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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1903
Page
8
At the start of the new school year public school buildings will be in their best sanitary condition due to summer repairs. Enhancements include new cement walks, blackboards, replastered walls, updated interiors, a new roof, and improved heating at the high school. Shimek and Kirkwood schools receive Blackboard repairs and repainting, with manual training adding new tools.
A Sunday school picnic at West Liberty ended badly when a boy pressed a knife through a barn crack, injuring ten year old Dorothy Evans who followed boys to discard a watermelon. Dorothy, daughter of Brad Evans, is treated in the city for a feared eye injury with possible loss of sight but no nerve damage detected.
Mrs. Robert Graham hosted an ice cream social on her lawn at College and Gilbert to raise funds for the fair association. About 100 dollars was netted as over a thousand people visited the corner enjoying treats, aiding the fair's success. Fred Severs of Worth Dodge Street is reported to be very ill.
The Woodmen of Eastern Iowa held their picnic Maz Estine with a large crowd. A special train carried 191 tickets from the Burlington street depot, departing at eight this morning.
Charles Townsend of Des Moines son of T W Townsend, awarded high honor at the national photographers convention in Boston. One student selected for Daguerre Memorial Institute. T M Townsend reports on Hudson scenery and Grant's Tomb visit, noting the trip's value.
Tomorrow evening at the Bohemian school the annual closing exercises will be held in Bohemian. The program includes declamation dialogues and songs with a 20 voice chorus. Participants include Emma Varsky, Eisie Chadek, Orig Solder, Laie Prizier, Clara Klema, Martha Klema, Tony Sera, and many others.
J. C. Monnett of this city was defeated this week in the interstate tennis tournament at Sioux City by two Dakota players and has withdrawn from the championship race. He had been making a strong record prior to his exit.
Captain Ball of Company I returned to Iowa City after a week at the state shoot in Des Moines. Rain made records hard and the Iowa City unit failed to place on the fourteenth regiment team bound for Seagist J. The 4th regiment will be represented by Lieut Cummins, Serst Johnson, and Corporal Beecher on the twelve man team. Company I won rapid fire in the regiment and placed third in the state.
Captain Boyle has established herself as leader of the local Salvation Army corps assisted by Captain Belz. Captain Smith and Mrs. Smith have moved to Chicago after a headquarters mix up. An ice cream and cake social will be held tomorrow at the Army hall to raise funds for overdue rent and other debts. Mrs Burns returns from the east after visiting relatives.
Sunday night the regular union meeting of city churches will be held at the Baptist church with Rev P Leach addressing the congregations. Before services the Young People's Christian Union led by Miss Grace Darland will hold a meeting on The Duty of Winsomeness.
At ten o'clock this morning the funeral services for Miss Mary Newell of this city were held at Trinity Episcopal Church. Rev. Jon Arthur of Cedar Rapids conducted the rites. Mary Carpenter of Columbus Junction, daughter of ex-Senator Carpenter, was in the city arranging plans to attend the university opening.
All men are invited to cook coffee land Wieners wash dishes and serve ice cream cake coffee sandwiches wieners rye bread pop lemonades and cigars. The lawn will glow with hundreds of electric lights and music for a festive evening hosted by S J Hotz home North Du buque Street Tuesday Evening August 22. Admission price is $21.
Conductor Bradley, longtime freight line conductor between the river and Riverside, has been promoted to an extra pass edge conductor role in Cedar Rapids for the Rock Island line. J J Atylon will fill his former post.
Miss Annie Hughes of Union Township burned her left eye after dropping a can of lye last Saturday. The liquid splashed into her eye causing severe pain until she reached the city for treatment. The doctor reports sight is spared though it was a close call.
Iowa City's public schools expect stronger attendance from tuition pupils this year due to low tuition and reasonable living costs. Most inquiries come from country students seeking entry to the grammer or high school, while district schools cover lower grades. The teaching staff plans to resume work as the new year opens September 4.
The Cedar Rapids Carnival and Horse Show is set for the first week of October from the second to the seventh. It will be the ninth annual carnival with aims to be the best yet as Port Arthur’s circus shows and other amusements help draw crowds to the city.
Tac N G Nelson Manufacturing Co of St Louis and A W Gufsid from this city divide profits for nineteen years. Current year split allocates 1 percent on capital and 14 percent on wages and salaries plus 2 percent to customers on gross profits. The firm publishes a monthly magazine named Sanitary Progress addressing sewage topics.
The Methodist church closed a contract to heat the building with a Maresh Brothers Comfort heater. Officials expect the work to be finished within about two weeks and the church will be kept warm during that period.
John Higgins is resting well after a wound caused by a revolver shot from four feet by his son Thomas last Wednesday noon. The doctor notes the powder beneath the skin causes more discomfort than the wound and warns against violent activity. The physician adds Thomas has not secured bonds due to having no friends now.
City public school teachers will hold the first general meeting of the new school year on Saturday September 2 at the high school. Plans for the year will be outlined and preliminary arrangements made ahead of the opening on Monday September 4. Entrance examinations will be conducted at the high school during the week August 28 to September 7 for students lacking prior public school records.
At a Knights of Columbus meeting Cedar Rapids officers McDonnell Liqua and Weiland discussed a joint picnic with the local conners at Mid River Park on Sept 4. Local committee members are Dennis Mather Dave Morgan Frank Nench Ed Flannagan Albert Hennessy. Gabor day expected to draw about a thousand attendees.
Lowe and Company jewelry makers, now in the Gilbert Street plant once occupied by Hawthorn Glove, plan a new, larger plant within two to three months. They report urgent demand for more space, no surplus stock, and strong sales as their modern electroplating and finishing processes yield excellent results. A local graduate of the liberal college has been elected to a high school post, while Miss Maric Lynch of Sioux City is noted in the text.
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