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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
8
Iowa beat Normal 41 to 5 in a Saturday scrimmage as Iowa dominated the game. First half stood 38 to 5 with Normal briefly threatening in the early minutes. The match remained a defensive showcase for Iowa with several substitutes used and crowd attendance below expectations.
Comty Treasurer David Reese sent 395 Johnson county property owners notices claiming they owe county taxes. The notices echo his regular notices and many taxpayers are grateful for the reminder, with several replying to avoid having their names published in the annual delinquent tax sale list.
West Lucas township school board, meeting with J. G. Marner, set Saturday to view the proposed site in the Black Strap district for the new school building. No site chosen yet, with today designated to inspect the plan and decide.
A large gathering at the North Sherry residence of Mr and Mrs Herry Bealer celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary. About eighty guests attended from Cedar Rapids Iowa City and nearby towns, with a bountiful multi course feast and readings, music, and festive decorations. Attendees included Rev C C Wilson and numerous Bealer relatives and friends from Cairo Cedar Valley and Morning Sun. The party hoped for many more years of happiness and a future golden anniversary.
Social activities line up for Halloween with the Christian Church Endeavor at the Fawcett home on Dubuque Street, Mrs EB Carrell entertaining Sunday school youths, the Country Club planning rural observances, and dances by the Newman Society at Kenyon plus Phi Delta Theta on North Dubage. Numerous gatherings are in the works signaling revived community spirit.
Neighbors and friends held a Friday surprise party for M. J. Jones in Union township. Guests enjoyed a good time with games and refreshments at about eleven, featuring rich pankin pies as a highlight.
Last Friday evening the Presbyterian Endeavor society hosted a social for friends with Halloween diversions and a large attendance enjoying several hours of merriment.
Members of the Athens Temple of the Rathnane Su5 ters are invited to attend a Winter Temple gathering in Cedar Rapids on the evening of November 16. A large local crowd is expected to attend.
Last Saturday afternoon at the Ball residence on North Clinton Street a number of Mesdames Ball hosted a pleasant social gathering.
The Grinnell Iowa window cards announce a next Saturday matchup featuring Kent and Moore. Both players are regarded as reliable in their positions and favored by fans. Moore shifts to center from end, a change from earlier in the season.
The executive committee of the board of regents met October 27 to approve bills and small appropriations. The largest was 3500 dollars for furniture for a new engineering building, with desks by Schneider Brothers and chairs by W P Hohenschule. Remaining details covered filing cases by Yawman Erbe & Company Rochester. The board confirmed several appointments including Roe E Remington and Adin N Brown as assistant instructors in chemistry and P J Hanzlik as attendant. C W Knapp and Mildred Yule became undergraduate assistants in biology. A C Mace Lane was appointed a scholar in Anthropology among about twenty reader positions confirmed. Adjournment set for November 23.
Transfers include George W. Bile to R F Bale of the north 4 of the northeast 4 of section 6 78 5 with 7000 dollars noted. David P Miller to Samuel EB Miller the northwest 4 of the southeast 3 of section 31 78 7 with life estate and one dollar plus other consideration. H L Goodwin to William Funk described route from northeast corner of the northeast 4 of the southeast 3 of section 5 79 5, following highways and rail right of way, containing about 2 acres, value listed as 15 00.
Br J OBrien of Leach OBrien law firm Independence Iowa spent weekend at the Kappa Sigma house. He has a lucrative practice there. Clyde C Brewster, vacationing two weeks in the city with his friend Harry Payne, left for Charles City to resume work as traveling salesman. Brewsters home Akron Ohio.
Grinnell College football, once seen as an easy foe, now faces skepticism after a 6 to 5 loss to Penn College in Oskaloosa. Grinnell's coach admits Penn outplayed them on both offense and defense, altering expectations for the upcoming clash with Iowa.
The state convention of the Kings Daughters meets in Burlington with Town City delegation leaving tonight. Readings reports, addresses, and officer elections slated. Oasis delegates join Iowa City group including Agnes Schofield and Anna Kelow. Local delegates listed with alternates and state officers to attend.
Next Wednesday All Saints Day services will be held at 10 a m in Trinity Church. The Episcopal parish observes this annual occasion with parishioners from Trinity Church of the city taking part.
Last Saturday about forty to sixty teachers traveled to Sharon Center for the Johnson County Teachers Association fall meeting. Superintendent S E Stevapson commended the hosts for fine entertainment and anticipated next winter session in this city. The program included papers on handbooks and arithmetic, discussions on geography and teaching methods, songs, and a closing convention song.
Mr and Mrs G W Schmidt and their son Paul have returned after a three week tour visiting New York Washington Philadelphia and Chicago They enjoyed theatre and opera with cousins in New York and Chicago and saw Frueel Scheff in Washington and the Music Master in New York with the Heir to the Hoorah in Chicago to cap a pleasant trip.
The county pool farm residence received substantial safety updates with ten reels of new two inch fire hose on fifty foot reels for each floor. Existing hose had remained unused for seven years and was deemed unsafe. Management plans a slate roof replacement to replace shingles. Steward George Wicks visited Lion County Home and noted improvements, suggesting similar porch additions for the county home. Work on a new well continues as departments report good staffing. the insane ward holds twenty nine inmates, six short of capacity.
The International Live Stock Exposition is postponed to the week of December 16 to 23 due to the amphitheatre builders securing structural steel on time. All events will run on the same weekday pattern as previously advertised, easing attendance for many potential visitors.
The Citizen announces three prizes for the candidates with the most votes. Subscribers earn votes via coupons and every penny paid on subscription also earns votes, with details to follow.
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