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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1903
Page
15
Miss Lizette, a daring rider for New Parker Amusement Company, explains the crossing technique for leaping the gap on a bicycle. She describes controlling the wheel in the air and throwing back at the gap to avoid being toppled, noting many fear the stunt yet it remains doable with practice and balance.
Town City gears up for the fifth annual state association championship at Burlington Country Club July 18 to 22. Twenty clubs with five to fifteen players each will compete, with Hyperion Des Moines Golf and Country Grand View plus many others attending. A local picnic is planned for Sunday July 16 two miles east on the West Branch road.
The Iowa City Fire Department held a quarterly meeting in city hall. Chief James Kleina announced the annual review will be moved earlier to next month to avoid September distractions. The department also acknowledged a $25 gift from Hawthorne Glove and Novelty Company.
W. F. Harkness of Cedar Rapids, who runs a personal injury practice against railroads, traced to Iowa City to discuss damages for Robert Haire, an interurban wreck victim. He claims Haire was undercompensated for injuries from the Fourth of July accident.
The notice states all stops and irregularities in delivery must be reported to the office. Messages to carriers are often overlooked by untrusted boys, so the policy requires every business transaction to occur at the office.
Rock Island System offers a low round trip fare for the Epworth League Assembly at Colfax with a series of speakers listed across July 20 to July 30. Highlights include Gordon, Dr Thomas E Green, Elias Handy, Geo J McNutt, and Father L J Vaughn with train information via ticket agents.
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