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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1903
Page
6
Letts notes the Rebekahs box supper at the opera house on Saturday December 5 with music by a twenty piece Letts orchestra. Local social items include Thanksgiving dinners, church revivals, arrivals and departures, cattle and hog shipments, and health updates on residents.
West Liberty Iowa December notes report several residents traveling to Chicago Davenport and Lone Tree for events and meetings. Visitors include Harry Hazlett Roy Sharp and Leo Newbauer. The Epworth League schedules the Thompson Jubilee Singers in the M E church on December twelve. The Mothers Club met with Mrs. Sexsmith and discussed government and justice with twenty attendees.
The Wapello Iowa board of supervisors met to inspect the Hogback bridge project and review work by the Bridge company. They also visited Oakville to assess drainage contractor efforts. Administrative duties include estate matters for Ira Bain and local legal notices, with juror lists prepared for January 1904 district court sessions.
Grandview reports Thanksgiving visits by Mrs Feustal of Muscatine with son A J Feustal and family. Rev and Mrs Groom leave after a week with Conrad I Deitrich for Columbus City to conduct meetings. Henry Thomson from Muscatine called Monday. William Walker rode to Davenport Friday. Harry Wibber of Muscatine spent Thanksgiving at home. Mrs Reed returned to Keota after a week visit with her.
The item mentions Mrs A J Feustal and Dr Dickerson remodeling a home. John Bick spoke in Muscatine last Friday. Elmer Thompson near town hosts his mother visit. The M B E Sunday school plans to observe Christmas. Miss Bessie Wilson returns from Burlington after a week with relatives. Miss Myrtle Dodder from Burlington spends Thanksgiving with her father. Frank Reed and James Guthrie from Wapello visit town Sunday. A L Holiday and R C Wibber, Columbus Junction, were business callers last week.
George Ra chow returns home from Chicago. Miss Sadie Du Bois visits cousin Thomas Agar Jr. Mrs. Agar calls in Buffalo. Grandma Parrish joins Thanksgiving dinner in Blue Grass. Frank Walker of Montana visits with sister in law Mrs Walker. Knegendorff and Sanders families travel to James town to see relatives. Nettie Richards returns from Fruitland. William Lowry of Davenport visits his parents. Bert Agar of Sibley visits relatives. August Schroeder Harry Gable and Fred Lieh make Davenport business calls. Mrs Agar Jr. surprise party hosts friends with games and refreshments.
Green Valley reports a Thanksgiving night gathering with eighteen couples. Guests enjoyed supper at midnight and departed late, while illness touches the community with Clara McIntyre very ill with lung fever and others like Miss Myrtle Martin visiting relatives.
The Sweetland Sunday school league will gather at the Sweetland M E church on Wednesday December 9 1903 at 10 o clock A M The program includes Devotional by J R Hanley Can a Christian Live as Useful a Life Out of the Church as In It John Holtz The Claims of the Home Department recitation Hazel Miller basket dinner prayer service duet by Mrs Hanley and sister What Constitutes Success in Life BE Allbee Ought Christian Parents Absent Themselves From the Sunday School Mrs Hattie Miller recitation Gertie Holtz Shall We Discontinue the Sunday School League Willie Sauer What Benefits Are to Be Derived From These Conventions L N Stiger discussion on all subjects
In Pine Mills Ia Mollie Henke visits Kretchmar home for several days. A party at Mrs Daniel to honor Miss Fry teacher. Lizzie Welsch chatted with Adam Eis in Muscatine. John Gamber returns from Davenport to celebrate Lena Gamber birthday. Barney Stecher and Nora attend Mr Prenerd funeral in Davenport. Wm Hertman loses a large Cotswell sheep. Frank Brummel buys 80 acres west of Sweetland Center.
Hazel Dell residents Miss Lottie Daniels and Miss Grace Fry entertained about fifty friends at the home of Mrs. J Daniels on Saturday night. A cookie game was the highlight with cookies strung on a string. the first to eat one received a prize. Lee Watkin won the cookie man prize.
Will Daniels won the prize after a home gathering where guests enjoyed lemonade candy and refreshments. Servers Perry Baker and Gus Albee assisted as neighbors voted on a pleasant afternoon event with cotton and scattered peanuts.
J G Gluck superintendent of Prunty town West Virginia Reform School says after trying many cough medicines Foley's Honey and Tar will be used exclusively. He calls it most effective and harmless and states Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store supplies it.
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