City News Items from Davenport Visits and Local Updates
C O C G W Porter traveled to Davenport on business. Charles Gobble and Mrs Geo M Titus visited Davenport. Mrs Will McQuesten and Mrs J N Elliott traveled to Davenport. A F Cissell from near Fairport visited the city. Walter Lumpe ill with pneumonia threat. J M Kemble in Chicago on business expected home Thursday night. Mrs Jettie Block ill with rheumatism. Mrs Charles Washburn ill with typhoid fever. Mr and Mrs John East welcomed a baby girl. Mrs S W Tenant returned from Ontario. Charles Grade and sisters rode Firefly to Rock Island. Loretta Hesselgrave returned from Chicago. F Straur will exhibit with I Nievel & Sons on Friday, Dec 12 with 75000 stock of diamonds and jewelry. Supt Gibbs and Rock Island officials rode in on a private freight car. No major public matters surfaced. Max Heinrich, after a recital, left for Chicago to teach students. He stayed with Mr and Mrs E F Gobble on Sycamore.
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Supt. Gibbs
Rock Island
Max Heinrich
Chicago
City
E. F. Gobble
Sycamore Street
Forty club to stage regular dance this Thursday
The Forty club plans a regular dance for Thursday evening after a masquerade at the old armory hall on West Second Street last night. About 75 couples attended with Pauchet’s orchestra providing music. many fine costumes appeared and no prizes were awarded. The event was a social and financial success, and the U. B. church ladies will hold an all day sewing in the church parlors tomorrow urging all workers to attend promptly due to the large workload.
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U. B
Frank Scott Spends Noon Trip to Davenport
Frank Scott was a passenger today noon to Davenport to spend the day.
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Frank Scott
Davenport
Millions for Wilson to Stamp Out Foot and Mouth Disease
Washington December 10 Special Congressman Haugen of the Fourth district says a bill will be reported favorably for appropriating one million dollars to Secretary Wilson to stamp out the foot and mouth disease in New England. The measure benefits Iowa and western stock raisers as the Iowa delegation supports it and expects passage. Hepburn presents his pure food bill this afternoon but faces difficulties in passing.
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Washington, D. C
Haugen
The
Agricultural Committee
Wilson
New England
Iowa
Hepburn
H. J. Mahin
Mary Frances Hayes Dies After Short Illness
Mrs. Mary Frances Hayes wife of Joseph Hayes died last night between 12 and 1 o'clock. Born in Kentucky she was nearly 57 and lived in this county twenty years on a Wilton area farm. Survived by husband five children Mrs Frank Blanchard Horace Kan Mrs Robert K Smith Mrs Davis Des Moines Miss Vera and Arthur. Funeral at Oak street residence at 9 Friday morning then to Wilton for burial.
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Hayes
Mary Frances Hayes
Joseph Hayes
Oak Street
Kentucky
Wilton
Frank Blanchard
Horace
Kan
Robert K. Smith
Davis
Des Moines
Vera
Arthur
City restaurant board prices rise to four dollars
Restaurant keepers in the city raise the price of 21 meals from 3.50 to 4.00, citing higher costs for meats vegetables and all eatables. A prominent keeper explains profits drive the change and an announcement of the new price appears in another column.
Storm Door Installing At Methodist Church Entrance
A storm door is being installed at the entrance of the Methodist Episcopal church to help keep out wintry blasts.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. W. Porter
Charles Gobble
Geo. M. Titus
Will McQuesten
A. F. Cissell
Fairport
J. N. Elliott
Walter Lumpe
Mulberry
J. M. Kemble
Charles Washburn
East Second Street
John East
East Hill
S. W. Tenant
Ontario
Charles Grade
Wm. Enhausen
Ida Grade
Loretta Hesselgrave
Eva Littell
F. Straur
I. Nievel & Son
D. McCurdy
F. Second Street Grocer
Eaco Fiour
Cty
J. Linn Hoopes
Muscatine and Vicinity
Havercampss Prescription Drug Store
Second St
Forty Club
New York
Atchison
Mo. Pac
So. Pac
iUn. Pac
iCan Pac
Hs Cent
Gt. West
Penna
St. Paul
Rene Ee
Lu. S. Steel
Manhattan
West UN
Hove
Hirt & Fesler’s
Muscatine Lbr. & Box Co
Bill
West Liberty
Senator N
Baron Wilkes
S. Armstrong & Son
West Branch
Albert Whitacre
West Liberty, Iowa
Muscatine
John
Nelson & Rosenleaf
West
East Second St
F. A. Neidig
Mira Hershey Lumber CO
Hershey Lumber Company
Wild Cat's den
Pine Creek Mills
Musser Library
High School
Court House
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