Iowa
Old Press
Saturday Mail
Stanhope, Hamilton County, Iowa
Saturday July 29, 1899
Church and Society News
The following is the program of the annual convention of the
Webster township Sunday school association, to be held at Bell’s
Mill and Homer, Sunday, July 30th, 1899:
Sunday Forenoon and Afternoon - At Bell’s Mill
10:00 a.m. Devotional Service
10:15 a.m. Address of Welcome, Township President
10:30 a.m. Response
10:45 a.m. Sunday School Lesson. Taught, Jasper Bell
11:15 a.m. Paper, “Relation of the Home to the Sunday
School.” Rev. Perron.
11:45 a.m. Reports
12:00 Basket Dinner
2:00 p.m. Praise and Promise Service led by Mrs. J. L.
Peterson
2:15 p.m. Address, “Mission of the Sunday School,” Rev
S. S. Eslick
2:40 p.m. Paper, County Secretary
2:50 p.m. Report of State Sunday School Association Convention.
County Missionary.
3:10 p.m. Primary Work, Miss Katherine Closz.
3:30 p.m. State and County Work, Rev. J. C. Jacoby, D. D.
4:00 p.m. Appointment of Nominating Committee
Evening - At the M.E. church in Homer.
8:00 p.m. Song and Prayer Service
8:15 p.m. Election of Township Officers.
8:30 p.m. Address, “Parents in the Sunday School,” Rev.
J. C. Jacoby.
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The L.A.S. of the M.E. church will meet next Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Alf. Kepler. A cordial invitation is extended to all,
and the members are especially requested to be present as new
officers are to be selected.
Mrs. W. A. Kelley and little daughter went to Radcliffe, Saturday
evening after a two day’s visit with the Mail[?] family.
Ed Haney was kicked in the face by a horse while threshing for
Ned Parker yesterday morning and had to come to town and
get the doctor to sew the gash up. The cut is just over his eye,
and is quite painful.
The young ladies of the Epworth League will give a lawn social at
the C. S. Brewer home tonight. Ice cream and cake will be served,
and a handsome quilt will be given by vote to some person. Come
out and enjoy yourself.
Ed McFarland, Ralph Brewer and George Jackson spent the first
part of the week at Lake City. Ralph and George have secured
positions on the Northwestern road, the former as fireman and
George as brakeman. They will commence work in a few days.
The county is fairly swarming with agents, peddlers and fakirs.
Farmers and all others should give them a wide berth and buy
their goods of reliable home dealers. You can’t beat a
sharper at his own game and the more you try it the oftener you
will get taken in.
Friends at this place have received programs of a musicale given
recently at Bloomington, Indiana, in which Miss Ethel Ferguson,
formerly of this city, participated. Miss Ethel is taking special
instruction at Bloomington, and is making splendid progress in
her studies.
Ed Sogard, Irving Baumgardner, Alf Swanson, John E. Fardal, J. S.
Williams, Fred R. Barkhurst, Louis Foster and Jess Stark spent
Wednesday evening at the river, up near the old Tunnel mill. The
lads had a good time, but got a little too noisy as boys
sometimes will.
A number of local Woodmen went to Stratford Tuesday night to
assist the lodge at that place in some special work. Those who
went from here were W. L. Kepler, W. R. East, Gil Clabaugh, E. F.
Fuller, L. K. Largent, Clarence Wilson, June Billington, V. C.
Nickerson, Arnold Westberg, Walter Westberg, Arthur Maxon and
William Goat. They had a big time.
Mrs. G. A. Near returned to her home in Boone Monday after a
visit at the Lucas home, northwest of town.
Miss Stella Hamilton, of College View, Nebraska is visiting Mrs.
C. S. Brewer and other relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs. and Mrs. A. R. Thompson of South Dakota are visiting with
Mrs. Thompson’s parents, J. Lundquist and wife.
Lawn Social tonight.
A.F. Swanson spent Tuesday afternoon in Stratford.
Will Gretten was up from Gilbert Station Wednesday.
Rev. J. W. Vandewalker, of Union, was in town Monday.
Dave Morris moved into the Henry Stemple house Monday.
Ben Millett drove to Jewell and back Wednesday evening.
E. H. Martin and wife of Webster City were in Town Thursday.
Miss Lizzie Moore arrived home Thursday afternoon from Panora.
L. J. Stark looked after business matters at the county seat
Monday.
Miss Belle Evans of Stratford was the guest of friends in this
city Sunday.
Reilly & Stark are having an addition built to the west end
of their store room.
Mrs. L. K. Largent was an over Sunday visitor with relatives in
Boone county.
Miss Clara Poe, of Webster City, was an over Sunday guest of
Stanhope friends.
Mark Bishop, of Gilbert Station, was an over Sunday visitor with
friends in this city.
Mrs. J. L. Foster and Miss Mary Martindale spent Sunday with
friends at Radcliffe.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Brewer of Dayton were the guests of Stanhope
relatives Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Kepler, who has been having a severe attack of
measles, is reported much better.
Arnold Westberg came up from Des Moines last Friday for a two
weeks’ visit with his parents.
A number of Stanhope young people held an enjoyable party at the
Kepler hall Wednesday night.
Rev. A. J. Landers, county Sabbath school missionary, has been in
this township for several days.
George Wiggins and Ingvald Frailand, of Story City, were Stanhope
visitors Wednesday afternoon.
Misses Nellie Swanson and Jessie Hakes of Stratford were the
guests of Mary Martindale Friday.
Jimmie Hanson spent a couple of days of the past week in Lake
City where his father is working.
Rev. Jacoby, pastor of the Webster City Lutheran church and Mr.
Simon Sogard were in town yesterday.
Mrs. Lizzie Jackson-Greenwood of Webster City is visiting at the
home of her parents southeast of town.
Mesdames Peter Hove and G. E. Hamaker were Story City visitors
Tuesday. They report good wheeling.
[transcribed by J.M., March 2014]