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The Renwick Times
Renwick, Humboldt County, Iowa
Friday, January 11, 1895

Boone Items.
-There was a social dance at Henry Packard's New Year's night.
-The young folks enjoyed a party at Geo. Packard's last week.
-John and Agnes Keef entertained their youthful friends last Friday evening.
-Lee Hazelwood has purchased 1700 tiles which he intends to put down on his farm in the spring.
-Mrs. E. F. Skafte went to Goldfield Monday to visit her mother, Mrs. O. P. Brimmer.
-Some of our young people attended the masquerade ball at Clarion Thursday.
-There is talk of having singing school here this winter.—BOB.

From the Cross Roads.
-Peter Holk, of Corwith, visited his son, Fred, this week. He was distributing bills for his sale on Jan. 15 on the John Henderson farm.
-Joe Bray returned from Dows last Monday evening and has started to school.
-Ed Eggerth and Walkner Bros' moved George Stoddards barn from his farm into West Renwick.
-Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stoddard expect to visit in West Bend this week.
-Jim Stinson returned from his visit to Story county last Tuesday and visited at W. H. Potter's. He broke all records by riding 47 miles in 5 hours.
-Miss Belle Squires visited at F. W. Beckwith's last Sunday.
-Carl Hendrickson returned from his visit to Emmetsburg last Sunday.

HUMBOLDT HUMMINGS. BY HUMMER.
-After a long silence hummer again hums.
-County board in session this week.
-A good many have business with the board of supervisors.
-Frank Stoddard, of Renwick, stopped at the Russel House Tuesday night.
-The public school commenced Monday after a holiday vacation of two weeks.
-The mill-pond has been in unusual good condition for skating, furnishing amusement for young and old.
-P. B. Grow, who is installing officer for the I.O.O.F. finished his work for the term in Humboldt lodge Wednesday night. We hear him speak in high terms of the entertainment at Renwick.
-M. A. Ketman and wife were down from Renwick a couple days this week visiting his parents who were about to start for California—they went Tuesday evening.
-R. M. Carpenter, the editor of the new paper at Bradgate, was in Humboldt Saturday looking up business and forming acquaintances. If his appearances do not be-lie him, he will make friends and succeed.
-Frank Butts was taken to the Insane Asylum, at Independence, last Saturday, mention was made in the Times of his attempted suicide in October.
-The orthodox churches of Humboldt all unite in observing the week of prayer: Monday and Tuesday nights a the Baptist church; Wednesday and Thursday at the M. E. church, and Friday and Saturday, at the Congregational church.

-Last Tuesday night, Ward's hardware store was burglarized to the amount of about $200 which was discovered a little before day, and the night watch called the sheriff and they tracked the thieves in the newly fallen snow to the N. W. depot, where they found the game and the goods; on preliminary examination they were lodged in jail awaiting setting of court. And Sunday while carrying in wood they attempted their escape by dropping the wood at the door, dodging around the jail, jumping the fence and "lighting out" like expert lackeys. French pursued on wheel and Weir on horse, as French nearly over took them he abandoned his wheel on account of R. R. bridges and closely followed on foot, and it then took a shot from his revolver to compel a surrender of one, and Weir on horseback soon brought the others in. Many from Dakota turned out to assist in the chase. The culprits are now more securely barred than before.

TIMBER CULTURE, FINAL PROOF.
United States Land Office, Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 4, 1894.
Notice is hereby given that Mathias Baumgartner, has filed notice of intention to make final proof before the Clerk of the District Court of Humboldt County at this office in Dakota City on Saturday, the 19th day of January, 1895, on timber culture application No. 608, for the NW1/4 NE1/4 of Section No. 12, in township No. 93 N. Range No. 27 N.

He names as witnesses:
Sebastian Hefty, of Renwick, Iowa.
Henry Geigel, of Renwick, Iowa.
John Klassi, of Renwick, Iowa.
Frank Geigel, of Renwick, Iowa.
EDWARD B. EVANS, Register.

-10 degrees below zero last Tuesday morning.
-Church and Stokesbary are rustlers to press hay. They pressed 300 bales in ten hours one day last week.
-Charles Campbell, northwest of Renwick is building a fine large farm house on the farm he recently purchased.
-Renwick now supports an Odd Fellows, Masonic, Woodman and Grand Army lodge. Visiting brothers will be welcome and cordially received at the lodge chamber.
-Carl Schippull sold H. S. Rice sixty hogs, one day this week, that weighed 23,035 pounds or an average of 383 pounds each. The beauty of this hoggish story is the fact that they brought their owner $944.43.
-Through the kindness of R. R. Smith, of the State Bank, our office desk is provided with an elegant calendar, for 1895, while in our vest pocket we carry a celluloid calender, presented by E. F. Bacon of the German-American bank. Between these two daily reminders, we expect to know "where we are at," throughout the year.
-Vic Bergendahl is building an ice house in the rear of the place he recently purchased of Henry Norder, which will be 16 x 28 feet and 12 feet high holding about 130 ton of ice, which he will cut from J. F. Tanck's fish pond, southeast of town.

-In speaking of Grandma Robinson's death Al Adams of the Humboldt Independent, touchingly says: There is no apparent reason perhaps to a casual acquaintance of ours why we should make this a personal matter. But we will tell you. Once on a time back in the '60's, down in La Salle, Illinois, we were, although little better than a tramp, a humble visitor at the home of this worthy lady. Mr. Robinson was engaged in transportation on the Illinois river and canal, and the writer was a merry deck hand before the mast on a river tow boat. Many was the jolly visit at the well kept home of Capt. John Robinson and wife. The friendship commenced there has always continued, and through the varying phases of life till now, both "Capt. John" and "Aunt Julia" have moored well trimmed vessels to the mythical shore of the great beyond. "So mote it be." Their lives were full of years and their hearts were full of tenderness. May the rewards of the great future be adequate to their deserts—then shall it be well with them through all eternity.

Personal Mention.
-Ferg Hart spent Sunday with friends "down the road."
-Henry Chaffee, of Eagle Grove, was in town over Sunday.
-Walter Gee went into Chicago with live stock last Saturday night.
-John McCurry, of Minneapolis, is visiting the McCurry family hereabouts.
-Miss Lura Dickey, of Spencer, is visiting Renwick friends—Trowbridge, Ross, etc.
-The friends from Montana who were visiting the Gee-Bergendahl families left last week.
-Miss Helen Chase, who has been visiting Mrs. Williams, returned to her home in Lehigh last week.
-Davis Hart returned last Wednesday evening from his trip to Nebraska. He reports a general good time.
-Will McCollough left yesterday for Marshalltown and will go to California to spend the winter with his wife.
-Mrs. Will Bacon and her sons Mont and Willie arrived home from their holiday trip to Sanborn and now the landlord is himself again.
-Webster City Freeman: C. F. Weston went to Renwick today to spend a few days at his farm near that place while looking after business matters.
-Mrs. J. E. Drake, Charles Drake, J. F. Bacon, Grant Bacon all of Des Moines and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. VanAlstine were visitors at the Hotel Renwick this week.
-F. M Clark, the fruit tree man from near Council Bluffs and A. D. Goldstone passed through Renwick last Monday, enroute for Corwith, where the latter is going into trade.
-Webster City Tribune: F. F. French, sheriff of Humboldt county, passed through the city last night with an insane man by the name of Frank Butts, who he was taking to the insane asylum at Independence.
-Goldfield Chronicle: Harry Carpenter, who has recently taken up his residence in West Bend, naturally appeared near Renwick last week, calling on Goldfield friends on the way. He reports West Bend booming.
-Rev. H. L. Case and wife spent New Year at Mankato, Minnesota, with Mr. and Mrs. Grannis, Mrs. Case's parents. They left here Monday and while passing through Ledyard, Kossuth county, saw one of Mr. Grannis' grain elevators in flames. Mr. and Mrs. Case returned home Saturday evening.

Installation of G. A. R. and W. R. C. Officers.
Last Friday evening at the Grand Army post meeting, the following were installed officers by H. S. Rice, installing officer; A. N. Starr, commander; S. I. Gillespie, S. V.; H. Franks, J. V.; Charles Packard, O. D.; Z. M. Williams, chaplain; Ed Phipps, O. G.; John Notestine, Sgt. Maj.; A. Junkins, Adj't.

For W. R. C. officers: Mrs. Mary Butler, president; Mary Williams, T. V.; Mrs. Celia Rice, conductor; Mrs. Mary Packard, assistance conductor; Mrs. Annie Ross, chaplain; Mrs. Emma Fisher, Guard; H. S. Rice, Q. M.

The time fixed for regular meeting is 2 p.m. each Saturday on or before the full of the moon. Here is success to two of the best, most laudable societies on earth—yes, we mean it!

A Cemetery for Renwick.
Nothing speaks better for a town than to see numerous church spires pointing heavenward and to observe due respect for the departed dead. This town has come to be large enough to need a home burying ground. The friends of those who from time to time are called hence from our midst dislike to bury in the country, or township cemetery, to the southwest of Renwick, for it is too far away and is not located where tender hands can properly care for the scared mounds. This question was brought to the minds of many of our citizens last week upon the occasion of "Grandma Robinson's" funeral. It was a long, cold, disagreeable ride to the cemetery, near Goldfield, but as the husband of the deceased had been buried there, of course this was but a natural result.

It would seem as though the citizens of Renwick and adjoining country could see their way clear, another summer, to purchase a fine ten acres plot of ground near Renwick. A cemetery association should be formed here. The land should be bought, laid out into lots and the lots sold and we are certain they will sell, for all are certainly interested in this movement.

Nothing is in better keeping with a good community than well kept highways and a due respect and care for the resting place of the dear, departed dead. Who will be first to move in this matter.

Hardy + Division
-Mrs. A. Dilts was at Livermore Thursday.
-Lewis Munson, of Bode, returned to his home Thursday.
-Joe Bray returned Monday after a weeks visit at Dows.
-We are very sorry to learn that Mr. O'Connell's little one has the scarlet fever.
-Mr. Albert Williams returned to Bode after a weeks visit in this vicinity and Thor.
-Miss Bessie Viscent returned to Bode Friday, after spending the holidays with her parents.
-Thomas Hagen returned from Slater Wednesday. Mrs. Hagen and children will return next week.
-Mrs. Trauger's mother returned to Goldfield Thursday after a three weeks visit with her daughter.
-Elmer Dilts returned Saturday after two weeks visit with friends in the vicinity of Dows and Gault.
-Jacob Dahl, of Lake Park, this state has been visiting friends in this locality for the past week, left for his home Friday.
-Mrs. W. H. Saxton entertained forty five guests at New Years dinner, and a large gathering of young people in the evening.
-Becker & Cheever made another 3000 pounds shipment of Turkeys Thursday they can handle all you can bring just observe our market.
-John Nervig and Severt Nelson went to Iowa Falls via the B.C.R. & N. Friday, where they will attend the Ellsworth College for the winter and spring term.
-At the annual election of officers for the Saxton chapter Epworth League the following officers were elected. President, Arthur Maxson; 1st Vice Pres., Mrs. G. H. Cheever; 2nd Vice Pres., Miss May Olden; 3rd Vice Pres., Miss Emma Thorp; 4th Vice Pres., W. F. Allyn; Secretary, Ora Olden; Treasurer, Samuel McComb.

[transcribed by P.E., March 2007]

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