Fraternal society notices from Muscatine era
Society cards list Mason lodge and chapter meetings across Muscatine Iowa with officers and secretaries. Organizations include Masons A F and AM WashINGYUN Chapter No 4 AA BM Webb Council and DeMolay Commandery plus Fraternal Aid Association Fraternal Bankers Reserve Muscatine Lodge Miriam Lodge Prairie Encampment Woodbine Camp Royal Neighbors of America Iowa Legion of Honor and other clubs with meeting times locations and active officers. Visiting members in good standing invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
F. and & M
Worth
A. W. Scott
L. Jonnson
Washhingyun
W. KE. Mccoy
M. J. Li
L. Jounson
Webb Counci
Royal and Select Masters
Eac
Lewitte
L. Johnson
DE Molay
B& T
B. Lezoite
W. H. Graft
Fraternal Aid Assoviation Bloomington Council No
B. A A
Shawome
Alfred Moore
Presa
E. J. Day
Woodbleine Camp NO
Royal Neighbors OF
America
Kate Dunker
Kate Parvin
Cora McCoy
Muscatine Court
Woodman Hall
Ai. G. Schoenig
J. G Coster
Electa Chapter No 2 Meeting Schedule
The Electa Chapter No 2 meets on the second and fourth Mondays each month. Mrs Fannie Reinicke is W M and Mrs August Othmer is secretary.
Sanner Lodge Degree of Honor Meeting Notice
SANNER LODGE DEGREE OF HONOR meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in Pythian hall. Officers listed include Mrs. Mollie Wiles as chief of honor, Mary Crouch as financier, and Gussie Mull as recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Legion OF Honor
Argus Lodge No. 17
Iowa
V. Chenoweth
Mra
A. C. Hopkinson
Muscatine Homestead No
Eagle Hall
Dunbar
East Second Street
Cc. H. Garnes
E. C. Ingraham
Sanner Lodge
Pythian Hall
Mollies Wiles
Mary Crouch
Gussie Mull
Banking houses and officers listed with deposits note
FIRST NATIONAL BANK officers are l P resident and D. V. Jackson vice president with S. M. Hughes cashier. Capital and surplus each $50,000. Directors include S. G. Stein D. V. Jackson J R. Reuling W. E. Bliven J. Carskaddan F. P. Sawyer. Safety Deposit Vault Boxes for rent. THE COOK MUSSER & CO. STATE BANK AND TRUST CO. capital $75,000 surplus $75,000 Pr. M. Musser president Ed. C. Cook vice president G. B. Cook cashier. 4 percent interest on time deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
G. Stein
L P
D. V. Jackson
S. M. Hughes
J R. Reuling
W. E. Bliven
J. Carskaddan
F. P. Sawyer
COOK
Muscatine County Board Proceedings December 1907
Proceedings record December 2 1907 meeting with motions on soldiers exemptions for Craddock and Millage parcels and Wilgus ditch repairs. Approval of warrants, court house contract payment, drainage district questions, Detention hospital title transfer, Nichols city levy request denied. December 3 session notes resignation of R S Rice and remonstrance over drainage district three contract referred to joint session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Fishburn
R. T. Shannon
A. C. Noble
M. J. Shellabarger
Geo. J. Lang
Sarah F. Craddock
N. E
Mary Millage
Wilton
Copeland Rabe
Wilgus Ditch
S. W
J. E. Mills
Court House
W. J. McAlpine
C. I. Wagner
Board of Health of
Muscatine Township
Messrs
J. D. Fulham
J. J. Ryan
Board of Supervisors
Board of Health
Muscatine County
Kate Opfelt
Husband
Recorder of Deeds
Iowa
A. S. Lawrence
Town of
Nichols
Catherine Nyenhuis
R. S. Rice
Pike Township
X. Grosjean
Muscatine
Louisa Counties
Drainage District Actions and County Expenditures
The board received F A Macdonalds drainage survey report for district eight finding the plan feasible and scheduled a hearing for Feb 4 1908. Notices for district five to complete petition work were ordered and a hearing set for Feb 5 1908. Overseer of poor B Beach presented November expenditures listing cash mdse fuel and numerous gopher bounty payments plus public works costs and jail and county farm claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Macdonald
B. Beach
Muscatine Township
A. S. Lawrence
Joint Session Proceedings in Two Counties 1907
Louisa and Muscatine counties held a joint session at Muscatine Court House on November 9 1907 to review F A MacDonalds drainage outlet report for District Three. Plan alternatives for Island Levee Parkers and Hoffman Levee were debated with bids to be sought for cast iron pipes and concrete culverts and five work sections set with completion by November 1 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Supervisors
Louisa and
Muscatine
Court House
Wm. Wilson
R. S. Johnson
D. W. V. Herrick
Louisa County
W. H. Fishburn
R. T. Shannon
A. C. Noble
M. J. Shellabarger
Geo J. Lang
Muscatine County
Johnson
A. S. Lawrence
F. A. MacDonald
Wilson
Herrick
Island Levee
Parkers
Motion
Noble
Lang
Hoffman
Levee
Ayes
Fishburn
Shannon
Shellabarger
Nays
Herrick and
Leutzinger Bar
Whiskey Hollow Bar
Justice Claims Summary of Court Costs and Warranted Fees
A long list of court costs, witness fees, juror payments, constables, and miscellaneous expenses is recorded. The items name Henry Hesler and J. C. Coster among constables and officials, with dozens of entries for state cases against various defendants and numerous vendors for labor, materials, and bridge work.
Township relief ledger entries for Bloomington and Goshen areas
A fragmented ledger lists relief disbursements and vendors across Bloomington, Orono, Goshen, and Sweetland townships. Items show payments to merchants and residents such as cement, coal, groceries, and care arrangements, with amounts totaling about 12.00 in the cited period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan Grimm
R. T. Wallace & Son
Bloomington
P. Boland
Francis Boyle
Orono
McKee & Gay
Davison
Goshen
Wiese & Hohnke
Groceries
Kephart
Sweetland
George F. Feastal
Downer
Hlobert
Odaessencnceeotes
B. C. Hershey, Groceries, Downer
Prairie Belle school opens with Ethel Nauman teaching
Rochester notes: Prairie Belle school opens Monday with Ethel Nauman as teacher. Ethel Calahan of Rochester visits Mrs. Frank Comstock Monday evening. Nauman spends Tuesday night with Mrs. George McCrosky. John Betzing travels to Tipton to see parents off toward Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Comstock take the noon train from Moscow to Muscatine for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Prairie Belle
Ethel Nauman
Ethel Calahan
Frank Comstock
George McCrosky
John Betzing
Tipton
Ohio
Moscow
Muscatine
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Weekend Travel
The report mentions a daytime visit with Mrs. Comstock's parents Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kephart and attendance at Sunday meetings. Stella Nauman and Pearl Baker visited Mrs. Ray Hain of Prairie Bell on Tuesday. The South Union Aid Society met at Mrs. Ed Wilhelm's on Wednesday. Mrs. I. C. Wood shopped in Wilton on Saturday. Mrs. T. J. Kelly of Wilton returned home Saturday.
The People s Magazine Adds Pictures to Fiction Issue
The January issue expands to 192 pages of fiction with 32 pages of clearly printed photographs from current plays. It sells for fifteen cents and remains an all fiction publication with a large number of high quality complete short stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Magazine
People’s
Trains Schedule Between Muscatine and Wilton Branch
Train numbers 504 505 500 501 502 503 run daily between Muscatine and Wilton with arrivals and departures at listed times. No. 504 at 6 25 am No 505 at 8 30 am No 500 at 15 am No 501 at 12 35 pm No 502 at 3 20 pm No 503 at 5 30 pm Wilton branch trains daily except Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Wilton
Muscatine North and South Railroad Schedule
Rail timetable shows south bound Nos 4 and 2 daily except Sunday and No 6 on Monday only. Listed stops include Muscatine Round House Fruitsend Grandview Wapello Elrick Junction and Wisich direction times from 6:00 pm to 12:50 pm and morning departures 5:00 am to 6:20 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Round House
Fruitsend
Grandview
Wapello
Elrick Junction
Cere
Wisich. Dumction
Train connections and schedule notes at Muscatine region stations
Timetables list arrivals and departures at Muscatine Round House Fruitland Grandview Wapello Ly Elrick Junction and connections for trains No 4 1 3 5 and 6 with C R I P Burlington Town Central Iowa Central and other lines. Saturday and Sunday service details included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Round House
Fruitland
Grandview
Wapello
Elrick Junction
Srendsusa
Dscess
Eeweee
Eeweee 2:35 Pm Ly
Mistek Jonction
Town Central
Flrick Junction
Wapello Satudays
Burlington
Iowa Central
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Society
Albert Vetter
Sachem
M. P. Gof
TRE
Pocahontas
Bamona
Maccabee Halil
Eauali Kraus
Milo Smith
M. W
Muscatine Camp
No. 106
Woodmen of America
Woodmen Hall
Olds’ Block
Ashton
A. Leyda
Clert
Bankers Reserve
Woodwan Hall
Ali Imember
Wa. 4Ppel
Sree
C. H. Lemkan
Charles Lockwood
Moor Bend City
Modern Brotherhood of America
K. of P
Ty .E. H. King
Chas. Ryan
Muscatine Lodge
Miriam Lodge No
Prairie Encampment
Syelby Norman
B. P. O. Elks
PO Elks
Elks Val
Iowa Avenue
Over Conk
Dr. H. Johnson Dean
W. W. Richards
F. O. &. Muscatine Aerie No
Eld Lodge Bell
W. Cc. Towers
W. P
John P. Breen
Bec
Knights OF Pythias
Wyoming Lodge No. 76
Iriday
Lawn Avenue
E. L. Nremmer
Muscatine Castle
Bree
U. W
Eagle Lodge
K. P. Hall
W. F. Schoenig
M. W. H. S. Howe
E. H. Dolsen
Piso’s
Lisle McGreer
Idoyd Stuart
Harry Hannon
German Noll
Glenn Toyne
Ernest
Kertz
John Houseman
Irwin Allbee
Louis Balzer
Carl Imhoff
Lisle Mercer
Merrill Satterthwaite
City Water Co
C. H. Ee
F. M. Witter
H. Reesink
C. H
W. A. Telegraph Co
van Baalen
W. J. Hilton
Iowa Telephone Co
Rt. T. Wallace & Son
J. HW
Muscatine Journal
Covstaseesee
Advocate Review
W. HL
Frank Ashcraft
Wiles & Adams
Mundt
Wm. van Zyl
Wittich Bros., Undertaking
Jacob Hess
Anson Clothing Co
Henry Diercks
Reinemund’s Dry Goods Co
Bess oGeene
Ruthenberg Clothing Co
Star Clothing Co
MacColm Dry Goods Co
Grand Union Tea Co
Eno Hinkel & Flannery
Colin Mercantile Co
McBride & Cope
Morgridge & Norton, Med
Cieta
Boston
F. Rodman
Iowa Tel. Co
Moreridge & Norton
Med
J. W. Fells
R. F. Benham
Sherif
Mt. P
Sheriff
Mt. P. Mee
Akc
SaSeaae
Muscatine Co
Justice Claims
Henry Hesler
Saume
Taither Woods
Wit
J. C. Coster, JR
State
Fils- Co Se
Saab
Ifenry Tesler
Alee
J. C. Coster
A. D
Ee Reese
Frenry Tesler
Henry Nesler
Richie
Frank Thomas
Wrenry Hester
S&s. Howe
Matt PE
Wiley Nelson Neil
Henry Hester
Ve. A
Frank Strause
Minron
George Henry Hester
Claude I. M. Thinean
Rae
Tl. S. Howe
Martin Curran
M. Punecan
Ells- Tienry Hesler
RNTE
Coster
Henry Esler
Thee. Jones, JP
Wm. F. Rapp
Guy de Bourey
Arthur F. Small
Abe
Arthur J. Lincoln
Ho Cc
Mogan
Wittees
W. S. Norton
Angerer
Peteiar Sone Zee
Theo. Bentley
Fred McCartney
Bpalteam
Serer
Bee
A. R. Leith
George Angerer
Witness
Ey ¥Mma Poelling
Norton, van Winkle Ense
Returner Bioscoe
Ee Adam Brossart
John Shelthorn
Percy Tigw
Glenn Trewer
Ar Norimally
Withean
Geo. F
Feustal
John Hunn
Chas. Hutschel
John Carstensen
Holly. Ryan
Ewe
Snes
BIE
Newton Bros
Jake Grimm
John Soltanu
John J. Healey
Wm. Hartman
John McClure
Alteneder
G. i. Hearst
John Mohnson
W. FE. Loeb & Co
Dan McGee
Island Levef
Evcessee
Fred Wallace
Feamc
Womtmh
TROP
Parmetes
Nelson Lee
W. D. Goldsberry
Elias Holiday
Rateher
Bol
Fred Wallare
Yesec Storms
Oss
Geko
Bridge Claims
Chas. S. Kincaid
Mus. Lumber & Box Co
Neb. Bridge Supply Co
Decatur Bridge Co
Hunter
James Fasex
Idle
Agar
J. A. Bartemeier
J. W. Allbright
G. L. Hearst
UOKR
Cail
A. P. Byrne
East Second St
Barnard's Jewelry
M. Bartlett
C. A. Griffin
Oyster and Fish House
City
C. W. Russell
Tomiaolt & Mynahan Marine
N. W. Moyers
Wittich Bros
Pleasant Prairie
J. Metz
Stockton, la
N. Rosenberger
East Second
Locust Street
J. J. Havercamp
Black Langshan and
R. C
Rhode Island
Reda _ cockerels
Geo. W
Enquire
W. J. Vanatta & Son
Jackson's Garage
Maxwell
W. 2Nd St
Pua BuuitiOh
Kembie & Kemble
Pacific Coast
The
Boyd Transfer Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Cherry
J. G. Gunzenhauser
West 4Th St
J. L. G. Burnett
West Second Street
Geo. B Jackson
E. Sixth St
Cherry’s Shoe Store
Syccamore St
Ashton Flour and Feed Co
Severn Room House
6Th St. Fisch & Sons
Iowa Ave
4Th St
J. Greenblatt
E. Second Street
W. 6Th St
A. B. Bradstreet
Oakman Str
Rochester, N. Y
Moler Barber College
Chicago
Moser College
Geo. B. Jackson
West 3Rd St
SAFES
H. M. Bartlett
Atty
Law
Reliance Loan Co
Bell Telephone
Attorneys AT Law
Frank L. Bihlmeier
Hershey State Link
Yeory Jayna
Hofman
Jayon Jayne & Hoffman
Lowa Avenue
Dheurpal Police
Lowe
G. M. Titus
Titus & Jackson
Lowa Ave
Estates & Specialty
Alowey
Thos. Brown
Illinois Blanks
Lowa
Bb. P. Ingham
East 2Nd St
H. Db. Horst
Davenport
Lassenger
California
Washington, Oskaloosa
Kansas City
Fl. Worth
Ang Lanias
Vslan
Underdonk
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
Dally
GOP
Isc Ccccentus Cantekenglana
Cceeeseees
Wilton Trains
Muscatine North and South Railroad
J. Linn Hoopes
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