Mercy hospital adds new brick wing nearing completion
The 39.5 by 80 foot eastward wing extends the hospital building with eight male ward beds and five private rooms on the first floor, fifteen private rooms on the second floor, a laundry, and two bathroom facilities. Steam heating and Walter Lighting two hundred gas lights illuminate the new wing as carpenters finish work. Occupancy capacity will rise about fifty percent once ready.
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Mercy Hospital
Foom
Mangler and Wringer
Walter Lighting Company
Davenport
Will of Julia Regan bequeaths £225 to daughter
The will of the late Mrs. Julia Regan is on file at the county clerk. She leaves £225 to her daughter Mrs. Purcell and the remainder of her property to her husband John Regan.
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Julia Regan
County Clerk’s Office
Purcell
John Regan
Presbyterians Gather for State Synod in Cedar Rapids
This week in Cedar Rapids the Presbyterian State Synod of Iowa holds its annual meeting along with the Women's Synodical Home and Foreign Missionary Societies and the Sabbath School Institute. Attendees from the city include Rev. D. W. Wylie Mrs. McClintock and Miss Ann Hughes.
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Iowa City
State Synod
Cedar Rapids
The
Presbyterian Church of Iowa
Women’s Synodical Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
Synodical Rsabbeth School Institute
D. W. Wylie
McClintock
Ann Hughes
Farce by St. Mary's Lyceum at Sunday program
Next Sunday evening five young ladies of St. Mary's Lyceum will perform a farce titled A Ghost in the Boarding School as an excellent closing number following the regular program.
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Columbus Hall
St. Mary’s Lyceum
Sixty Blocks Cement Walk Transform Iowa City Streets
The city shows its improvement drive with about sixty blocks of new cement walks laid in the past season. This equals nearly five miles if stretched in a single line, visible across most city areas as sidewalks receive attention and property aesthetics improve. Needles, Oil and Repairs for your Sewing Machines at Hughes.
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Iowa City
Hughes
Court calendar clears to accommodate September term
Judge Byington directed Clerk Koser and deputy Volkringer to contact attorneys in pending cases to clear the September term calendar as far as possible. The Heath will case and a few others have delayed clearing a large amount of accumulated matters.
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Byington
Koser
Frank Volkringer
Heath
Mayor surprised by wedding of son on train
Cleveland Ball Friday evening a startled mayor learned his son Henry Ball would arrive with a bride Jennie Cleveland of Stanton Wisconsin. The couple wed October 11 in a surprise ceremony kept secret from the groom's parents. Congratulations followed.
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Mayor Ball
Henry
Ekalaka
Mont
Henry Ball
Jennie Cleveland
Stanton, Web
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Dr and Mrs T A Everts
Dr and Mrs T A Everts of this city celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with today and tomorrow observances. The event centers on October 18 though many relatives cannot attend Wednesday causing an earlier celebration.
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T. A. Everts
Fancy Work Party Planned at Dayton Home
Mesdames F. J. Cochran and C. B. Dayton will entertain friends with a fancy work party at the Dayton residence next Friday afternoon.
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F. J. Cochran
C. BH. Dayton
Dayton
Mueller goes to Kansas City as traveling salesman
Wm. P. Mueller former manager of the Mueller grocery on Market Street left Friday night for Kansas City to begin work as a traveling salesman for the McLaughlin Coffee Company of Chicago.
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Wm. P. Mueller
Mueller Grocery
Market Street
Kansas City
McLaughlin Coffee Company
Chicago
Alumni 4 Varsity 0 Football Thriller on Hawkeye Field
Alumni defeated the varsity 4 to 0 on Hawkeye field in a surprising upset. Joe Warner kicked a 35 yard field goal to clinch the win as Alumni players praised material from champion teams while varsity showed weakness and absence of Streif and Chalmers.
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Hawkeye Field
Varsity
Joe Warner
Streif
Andy Chalmers
Knapple
Fred Williams Schwinn
Warner Rockwood
Pat Smith
Seidel
Johnson Atkinson
Brockway Washburn
Ely Moore
Herbert Gq
Griffith Ib
Edson
A A
Moiton
Missionary Society Finances Reported for Past Year
Towa City members of the Des Moines branch report a total receipts figure of $54,113.77 for the year. The Upper Iowa Conference contributed $10,983.28, the largest among eleven conferences. Contingent fund contributions totaled $152.20 and thank offerings reached $2,410. Disbursements by the society are listed but not shown here.
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Towa City
Des Moines
Womens's Foreign Missionary Society
The
Methodist Church
Upper Iowa
McKenzie and Kubi chek Plan Move to Seattle
Alexander McKenzie and John Kubichek will depart tomorrow for Seattle Washington to investigate land propositions with aim of permanent residence. McKenzie has resided here nineteen years and friends wish him success. his daughter will remain locally to continue schooling.
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Alexander McKenzie
John Kubichek
Seattle
Washington
Mr. McKenzie
Group heads to Pierre for weeklong trip
This evening Joseph Pitlick and his son John Slezak travel with Joseph and Frank Prybl to Pierre South Dakota for a one week visit.
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Josh Pitlick
Jos. Slezak and Son
Frank Prybl
South Dakota
Joseph Pitlick
Joseph, Slezak and Son
John
Pierre
The Wayward Son at Coldren Tonight
Tonight at the Coldren a four act comedy The Way ward Son will be presented. The play is by Neil Twomey who will be seen in the leading role supported by a strong company. Special scenery and effects are carried. Twomey has been seen here before in Secret Service when it was presented locally.
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Coldren
Neil Twomey
Mr. Twomey
Weil's Band to Play Matinee at Local Hall
Weil's Band, a grand concert organization founded by William Weil in St. Louis, earns its top status after six years. The Weil Amusement Company expanded with New York ties and national acclaim. Concerts to be of the same high quality in any town. Seat sale Tuesday morning.
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Weil
St. Louis
William Weil
Weil Amusement Company
New York
Dubinsky Bros Wallack's Co at Coldren Opens Oct 19
Dubinsky Bros Wallack's Theatre Co brings a three night engagement to the Coldren starting Thursday Oct 19 with a matinee at 2 30 Saturday. The Mansion of Aching Hearts will be staged on Thursday evening and ladies may enter free with a paid 30 cent ticket. Seats go on sale Wednesday morning.
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Coldren
Dubinsky Bros
Wallack’s Theatre Co
the Coldren
Refugees Arrive By Train as Fever Fears Linger
Clarence Sies son of the coroner arrives in the city on a sales job with Pickering Hardware of Cincinnati. He notes Cincinnati has become a refuge hub since yellow fever fears, with hundreds arriving by train this season. He mentions six cases in the city but no spread due to season and lack of local mosquitoes.
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Clarence Sies
Sies
Pickering Hardware Company
Cincinnatti
Lies
New Orleans
Obi
Burglars In Bolton Home Break In
Early Saturday morning unknown burglars entered Prof Bolton's home and rummaged through belongings seeking valuables. They took some stamps collar buttons and trinkets but did not steal items of great value. A purse belonging to Mrs Bolton containing five to six dollars was missed. No clues have been found.
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Prof. Bolton
Mathias Leipold Interred Here in Oakland Cemetery
Mathias Leipold, pioneer of the county, died last Saturday at his nephew J. E. Biretiné's home in Oxford. He was over eighty years old and had lived in the county since immigrating from Germany in 1855. He was buried Saturday morning in Oakland cemetery on the city outskirts.
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Mathias Leipold
J. E. Biretiné
Oxford
Oakland Cemetery
Germany
Coombs To Lay 18,000 Feet Cement Floor In Gym
S. W. Coombs will install the cement floor in the gymnasium building under a contract for 18,000 feet of finished floor.
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S. W. Coombs
Iowa City Delegates to State Lodges Gather in Cedar Rapids
A large group from Iowa City travels to Cedar Rapids for sessions of the Rebekah and Odd Fellows grand lodges. Frank Price of North Liberty will represent Johnson Washingon counties in district 47 for the IOOF. Mrs Morrow of Brighton will represent Johnson and Washington counties in district 43 for the Rebekah lodge.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Odd Fellows and Rebekah
Rebekah
Odd Fellows
Iowa
Rebekah Lodge
I. ©. O. F. Grand Lodge
Johnson County
Frank Price
North Liberty
Johnson
Washington
Rebukahs
Grand Lodge
Morrow
Brighton
Washington County
Grand Lodge of Iowa Odd Fellows
Patriarchs Militant
Reoekah Assembly
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Julta Resan
Presbyterian State Synod
UPA
Cleveland
Morton
Cor. Clinton and
Washington Sts
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of M. E. Church of Interest
India
China
Japan
Italy
Mexico
Africa
Ian
Son
Ballack’s Theatre Company
Bolton
Batica
Sam Propsriz
Honse
Oakland
Cole
S. Dubuque ST
G. Sueppel
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