Basketball at armory and social events preview
Local notes list basketball games at the armory with R I Y M C A versus Company C tonight and a Barbers dance Thursday. A Baptist social is planned Wednesday and the University of Chicago glee clubs perform at the opera house. A marriage license was issued to Otto F. Evers and Ida May Close of Rock Island. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs J S McKee on Sunday morning.
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University of Chicago
Opera House
Dee
Otto F. Evers
Ida May Close
Rock Island
J. S. McKee
West Third Street
Letts
Mackey's Selling Clothing at Cost Christmas Sale
Local notices show Mackey's clothing sale at cost and a donation social at the Old Ladies' Home on December 1. The Dorcas society and Women's Auxiliary of the Y M C A announce events including a University of Chicago Glee and Mandolin concert on December 24 to aid the furnishing fund. Various social gatherings, dances after basketball tonight, and meetings of German Mechanics' Aid and Ladies' Aid groups are listed with hosts and venues in Muscatine and South Muscatine.
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University of Chicago Glee and
Mandolin Clubs
University of Chicago
Furnishing Fund of Women’s Auxiliary of
Old Ladies’ Home
Auction closes at Dillaway crockery store
Last day auction at Dillaway crockery store on Wednesday December 2. Everything goes at your own prices in bushel baskets. Auctioneer E C Peto promotes a final chance to bid.
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Dillaway Crockery
E. C. Peto
Bond's Hardware Co Christmas Stock Arrives
Bond's Hardware Co announces a new arrival of Christmas goods, with a stock that greatly exceeds last year in variety beauty and price. Customers are invited to inspect the shelves and select items.
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Bond’s Hardware Co
Woodbury County approves 5 percent bonds for debt relief
County supervisors vote to issue 5 percent bonds totaling 37000 to retire outstanding 6 percent bonds. A movement led by the state anti saloon league seeks to raise assessed tobacco taxes against saloons to fund public interests.
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Woodbury County
State Anti
Des Moines Postmaster Gets Extra Letter Carriers
The postmaster general has allowed the Des Moines postmaster three additional letter carriers starting December 1 to handle holiday mail surge.
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Des Moines
Wrayville Gossip From December Gathering and Local Visits
Wrayville residents report social visits and illness updates. Squire Wray transacted business in Muscatine, while Carrie Freyermuth spent time with grandmother Mrs. Meyer. Several neighbors fall ill, with Mrs. Ripley recovering after a sudden sickness, and Chas. Danner continuing to be ill.
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Wrayville
Ill
Squire Wray
Muscatine
Carrie Freyermuth
C. Meyer
T. Watson
D. Ripley’s
Ed. Feldmann
S. Kranz
Bessie
Nellie Feldmann
Albert Nuetzmann
Fred Feldmann
M. E
H. Zimmermann
Anna Schwegler
Wrayville School
Port Byron
Chas. Danner
Martha Mewes
Ed. Mewes
Business
Fred Freyermuth
Birthday salute and local notes from Bloomington
W O Fritchman leaves for Chicago to spend a week. Charles P Wood turns eighty one. Mrs Mary Negus of West Branch visits Bloomington. Carl LeFevre starts business college. Sivers loses a horse. Thanksgiving entertaining at Negus and Richman homes. Clara Lake visits J Myers. Hoopes family visits A J Wood. Rounds host Thanksgiving with Melvin Rounds family.
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Bloomington
W. O. Fritchman
Chicago
J. M. Scott
Charles P. Wood
Mary Negus
West Branch
Carl LeFevre
Business College
Sivers
John Negus
Oliver Townsend
M. N. Bondana
J. S. Richman
Hettie Rosseau
Mary Richman
Muscatine
Clara Lake
J. Myers
Emmerson G. Hoopes
A. J. Wood
W. A. Rounds
Melvin Rounds
Farm News From Copperas Creek Dec 1
Farmers busy husking corn as the season nears completion. Florence Schell is ill and under medical care. Dr. Oliver attended her on Sunday. Miss Myrtie Leach visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Reynolds near Buffalo Prairie. Mr and Mrs O McNail visit son Ed McNail and daughters.
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Copperas Creek
Florence Schell
Oliver
Myrtie Leach
Buffalo Prairie
Wm. Reynolds
O. MecNail
Ed. McNail
Lone Tree Announces Weekend Visits and Local Happenings
Elmer Lane of Solon visited grandparents Mr and Mrs J Tant linger and Ruth Lane accompanied him home. Cecil Carl, at school in Iowa City, spent Thanksgiving at home. The high wind blew down the elevator smoke stack. Thanksgiving services at Reformed church were well attended as ministers began district conferences. Frank Loehr of Lone Tree and Maude Liverly of Columbus Junction wed at Maude’s home. They plan to reside in Council Bluffs where Loehr works as a mail clerk. Kate Bentz of Washington visited Thanksgiving with Clara Blonde. John Zeigler of Muscatine earned a certificate of scientific horseshoeing from Prof William Russell of Cincinnati. He worked for Russell a year and is now qualified to practice.
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Lone Tree
Low Tree
Elmer Lane
Solon
J. Tantlinger
Ruth
Cecil Carl
Iowa City
The
Reformed Church
Frank Loehr
Maude Liverly
Columbus Junction
Council Bluffs
Loehr
Chicago
Lone Tree High School
W. S. Potter
Lenark
Ruth Lane
Keokuk
Grant Stover
Cedar Rapids
Kate Bentz
Washington
Clara Blonde
John Zeigler
Muscatine
Wm. Russell
Cincinnati
Zeigler
Russell
Carload of horses and cattle sold at Walsh farm west of Riverside
Two men from the west conducted an auction at the C Walsh farm west of Riverside, selling a car of cattle and some horses. The cattle found buyers while the horses moved slowly. One man agreed to ride Charles Gerat's bronco pony for a $5 purse, and the pony bucked but was ridden to a successful finish.
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Riverside
West
C. Walsh
Charles Gerat
Letts and nearby town notes span horse riding to lectures
A cavalier rode hard in the main street and removed a bridle amid cheers. Roy Hardy resigns as rural mail carrier. John Dutremont replaces him. Cattle were dehorned near Lone Tree. H. H. Abrams spoke for the anti-saloon league in Letts and Kalona. An extra train ran Sunday. Morris Younkin sold his Missouri livery stake and returns to Olwa. Letts school reports show attendance figures across levels awaiting December events including an electricity show and fund drive.
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Roy Hardy
John Dutremont
C. Whitlock
Howard Law
Lone Tree
George Stephens
H. H. Abrams
U. B
Anti-Saloon League
Kalona
Morris Younkin
Missouri
Olwa
D. Lintz
Richmond
John Hisse
C. Armbuster
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2Nd St
H. M. Bartlett
Attorney At Law
West Second Street
Cedar St
J. E. Kranz
Armory
Braunworth
Leysen’s
Mackey
Carl Schmidt
W. S. McKee
Conesville
Dorcas Society
Arm. Ory
Eda Critz
German Mechanics’ Aid Society
South Muscatine
Orange and Fifth
Leibbrand, Ryan & Co.’s
Jim Noble
Noah Ripley
New Boston
John Deakman
Lela
Jim McNall
Carl Kliest
Eli Reynolds
Lesie Sheetz
Oak Grove
Sweetland Center
Virgil Buckley
B. R. Davis
J. C. Chavez
Ed. Herstine
Mr. File
Bellvue
Tom Tharpe
Boston
Callpf
Jackes
Canada
Cowan
Unitd Brethren Church
H. 4. Abrams
Letts Public School Library Fund
Nellie Parsons
Anna Moberly
L. P
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