Beloit
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November 27, 1891
C. TONE Sundayed at home.
D.J. CARPENTER returned home Sunday.
John SCOTT made a flying trip to the Falls Monday.
Rev. JARVIS occupied the M.E. pulpit Sunday forenoon.
E.E. CARPENTER is doing business at Chamberlain this week.
N. ROSE is going to open up a hotel in the building recently vacated by F.A. KEEP.
D.S. GUINTER is going to preach in the church next Sunday in the forenoon and
evening.
Our school is progressing finely as Mr. LINGO seems to take a deep interest in
it.
There is to be a hop at J. HARRIS'S on the evening of the 26th. We
are anticipating a good time.
Ewing
DONOHO tried to slide down the mill stairs head first.
He says he will not try it again.
F.A. KEEP and family departed for Huron last Tuesday, where they intend to make
their future home.
D.J. CARPENTER left for Chicago the first of last week to meet his wife and
children which have been visiting friends in Birmingham,
Alabama
.
December
4, 1890
Social hop at Mr. SHEIN'S
Friday evening.
D.J. CARPENTER shipped a carload of hogs Wednesday.
Mrs. MONROE has been on the sick list of late.
E.E. CARPENTER returned from the Indian agency last Friday.
D.S. GUINTER occupied the pulpit in the M.E. church Sunday.
D.J. CARPENTER shipped 15,000 bushels of grain from
Beloit
last week.
M.A. JOHNSON and wife departed for Madison, S.D. to visit with relatives.
John A. COATE and Lizzie BECK were married at Canton, Nov. 27th.
Miss Stella CLAPP went to Inwood Sunday to visit with her sister Mrs. EVERSON.
D.J. CARPENTER received a stock of new goods last week.
Mrs. D.J. has charge of the Christmas goods.
Enoch LYSNESS was down visiting the boys. Although
he has moved to the large city of
Canton
, he does not forget old acquaintances.
Author VAUGN of this place and Miss Ella HARRIS, of
Fairview
,
S.D.
,
were married at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James HARRIS.
G.B. SHERMAN and C. MAYNARD, were boring a well for P.A. HAND, and got down 54
feet, when with a tremendous noise, water and sand shot out 15 or 20 feet.
In twelve hours time there were more than 50 persons on the ground to see
the well.
Wm. PHILLIPS, while strolling through his grove espled a bee tree, and as the
day was warn, he thought it would be better to wait until the cool of the day,
but, on his return, found that someone had tried to smoke the bees out.
They had killed them and spoiled the tree and honey.
December
11, 1890
Holiver NELSON, of Calmer, Ia.,
one of the early settlers of this county, and the one that located the mill site
here, was in town last week.
D.J. CARPENTER made a business trip to Rock Rapids last week.
Victor GARDNER left for Elk Point Thursday, to visit his brother.
A.J. RAYMONDAY was in town one day last week on business.
Stella CHAPP after spending her vacation, returned home Saturday to attend
school again.
V.P. LOWEL has been tearing down the old hotel barn and removing it to F.A.
KEEP'S farm.
COFFIELD'S have been building an addition to their house.
Mrs. TODE left for Egan Wednesday.
Albert PAYNE, while lifting a hay rack on his wagon, sprained his back, and has
been kept in doors for a few days.
We see that Frank STARR has been dealing in thoroughbred cattle.
If you want to see something pretty, just go to Mrs. Bell CARPENTER'S store,
and see her Xmas goods
E.E. CARPENTER went to Calliope on business last week.
The Orphaus Asylum at
Beloit
received an orphan from western Dakota.
There will be a social dance at E. FROST'S place next Tuesday evening, Dec.
16. A cordial invitation is extended
to all the ladies, and to all gentlemen who bring ladies.
December
18, 1890
Auther VAUGN and wife left for
Racine, Wis., the 16th.
J. SEDGWICK is buying chickens.
T.P. DEAN was up from
Sioux
City
,
Tuesday.
Mr. ELLIOT, proprietor of the Sheldon Marble Works was in town last week.
Frank STAR Jr., has been on the sick list of late.
Mr. SPENCER who has been railroading in South Dak., the past summer, returned
home Tuesday.
T. RUDE is building a new barn.
Miss E. TILLOTSEN who has been visiting friends in Beloit, Wis., and Earlville,
Iowa, returned home the 11th.
M.A. JOHNSON returned from Widison, Dak., last week.
Mrs. Annie LYSNES was renewing old acquaintances in
Beloit
the first of the week.
Henry BABCOCK left for
Sioux
City
last Friday.
Mr. COATS has moved in Mrs. MONROE'S house.
D.J. CARPENTER will buy, sell or trade anything and everything.
December
25, 1890
John ANDERSON left a fine
organ at Mr. HENDERSON'S home the first of the week.
Mr. D. SULLIVAN returned home the 16th from Larchwood where he has
been visiting relatives.
Mrs. E. CARPENTER went to Elden the 16th, returning the 19th.
Miss Nellie KEEP was here from Huron renewing old acquaintances.
Rev. FIELD stopped off here while on his way to Wonsocket.
Mr. and Mrs. HEWIT left for Walton, Canada, the 18th.
Alfred PAYNE returned home from
Hull
Sunday.
Frank HERMAN, who left here last March, returned home Sunday.
D.J. CARPENTER has handled over $103,000 worth of grain since the 12th
of July, $21,000 for flax alone.
There was a singing party at E. MAYNARD'S Friday evening.
Mr. MONTGOMERY made a flying trip with the mail bag, starting from the depot
when the train whistled and returning in time to get the mail on the train.
Mrs. COATS has been quite sick of late.
J.M. MONTGOMERY and J. SEDGWICK are still buying poultry.
Mrs. PEDELTY while selling goods at Canton, left her horse standing untied.
The horse started for home but Dr. SMITH happened to meet the it and
hitched to a post in front of Mr. SHORE'S house.
Some devilish boys coming along took the goods out and hid them in a corn
field. They were found two days
later.
Wm. PHILLIPS received a telegram from
Portland
,
Oregon
last week, Wednesday, stating the death of his brother.
He started the following day for that place.
D.J. CARPENTER made a business trip to the county capitol the first of the week.
January
1, 1891
Mr. E. COFFIELD has
been visiting his brother Thomas.
Mrs. Nels EVERSON, of Inwood, has been visiting with her parents the past week.
One of the company of HEALY & CHASE, was doing business in town the first of
the week.
Will STARR, the engineer of the
Jefferson
Roller Mills, spent Christmas with his parents and his h---.
Mrs. WHEELER left for Sioux City, Christmas
Dave BRENNER and wife left for Council Bluffs, last week.
A.P. DIXSON, an Indian agent of the Crow Creek reservation, was on our streets
one day last week. He reports
everything quiet.
Joe SEDGWICK spent Christmas with his parents at Hawarden.
Mr. E. FROST'S cousin, from Akron, has been visiting here the past week.
Wm. CASPER was in town the first of the week, visiting his best girl, they both
spent the evening in
Canton
.
The Christmas Ladder proved a grand success.
The programe of the evening was as follows:
First was the wonderous story, a very nice rhyme, and the father MAYNARD
asked forgiveness for our sins. Next
was an anthem in quite a few lines, and then Miss EDWARDS spoke about nice
Christmas times. Hurrah! For
Christmas, was next on the way, and it was spoken by Carpenter JAY, and then,
there was Christmas Eve, spoken by Benson’s CLOE.
Next was Hilda ENGELBERTSON, praying for shoes.
He gave His life was spoken by Carpenter
ROME
,
and the little Christmas address by Ralph HENDERSON.
Tell the story of Jesus was the next song that was sung, and Stella
TENNANT spoke about the baby in church, which didn’t last long.
Next was Henry MINER, he spoke about pride, and then George MONROE spoke
a piece, and we laughed until we cried. “Peace on Earth” by Clapp’s Miss
Stella, and then a recitation by three nice little fellows.
Ollie CARPENTER'S, “Sample Room” is the next that we pass, and then
the legend of Mrs. MAYNARD'S class. Christmas thoughts by Miss Clara INGHAM.
Jesus is risen, the next started, singing.
Rev. GUINTER delivered a nice long address and the distribution of
presents next which we all found best. Then
they sung the song “God be with You.” With this very fine programe we bid
you adieu.
January
8, 1891
J.M.
MONTGOMERY
left for
Sioux
City
,
last Friday.
Will HERMAN went to
Sioux
City
the last day of the old year.
Bad as ever—D.J.
CARPENTER shipped five car loads of hogs and grain last Friday.
Mrs. RUDE and
daughter Jessie went to Calliope last Friday, where Jessie will attend school.
Tollie HELGERSON
has been at Larchwood the past week visiting relatives.
Clara INGHAM left
for Yankton Monday, and will take a course of type writing.
Dave BRENNER
returned from Council Bluffs, last week.
E.E. CARPENTER
returned from the Indian agency the 31st of Dec.
Jasper CALHOUN and
Miss E.T. TILOTSON were married at Sioux Falls, S.D., the 31st of
Dec., Elder HANSCOM officiating.
A very pleasant hop
at John KORNDER'S New Year’s Eve.
Mr. LINGO has been
visiting friends in Council Bluffs, Shenandoah, and Norwich, the past week
January 15, 1891
James
JONES did business in
Sioux City
Tuesday.
D.
J. CARPENTER shipped five car loads
of hogs to
Sioux City
last
week.
James
CARPENTER spent Sunday at Hull, visiting his fiancé.
Mat.
MONTGOMERY
returned
from
Sioux City
,
Saturday.
D.
J. CARPENTER did business in the city
Friday.
Mrs.
WHEELER is visiting friends at Sibley for a few days.
Ron.
GREEN has departed with his magic lantern and is going to give exhibitions in
the surrounding towns.
The
singing last Friday night was held at Ely FROST'S.
Next Friday evening at D.J. CARPENTER'S.
David
ROGERS left on last Monday’s train for his home in
Fairmont
,
W. Va.
Wm.
PEDELTY'S little girl has been very sick the past week, but is improving now.
K.
PETERSON is laid up with a lame leg.
Aug.
and Lucy COFFIELD, of Centerville, is visiting at the residence of Thos.
COFFIELD for a few days.
A.
ENGERBRETSON is visiting his
parents for a few days.
The M.E. Sunday School held election of officers last Sunday.
The following were elected: Superintendent,
Chas. LINGO; Ass’t. E. MAYNARD; Secretary, Willie CARPENTER; Ass’t. Eddie
CARPENTER; Treasurer, Mrs. V.P. LOWELL; Organist, Joe. SEDGWICK..
The farmers held a meeting in the school
house last Saturday afternoon, for the purpose of organizing a Farmer’s
Alliance
.
There were twenty farmers who became members and the following officers
were elected. President, John
BRENNER; Vice President, John WEBB; Sec’y, D.J. CARPENTER; Treas. Geo TILTONSON.
January
22, 1891
Ella
CARPENTER is on the sick list
Paul
FETTY visited friends last Monday.
J.
BORNED did business here Tuesday.
C.
CLAPPE took in Inwood, Sunday.
J.F.
COOLEY, of the Farmer’s Leader, was in town, Saturday.
B.
JONES, of Peoria, Ills., was doing business here last week.
Come
to the singing at Albert PAYNE'S next Friday evening.
J.A.
CARPENTER is doing the sights of Sioux City, this week.
N.O.
FIELD returned from his Wonsocket trip, last Saturday.
Dell
SWEELY, of Calliope, is visiting friends here for a few days.
F.P.
DEAN, of
Sioux City
, was up
looking after his farming interests, Thursday.
Augustus
COFFIELD returned home last Sunday, after a week’s visit with relatives.
W.H.
PHILLEPS and wife returned from their western trip through
California
and
Oregon
,
Saturday.
January 29, 1891
Rev. NELSON visited friends
Monday.
D. HARRIS, of Fairview, did
business here, Saturday.
J.O. SHELDON did business in
Sioux
City
,
Friday.
Annie MIKELSON took a trip to
Sioux Falls, Saturday.
Will STARA, of
Sioux
City
spent Sunday with his parents.
Miss Annie LEYSNESS was
renewing old acquaintances here last week.
DONOHO & HENDERSON shipped
a car of flour to Spencer, last Saturday.
Mrs. M. ADEE visited friends
at the county seat a few days last week.
Mrs. V.P. LOWELL gave a very
pleasant party to a few friends, Friday last.
Wm. DONOHO did business at
Emmetsburg and Ruthven, last week.
D.S. GUINTER preached two very
able sermons in the M.E. church, Sunday.
D.L. HERMAN while on his way
back to
Rapid City
,
having arrived that far, was called back to
Racine
owing to the serious illness of his wife.
There is lots of sickness
around here at present. The
following are on the sick list: Axie MINER, Georgie ADEE, Willie FROST, Geo.
HENDERSON and Mrs. SORENSON.
January 13, 1893
Chas. B. Lingo stepped abroad Tuesday's south bound train for Essex, Iowa and
will be absent about three weeks.
W.H.
Pedelty has rented a boarding house at Sioux Falls and will move there next
week. Louis Anderson goes with him as clerk.
Mrs.
E. Sullivan went to Hudson last Friday for a short visit with her daughter Mrs.
Alexander.
Mrs.
Ester Bury, of Canton, who has been in Hudson for some weeks, arrived on
Saturday's noon train and stopped over Sunday with Mrs. J. Calhoun.
Ed
Carpenter went to Rock Rapids on business Monday.
Albert Engebretson, of Calliope arrived here Tuesday for a short visit with his
parents.
Mr.
and Mrs. D. Brenner did business at Sioux Falls one day last week.
T.
Rood and D. Sullivan drove to Sioux Falls last Wednesday on business.
S.J.
Mak, of Inwood did business in town Saturday.
Mesdames Anderson and Rood and Miron Rood went to Calliope last Saturday to
visit friends.
E.
Frost and wife and L. Chown and wife went to Akron last Saturday to visit
relatives.
O.H.
Seiple will leave next Monday for Vinton, Iowa. Princeton and Chicago,
Ill., and will be absent an indefinite time.
January 20, 1893
S.N. Sorenson and wife of Worthing
did business in town Saturday.
V. Rowbinck did business in Sioux
City Wednesday.
John Payne was kicked by a horse
recently and is very lame.
Dr. Smith and Dentist O'Neil, of
Canton, did business in town Sunday.
Ed. Carpenter did business in
Parker, Monday.
Wm. Pedelty and Louis Anderson
boarded Monday's morning train for Sioux Falls.
Mrs. A. Engelbretson went to Spring
Valley, Minn., last Thursday for a few weeks visit with relatives.
February 3, 1893
Ed Carpenter went to Beloit, Wis.,
Friday on business
Sister Jenseen Erickson of the
Orphan's Home went to Minneapolis on Tuesday's morning train.
W.E. McKirsch, of Sioux Falls, did
business in town Monday.
C.B. Lingo returned from his visit
at Essex, IA., last Wednesday
The net proceeds of the basket
social were $26,19. Mrs. L.E. Tillitson had the prize basket and it sold
for $3.10.
W.H. Pedelty returned from Sioux
Falls Monday.
The township trustees have called a
special meeting to be held in the school house on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m.
sharp, for the purpose of making arrangements for the improvement of our
cemetery. All who have an interest in this work, are invited to attend
this meeting and have a voice in the proceedings. Special invitation is extended
to the ladies.
Wm. Phillips stepped aboard Monday's
south bound train for Santa Anna, Cal.
February
10, 1893
H.
Johnson of Dawson, Minn., did business in town last Friday.
G.B.
West, cashier of the Calliope bank, did business in town Monday.
Ed
Canton, our lumberman sports a new top buggy these days.
Mrs.
Wheeler went to Sioux Falls last Thursday returning
Mrs.
Brown's children have been on the sick list the past week.
February 17, 1893
Misses Jennie Herman and Edna Mann stepped aboard Saturday's morning train for
Worhing, S.D. for a short visit with Mrs. Sorenson. They returned home
Tuesday.
S.S. Morton informs us that he has received authority to sell Express Orders and
has the necessary blanks for that purpose.
Alfred Payne did business in Sioux Falls last Friday.
F.P. Dean, of Sioux City, came up Monday to look after his farms in this
vicinity.
Albert Berg, of Hudson, did business in town last Wednesday.
S.N. Sorenson of Worthing was in town one day last week on business.
F. Carpenter, of Gettsburg, S.D. spent a few days in town last week. He
returned to Gettsburg Monday.
C.M. Beck returned from Sioux Falls last Saturday.
Medames Anderson, Rood and Sullivan drove to Larchwood last Saturday for a short
visit.
February 24, 1893
E.E.
Carpenter returned from his eastern trip last Saturday, where he had been on
business for three weeks. He went to Calliope Monday and to Rock Rapids
Tuesday.
Dr.
Wheat of Inwood was in town one day last week.
J.
Calhoun and wife did business in Inwood one day last week.
G.V.
Tillitson did business in Sioux City last Friday, and returned home Saturday.
J.M.
Carpenter went to Gettsburg Monday and expects to be gone a week or ten days.
F.A.
Graves, of Chicago, Ill., was a guest at W. Coffield's one day last week.
O.H.
Seiple and wife went to Sioux City last week, Wednesday and returned home
on Friday. They expect to move there in the near future and we will be
very sorry to lose them.
Mr.
and Mrs. Lingo are the proud parents of a bouncing baby boy. He was born
February 14.
A.
Vaughn and family arrived here from Spring Prairie last week. Mrs. Vaughn
is a daughter of James Harris. They expect to make their future home in
this vicinity.
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