Literary Society to Meet Thursday Amid Debates
The Olive Branch Literary Society will discuss the relative value of country and city boys at its Thursday evening meeting. Debaters’ names are not set. Program includes recitations, readings, piano solos, and a debate on whether the country boy of 16 is better prepared for life than the city boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Branch Literary Society
Chester Martin
Fred Rockafellow
Thomas J. Crone
Minnie Lorber
Calvin Holmes
Nell Ryan
Herbert Hintermeist
Marie Figg
Freq Shepard
Henry Sylvester
Elma de Camp
Bessie Paap
Glen Kemp
Louis Storms
Harry Lorber
Walter Lorber
Hershey Hose House
South End Company
Bob Ride
Davenport club women invite federation president to organize new group
Davenport Iowa December 29 club women led by Mrs Mariah T Peck invited Mrs Philip M Moore general federation president of St Louis to Davenport to organize a Woman s club uniting all local club women The effort is coordinated by Mrs Mariah T Peck.
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Davenport
Philip M. Moore
General Federation
St. Louis
Mariah T. Peck
Tragedy of a Collingwood Woman’s Hidden Wealth
Mrs. Madill near Collingwood saved about 600 from butter and poultry sales. She hid the money at home but mice destroyed it, leaving only paper fragments. The notice urges depositing money in a bank at 4 percent compound interest, and notes Saturday evening hours.
Wrestlers to clash in Moscow Iowa bout this evening
Wrestling card of interest offered in nearby town. Local enthusiasts plan a special over the Wilton line to Moscow to see Kid Hermann of this city meet the Rubber Kid of Minneapolis. Hermann aims to extend his recent winning streak as Rubber Kid seeks another victory after Ottumwa and Washington fights.
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Wilton
Moscow
Iowa
Kid Hermann
Minneapolis
Minn
Hermann
Northwest
Ottumwa
Washington
Muscatine
Individual scores of men announced in local league
Physical Director Johnson of the local Y M C A has compiled an individual score sheet for the Factory league. It lists points scored by each team and by every player, headed by Lloyd Butcher with 84 points. The full list will interest followers of the league’s play.
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Johnson
Lloyd Butcher
Baker University Here On Thursday
Baker University five will clash with the local Y M C A team Thursday in Muscatine. Coach Johnson expects the game to be the hardest on the schedule and notes his squad is in good shape though unsure of the outcome. The Kansas visitors recently beat fast Midwest opponents during a holiday trip. Seats have sold well.
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Muscatine
Baker University
Johnson
Kansas
Middle West
Association
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Iowa
Anglesburg to Wrestle Tuesday and Thursday Contests
William Finley, the Moscow wrestler, plans two big events next week in Anglesburg. He will meet Joseph Anglesburg of Marshalltown on Tuesday evening and faces J Cooper of St. Louis on Thursday in an exhibition with no admission. Finley has set up an athletic auditorium on the third floor of the Realing building with a raised stage and bleachers.
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William Finley
Moscow
Finley
Joseph Angelsburg
Marshalltown
J. Cooper
St. Louis
Cooper
Realing
East Hill Invoices Start at Hawk Eye Button Factory
The Hawk Eye button factory will begin its annual invoice on New Year’s Day and will take about a week to complete. The plant will stay open during the process while repairs are made. The Huttig plant is shut for the holiday. Ladies' Aid held its last meeting of the year at Mrs. F. E. George’s on Sherman Street, sewing buttons and socializing as 1909 work was reviewed. Reverend H. M. Strong led a well attended prayer meeting at George Hain’s home on Sherman Street despite the cold. East Hill notes report Albert Lamb convalescing at Hershey hospital and May Longstreth visiting Grace Irwin in Colorado Street.
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Hawkeye
Ladies’ Aid
F. E. George
Sherman Street
Sarah Hain
Kate Graff
Belle Howe
George
George Hain
H. M. Strong
East Hill
Albert Lamb
East Fourth Street
Hershey Hospital
May Longstreth
Letts
Grace Irwin
Colorado Street
Hyland Expected Back This Semester for Sports Teams
A reader notes Hyland has a foundation but expects his return this semester. Hyland is a regular player on both the basketball and football teams and would be missed if absent.
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Hyland
Boone Pastor Leaves for Riverside Church Project
Rev. H. L. Mason of Boone First Presbyterian resigns to lead a new church in Riverside California. The edifice there cost 200000 and Mason is regarded as one of Iowa’s best known ministers.
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Iowa Evening Press
Boone, Ia
Boone
H. L. Mason
First Presbyterian Church
Riverside
Cal
Area families spend day in Sigourney and nearby towns
Daughter Lenore and Mrs. Margaret Seydel visited Sigourney. Nelson Harris and his wife from Chicago were at the J. P. H. Harris home. The L. H. Smith family went to Harper. The Ashby and McElwain families are noted in local movement.
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Lenore
Margaret Seydel
Sigourney
Nelson Harris
Chicago
J. P. H. Harris
L. H. Smith
Harper
Ashby and McElwain
Hyland May Not Return To Iowa Team In 1910
Rumors say Mark Hyland captain elect of Iowa football for 1910 may not return after holidays due to financial issues. Hyland has been absent since Christmas vacation, stirring university speculation about his status.
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Iowa City
Mark Hyland
Iowa
Hyland
Christmas reunions in Keota highlight local families
Keota Iowa December 29 report details multiple Christmas Day gatherings. Families including Hulse at E A s new home with Twenty six at dinner, Victor Carris at John Greenwood home, Simmermans visiting Reno Dunshee, J W Coffman hosting three of four children and families, and others like Henry Bales, Ward Bridgman, Evelyn Bales, Faye Bales, J F Robertson, Mrs Miller, Mrs Altekruse, Mrs Crawford, H O Douglas, Edith Chesney, Pauline Harris, and H E Seydel sharing holiday time across Keota and nearby towns.
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Keota
Hulse
E. A
Victor Carris
John Greenwood
Simmermans
West Chester
Reno Dunshee
J. W. Coffman
R. G
Valley Junction
Henry Bales
Ward Bridgman
Evelyn
Faye Bales
J. F. Robertson
Miller
Altekruse
Muscatine
Bryson
Trumbauer
John
Wife
Washington
Crawford
Baxter
H. O. Douglas
Waterloo
Frank Gray
Belle G. Rice
Glover Home
Edith Chesney
Pauline Harris
Delta
H. E. Seydel
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Main Street
William Roby
Grandview Avenue
Roselawn Avenue
Bert Hoover
R. Carey
John Asp
Oregon Street
Ola Hawkins
Tipton
Fruitland
Martin Stoltz
Elgin
Edna Carey
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Lone Tree
Mort Fowler
Latham Street
Henry Stutzler
Ill
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Central Club
Federation
Hershey State
Hershey
Rubber Kid
Physical
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Barry
McKee & Bliven
Midgets
Va! Hirsch
Huttig
Abner Gould
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P. Tobias
Hise
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Tapnelerees
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Angelsburg
Mar
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Oaallerson Stores
Ladies’ Aid Society
Boone Pastor TO
O. H. L. Mason
Slippers Loggins
Bob Harding
Eddyville
Alice Clawson
Henry, Ill
Art Swift
Yoom Dod Oo
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Prey
Towa Star
Casper
West Second Street
Fe Amis Theatre
C. W. Brockman
Mgr
Skate For Life
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Charlie E. Bray
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Family Theatre Orchestra
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