rags, had a good time, a nice dinner, and two preachers to keep them in the right way. Mrs. Booth was surprised as she did not know they were coming. Charley who has been sick for so long said the only thing that worried him was that he could not eat any of the good things...On Monday afternoon a few of the ladies went to Mrs. Shaw's and sewed carpet rags...Dave Shaw has gone to Grand River to work with his son Cliff at the blacksmith trade...J. D. Van Velson has the grip...Dr. Armitage is being rushed with business owing to extensive sickness in this community...A farmer named Barlett, near Hopeville, butchered a beef last week. it was fat and seemed all right but the lungs were so badly diseased that he threw the meat away and all he got was the hide. Some men would have sold the meat but Mr. Barlett was not one of this kind...Robert Williamson has bought a set of blacksmith tools and will do blacksmithing in the Shaw shop...Fannie Wilson's house will soon be ready for her to move into. Ed Smith, of Creston and family, of Creston, are making quite a visit with friends and relatives here...C. D. Cooper will move February 1st for his new home near Gearing, Neb...Uncle Jake Gripp is going to move to Murray. He son Asker will live on the old home farm.
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February 4, 1904
The Methodists here are to build a new house of worship, near the south east corner of the square this spring. The contract will be let soon...Rev. Long of the U.B. church and Rev.Wilkins of the M. E. church, are holding meeting this week and next in the old M. E. building...Rev. Thompson, P.E. of the M.E. church will preach Monday and Tuesday evening...The cold weather is the worst ever experienced by the oldest settlers. Everything is covered with ice. Stock that is not sheltered is rapidly falling off in flesh. Many poor people are out of wood for their fires and feed for their stock...Someone went to Uncle Abe Coon's wood house Sunday night and helped themselves to his dry wood, ready cut for his stove...Mrs. W. T. Beaman slipped on the ice last week and sprained her ankle. Mrs. E. L. Morgan, Mrs. George Lucas and two sisters left last week for a visit in Kansas. Mrs. Morgan writes back that the weather is fine there- like autumn here. J. H. Perdue is in Rock Island, Ill...The official life at Hopeville has almost died out. At this time we are without a mayor or marshall and have only five councilmen. The sidewalks are in bad repair, full of holes and dangerous to walk on. Someone will get hurt on these walks and the town will be involved in a suit for damage. We know it is a little expensive to keep the walks in good repair but unless they are kept in good repair they should be taken out entirely. The corporation has been an expense to the town without profit. Nobody wants to be mayor. Nobody wants to be marshal. Why? Because there is nothig in it, only to make enemies for the men who try to do their duties. The indebtedness should be paid and the corporation discontinued.
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February 11, 1904
Hopeville band gave a concert in the band stand last Saturday at 3 p.m. They will give another concert next Saturday if the weather will permit. The band will give a social Friday evening, February 19th. The ladies will serve supper...Miss Fay Woodhull, of Creston, is enjoing a visit with her grandparents...Ed Wilson returned from Blockton Saturday to finish his mother's house...D. Vanata had a sale last week and will soon move to Kansas...Moving has commenced with the tenant farmers. Edgar Gordon moved from C.I. Long's farm last week to A.C. Coons' farm. Frank Lochry moved from the Becon frm to C. H. Long's farm. George Norton will go to a frm near Osceola and Fred Krants will move to the Smock farm. Mrs. Adda Lipsett will move to Hopeville and do dressmaking...Wm. Kane has moved back to Hopeville and started a harness shop in J. D. Vanvelson's house on north side of square...Madison Dunfee is attending court at Winterset.
Miss Florence May Chew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Chew, near Hopeville, died Friday with an attack of heart disease. Her death came unexpectedly, she having been sick only since the Tuesday before and its casts a gloom over the large circle of her friends in this vicinity. She was a kindly, promising young lady, held in high esteem among her acquaintances. The funeral was held at Hopeville Sunday in the presence of a large assemly of sympathizing friends. Rev. D. B. Long paid a high tribute to the memory of the deceased...T. F. Chambers, of Missouri, is visiting old friends near Hopeville...Two popular young people of this vicinity were married at the bride's home in Union county Wednesday--Miss May Downie and Mr. G. Cowan Lipsett. The mother of the groom will give a reception at her home today (Thursday). The groom is living on his mother's farm two miles north of Hopeville...Ode Clawson entertained friends at a party February 5th. Refreshments were served and a pleasant time enjoyed by all present...Al Haller is moving on the Aaron Coon's farm. A two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. West, near Mt. Zion, died recently.
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Februray 18, 1904
A complete surprise and family reunion at Uncle Henry Gilbert's last Friday was enjoyed by his children and neighbors. About forty gathered at his home, including his two boys from Kansas and Jefferson county, Iowa, and his daughter, Mrs. Leo Myers, from Clearfield. It was Uncle Henry's 90th birthday. His children presented him with a nice rocker. They had a splendid dinner and a good itme. His friends departed wishing Uncle Henry might live to enjoy many more birthdays...Deacon Yetts was called to Ottumwa last week by the serious illness of his brother...Dell Smith will have to undergo another operation at the hospital in Creston. The wound will not heal and the doctor thinks there is a dead bone in his foot...The Rebekahs gave a supper in the hall last Saturday night for the benefit of that society.
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February 25, 1904
Eleven dollars was the amount taken in last Friday night at the band social and supper. The ladies prepared an excellent supper with plenty and to spare. Those in attendance were mostly young people. They enjoyed themselves and had a good time. John Miller has returned from Oklahoma with the Oklahoma fever. He is trying to sell out here and move down there...Otto Chiss has moved into one of N. G. German's houses...T. B. Coop will move into Dry Kid's house...Mrs. Lipsett has moved into Amos Cooper's hose in South Hopeville...Charley Watson has returned from Missouri where he spent several weeks visiting...Fannie Wilson has moved into her new house...Many farmers are out of corn and will have to buy from not until corn is raised...Albert Daniel and his brother-in-law Mr. Dickson, were in Hopeville Monday selling brooms.
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March 3, 1904
Dell Smith came home last week from the hospital at Creston on a short visit. He expects to return soon for further treatment...Lewis Chew Sr. has bought Mrs. Wilson's residence property and moved to Hopeville...Albert Williamson has moved into J. H. Perdue's property and T. B. Coop into Dry. Kidd's house...There will be an entertainment and box supper in the Bates store room Friday March 11th. Everybody invited and as many as can bring boxes for the benefit of the union Sunday School...Mel Lent went to Eddyville Monday to work for his brother...our city council met last week and appointed C. I. Long mayor and Fred Crandall marshall. W. V. Castor, __ Travis and J. H. Hawk for councilmen. The town will take on new life. Sidewalks will be repaired, order restored and naughty boys reformed or sent to jail...Flour is getting out of sight. It has reached $1.45 per sack...Clarence Taylor came home from Indianola last week to visit his parents and attend his brother's wedding which is to take place soon...A young man by the name of Howard living five miles southwest of Hopeville died from hemorrhage of the brain sunday. It is alleged that he was struck on the head with a pair of knucks while fighting with a young man named Cooper.
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March 17, 1904
Two tickets are out for the town election. The citizens' ticket headed: For mayor, Walter Lamb, For councimen, W. V. Castor, C.I. Long, D. B. Long and Louis Chew. The Peoples' ticket headed: For mayor, J. B. Coop, For councilmen, W. J. Beaman, Fred Crandall, J. H. Hawks and Jesse Hawk. Both good tickets and will make things interesting from now until the election...Seaton Taylor and a man by the name of Carter are going to run a junk wagon this spring...A young man by the name of Peterson, living near here, met with a painful accident last Saturday. He and his brother were chopping wood. He attempted to toss a stick when his hand struck his brother's ax cutting his fingers quite badly. Dr Armitage was called and dressed the hand...Sam Smith went to Creston, Tuesday, on business...Mrs. Frone Morgan of Creston is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Booth...The M.E. church Aid society went to Mrs. John Jackson's last Saturday and sewed thirty pounds of carpet rags. On the same day the Christian Aid Society went to Mrs. Wm. Shaw's and sewed thirty pounds...Cash renters are not so plentiful this spring. There is a good deal of land for rent and no renters. Several renters lost their entire summer's work and are unable to pay cash rent.
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March 24, 1904
Hopeville merchants are about to adopt the cash system...W. T. Beaman opened up with a stock of groceries the first of the year. He has been doing a good business...On April 1st A. A. Chew will close his books and sell strictly for cash or produce...Mrs. Kimball was called to Truro last week by the serious illness of her mother...Grandma Cooper is on the sick list...Walter Lamb and J. C. Beaman are sawing out the logs in Sam Wilson's timber...Louis Siple has quit working at the Long hardware and is visiting friends in the country.
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March 31, 1904
At the town election Monday the candidates for mayor tied, the balance of the citizens' ticket was elected...The Aid Society of the M.E. Church, met at Martha Stark's last Thursday and sewed carpet rags and had a fine dinner and a good time...Alfred Parmer was buried in the Hopeville cemetery last week...Mrs. Sally Castor and her son Ora are visiting Hopeville friends and relatives this week...Miss Clara Daniels of Weldon, is visiting friends here... A supper will be given at the Bates building on the east side of the square Friday April 8th. Proceeds for the benefit of the new Christian chrch. Supper 25 cents, children 10 and 15 cents. Everybody cordially invited...Mrs. J. A. Erwin came home from Creston, Monday. She has been visiting with her children the past three months...Chester Adkins came home from Montana Monday...Mrs. Robt. Johnson is seriously ill and her recovery is considered doubtful...March is nearly gone and no oats sowed here. ..The councilmen cast lots for the candidates for mayor, to break the tie, and T. B. Coop was the successful candidate...The merchants have make war on high prices in Hopeville...J. E. St. John has sold his farm and will move to Los Angeles, Cal., soon.
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April 14, 1904
Hopeville now has a good blacksmith shop that can accomodate the people that want that kind of work...Mr. Kimbal has moved into Sam Smith's house east of Hopeville...C. C. Wilson, Hopeville's new blacksmith from Creston, has moved into Grandma Smith's house...School closed last Friday with an entertainment by the scholars but the stormy weather kept many visitors from attending...Clyde Smith began a term of school Monday morning two miles south of Hopeville. Clarence Hawk is teaching the Valley school...Miss Carrie Walters, who taught the primary department in the Hopeville schools for two years, was married last Monday evening at her home in Union county to Mr. Allison of near Thayer...The wife of Rev. J. A. Reed, of Thayer, was buried in the Hopeville cemetery at 2 p.m. last Tuesday...The farmers are losing their cattle around here and no one seems to know what ails them...Potatoes taste like money at $1.50 per bushel...Mrs. C. Purcell is visiting her son Harry Smith in Osceola this week...Our postmaster S. S. Shaffstall was taken suddenly ill Sunday and has been under the care of Dr. Armitage this week...We understand he is better and will soon be at his post again...Walter Long is running the pump wagon for his brother C. I. Long.
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April 21, 1904
Postmaster Shaffstall had a very bad spell of heart trouble Tuesday. He was found sitting on a stool by his desk, unconscious. He was aroused by A. J. White and after he had recovered somewhat he sent for his assistant Madge Bates, who took charge of the office, and he sufficiently recovered to go to his home...Mrs. L. P. Myers, of Bedford, returned home Tuesday after several days visit with her sister, Mrs. L. C. Smith, and other relatives and friends...Will Wilson, of Blockton, is visiting his mother...F. M. Crandall has been repairing his sidewalk and W. T. Beaman has built a new walk on the front of his property...The people are trying to force the spring by making garden...Hopeville's harness-maker has moved to Van Wert. ..A heavy snow fell Tuesday night to keep winter fresh in memory...Hay is getting scarce and hard to buy in this part of the county.
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April 28, 1904
An early Easter failed to bring an early spring. Farm work is getting behind...A number of cattle are dying hereabout...Hopeville is to have a milliner store. Miss Madge Bates will open up in the Bates store room on Monday, May 2d with a stock of millinery goods....Postmaster Shaftstall is confined to his bed and will not be able to take charge of the postoffice for some time...
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May 5, 1904
Farmers are making good use of the fine weather. Planting will be in progress in a few days. oats are coming on nicely. A good many have their potatoes planted. The plums are full of bloom and the cherries are not killed in this locality. Peaches are nearly all killed. Apples are full of bloom buds and the prospect for a fruit crop with few exceptions is good...A wild animal has been seen chasing about on Long creek east of town. It is of very dark color, short, thick heavy legs and a head like a bull dog...The widow of Jack Melvin died Monday at her home in Ringgold county of cancer and was buried in the Hopeville cemetery Tuesday...Postmaster Shaffstall is improving slowly. He is able to be out but is very nervous and is not able to take care of the office yet...James Anderson Sr. is confined to his bed with Bright's disease. Little hope is entertained for his recovery...Mrs. N. G. German is not expected to live...Mrs. Smock is very sick...Charley Booth is on the sick list again...Mr. Deets sent four of his children to the soldiers orphan home at Davenport last week...Marion Erwin just returned from southwestern Oklahoma last week and reports good rains of late and the wheat crop looking well...The new mayor is trying to enforce the Sunday ordinance. The business houses and loaf shops were all closed last Sunday. A few plain drunks were in town Saturday evening but they didn't run up against the marshal...Merry Camp had a light stroke of paralysis last week effecting his right side so that he is unable to walk...A chld was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Friday but it was dead when born. Mrs. Wheeler was seriously ill but is now better. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beaman...Mrs. Lillian Corwin, milliner of Osceola, will be here on Wednesday May 11th for a special sale of millinery goods. Sale to be given in the Bates store buiding. All the latest styles. Everybody come.
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May 12, 1904
At present Hopeville seems to be entirely deserted. The farmers are too busy to come to town. Corn planting has begun and if the good weather continues most of the planting will be done in ten days...Joseph Shields, who lives five miles southwest of Hopeville, had a little child badly scalded by having a coffee-pot of hot coffee upset on it. Dr. Armitrage was called...Uncle Jim Anderson died last Friday and was buried in Hopeville cemetery Saturday. Funeral services were held at the Disciple church, conducted by Rev. Long...Postmasteer Shaffstall is back in the postoffice again. His wife is still on the sick list...Mrs. N. G. German is no better.
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May 19, 1904
Saturday night Mayor Lamb found the jail on fire. He put it out and twice more the same night it caught and he extinguished it but it did burn down at last. It was built six years ago and no one was ever put in it. The town paid $2 a year rent for the ground it stood on and had tried to sell it. As the mayor and council have been trying to enforce the ordinances and that had caused some feeling so it is believed led to the incendiary work...The band boys play in the park every Sunday evening. The boys have bought them band suits and make a nice appearance. They are now able to render good music and are going to Decatur City to play on the 10th of June for the I.O.O.F. decoration...Mrs. C. Purcell was called to Osceola last week by the serious illness of her son, Harry Smith. She returned Monday and reports him better...Arthur Vanvelson and niece came down from Creston last week to visit friends.
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May 26, 1904
Most of the farmers who planted corn two or three weeks will have to replant on account of bad seed and cold wet weather...The prospects are good for a big crop of all kinds of fruit except peaches...The curculio, that most destructive pest, to the plum , has not made his appearance. The young plums are growing nice and smooth. The apple pest, the codling moth, has also failed to make its appearace yet this season. About one inch of rain fell here Tuesday...C. L. Long, R. L. Chew, W. V. Castor and Clyde Smith had an outing last week on Grand river. They were after fish, but with fisherman's luck returned empty-handed...Mrs. Gracia Edwards and baby, from Omaha, are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Castor. Her husband came with her but returned to his work as railway conductor...Roy Crandall's team ran away last week. No serious damage done. ..The old soldiers will decorate at the Lamb cemetery Sunday in the forenoon and at Hopeville cemetery in the afternoon All are invited.
The Aid Society of the Disciple church of Hopeville will have a bazar and ice-cream social in the park in the afternoon and evening of Saturday, June 4th. At this social they will sell their album quilt containig 400 names to the highest bidder.
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June 9, 1904
The Ladies Aid Society of the Disciple church held their bazar and ice cream supper in the park last Saturday evening. Notwithstanding the storm there was a good attendance. The Hopeville band was on hand and gave some nice music. Carl Shields and wife from Afton came down to auction off the quilt and other articles that the ladies had prepared to sell. The quilt was purchased by B.F. Gaumer for $23.00. This with the names that was attached to the quilt which amounted to $21.00 made in all $44 that was realized for the quilt. The amount taken in for ice cream amounted to $15...Mrs. Gracie Edwards left Tuesday evening for her home in Omaha after a two weeks' visit with her parents and friends in Hopeville...Mrs. Homer Royce came down on the hack on Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Walter Long...A.A. Chew has a new clerk, a young man from Elston by the name of Chew and a cousin of A.A. Chew...Hopeville is again without a mayor and marshall, both having resigned. The town and township are out of peace officers, no justice or constable in the township...Mrs. George Pearson from Plattsmouth, Neb. is visitng her parents this week, Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Castor. She has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Marion Cooper at Kirkville after a short visit here. ..Odd fellows had a quilt and ice cream festival at the hall Tuesday night.
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June 16, 1904
Basket meeting in the park Sunday June 25th. All denominations invited...Services will be held in the Disciple church Sunday, by the pastor in the morning and by a minister from Murray in the afternoon...Hopeville will not celebrate...Our band played for I.O.O.F. decoration at Decatur city, Sunday. They will play for the celebration there the Fourth...J. H. Stark and wife are visiting his mother and friends here...Miss Jessie Kimball of New Virginia spent Sunday with relatives...Clyde Wilson came home from Des Moies Tuesday...Wm. Erwin started west Wednesday to help harvest the wheat crop in Smith county, Kans...Prospects for corn and oats crops are good...J. E. McCutchan has a very sick child. Mrs. D. B. Adkins is caring for it.
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June 23, 1904
Lacelle's base ball team played Hopeville last Sunday. Hopeville got there first by 9 to 2...Children's day exercises in the park last Sunday were lightly attended on account of the ball game....Messrs. C. I. Long, W. V. Castor, Clyde Smith, Ross Carr and Chris Cooper loaded up their tent and fishing tackle and are now on Grand river near Decatur City for a few days outing...Clyde Smith closed his term of school at the Beaman school house last Friday with an ice cream picnic. About thirty were in attendance and report a good time...Adna Anderson is reparing his barn...The contract for the new M. E. church has been let to Wib Guyton of Murray. Work will commence first of August...E. J. McCutchen's child died Monday evening. The funeral was preached in the Disciple church Tuesday at 11 conducted by Rev. Pomeroy, of Murray, after which it was laid to rest in the Hopeville cemetery...Mrs. Travis met with a serious accident Tuesday. While canning fruit the top of the can broke and cut a large gash in her hand...Frank Perdue and family from Creston is visiting at Hopeville this week...J. A. Bone is going to build a fine house soon...Marion Ridinger is going to buid a new house this summer...Jon Erwin went to Creston Monday.
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June 30, 1904
R. M. Cooper and family arrived from Kirkville, Mo. last week where he has been attending the Osteopath school for two years. He has finished and was granted a diploma. After a short visit here with their aged parents and friends he expects to go west to locate, perhaps in Colorado...Mrs. N. G. German, who was seriously ill sometime ago, has recovered her usual health but has lost her mind and has to be guarded all the time...F. M. Crandall has bought a store in Thayer and has placed it in charge of Louis Siple...Farmers are getting their fields of corn clean, oats are looking better, and new potatoes are being used by many...John Erwin has closed his barber shop and gone to Creston...Paul Castor and Floyd Smith will open up a restaurant at the southwest corner of the square...Homer Royce and Wib Guyton were in town Tuesday arranging to begin work on the M. E. church.
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