Local residents visit Muscatine friends over Christmas
Long list of local people visiting relatives in Muscatine and nearby towns during Christmas. names include Dr E H King Miss Eibel Edwards George Ineichen Mrs Deborah Ineichen Mrs Charles Cook Miss Gertrude Cook James O Toolo Jr and many others with addresses and hometowns across Columbus Junction Muscatine Davenport and Letts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. King
Eibel Edwards
Columbus Junction
Slaughter’s
Charles B. Cook
Gertrude
Davenport
City
Fine sleighing assured after heavy Christmas snow
A storm on Friday evening created deep drifts in the country, reaching four to five feet near town. City sleighing is excellent, and continued cold weather should keep rural sleighing general. Travel on country roads has been limited for two days, but packed snow will make riding in cutters and bob sleds enjoyable again.
Christmas Treat To Be Wednesday
The First Presbyterian Sunday school plans a Wednesday Christmas party with no formal program, aiming for a party feel rather than a regular entertainment. Several scholars may perform recitations and musical numbers, and the yearly treat will be included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Wolf Play Promises Record Run At Grand Prom
This evening in the city marks the first presentation of Sam S and Lee Shubert's The Wolf in town. The Chicago run drew wide talk for over ten weeks. Eugene Walter wrote the drama with fresh story and theme, bright dialogue and genuine sentiment. Elaborate stage settings receive hearty applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Grand
Sam S
Lee Shubert
the Wolf
Chicago
Chicago Opera House
Eugene Walter
Ibe
Trial begins for Mrs Stewart-Ford in Cincinnati case
In Cincinnati on December 27 Mrs Jeanette Stewart-Ford faces trial for alleged receipt of stolen funds. Star witness is Charles L Warriner, former treasurer of the Big Four Railroad, linked to a $649,000 shortage. Local relatives and Christmas visitors are noted in accompanying society items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart-Ford
Cincinnati
Ohie
Jeanette Stewart-Ford
Charles L. Warriner
Big Four Railroad Company
Rustlers Win in Close Contest at First Baptist Church
The Baraca Bible class membership drive ends with the Rustlers defeating the Boosters by 946 to 902. Over sixty new members added, total class membership around 160, with 103 present at yesterday's session. An evening banduet and officer elections planned at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Baraca
Rustlers
Oscar’ Brandt Ang
Boosters
Matthew Westrate
The
Roosters
Death of Else Martha Longshore at twelve in Wapello
Elise Martha Longshore daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Longshore died last Saturday in Iowa City after long illness from peritonitis. She was about twelve. Funeral was held Monday from the home. Parents receive community sympathy. The town reports Rev Sternberg improving after a bed confinement from a recent fainting spell. Other notes: residents traveling to Des Moines and Burlington for holidays, local school holidays, births, and local social updates. O T S meeting set for December 28 with annual officer election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Frank Lewis
Geo. Turner
Rob McAvoy
Ted Thompson
Grandview
Valley Junction
Mary
Etta
Griant
Kain Harding
Little
Hazel
Bell Plain
Ethel Edwards
Muscatine
Robert Rippey
Aurora
Hanft
Eliza Guinn
Hebern
Indiana
Reformed Church
C. Foster
Columbus City
John D. Guinn
Robert B. Guinn
Cordon
Thomas Guinn
Hamiston
Mary Gibbs
O. I. Jamison
Mt. Pleasant Fridayton
Washington, D. C
Dr. Jamieson
Frank Thompson
Burlington
Harry Russell
Des Moines
Jenkie Robertson
County Recorder
Lina Brock
Abs. G. Brock
M. H. Summers
Leits
James Helmick
Davenport
John
C. Armbright
Milton Remley
Alice
Wm. Rutherauff
Iowa City
Hal Hale
Frances
Siy
Trenton
Minor
G. J. Lischer
Lischer Brothers
Wapello
M. A. Johnston
Blanche
Alma
Monmouth
Elsie Colton
Elise Martha Longshore
J. D. Longshore
Bard
Sternberg
R. L. Reiley
Nelson
Crouch
DeWitt
Paullings
Eagle Grove
W. J. Kelly
Lydia Hannan
J. B. Lea
Russell Murray
Mary Isert
Rock Island
W. S. Isert
Oscar Hale
B. B. Tucker
Arthur Beik
Aurelia
Alverda Beik
H. M. Letts
H. L. Nearpass
Cresco
Chas. Pfeifer
Jas
Umphley
Anna Wallace
H. A.plitt
R. Morgan
Bert Keller
John Hale
Nellie
O T.S
Daniel Crutchfield
Kansas
Nathan ‘Crutchfield
Wapella
F. JT. Milbourn
Phytiian Sisters
Esther Nyemaster
Belle Smith
Hazel Winder
Cody
Gertrude Foot
Rufus Archibald
Wickes
Ark
Isett Lumber Co
The
Presbyterian Church
Mabel Bancroft
Nevada
CG. FP. Hoag
J. IX. Duncan
8. T. Erwin
A heart throb or a laugh in daily life
A playful meditation on what makes people smile and the human quality that lifts spirits. The narrative recalls past stories that brought a smile, and the reader’s quiet, private reactions as they read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan
Local Man Wins Prize at State Corn Show
A J Hendricks of Muscatine county received a prize of a pen of Black Langshans offered by F M Ziegler and Son for the best 10 car sample in Class S at the state corn show in Des Moines. The Class 5S contest was spirited and delayed the final award. The Zieglers’ prize likely spurred competition in that class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Hendricks
Ziegler & Son
Muscatine County
F. M. Ziegler & Son
Des Moines
Zieglers
Fesnipits
Christmas at the Sweetland Church Program Delights
Christmas observance at Sweetland M. B. E. church drew a large crowd on Saturday evening. The program featured songs, recitations, dialogues, duets, solos, and a Christmas message, with a post program treat and tree. Notable participants included Miss Amanda Pace, Miss Anna Cobel, Miss Dorothy Russell, Miss Hazel Miller, and several other local youths. Superintendent David Haifleigh offered closing remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetland M. BE
R. C. Russell
Amanda Pace
Anna Cobel
Vernon Shepherd
Alma
Hazel Colberg
Louise
Netta Sywassink
Dottie Lenhart
Vaughn Gettert
Elmer Miller
Hazel Miller
Dorothy Russell
Harold Covel
Star of the Morning
Mrs. Santa Claus
Edna Mariz
Clifford Conner
Henry Miller,Sone
Victor Abbee
Hazel Miler
Will Cramer
Flora McGilvery
Gladys
Mabel Miller
David Haifleigh
Murder Avenged by Mob in Hurley Va Hangs Pennington
In Hurley Virginia on Christmas Eve Samuel Baker was killed and his wife and two children were wounded. A mob of about 100 citizens seized Henry Pennington from a guarded jail and hanged him from a steamy pipe. The slain man was en route to a Sunday school tree when killed. Mrs Baker attempted to aid by grabbing Pennington’s pistol and shooting twice. The mob acted after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennington
Baker
Hurley
Samuel Baker
Henry Pennington
Meadows
Cedar Rapids Electrician to Be Ames Expert at College
Thomas Sloss, an electrician for the Cedar Rapids electric light plant, will go to Ames to serve as the electrical expert at the state college. He received a Christmas present of 500 dollars from his former employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Iowa Evening Press
Thomas Sloss
State College
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George Ineichen
Hannibal, Ma
Deborah Ineichen
West Fifth Street
Braunworth
William Musser
Dorothy
A. G. McGee
Lucas Street
Lone Tree
James O'Toole, Jr
James O'Toole
Oak Street
Jacob Diercks
Bush Street
Weswick
Snyder's
William Fitzgerald
James Fitzgerald
Town Avenue
Frank Mathess
Wellman
Edgar Klatt
Sigourney
Florence Osborn
West Liberty
A. Phelps
Knoxville
Iowa
Stoyg Wood
Wiliam Royster
Hershey Avenue
Fruitland
Dr. Riemele
Oliver
Ren. F. Butler
Mrs. J. M. Butler
East Fifth Street
Dr. Husted
R. S. Nichols
Phillips Street
Ross Reynolds
Charles Radebaugh
Cranston
J. B. Stevenson
Hershey
O. Hamversly
Nancy Hamersly
Pearl
Letts
Farson
William Milder
John Rininsland
Lucas’ Street
May Barger
East Sixth Street
Fairbanks
Ariz
Charles Holzhauer
Claus Roll
St the Ignature 7
Muscatine Lumber & Box Co
Presbyterian S
Warriner
Boosters—Annual Meeting
G. R. Diehl
Walter Jamison
Oakville
CG. A. Brown
Chas
Harris Farm
J. BR. Tillman
John Gruichfield
Wall Lake
Towa
Trompson Bros
Sawyers
Sweetland Church
Meadow Brook Farm
Dallas
Farmicra
U.S
Mira Hershey Lumber Company
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