Dillaway Permutation Lock Granted Patent for Safe
G Will Dillaway, a long time safe lock expert, received a patent for the Dillaway Permutation Lock. The design claims 38 points, with 31 granted, and features a wedge pin that defeats burglar extraction and a nonstandard combination that can be opened from either side. Experts visiting Muscatine reportedly could not crack the mechanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
G. Will. Dillaway
Dillaway
Mr. Dillaway
Death of Mrs William Dugan in Muscatine
Mrs William Dugan died at 5 o'clock this morning at 1090 Hershey Avenue South Muscatine. Born in County Cavan Ireland January 15 1846 she was 54. She arrived in the United States and Muscatine in 1858 and married William Dugan November 25 1871. Survived by two sons Joan and James and the husband. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
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William Dugan
Hershey Avenue
South Muscatine
County Caven
Ireland
Muscatine
Joan
James
Riverside notes record local events and family updates
Measles strike seven Barnett relatives while several families plan spring moves. The oil wagon from Iowa City runs weekly as muddy roads hinder U B church meetings. John Burnett’s illness halts the oatmeal mill. Ed Wombacher sold his farm assets to enter the livery business. Chas Reeves led the sale. Grant Hawthorn postponed Kansas trip. his wife will go instead. Stella Ford’s mother in Lafayette Ind. is gravely ill and near death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeret
Barnett
Iowa City
U. B
John Burnett
Ed. Wombacher
Chas. Reeves
Grant Hawthorn
Kansas
Stella Ford
LaFayette
Ind
Sandy Grove News Highlights Local Doings
In Sandy Grove Letts area residents are noted shopping visits and social calls. Multiple households report mumps cases and school attendance drops. Community members such as C W Gipple, J H Barker, the Lowes, W Wagner and others are mentioned with visits, work, or illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina Lupton
Maudie George
C. Estes
L. Waltman
G. B. Lowe
H. E. Wagner
J. H. Barker
S. L. Johnston
Ethel
Lulu Dickey
Cousin
Sandy Grove
Fanny George
O. Lee
Wapello
Joe Wagner
Charlie Wagner
Charlie Gipple
Jesse Wagner
R. M. Lee
Harry Buchanan
The
Bard
W. B. Lowe
John Lupton
Jesse George
Will. George
Chester Williams
L. George
J. Waener
Cedar Bethel
Jiva Lee
Armentrout
Sesley Gipple
Cochran
Pleasant Prairie Notes From August Prairies
Pleasant Prairie updates include August Plett at home, Chas Friederic Jr traveling to Alta to visit brothers, Adam Eis summoned for grand jury in Muscatine, and Dr. Van Derveer in Blue Grass. Local tales cover Speil McGinty lessons, gifts to Nellie and Walter, corn movement near 500 bushels, high corn prices, Plett Bros wood dealers buying new equipment, and a challenged school contest by a boastful professor with young pupils.
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August Plett
Chas. Friederic, Jr
Alta
Benna Vista
Adam Eis
Muscatine
August Paul
van Derveer
Blue Grass
Speil McGinty
Geo
Etta Hildebrand
Nolo
Baker
L. N. Stigers
Nellie
Walter
New Years
Roy Baker
Cyrus Baker
Julius Schiéle
Plett Bros
Pleasant Prairie
Pleasant Prairie School
England
Sam
Court hears Tiffany case as Wright murder docket awaits
The court opens with Tiffany vs. Iowa Legion of Honor awaiting Mrs. Tiffany's Chicago arrival. Prosecution seeks a new trial in State vs. George Wright. numerous docket items are scheduled, while rain dulls court business and the petit jury is tonight released for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffany
Iowa Legion of Honor
Chicago
George Wright
Jonathan Pringrey
W. Minshall
John A. Rowan
A. J. Allen
John A. Schoultz
J. W. Page
Law
Andrew Cracker
Julius Bodman
Opelt
Mary M. Beck
Fred. Witston
Ida May Selman
Thomas Selman
Equity
Petit Jury
Ind
Edward Healey
Bloomington
A. H. Miller
Muscatine
Dan Dwyer
Wilton Township
John Minder
Lake Township
L. Demorest
Wm. Kemmer
Ike Booth
Goshen
John H. Hoffman
Wm. Ross
C. C. Sullivan
Wapsinonoec
John McAvoy
Sweetland
Dave Nauman
Wapsinonoc Township
F. E. Parham
Edw. Pugh
John Healey
TY. Binhoff
Jacob Lemkau
B. Anderson
Wapsinonoc Town
War ends as Soldiers’ Post holds farewell feast
Shel by Norman Post and the Woman's Relief Corps bury the hatchet at a hall gathering for about seventy five couples. Mrs Terry played piano solos, singing led by Dr King. Speeches by Colonel Munroe Captain Newt Brown and Chaplain Downer follow. Barbara Detwiler spoke on dark days and Warren recited Supper Is Now Ready. Four tables of fourteen served a hearty spread, declared a complete success.
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Shelby Norman Post
Woman's Relief Corps
Post
Terry
King
Munroe
Newt Brown
Chaplain Downer
Barbara Detwiler
Warren
Davenport Man Files Bankrupt Petition
A petition in bankruptcy has been filed by Charles Mcintyre of Davenport, formerly of Josheuie county, listing liabilities of 33194.63 and assets of 924. Principal creditors include dry goods and cloak wholesalers. many Rock Island residents appear among unsecured creditors. An order adjudging McIntyre bankrupt has been entered for January 26 at 10 o'clock.
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Davenport
Charles Mcintyre
Josheuie County
McIntyre Bros. & Wilson
Oskaloosa
Rock Island
McIntyre
Bankrupe
Rainy days on the farm shape lifelong readers and thinkers
The narrator recalls childhood on the farm where rainy days halted outdoor toil and offered shelter to read beloved authors. Indoor work in the city lacks such moments of bliss, while farm youth gain foundational learning and lasting reflection from rainy day solitude and thought feeding.
Addleman Anniversary Party Receives Neighborly Cheer
Tuesday evening Mr and Mrs A P Addleman celebrated twenty two years of marriage with fifty neighbors and friends arriving after a door knock. Guests shared refreshments and play, Mrs D B Addieman presented a teachers Bible to the groom and a berry set to the bride as keepsakes.
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A. P. Addleman
D. B. Addieman
Oskaloosa Pitches for New Normal College Site
Oskaloosa Iowa officials pursue a new normal college location in the state capitalizing on vacant former Oskaloosa college buildings offered at a sacrifice. Local business leaders push the effort with a special committee driving the bid and enthusiasm high among citizens.
Well Pleased Walker Subscribers on Mild Winter
Mrs B W Walker of Seymour Iowa renews her subscription and praises the Journal. She notes a mild winter with no sleighing yet.
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B. W. Walker
Seymour, Iowa
Marriage of Miss Sarah S. Lewis to Dr. Robert Stith
Cards received in this city announce the marriage solemnized in Philadelphia on January 10, 1900 between Miss Sarah S. Lewis and Dr. Robert Stith. The physician, longtime local medical reader in Dr. F. H. Little’s office, is a nephew of J. Linn Hoopes. Muscatine friends wish them happiness and success.
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Sarahs. Lewis
Robert Stith
Philadelphia
F. H. Little
J. Linn Hoopes
Legislature Elects Gear to U S Senate in Party Vote
Des Moines Iowa January 16 both Houses met at 2 pm to elect John H Gear as United States Senator to succeed himself the roll call showed Gear or White for each member. The vote was along party lines and a joint convention will certify Gear as successor tomorrow noon.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Assembly
John H. Gear
United States
Gear
White
Senate
Wm. C .McArthur
Perrin
Chickasaw
Bolton
Mr. White
Gettysburg
United States Senate
Suit for 434 000 filed over Sioux City terminals rent
Trust Company of North America sues Sioux City & Northern Railway in Federal Court for 434000 plus interest and costs alleging 90 000 annual rent due but only 6000 paid for six years. Sioux City & Northern owned by J Kennedy Tod & Co of New York and now managed by the Great Northern.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Northern District of Iowa
Trust Company of North America
Sioux City & Northern Railway Company
Sioux City & Northern
J. Kennedy Tod & Co
New York
Great Northern
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Chicago
Chicago forecast notes night precipitation likely with rain or snow in eastern Iowa and colder temperatures in the southern areas. By Thursday, fair conditions prevail in the south with continued unsettled weather in the east.
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Chicago
Ill
Iowa
Sneak Thief At Mediapolis Steals From Hotel Guest
A stranger using the name S S Williams from Atlantic Iowa rode in on a Burlington train to Mediapolis walked to the Jackson House registered stayed until Sunday night left without paying and burglarized a guest trunk and the hotel office money drawer taking about $2 50. He matches the description of a man suspected in earlier Fairfield Broad Way hotel thefts.
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Mediapolis
Iowa
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Jackson House
S. S. Williams
Atlantic
Jackson
Broadway
Fairfield
Sophomores Seize Freshmen in Banquet Kidnapping List
In Iowa City two leading freshmen, including the president, vanished after being seized by sophomores to prevent attendance at a banquet. Secret meetings preceded the act, and search parties combed the surrounding countryside with no definite trace by Saturday.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Sophs
Iowa Supreme Court Decisions Issued January 16
The Iowa Supreme Court handed down multiple decisions across districts. Taylor v Taylor affirmed in Wapello. Slants v Chicago & Great Western Railway affirmed in Dubuque. Brown v Stegemann affirmed in Polk. State v Stranger affirmed in Monona. Moore v Chesebrough affirmed in Muscatine. State v Clancy reversed in Dallas. McGuire v McGuire affirmed in Polk. City of Cedar Rapids v Bechtel affirmed in Cedar Rapids. Windsor v City of Des Moines affirmed in Polk.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Taylor
Wapello
Chicago & Great Western Railway Company
Dubuque
Brown
Stegemann
Polk
State
Stranger
Monona
Moore
Chesebrough
Muscatine
State of
McGuire
City of Cedar Rapids
Bechtel
Cedar Rapids
Windsor
City of Des Moines
Petition Seeks Temple for Woolson Judicial Seat
Des Moines reports Webb Byers of Shelby county circulating a Iowa house petition to appoint M. I. Temple of Clarke to succeed the late Judge Woolson. Temple sits on the committee handling Byers’ seat contest, and the petition may move to the senate soon. Candidates are quietly active with little public chatter on the judgeship.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Webb Byers
Shelby County
Iowa House
M. I. Temple
Clarke
United States
John S. Woolson
Temple
Byers
House
Senate
After the Normal Schools in Fairfield Iowa
Citizens met in the library hall to urge Fairfield as the site for a new normal school set by the general assembly. The city cites rail access and moral atmosphere as reasons. A second meeting is planned Thursday evening for further action.
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Fairfield
Iowa
General Assembly
Secret interest in reading a woman’s magazine goes unknown
A man is discreet about enjoying perusing a woman’s magazine, though the preference is clear to those who know him. The anecdote notes private curiosity in lifestyle content aimed at female readers.
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Riverside
C. W. Gipple
Letts
J. Wagner
S. L. Johnston's
Mrs. E. Taylor
Henry Lupton
Wright
Walter Morey
Chas. Gesell
Fred. Miller
Jacob Barlich
Henry Hockey, Sr
Will. Griffith
G. A. R. and
Chas. C. Mcintyre
Normal Colleges
Oskaloosa College
Normal College
Elec
Tion
Senator Gear
Confederation of Woman’s Clubs
State Board of Control
State University and Agricultural College
Bowen
Titus
Grant Club
Trebor
Iowa Supreme Court
State Court of Last Resort
Woolson
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