Dredge Program Advances with Creosoted Lumber Prep
The Rock Island engineer office plans immediate work on dredges quarter boats barges and floats for the upper Mississippi. Lumber from Sand Stone Minn is treated with a new high pressure creosote process and 200 000 feet of southern yellow pine is being treated in open tanks. The project includes three hydraulic dredges six quarter boats fifty barges pontoons drill boat and related gear with spring navigation readiness expected.
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Mississippi River
Rock Island
Sand Stone
Minn
Pacific Coast
Hageboeck
Milan
Obituary: Winfield S. Brown of South Muscatine Dies
Winfield Scott Brown died yesterday at 4 30 PM at his home 102 Latham street South Muscatine age 58 from tuberculosis after a four year illness He lived most of his life in the area and is survived by his wife and seven children Walter Fred Nettie Roy and Nellie at home with two daughters in New Boston Illinois and another in South Muscatine Funeral services planned at his home Friday at 2 PM
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Winfield Scott Brown
Latham Street
Mr. Brown
Louisa County
Walter
Fred
Nettie
Roy
Nellie
Clyde Beauguess
New Boston
Ill
John Henderson
South Muscatine
Santa's Reception Cantata At Musserville Church
The Musserville M E church Sunday school presents Santa's Reception, a Christmas cantata directed by Miss Amy Hoopes with thirty-plus child performers. No admission. treats for children after the program. Cast includes Santa Claus Wm M Stark Mrs S Claus Adelia James Nickie Floyd Crow Uncle Sam Will Fischer and numerous fairies, Indians and Earthland children. Will Mabel Stark presides at the piano.
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Musserville M. E
Amy Hoopes
Santa Claus
Wm. M. Stark
Morgan Stock Co to Perform Eight Nights at Grand Opera House
J Doug Morgan leads an elegant company at the Grand Opera House for eight nights starting Sunday with matinee and night shows. Morgan is a familiar favorite and the cast includes many previous favorites in a strong middle west dramatic lineup. The troupe recently closed a strong tour in another city.
The Girl He Loved opens at Greene Opera House
Cedar Rapids hosts a successful season at the Greene Opera House where records were broken. The Girl He Loved, a play of extraordinary value, will open Sunday with matinee and evening shows. The production has toured one night stands and large cities and is now available for stock companies, presented with Morgen production standards.
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Cedar Rapids
Greene Opera House
Fowls Bought at South Muscatine Grocery
A customer at a South Muscatine cery store purchased $50 worth of fowls, with the sale recorded in the store ledger.
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Cery
South Muscatine
Poultry Dealer Sells Turkeys to Davenport Waterworks
A. J. Nettleton, a poultry dealer four miles from the city, disposed of eight hundred pounds of turkeys this morning. The birds averaged fifteen pounds each. Henry Elfers, proprietor of a gro...
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A. J. Nettleton
Davenport
Frazier Divides on Lorimer Findings in Senate Case
Senator Frazier of Illinois releases a written statement declaring disagreement with the subcommittee findings in the Lorimer bribery case. He argues that if Lorimer did not itself engage in bribery, questions remain about whether enough tainted votes could have blocked his election.
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Chicago
Ill
Frazier
Lorimer
Subcommittee
Senate
Congress
Ilino
Illinois
Poultry Show Scores Dominate Muscatine Fanciers Event
The tenth annual Muscatine Poultry Fanciers Association show runs in the German American Bank Building basement with 500 birds scoring under Judge Shaner and Secretary Hermann. George Reeder sweeps Barred Plymouth Rocks with top wins across cocks, cockerels, hens, pullets, and pens, while E A McCormick leads Black Langshans with most firsts and seconds.
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Muscatine Poultry Fanciers Association
Reeder
George Reeder
Plymouth Rocks
S. E. Heston
Pleasant Plain, Jr
E. A. McCormick
Letts
Fred W. Hermann
Hermann
Poultry Show Awards Noted for Muscatine Entries
S. C. Black Minorcas results list Fred W. Hermann with second and third place in cockerels hens and pullets and second to fifth pens. A. J. Fuller also shows a third cock and third pen and fifth cockerel for Muscatine entries.
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Black Langshans
Fred Kirchner
Nichols
E. A. McCormick
Letts
Henry G. Detthof
Muscatine
S. C. Black
Fred W. Hermann
A. J. Fuller
Music rolls and bags at Hirt & Fesler Piano Co
Mrs. George T. Brown leaves for home near Columbus Junction after shopping in the city. Mrs. C. A. McCleary departs Cranston after visit with Mrs. L. McBride. Mrs. I. C. Evans and Edith to Iowa City for Christmas with relatives. Christmas trees, nuts, fruits, candies and produce at Angersbach's Grocery.
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Hirt & Fesler Piano Co
Hershey
George T. Brown
Columbus Junction
C. A. McCleary
L. McBride
Mulberry Avenue
Cranston
I. C. Evans
Edith
West Fifth Street
Iowa City
Angersbach
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State
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East Front Street
Gremmel’s Cigar Store
South End
Tion
Tain
Musserville M. E. Church
Ter
Bernice Godfrey
Ione Hoopes
Mabel Foster
Irma Stark
Earthland
Inez Hunter
Helen Schriner
Cora Stohr
Rosa Landlius
Verne Byers
Leonard Bishop
Allen Fengler
Austin Hoopes
Will Lenniger
Clarence Carpenter
Raynard James
Winfield Latham
Clifford King
Frank Stohr
Ora Bishop
Edward Owens
Everett Graham
George Ryan
Lila Leutzinger
Emma Rainbow
Bernice Hoopes
Bernice Carpenter
Riva Rehmer
Bertha Lenniger
Ella James
Geraldine Lawrence
Zelma Graham
Gladys Graham
Lila Sigg
Dorothy Mann
Greta Fengler
Letha Fengler
May Boston
Juanita King
Marjorie Hubbard
Bernice Nicholay
Will Mabel Stark
Chas. Coons
The
Morgar Stock Co
the Grand
Delicatessen
West Second St
We By
Pere
Will
Ballerson
East Second Street
Lorimer Case
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Miama
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Pleasant Plain
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