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Mt. Pleasant Weekly News
Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
Wednesday, April 14, 1897

NEW LONDON
.....Mr. I.W. MARTIN was in Mt. Pleasant Tuesday attending to legal business
connected with the BLUE estate.....Mr. O.M. HUGGINS, who has been living
near the MELCHER potteries left a few days ago for Wickliff, Ky., where he
will have charge of a pottery.....Mrs. DOUGLAS and children, of Champaign,
Ill. have been guests at the City hotel for the past week. Mr. DOUGLAS came
Sunday morning and will remain for a few days.....Mrs. Chattie JOHNS spent
last week in Mt. Pleasant as the guest of Miss GRANT.....The many friends of
Mr. Thomas MAGERS will be pleased to hear that he has so far recovered from
his recent illness taht he was able to get down town Sunday.....Miss Kate
LUNDEN was sick last week and failed to deliver her lecture in the Swede
church.

LA HOYT LOCALS
La Hoyt, April 11. (Correspondence) A.B. THOMPSON's father was in this
vicinity Monday.....Mrs. Fred ARNOLD visited Monday and Tuesday with her
cousin, Mrs. COLOWELL, of New London.....Mrs. Jim GUESMAN spent Wednesday
and Thursday of last week with friends in Mt. Pleasant.....Mrs. Mattie
MONTGOMERY visited with her sister, Mrs. Emma McCONNELL near your city
Sunday.....Mr. Fred ARNOLD Sr., is on the sick list this week.....Dr.
WILLIAMS of Mt. Pleasant was a caller in this vicinity Thursday.....Mrs.
Fannie BLACK and a little daughter was a city visitor Friday.....Mr. Walter
DALLNER was a caller in this vicinity Friday.....A.B. THOMPSON and family
attended a church at Highland Sunday.....Ran McCONNELL was in this vicinity
Wednesday.....Alva WHITE, Jr., of "Busville" spent Sunday with the home
folks.....Mr. Tom NIECE of Mt. Pleasant was out on his farm Friday putting
up a garden fence.....Miss Effie WHITE visited with her cousin, Mrs. Carrie
WOLF, near the water works Sunday night.....Mr. Isaac LOGAN of near Vega is
visiting his brother George, who is very sick.....Frank GARVIN, of near
Rome, was a caller Friday. He was buying young calves.....Miss Lizzie WELCH
begins a ten weeks term of school Monday, at Highland. We predict a good
school as Miss WELCH is an old hand at teaching.

TRENTON LETTER
Trenton, Apr 12, (Correspondence) Capt. TAFT, of Mt. Pleasant, spent several
days here last week.....Mrs. Dr. GILLFILLAN returned home Saturday from a
several weeks visit with her parents at Milton, Iowa.....Miss Blanche PAYNE
is home from attending school at Mt. Pleasant and will teach the Fleagle
school this spring.....Miss Florence BOWMAN, of Mt. Pleasant, commenced
school last week at Maple Grove.....Miss Anna THROCKMORTON left last week
for Columbus, Kansas to make her home with her father.....Miss Gertie
McCORMICK left last week to resume her school work near Mt. Pleasant. She
will teach the same school she taught during the winter.....Chas. SENSIBAUGH
of Winfield and Chandler SENSIBAUGH of Mt. Pleasant visited their sister
Mrs. MYERS on Friday.....Mr and Mrs. M.D.K. WEIMER moved their household
goods up Saturday and will commence school here this morning.....Orvill
JEFFREY has gone to Butte City Montana, where he has employment.....Miss
Alice SPEIDEL returned home Tuesday from a delightful visit with Chicago
friends.....Mr. and Mrs. John MONTGOMERY returned home Friday from a three
months visit in southern California.

VEGA NOTES
Vega, April 12-(Correspondence)-Those who attended the social at the Baptist
church Saturday evening, had a pleasant time. The committee who had charge
of the work served refreshments and they realized near Ten Dollars for the
church.....A.V. HOLLEY and wife of Rome, visited Mr. HOLLEY's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W.S. HOLLEY, Sunday.....James I DEAL, of Ft. Madison, has been
visiting his son, E.B. DEAL, for a few days.....Mrs. E.C. YOUNG and Miss
Jessie, visited her daughter, Mrs. Mahlon HARSHBERGER, of Pleasant Point
Saturday.....Chas. DOAN returned from California a few days ago. After
spending several years there he says Henry county is the best yet.....C.B.
CRANE has some choice nursery stock which he is selling at hard times
prices. Homegrown varieties and true to name.....A large attendance was at
Sunday school yesterday at Union and all were pleased with the selection of
officers for the present quarter.

MT. UNION LETTER
Mt. Union, Ia., April 10-(Correspondence)-The weather still continues cloudy
and damp which hinders farm work a great deal. The farmers are getting very
anxious about their oats sowing, some of them have not commenced yet.....Mr.
Park SHIPLEY was in town buying horses Thursday.....Quite a number of Mt.
Union people went up to Washington last Tuesday evening to a concert given
by a lady from Burlington.....The duck hunters have returned, but their game
didn't make much of a showing.....Portland school begins Monday.....The
children of the M.E.S.S. are going to give an Easter service. Any body
attending will be well repaid.....Lester GIBBS is suffering from a sore
hand.

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Something new in buggies, call and look them over. Largest line in the
county at PRICE & SPRY's.
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Pasture for Rent.
Three miles northwest of Mt. Pleasant, on what is known as the ROSS farm.
Enquire at premises. apr18w3
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A Good Offer
I offer my stock, store room and two lots on easy terms. Will give
possession at once. The goods are all new. From now until sold, I will sell
for cash and produce only. Those owing by note and account, please settle as
soon as possible. Will take poultry, eggs and butter at market prices.
F.R. FLEAGLE, New London

Mt Pleasant Weekly News
Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
Wednesday, April 21, 1897

LA HOYT ITEMS
La Hoyt, April 19,'87. (Correspondence). Miss Rose SMITH visited with
friends in Mt Pleasant Saturday night.....Miss Lena BERRIE of Mt Pleasant
spent Sunday with the home folks.....Mr. Clarence PACKENHAM, who has been
away to work, cut his foot so bad as not to be able to work for a few days.
He is at home for the present.....Dr. SMITH, while passing through this
place today, was called in to see Mrs. Geo MOORE, who has not fully
recovered from her recent illness.....Mr .and Mrs. August HAUFF visited with
Mrs. HAUFF's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon DALLNER Sunday.....Mrs. Silas DURK,
of Glasgow, brought fifty dozen eggs to his brothers, Levi and John, one day
last week.....Miss Caroline BERRIE of Mt Pleasant visited with relatives at
this place Saturday and Sunday.....Mr. Willie BERRIE, Jr. visited with home
folks Sunday...Mrs. Mary BROWN who has been attending school in Mt Pleasant,
was called home by the illness of her brother last week.....Rev. THERO was
in this vicinity Thursday.....Master Freddy BROOKS, of Rich Woods, visited
with his cousin, Harry DALLNER, Sunday.....Mrs. Ellen BONNIFIELD, of Mt
Pleasant, with her family attended Easter service here Sunday eve.....Miss
Rossie WELCH, who is attending college, spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
R. WELCH.....Mr. Wm. NICHOLSON and wife were city callers Saturday.....Mrs.
Hannah LOGAN and daughter, Mrs. Wallace WHITE were in Mt Pleasant Monday on
business.....Mr. Alva WHITE was a Mt Pleasant visitor Saturday.....Wonder if
the climate is too warm at this place for Geo. LAWRENCE, as he takes so many
trips up north.....Miss Nellie SMITH and Vada MESSER visited with friends
near Rome, one evening of last week.....Henry MITCHELL the accommodating
Rome huxter was through this vicinity last week.....Mrs. Simon DALLNER was
in Mt Pleasant last Thursday.....Mr and Mrs. Cal CAULK were Mt Pleasant
callers one day last week....Some of this vicinity saw that air ship that
went over a few days ago. But thank fortune they could distinguish an air
ship from a balloon.

NOTES FROM DENOVA
Our school house opened a week ago with Miss Viola SMITH in charge of the
youngsters. The school is not very full this summer, so many of the boys
have grown large enough to be of use on the farm.....Miss Lecta LAMM spent
Saturday and Sunday at home.....Mrs. P.L. BROWN has been somewhat ailing in
the few days past.....Mrs. Mary COFFIN has been for some weeks a victim of
rheumatism, but is able to be about most of the time.....The infant child of
Mr and Mrs. HARSHBARGER is very sick with bronchial fever.....Howard
HALLOWELL has been quite seriously indisposed for some time.....Mr. Albert
LAMM started his huxter wagon last week with Messrs Lan WINSLOW and Clarence
HOCKETT on the box and a four horse team in front.....Mr. Mayo PARCELLS who
has been working north of Mt Pleasant spent Saturday night at the home of
his uncle N.S. TRUEBLOOD. He expects soon to go to Des Moines where he will
enter a school to learn short hand.....N.S. TRUEBLOOD and family and Edgar
SCOTT and family treated themselves to ice cream Saturday evening and
enjoyed a good social time.....Carpenters began work this morning on a hay
shed for Mr. P.L. BROWN.....Mr. Lan WINSLOW drove to Mt Pleasant
Saturday.....Elmer and George BROWN were in the neighborhood of New London
Thursday on business.....Mrs. Eliza STOUT had the misfortune a week ago
today to slip in such a manner as to dislocate her ankle and also breaking
some of the bones. Dr. EVANS dressed the injured member and she is doing
nicely. The next day little George WRIGHT, her 7 year old grandson, had a
nail driven through his thumb by his little sister dropping a stick of wood
on his hand which had a nail in it.....Our Denova merchant reports amount of
eggs put off the past week 113 cases or 3,390 doz. He says with a grin of
satisfaction, "pretty well done for a little country store."

WINFIELD
April 19, '97. (Correspondence)-Easter Services were held in the different
churches here last night. There were flowers in profusion and the children
did nicely.....Will H KENYON and bride of Long Island, Kansas are visiting
relatives near town.....Dr. EISCAMP of Washington visited with H.S. YOUNG
Saturday. He was on his way to Olds.....The Band Boys will give a concert
Tuesday evening assisted by some of the young lady vocalists.....Mrs.
Lillian M COWDEN wife of the late Dr. I.P. COWDEN died at her home Saturday
morning at 7-15 o'clock. She had been in poor health for some weeks but not
until a few days before her death did her friends realize that her life
which has been so full of ministry to others was so soon to draw to a close.
She leaves a daughter Nellie G. and a son Tom Russell aged respectfully 17
and 15. Mrs. Dora McQUAN of Biggsville, ill. and Frank RITCHEY of Victor,
Ill. Chas RITCHEY of Chicago, and Clarence RITCHEY of Stronghurst; sister
and brothers of the deceased are present attending to the last sad rites,
also Judge Henry RUSSELL of Lincoln, Neb., Mr. McQUAN of Biggsville, Miss
Ethel BAIRD of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. James GLASS Columbus City,
H.MANNERS, daughter and son, o Crawfordsville, Dr. HAY and wife of Mt Union.
Funeral services were held at the home this morning at 8 o'clock conducted
by Rev. SHANNON assisted by Rev's CLARK and HALL. The remains were taken by
train to Crawfordsville where another short service will be made by the side
of her husband who preceeded her to the better land just 14 months
ago.....Dr. MAX and son of the Keokuk Medical College and Dr. J. HULL of
Washington were called here for counsel by Dr. E.W. HARRISON last Friday.

Mt. Pleasant Weekly News
Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
Wednesday, April 27, 1897

WINFIELD NOTES
.....B.B. LINDLEY was a business visitor in your town last Thursday.....Miss
Cora SMILEY returned to Washington this morning to her school work at the
academy.....IRON Bros. who have recently moved here from Illinois, are
opening a large stock of furniture in the Goodspeed building.....Mrs. J.W.
THOMPSON is quite sick in Marion township.....Ed PRICE arrived home from Hot
Springs, Ark, uch improved in health.....Clyde McPEEK was in Chicago last
week where he secured a general agency from a publishing house at a good
salary.....The M.E. folks have on their fighting clothes at present. By
skillful management a part of the trustees rented the Sabbath school room
for a private school to be taught by Mrs. Lydia WILSON. They were to receive
$5.00 per month for three months. A large majority of the members do not
approve of this. An appeal has been taken which will be brought before the
Quarterly Conference here next Saturday and Sabbath. Presiding Esther TUTTLE
will no doubt put things to rights.....An infant son of Chas. and Ella
McPEEK has been dangerously ill.....An infant of Mr. and Mrs. George
CHAMBERLAIN was buried to-day.....Mrs. Meribah ROBERTS, mother of E.W.
ROBERTS and Mrs. W.A. DOLMAN, died at the home of the former in this place
Saturday evening after a week's illness with paralysis. Mrs. ROBERTS was
born in Guernsey, Ohio, Aug. 7, 1815. She was twice married. Since the death
of her second husband she has made her home in Iowa, living with her son,
E.W., for almost 25 years. Stewart ROBERTS, of Hampton, Iowa, the oldest
son, arrived a few days before her death. Miss Sarah ROBERTS, of Guernsey
county, Ohio, and Mrs. Mehala LARRICK, of Pomeroy, Washington, are daughters
of the deceased. Funeral services were held at the M.E. church, Sabbath at
11 o'clock a.m., conducted by the pastor, Rev. HALL, assisted by Rev.
CLARKE, of the Presbyterian church. The roads being impassable, the remains
were borne by pall-bearers to the Narrow Guage R.R., where they were placed
on a flat car and taken to the wagon bridge below the cemetery, where they
were met by a team and conveyed to their final resting place.
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COCKERELS FOR SALE
I have a few choice silver wyandote cockerels to spare at one dollar each,
if taken soon. Call at 1205 E. Washington St.. H.M. HANSON.
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VEGA NOTES.
April 6th.-(Correspondence)-Union Church Sunday School elected officers
yesterday for the present quarter. Mrs. Mary JAY was elected superintendent,
Mrs. Christina CHURCH assistant superintendent, Carry CRANE sec., Anna HASS,
librarian, N. O. ELLIOTT, treas., T.H. BARTON, chorister.....A committee
have been at work arranging a program for Easter Exercises to be held at the
Baptist church. A pleasant entertainment is assured those who
attend.....William ELLIOTT had the mistfortune to lose a valuable
???.....Mr. F.M. CHURCH has been engaged to teach the spring term of school
at Pleasant Hill.....C.B. CRANE transacted business in your city
Saturday.....Twenty-one strong men met at the home of Miss Addie CRANE
Friday and chopped enough wood to last several months.
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LA HOYT LOCALS
La Hoyt, April 5th.- (Correspondence)-Items are scarce this week, don't know
why unless on account of bad roads, and nobody could get around to visit or
tell us the news.....Mr. Archie DOLD of Rome was in this vicinity Sunday.
Wonder why he comes here so much. There must be an attraction down near the
Skunk River.....Mr. and Mrs. Henry MITCHELL of Rome visited with Mrs. Jane E
WHITE, recently.....Mr. Boise PACKENHAM, of Mt. Pleasant, was in this
vicinity Monday.....Mr. Alva WHITE Jr. left Sunday for "Busville" where he
will work for a Mr. BRIGHT for the summer.....Mr. and Mrs. Geo WOLF and son
visited with Mrs. H. WHITE Monday.....Mr. Wm. BERRIE Jr. left Sunday to his
work out east of town. We hate to see the young of our community depart; but
such is life. Pin Hook school begun today with Miss Effie WHITE at the helm.
Miss Lizzie WELCH will hold the fort at Highland.....Mr. Jno. Wm. LEE, who
had been quite sick, has so far recovered, as to be able to go to Mt.
Pleasant.....M.r Wallace WHITE has recovered sufficiently to walk to Mr.
Pleasant.....Mr. Chas HIGGINS was a caller at this place Monday.....Mr. Joe
BEEBER, of Rome, was in this vicinity Monday,  called to attend to the
pension papers of an old soldier....
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THE FIRST DAY
The Legal Machinery Begins to Grind
The first day of the district court was not of overwhelming interest, and
was in session but a couple of hours. Sheriff PUTNAM surprised his host of
friends by appearing in the court room carefully wrapped up and he opened
court with much rigor as if he hand not just gone through a seige of
pneumonia and was 50 pounds lighter than a month ago. He will not do much
work which will fall on the capable shoulders of his deputy, A.W. MILLER,
assisted by Sheriffs PANGBORN and LEHEW.
The first thing that came up was the case of DUGDALE vs MEHLER. Judge BABB
stated to the court that the mayor and city council were in contempt as the
writ of interarum had not been obeyed, the city clerk being the only one of
the respondendents who had obeyed the mandate of the Judge. City Solicitor
T.M. McADAM arose to explain, when J.C. McCOLD whom it appears had been
retained to defend the city spoke up and wanted the case postponed. Judge
BABB demanded an instant hearing, and the matter was compromised by an order
of the court giving those in contempt until 9 o'clock this morning to answer
the writ.
The next matter was the impanelling of the Grand Jury, a matter that
appeared to be of absorbing interest to the spectators in as much as the
jury would investigate the town's now famous libel cases of which Dr. J.O.
BALL is the prosecuting witness. The following is the Grand Jury: C.F.
SPEARMAN, Jackson twp; A.L. BROOKS, city; John MOORE, Marion; Henry ECKEY,
Canaan; Wm. LEE Sr., New London; Simon DALLNER, Tippecanoe and Samuel HULME,
Jefferson. Judge SMYTH appointed C.F. SPEARMAN foreman and A.M. VANALLEN
clerk. States Atrorney KOPP then read a chapter on the duties of the Grand
Jury and  Judge SMYTH gave them some additional enlightenment on their
peculiar and important duties.....

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