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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1905
Page
6
From many correspondents the Journal staff gathers a broad roundup of village notes and local chatter across Wapelio West Liberty Montezuma Millersburg highlighting people you know and events shaping small town life.
In Crawfordsville Aug 23 Rev Lloyd Tennant is at Wilton for camp meeting. Rev Harper from Burlington fills his pulpit. J S Cotton preaches at United Presbyterian. Miss Banard of Montezuma visits with Miss Etta Nooley. Mrs Sherwood and daughter Maggie Yeager visit Mediapolis. Frank Fletcher returns from Colorado health trip. W A Anwyl excavates cellar for new residence south town. Mel Anderson of Washington builds for Ed McFarland north town. T W Rickey to build on newly purchased lot from B F Brown. Henry McCoy visits Burlington. Mrs Walker of Mt Pleasant visits daughter Rheta Tennant. Miss Grace Robbins returns from Dodgeville. Mr and Mrs W A Harper return from Idaho. Many attend chautauqua in Washington. Mae De Long recovering from appendicitis. Abraham Turman confined to east part. Miss Etta Wooley and J F Buxbaum attend Washington chautauqua services.
Blue Grass Iowa residents including Mr and Mrs Imael Bancks Georgia and Carl Bancks and others visited Frank Thoene in Buffalo for his wife Mrs Thoene birthday. Georgia Bancks planned an indefinite visit while several locals fished and attended a Sunday supper at Anton Braun's. About 75 guests enjoyed ice cream cake and lemonade at the Pleasant Prairie event hosted by Calista Benshoof.
Mrs. Andrew Cochran returns to Muscatine after visiting friends in the Adams area since last Saturday. Mr and Mrs William Richards of Muscatine accompanied by others were mentioned in the same paragraph as locals engaging in regional social visits.
Catine spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Gurse. Mrs. Charlotte McCarty, visiting friends nearby, went to Nichols Monday to stay with her sister Mrs. Addie Smith before returning home to Springfield Nebraska.
Riverside Iowa reports visits by Mrs John Mentzer and Mrs Fred Duncan in Cedar Rapids and Muscatine resident Ray Fesler with his parents. Lillian Dvorsky from Iowa City stays with Irene Thoman. The M E Sunday school picnic along the Iowa River is postponed due to a storm. Prof H L Bryson returns from South Dakota after two months away. Local visitor A J Carr from Lone Tree stops in Riverside. Last Sunday Mrs J N Miller hosted a dinner for several ladies including Mrs T C Scott and Mrs Justice McElree. Fred Fesler of Indiana visits the Shellady home east of town.
Mrs J C Mathers travels to Mason City by telegram for a cousin funeral. Clara Vaughn and Clara Black of Eldon visit Aunt Mrs J N Pickens. Irene and May Flynn of Ottumwa visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Boyd. Mrs Charlie Nash remains seriously ill. Rev Voorhees leaves for Franklin Ind to officiate at his sister s wedding. Rev J W Young of Washington will fill in. Emily Mathers and a friend from Washington visit after a few days at the chautauqua.
Bloomington residents report C L Peasley visiting son Elbert Peasley and family at Vashon near Seattle Washington. Fritchman received a car load of fine sheep from Canada and will go to Des Moines for the state fair. Miss Maud Rockefeller to graduate next June from West Liberty high school. Several locals attended camp meeting Sunday.
Aug 23 at Buffalo. Aley Anderson of Millersburg visits cousins Mabel and Susie Murdock of Marston. Guests include Mr and Mrs Charley Foster Mrs Willard Elliott and children. Orn Whitlock visits Otis Kimball. Edward Fox and two daughters with Francis Marston and Estelle Elliott.
Hamlet North Carolina resident R Newman testifies that after failing with doctors and other remedies he took 8.8.8. and improved, claiming the treatment cured him of widespread blood poisoning symptoms including eruptions ulcers swollen glands hair loss and copper colored spots.
Reyx Bull fell from a haymow by the river and cut his chin requiring several stitches. Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Lewis of Aledo spent Sunday with Ed Kelly and wife.
Port Allen Iowa reports a welcome rainfall over Monday night and Tuesday morning assisting farmers. Local residents including Miss Anna Bliven and Miss Maudie Maxwell visited relatives or called on neighbors, while several townsfolk travel to Washington with watermelons.
In Pomeroy Nebraska Aug 23 reports say threshing is finished and oats yield is exceptionally good. Local deaths include Caleb Vernon. a two year old near the Pomeroy church was buried at Duncan. Various visitors and talks featured a missionary from India with services at 3 pm.
Mrs Hollis Pullen hosted a party for Tom and Leslie Mason who depart this week. Visitors include Anastatia and Frances McNamara from Monmouth. Fay Lewis of Aledo visited Nellie Pullen. Sherman Kerch visited Muscatine. C Carlstrom sought health at Colfax Springs. Pansy Donnelly returned to Abingdon. Mrs Jane Muhlenberg traveled to Kansas for Augustus Spoloder’s illness. J F Willitts and Emma Furlong visited Joy relatives. I N Shields moves to New Boston. C B Baymiller and Abingdon friends visited Marion. J Dodson of Antioch attended services in Marion. M C Danford family of Joy attended church. Misses Rachel and Ella Schaper left for the Milan camp meeting.
Meadville farmer S D Grant visits Wapello at B F Ogden’s home as rain boosts crops. A Chicago boy jumps rail cars and is jailed in Columbus Junction. September court term opens with W S Withrow presiding and a lengthy docket. Willis Perkins survives a near miss after a safety pin incident.
Ad claims indigestion is often caused by indigestion and can be prevented and cured by Electric Bitters. Product offered at 50 cents with guarantee from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Emma Mark funeral held Thursday at the Evangelical church in White Prairie Ia. Rev. Brown led an impressive service attended by many relatives and friends. The crowd filled the church and procession stretched about a half mile.
Rev. Dean McGraw of Charles City, one of the oldest priests in the diocese, died Tuesday.
A notice invites readers to call and visit Dr Shaffer who provides free initial talks. It claims success in treating female troubles and stresses no charge for a preliminary consultation.
F. E. Stewart former Davenport Rock Island local freight agent, who left for the Iron Mountain line at Russelville Arkansas, is summoned back to become traveling auditor for the northern division with Cedar Rapids or Davenport as headquarters, likely Cedar Rapids. He will serve the Rock Island system again after recent duties in Russelville and Chicago discussions.
Two fine new street cars have been added to the Sioux City equipment.
An old advertisement from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a guaranteed cure for constipation. The bold claim targets readers seeking quick relief through patent remedies commonly sold in period storefronts.
J R Jamison B F Dingley and Peter Peterson representatives of the Pope Motor Car Co were in Muscatine yesterday to arrange auto races at the fairgrounds next Sunday. Local sports did not enter their cars against a professional driver and the men left for Davenport last night at about 5 oclock regretting the lack of a Muscatine race.
Engineer Tom Keefe of Clinton, the oldest on the main line and ranked No 1 among Northwestern engineers, has been pensioned by the company. He has run an engine on the Northwestern for forty five years.
Twenty three workers at the Swift plant in Leon quit work Tuesday evening over wage cuts. Management expects a satisfactory settlement and for the employees to resume duties.
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