| This is a collection
of photo's and stories about
Stennett, Iowa. The submitter's family was from
Stennett and the items on this page are items she has
collected over the years from newspapers and
various other periodicals and added to her family's history over the
years. |
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Stennett
Church |
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Red Oak
Express Newspaper
Red
Oak, Iowa. |
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Stennett Church Sold
Wednesday
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Building Brings $310
in
Auction Sale
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C. W.
Spicer bought the community church building Wednesday
afternoon at a public auction for which he paid $310.
Floyd Buffon, Stennett blacksmith, bought the lot for
$18 and the seats were sold to individuals for 10 cents
to a dollar each. John Gilltner was the auctioneer.
Rev.
Lustus L. Smith, Methodist circuit minister, who
supervised the sale, said it was the third sale in ten
years he had a hand in. "Statistics at Washington D. C.
show that an average of one thousand country churches
are sold yearly", said Rev. Smith. Iowa has a
thousand less Methodist churches than a year ago, he
said.
The old church
building at Stennett was for years was not only a
place to assemble for worship but a community center
meeting place for all kinds of gatherings until the
building of the Consolidated school building at Stennett. |
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Stennett
Store |
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The Stennett store was established by
H. P. Light
in 1880 and general merchandise could be purchased here.
One corner of the store was occupied by the post office.
In 1949, while owned by Floyd Baker,
the store burned, and was never replaced.
A railroad
switch was also installed at Stennett in 1880.
[NOTE: A print of this
picture was given to Newell Laire by Jim Penry. Jim's
Uncle Faye Buffon, told him the picture was taken
in 1918, on the day that Frank Good left for World War
One.]
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Stennett Barn |
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| The majority
of the items in
this collection are from the
Red Oak Express
Newspaper, Red Oak, Iowa. They
appeared as a part of the "Reflections" section.
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Stennett |
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To the left is
the grain elevator, the general store at center, and the
lumber yard is at the right.
The Stennett Store
was built in 1880. The lumber yard was torn don in 1936.
The store burned in 1949. |
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Stennett
Bridge |
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Mr. and Mrs. Dave Johnson (Myrtle Stennett)
who were married May 21, 1887. They were leaving on
their honey-moon and are crossing the bridge close to Seeley
Mill and the Stennett rock quarry. |
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Stennett
Mill Stream |
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The old mill stream near
Stennett. No date given. |
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Stennett
School |
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Packard
House |
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The six-sided limestone
Packard house is located north of Stennett. Mae Larson (Mrs.
Ernest Comstock) is sitting on the roof while her uncle,
Harry Hornley, is standing by the door at the left. The photo
is more than 60 years old according to Mrs. Comstock. (1984) |
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Stennett
Store Destroyed by Fire
1 March 1949 |
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"Smoke still rising and limestone
blocks were toppling from the shell of the Stennett store
Tuesday morning at 8:30 after fire of undetermined origin
destroyed the early-day land mark about one hour earlier.
A general store it was built in 1880 by
Henry P. Light. At least 16 men had owned or operated the
store since. The present owner is
Floyd A. Baker." |
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