Iowa Old Press
Onawa Weekly Democrat
Onawa, Monona co. Iowa
November 7, 1901
MOORHEAD
J. L. Bartholomew has purchased the Barnett Hotel.
Miss Mary Severson, of Whiting, is visiting Mrs. Olaf Carlson.
The Moorhead High School opened again today with several new
pupils.
Frank Beall is able to get around on crutches. His many friends
are anxious to see him entirely recovered from the fall.
W. W. Wood sold his farm to J. L. Bartholomew. W. H. expects to
look over Dakota with a view of locating there.
Geo. Martin and V. M. Elston went to Onawa the 29th to hear the
matchless eloquence of the laborers friend, J. W. Bryan.
Rev. W. Rust will occupy the pulpit in the Christian church next
“Lord’s Day.” He comes with a view to locating.
Geo. Shoff and family returned last Saturday from their visit in
Minnesota. Harve Terwilliger and family accompanied them home.
T. A. Fayant is thinking of locating in Onawa. Moorhead hopes he
will decide to stay here, as we dislike very much to lose good
citizens.
It seems about as hard for a great many of us in Moorhead to coal
up as it was for Schley. However don’t think the authorities
will investigate the matter.
M. Peterson sold his restaurant to Wm. Dunlap , of Woodbine. Mr.
Dunlap takes possession immediately. Mr. Peterson removes to the
old postoffice building.
Ira Rouse purchased the building occupied as a Millinery Store by
rs. Erickson, and moved it east one-half a block. He expects to
occupy it as a barber shop.
Fred Clark, who has been farming near Castana this year, expects
to move on the Old Clark homestead in the near future. His
parents will locate in Woodbine.
A very pleasant wedding occurred at the home of Mrs. Parker last
Wednesday. On that day, Joseph M. Youngkin and Miss Jennie Parker
were joined in marriage. It was a very quiet affair, only the
near relatives being present. Both are young people of this
community highly respected and esteemed, both are members of the
Christian church. They have started out in life right and their
many friends join in wishing their home crowned with the roses of
life.
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J. F. MURKINS DEAD
Whiting, Iowa, Nov. 4, 1901.
Joseph F. Murkins died at his home three miles southeast of
Whiting last Friday morning, November 1. He had been sick for
nearly a month and from the beginning his ailments were of a
serious character. He realized that he was drawing near the end
and made arrangements regarding his property and family, and
called his wife and children and friends to his bedside to give a
few parting words of counsel and say goodbye. He leaves three
children, two daughters and one son.
Mr. Murkins was 44 years old, was married to Miss Cora Sherman,
June 26, 1884. After his marriage, he left the district where he
had been reared in Lexington county, Illinois, and moved to Hay
county, Kansas. He came to Monona county, Iowa, and has been a
resident here for eleven years.
He was well known and well esteemed. A man of honest habits and
genial nature. A hard working man, laboring manfully to make his
way honorably in the world and rear his children. The Whiting
Camp of Modern Woodmen, of which he was a member, turned out to
escort his remains to the grave. The religious service was
conducted by Rev. John Williams at the house and at the Whiting
Congregational church, which was filled with sympathetic
neighbors and acquaintances. Rev. Frank Whiting assisted at the
church and the ceremony at the grave was in the hands of the
Woodmen.
[transcribed by L.Z., February 2016]
Onawa Weekly Democrat
Onawa, Monona co., Iowa
Thursday, November 28, 1901
Rodney
Mrs. J. S. Montgomery who has been very ill for the past two
years with a cancer on her head died Friday evening at the home
of her mother.
Mrs. Montgomery was a great sufferer but a good christian woman.
She leaves a husband and three small children to mourn her loss.
The funeral was held Sunday P. M. from the church in Rodney;
interment in the Grant cemetery.
[Transcribers note--Lettie (Henderson) Montgomery died 22 Nov 1901. - transcribed by V.R., April 2007]