Wilton Visitors Take Teacher's Exam In City
Miss Minnie Blunk and Miss Lizzie Halzhauser, both of Wilton, spent the day in the city taking the Teacher's examination. Rev. and Mrs. Julius Doden traveled through the city toward Wilton this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Boland departed for Atlanta after Boland was summoned by his brother's death. Rev. T. S. Peel arrived from Wilton en route home to Letts. Camp meeting is reported progressing nicely.
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Minnie Blunk
Wilton
City
Julius Doden
Lizzie Halzhauser
Pat Boland
Atlanta
Mr. Boland
T. S. Peel
Letts
Journal Want Column Notes Travel and Visits
W. H. Harris left this morning for No. 12 cast. Jose Thorley headed to Burlington for a visit. Mrs. W. A. Weltz of Kansas City rushed in to be by her father G. Aumiller who is dangerously ill. Rev. W. Rees of Chicago will speak at the Salvation Army hall Sunday at 3 p m. Chas. Bartlett, now with a Kansas City paper, passed through for Davenport before return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Weltz
Kansas City
G. Aumiller
W. Rees
Chicago First
Chas. Bartlett
Davenport
National Wholesale Grocery Trust Formed in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia special reports the formation of the National Wholesale Grocery Company, a trust uniting about 2,700 leading grocery jobbers including Muscatine and other Mississippi River cities. Local grocers know little and Chicago observers await official details on the planned September meeting to finalize the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
National Wholesale Grocery Company
Muscatine
Mississippi River
N. J. Schmucker
Grocers’ and Importers’ Exchange
Combine
Journal
J. M. Gobble
Mull
Chicago
Grocery Trust
Chronicle
H. C. Durand
Duurand-Kasper Company
United States
Grandview News Roundup and Local Updates
Grandview and surrounding area report a broken leg while working in a timber yard. Giedler of Muscatine visits town on business. Several residents travel to Muscatine and Columbus Junction for calls and visits. A windmill outfit arrives for Sam Latta, and a well is being bored for C Deitricht south of town. Multiple residents return from trips to South Dakota and Colorado, while church and store affairs receive attention.
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Grandview
F. Giedler
Muscatine
Wm. Schweitzer
D. M. Bridges
Sam Latta
C. Deitricht
C. P. Wagner
A. H. Young
South Dakota
Jacob Stingle
Colorado
Mother Reed
Fruitland
Florence Miles
Muscatine Island
Jacob Beckey
Jacob Lieberknecht
Chas. Pontel
Alice Lindsay
Clrde
Oscar Craddock
I. C. Freeland
Columbus Junction
Bessie McClarey
South Muscatine
Lone Tree
Jos. Fitzsimmons
Francis Stoke
Congregational Church
Todd
Oelwein, Ta
Homer Clark Visits Nearby Friends and Cemetery Grant
Homer Clark and family visited friends in the vicinity Sunday. Jake Strugle bought a fine granite monument from Chas Wagner to be erected over his parents’ graves in our cemetery. The county board of supervisors traveled to Illinois via Muscatine Tuesday to inspect a levee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Gray
Homer Clark
Jake Strugle
Chas. Wagner
Mr. Strugle
County Board of Supervisors
Illinois
Muscatine
Oak Grove Socials and Local Notes
Oak Grove August 9. An ice cream sociable at C Purcell's netted $14. Susie Meerdink visited Lulu Beck last week. Dorcas Sewing will meet Mrs Adam Beck the last Wednesday in August. Lide Proomer plans a Rock Island visit next week. J D Stuart travels to Chicago Monday with a sheep car, then a large party plans week camping at Healey's Slough.
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Oak Grove
C. Purcell’s
Susie Meerdink
Lulu Beck
Dorcas Sewing Society
Adam Beck
Lide Proomer
Rock Island
J. D. Stuart
Chicago
Marsardlt
Noma
Carl Barnard
Harold
Will Harris
Ralph
Edna
Tot Cole
Healey’s Slough
The Reporters Note Book on Mulcurry Street Car Ride
A humorous account recounts Jones boarding a Mulcurry Street car last night. He pretended not to know the writer while joking with passengers and asking where he should get off as the car neared Tenth Street. A policeman signals the writer to alight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Mulcurry
Shay
Tenth Street
Peoples' Pulpit Column Policy Statement
A newspaper notes it grants writers free use of the column for ideas without endorsing or opposing the expressed sentiments The Journal states it serves only as a medium for readers to express views rather than to influence opinion.
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Journal
Muscatine
Five Mile Limit Debate and Prohibition Views in Cedar Rapids
Alice Walton Beatty reports from Cedar Rapids on political chatter among candidates, temperance opinions, and local options. Interviews with Colonel Garner and Judge Withrow highlight debates on five mile limits, liquor trade, and state university funding amid crowding reception halls and a growing temperance canvass.
Geneva Folks and Weekend Gatherings Noted on Aug
Chas Milner and family from Des Moines visit Geneva relatives while Mrs Albert Peasley of California visits sister Hattie Richimson. Frank Dean, Baker’s Medicine salesman, passes through. Sunday school elected officers for next year led by Superintendent F S Bowser. Families and neighbors enjoyed river outing. local farmers prepare coal for threshing. Ely Cream Balm praised for catarrh relief with positive testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Chas. Milner and
Des Moines
Albert Peasley
California
Hattie Rich
Frank Dean
Baker's Medicine Company
Kate Chanller
City
Mary Freeze
Geneva Union Sunday School
F. S. Bowser
Willie Cambel
Mabel Styles
Willie Strake
Geo. Styles
Hermen Reik
R. Mitt
Firemen’s State Tournament in Muscatine August 28
Muscatine firemen select the M. N. S. and Iowa Central routes for the Firemen’s State Tournament in Marshalltown on August 28. A special train departs M. N. C. depot at 5 a m to South Muscatine street car crossing for passengers. Round trip fare two dollars. Inquiries to M. N. S. depot chief Nerbert and foremen. A. L. Lindner, general agent.
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Muscatine
Iowa Central
South Muscatine
Nerbert
A. L. Lindner
Rest and leisure at Clear Lake Iowa destination
Promotes Clear Lake Iowa for rest and recreation with fishing sailing and bathing. Advertises low tourist rates via Iowa Central railway and urges asking ticket agents for particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Iowa
Iowa Central Railway
Nartienters
Pan American Exposition Tour by Grand Trunk Railway
Travel guide item outlining a route to the Pan American Exposition via Grand Trunk railway. Mentions Niagara Falls Muskota Kawartha Lakes St Lawrence River Rapids Thousand Islands White Mountains and Atlantic Seacoast Resorts with tourist publications available at 249 Clark Street Chicago for copies.
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Niagara Falls
Muskota
Kawartha Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Thousand Islands
White Mountains
Atlantic Seacoast
Grand Trunk Railway System
Gems
Clark Street
Chicago
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Fame and Address
Beau Hay
May
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Havercamp’s
McBride & Cope
Nesper & CO
Riemcke
Mulberry
Coady & Morgan’s
Daily Journal
Glover
McBride & Cope’s
City Drug Store
W. E. Battey
John A. Robbins
Croup
Thomas
Dean
Osteopath
Second Stree
Third Street
W. H. Harris
Jose Thorley
Burlington
E. L. Kempner
East Fifth Street
Chas. Tappe
Helen Tappe
Prof. Focht
John Otto
Wapello
Will Hoffman
Florence Block
Tipton
Burdock
Geo. Franklin
Wilson, Lantz, Close Company, Perfumers
Iowa City
Thomas Stapleton
Tittlechild
M. W. Stapleton
Marengo
Chas. Lindner
Patti
Louise
Helen McCord
Oskaloosa
Eagle Point
Girs
Anna Rankin
John H. Funk
Kanes
Pearl City
Joe T. Cosgrove
Iowa Avenue
C. F
C. F. Cadle
J. H. Munroe & Son
J. H. Munroe
G. A. Pierson
Peter Olsen
East 6Th St
6Th and Range
Grocers
Bine
Estab
Jean
Peoples’ Pulpit
the State Convention
Cedar Rapids
Nichols
Smith
Colonel Garner
Columbus City
Titus
The
Agricultural College
State University
Ames
Boone
Garner
Judge Withrow
Mt. Pleasent
Lovica
Grand
Delavan
Alice Walton Beatty
J. Alvin Horne
S. J. Sandrige
West Second St
J. Alvin Horne, M. D
Mitchell and
Lynde Bidg
Rock Island, Ill
Mison
George Miller
Herman Reik
Stanley Whitcomb
Ely
Marcus G. Shantz
Rahway
N. J
Franklin Freeman
Dover
N. H
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Ely Brothers
Warren St
New York
Marshalltown
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