Local notes on moves and visits around town
Dr. F L Appel has moved to Her Shey Building third floor. Lloyd Dale left for Davenport to visit friends. Mrs Samuel Smith arrived from Keota to visit nearby friends. Dr C E Crow returned home after business in Letts. Dr H E Dice physician and surgeon 205 E 2nd St. Mrs C F Morman left for Moline to visit friends. Mrs G Breckenmier returned from visiting in this city. Mrs R C Hines returned to Davenport. A C Fisher departed for Rock Island to visit friends. Dr H L Husted 419 Ger Am Bldg. Dolly Walton and daughter Mrs Chas Brenner and two children Floyd and Gene, plus Mrs Della Riggs and daughter Averey, left on Firefly to visit Sterling. Mr and Mrs S L Johnson returned from four weeks west trip visiting Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Tacoma Spokane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Breckenmier
Rock Island
A. C. Fisher
H. L. Husted
Dolly Walton
Chas. C. Brenner
Floyd
Gene
Della Riggs
Averey
Carl Schneer
Sterling
S. L. Johnson
West
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Lulu G. Barger Teaches China Painting in City
Lulu G. Barger, formerly of John Herron Art Institute Indianapolis and Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, will instruct in China painting, designing and stenciling through October 1. Classes meet Thursdays and Fridays. For terms and information, address 319 West Second Street, City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu G. Barger
Jno
Herron Art Institute
Indianapolis
Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
China
West Second Street
City
Doves Fall Twice as Cubs Gain on Leaders
In Chicago the Cubs beat the Doves 2 to 1 and 4 to 0 at West Side, widening the gap to two and a half games. Also in Philadelphia the White Sox and Athletics split a double bill before about 18 000 fans, the A’s winning 3 to 0 and the Sox 1 to 0 behind Jimmy Scott’s shutout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Doves
Champs
Cub
West Side
Men of Chance
Superbas
Pirates
Cubs
Sox
Athletics
Philadelphia
White Sox
Shibe Park
Frank Smith
Cy’’ Morgan
Jimmy Scott
Poop ee Visses Dominates 66 Be Dubuque In Cedar Rapids
In a local basketball matchup Cedar Rapids hosts Poop ee Visses against 66 Be Dubuque. Poop ee Visses pull ahead scoring 38 in the first half and 48 in the second while 66 Be Dubuque struggle with 26 and 62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poopee Visses
Dubuque
Rcmede
Excel
Cedar Rapids
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
National League results show Chicago 2 Boston 1 and Cincinnati 5 New York 1 among games. American League notes Chicago 0 Philadelphia 3 and Cleveland 9 0 with others. Three I League reports Springfield 3 Bloomington 1 and Decatur 3 Peoria 15. Central Association results include Waterloo 0 Kewanee 2 and Quincy 8 Jacksonville 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Decatur
Peoria
Central Association
Waterloo
Kewanee
Keokuk
Hannibal
Ottumwa
Burlington
Quincy
Jacksonville
National League Baseball Matchups Listed
National League today features Boston at Chicago, Brooklyn versus Pittsburg, New York at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Chicago at Boston, St. Louis at Washington, Detroit at Philadelphia, and Cleveland at New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National League
Boston
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Factory Leagues to Begin at Y M C A This Fall
The Y M C A plans factory basketball and indoor baseball leagues for local industrial plants to attract workers this fall. Physical Director Johnson aims to start one league around October 1 and capitalize on previous season success to draw more participants. Leaders Class first aid program by Johnson shows strong early interest and good turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Ma Roons Open Tournament With 6 3 Loss
Washington loses 6 to 3 to Columbus Junction in the tournament opener. Errors and six Davis breaks aided the visitors as Washington faces Mt Pleasant next with seven days of games ahead. The schedule lists Iowa City Regulars and Muscatine’s Davis and Company later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Nance
Washington
Columbus Junction
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa City
Davis and Company of Muscatine
Maroons
Muscatine and Galena Open Five-Game Series
The Muscatine and Galena Independents open a five game series at Galena this afternoon with both cities expecting a large weekday crowd. Galena hosts two games while Muscatine travels for three confrontations across Illinois towns in the Hawkeye state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Galena
Illinois
Fair Ground Park
Muskies
Davis
Hawkeye State
An Economical Vacation Round Trip Tickets Offered
Round trip tickets to over a hundred resorts in Canada New England New York City and Jersey Coast will be sold on various dates after June 1 1909. Full sale dates limits stopovers and descriptive literature available from W S Cookson A G P A Grand Trunk Railway System 135 Adams Street Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
New England
New York City
Jersey Coast
Cookson
Grand Trunk Railway System
Adams Street
Chicago
Foster Illinois Sunday schedule changed due to convention
Foster Illinois August 6 due to township Sunday school convention at Pine Bluffs M E church August 8 there will be no Sabbath school or preaching at Foster Baptist church. Mr and Mrs William Sloan of Aledo Illinois visited this week at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Van Atta. Mrs Elmer Reeves formerly resided at this place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster, Ill
Pine Bluffs M. FE
Foster Baptist Church
Wm. Sloan
Aledo, Ill
Frank van Atta
Elmer Reeves
Death claims resident near Illinois City at 29
Two miles southwest of Illinois City a woman died Saturday at 6 am after a seven week illness. She leaves a husband and three children. Born in Fairport Iowa she was 29. Rev Richardson officiated a funeral Sunday at the Illinois City M E church. Interment followed in the Illinois City cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois City
Fairport
Iowa
Rev. Richardson
M. E
Alta
Adell Brogan
J. H. Foster
Rock Island
Ill
Thomas Watson Lave
Thomas Watson
Mr. Scott
Peoria
Mr. Watson
Dave Bendle
Davenport Man Louis Grilk Reported Missing
Friends seek Louis Grilk last seen at his Davenport home. The 27 year old man with light hair, brown eyes, 5 9 1 2 inches tall in a gray two piece suit may have drowned or wandered due to heat. Notify Charles Grilk of Wilson, Grill & Wilson, Lane Building, Davenport Iowa with any information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Mr. Grilk
Louis Grilk
Charles Grilk
Wilson, Grill & Wilson
Lane Building
Iowa
Taft Aids Fast Tariff Changes Cited By Papers
Sioux City Journal notes Cedar Rapids Republican comment that a few business men could pass tariff changes quickly with the aid of William H. Taft, contrasting speed with Congress and attributing influence to Taft in shaping policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Cedar Rapids
Congress
William H. Taft
Yellow Cornflakes Toasted for Rich Flavor
The advertisement touts Yellow cornflakes as the sole toasted cornflakes made only from yellow corn. It emphasizes rich corn flavor and invites readers to try them and abandon the old kind.
State Inspector Checks Local Ice Cream Dispensaries
The state food inspector visited Muscatine ice cream shops, sampling frozen cream amid heat and Chautauqua demand. Results require butter fat to meet standards or firms face fines under the pure food law. earlier inspections across Iowa found diluted milk affecting quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Des Moines
Chautauqua Assembly
Iowa
Begging Sermon Sparks Church Banter
A church member recalls a recent begging sermon started with a joke about a deacon asking why the minister always seeks money. The minister's wife quips that it is because donors never give him any, drawing light humor from the collection plate inquiry.
Railway Time Table June 16 1909 Chicago to Kansas City
Daily schedule with Sunday and Saturday exceptions lists train numbers and stops on the Chicago Kansas City main line. It includes Davenport Chicago local and express services, California Special stops, and freight trains. Southwest bound services connect Kansas City to Fort Worth Dallas El Paso and westward destinations with multiple passenger and local freight runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Davenport
California
Kansas City
West
Vocal
el Paso
Washington, Oskalooda
Burlington
Chickasha
Ft. Worth
Actbamezne Ecansass
Dallas
Mat and Express
Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul Railways Timetable Summary
Effective June 6 1908 the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway lists Southwest Limited No 113 to Chicago Kansas City at 2 30am and No 105 to Kansas City at 2:30 to 8 00pm Local No 108 to Kansas City at 8 00pm Local Freight No 292 at 5 50pm and No 103 Local to Kansas City and Local Freight No 291 8 45am Daily except Sunday 11 49am as westbound services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago-Kansas City
Southwest Limited
Muscatine North and South Railroad Schedule
Train timetable for Muscatine North and South lines showing arrival and departure times at Muscatine Roundhouse Garden City Grandview Wapello Fruitland and Firick Junction with connections to Iowa Central C R P J P and Iow Central trains. Includes note on weekend connections and transfer points at Wapello Firick Junction and Elrick Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Roundhouse
Garden City
Grandview
Wapelle
Fruitland
Wapello
Burlington
Leavin Wapello
Iow Central
Elrick Jjunction
Wee
Firick Junction
Lyr Roundhouse
Ewes
le Wapello
Elrick Junction
Also Mentioned on This Page
Geo Eltman
Geo. Eitman
Samuel
J. E. Kranz
Lloyd Dale
Samuel Smith
Keota
C. E. Crow
Letts
H. E. Dice
E. 2Nd St
C. F. Morman
Xuberry Avenue
Moline
R. C. Hines
Athlet
National Ace Se
Chicago New York
Ewe el
Cicinnati
Lst. Louis
Tstoar
Eseeeave
Chicago Ave
Ottumwa s+ eee
Pet
Rock Island Vo
Springfield
Bloomington
Leysen
Ball and Basketball
Nance
Roons
Galena, All
Quintet OF Games
Nois Town
Sun
Mon
Foster
I. Nierel
Son Muscatine
Ia Gipelacio
Elberta
Bartlett
Osage
Chris Otto
Bell
Seargh
Louis Grill
Ruthenber Clothing
East Second Street
Autu
Bijou
Rock Island System
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
Muscatine North and South Railroad
Wilton Trains
Wilto
Ee & J
F Witton Branch
Wateus
Wits
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