Iowa
Old Press
Inwood Herald
Inwood, Lyon County, Iowa
November 12, 1891
Wedding Bells
Wedding bells again rang out their cheerful tones last Tuesday,
when Mr. Frank Donnelley and Miss Alvine Spethmann, were united
as one. The deserving couple were married in Canton , then
returned to the home of the bride’s brother, Peter
Spethmann. The shades of began to fall and many friends gathered
to offer congratulations and present the happy couple with
numerous presents, as tokens of their friendship and esteem. The
Germania band discoursed music during the evening, and a very
pleasant reception it was. The HERALD joins with the rest, its
congratulations, and wishes them much joy and many happy
anniversaries of the day.
A Good Agricultural Area
We have frequently overheard the remark that Inwood is as good a
grain market as there is along the line, in this western country.
At any rate we venture the assertion that there is as much grain
marketed here as in any town of its size. This is so, not because
of a better market than elsewhere, but because the grain is
raised in this vicinity and, therefore, place upon the market
here. This is an agricultural district and a more fertile region
is hard to find, go where you may. Of course this is an
exceptionally good year for productions of all kinds, but take
one year with another and you find Northwestern Iowa is a
flourishing condition. To give the people some idea of the amount
of grain raised in this vicinity this year we publish the number
of bushels of each kind of grain placed upon the market up to
Tuesday night. Understand, this is by no means all the grain
raised, for thousands of bushels have been bined, holding for
higher prices, and farmers have shipped a good many cars of it on
their own responsibility. Here are the figures as taken from the
books of the grain merchants.
Wheat 45,521 Bushels
Oats 34,170
Barley 78,450
Flax 11,500
Corn 1,843
Timothy 345
Rye 210
Total 167,196
[submitted by R.Z., Nov. 2003]