Iowa Old Press

Arlington News
Arlington, Fayette co. Iowa
October 5, 1899

Local News
-B.B. Walrath was in Hawkeye Monday.
-Minor Harwood and the Misses Harriet Flower and Alta Rawson were in Des Moines this week.
-Mr. J.H. Tracy, of Fayette, was a guest in the home of his brother-in-law, Mr. W.H. Clements Tuesday.
-Prairie Grove W.C.Y.N. will meet with Mrs. Effie Flower, Thursday, October 12, at two o'clock in the afternoon.
-T.J. Ainsworth and wife left Monday evening for Roscow, Ill., accompanied by Mrs. Peterman, to visit relatives.
-Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Roe left Tuesday for Marcus, Cherokee county to visit a brother. They expect to be absent at least two weeks.
-Mrs. Johnson, of Waucoma (nee Cunningham) passed through Arlington Tuesday evening on her way to visit several days in Cedar Rapids.

Notice
Hereafter at all meetings of the fire department the fire bell will be taped three times three. A.D. Miller, Chief

-Judge Henry Palmer held court yesterday.
-J.H. Pressnall spent Sunday in Arlington.
-Mrs. Grant Ainsworth spent Sunday at Greeley.
-Miss Jean Clements left last evening for Nashville, Kansas to spend the winter. Her brother Walter, besides other relatives are located there.
-Eve Richard's hauled some elegant potatoes to town this week.
-J.W. Neland is quite low with lung fever - P.S. Mr. Neeland died last night and the body was shipped today to Monticello for burial.

Horsemen, Attention
H.E. Light will be at Phillip & Hyde's livery barn Friday Oct. 20 for the purpose of buying heavy horses and drivers. The highest market prices will be paid. Bring your horses on that date.

-Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Wandell are the parents of a little girl baby that arrived at their home last Sunday. The News offers its congratulations.
-Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith are the happy parents of a new baby. Congratulations.
-Mrs. A.D. White will remove her clothes-cleaning and dye works soon to the residence of Mr. W.H. Clements. Patrons will please remember this.
-Mr. Sanders, the organ man has been ailing for several days and Tuesday evening on advice of Dr. Ayer he went home to be cared for by his mother.
-Miss Myra Nace is employed in Mrs. Thompson's millinery store.
-Mr. and Mrs. John Bassett from Putnam township were in town this morning.

The home Charley Rollison was living in burned up yesterday, the family escaping with very little except their clothing. How the fire originated is not known.

Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Wiltsie left yesterday evening for Manchester, from there they go to Cedar Rapids carnival and from there to visit their son at Hopkinton and from there to attend the Omaha Exposition.

Mrs. Melia A. Kidder, residing between Arlington and Strawberry Point, aged 84, died Tuesday afternoon of old age. The funeral will be held at Strawberry Point today. W.H. Gleim has charge of the funeral.

Christian Gundlach died last Monday, aged over 80 years. He was an old resident of Scott township where he was well and favorably known and was highly respected by all. We are sorry we have no obituary.

Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Morley left for Chicago Tuesday evening to visit their relatives. From this place they will go to Willmington, Ill., to attend Mr. Morley's regimental union. It is calculated the trip will last a week or ten days.

Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Little of Mt. Hope, Kansas expect to arrive in Oelwein Thursday morning where they will visit in the home of his brother Frank Little a few days, they will then visit her daughter and other relatives in Fayette and Arlington.

School Report
Report of North Arlington School for first month, beginning Sept. 4: Total number enrolled, 26; average daily attendance, 20.
Those neither absent nor tardy were Andrew Johnson, Giles Hicks, Dean Richards, Arthur Brooks, Ivis Hicks, Metta Hicks, Dick Wiggins, Hazel Brooks & L. Bess Robbins.
Those absent on account of sickness were Edith Northrop, Eva Johnson, Lucile Crawford, Walter Johnson, Olla Northrop, John Brooks and Elsie Starr.
Chas. S. Robbins, Teacher

[transcribed by S.F., June 2013]


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