Miss Vera Heinly Dies Sudden in New York
Muscatine mourns Miss Vera Heinly a renowned elocutionist who died suddenly in Minturn Hospital New York after a brief scarlet fever illness. She traveled widely from Europe to New York and had appeared at Carnegie Hall Her death leaves three sisters Laura Jones Ida Purdy and W M Wintermute. Burial plans await her body’s return to Muscatine with funeral arrangements pending.
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Vera Heinly
New York
Muscatine
Minturn Hospital
New York City
St. Andrews
Howard M. Bartlett
Miss Heinly
Mrs. Bartlett
Bartlett
Chicago
Muscatius
Europe
Durant
Heinly
Muscatine County
Cedar County
Henly Hall
Hast Fifth Street
Arly
America
Milton Heinly
Laura Jones
Pennsylvania
Ida Purdy
Pierce City
W. K. Wintermute
Seattle
Wash
Carthage College President to Speak at Grace English Lutheran
Dr. H. D. Hoover president of Carthage College in Carthage Illinois will be in the city next Sunday to speak at Grace English Lutheran Church at one service with a potential second address if possible. Reverend H Wennermark hopes to arrange both sermons.
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Carthage College
H. D. Hoover
Carthage
Ill
Grace English Lutheran Church
Columbus Junction News Briefs from Dec 6
Miss Dollin Cotter returned home from the Blair household near Columbus Junction. Mrs. Edwin Owen arrived from Rochester to visit Miss Mary Carpenter until Mr. Owens can join her. May Larington left for Catter to teach at Edward's school house. Mrs. Bailey and Edna returned from Washington after a weekend visit to Mrs. Morgan. Fred Wagner opened a new general store with Mrs. Warner as assistant and Miss Oakes as clerk. Mrs. Jamison, visiting relatives in Mr. Pleasant, returned home Saturday night.
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Columbus Junction
Dollin Cotter
Blair
Winfield
Edwin Owen
Rochester
Minn
Mary Carpenter Entil
Catter
W. Williams
Owens
Rochester, Is Able To Come and Get Her. Miss May
Larington
Edward's
W. F. Bailey
Edna
Washington
Chas. Morgan
Fred Wagner
Warner
Miss Oakes
Jamison
Waterbury Fails to Beat Endurance Piano Record
J O M Waterbury, holder of the world endurance piano mark, failed to surpass his prior 25 hour effort in a 26 hour 13 minute display at Schmidt & Sons window. He finished at 10 12 p m Saturday night as four guessers predicted the exact duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Om. Waterbury
H. Schmidt & Sons Company
Mr. Waterbury
C. 8. Collins
East Fifth Street
J. J. Farrell
Atalissa
Frank Kennison
Sycamore Street
Ward@ Purdun
Pine Street
Local Patrol Notes and Social Visits Reported
Swank visits with friends ends with return to Mt. Vernon. Paul Armbright family return to Cedar Rapids after two weeks with relatives. Mrs. Hendrix visits Letts with her mother in law who recently broke a limb. Muscatine visitors include Zenor Foster Wanzer and daughter Helen Nellie McSweeney from West Liberty visits. Peter Pretz Lole Hank visit Davenport. Longstreth Bessie Letts come for business. Nettie Dill hosts a party for Mrs. Gavin. Harold Speer from Buckingham visits sister Mrs. Johnston. Mrs Tucker hosts dinner for Mrs Gavin of Trenton. Anita Miller home from Muscatine. Jon Dotson seriously ill. Wapello relatives summoned. South-bound evening train to adjust schedule meets Firefly at 4:25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanzer
Helen
Nellie McSweeney
West Liberty
Peter Pretz
Lole
A. Hank
Davenport
F. B. Longstreth
Bessie
Letts
Nettie Dill
Madaline Gavin
Harold Speer
Buckingham
Chas. Johnston
5. B. Tucker
Trenton
Anita Miller
Muscatine
Jon Dotson
Wapello
Sieh couple return home after city shopping visit
Mr and Mrs Fred Sieh returned to their home in Montpelier this noon after spending the morning in the city shopping. Miss May Neeley of Illinois City left this noon for Rock Island to visit friends for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Sieh
Montpelier
May Neeley
Illinois City
Rock Island
Factory League Night Delivers Exciting Close Games
Crowds of several hundred packed the Y M C A for three tight factory league contests on a windy Saturday. The Pirates edged the Hawkeye by 3 as both teams staged a late flourish. Barry and McKee Bliven split the first half, with McKee Bliven holding the edge at intermission. Reach and Musser plus Barry squads kept unbeaten records intact amid roughing play and accurate free throws by McCleary and Elliott in the R M versus Midgets clash. The Automatic beat the Huttigs 13 to 10 in the finale.
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Pirates
Hawkeye
Kentsseeseeee Fewees
Hubbard Davis
Gould Kautz Wee
Boston
Martin
P. Hubbard
Tillie
Fee
Bomke
Gould
Kent
Davis
Kautz
Barry-McKee & Bliven
McKee & Bliven
Barry
McKee & B
Barry A
Cancenp
Hermann Tobias
AP Bataille Herwig Aid
Patterson Grafa
Pollock Robinson Lemkau Butcher
Udutcher
Robinson
Hermann
Patterson
Roach
Bio
Eliott
R. McCleary
Bip Lededess
Ats
Crow Appel
Csee
Gijanceaa Veater
Lutz
Hahn
Schreurs
Phillips
McClure
Automatic
Huttigs
Finley Dominates Zesiger In Moscow Match
At Moscow Will Finley quickly defeated Zesiger of Ohio before a small crowd due to bad roads and weather. Finley won in under eight minutes with a three minute first fall via a quarter Nelson and a four minute second fall using chancery and parlock holds to pin Zesiger.
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Will Finley
Zesiger
Moscow
Finley
Parlock Hald
Wilton and Area Residents Busy With Weekend Travel
A flood of brief notices details residents traveling to Davenport, Muscatine, Durant, Silvis and Rock Island for business or visiting friends. Several returns mention folk from Lopez, Cresco, Belle Plaine, Judeths Basin and Moscow. Gov Griff Johnson auctioneered a sale at West Liberty and several locals spent Saturday visiting relatives.
Local residents engage in weekend visits and small business
Charles Ross of Davenport scaled on friends in this city Sunday. D. F. Dwyer facilitated the sale of A. M. Leaker property in North Wilten to C. B. Whitmer for 2250 dollars. Mrs. Fred Jones returned to Davenport after visiting her mother Mrs. I. W. Rowe. Nancy Klein went to Muscatine for a Sunday visit. Jesse Silberhorn visited his mother after coming from Davenport. Arminta Blunk returned to Stockton after visiting her mother. Hazel Gatton, visiting West Liberty, went home Sunday. Will Barton visited Walcott for business. Jessie Irvin returned to Rock Island after visiting Eugenia Cooling. Win Blanchard and son Frank went to Gladwin for business. D. A. Burrows visited Muscatine. James Hickey visited his mother after coming from Rock Island. A. R. Whitmer departed for Muscatine for a short stay. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Friedli, visiting Cedar Rapids relatives, returned home Saturday.
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Edward Ryan
Muscatine
Laura Grings
Florence Foster
Silvis
Iil
Joseph Boyne
F. A. Martin
George Mannasmith
Davenport
Cyrus Shugers
Fred Miller
Summit
Mae Latchaw
Caroline Marolf
Gerald Murphy
Atalissa
J. G. Murphy
A. W. Bannick
Helen Hall
Laura Hestselgessey
Griff Johnson
West Liberty
Louis Arp
Durant
Elmer Wain
Moscow
Ellsworth Hesson
Judeth’s Basin
Mont
Clarence Brown
Louis Kapfer
Fre Kindler
D. F. Dwyer
C. B. Whitmer
A. M. Leaker
North Witen
Fred Jones
I. WH. Rowe
Nancy “Klein
Jesse Silberhorn
Arminta Blunk
Stockton
Hazel Gatton
Will Barton
Walcott
Jessie Irvin
Rock Island
Eugenia Cooling
Win Blanchard
Frank
Gladwin
D. A. Burrows
James Hickey
A. R. Whitmer
Edward Friedli
Cedar Rapids
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Ruthenberg
East Second Street
B.S. Lilly She Quality’ Store
Waterbury
Reach & Musser and Barry Squads
Pet Roach
Musser
Wilton
Ohio
Beach’s ‘Peosta Soap
Ballerson Stores
George Zesiger
Lime City
iSnending
Charles Ross
Welded Rowe Wee Cales
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