State of Iowa v Billings boxing case opens in district court
A large crowd gathered as the State of Iowa charged James Billings with aiding and abetting in a boxing contest. County Attorney I S Pepper prosecutes, H M Bartlett defends. Chief James McElravy testified first, with Wilhite and Sheriff Frank Benham later on. Jurors include W J Ogilvie D J Dwyer A H Freers John Kindler and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
James Billings
I. S. Pepper
H. M. Bartlett
James McElravy
Wilhite
Frank Benham
W. J. Ogilvie
D. J. Dwyer
A. H. Freers
John Kindler
E. C. Miller
John Umlandt
Frank Sauer
Frank Delaney
Dan Breen
Julius Zellner
W.D. Berry
Gus Bartlett
Well Known Nichols Resident Dies in Nichols
Mrs. Vinnie Brockway Allen, of Nichols, died yesterday afternoon after a prolonged illness and an operation last fall. She is survived by her husband Willaby Allen, mother Elizabeth Brockway, three sisters Mrs. Glen Epperly near Cranston, Mrs. Charles McCormick of Columbus City, and another sister in Montana. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Nichols, with interment in Nichols Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letts
E. F. Brockway
Vinnie Brockway-Allen
Nichols
Brockway- Allen
Willaby Allen
Elizabeth Brockway
Columbus City
Glen Epperly
Near Cranston
Charles McCormick
Montana
Nichols Cemetery
Loyal Order of Moose Meeting and Upcoming Dance
Local notices invite joining the Loyal Order of Moose with a meeting Friday night and urge bringing at least one new member. A Button Workers Union No. 12854 dance is set for Wednesday at Maccabee Hall with 25 cent tickets and free for ladies. Also reports arrivals and departures of several residents and travel between Burgess Illinois and Maple Mulberry avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Moose
Button Workers Union
Maccabee Hall
Special Hat Sale Opens for Ladies and Children
Helen F. Ineichen announces a three day sale offering all trimmed ladies and children's hats at less than half price on Thursday Friday and Saturday December 15 16 and 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen F. Ineichen
Meredith and
Snoozer
LENIS
HE Alph
Terry & Hymes
Wooldridge
Narrow Escape For Ainsworth Man On Train Crash
T H Will of Ainsworth Iowa escaped serious harm when the Golden State Limited derailed at Ainsworth this morning. He mistakenly started to board the halted train thinking it was No 62 and leaped from the platform just before it left the tracks. He later rode No 62 into Muscatine to visit friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Will
Ainsworth
Golden State Limited
Muscatine
Golden State
Jury Fails To Reach Verdict In Bowman Case
After more than fifteen hours the jury in American Security Company versus Fred Bowman could not agree. They reported a verdict of disagree at ten o clock last night but were held until nine this morning before being dismissed by Judge D W Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Security Company
Fred Bowman
D. W. Jackson
Hawley
Thomlinson Addresses McKee & Bliven Workers
Factory hands at the McKee & Bliven plant listened to Rev. W. Howard Thomlinson, pastor of Mulford Congregational church, discuss the life of Christ and its influence on men. The talk, under the YMCA, featured a vocal solo by Ernest Tilgner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee & Bliven
W. Howard Thomlinson
Mulford Congregational Church
Young Men's Christian Association
Christ
Ernest Tilgner
Dinners Served by African M E Church Ladies
One hundred five dinners were served by Mrs. Peter Towns ley and the stewardesses of the African M. E. church at Yeoman hall today. Diners praised the bounteous repast and many bought Grandma Watson's candy, for which the ladies are grateful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Townsley
M. E. Church
Yeoman Hall
Grandma Watson
Couple United in Tulsa Wedding Unites Illinois Man
Daniel R. Bogart of Eliza Illinois and Ida M. Calbert of Tulsa Oklahoma married today at 2 p m by Police Judge J H Carl in his office. They were unattended and plan to reside in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel R. Bogart
Eliza, Il
Ida M. Calbert
Tulsa
Okla
J. H. Carl
Illinois
Quickest Simple Cough Care At Home
Simple home cough syrup recipe promises instant relief and cost savings. Mix sugar syrup with Pinex and warm water to make a pint, take a teaspoon every one to three hours, and it is pitched as effective for whooping cough and sore lungs. The ad asserts Pinex as key ingredient and offers a money back guaranty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
The
Pinex Co
Wayne
Ind
Debating Plans at Muscatine High School For Next Year
Muscatine High School will feature debates in English with nearby cities Iowa City and Burlington. Principal G E True has arranged contests. preliminary selection will be held January 6 or 18 to choose representatives. The topic is likely an income tax question. Iowa City teams may have an edge due to university proximity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine High School
G. E. True
Iowa City
Burlington
Muscatine
Muscatine poised for Central Association baseball berth
Fans celebrate Quincy’s release by the Central Association and expect Muscatine to land a franchise. Local leaders hope a northern Central circuit including Muscatine and Cedar Rapids would bring top level ball all season, with meetings planned to formalize Quincy’s disposal and decide Muscatine’s fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Central Association
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Central
Old Baseball Association
The
Justice
Wendinger Buys Panitorium and Cigars Shop
John Wendinger purchases the Iowa Panitorium and cigar stand from J. E. Jenkins. He has six years with the business and fifteen years in tailoring, aiming for a modern shop with prompt service and satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wendinger
Iowa
Wendinger
Couple Married in Cedar Rapids
Miss Ethel Downing daughter of Mr and Mrs George Downing and George Kubik wed quietly in Cedar Rapids on December 12 1910. They travel to Iowa City to begin housekeeping on College street where the groom runs a business and the bride has many friends awaiting her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Grove
Ethel Downing
George Downing
George Kubik
Cedar Rapids
A. E. Nugent
Myrtle Gay
Corn Crop Value Declares Nation's 1910 Harvest
The Department of Agriculture announced final 1910 crop estimates with corn at 3,125,713,000 bushels valued at $1,523,968,000, winter wheat 464,044,000 bushels valued at $413,575,000, and spring wheat 231,399,000 bushels valued at $207,868,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Special Half Price Offer For Dr Howard's Digestive Aid
A. W. Morgan the druggist advertises today for fifty men and women to buy Dr. Howard's specific for constipation and dyspepsia at half price. A money back guarantee backs the claim of relief and health benefits. Orders by mail are accepted with 25 cents postage paid. The sale is planned for Tuesday December 20 with final arrangements at the Y M C A Friday at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Morgan
Dr. Howard
Mrs Charles Hoefflin Honored Again As Oracle Of Lodge
At the Woodbine camp of Royal Neighbors meeting in Woodmen hall on Wednesday evening Mrs Charles Hoefflin was chosen for a fourth time as oracle of the lodge. Several old officers were re elected and the delegate and alternate to the district convention in Cedar Rapids in March were chosen with Mrs Hoefflin named as delegate and Mrs Kate Dunker as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hoefflin
Woodbine Camp
Royal Neighbors
Woodmen Hall
Cedar Rapids
Kate Dunker
Morris Craib Birthday Gift at Brown's Business College
Professor W F Neil received a Morris chair from the student body and faculty of Brown's Business College in honor of his birthday anniversary presented by Clark E Miller. About thirty Ladies Aid members gathered at Mrs J G Schoemaker's home for their regular meeting with a noon dinner and sewing.Mrs Cyrus Satterthwaite to host next session January 11 at her home north of Spangler's chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Craib
W. F. Neil
Brown's
Business College
Morris
Clark E. Miller
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Spangler’s Chapel
J. G. Schoemaker
Ladies Aid Society Meeting At First Methodist Church
Ittis asked many members to attend the Ladies Aid meeting at the First Methodist Episcopal church, seeking broad participation and support for church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ittis
Ladies’ Aid Society of
The
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Numerous Davenport visits noted in Wilton todays reports
Wilton residents including John Marolf and several Muscatine and Davenport visitors spent Wednesday in Davenport or on local business. Mrs. Katherine Archer attended a funeral in Iowa City, and others like Dr. A R Leith and Dr C E Whitis handled professional matters during short Davenport sojourns with friends and shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Austin
Muscatine
Win Blanchard
Davenport
O. E. Kelly
Newton Lang
Ethyl
Iowa City
Victor Byrnes
Durant
A. T. Nelson
D. J. Dwyer
W. F. Warner
Toledo
Elmer Weirhauser
C. E. Whitis
John McClain
Lula Barton
Ollie Hain
George Karns
D. H. Dillion
F. A. Abbott
Garretts Honor Mamie in Letts event
Letts Iowa December 15 Mr and Mrs A M Garrett and Miss Mamie were noted in a short social item announcing a local event. The fragment indicates a family gathering or social recognition in Letts with those named.
Local Notes From the County Town
A bustling week brings travel updates as J G Small and family visit Muscatine while others return from Kansas City. Cattle and hog shipments head to Chicago with Max MacCormack and D H Westbrook aboard. A hip fracture sidelines Mrs Lemuel Johnson, and No 7 schoolhouse burns after a faulty flue. School board to consider a temporary building. Relatives attend a family funeral with bearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
M. J. Garrett
Kansas
J. G. Small
Muscatine
Mr. Small
Miss Alice
Sylvia
Ola Gage
Jno. Blake
J. H. Letts
Chicago
D. H. Westbrook
Max J. MacCormack
Joe Hawkins
Frank Longstreth
Ralph Garard
A. N. Holiday
Glen
Elmer Furnas
Ora
Clark Furnas
Nettie
Michael Blankenhorn
Ava
Clara
Washington
Dave Blankenhorn
Sam Turkington
Lemuel Johnson
Death of Sarah Garrard in Muscatine
Sarah Alice Garrard died of pleural pneumonia at her Muscatine home on December 10 1910. Born March 15 1868 in Fulton County Illinois she was 42 years 8 months and 25 days old. Survived by daughter Iva mother Mrs M J Horton sister Mrs Alicia Ingraham brothers William and Claude and many relatives. Funeral held December 12 at Conesville M E church with Rev J C Brown and Rev S T Richard. interment Jonesville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Sarah Alice Garrard
Muscatine
Fulton County
Ill
Iva
M. J. Horton
Alicia Ingraham
William
Claude
Conesville M. E
J. C. Brown
S. T. Richard
Jonesville
Prairie Grove Social Notes Reflect Weekend Visits
Prairie Grove December reports list Walter Fogg’s Chicago trip while George Down and wife visited daughter Myrtle Gay and family. Earl Jackson of West Liberty attended to Frank Robins sale. Gladys Horns stayed home due to illness. Charles Schiend’s family joined Sunday birthday celebrations for Mrs. William Miller. John Downing and Ridenours visited Iowa City. Cann family hosted a day with Charlet Cann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Grove
Walter Fogg
Chicago
George Down
Vanity
Myrtle Gay
Earl Jackson
West Liberty
Jackson
Frank Robins
Sundar
William Miller
John Downings
Iowa
Ridenour
Charlet Cann
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Order of Moose
Frank Bowman
D. M. Simms
Burgess, Ill
Catherine Widenbacher
Louis Freyermuth
Greeley, Neb
Nicholas Freyermuth
Henry Freyermuth
Ains
Bowman
Thomlinson
M. FE
Couple United
Oklahoma
D. W. Brockman
Principal True
Pearl City
Panitorum
J. E. Jenkins
George
Kubik
Swan
Wilton
H. L. Horton
C. B. Horton
Gu Moyer
Cleveland Moyer
Leonard Moyer
Albert Moyer
Prair Grove
Journal
Iowa Ave
Sound
Cris
Terke
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