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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1902
Page
6
News from Stockton Iowa April reports Anna Bangert of Durant returning to her parents H and Mrs Bangert for the summer. The item lists visits, farewells, community events, local officers elected, and a birthday celebration at E B Moeller’s home with cards dancing and supper.
Sweetland Iowa reports erysipelas confinement for John Miller. Easter exercises by the Sunday school were well attended. Visitors include Miss Hattie Parker from Muscatine and Mrs Theo Gettert. Several attended Easter services at New Era. A gypsy band passed through Wednesday. Mrs Lou Snyder plans to move to Weldon Iowa.
April events in Sun Flower Ridge note Mrs. Jake Crimm Mrs. Stormer and Lottie Daniels of Pleasant Prairie visiting Daniel Grimm and his daughter. Miss Lizzie Paul visited Durant on Saturday as friends gathered Thursday evening at the Grimm home to honor his daughter.
The piece reports Son of Peter Moore improving after illness. Abe Gay visits Orono. Mrs Emma Hawkins is indisposed. Pleasant weather as farmers sow oats. Local families Ed Brown and L M Cecil host visitors. Lady Whitacre of Lone Tree visits. McCormack and Parme family visit Columbus Junction and Muscatine Island. Easter event attended. Mrs Brockway visits Nichols. Joe Brookhart convalesces from inflammatory rheumatism at Mrs Dean's home. Bennie Abbott also improving.
Mrs W F Krueger visited her sister Mrs Fred Feldman. Lewis Hessman did business in Muscatine. One South Western Telephone Co elected officers. Miss Mamie Harter helps Mrs Felix Vanatta. Well drillers work for Wm Baker. W C Krueger and Christa visited Illinois City. Lewis Krueger and Minnie visited home folks. Chester Boruff ill but improving. Maggie Powell nursing a sore hand. Adam Zollner attended Eliza grand ball. Farmers sow oats this week. Anna Monson spent Sunday with family.
Shiloh notes relay several visits and errands from early April. J C Stewart makes a spring nursery delivery, George Otto visits Davenport, Fred Storms makes a neighborly call, and the Freyermuth family with Lena Sophia Nell Daugherty Lelia Larson visit Mrs Kaufman in Cedar County. Nell Daugherty and Lelia Larson also visit the Stutsman home. Willing Workers sewing society gathers at Mrs Shellabarger's. next meet at Mrs B F Greiner's.
The Iowa Central road sets very low rates from all Iowa Central points to Minnesota and to North and South Dakota on March 4 11 18 25 and April 1 8 1902. Consult the nearest local agent or write Geo S Batty G P T Marshall for details and travel plans.
Local residents share weekend visits and health updates. Mrs S V Chenoweth and daughter Gertie visited Mrs John Webb. Miss Della Pelton returned from Grandview. William Richards shows improvement after lung infection. A mail carrier, Clint DeCamp, damaged by a runaway team near S A Dean, was cared for and later taken home. Prof Schall and others depart for the Southeastern Iowa Teachers convention in Washington.
West Liberty Iowa April 4 Mrs J E Newsom spoke at M E church on Rome its history vices grandeur and conquests and her memories from twelve years prior. She described Roman character architecture and sites including St Peter St Johns Lateran and catacombs. guests included local residents and visitors.
April entries report visits by David Hayes from Montour and several residents, church and social updates, illness, and local events. The town elected J Vauble, Geo Worrall, and James Hayes to the council, with reports of carpenters and fishing trips and concerns about liquor shipments to town.
Farmers busy sowing oats as H. F. Babbitt arrives from Chicago. Milton Van Horn and daughters visited J. Tucker family. H. Musser and wife were Junction visitors. Laura Chown and daughter visited Conesville. McCulloughs hosted Easter dinner with Roy and Maud Maxwell. Forbes injured at Wm. Singleton mill but recovering. Columbus Junction lineman checked telephone line. Alex McCullough family dined with T. Wehr.
The Black Diamond Express operates between Buffalo New York and Philadelphia via the Lehigh Valley railroad, offering comfort elegance and speed for travelers.
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