Christmas notices and social updates from local town
Local items report residents traveling to Davenport Wilton and Waterloo for visits and holidays. Mrs Roy Fath and Miss Anna Murphy depart for Davenport while Miss Willa Mohler plans visits to Atlantic and Omaha. Adoption of mortgages on offer from Titus Loan and Investment Co. includes 5 percent loans. Social events include a Christmas dance by Teamsters and Helpers and Grinnell Glee Club concert. Holiday sales items appear at Nesper's and Snyder's with gifts and triplicate mirrors.
Shortest Day of Year on Tuesday Announced
The calendar marks Tuesday as the year's shortest day with daylight ending about 30 seconds earlier and dawn delaying roughly 396 seconds. Tomorrow's daylight will be only about one minute shorter than today, with sunset around 4:30 p.m. and sunrise before 7:14 a.m.
Wilton Man Hurt In Queer Manner
Wilton Iowa December 20 Special C A Kiser prominent resident fractured two ribs while watering a horse. He sat in a sleigh when the horse lunged throwing him from the cutter against a telephone post. Dr A R Leith attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
C. A. Kiser
A. R. Leith
Barry Team Still Leading League and Mechanics Slump
The Barry team maintained its clean record in the Factory Basketball league while the Mechanics fell 48 to 4 to Hirsch. Roach & Musser kept pace for second with a 13 to 5 win over McKee & Bliven, as Hawkeye trailed by margin.
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Barry
Hirsch
Button
Roach & Musser
McKee & Bliven
Hawkeye Club
Huttig
Millworkers
Hawkeye
W. Hubbard
Gould
Boston
Bomke
P. Hubbard
Sumann
G. Sumann
Johnson
Harker
Zeug
W. McCleary
R. McCleary
Hill
Fisher
Woods
Schenck
Patterson
Silverhorn
Holmes
Hermann and Herwig
Baker University Faces Long Road Trip for Basketball
Baker University basketball plans an extensive winter tour through Missouri Illinois and Iowa. The squad will play the local YMCA on December 30 and meet strong opponents including Central College Fayette Missouri Premier Lodge St Louis and Lawrence and Topeka YMCA teams. The trip aims to compare scores with fast West rivals and gauge standings.
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Baker University
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Baker Five
West
Lawrence
Kan
Topeka
Central College
Fayette
Premier Lodge
St. Louis
Y M C A and Glee Club Events Schedule
A fragmented list of Christmas season gatherings includes the Y M C A chapters in Peoria Evans ton Morrison Mt Morris Muscatine Ottumwa and Des Moines with December 25 29 30 31 and January 1 dates. Grinnell Glee club to perform at the Congregational church on December 25.
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Evanston
Morrison Athletic Club
Morrison
Mt. Morris
Illinois
Muscatine
Iowa
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Grinnell Glee Club
Congregational Church
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J. Kranz
Journal
Urance
John A. Robbins
Gunther
Nesper’s
Dr. Piemcke
Oliver
Lizzie Price
Dubuque
Sopher
East Second Street
Davenport
Roy Fath
East Ninth Street
Willa R. Mohler
Maple Avenue
Atlantic
Omaha
Neb
Titus Loan & Investment Co
Iowa Ave
Anna Murphy
J. F. Roland
Bloomfield
le Claire
M. W. Stirlen
Joseph Grimes
East Fifth Street
Vernon Smith
Holly and Greens
Geo, Kranz & Son’s
U. S. Express
L. J. Hain
East Tenth Street
Mary Lanfier
John Lanfier
West Liberty
J. E. Stevenson
Hershey Building
Snyder’s
Edward Laughlin
East Seventh Street
Waterloo
Frank Bowman
Kate McDermott
Edward G. O’brien
Pine Street
William Myers
A. G. Myers
F. M. Wire
Cary Station
Ill
H. P. Schuyler
Sherman Street
Good Old
Santa Claus
Toyland
Santa
Buzz
the Toyland
West Second Street
J. J. Bernett
A. J. Elliott & Co. Fur House
Bernett
Me. Bennett
Rreinemund
the Hirsch
Hawkeyes and
Remei
Caee Hirsch
McCleary
Butcher
Grace
Robinson
Bazard
Peterson
McClure
Lutz
Crowe
Huitig
Slight
King
Williamson
Yeater
Ostrander
Crow
Reuling
Pillips
Eshlemann
Kansas
Catur
Peoria
the Teney Saving Store
Gel
B. G. Gilly
F. A. Neidig
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