Riverside Social Briefs and Local Commerce News
Miss Florence Brown has recovered from illness. Dr and Mrs George Marsh visit Strawberry Point. Strickler and Roland acquire H L Dolls clothing store in Riverside. Miss Mamie Shradel travels to Adell Nebraska for wedding attendance Aug 15. Mrs Mary Scott visits Iowa City. Mr and Mrs Lee Colton visit Riverside. Miss Irene Thoman returns from Columbus Junction after visiting and chautauqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Florence Brown
George Marsh
C. H. Boyington
Strawberry Point
Iowa
Strickler and
Roland
Farmington
H. L. Doll
Mamie Shradel
Adell
Neb
Orono Social Visits Include Chicago and Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Mary Andrick and two children from Chicago visited her sister Mrs. M. L. Brockway in Orono this week. Elmer Eichelbarger and family and Mrs. Cilly Hoff mier from Sioux City and across Cedar visited the Cec ils. The Brockways and Mildred visited Riverside last week. Henry Krider brought his family home from Columbus Junction. The little granddaughter of John Edgar has been ill but is improving. Mrs. Fannie Brown of Wapello and Miss Verna Slater of Cedar Rapids called on John and Will Hawkins. Lloyd and Almeda McKee returned Tuesday from Hedrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Mary Andrick
Chicago
M. L. Brockway
Elmer Eichelbarger
Across Cedar
Cilly Hoffmier
Sioux City
Cecil
Mildred
Riverside
Henry Krider
Columbus Junction
John Edgar
Fannie Brown
Wapello
Verna Slater
Cedar Rapids
John
Will Hawkins
Lloyd
Almeda McKee
Hedrick
Fairport Social News Ties Family Visitors
Fairport reports a bustle of visitors and travel. Mrs Thompson and daughter Ollie from St. Louis join Mrs E Mackenner. Ed gar Thompson and daughter Vivian from Oklahoma visit. Mrs McBirney of Red Oak IA visits. Miss Clara Wood of Minneapolis visits sister Mrs F Van Dorah. Miss Eda Leach of Muscatine vacations with her parents. Wim Showers returns from Griswold after Bert Showers funeral. Mr and Mrs J Phillips of Davenport visit daughter Mrs Wim Showers. Prof H Gilmer of Ohio visits sister Mrs G Feustel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairport
Thompson
Ollie
St. Louis
Edgar Thompson
Vivian
Oklahoma
McBirney
Red Oak
E. Mackenner
Clara Wood
Minneapolis
Maurer Family News From Chadron Visit Ends
Mrs. Annie Maurer and son George of Chadron Neb gave a 10 day visit with relatives in Wilton and vicinity before leaving for home Tuesday evening. Several Maurer and related families joined relatives at the Fred Walters home in Cedar county on Sunday and Mrs Amanda Miller was seen in Moscow on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Prairie
Annie Maurer
George
Chadron
Neb
Wilton
Amanda Miller
Moscow
John Maurer
Henry Maurer
Fred Blum
Frank Duffee
Fred Walters
Cedar County
Nichols family seventh annual reunion held at fair grounds
West Liberty Iowa August 9 1906 the Nichols family held its seventh annual reunion with 102 attendees all immediate relatives except three Officers for the coming year were elected B A Nichols president and H C Nichols secretary with substitutes I A Nichols and Miss Ora Nichols The afternoon program included recitations music and a debate on whether Nichols women are better looking and more intelligent than the men concluding with a women victory A number of distant relatives sent letters and several local guests attended a bountiful noon and evening feast through the day reflecting a lively family gathering with births marriages and deaths noted during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Nichols
Fair Grounds
W. A. Nichols
B. A. Nichols
H. C. Nichols
Harry Luse
Clark Nichols
James Connelly
I. A. Nichols
Ora Nichols
Vaughn Sanders
Warren Nichols
Elinor Luse
Roy Connelly
Jean Nichols
Phineas Nichols
Zona Nichols
Alma Nichols
Mildred Luse
Clay Nichols
Wilma Whitacre
Lara Sanders
Ethel Nichols
Elmer Nichols
Amos Whitacre
Canada
John Hoover
Kansas City
Frank Nichols
Toledo
Iowa
Albert Whitacre
Chas. Pickering
Lou Chesbrow
Maurice Whitacre
van Barr
Harold Anderson
Columbus Junction
Ed. Dice
Muscatine
Harry Wright
Illinois
Edna Jackson
Viola Woods
Theo. Patterson
Waterloo
Ray Beeson
West Branch
Theo. Jones
Iowa City
George Furniss
Eye Specialist to Visit Muscatine Mondays at Grand Hotel
Dr. Axtell, famed for lens fitting and eye therapeutics, will begin weekly visits in Muscatine on Monday August 6 at the Grand Hotel parlors. He has practiced a year at Columbus Junction with many satisfied patients across Louisa and Muscatine counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Grand Hotel
Axtell
Columbus Junction
Louisa
Dr. Axtell
Hotel Grand
Races Visit and Midweek Travel Notes
Rev and Mrs A Pratt were at Nauvoo Illinois. Harry Shipman attended Burlington races on Wednesday. C E Mosher traveled to Chicago on business Wednesday. Alvah Nichols visited Iowa City for business Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Pratt
Nauvoo, Il
Harry Shipman
Burlington
C. E. Mosher
Chicago
Alvah Nichols
Iowa City
Fifty-Fifth Ends A Practice March In Iowa Regiment
Lieutenant Joe King arrived in the city after the Fifty-fifth Iowa infantry completed an eight day hike from Red Oak to Atlantic. Col James Rush Lincoln led the unit as they returned home after assembling at Red Oak on August 2 and marching through Elliott Griswold and Lewis amid rain. About 35 000 rounds of blank ammo were expended and no serious hospital cases occurred. The regiment was reviewed today by Adjutant General Thrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe King
Fifty-fifth
Iowa Infantry
Red Oak
Atlantic
James Rush Lincoln
Elliott, Griswold
Lewis
Lincoln
Thrift
Pleasant Prairie News Roundup From Pleasant Prairie Iowa
Pleasant Prairie reports include James Metz delivering produce to Davenport and visits by James Carpenter and family Letts Iowa and Chas Walter Eis of Douglas Nebraska. Local social life features Miss Maud Watham and Miss Pearl McElroy, a dance at Summit, and a Ladies Aid gathering at Mrs. William McElroy’s home with guests from New Jersey Newton Davenport Davenport Blue Grass Muscatine Moline. The Pleasant Prairie baseball team will play Illinois City next Sunday at Fis park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Prairie
James Metz
Davenport
James Carpenter
Letts
Iowa
Chas
Walter Eis
Douglas
Neb
Jacob Eis
James McElroy
Muscatine
Wm. Sissel
Maud Watham
Geo. Eis
G. W. Rachow
C. Thompson
Chester Eis
Durant
Pearl McElroy
Mary Maher
Summit
Hy Bohnsack
Stockton
Maher
Local Social And Political Notes From Foster Illinois
Foster residents report visits from guests Verna Patterson from Muscatine Iowa and Bessie Anderson from Moline Illinois. Wrayville couple H C Meyers visit Wilton with Mrs Meyers parents Mr and Mrs Aers. Rock Island delegates attend a political meeting while Mrs Fox of Solon Iowa visits Davenport. A Baptist Sunday school picnic raised 24 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Frank Fox
Solon
Iowa
John Zollner
Robert Bryars
Mildred
Helen
Roberta
St. Louis
Thos. Watson
Davenport
Baptist Sunday School
The Rise of Al G Barnes and His Trained Animal Show
A portrait of Al G Barnes, starting from three dogs and two cats, building a traveling show with lions horses and ponies. He trained animals himself, bought tents, and grew into a famed trainer with a herd of Arabian pony stallions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al G. Barnes
Mr. Barnes
Sidney Defeats Silver Crescent In River Race
The Diamond Jo steamer Sidney wins a late Sunday river race against Captain Blair’s Silver Crescent and the David Swain between Quincy and Keokuk. Sidney pulls ahead after a tense contest with exchanges of length and speed, finishing five lengths ahead as they pass Warsaw Illinois.
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Sidney
Blair
Quincey
Keokuk
Quincy
Silver Crescent
David Swain
Swain
Warsaw
Ill
Canton
Crescent
Animal stars and daring acts headline Muscatine carnival show
The article highlights a parade of exotic acts featuring Denver the counting pony, Nero the mountain lion, Yummy the eight pound bear, and Mrs Barnes trained dogs including Happy Hooligan. Lions Prince Juliet Lena and dancer Dollie Dimple perform with trainer Capt Ward guiding Czarina Wallace, as the New Parker Amusement Company prepares to perform at the Muscatine carnival next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Nero
Yummy
Borneo
United States
Capt. Ward
Czarina Wallace
Mr. Barnes
Muscatine
Parker Amusement Company
Bankers Reserve Moonlight Excursion on Columbia
The Bankers Reserve sponsors a moonlight excursion aboard the steamer Columbia the evening of August 28 in this city. Music and dancing headline the entertainment for attendees during the Biz Picnic week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Bankers Reserve
The Crescent Edges Sidney in River Race to Keokuk
The Crescent beats the Sidney by five lengths from Warsaw to Keokuk. The Crescent led early after a dock landing and maintained headway as the crew unloaded. The new David Swain enters the Quincy Keokuk trade as a faster rival to the Silver Crescent with dual high power engines and two at each wheel.
Mrs Sims Departs for Fruitland on Firefly
R Sims left for Fruitland last evening aboard the Firefly to visit relatives and friends for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Sims
Fruitland
Railway Timetable in Effect June 3 1906
The timetable lists trains Davenport Chicago No 12 No 50 and No 30 Chicago Fast Mall with times 9 4 and 2 25 pm and freight Nos 364 363 74 locally from Davenport Chicago and southwest runs including Kansas City Denver California Limited Washington Oskaloosa and Fort Worth Dallas with daily local freight services and morning departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Chicago
Kansas City
Denver
California
Washington, Oskaloosa
Ft. Worth
Dallas
Paily
Wilton Trains Schedule Highlights Local Runs
Wilton branch trains run daily except Sunday with departures and arrivals at Muscatine on No. 268 at 6:25 am, No. 367 at 12:30 pm, No. 362 at 3:20 pm, and No. 361 at 5:50 pm. Leave and arrive times indicate regular daily service to Muscatine.
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Muscatine
Wilton
Dovtusesenen
South Bound
Orere
le Muscatine
Il Nonnd Hose
Ant Ram Hahn's Switch
Oweane E
Fruitland Ooeveee
OS Am
Grandview
Aeeet
Wapelle
Firick Junction
Round House
Tv Round House
Hohn’s Switch
le Fruitland
Lv Grandview Eee
Ly Wapello Ion
A . i Lv Flrick
Steer
Hahn's Switch
Fruitland Nee Ene
Gran Wiewee
Wapello Siaveohedtaee Een
Flrick Junction Orteeree
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Timetable Notice
In effect April 9 1908 the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway lists passenger and freight schedule details for east and west bound trains with departures and arrivals listed for Nos 12 8 92 5 91 102 101 and freight arrivals and leaves at specified times. W S Underdonk is the agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Underdonk
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Pel
Mira Hershey Lumber Co
Home Savings Bank Free
Iowa Avenue
J. E. Stevenson
Arks
SRS Xio
F.a.neidig
Dr. Shaffer
P. R. Axtell
Swen Eve
J. J. Russell
C. I. Jamison
John Oats
Woodruff
F. L. Darrow
J. H. Pence
Hattie Orr
R. F. Duncan
J. J. Stopp
Nellie Williams
Barton Garrett
William Reddick
Miss Carpenter
54Th
Lieut
King
Col
Foster
A. G. Barnes
Parker Amusement
Bankers Reserve Excursion
Illinois Central
S. G. Hatch
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Cuba
Hammond
South
C. C. McCarty
FE. H. King
2Nd St
4Th Street
L. Reppert
First National Bank
Ave
J. Residecne
East Fifth Street
Attorneys AT Law
Thos. Brown
Henry Jayne
Arthur Hoffman
Wm. Hoffman
R. Jayne. Jayne & Hoffman
Journal Office
H. D. Horst
West Second Street
Carskaddan
Burk & Pepper
J. Carskaddan
Burk
Pepper
Telephone
J. Muscatine
G. M. Titus
Titus & Jackson
Iowa Ave
P. Ingham
2Nd Street
Rock Island System
Wilton Trains
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
Muscatine Western
Muscatine North & South Ry
E. P. Day
East Second Street
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