Acquaintances and Kin Share News in Keota Column
Keota column reports Sam J. Stephens on drag line duty while brother Alex vacations. O A B beats Keota White Sox nine to seven. McDonald returns from Pennsylvania after brother’s death. Numerous locals attend Valley celebration and Chautauqua events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Sam J. Stephens
Alex
Keola
Geo. Hagist
Gene Smith
Sioux City
K. of P. Grand Lodge
Lee Embree
New York
B. L. Sanders
Chicago
R. C. Hamilton
Missouri
Alex. Stephens
Ilinois
Joe van Winkle
A. H. Richardson
Galesburg
McFarlane
Webber
Columbus Junction
Elmer Erdice
Mason City
H. J. Vail
Fruitland Visitors Welcome Chicago and Ainsworth Guests
Mrs. G. H. Corwin hosts a visit from her sisters Mrs. Minnie Beitel and her Chicago children and Mrs. Sadie Nichols with her Ainsworth children. Misses Hattie and Mary Moore are mentioned in the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruitland
G. H. Corwin
Minnie Beitel
Chicago
Sadie Nichols
Ainsworth
Hattie and
Mary Moore
Local Social News from Oakland Aug 12
Mr and Mrs Arch Smith at bedside of father ill with slim chance of recovery. Mr and Mrs M R McKean Clark Hill and family visited J K Solomon's Sunday. Clarence Tuttle welcome baby girl born Aug 7. Geo Hill Net Robinson visited Daniel Hill. Edgar Allen visiting Goose Creek. Several attended Mor man Leffier wedding Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs Wolfe spent Sunday with friends. Grant Kennedy and Clement McComas visited Mr Baker. Chas Eden Jr and family called on Mr Baker Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Arch. Smith
M. R. McKean
Clark Hill
J. K. Solomon's
Clarence Tuttle
Geo. Hill
Net Robinson
Daniel Hill
Edgar Allen
Goose Creek
Mrs. Wolfe
Grant Kennedy
Baker
Clement McComas
Chas. Eden, Jr
Mr. Baker
Notice to Property Owners on New Ditch and Levee Plan
A petition seeks the establishment of a ditch and levees along Jordan creek starting at Section 16 Township 17 N Range 4 W and running to the B C R N railroad near Section 15. The plan targets deepening and widening the creek to prevent water escape and will assess costs to benefited lands. Objections and claims for damages must be filed with the auditor by November 2, 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Jordan Creek
N. E
Auditor's Office
Deaths Among Old Settlers Reach Record Year in Muscatine
The Old Settlers Association notes 122 deaths from Sept 6, 1902 to Aug 6, 1903, the highest annual toll in its history, signaling a rapid decline of genuine old settlers and urging a younger generation to take their place. A long list of deceased members follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Old Settlers’ Association
Notable Dates Linked to Local Figures This Spring and Summer
A list of names with assigned dates from April to August for residents such as Dr. Leslie C. Watters and Mrs. Mary Huntsberger, plus several entries with no dates including Philip R. Bohn and Arthur H. O Conner, suggesting an obituary or community notices column noting upcoming or recent events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie C. Watters
Thomas Horan
John W. Wallace
Peter Dant
J. Linn Hoopes
Mary Huntsberger
Mary Ann Scott
Mary (Sinnett) Donaldson
Janetta Hopkinson
Philip R. Bohn
B. H. Gerrett
David Washburn
Victoria Eberhart
William Cramer
Barbara A. Engle
Georgianna Smith
Mary Ann Schumaker
F. H. Drake
Jacob Valet
Michael Flannery
David C. Cloud
Arthur H. O'Conner
George Love
Fred BE. Chambers
Patrick Welch
Mary H. Sparks
Mary Giesler
James F. Garard
Mary Eichenauer
Weather Bulletin Reports Normal Week With Cool Nights
Iowa crop service director J. R. Sage from Des Moines says the week ending August 10 was near normal. Temperature near normal with unusually cool nights. rainfall ample and storms in north central and northeast areas. Field work favorable four to five days. wheat and oats yield unsatisfactory though grain condition better than last year. Corn growth strong despite wet soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Sage
Des Moines
Iowa Climate and Crop Service
Weather Report Delays Corn Maturation and Hay Quality
The text notes unseasonable cold and intermittent warmth delaying early corn reaching roasting ear stage while most corn lags behind. It calls for a long stretch of warm dry weather to improve yields. Hay crop falters in bulk and quality though pastures and meadows show heavy aftermath, with minor crops and apples doing fairly well.
Little Journeys in Colorado Excursions and Trains
Colorado offers many one day trips around Denver including Around the Loop to Pike's Peak Cripple Creek and Boulder. The Around the Circle multi day trip costs 28 and covers nearly a thousand miles. Rock Island trains connect to Denver Pueblo and Colorado Springs with low fare deals advertised, tickets and details available by S F Boyd Davenport IA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Denver
Loop
Pike's Peak
Cripple Creek
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Platte Canon
Fort Collins
Greeley
Boulder
Circle
America
Pueblo
Rock Island
S. F. Boyd
Davenport
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Mira Hershey Lumber Co
Blanchard Packing Co
West Second ST
Peoples’ Meat Market
East Second ST
Moline
J. C. Beatty
Ethel Yeager
Muscatine
N. N
Lincoln Hughes
Eugene
Durham
Addison Yeager
Grandview
Hazel Lindsay
Musserville
John Snyder
J. Q. Beatty
Chapman
Penny Pictures
Chapman’s Gallery
East 2d St
Muscatine, Iowa
A. C. Noble
Jacob Friedley
Charles Noetlich
Katharine Miller
Frank Wirtz
Edward M. Kelley
Thos. G. Windus
Richard Musser
John Eis
Elizabeth Swan
Margaret K. Snyder
James White
Emily Ritter
Eva Gates
Samuel Kelley
James L. Berry
John G. Wales
Elizabeth Knox
Salaame Becker
Sarah A. Patten
Charlotte Dixon
Martin Brenner
Albert S. Watson
Edward Brown
Geo. F. Shafit
Thomas Gallagher
Ernhart Hitman
Geo. W. Moore
Ernst Berger
Moses Couch
August Rode
Edna Vale Cross
Suel F. Negus
Charles A. Custer
Jacob H. Pingry
Bessie Moylan
Sarah C. Smith
Anna Carter
Charles R. Fox
Susan Miller
Alvin Idle
Lydia Bowlsby
Elizabeth Frieden
Giles W. Humes
Nellie Maud Smith
John Richardson
Rachael Keith
Basil Brooke
John B. Dougherty
Adam W. Becky
Isaac Wilcox
Daniel Thompson
Herman F. Teicke
Charles W. Chaplin
James A. Yyeate
Elizabeth Reed
Martin H. Bitzer
Larns Ryan
Caroline Perry
Sophia Coe
John Tuerk
John B. Lindle
John Russell
John R. Jarboe
J. D. Makilligan
William N. Byers
Mary Hickey
Sarah Humblebee
John Sherry
Margaret Curren
A. L. Paul
Howard Chandler
Pearl City Panitorium Club
Joe T Cosgrove
Prop
Gas Company
Citizens’ Railway and Light Company
Crop Bulletin
Chas, Whitmore
Boatman
Luellen’s Panitorium Club
East Second Street
Barnard's Model
Camore
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