Local notes on visits and movements around Muscatine
Local items list residents visiting friends in Muscatine or leaving for trips. Names include Mrs. W L Olds Ainsworth Miss Anna Getz Winfield Miss Beatrice Borgstedt 1290 Cook St and others traveling to Nichols Iowa City Davenport Villisca and Kansas City. Several loan and investment notes appear for J E Stevenson 209 Iowa Ave and medical mentions of Dr Cal W Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Borgstedt
Cook Street
Nichols
Delegates Named for County Convention at Court House
The county convention delegates chosen in the June primary will also serve at the convention called by Chairman Stocker for Saturday August 29. A complete ward by ward list of delegates from Bloomington Cedar Fruitland Fulton Goshen Lake Montpelier Moscow Orono Pike Seventy Six Sweetland Wapsinonoe Wilton Muscatine wards is provided, detailing each township and suburb participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Stocker
County Central Committee
Bloomington
Ed. Barnard
Wm. Hendrix
Cyrus Satterthwaite
J. P. Fishburn
H. J. Freyermuth
Cedar Township
J. F. Williams
W. L. Shellabarger
Fruitland
J. C. Gay
H. H. English
H. H. Owen
L. R. Mc Kee
J. F. Coffin
Pike Township
J. Brown
J. S. Fulmer
M. S. Hamilton
J. W. Borestadt
Wilder Smith
John Nicola
R. T. Shannon
A. B. Timberlake
Homer Vincent
J. P. Downer
German Baptist Ministerial Convention Holds Successful Iowa Meeting
The German Baptist ministerial association of Iowa wrapped up its state convention at the German church at Sixth and Walnut streets. Rev Scholz of Burlington spoke in the morning and Rev Reichert of George, Iowa in the evening. A mission fund was raised, a Weed park outing occurred, and a picnic at the club house followed. Steam Boat Rock was chosen for the next meet. Rev Hiram Dryer of Aplington became treasurer and Rev J G Draevel of Elgin was secretary of the mission committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Baptist Ministerial Association of
Iowa
Sixth and
Walnut Streets
Scholz
Burlington
Reichert
George
Weed Park
Association
Hiram Dryer
Aplington
J. G. Draevel
Elgin
Mission Committee
Standard Bearers program at Muscatine church draws crowd
South Muscatine Standard Bearers held a well attended service at Musserville Methodist Church with Miss May Villa Patten giving an address. A noted musical program featured Misses Powell Johnson Washburn Painter Hoopes and Leota Randleman among others, concluding with the choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musserville Methodist Church
Standard Bearers Society
May Villa Patten
Blanche Washburn
Sadie Eshleman
Tressa Townsend
Pearl Townsend
Emma Silberhorn
Florence Powell
Mamie Johnson
Ruth Painter
Amy Hoopes
Leota Randleman
P. M. Conant
South
Gold Medal Flour Featured In Virginia Bakery Ad
Virginia bakery promotes Gold Medal Flour for delicious baked goods in a brief ad mentioning Rropa. The note highlights the flour’s role in producing tasty treats for local shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Rockland Crowd Excursion to City on Silver Crescent
A fair sized crowd traveled from Rock Island on the steamer Silver Crescent for a Carnival City Boat Company excursion. The boat returned to the tri-cities at 5 o clock Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Silver Crescent
City
Rock Island
Carnival City Boat Company
Tri-Cities
Winona Evening Planned At Mulford Church
Miss Alice Mulford, recently back from Winona Lake, will speak at a Mulford Congregational church event on Thursday night. She will discuss the Presbyterian Assembly held there, hear Rev. William Sunday, and a musical program is planned. Sunday school teachers, Bible students, scholars and parents are invited.
Surprise birthday honor for Herman Liebbe at South Muscatine
Herman Liebbe was surprised at his South Muscatine home Saturday evening as members of the Muscatine Maennerchor and many friends gathered to celebrate his birthday with games and a luncheon. The piece also notes social plans canceled for Mulford church baseball, travels of locals, and a sermon by Rev. Herman P. Williams in Columbus City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Liebbe
South Muscatine
Muscatine Maennerchor
Mulford
Bert Lockwood
Wapello
Bert Smith
Grandview
King
Sampson Street
Andrew Kephart
Charles Lockwood
Indiana Street
B. Law
Charles Snow
Gladwin
Milwaukee
Gertrude
L. B. Hanna
Albia
Iowa
Frank Latta
Rose van Dresky
Muscatine
A. Rowland
Vinton
C. F. Seydel
Frazer
Will K. Moore
Knox
Burlington
Billings
Mont
Lysle Foster
Chicago
J. T. Kinmonth
Inez Oliver
Davenport
S. W. Noland
Julia Laughlin
Cedar Rapids
Laughlins
Herman P. Williams
Philippines
U. P
Columbus City
Local society notes from Columbus Junction and area
Col umbus Junction IA August 17 reports on visits and travel. J K Blair of Buffalo Kansas visits after his son in law George B Stapp’s accident and reports his condition improving. Other items include a birth at A Jennings home and visits by Dr J McWilliams and family. W R Lytle and Mrs Lytle visit family in Columbus Junction before returning to Waterloo. Mrs Lawrence Lupton and family return to Davenport with Olive Yancey. D O Loy returns to Sheffield after chautauqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McKay
Rock Island
Muscatine
Silver Crescent
Albert Freeland
Atalissa
Munroe
Cliff Mason
Near Wapello
Gertrude Blake
Island
Ben Thorpe
Bay Island
Edward Pratt
Nichols
B. Pratt
L. Hawk
Paul
Charles Godfrey
Columbus Junction
J. K. Blair
Buffalo
Kansas
George B. Stapp
J. McWilliams
Wendell
Farmington
Iowa
D. A. McWilliams
Vincent
Anna Cunningham
W. H. MecNatton
Washington
W. R. Lytle
Waterloo
Davenport
Olive Yancey
D. O. Loy
Sheffield
Ill
F. M. Mossberry
Des Moines
Mary DeForest
A. de
Special Excursion Fares via Grand Trunk Railway System
Summer 1908 Chicago to Montreal and return 20 dollars Quebec and return 24 dollars Temagami and return 21.69 dollars Portland and return 27.35 dollars Old Orchard and return 37.75 dollars Boston and return 25.35 dollars Corresponding fares to over one hundred other places in Canada and New England Tickets valid thirty days Liberal stopover arrangements St Lawrence River and Rapids included at slightly higher fares Descriptive literature by mail from Geo W Vaux A G P T A 135 Adams St Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Trunk Railway System
Chicago
Montreal
Quebec
Temagami
Portland
Old Orchard
Boston
Canada
New England
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Geo. W. Vaux, A. G. P
T. A
Adams St
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Pia
Candy Kitchen
W. L. Olds
Ainsworth
A. J. Fuestel
Hattie Gage
Letts
William Jones
Conesville
Anna Getz
Winfield, Ia
Quincy
J. E. Stevenson
Iowa Avenue
J. A. Cochran
Margaret Dietrick
Hershey Avenue
Iowa City
John Degler
Leonard Umscheid
East Eighth Street
C. E. Crowe
Dorothy
Mrs. Crowe
Mrs
G. McNannama
Villisca
J. Stellrecht
Denver
Col
Cal. W. Smith
D. W. Brown
Dubuque
Charles Kincaid
West Fourth Street
A. J. Barger
Muscatine Western
John Storms
F. S. Westcot
Cherokee, Okla
M. A. Barr
W. J. Fitzsimmons
Gooding
Idaho
Corwin
Muscatine Island
Mollie Powelankey
Poplar
Seventh Streets
Sophia Clamage
A. Siegel
Thomas Garrard
Roy
William Robinson
Mulberry Avenue
Katherine Gilchrist
Kansas City
W. L. Raach
John Beveridge
T. F. Beveridge
B. F. Butler
State University
Iowa City Republican
J. M. But- Jar
Mary
Boat Rock
Methodist
Miss May
Villa Patten
Winona
Novel Entertainment
Alice Mulford
Winona Lake
MAEN
Nerchor
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Muscatine Lumber & Box Co
Home Savings Bank
Carl J. Barnard
F. A. Neidig
East Second Street
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