The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Madison Co., Iowa
June 13, 1883
Jesse MCDANIEL accompanied the Fire Company to Waterloo on Monday.
Mrs. Calvin BALLARD started on Monday to visit friends at Washington and to attend
commencement at Fairfield. Will, will return with her.
This is a new Senatorial district and we have no Central Committee. We propose that
the chairman of the Central Committees of the two counties issue the call. What
do you say?
Mr. John MCLEOD, while on his recent eastern trip, made a tour of the celebrated
East River Bridge. He came very close to being in a crash like the one which proved
fatal to so many.
The Greenback party of Madison County will never hold another County Convention to
nominate a County Ticket. Mark the prediction!
Rev. Mr. BADLEY'S lecture at the Methodist church last Saturday night was well attended,
considering the state of the weather.
The School Board has elected Zella MCKNIGHT, Cora SEXTON and Eva M. DAVIS as teachers.
A daughter of William HARTSOOK, of Lincoln Township, died last Monday evening. (Elida
E. HARTSOOK, buried at the Hamblin Cemetery.)
Rev. H. H. O'NEAL, Pastor of the Winterset M. E. Church a few years ago and at present
Presiding Elder of the Corning District, was in town las Saturday on his way to Hebron
to attend the quarterly conference.