Birthday Surprises Mark West Hill Social (Local Note)
West Hill bursts with birthday visits as Mrs Mary Fabrizius receives a parlor lamp and sofa pillow from guests at Fletcher avenue. Miss Anna Gerdts celebrates eighteenth birthday with a festive evening at 1131 Logan street. Sewing Society to meet after a recent Baptist church supper. Minor accidents and local postings on cemetery work and area skating noted along with animal, delivery, and staffing updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fabrizius
Fletcher Avenue
Louisa Frankenreiter
Oscar Schmidt
Augusta Griesenbrock
H. Dietrich
Anna Gerdts
Logan Street
Miss Anna
Anna Schrimpf
Nellie Gerdts
Emma Diercks
Lily Archer
Emma Schriber
Emma Smith
Mabel Heiney
Messrs
Willkee Durkee
Charles O’brien
Charles Diercks
August Engle
John Schrimpf
Harry Gran
Charles Dietmann
Sewing Society
West Hill Baptist Sewing Society
Charles Reesink
Lucas Street
Baptist Church
H. Rockafellow
Rockafellow
Mr. Rockafellow
Earnest Hague
Neighborhood Notes From Wrayville On December 13 1908
Local column reports numerous community happenings in Wrayville Indiana including cold weather at eighteen below zero, a serious illness of Chas Danner now in the eighth week, a Dec 9 1908 marriage of Ed Reynolds and Miss Lucy Watson, church activities, a skating party at Fred Feldman’s pond, visits from Muscatine, cattle shipments to Chicago, gifts and visits among families, Christmas program planning, and community officers elected for the German American telephone line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrayville
Chas, Danner
Mr. Danner
Ed. Reynolds
River Bottom
Lucy Watson
Foster
Watson
Reynolds
Miss Watson
M. E
Fred Feldman
Fred Freyer
Business
Muscatine
Mr. Wittick
Ed. Feldman
Wilson Downey
Aledo
Chicago
Fred Krueger
J. Fuhr
C. Meyer
M. E. Church
Messrs
F. C. Mewes
Geo. Krueger
Wm. Freyermuth
Anna Zollner
Louisa Feldman
Garvin
Agnes
C. Kliest
Fred
South Muscatine
Elmer
Louis Klies
Henry Meyer
Agricultural Institute
Champaign
Des Moines
C. Kliest and Son
W. F. Krueger
Cook
Ed. Kranz
Bay Island
George Freyermuth
Dr. Bendal
Thomas Watson
F. Mewes
Albert Nuetzmann
Fred Feldman, Jr
Oak Grove Residents Attend Carom Night And School Christmas Plans
In Oak Grove on December 15 the corn gathering season winds down as neighbors gather for a carom night hosted by Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Thornton. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Joe Eisele and family Philip Wagner Addie Lindley who has recovered from typhoid fever M. P. Daugherty returns to Allivine work for the holidays Will Lindley has begun studies at Muscatine Business College A Christmas tree and program are planned at No 6 school Christmas night Mr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
F. M. Thornton
Joe Eisele
Philip Wagner
Addie Lindley
M. P. Daugherty
Allivine
Will Lindley
Muscatine Business College
Local neighborhood notes include moves and visits
Hynesseer stays with a host while Mr. Daugherty is away. Mr and Mrs Jake Schomberg of Lone Tree plan to move to the old Hendrix farm soon and Mr Daugherty will move to Allivine, Illinois. Miss Nellie Thornton visited Mr and Mrs John Hyssenger Sunday afternoon. Skating parties are popular with the children. Mr and Mrs Ira Hendrix are visiting from Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hynesseer
Mr. Daugherty
Jake Schomberg
Lone Tree
Hendrix Farm
M. Daugherty
Allivine
Nellie Thornton
John Hyssenger
Ira Hendrix
Missouri
Muscatine Island News Roundup
Muscatine Island notes report William Pierce remains under doctor care after a illness. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs B H De Camp. Lada Webster of Musserville visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Thomas Fitzsimmons. Max Stuart of Muscatine spent Sunday on the Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Island
William Pierce
B. H. de Camp
Lada Webster
Musserville
Thomas Fitzsimmons
Max Stuart
Muscatine
A Thousand Dollars Worth of Good From Kidney Cure
A. H. Thurnes of Buffalo C mentions years of kidney and bladder trouble with gravel and stones. After using Foley's Kidney Cure he reports relief, brick dust stones disappearing and no kidney pain, calling it a thousand dollars worth of good at Havercamp's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Thurnes
Buffalo, C
Foley
Havercamp’s
Special Land Buyers Excursions to Greer County Oklahoma
Special trips will run to Greer County and other Southwest lands in November and December via the Frisco System. Lands offer one fourth to one tenth the East and North costs with high acre value. Apply to R. S. Lemon, Secretary Frisco System Immigration for full details and rail rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer County
Oklahoma
Great Southwest
Frisco
R. S. Lemon
The Man Who Can't Hold Money Sums Up Saving
A compact thought notes that a man unable to hold onto money is the one who saves, framing thrift as a virtue and warning about financial forgetfulness.
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Fred Vnrath
Territorial Street
Benton Harbor, Mich
Cardus
Mrs. Pre& Unrath
Cardui
Mocen
Mans
Macon
Central City Cereal Coffee Company
Monarch
Malleasle Iron Range Company
St. Louis
Blaver Dam
Wis
Thompson Bros
Muscatine, la
the Times
Dr. Shaw
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Industry
Times
America
the Review OF Reviews CO
Astor Place
New York
West Hill
William Hartmann
Chester Freers
Seventh Street
West End
Mr. Freers
Greenwood Cemetery
Nyenhuis
D. D. Webster
Fruitland
Rice
F. W. Christian
Illinois City
Nora Rathz
Frank Wetzel
Newell Avenue
Philip Schwab
Rock Island
Lizzie Swain
Fast Hill
J. W. Hyink
Louis Diercks
Evans Street
Hartmann’s
Milton Freers
Burlington Road
Kin
Salt Lake City
Utah
Walter
Citizens’ Ry. & Light Co
Aracamph
H. C. Thiesen
Iowa
Emerson
C. T. Gremmel
Switzer Electric Co
E. 2Nd Street
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