Rock Island Railroad to Clear Central Muscatine Land
Official notice served today to owners near Rock Island tracks at Green Street and Grandview Avenue orders removal of barns and sheds from ground owned by the Rock Island Railroad. Ground must be cleared by May 1. Extension of yards for increased shipping necessitates use of the land donated by the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Tracks
Green Street
Grandview Avenue
Rock Island Railroad Company
City of Muscatine
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promoted as Laxative Remedy
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a grand laxative tonic for digestion and bowel health. It claims benefits for constipation indigestion liver and bowels, notes wide family use and offers free samples and medical advice from Dr W B Caldwell at Monticello Illinois in a advertising tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Belford
Louisville
John Smith
Moorhead
Miss
Dr. Caldwell
Well Known Couple Wed At Atalissa
A marriage occurred at the hospitable country home of Mr and Mrs Jesse Vanhorn in Atalissa Iowa on December 8 1909 Rev George Furniss officiated at 6 o clock The couple Jessie Vanhorn Hargrave and Don Hargrave had 38 guests and a four course supper The couple will reside with the groom s family until spring when a home will be prepared nearby Descriptions note their schooling and local friendships and list attending relatives from Tipton Moscow Iowa City Wilton and West Branch including Nell Scott Vera Miller Mary Watters and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Watters
Nell Scott
Mary Watters
Leonard
Henry
Will Worling
Donald
Tipton
J. E. Parker
Moscow
Asa
Mary Bowie
Iowa City
West Branch
Vera Miller
Wilton
Lincoln and nearby towns light social visits and schooling
Miss Minnie Lutze visited in Lone Tree with Miss Maggie Crawford and Miss Mabel Thomas. Miss Erna Harri travels in Muscatine and Foster Illinois. Nos 4 and 7 schools opened with Robert Hess and Miss Florence Stipe as teachers. Charles Buline attends Miss Trish's business college in Town City. George Reiland shipped cattle and hogs to Chicago. Minnie Hanum entertained Leona Timmermen of Lone Tree. Mrs. William McCullouchard haby visited her mother in Love Tree Saturday. James Palie and wife and daughter Frances traveled to Tawa City for business.
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Lincoln
Minnie Lutze
Lone Tree
Maggie Crawford
Mabel Thomas
Erna Harri
Muscatine
Foster
Ill
Robert Hess
Florence Stipe
Charles Buline
Leona Timmermen
William McCullouch
James Palie
Frances
Tawa City
Hunting Parties Abundant As Rabbits Rule Local Woods
The Letts area and south of the city see peak hunting activity with foot traffic and gunfire echoing through nearby woods. South Muscatine sportsmen report forty nine rabbits and twenty eight quails in a single day near Adams station.
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Letts
Local notices and resident health updates
George Davies returns from Davenport after visiting his uncle. Richard Owens of Winfield visits Ed Owens on Maple Grove road. J B Weaxley improves from neuralgia. Ed Owens Jr arrives from Oklahoma for extended visit. Typhoid threat to George Frye easing. Mrs Kate Wilhite remains ill and not improving. Edward Mordant regains mobility. Ethel Cunningham of Columbus Junction visits Ad Butcher on Maple Grove road. Mrs Dumphy indisposed with severe cold on Grandview avenue. Daniel Shamway and wife depart Musserville Island for Silver Lake Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Davies
Amos Davies
Davenport
Richard Owens
Winfield
Ed. Owens
Maple Grove
J. B. Weaxley
Ed. Owens, Jr
Oklahoma
George Frye
Kate Wilhite
Edward Mordant
Ethel Cunningham
Columbus Junction
Ad, Butcher
Maple Grove Road
Dumphy
Grandview Avenue
Daniel Shamway
Musserville
Silver Lake
Dredge Sinks. Six Men Drowned Off Port Arthur
Port Arthur Ont December 16 six Great Lakes Dredging Co workers John Fradenburg Peter McDonald Neil Cameron J Phalen Jack Wilson and J Smith were drowned when a dredge being towed into harbor leaked and sank nine others escaped by jumping into a scow. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon with the dredge carrying fifteen men aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Ont
John Fradenburg
Peter McDonald
Neil Cameron
J. Phalen
Jack Wilson
J. Smith
Great Lakes Dredging Co
West Chester Social and Market Notes
Rev Childs of Burlington assists Rev Graham at U P church in West Chester. Joe Stineman and David Benett return from Des Moines. A P Augustine returns from Chicago. Dr Caldwell's son Carlton is ill. Lee McAvoy rents J D Smith meat market. Corn harvests lag in this region. Hough of Fairfield visits. M D Work and Marion Wells attend Des Moines corn show. Twenty three carloads of stock shipped to Chicago this month. David Fisher attends Chicago stock show this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Childs
Burlington
Graham
U. P
Joe Stineman
Des Moines
David Benett
A. P. Augustine
Chicago
Caldwell
Carlton
Lee McAvoy
J. D. Smith
Mr. Hough
Fairfield
M. D. Work
Marion Wells
Des Moeinas
Davit Fisher
Aged wanderer to county farm after long travels
Patrick Martin, a well known Muscatine county wanderer aged about 75, has been brought to Muscatine by George J. Lang and placed at the county farm for temporary housing. He has roamed Muscatine and Louisa counties for 40 or 50 years with a small pack and seldom a fixed home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Martin
Muscatine
George J. Lang
Board of Supervisors
Martin
Henry Lang
Wilton
Louisa
Louisa County
Atalissa and Davenport Visitors Report December
Miss Vera Miller spent Wednesday evening with friends in Atalissa. Mrs. Roy Paker arrived from Stockton and visited her mother in Atalissa. Will Murphy, recently working in Atalissa, returned home. D. J. Dwyer visited Davenport on business. Mrs. Frank Blanchard went to Muscatine to visit her parents. Eric Erickson traveled to Muscatine for a short business stop. Mrs. George Mannasmith returned from Durant after a visit with her daughter. Walter Schwartzlender visited Davenport. Mrs. Elmer Hain arrived from Moscow for a visit and stayed overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Baird
Eric Erickson
Muscatine
George Mannasmith
Charles Teufel
Durant
Walter Schwartzlender
Davenport
Elmer Hain
Moscow
Books Books Books Leather Bindings on Display in Muscatine
Leather cloth and fancy bindings, the largest assortment ever seen in Muscatine. Come in and look over our line now. No trouble to show goods at.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merel’s
MEREL
Muscatine
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South Muscatine
Rock Island
Laxativ
Atalissa
Jessie Vanhorn
Don Hargrave
Bride
Croom
Lydia Wolff
Roselawn Avenue
McKee & Bliven
Adventists
South Muscatine Adventists
Arthur Seltzer
Latham and
Walton Streets
Friends
South Muscatine Friends Church
Grady
Sampson Street
Zei¢ler
South Erd Locele
Fred Phillips
William Cook Henry Collins
Fairport
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
I. Merel & Son
Muscatine’s Ideal Jewelry Store
Wanderer
Lang
Ida Moore
Davis
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Gerald Murphy
J. G. Murphy
George Bannick
Henry Krohn
Stella Kellar
J. K. Henley
St. Vincent's Home
W. A. Pye
Miss Dodge
Sicily
Isle
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
H. E. Nicolaus
C. Fulton
C. M. Marshall
Olga Smith
Grace Woodhouse
E. W. Morrison
Wagner Bros. Book Store
East 2Nd. Street
Walia
Chestnut St
Harry Kern
Mgr
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B. Schmidt Shoe Store
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