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Mt. Pleasant Weekly News
Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
Wednesday, Feb 3, 1897

WINFIELD LETTER
Winfield, Iowa, Feb. 1 (Correspondence)-Elder TUTTLE held quarterly meeting
here Saturday and Sabbath......Charlie SENSIBAUGH is moving to town and will
reside in the CLEGG property near the M.E. church.....H.K. SIBERTS, of
Washington, was in town Friday.....Max PATTERSON has been very sick with
lung fever. He is some better at present.....Frank HOBERT, teacher at
Victor, and his pupils saved the home of Jean METZGAR from buring one day
last week. The family were away from home. Frank acted as fireman and the
pupils carried water and soon extinguished the flames.....It is quite likely
we will have no more school until fall. A meeting will be held Feb. 15 to
vote bonds for a new school house. We have a fire engine, now we are going
to sing a new song for a school house.

VEGA NOTES
Vega, Feb. 1. (Correspondence)- Mrs. J.P. CHEZUM, one of the officers of the
Salem-Hillsboro Fair Association, transacted business in Salem Saturday in
regard to the fair. Miss Lou HOGATE, of Bluehill, Neb., who has been
visiting her uncle, W.B. FROME, left for the west Friday.....Hon. T.H.
BARTON and wife, visited their daughter, Mrs. COOPER, near Salem, Saturday
and Sunday...Miss Mina BARTON of Oakland Mills, visited the family of Burton
LITTON's last week.....Geo. HOLLEY returned hoem from Davis county last
week.....Miss OLIVER, the popular teacher of Vega, held a spelling school
Friday evening. J.C. FRAME and Jessie SHELLMAN were the champion
spellers.....An interesting literary is held at Pleasant Hill Tuesday
evening of each week.....Rev. J. LEE was in Leando Saturday and
Sunday.....Thomas CLINE and Thomas LITTON with a crew of men were freezing
last week in order to keep cool next summer, putting up ice.

LA HOYT AND VICINITY.
LaHoyt, Feb. 1 (Correspondence)-Mrs. Mary JAY of Manning, Iowa, is visiting
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon DALLNER.....Miss Gertie DALLNER visited
a couple of days last week with friends in Mt. Pleasant.....Mr. George
LAURENCE Jr's. baby is reported as doing a bit better.....Mr. Cal CAULK has
been confined to the house for a  couple of weeks with LaGrippe. He is able
to be up most of the time now.....Mr. A.B. THOMPSON has a run-away last
Tuesday. He was taing a load of corn to Mt. Pleasant, and when opposite to
Mr. KEAN's his horses frightened at the cars and jerked loose, renning to
the farm now owned by Mr. Ran McCONNELL, where they were stopped. They did
damage to the wagon and harness besides spilling out lots of corn.....Mr.
and Mrs. Cary LOGAN's baby has been sick with something like the
croup.....Mrs. Jane E WHITE is on the sick list being crippled with
rheumatism so that she is hardly able to get around.....Mr. Robert LAWRENCE
and family, of Glasgow, were in this vicinity last Friday.....Miss Lena
BERRIE went to Rome last Saturday evening to church.....Mrs. E.C. MONTGOMERY
is visiting with relatives in Canaan.....Mr. Fred Arnold, Jr., is at home
nursing frozen feet. He is able to walk around some.....Mr. Boise PAKENHAM
and wife were in Mt. Pleasant Saturday.....Mr. Eddie LOVING began putting up
ice this morning.....Mr. Geo WOLF, wife and niece, Miss LaFEVER of Chicago,
visited with Mrs. WOLF's cousin, Mr. Herman WHITE Sunday...Miss Lizzie WELCH
will give another spelling school at Highland Friday evening, if weather
permits.....Miss Mattie BONIFIELD, who has been indisposed for two or three
weeks was able to be at her post of duty Sunday morning. Our Sabbath school
is lost without our Superintendent.....Mr. and Mrs. Bud GLOVER are rejoicing
over the event of a laughing, crying baby, which came to their house last
week...Mr. Mark SMITH and family of Glasgow, attended the funeral of Mrs.
SMITH's mother Mrs. WHITE, Friday.....Mrs. Mary WHITE died Thursday morning
about 4 o'clock. She had been sick for some time. She was buried at Oakland
cemetery Saturday, Rev. Walters, of Mt. Pleasant conducting the service at
the Oakland school house.....Mr. Albert LEE shipped from LaHoyt two car
loads of baled straw and one of rye.....Mr. George LOGAN is sick with
pneumonia. He is some better to-day. Dr. SMITH is the attending physician.

BEULAH NOTES.
There is considerable sickness in the country now.....The people of Lincoln
Hall are having a siege with whooping cough.....Mr. and Mrs. John KEANE had
a surprise Tuesday evening, and on Thursday evening the young people enjoyed
a very pleasant evening at a League social at Mr. nad Mrs. C.A.
BOAL's.....Born Jan 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert NELL, a son,
Congratulations.....Miss Bessie BARR spent last week at home.....N.P. BARR
came out and spent Saturday at home. They are both students at
Howe's.....There was no preaching at Beulah Sunday on account of the severe
cold.....Rev. WILSON started for Beulah but truned back on account of the
severe cold weather.....Nearly every one in the Beulah country watched the
Winfield fire with fear, as it seemed as if it must spread to other
buildings. It was a grand sight but one we do not wish to see often. We
notice the Winfield Beacon wants the new school building more centrally
located. We have seldom seen a more beautiful location than the old school
lot, but were we interested, would prefer the old location.....Mr and Mrs. S
CUTLER were Mt. Pleasant visitors recently. They will move to Winfield
soon.....Miss Phronie OGG spent Saturday with the home folks. She is proving
quite acceptable as teacher at Franklin Hall.

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Mt. Pleasant Weekly News
Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
Wednesday, Feb 8, 1897

NEW LONDON NOTES
New London, Feb 8 (Correspondence)-Miss Matilda WOODEN, of Burlington, spent
a few days last week with friends in this city.....Mrs. J.M. CRAWFORD Sr.,
received a telegram from Mt. Pleasant Sunday evening saying that her sister
Mrs. HALE was very sick and was not expected to recover..... Mrs. YOUNT
returned Sunday evening from Mt. Union, where she has been visiting her
daughter Mrs. Dan PENNEBAKER.....Mr. Chas CRAWFORD, who is attending
Elliott's Business College, Burlington, spent Sunday at home...The many
friends will be glad to hear that Mr. Harry FLEAGLE has recovered from the
recent attack of pneumonia, and is now able to resume his duties as
instructor in penmanship in St. Alban's College, Knoxville, Ill.....Mr. J.M.
CRAWFORD Sr., is reported as being seriously ill with lung fever.....Mrs.
KEARNS, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. WATKINS, returned to her home
in Mt. Pleasant Sunday evening.....Mrs. WAGNER is making preparations to put
an addition on to her restaurant in the spring.....Mr. W.B. GANNAWAY went to
Burlington Monday where he will spend a few days with his son Frank, who is
slowly recovering from a long illness caused by typhoid fever.....The young
folks of this city had planned a surprise party for Mrs. Sam BYERS Friday
evening, but on account of the inclement weather it had to be given
up.....Mrs. Hiram ALLEN and children Robert and Mildred, who have been
visiting friends in Mt. Pleasant, returned home Monday.....Miss Bonnie
REDFERN entertained a dozen or so of her intimate friends with a tea Sunday
evening. It goes without saying that a very enjoyable evening was
passed....Editor ALLEN was in Mt. Pleasant to-day summoned as a petit juror,
but by putting up a strong game of talk managed to escape.....Miss Cora
JUDD, of Ottumwa, is visiting at the home of Mr. LESSENGER, living east of
town.....Mrs. Rena EGGLESTON, of Mt. Pleasant, was the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Price CRESAP, last week.....Mr. S.H. CABLE has left for an extended
tour of the southwest and will visit friends in Houston, Tex.....Mr. J.N.
SMITH,of Yarmouth, has moved into the house recently vacated by John
STARK.....

La HOYTE AND VICINITY
LaHoute, Feb 8, (Correspondence)-Mrs. Lizzie DALLNER HARVEY, of Omaha,
Nebraska, is visting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon DALLNER.....Miss
Lulu MONTGOMERY has been indisposed for several days with a cold on her
lungs.....Miss Teresa BARTON, who has been living in Glasgow for a couple of
years, is at home to stay. Madam Rumor predicts a wedding in the near
future.....We were very sorry to loose Mr. Albert THOMPSON from our midst,
as he has gone out on the prairie for the summer. He always took an active
part in church and social gatherings.....Albert BARTON, who has been sick
for a long time was able to be at the spelling school at Highland Friday
evening.....Mr. Fred HIGGINS and Jas. WHITE, of Busville, were in this
vicinity Friday night...Mrs. H.A. WHITE, Effie and Hugh, visited with Mrs.
Carrie WOLF, of Mt. Pleasant, Thursday.....Miss Lizzie WELCH gave another
spelling match Friday evening at Highland. Mina MONTGOMERY, Clinton
NICHOLSON, and Dave UPTON were the champion spellers before recess. Miss
Mina taking the lead. Clinton and Dave after recess, with Miss UPTON taking
the lead.....The Epworth League will give a valentine box supper at the
Highland M.E. church three miles west of Mt. Pleasant Saturday evening.
Ladies are invited to bring a box. Proceeds for the benefit of the
church.....Lee and Will FICKLE, of Richwoods, attended spelling school at
Highland Friday evening.....Frank NIECE has bought the south part of Mr.
PAYNE's farm. We have not, as yet, learned the particulars.....Mr Wayne
WRIGHT of Fairfield visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jack WRIGHT last week.....Mrs.
MOON of Denova, visited with Mr. and Mrs. A.B. THOMPSON Sunday.....Master
Win KETCHAM, of Mt. Pleasant, was in this vicinity Saturday.....Mr. J.C.
JAY, of Richwoods, was a La Hoyt caller Saturday.....Earl LEE, who was
injured by being thrown from a horse some time ago, has about recovered from
the accident, being able to be in school again.

WAYLAND LETTER
Wayland, Feb. 8 (Correspondence)- Mr. Gottfreid HOUENSTEIN, one of our
oldest citizens, died Saturday morning at the home of his son, William.....

Mt. Pleasant Weekly News
Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
Wednesday, Feb 17, 1897

PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

Interesting Items Regarding the School Work Among the Pupils

Central Building No. 4:
The T.E. Society of the A class enjoyed a pleasant sleigh ride Friday
evening. Miss Edith CRANE of the A class No. 4 was absent Monday.

No.3:
Several of the pupils are out of school with la grippe.
Mac PALMER returned to school Tuesday after a week of sickness.
Miss Cora BREWER, teacher of No. 3, has not yet recovered from sickness. Her
place is being filled by Miss HOBART.
No. 3 had twenty visitors Parents Day.
No. 3 pupils are using a higher drawing and writing book.

No. 1:
Miss Stella BUDDE, teacher of No. 1, Winona, was a visitor Monday.
Rosco PIERSON has returned to his studies.
Miss ABRAHAM of the Public School at Des Moines, Ia., was a visitor Monday.
Charles LINGWITH has returned to his studies after a few days sickness.
No. 1 will celebrate Lincoln's birthday. A display of flags and speaking
will be had.

Winona Building No. 4-Parent's Day was held Thursday, Feb. 4. About thirty
visitors visited No. 4
Miss Stella MORONY is absent this week.
Miss WELCH has just thirty-six in the room, and a set of young ladies and
gentlemen. Miss WELCH has the right to feel proud over such an enrollment.
Miss Katie MARTIN was absent Monday.
Messrs. Harry VIRDEN and BICKENBACH, and Misses Else PERRINE and Stella
MORONY attended a sleighing party last week.

No. 3:-Effie GLAD is absent on account of sickness.
Miss PUTNAM reports good attendance.

No. 2:-Pupils are much pleased over hte addition of a number of new books on
their reading table.
The work in geography and numbers was especially interesting to visitors.
Harry BICKENBACH was absent yesterday.

No. 1:-Miss Stella BUDDE, teacher of No. 3, took a day off Monday to visit
schools.
Little Ben BAXTER has returned to his studies after a week's absence.
Earl WILLIAMS and Chas. NICHOLAS are absent on account of sickness.
Little Jim STUBBS has returned after a week's sickness.

LA HOYT AND VICINITY
La Hoyt, Feb. 15 (Correspondence) Mr. Jack WRIGHT was a La Hoyt visitor
Monday.....E.E. WHITE was in Mt Pleasant Tuesday.....Mr A.B. THOMPSON has
moved  to your city. We are sorry to loose [sic] this family from our midst.
But our loss is Mt Pleasant's gain.....Chas. HIGGINS of Busville, visited
with his aunt Mrs. Jane E WHITE Tuesday.....Mrs. Frank WILLIAMS and
daughter, Nellie, with Mr Chas. CROSBY, visited with Mr and Mrs Wm BERRIE
Wednesday.....Joe GOE, of Mt Pleasant, was in La Hoyt Wednesday.....Alva
WHITE was in Bussvulle Monday evening.....Mr and Mrs. H.A. WHITE and
daughter Ora visited with Mr WHITE's uncle, Mr. Levi HIGGINS, of Pleasant
Point, Sunday.....Mr. Frank BONNIFIELD and mother were in Mt Pleasant
Monday.....Mr Geo. LOGAN, who was reported as being sick is not much better.
His son and son's wife and baby are also sick with la grippe. His little
grandson is also reported sick.....Mr PAYNE, of Mt Pleasant, was in La Hoyt
on business Wednesday.....Misses Lulu MONTGOMERY and Effie WHITE attended
teachers' meeting at Trenton Saturday.....The Valentine box supper, which
was given at the church Saturday evening was successful in spite of the bad
roads. They cleared eight dollars and a few cents.....Miss Helen NEWTON of
Mt Pleasant attended the box supper at this place Saturday evening.....Mr
Albert THOMPSON and Clyde attended church here Sabbath morning..... Mr.
Archie DOLD of Rome was in this vicinity Saturday evening.....Mrs. Hattie
ROSS, of Mt Pleasant, visited with her parents, Mr and Mrs. Jno LEE Saturday
evening.....Mr and Mrs Augusta HOUFF, of Richwoods, visited with Mr and Mrs
DALLNER Sunday. Mrs. HARVEY returned with them for a few days'
visit.....Miss Myrtle BOYD, who is attending school at Howe's academy, spent
Sunday with the home folks.....Mr Lafe HOUSEL is enjoying a visit with his
sister, Louisa, of Mt Pleasant.....Mrs. G BONNIFIELD has recovered from her
recent fall as to be able to be at the box supper Saturday evening.....Mrs.
Jane E WHITE and grandaughter, Miss Effie, are visiting with Mrs. WHITE's
brother, Mr Levi HIGGINS, of Pleasant Point.....Mr Frank NIECE is moving on
to his farm to-day. Better known as the PAYNE property, and one which A.B.
THOMPSON had just vacated.....Mr Tom NIECE, of your city, was in this
vicinity Sunday.

WINFIELD LETTER
Winfield, Feb. 15 (Correspondence) Mr James CAMPBELL, of your city, visited
with his daughter, Mrs E.E. McPEEK, Thursday.....Miss Hattie WRIGHT has been
quite sick with quinsy.....Mrs. Jacob HUNTSBURY is dangerously ill.....Mr
and Mrs James DILL lost their two-year-old daughter.....

Local Department
Mrs. H.N. [Hervey Newell] CRANE has purchased the residence of Mr. H.A.
AMBLER on S. Main Street and will take possession about July 1. Mr. AMBLER
will build in the north part of the city.

NOTES FROM DENOVA
Denova, Feb. 15 (Correspondence)-More hay was shipped from this place last
week, but we failed to learn the exact number of cars. The hay was shipped
by Dexter FENN and baled on the farm of John HALLOWELL and Edgar
SCOTT.....Mr. Eli HOCKETT has been moving his household effects to the farm
he has rented some three or four miles west of here.....Mayo PARCELLS spent
Saturday and Sunday with his uncle, N.S. TRUEBLOOD.....Quite a number of
relatives gathered at the home of Nathan HOCKETT last Thursday and did
justice to an excellent dinner in honor of Mr. HOCKETT's birthday.....Mr and
Mrs. Melvin TRUEBLOOD of Hickory Grove, Van Buren county, attended the
birthday dinner at Mr. Nate HOCKETT's last Thursday.....Mrs. Ella HUMPHREY
is a little improved, but still quite ill.....Little Edith HALLOWELL is
quite sick with tonsilitis.....Mrs. Nathan TRUEBLOOD is laid up with the
prevailing cold and la grippe.....Miss Nora RATCLIFF, a Whittier student,
spent the weekly vacation with her friends Misses Lecta LAMM and Libbie
SMITH.....Mrs. Mary HARSHBARGER's health continues about the same.....Mrs.
Ollie BROWN has been suffering the past week with an acute attack of la
grippe.....Uncle Henry MADDOCK returned to his home at Salem Sunday
afternoon.....An oyster supper was given at the home of Mr and Mrs Geo.
HODSON Friday evening. A large crowd responded to the invitations, which
resulted in a very enjoyable evening.....Elmer BROWN was in the neighborhood
of Trenton last week on business.....Mr. X.H. ARNOLD is reported some
better.....Auntie STYPE is somewhat ailing.....A goodly number of the
friends and relatives of Mr and Mrs. Sam SPRAY from Salem and vicinity, and
some few Denova people, gathered at their home Thursday, Feb. 4th, to help
them celebrate the 25 anniversary of their marriage. Altho' a very stormy
day, it proved a most enjoyable affair.....

Mt. Pleasant Weekly News
Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
Wednesday, Feb 24, 1897

Obituary of Mary White
Died at her residence three miles west of this city on the morning of
January 28th, Mrs. Mary A. White, aged 83 years, 11 months and 27 days.
Mary A Rose was born in Fleming county, Kentucky, February 1st, 1814, moved
with her parents to Brown county Illinois in the year 1828, married
Nathaniel F. White, Oct. 10th, 1833, moved to Burlington, Iowa in the year
1836, here her husband worked at this trade, that of cabinet making for
three years. Burlington at that time was but a small village of log huts
having been laide out in the year 1834 by Samuel S White, a cousin to Mrs.
White's husband. Moved to Mt. Pleasant in the year 1839. Here her husband
worked at his trade for one year, moving on the farm in the spring of 1840
where they remained  the rest of their lives. Mrs. White having lived almost
67 years at the same home. They had four children, two sons and two
daughters. One daughter died in the year 1858 and one son in the year 1878,
leaving one son Edward E., of LaHoyt and one daughter, Mrs. Mark Smith of
Glasgow, Jefferson, Iowa.
Mrs. White's husband died in the year 1883. Since that time she has made her
home with her son and little grand daughter, on the old homestead. Her last
illness was caused by her falling down while walking across the room. She
having injured herself in such a way that she never again stood on her feet.
She suffered a great deal, and the ten weeks that she was afflicted she
received the most kind and constant care and attention that her relatives
and many kind friends could bestow. Like a peaceful river with green and
shaded banks she flowed without a murmur into the waveless sea where life is
rest.
Deceased was not for many years a member of any church. She believed in a
religion not of creeds, but of good deeds and there was no night too dark
stormy or cold for her to minister to a sick neighbor or friend when health
permitted. With Paine the world was her country, to do good her religion.
She believed it to be no crime to think independent of any book or creed;
then after she had thought, she believed it to be no crime to express her
honest thoughts. She climbed the heights and left all superstition far
below. She had no faith in the change of heart that comes to a person
impelled by a fear of death, believed that when a person comes to the end of
their life, they must go into the other world with the record of their
entire life before them. They could not in her opinion, be judged by
anything else. Certainly the record of an upright honest life, that has
never bowed to bigotry, but has moved clear and free in a channel of its own
making, cleft by its onward rush of thought, must weigh against the record
of a bad life, that is only supposed to be cleansed for the next by a
death-bed repentance. Her conscience did not trouble her. She did not fear
death. She died as she had lived. Here was one honest woman going to her
death with her mind clear and untroubled. Her belief was to her an earnest
faith. Unmoved in her calm belief that she should be fairly judged. She
passed away without murmur. The funeral oration was delivered at the Oakland
school house by Bennett Walters, of Mt. Pleasant. The remains were interred
beside her husband in the Oakland cemetery.

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