Local News Highlights and society notes
G P Gerhard of Fairport Ia purchased a house and lot here. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Louis Geata of 107 Iowa avenue yesterday. Pocahontas dance Friday at Maccabee hall with admission 10 cents refreshments served. Attorney F A Martin of Wilton visited on legal matters. F FE Sheriff of Amerilla Texas, formerly with Citizens Railway and Light, visiting Muscatine en route home. Where is the Iowa admission 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Geata
Iowa Avenue
Maccabee Hall
F. FE. Sherriff
Amerilla
Texas
Citizens Railway and Light Company
Muscatine
Michigan
Myers buys half interest in Bijou Amusement Co
J S Myers purchased a one half stake in the Bijou Amusement company for 1000 dollars. The bill of sale filed with County Recorder H C Shoemaker this afternoon is signed by John T Gould C A Volz and A M Gollos of the Amusement company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.S. Myers
Bijou Amusement Company
H. C. Shoemaker
John T. Gould
A. Volz
A. M. Gollos
The
Amusement Company
Great Majestic Range coffee samples at Letts Hardware
Letts Hardware Co invites customers to visit this week and enjoy complimentary coffee and biscuits made on the Great Majestic Range. The offer highlights the store as a place to try the new range and sample its features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letts Hardware Co
Barber shop relocation notice at Iowa Avenue
The barber shop moves from 222 Iowa Ave to 206 Iowa Ave. Terry and Wilson invite all customers to visit the new location and call for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Ave
Terry & Wilson
Susan endorses baki biscuits for Peter
Susan praises baki biscuits made with Gold Medal Flour as a snack option for Peter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan
Peter
New York City Tourist Promises Quick City Tour
Edward Butler of N Y C Tourist offers guided city tours for visitors to New York. He pledges to save time and expense, protect clients from confidence men, and arrange depot meetings and hotel accommodations. Details on terms and party size are requested, with focus on shopping by mail and no charge for that service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward Butler
W. 19Th St
Soldiers to Camp at Range for Summer Practice
Soldiers from Company C will camp at the shooting grounds for several days this summer. Captain W S Norton plans to have all men qualify through prolonged range practice, replacing Sunday matches and aiming for higher individual scores. The command expects the qualification to take about three days and views the camp as an excellent outing for the militiamen.
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W. 8. Norton
Norton
Government 10 Buy Legation Houses and Tariff Info Sessions
Washington April 30 The Ways and Means Committee favors a bill to buy abroad American embassy legation and consular buildings with annual funding up to 1 million dollars. Payne proposes a recess session resolution to gather tariff information from government agencies for a tariff revision bill. Davis causes mild senate stir with tribal rolls controversy and laced remarks toward Foraker. resolution later passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House Committee On Foreign Relations
Payne
New York
Committee On Ways and Means
United States
John Norris
New York Times
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
International Paper Company
Mann
Davis
Arkansas
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Oklahoma
Foraker
Ohio
Finnigan Bound Over In Bigamy Case In Ft Madison
Peter Finnigan was arraigned in Ft Madison Iowa on a bigamy charge after being arrested in St Louis. He waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury in $800 bond, which he could not furnish and was sent to jail. His wife by a prior marriage, Mrs Beckey Leber, remains loyal to him and seeks a bond for his release despite the accusation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Ft. Madison
Peter Finnigan
St. Louis
Finnigan
Beckey Leber
Funeral plans pending for Norris Allen in Keota
Keota April 380. Arrangements for the funeral of Norris Allen, who died Tuesday by his own hand, are not yet made as relatives await word from his Nebraska-based mother. The motive remains unknown though Allen appeared healthy and often worried over his affairs.
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Keota
Norris Allen
Nebraska
Allen
Majestic Mfg promotes range with live in-store baking
The Majestic Mfg Co of St. Louis has a representative in the store this week showing the Majestic Range in operation. He bakes and serves biscuits to every visitor free as part of the demonstration conducted with Letts Hardware Co. hosting.
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Majestic Mfg. Co
St. Louis
Majestic
Letts Hardware Co
Australian Squires Knocks Out Roche In Dublin Fight
Bill Squires of Australia defeated Jem Roche, former Irish champion, by knockout in the fourth round of a glove contest held in Dublin on April 30.
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Dublin
Bill Squires
Jem Roche
Market quotes for May to July commodities
APDITIONAL MARKETS shows May at 53 percent and July bids for pork at 13.50, lard 8.55, ribs 7.30, rye cash 81 1 2 cents, barley 6 4 76 cents, Timothy April 4.25. Clover reports nothing doing.
Rosa Wert Seeks Divorce From Peter Wert in District Court
Rosa Wert files for divorce from husband Peter E. Wert in district court alleging marriage on July 3, 1902. Attorney J. C. Coster represents the plaintiff.
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Rosa Wert
District Court
Peter E. Wert
J. C. Coster
Young men speak at West Hill Mission meeting
A number of members from First Baptist church held a successful gathering at the West Hill Mission last evening with several brief but interesting talks delivered to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
West Hill Mission
Cookies from Gold Medal Flour Impress SMEAPA
A reader named Sopruia praises Gold Medal Flour cookies as the best tasted, attributing high quality and flavor to the brand.
Democrats See Hope With Dual Nominations in County Races
The article notes two Democrats vying for county treasurer and county clerk positions, plus contenders for county superintendent of schools. A concerted push seeks a candidate for county recorder, with possible Muscatine and Muscatine-origin names mentioned and Adam Eis listed for county supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Esichoff
S. A. Berger
Harry C. Asthalter
Muscatine
P. C. Hart
Nichols
Paul Reed
M. F. Cronin
Wilton
Recorder
Adam Eis
East Hill
Thumb Laceration at Roach and Musser Plant
Ludi Smith suffered a severe thumb injury in the cutting department as his right hand was caught in a saw. He was treated by Dr. J L Klein and later taken to Bellevue hospital where a small portion of the thumb was amputated and the wound dressed.
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Ludi Smith
R. and M
Roach & Musser
J. L. Klein
Bellevue Hospital
Railway repairs underway on loop near Mulberry Avenue
Roadmaster Schuyler leads extensive improvements by the Citizens' Railway and Light Co along the loop off Mulberry avenue. Tracks are being raised and new ties installed to ensure better service when cars return in a few weeks. The company plans to open the park about mid May.
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Schuyler
Citizens’ Railway and Light Company
Mulberry Avenue
Chic Perkins praised by Leadville mine owner
Frank G. King presents Chic Perkins in The Little Prospector at the Grand. After the show Hugh Dyatt, a wealthy Leadville mine owner with twenty two years as a prospector, commended Perkins performance and scenic mining set. He asked to use her name as mascot for his new gold mine called The Chic Perkins, eighteen miles from Leadville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. King
Perkins
Little Prospector
the Grand
Leadville
Colo
Hugh Dyatt
Great Pacific Range live demo at Letts Hardware
Letts Hardware Co invites all visitors to view the Great Pjestic Range in operation during the week with a free cooking exhibition and an open invitation to everyone.
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Letts
Letts Hardware Co
Grade School Recital to Feature Ten Students
Ten students from seventh to ninth grades are set to perform in a city grade schools concert on May 29. The venue is to be decided. Miss Bessie Miller leads rehearsals for the event as part of the school music program. A separate high school concert is scheduled for Friday May 15 in the high school auditorium with about forty chorus members and guest vocalists.
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Bessie Miller
Holdeman Sues Burrell Engineering Case Set in Chicago
Lone Tree resident Jesse Holdeman sues Burrell Engineering & Construction Co of Chicago over machinery purchase dispute. Case highlights cross state business dealings and recovery actions pursued in court.
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Jesse Holdeman
Lone Tree
Burrell Engineering & Construction Company of
Chicago
Quiet Presbyterian Wedding Joins Margaret Litchenhnouse and Frank Graham
Miss Margaret Litchenhnouse and Frank Graham wed quietly last night at 8 30 at the First Presbyterian parsonage with Rev J N Elliott performing the ceremony. The couple will live on Cedar street and their friends celebrate the nuptial event. The Sunshine club of the United Brethren church met at Rev and Mrs J C H Light's East Sixth street home for an evening of games a merit program and refreshments.
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Margaret Litchenhnouse
Frank Graham
First Presbyterian Church
J. N. Elliott
Sunshine Club
The
United Brethren Church
J. C. H. Light
East Sixth Street
Mrs Dolph’s Plea Admits Crime
A plea entered by Mrs. Dolfh admitting to a crime is detailed as the case continues from page one with further proceedings and implications for the defendant.
Jury Deliberates in Case of Woman Charged as Child Wife Widow
The jury reached a verdict late yesterday in a case where a woman stands accused of murdering her husband. The defense rests on the unwritten law as jurors consider the fate of the accused. The list of twelve men who will decide includes Geo A Davey John Maintz J E Gilroy C H Hilbert J G Henle KE J Boddy Fred Kuehl Fred Rowalt A E Barber Willie Matthiesen C E Conrad and T W Kelly.
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Geo
A. Davey
John Maintz
J. E. Gilroy
C. H. Hilbert
J. G. Henle
KE. J. Boddy
Fred Kuehl
Fred Rowalt
A. E. Barber
Willie Matthiesen
C. E. Conrad
T. W. Kelly
Taft Delegates Planned for Maryland Convention
Baltimore Maryland April 30 delegates at large to the Chicago convention were named General Felix Angus congressmen Mudd and Pearce and William P Jackson. Resolutions were to instruct for Taft.
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Baltimore
Chicago
Felix Angus
Mudd and Pearce
William P. Jackson
Taft
Bankers' Reserve Sewing Society Meets at Mrs Ahlf Home
Mrs. John Ahlf hosted members of the Bankers' Reserve Sewing society at 507 West Seventh street yesterday afternoon. The next meeting is set for May 6 at Mrs. Cunningham's home on East Sixth street.
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John Ahlf
West Seventh Street
Bankers’ Reserve Sewing Society
Cunningham
East Sixth Street
Ladies Aid meeting at First M E church
The Ladies' Aid of the First M E church will meet tomorrow at 2 o clock at the church. All members are urged to attend as important business will be transacted.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
First M. E. Church
Sewing Meeting At First Presbyterian Church Parlors
The First Presbyterian Church will hold a sewing meeting tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock in the church parlors. All society members are requested to attend.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist Church
Yeomen Rowena Sewing Society Meeting Noted
The Yeomen Rowena Sewing Society will meet tomorrow afternoon at Mrs. Kirsch’s home on East Fourth Street from 1 to 5. All members are requested to be present. Refreshments will be served.
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Yeomen Rowena Sewing Society
Baptist sewing afternoon at church gathers members
The Baptist church schedules a sewing afternoon at 2 o'clock inviting all members to attend.
Gould and Prince Helie De Sagan Reach Rome
Mme Gould and Prince Helie De Sagan arrived in Rome from Naples and will travel directly to the French Riviera after arrival.
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Rome
Mme
Gould
Prince Helie de Sagan
Naples
French Riveria
Lone Tree Social Notes Mixed Travel Visit and Local Moves
Lone Tree reports several residents traveling or visiting others this week. Miss Maggie Menzer visited Iowa City from Saturday to Tuesday, while Dr. and Mrs. C A De Lane and others spent Sunday at Cone with the Hortons. Justice Jayne leaves for West Liberty then South Bend, Wash. to visit kin. Jeff McCollister returns with wife and child from Washington. August Kranz and Mike Schuessler shuttle cattle to Chicago. The Davis family moves to Muscatine after quarantine removal. D M Riggs schedules a new elevator contract after Iowa City stop.
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Lone Tree
Maggie Menzer
Iowa City
C. A. de Lane
Elsie Weise
Cloyce Loehr
Cone
C. B. Horton
Mart Carey
Marengo
Justice Jayne
West Liberty
South Bend
Wash
Anna Shoemaker
Jeff McCollister
Washington
Robert Stanley
August Kranz
Chicago
Louie Skoliik
Muscatine
Wm. Davis
Geo. Miller
Mike Schuessler
D. M. Riggs
Echo Telephone stockholders hold annual Laurel Hill meeting
Laurel Hill April 30 stock holders of the Echo Telephone line met at James Cockshoot's home for their annual gathering. After business a smoker followed. Miss Clarinda Thede of Wilton spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs Paul Johnson. Maude Cummings, seriously ill, is slowly improving. John Mohr returned from Muscatine and Leonard Angerer visited the Te Strake family near Muscatine. Lillie Patten hosted a Monday evening gathering with friends for games and merriment.
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Laurel Hill
Echo Telephone Line
James Cockshoot
Clarinda Thede
Wilton
Paul Johnson
Christopher Fick
Durant
Maude Cummings
John Claussen
John Mohr
Muscatine
Leonard Angerer
Te Strake
Lillie Patten
Laurel Hill Notes Include Baseball Win and Local Visits
The Laurel Hill crew defeated Yankee Hollow on their home field with plans for a rematch. Local residents Mrs. Blanch Du Bois, Herman Jarr, Mrs. Charlie Schaffer and family, Miss Vera Cummings, Antone Feltman, and Mrs. W. G. Johnson are noted for recent visits or errands in Muscatine Davenport and Wilton.
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Charlie Schaffer
Emma
Alma Bunge
Davenport
Laurel Hill
Yankee Hollow
W. G. Johnson
Wilton
Vera Cummings
Frank Cummings
Muscatine
Antone Feltman
Christ. Jaspersen
Literary Notes on Governors Conference and North American Growth
The Review of Reviews May issue surveys America's national assets and wasted resources, detailing methods to curb annual waste. It also highlights Agnes Laut's portrayal of Canada's recent growth and wealth discoveries.
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Roosevelt
America
Agnes Laut
Canada
Three Years Behind the Guns recalls Manila Bay battle
In the May St. Nicholas the True Chronicles of a Diddy Box recounts a young man’s vivid role in the Battle of Manila Bay. The installment appears as timely recollection in the tenth anniversary month, offering a simple thrilling narrative of earnest wartime experiences.
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St. Nicholas
Manila Bay
FOR SAVE Brass and iron bed and velvet carpet
Inquire H. this office for the brass and iron bed and velvet carpet available for sale or inquiry.
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China
G. P. Gerhard
Fairport, Ia
F. A. Martin
Iowa
J. S. Myers
Bijou Theatre
Letts, Lona
New York City
Leibbrand, Ryan & Co
Legation
House Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Sthua
Squires
Apditional Markets
Mrs. Wert
Speaak
West Hill Chapel
East Second Street
Settlemire Bros
Christ
Maryland
Helie
Anna
Herman Jarr
Teo SY Albert OH
the Review of Reviews
Albert Shaw
Times
the Review OF Reviews Co
Astor Place
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