Hopeville News Articles - 1894

November 22, 1894

Rev. S. Zeke is holding a protracted meeting at the Gregg school house. Born on the 18th to Isaac and Eliza Gregg, a son, but this little one only lived till the evening of the 20th [see correction on Dec. 6th]. Mr. Wilson Throckmorton is a visitor at Will Huff's. Mr. Huff is better, this week. U. S. Smith gave up his room in the Hopeville school on account of sickness. Miss Butler, of Osceola, has come to take his place. Mr. And Mrs. James Taylor were surprised on the 19th by about sixty of their friends coming to spend their twentieth wedding anniversary with them. A happy day is reported. Cora Jackson was home on a visit last Sunday. Fred Smith and Will Yetts, who have been working in Mills county for some time past, returned home Monday. Word was received from Rev. Gilme that he would come to hold a series of meetings about the 20th of December. Messrs. Will Wilson and John Irwin have opened up tonsorial parlors on the west side of the square and solicit the patronage of the shaving public. A young man by the name of Walter Case, formerly of this place, was taken in charge last week by a United States marshal. Chas. A. Cook's lecture on Prison Life was very interesting and he is undoubtedly doing good by picturing the horrors of prison life and giving a word of warning to the rising generation. He should be given a good audience wherever he goes. Mr. Walter Morton is till quite sick and their little daughter, Maud, was also taken sick this week.

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December 6, 1894

Cloudy, damp and disagreeable weather has been the record of most of the days the past week. Miss Flo Butler visited at home Saturday. The Thanksgiving supper, Thursday evening was very well attended considering the weather and netted a neat little sum for the M. E. Church. Prof. Lorimor is instructing a class in music at the Christian Church. W. G. Morton is still very sick with the fever. Will Huff east of town is reported improving. The Indian troupe that was playing at Murray is reported to be coming here soon. Hopeville generally furnishes a good crowd for any entertainment. Mr. Gaumer is home again after an absence of some time in Illinois. A large number of the farmers of this vicinity are thrashing their corn. Monday the members of the Christian church held a business meeting at which Early Burnett was re-elected elder and Ben Gaumer deacon. Please state that Isaac and Eliza French not Gregg lost a little boy. Rev. Burris preached at the New Christian church Sunday evening. There has been a few opossums caught around here lately. Another thing that ought to be caught is the youngsters that break into school houses Sunday nights. Mrs. Townsend is on the sick list. Walter and Glen Morton is reported better but Maud is sick now.

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December 13, 1894

On last Sunday morning the city was somewhat excited by the report of the burglary of Mr. Culver's store during the night. It soon became known that the thieves had effected an entrance through the front doors by means of some blacksmith tools taken from Mr. Truax's shop, and had then helped themselves to clothing and various articles, amounting to about four or five hundred dollars. Parties were soon out in all directions endeavoring to get track of them, but up to the present they have made good their escape. Two men were arrested at Shannon on suspicion, but they proved to be the wrong parties and were released. Just how many were engaged in the work is not know, but two is all that were seen here and they entered town on foot Saturday evening. The Indian show that was reported to be coming here has failed to appear so far. Our doctors are both kept quite busy waiting upon the sick. Walter Morton is reported to be improving some. Sing school is progressing finely with a class of about thirty. Prof. Lorimer is good instructor. The Christian church will have a wood chopping contest on next Saturday. All welcome to contest free of charge. Bing an ax with you. Last Saturday John Swank a young man who lived in Union county about four miles from Hopeville was buried here. While going through a wire fence, a revolver he was carrying, went off, shooting him the in the breast. He lived several hours and was conscious enough to tell what had happened. Rev. Burris from Afton preached the funeral sermon. Saturday evening Mrs. Calvers gave a surprise party in honor of her niece. Miss Mae Burrows' eighteenth birthday. Dr. Armitage has gone to Des Moines this week. Mrs. Sarah Howard has gone to Lenox to spend some time with her son, Cap. Alvin Shields went to Shenandoah last week to get work but has returned. Walt Morton is able to sit up a little now. Mrs. Erwin is quite sick.

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December 20, 1894

Died, December 10th, William H. Huff, who was born May 7, 1847, in Grant county, Indiana. His parents moved to Johnson county, this state, in 1854, and to Clarke county in the fall of the same year. Married Sarah E. Throckmorton May 22, 1870. To them were born two sons and three daughters. One son died in 1880. He united with the Methodist Protestant church in 1881, with the Christian church in 1886. His funeral was at 2 o'clock the 11th. Sermon preached from the 54th verse of the 15th chapter of 1st Corinthians, by Rev. J. K. Cornell. He has been sick a long time with Bright's disease of the kidneys, suffered much, but died in the triumphs of the Christian's faith. [We reprint the above because the dates were not correct, as our correspondent wrote them last week Ed.Sentinel] Elon Servis left for Kansas last week, taking a wagon with a stove in it. Tom and Wherry Chambers have sold their farms. A pony, saddle and bridle were sold in Hopeville not long ago for $1.50. Perhaps the saddle and bridle sold the pony. Singing school closes next Friday night with a concert. Admittance, ten cents, to pay for cleaning the church. Everybody invited. Mr. Will Watson has returned from Mills county to stay a month or so. Mr. Marion Powell's brother, from Lenox, made him a short visit recently. Robert Castor is coming home for the holidays. Rev. Glime will begin meeting Saturday night. Miss Nellie Richards was visiting schools in Doyle township this week. Mr. John Castor, from Lorimor, was down for a short visit.

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December 27, 1894

There was a box supper at Pine Tree school house Saturday evening and more boys than boxes. Miss Jeannie, daughter of John Williamson of Argentine, Kansas, is visiting relative here. Miss Gertie Lucas of Cumberland is spending her holidays here. Saturday evening the young people gathered at Len Homewood's for a surprise party it being Miss Dora's birthday. A Christmas tree at the Christian church Monday evening gave great pleasure to both old and young. Robert Caster and Ray Ashley of Des Moines are at home for holidays. Joe Hartung had his right hand badly crushed last week while quarrying rock. Freeman Gilbert is very sick. Mrs. Manley, Bessie Chambers and Will Williams are leaving the sick list. About $100 worth of Culver's goods which were stolen a few weeks ago, were found under a pile of leaves north of cemetery in Lew Smith's pasture, this week. No one knows how they got there.

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