Local Social Roundup and Firefly Travel Notes
Dr McNutt and Miss Louise Bauer travel to Columbus Junction on the Firefly for a weekend visit. Many residents return home on the Firefly after visiting friends in Muscatine Letts Columbus Junction Davenport or Des Moines. Local ads note 100 Sweet Mary cigars and top cash prices for poultry butter eggs hides and wool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Bauer
Columbus Junction
John Daniels
Letts
Muscatine
Ella Nichols
M. Oliver
Lee Colton
East Second St
J. Greenblatt
Harry Simmons
Severa
Louise Leonhard
German Editors Meet in Davenport for Annual Convention
The sixth annual German American Press association of Iowa opens in Davenport with a three day program. Illinois and Wisconsin editors join, a joint session planned, and a national scope envisioned as members from multiple states attend events including a steamer excursion, banquets, and Turners reception.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa City
Herman Mahraun
Will Soon Reduce Assessment for Typographical Union
The Colorado Springs convention set an eight hour day and a staged deduction of the union’s assessment from 10 percent to 5 percent. It plans to drop the charge to zero after winning the strike. The union reports 38,960 eight hour workers, 2,556 on longer contracts, 4,709 on strike, with strike costs totaling 1,600,009 dollars and members covering all but 47,715 dollars.
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Colorado Springs
What Is Man A Bold Suckow Sermon for Christianity
Rev Suckow of Manchester Ia preached at First Congregational church on The Ultimate Question What is man He argued Christianity uniquely answers this ultimate query by tracing mans relations to God and others He claimed Christianitys historical good works and heartening appeal outshine rival systems and urged audience to accept and live its truth.
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Trev. Suckow
First Congregational
Suckow
Manchester
B. C. Preston
C. Laverne Peck
Rev. Suckow
Elijah
God
Wiley Wins in Wapsie Caucus Delegates Choose Sheriff Candidate
West Liberty Iowa June 18. Republican voters of Wapsinonoc township held a caucus in the rink to select delegates to Muscatine county convention. Ballot favored R J Wiley 143 over N B Ansley 83. Wiley then named a 28 member delegate slate and officers.
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West Liberty
Wapsinonoc Township
Iowa
W. H. Shipman
J. L Nichols
Robert Brooke
J. C. Coster
N. B. Ansley
R. J. Wiley
S. B. Osborn
Wapsinonoe Township
Muscatine County
Wapsin
Ansley
Wiley
E. C. Nichols
A. A. Aikens
W. M. Long
JL. G. Hogue
Robi. Brooke
John Schenck
R. 8
Clark
Chet. Barnes
Levi Wilens
James Conley
T. C. Anderson
J. I. Nichols
James Nay
G. A. Moore
C. FE. Buckman
J. E. McIntosh
Will McMahon
Jeff Sanders
Hale's Household Ointment drives skin troubles away
Eczema salt rheum tetter erysipelas ring worm scaley or itching eruptions of skin or scalp old sores and scrofulous indications are a few of the troubles which Dr Hale's Household Ointment drives away. First application gives relief. At all drug stores 25c or from Kenyon and Thomas Adams NY.
Fraternal Aid Memorial Services Held At Hall
Fraternal Aid association members held memorial services at their hall amid heat with songs by a mixed quartet led by F S Pentzer and a talk by W D Bowlby. Rev J N Eliott spoke on fraternal bonds and aid, followed by tributes to deceased members listed with death dates spanning 1892 to 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraternal Aid Association
F. S. Pentzer
Marie Schmidt
Andrew Asthalter
J. N. Eliott
First Presbyterian Church
W. D. Bowlby
J. N. Elliott
J. W. Pollock
William Schrieber
John B. Rider
Fred Beahr
Daisy Althaus
Godfrey Moore
Mable Keckler
John T. Murphy
Flora McMains
Anna Thurman
Jacob Becky
J. S. Benham
Thomas Royster
Quincy Officials Cleared of Blame in Disaster Report
Government investigators credit boat officers and Diamond Jo Line for saving passengers after the steamer ran onto a stump. Captain W. A. Thompson says avoiding a sandbar would have risked panic. grounding ashore prevented greater loss.
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Quincy
W. A. Thompson
Thompson
West Chester Social Notes From August Visit and Local News
West Chester items record Hod Wilson and family traveling to Washington, visits by Mrs. Bert Rittenhouse and Ruth, Effie O Laughlin from Washington, Tipton Bros from Oklahoma visiting, stock shipped to Chicago, Canada note for A C Milschin, Myrtle Pierce visiting Joe Wolfe, chautauqua attendance at Sigourney, local heat incident near Wes Smith's threshing, Caldwell doctoring the affected men, Hannah Moothart returning from northern Iowa, Porter family visiting relatives, Reuben Gilbert’s death and funeral at New Haven church, Alice Goodspeed’s Washington visit.
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West Chester
Hod Wilson
Wellman
Washington
Bert Rittenhouse
Ruth
Effie O'Laughlin
J. D. Dayton
Tipton Bros. and Children
Oklahoma
Herman Schueltz
Chicago
A. C. Milschin
Canada
Myrtle Pierce
Winfield
Joe Wolfe
J. B. Crayne
Rev. Hanna
Sigourney
Wm. Plummer
Wes. Smith
Here
Glenn Martin
Harry Lowe
Dr. Caldwell
Hannah Moothart
M. Porter
J. Woods
Iowa County
Reuben Gilbert
John Howeh
Ang
New Haven
Alice Goodspeed
Piper O Dundee Leads Iowa State Fair Pipers
Des Moines reports the Mac Kenzie clan of Scotch bagpipers will perform at the Iowa State Fair next week. Five players, with their real cats, will lead the Clyde horse parade and fill the grounds with popular Scotch songs throughout the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
MacKenzie
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Walter Streitler
R. L. Donald
Sweet Mary
America
C. T. Gremmel
M’fr
J. W. Francis
South Bend
Ind
John Berry
Keota
W. Walnitz of
O. J. Gimble
Burlington
City
Geo. E. Throop
Front Street
Frank Brogan
Albia
Fred Klein
Allen Rodgers
Oskaloosa
M. P. Beebe
Ipswich
S. C
Geo. Pantel
W. Beardsley
Davenport
Illinois
Joseph Eiboeck
Eclipse
le Claire
I. & I. Interurban
Turner Opera House
Tri-City Press Club
Davenport Automobile Club
Davenport Commercial Club
Government Island
Moline
Rock Island
Rock Island Club
Davenport Turners
Ae Coun
Sita
Mira Hershey Lumber Co
Hershey
Wapsie
Liberty
H. W. Propst
Tom Smiley
Behiz Ed. Lane
Chas. Purvis
A. H. Floyd
Theo. Jones
J. P. Mountain
L. L. Birkett
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Muscatine Lumber and Box Co
East Second Street
Fraternal Aid
Rev. Elliott
THE
Piper O’ Dundee
Hohler Bros
Business College
Cal. W. Smith
Mississippi Valley
Home Tea Co
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