Plan new road on Funck's Hill
The county board voted to improve the Funck's hill stretch on the Conesville road including location and grading for eight tenths of a mile. Objections will be heard Sept 3 at 2 o'clock. The project aims to lower the grade, modify sharp curves by the Milwaukee railway overpass, and reduce the danger at the foot of the hill with guard rails and ditches. Cost is about $14 000, with railroad cost to be settled before bids.
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Funck’s Hill
Conesville Road
County Board of Supervisors
Milwaukee Railway
Big purses for Wapello races at Louisa County fair
Wapello Iowa August 22 over two thousand dollars in purses will be prizes for the winners of horse races at the Louisa County fair to be held August 25 to 28. Entries include horses from across the state and nearby states. William Burkhart of Muscatine named presiding judge with A L Woolery of Champaign Illinois starting judge and Edwin Price of Montrose license timer. About 35 horses entered for the events at the fair.
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Wapello
Louisa County Fair
William Burkhart
Muscatine
A. L. Woolery
Champaign
Ill
Edwin Price
Montrose
Williams Defeats Midget Smith In 12 Rounds
Baltimore boxing notes report Kid Williams former bantamweight champion defeated Midget Smith of New York in a 12 round bout with Saturday night venue listed as the American Legion dance in Baltimore Maryland.
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American Legion
Baltimore, Md
Kid Williams
Midget Smith
New York
Young Musicians to Give 3 Programs at West Liberty Fair
The Foster concert ensemble of Muscatine will present three performances at the West Liberty fair. The group, ages 12 to 16, is directed by Orville R. Foster and includes Elizabeth Black Wilma Sweitzer Arthur Umscheid Francis Nugent Virginia Eichenauer. The afternoon program features a varied menu of overtures concertos solos and duets, ending with a violin duet and multiple numbers. The evening schedule includes classics marches waltzes and vocal pieces with saxophone and clarinet solos, concluding with Stars and Stripes Forever.
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West Liberty Fair
Foster Concert Ensemble of
Muscatine
Orville R. Foster
Elizabeth Black
Wilma Sweitzer
Arthur Umscheid
Francis Nugent
Orville Foster
Virginia Eichenauer
von Suppentermezzo
Mascagni
Kreisler
Cobb
Strauss
Lad
march—Barth
Wilma Schweitzer
You
Maggie’’—Butterfield
Picardy
Wood
Smith-Holmes
Sousa
West Liberty Man Seeks Damages in Engine Crash
Lovett A. White of West Liberty sues Rock Island railway in district court for fifteen thousand dollars claiming a Rock Island engine backed up at high speed and caused damage to his car. The incident occurred in Iowa City on a August date, with White alleging negligence by the railroad.
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West Liberty
Iowa City
Lovett A. White
Rock Island Railway Company
Rock Island
White
Back Taxes Owed Rock Island Rail Won’t Stop County
Muscatine county will receive 8209.39 in back taxes from the Rock Island Railway after the U S Supreme Court upheld a valuation increase approved by the Iowa executive council two years ago. The railway’s appeal blocked collection but the injunction was dissolved and the funds are due with interest.
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Muscatine County
Rock Island Railway
United States Supreme Court
Iowa Executive Council
Executive Council
Rock Island
Railway
Speeding crash at West Liberty crossing injures driver
A motorist was speed and struck his automobile at a West Liberty crossing, demolishing the car and severely injuring him. The case will be tried in the September term of court.
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Speed
West Liberty Crossing
Busses Offer Special Service to West Liberty Fair
White Star Bus line provides reduced fare service during the West Liberty fair week August 22 to 26. From Monday August 24 a bus departs Henderson drug store at 7 am and every two hours until 5 pm, returning after the evening show. Muscatine to West Liberty round trip costs 1.50.
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West Liberty Fair Grounds
White Star
Henderson Drug Store
Fair Grounds
Muscatine
West Liberty
Fairgrounds
Three Confess Stealing Furs from Davenport Store
In August 22 A P 1 Robert Hull Walter Hull and John Killion were arrested Friday charged with stealing furs from the T Richter Store valued at thousands of dollars. They confessed to their roles after attempting to sell 100 sealskins to a Rock Island furrier. Robert Hull, a firm employee, oversaw the store room and aided outside accomplices. The thefts reportedly continued for a long period. The Hull brothers are among the accused.
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Mr. Richter
Hulls
Church Officials to Visit Muscatine Sunday Services
The Rev Leonard Westrate of Macomb Michigan and the Rev A B Leamer of Des Moines will preach at Grace English Lutheran and other churches in Muscatine. Farewell sermons, baptisms, and mission collection services are planned with rally meetings aiming to boost attendance.
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A. B. Leamer
D. D
Des Moines
Iowa Synod of English Lutheran Churches
Grace English Lutheran Church
Muscatine
Leonard Westrate
Maplegrove Road
Sweetland
North Prairie
Muscatine County to Maintain Two Road Segments for Scott County
Muscatine County supervisors agreed to maintain two road stretches totaling four and a half miles near the Scott County line at Scott County's expense. The work was requested by Scott County and will be under state highway commission supervision after December 1. Scott County will be charged according to the commission's maintenance scale.
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Muscatine County
Scott County
State Highway Commission
State
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Funck's Hill
Milwaukee
Kembles
Hershey Bldg
America
Knight
Daimler- Knight
Panhard
Minerva
Peugeot
Willys- Knight
United States
Brougham
Cedar Street
Iowa Synod
Lutheran Church
Davenport
Pullman Couch Co
Jacquard
Baker Cut
Iceen Se
Urniture & Rug CO
Complex Furisher
Iowa Ave
West Liberty Fairgrounds
White Star Bus Line
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