Woodmen Ponie Program Announced for Riverside Crowd
A large crowd of foresters will attend the Woodmen celebration at Riverside next Wednesday. The day includes a parade at 1 15, a ball game, races and a drill contest with the Muscatine drill team. Highlights: band concerts, speeches by May or Truwax and G A Kenderd ine, a prize float, Forester drill teams from Muscatine Washington and Cedar Rapids, Hills vs Riverside ball game, tug of war, running events with cash prizes, and an Iowa City orchestra dance venue at Fesler's opera house.
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Riverside
Muscatine
Kalona Band
St. Mary's Grove
Lone Tree Band
F. O. Hoffman
M. W. Truwax
G. A. Kenderdine
Iowa City
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Hills Vs. Riverside
East Side Park
Main Street
Fesler
Opera House
Iowa City Orchestra
Chautauqua Assembly Forms New Board After Vote
At Muscatine tonight a new nine member board was chosen for the Chautauqua Association. A ten percent stock levy was approved to liquidate indebtedness, while debates over continuing the project drew strong opinions from stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Chautauqua Association
P. M. Musser Public Library
Fred Beach
Chautauqua
W. F. Chevalier
Henry Jayne
J. F. Devitt
Mr. Devitt
H. F. Giessler
J. G. van Lent
F. D. Throop
C. P. McColm
S. G. Stein
J. T. Martin
T. C. Clark
Chevalier
Burials and Health Reports Include July 1909 Muscatine
Board of Health minutes summarize July 1909 reports from Dr. Ev ersmeyer and Dr. Hackett. The month notes quarantines for scarlet fever diphtheria whooping cough and smallpox with 13 births and 14 burials at Greenwood and St Marys cemeteries.
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Board of Health
J. J. Ryan
Eversmeyer
Hackett
Honorable
City of
Muscatine
Iowa
Mike Pfeiffer
Nebraska Street
J. S. McKee
West Third Street
John A. Robbins
Mulberry Avenue
Chas. Spaethe
W. E. Scannell
Dr. Smith
Walter W. Papes
West Fourth Street
Phillips Street
William Hayes
Pest House
Theo. Kuechman
Oak Street
I. V.whcceses
Greenwood Cemetery
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Mrs Grosjean And Daughter Visit St Paul Minneapolis
Mrs C N Grosjean and her daughter Miss Grace depart from the Burlington road to spend time with friends in St Paul and Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Grosjean
Grace
Burlington Road
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Mrs Elmira Springer Returns Home From City Visit
Mrs Elmira Springer returns to her Cedar Rapids home after visiting this city as the guest of Mrs Co E Franklin at 706 Cedar Street yesterday afternoon.
Root Juice Cure Claims Drive Big Drug Store Sale
A local drug store featured Root Juice with hundreds visiting to try the remedy amid repeated cure reports. Albert Simlick of Cantrell Illinois praised rapid relief from stomach trouble after three to four doses and four bottles, noting improved digestion and appetite. The tonic is advertised as a stomach bowels liver and kidney healer, selling at $1 a bottle or three bottles for $2.50 at Morgan's drug store.
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Albert Simlick
Cantrell, Ill
Morgan's Drug Store
Food Inspector Reports Monthly Health Findings
Food inspection summary shows total animals slaughtered 806 with cattle 234 hogs 383 calves 158 and sheep 31. Seven milk selling licenses requested by named applicants and ten milk tests conducted with varied results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Fred Binggli
Ben R. Beach
Mittman Bros
Conrad Buechner
H. W. Link
Rudolph Fetch
Wm. L. Hunt
William Tiedeman
C. J. Hackett
Epworth League Picnic At Weed Park
The Epworth League of the First Methodist church plans a novel August picnic at Weed Park on Friday the 27th. Led by Mrs. William Walton, the event features a field meet and assorted contests for women and young men, with a picnic supper and an evening at the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
First Methodist Church
Weed Park
William Walton
Col Durham Parking planned for Muscatine river front
Miss Susan F Stone proposes an east river front improvement between Rock Island depot and Western tracks adding Muscatine by large letters in white shells a sun dial benches flower beds and vines. Tom P Wilson aids design with landscape ideas and Col Durham is honored in the naming. Benches urns donated by local businesses and Mrs W R Stone.
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Muscatine
Susan F. Stone
Rock Island
Sycamore Street
Front Street
Elks’ Club
Miss Stone
Tom P. Wilson
Wilson
Rock Island Company
Riverview Park
Barry Manufacturing Company
W. J. Vannatta
Nora Weir
Col
Duluth, Minn
Prairie Grove News and Local Visits
Prairie Grove Illinois reports a cool morning on Tuesday. Mrs Arch James and baby visited briefly and husband returned to work. Carl and Helen Schiele came back from Davenport after a two week grandparent visit. Chloide Walters and Carl Small visited Iowa City. Mrs Emma Nicholson and son Forrest from Stanhope visited Will and Frank Wilkins. Miss Ethel Downey had tonsil removal in Iowa City last Thursday. She is now with her sister.
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Prairie Grove
Ila
Arch James
Baby
Carl
Helen Schiele
Davenport
Messrs
Chloide Walters
Carl Small
Iowa City
Emma Nicholson
Forrest
Stanhope
Improvements 10 Made at Hostelry Under New Hotel Law
The Commercial Hotel owned by W. J. Vannatta will receive a new paint job and strengthened east walls with two new piers. The building will fully comply with a recently enacted hotel law requiring outward swinging doors and ropes with knots every two feet for fire escape.
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W. J. Vannatta
Prairie Grove Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Myrtle Jay and family get along nicely. Kirby boys visited their uncle's family Thursday. Robert Pinney and wife spent Sunday with home folks in Union Valley. Mrs. Frank Wilkins hosted a Musachine cousin. Mrs. R W Hinkhouse and Myrtle of Union Valley visited Prairie Grove. George Downing and wife visited daughters in Iowa City. Mrs. B A Kenney of West Liberty visited Friday with her niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Jay
Kirby
Robert Pinney
Union Valley
Frank Wilkins
Musachine
R. W. Hinkhouse
Myrtle
Prairie Grove
George Downing
Iowa City
B. A. Kenney
West Liberty
Helen Blair to sail upriver excursion in September
Captain Walter Blair plans to withdraw the Helen Blair from Burlington Davenport service and run an extended upper river trip starting September 14. Stops include Julien Dubuque tomb Pictured Rocks Queens Bluffs with a Lake St Croix visit and Stillwater stop. Fort Snelling and Minnehaha Falls are on the itinerary aided by a top Diamond Jo pilot.
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Mississippi River
Walter Blair
Helen Blair
Burlington-Davenport
Davenport
Julien, Dubuque’s Tomb
Pictured Rock
Queens Bluffs
Lake St. Croix
Stillwater
Fort Snelling
Minnehaha Falls
Diamond Jo Line
Blair
An Economical Vacation Sale From Grand Trunk Railway
Round trip tickets to over a hundred Canadian and New England resorts as well as New York City and Jersey Coast resorts will go on sale after June 1. Full details on sale dates, limits, stopovers and literature available from W. S. Cookson A. G. P. A. Grand Trunk Railway System 135 Adams Street Chicago.
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Canada
New England
New York City
Jersey Coast
W. S. Cookson
Grand Trunk Railway System
Adams Street
Chicago
Mrs Black Hosts Dinner for West Liberty Friends
Mrs Martin Black and family hosted a dinner for Celia Clark and Artie Gates, two girls from West Liberty, last Friday.
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Martin Black
Chas. Swart
Celia Clark
Artie Gates
West Liberty
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