New ties seen on old rail line signal rehabilitation
Workmen distribute new ties along the B M and N W tracks near the Station toward the city limits, signaling potential revival of the Burling ton Muscatine and Northwestern. The line has been inactive since a receiver controlled it and ICC permission was needed for re opening. E L Tobie of Monmouth bought the line at sheriff sale and seeks ICC approval to operate again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M., B. & S. Railway
Burlington, Muscatine & Northwestern
Burlington
Interstate Commerce Commission
E. L. Tobie
Monmouth
Pretty home wedding unites Myrtle Sauer and Paul Kelley
Miss Myrtle Grace Sauer wed Paul David Kelley in a nonnuclear ceremony at the Daniel Sauer home 410 Park Drive. Rev E A Lack officiated with double rings as Miss Nora Schweitzer played and Miss Felicita Wendlandt sang. The couple will reside at 410 Park Drive then move to a new farm in Sweetland township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Sauer
Park Drive
Myrtle Grace Sauer
Paul David Kelley
Sweetland Township
E. A. Lack
Ziegler Memorial Lutheran Church
New Era
Nora Schweitzer
Felicita Wendlandt
Kelley
Philindosia Club
Women’s Benefit Association announces 1927 staff
Mrs. Anna Hank reveals the 1927 elective and appointive staff for the Women’s Benefit Association. Installation is set for Monday evening January 3 with Mrs. Maude Sauer as installing officer. A Junior Christmas party for members’ children is planned for December 29 at the K P hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Benefit Association
Anna Hank
Maude Sauer
K. P. Hall
Ella Fuller
Hannah Hartman
Henrietta McDermid
Allie Vetter
Clara Heerd
Nellie Lucas
Minnie Walter
Lady At Arms
Gertrude Reeves
Emma Mills
Ida Streger
Laura Bond
Lucille Hameric
Gladys Tucker
Josephine Haynes
Ethelyn Tucker
Nora Emmett
Man Dies At Farm After Doing His Chores In Wilton
John Ripson a long time resident of Muscatine county dropped dead at his Wilton township farm home while finishing his chores according to local reports. He had spent his life in the vicinity and died at the farm three miles from Wilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripson
Muscatine County
Lena Just
Roy Rorick
Bennett
Frank Rosenbaum
Davenport
Lindsey Gray
Wilton Township
Elmore
Ralph Ripson
Sheldon Ripson
Henry Ripson
Muscatine
Durant
Fairbanks Home For Funerals
Wilton, Ta
John Ripson
Goshen Township Farmers Institute Opens With Exhibits
The Goshen Township Farmers Institute kicks off today with a two day program through Friday. Exhibits are strong as judging begins this afternoon and evening. Friday features include a poultry clinic by Dr J C Carey and a wallpaper and room accessories demonstration by the I I club. Speakers include Charles Laros and Ralph Haynes. Richard Watters serves as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute of
Atalissa
Charles Laros
Grinnell
Ralph Haynes
International Harvester Company
Richard Watters
Goshen
Grand jurors named for 1927 district court term
Grand jurors for 1927 and sixty petit jurors for the January term of district court were selected yesterday afternoon. The list includes jurors from Island, Seventy-Six Township, Wilton, Bloomington, Cedar, Moscow, Pike, Fruitland, Fulton, Wapsinonoc, Orono, Muscatine, Lake, Goshen, Montpelier, and Moscow townships with names such as Harry Cashman F A Maurer Robert Shield A C Hunter Charles Henderson W E Loeb Fred C Mittman W C Herman Earl Turkle H H Owens G H Ohlsen C M Bell W H Browning H G Detthof Mike Fahey L P Flannery C H Leu Jr Joe Kissel Mae Narvis E Reinemund C W Richard Frank Schmer Ethel Votan Flora S Wells Leo Witteman Viable list of petit jurors also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island
Harry Cashman
Seventy-Six
Township
F. A. Maurer
Wilton Township
Robert Shield
Bloomington
A. C. Hunter
Cedar
Charles Henderson
Moscow
W. E. Loeb
Pike
Fred C. Mittman
Fruitland
W. C. Herman
Fulton
Earl. Turkle
Wapsinonoc
H. H. Owens
Orono
G. H. Ohlsen
First Ward
Muscatine
Phillip Ludman Jr
Lake
Petit Jurors
C. M. Bell
W. H. Browning
H. G. Detthof
Mike Fahey
L. P. Flannery
C. H. Leu Jr
Joe Kissel
Mae Narvis
E. Reinemund
George Hagerman
Roy E. Murphy
George
Local Township Nominees Listed by Townships
Ed Rexroth and B J Sywassink head slate for Orono with G D Bebb A W Douglas R H Gay and Will Horton. Pike lists Coon Lewis. Seventy Six township includes Peter Brookhart E J Coady John Reed. Wapsinonoc features Ed Fitzgerald S D Foster Robert Gregg R C Newton and Harry Nolte W A Tharp. Wilton shows Frances R Kelly and Henry Thede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Rexroth
B. J. Sywassink
Orono
G. D. Bebb
A. W. Douglas
R. H. Gay
Will Horton
Pike Township
Coon Lewis
Peter Brookhart
E. J. Coady
John Reed
Wapsinonoc
Ed Fitzgerald
S. D. Foster
Robert Gregg
R. C. Newton
Harry Nolte
W. A. Tharp
Wilton
Frances R. Kelley
Henry Thede
Royal Neighbors Elect Officers at Morning Sun
In Morning Sun Iowa the Royal Neighbors of America elected officers for the coming year led by Oracle Mrs Nora Cunningham and Vice Oracle Mrs Fannie Wheeler with a January installation set. Other items note residents traveling to Texas and California, evangelistic services in Free Methodist church, and G A R circle meeting postponed one week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Sun
Royal Neighbors of America
Oracle
Nora Cunningham
Fannie Wheeler
Mary Kerr
Jennie Gregory
Bertha Heckenburg
May Jarvis
Post Oracle
Nora Smith
Inner Sentinal
Eva Westfall
Katie Lane
Hazel Mecklenburg
D. Y. Graham
W. R. Smyth
C. A. McElhinney
H. C. Brown
Texas
McEl
Paul Edwards
Marjorie Myrtle
Wapello
J. M. Morris
George Croson
Brown
Turkish trademark plan delayed by government
A government hold on stamping all Turkish products with trade marks has stretched over a year, delaying the rollout and complicating branding for exporters and manufacturers.
Rubber shoe shipments top three hundred thousand dollars
A recent month saw nearly 300000 dollars in American made rubber shoe exports sent to various destinations worldwide. The report highlights substantial outbound trade of footwear to international markets.
Portrait appointment noted for Christmas photographs
Readers are invited to phone for an appointment to have photographs taken in time for Christmas. The notice emphasizes securing a slot as soon as possible to ensure portraits are ready for the holiday season.
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. M
N. W
Paul D. Kelley
Prettyy Home
Women’s Benefit Association
Goshen Holding Institute
Noon — Institute
Geo. Kranz &Son
Iowa Ave
George White
Grand Theatre
Peter
Rumford
Sonora
Fuller & Hitler Home Co
Atto Grocery
East Second St
J. D. Ballou
New York
George E. Wintz
Pricus
Chicago
Otto Grocery Co
Chamberlin Studio
Jean Feh
Sam Sax
Onn
Nicon
Wits
Jean Arthur Sidney Franklin Hugh Allan
the News Splendid Comedy
XTRA
Mary Pickford
William Fox
Johnstown
Odford
Binet Vaen Ey Robert
Ord Arving Cummings
George O'Brien
Florence Gilbert
Janet Gaynor
Anders Randole
Paul Hicrolsont
Jlsdl
Johnston
Red Grange
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