From Wapello to Millersburg News Roundup
Minnie Marsh of Des Moines returned home after visiting relatives and friends in Sweetland. Many local youths plan to be in Muscatine on Labor Day. Monday a burglary search was made at Ed Hessein’s home while the family was away, but no money was found. A suspicious person was spotted one mile east of their home in the late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Marsh
Des Moines
Sweetland
Muscatine
Hessein
Wapello Lodge Records Dead Brother Memorial Note
Wapello lodge No. 5 A F and A M adopts a memorial record for Frank R. Wright, praising his service, expresses sympathy to his wife and family, and directs a copy to be sent to them. Also reports on Wright’s funeral, court term outlook, and local notices including wills and licenses.
Harker Cemetery Association Meeting Scheduled
Aug 20 news brief reports a meeting of the Harker Cemetery Association at C F Holtz home next Friday night at 8 oclock. Local society notes include Ed Chamberlin family visiting north of Wilton and Rev John Robertson staying at the parsonage. Small grain crop prospects poor amid threshing activity by Gettert Bros. neighboring Sweetland.
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Sweetland
Harker Cemetery Association
C. F. Holtz
Ed. Chamberlin
Wilton
Miss Weaver
Letts
Allbee
John Robertson
Gettert Bros
Reynolds
Illinois
Byron Drury
A. J. Wood
Hanley
Messrs. Wood
Chamberlin
Hampton
Weikert
Greenfield
Caples
Kansas City
Moots
Levi Moss
Iowa Township News Roundup
The corn crop in this section matures slowly. Visitors include Chet Crea and Nellie from Davenport and Rock Island. Mr and Mrs R M Norris of Nichols visit Geo Norris and wife. Webb Yarrington family from near Rochester call on relatives. Jno Gall slowly improves from rheumatism. Herman Edrick and L R Moore invest in a new threshing machine. A letter arrives from former resident John Dunfee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Township
Chet
Crea
Nellie
Davenport
Rock Island
R. M. Norris
Nichols
Geo
Webb Yarrington
Rochester
Jno. Gall
Herman Edrick
L. R. Moore
John Dunfee
Local notices from Iowa township residents and visitors
A transcript of community items lists movements and greetings among residents. Frank Petersen, Miss Blanche Stewart and others visit or teach. Chas True contemplates moving west. families travel between Ottumwa Sunbury West Liberty and Muscatine. threshing and harvest in progress. several visits from Chicago Morse Pedee and West Branch noted.
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Armona
Calif
Mattie Baconee
Sunbury
Frank Petersen
Lena Neing
North Prairie
Blanche Stewart
Atalissa
Cedar Hill
Willard Crees
Muscatine
Chas
True
Jos. Briggle
Mildred Fulmer
Ottumwa
Gee. Norris
Richard Farm
West Liberty
Wilmer Jensen
West Branch
Frank Brown
Frank Tatten
Near West Liberty
L. R. Moore
Oliver Smith
Pedee
Addie Collison
Frank Smith
Iowa Township
South Dakota
Clarence Robinson
Solon
Harry Percy
Morse
L. A. Winans
Chicago
Chas. Robinson
Local Notices From Ferdinand Illinois Neighborhood
Community notes record visits and calls among residents including Mrs. Ben Zoliner Mrs. John Zoliner and others in Foster Illinois City and Edgington Labor Day plans threshing progress and a birth. Several residents travel to Muscatine Cedar Rapids and Fer dinand while church attendance and social visits are noted with many names listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fowler
Edgington
Geo. Mayhew
Fern
Minnie
Ferdinand
Thos. Fowler
W. C. Krueger
Chas. Ruthenburg
Christa
Henry Krueger
W. F. Krueger
Acre
Hazel Dell
Mannon Notes Include Visits And Labor Day Plans
Aug 20 Mannon notes list Miss Iva Keich and Archie Duncan visiting Sher man Keichs home. ZeHa Weidling visits Burlington relatives. Lloyd Shields visits aunt Mrs S C Gore. Prof C B Baymiller and Minnie Abingdon visit Mannon. Mrs Hugh Howard convalescent. Rachel Sloan ill near Mannon. Joe Moore of Keithsburg visits Mannon relatives. Florence Mason returns from Aledo. Labor Day in Muscatine Sept 7. Alice Noble of Tennessee to teach school. Laura Mason of Joy visits parents near Mannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannon
Iva Keich
Archie
Duncan
Sherman Keich
ZeHa Weidling
Burlington
Lloyd Shields
S. C. Gore
C. B. Baymiller
Minnie
Abingdon
Hugh Howard
Rachel Sloan
Joe Moore
Keithsburg
Florence Mason
Aledo
Muscatine
Alice Noble
Tennessee
Laura Mason
Joy
Frank McFarlane Sickness and Local Outing News
West Chester Indiana notes Frank McFarlane on the sick list while nearby citizens joined an August 17 Davenport excursion and August 18 Skunk River outing. An August 21 Ft Madison penitentiary trip costs 2.09 dollars for those seeking a day of duty and recreation amid community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Frank McFarlane
Davenport
Ft. Madison
State Penitentiary
Skunk River
W. H. Auten
Panora
Hugh Crayne
Bessie McFarlane
Bessie Burham
Richmond
S. L. Baker
Jeff Dayton
Anthon Plans Water Works Plant Installation
Anthon will install a water works plant valued at eight thousand dollars. The project involves new infrastructure and utility improvements for the town.
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Anthon
Illinois Central stockholders meet in Chicago October 21 1903
Regular annual meeting of the Illinois Central Railroad Company stockholders will be held at the company offices in Chicago on Wednesday October 21 1903 at twelve oclock noon Tickets to travel free over the line to Chicago and return will be issued to each holder of registered stock as of September 29 1903 who is of full age The tickets are valid for four days before and after the meeting and must be countersigned stamped during business hours at the office of Assistant Secretary W G Buren in Chicago Applications must state holder name address and certificate details No more than one free passenger per stockholding A G Hagsstaffp Secretary
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Illinois Central Railroad Company
Chicago
Illinois
Ilinois Central Railroad
Niv
W. G. Buren
A. G. Hagsstaffp
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Iowa Avenue
Iowa
W. F. Brannan
J. Fisch & Sons
J. Carskaddan
W. D. Burk
Carskaddan & Burk
West Second Street
T. R. Fitzgerald
Hershey State Bank
Iowa Avenue and
Second Street
G. M. ‘Titus
Titus & Jackson
Scott Richman
E. F. Richman
Richman & Richman
K. Jayne
Hoffman
Jayne & Hoffman
P. Ingham
Attorney
E. 2d Street
J. R. Nisly
East Ninth Street
W. BR. B. Thompson &Sons
East Second Street
W. B. Thompson & Sons
Ofice
Thos. Brown
Rey C. Brown
Brown & Brown
First National Bank
D. P. Miller
East Fifth Street
Cook, Musser & Co.'s
West Third Street
H. M. Dean
H. J. Dean
J. Dean
Toth
Henry F. Lange
Cook, Musser & C. State Bank and Trust Co. Banking and Exchange
Second St
Muscatine, Ia
S. G. Stein
D. V. Jackson
S. M. Hughes
J. R. Reuling
Chas. Page
JF. P. Sawyer
Muscatine Savings Bank
P. W. Francis
Henry Jayne
L. G. Burnett
Sarah Hershey Eddy
Mira Hershey
Daniel Hayes
C.f- Way
Wapello
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Millersburg
The
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Wapello, Ia
A. F
A. M
Frank R. Wright
John Hale
Oscar Hale
W. M
Mary A. Marsden
Bessie J. Lischer
Jesse Blake
Justice Crutchfield
Presbyterian Church
Cooper
Rebekah
Blakely
Blakely & Mulinax
Byram
F. E. Longstrethh
Joseph Wagner
Smith
Prof. Halliday
Grandview
John Geiger
Oklahoma
Wm. Snyder
Los Angeles
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Crawfordsville
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Mulinax
Missouri
Ben Noble
Monroe
Wis
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Lillian Fry
Alta Weaver
Brainard
Lenora
Delta
Mary Zimmerman
Susan
E. B. Thos. J. Giggle
Wyman
G. W. Gipple
Isaiah Gipple
Herbert
Our Village
Blennie Coder
Cedar Rapids
John Shellabarger
John Eliason
Guthrie County
Getha Shellabarger
Sweetland Center
Jillian Fry
J. A. Thompson
Far West
Jessie
Nellie Sipe
Anna Weaver
Sipe
Irma Harrison
Washington
Katie Rowe
Sweetsland
Ilanl
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Worrans
Gradfeld
Atlanta
Tri Dear Vine
Sanaeie
North
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