Local News Briefs and Social Notes
Dr H E Dice physician and surgeon listed at 205 E 2nd St. Dr F L Appel moved to Hershey Building third floor. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs George M Hoefflin Climer St a 10% pound daughter. Spahrs visit from Mt Pleasant Iowa hosted by Throops on West Second St. Ice cream at Slaughters Candy Store praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Dice
E. 2Nd St
George M. Hoefflin
Climer Street
W. W. Spahr
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
George Throop
West Second Street
Woman's Home Missionary Society Meet at Weed Park
The First Methodist church society holds its regular August meeting at Weed Park Friday afternoon at 4. A business session precedes a picnic supper at 6 30. All church women and men are invited to attend the evening luncheon.
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Weed Park
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
The
First Methodist Church
Royal Neighbors of America Meet For Ice Cream Social
The Royal Neighbors of America held a Wednesday meeting at their hall. No business of significance occurred. After adjournment, ice cream and cake were served to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Iola Pale Faces Cancel Meeting This Week
In response to extreme heat the Iola Pale Faces announce they will not meet this week. No makeup date was provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iola
Detroit Rider T Reeves Heads to Denver on Motorcycle
T Reeves of Detroit Michigan is making a motorcycle trip to Denver. He spent Wednesday night in this city after leaving Detroit three weeks ago and two weeks in Chicago. He planned to reach Des Moines tonight and Denver by mid next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Reeves
Detroit
Mich
Denver
Mr. Reeves
Chicago
Des Moines
Appointed Minister of War in Prussia
Berlin reports that General Von Herringen, commander of the second army corps, was appointed by Emperor William to the post of Prussian minister of war.
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Berlin
von Herringen
Second
Emperor William
Columbus Junction Chautauqua Closes With Noted Lectures
The Columbus Junction chautauqua ends its season with Carter’s Virginia Jubilees a hit and Jos. K. Griffis recounting his savage tale. Griffis born to a white father and part Kiowa mother narrates a life from frontier Texas to Indian life and later a Presbyterian ministry.
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Columbus Junction
Texas
Tehan
Battle of
Washita
Gen. Custer
Many Changes in Pulpits of Keota
Keota Iowa August 12 Special Rev L F Davis resigns as pastor of the Christian church and leaves about October first. He has been popular locally. With resignations in Baptist and United Presbyterian churches and possible removal of the Methodists minister, Keota faces a largely new corps of ministers this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
L. F. Davis
Davis
Christian
United Presbyterian
Pinchot Ballinger Contest Dominates Irrigation Congress
At Spokane Aug 12 Dr George C Pardee attacked Secretary Ballinger while Geo Turner defended him amid cheers for Ballinger. Ballinger spoke on reclamation arguing private capital should be encouraged and warned against small local projects that hinder larger irrigation development urging uniform state water laws and federal coordination.
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Spokane
Ballinger- Pinchot
National Irrigation Congress
George C. Pardee
California
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Geo. Turner
Washington
Congress
Wash
Finger Crushed At Meat Market In Sausage Grinder
Frank Baynard an employee at the meat market of S Springer on Cy Press Street lost the end of his third finger after a sausage grinding machine on Wednesday afternoon. Dr J Klein treated the injured finger. the injury was painful but not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Baynard
S. Springer
Cypress Street
J. Ja. Klein
Train Strikes Five-Year-Old and Two Adults in Akron
In Akron on August 12 a passenger train struck a group on the Erie tracks at North Center. William Reed 40 a Wooster businessman and Evelyn Trautman aged five were killed instantly. Mrs. Guy Trautman was perhaps fatally injured as she drove across the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
William Reed
Wooster
Evelyn Trautman
Guy Trautman
Erie
North Center
Not the Kidnapped Ones Found in Duncannon Case
Pietro Viviano of St Louis testified in Harrisburg that the children detained at Duncannon are not his daughter or nephew, refuting claims they were kidnapped from his home.
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Harrisburg
Pietro Viviano
St. Louis
Duncannon
Motorcyclists in Session Opened in Indianapolis Parade
The American Motorcyclists annual convention opened in Indianapolis with a morning business meeting and a mass parade this afternoon featuring thousands of motorcycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Jewish settle own difficulties select jurors for arbitration
Meyer Isaacson and Louis Spilg seek dismissal of disturb actions charged at the synagogue saying disputes should be settled among themselves before a four member arbitration panel to be held at the Jewish synagogue. Spilg deposits 25 and pays 10.75 costs. Isaacson has nine witnesses while Spilg lists three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbitration Board of Four
Meyer Isaacson
Louis Spilg
J. H. Carl
Pepper
Spilg
Mr. Spilg
Mr. Isaacson
Max Siegel
Carl
Isaacson
Moors Defeated Near Penon de La Gomera
Spanish garrison at Penon de La Gomera repelled Moorish fire and drove attackers into distant hills. Casualties reported as considerable. Location Morocco dated August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penon de la Gomera
Morocco
The Right Foundation of Health: Grape-Nuts Endorsed
A New Hampshire woman credits Grape-Nuts with reversing severe indigestion and stomach pain after trying the cereal. She reports lasting relief, restored energy, clearer thinking, and renewed strength, claiming she is a “new woman” physiologically and mentally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Wellville
Fraternal Picnic at Weed Park Promises Big Attendance
Muscatine lodge hosts the Maccabee picnic at Weed Park this summer with two thousand expected visitors. T F Gleason aims to raise at least 150 dollars in prizes for athletic events and a refreshment stand to cover celebration costs. Ottumwa will send a baseball team to face Muscatine lodge on the grounds. Other cities like Marshalltown Oskaloosa Cedar Rapids are anticipated to send large delegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Oskaloosa
Cedar Rapids
Mrs Lieberknecht Dies At Bellevue Hospital
Mrs. Henry Lieberknecht of Letts died at 7 this morning at Bellevue hospital after being brought from Muscatine last Monday. Funeral plans await announcement. the body will be taken to Letts on the Fire Fly for services. She was born October 30, 1855, lived in Letts all her life, and leaves six children Earnest Arthur Fred Roy Daisy and May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue Hospital
Henry Lieberknecht
Letts
Muscatine
Bellevue
Baptists Outing Draws Large Crowd From City
The Baptist excursion to Davenport this morning on the W. W. and barge gathered about 700 people, one of the year's largest from the city. The boat delayed departure until about nine due to late arrival from Burlington, with rumors of a sand bar or machinery issue. It will reach the Tri-Cities around one o clock and return leaving again about five, arriving home near nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
W. W
Burlington
Tri-Cities
Davenport Loan Co Head Is Drowned
Alfred V. Abbott aged 29 manager of the Tri City Loan Co died in the Mississippi river two miles above Cordova Iowa while bathing Wednesday afternoon. No others near him could aid as camping party members were distant and bystanders only saw his distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Alfred V. Abbott
Tri-City Loan Co
Mississippi River
Cordova
Wrestler George Hopewell Sustains Elbow Fracture
George Hopewell son of Mr and Mrs James Hopewell residing at 590 Bismarck street fractured his right elbow while wrestling in an ice house near his home yesterday afternoon. Dr F L Appel treated and reduced the bad fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hopewell
James Hopewell
Bismarck Street
George
F. L. Appel
A $100 Typewriter for 17 Cents a Day
The Oliver Typewriter offers a $100 machine for 17 cents daily with features like Balance Shift and Automatic Tabulator. Demand has surged across ages and occupations, signaling broad adoption and a belief that universal typing is at hand.
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Oliver Typewriter
Oliver Typewriter offers easy home business with lucrative pay
The Oliver Typewriter promises beginners quick entry to an expert class with earnings of 17 cents a day and more. It claims high salaries in demand driven by a national campaign to place an Oliver in every home and calls for readers to request details and a free catalog from The Oliver Typewriter Company in Chicago.
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Oliver
America
Oliver Typewriter Company
Oliver Typewriter Bldg
Chicago
Illinois
Muscatine Girl Wins Flathead Claim
Miss Elizabeth Pfeiffer of Muscatine is among the first fifty drawn for Flathead reservation homesteads. The McCormick Dry Goods bookkeeper, currently on vacation, departed three weeks ago from Missoula to Seattle for the Alaskan Yukon exposition, aiming to apply in government lotteries if possible. She resides with Mr and Mrs Ed Hagerman at 508 East Sixth Street.
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Miss Pfeiffer
West
Elizabeth Pfeiffer
Flathead Reservation
Associated Press
McCorm Dry Goods Company
Ed. Hagerman
East Sixth Street
Railway Time Table for Chicago to Kansas City Main Line
Daily timetable effective June 16 1909 shows eastbound and westbound trains. Key services include No 12 Davenport to Chicago at 2 58 am, No 62 Davenport local at 6 30 am, No 4 California Special at 6 05 am, No 1 mail and express Kansas City to Fort Worth Dallas at 8 05 am, and local freight at 2 00 pm with westbound No 2 California Special and No 61 Kansas City local passenger in late afternoon.
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Davenport
Chicago
Caricago
California
Kansas City
Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway Southwest Limited timetable
Effective June 6 1909 the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway lists trains to Kansas City. Southwest Limited No 112 departs at 2 30 am westbound alongside Local No 108 at 8 00 pm. Westbound No 105 departs 11 44 pm with Local No 103 at 6 07 am and Local Freight No x291 at 8 45 am.
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Chicago-Kansas City
Southwest Limited
Chicago-Kansas_ City
Muscatine Norte and South Railroad Timetable Change
Effective Sunday at noon on July 4, the Muscatine Norte and South Railroad announces revised southbound and northbound schedules. Trains No. 4 2 and 6 run between Muscatine Roundhouse Fruitland Garden City Grandview Wapello Elrick Junction with varied departure times, while No. 5 and No. 1 23 offer corresponding northbound arrivals and connections with Iowa Central and CG RY FP at Firick Junction and Wapello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Norte and South Railroad
Muscatine
Roundhouse
Fruitland
Garden City
Grandview
Wapello
Elrick Junction
Frulilland
Garden
Cry
Waeetle
Sccceseceess
MIS
Seseseseeses
Cocceeee
Seae Etdbeca
Efrick Junction
Maecatine
Eldeck Junction
Iowa Central
Flrick Junction
CG. RY
Burlington
Firick Junction
Wilton Trains and Wain Line Schedule Notes
Eastern bound trains connect at Wilton Branch with routes to Chicago and local stops. Service times listed include No. 10 at 6:22 am and No. 505 at 8:00 am, with arrivals around 11:59 am and 12:05 pm for Nos. 17 63 and 501.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Chicago
Banking Houses The Cook Mussfr Co State Bank
Bank names and officers listed with capital amount of 250,000. The Cook Mussfr & Co State Bank presents president W. T. Rilven, vice president B. Cook, assistant cashier Ed. C. Stocker, and a savings department manager. Four percent interest paid on time deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook. Mussfr & CO
Statr Bank
Paf Arneser
W. T. Rilven
B. Cook
FA. C
Ed. C. Stocker
Frit Waren Bank Characters and Capital Listed
The document lists officers President Frit Waren, Vice President D V Jackson, Cashier M Hughes and directors S G Stein D V Jackson J Am Renting R at Smith J Carskaddan F P Sawyer. Capital 50 000 surplus 65 000. References to Safety Deposit Vault Taxes for rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frit Waren
G. Stein
D. V. Jackson
S&s M. Hughes
S. G. Stein
J. Am
R. At Smith
J. Carskaddan
F. P. Sawyer
M. Hughes
Laundrymen’s Association convention concludes in Des Moines
F. X. Schaefer returned to the city from Des Moines where he attended the Iowa Laundrymen’s Association second annual convention. The event was called the most successful yet and the next meeting is planned for March 15 with a yet undetermined location. Schaefer serves as association treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. X. Schaefer
Des Moines
Iowa Laundrymen’s Association
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Sunshine Shampoo Shop
Hershey
Muscatine County
F. M. Cooper
J. G. Kammerer
Schaefer
Schaefer’s
Sterlin
Slaughter’s
K. Journal
Airdome
Columbus Chautauqua
Jos. K. Griffis
Salvation Army
Presbyterian Church At
Buffalo
N. Y
Cleveland
Virginia Warblers
Jubilee Singers
Carrie A. Nation
Chautauqua
D. C. Hamil
Tennessee
David Love
Pennsylvania
F. P. Henderson
A. J. Furnace
Ohio
Trollie F. Wheeler
Chas. Furnace
Wm. Carson
A. D. Atcheson
Co. D. Trumbull
Vermont
J. W. Garner
W H. Tedford
East Tennessee
J. W. Sands
J. M. Richards
Wales
John,Owens
J. B. Johnson
Columbus
W. J. Berringer
Louisa County
J. B. Hurley
J. K. Fares
Indiana
Augustine Kennedy
G. L. Thomas
New York
E. W. Oliver
Z. K. Elgart
C. F. Butler
J. B. Orris
James Porter
E. J. Buffington
Wm. Hendrix
O. C. Buffington
Pinchot-Ballinger
Irrigation Congress
Springer's
Spilg and
Essary
Baptists
Davenport Loan CO
The__ OLIVER
Flathead
Rock Island System
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
Cee
Wilton Branch
Due Wilton
Wilton Ly
Museatine
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, Ga
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