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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1903
Page
2
The Iowa City Citizen publishes notices from the Iowa City Post Office regarding eight page issues and publication details. The notice references the publishing company and distribution at the Post Office in Iowa City.
At the Johnson county annual picnic, locals honor the old settler as a backbone of progress. The article extols the settler as yesterday’s fighter who built roads and rails, a citizen whose past enables present prosperity and future vision, deserving gratitude and respect.
The past week saw very warm weather with slight local showers then a cool wave near frost line in northern districts. Average temperatures ran 3 to 5 degrees above normal as corn advanced well. Early planted land ripe for shock and cutting may begin next week if weather stays favorable. Overall crop conditions are good with fall plowing and seeding fair. Pastures provide good grazing, second clover cut unusually strong, meadows heavy. Threshing near done. oat quality down due to poor stacking. Late potato crop weaker than last year. Grapes ripening, winter apple yield expected very light.
Mr and Mrs George Swafford returned to St Louis Monday night after visiting since last June with Mr and Mrs A T Selkine in this city Swafford teaches in the manual training department at Washington University Mrs Westen and Mrs Calkins are mentioned as sisters The text ends abruptly with incomplete details about a departure and a destination for Dr Haery Westen
Frank E Horace and Grace Collins wed this morning at the bride's home near Livermore Iowa. The bride comes from a long established northwestern Iowa family with ties to Iowa City. Dr Horace, Iowa alumnus and political science professor, will reside at 222 East Bloomington Street after October 15 with plans to host friends.
Delegates to the Luther League Convention held at Sister last week report the event was very enjoyable. They note the town of Bardipmbore with about 500 population hosted around a hundred delegates and guests. No attendee was charged for accommodations.
Madison notes report Mr and Mrs S Lebmen of Cumberland visiting relatives in the vicinity. D W Wray attended the state fair last week and then went to Grenecoat to visit Chas A Williams of Pea township. Wednesday activity centers on early fall plowing and farming in the neighborhood. Rumor claims Wm Fi sold his feria to Chris Netoles with Miss E Myers involved.
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