Iowa
Old Press
Iowa Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson co. Iowa
July 17, 1891
At the meeting of the old settlers at Henry Wieneke's store last
Monday at 1 o'clock, arrangements were made for old settlers day.
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August the 19th at the
Fair Grounds. Among the features of the day will be an original
poem by Hon. H.W. Lathrop. The seating of this year will be
better than ever before. Messrs. H.W. Lathrop, S.J. Hess and J.T.
Robinson were chosen committee on speakers; Ed. Shepard, A.B.
Cree and George Paul, committee on grounds and music; and Frank
Tanner, George Borland and S.P. Fry, committee on finance. Capt.
I.V. Dennis will be marshall of the day. The committee on ground
were authorized to buy a cook stove and some planks for benches.
Every old settler of Johnson county will be expected to be there.
If you have any old relic or curiosity to be placed in the cabin,
bring it along.
page 11, column 1
THE COUNTY - OLD MANS CREEK.
-Misses Mamie and Katie Jones went to Williamsburg last week.
-Alexander Jenkins went to Williamsburg on the 10th, and expects
to be there for two Sabbaths.
-The Welsh church of this place, selected William M. Davis of
Gomer Ohio to assist in the labors of the yearly association
which will be held early in September. The Williamsburg church
selected for the same services, Rev. Griffith formerly of Utica,
N. Y.
[transcribed by S.F., April 2005 & S.W., April 2007]
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The Iowa Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson co. Iowa
Friday, July 31, 1891
page 7, column 1
Truman S. Kitchen, a young attorney of Williamsburg, spent a
couple of days in the city during the week on his way to Cedar
Rapids.
[transcribed by S.W., April 2007]