Local News Bulletin Items and Arrivals
Notices of loan offers on real estate at 213 Iowa Ave. O Blake from Letts visits for the day with friends. Mrs Hattie Gage of Letts visits. H Kane travels to West Liberty for business. Dr A B Clapp offers eye ear nose throat services. Mrs S L Dangerfield from Rock Island visits Mrs R C Ousley. For sale 6 and 7 room house. M W Stirlen. Mrs William Blaesing of Davenport returns home from Fulham Ave visit. Mr and Mrs George Crippen and two children depart for St Louis to make new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Blaesing
Davenport
George Dunker
Fulham Avenue
George Crippen
East Fourth Street
Mabel
Genevieve
St. Louis, Mo
Sharon Springs
Kan
Scott Blackwell
Muscatine
Wilton College
Herman Jipp
St. Louis
Bertha Griffith
W. G. Griffith
H. W. Wildasin
West Liberty
Community notices and local errands blend in city ad scan
Local postings list errands visits and business mentions from Candy Kitchen to the Home Rebate stamp. Miss Mary Leysen travels to Oxford Iowa while Mrs Kate East departs to Rock Island. S S Curry to Chicago leaves on No 50. Also ads for Bestenlehner's tablets, Anna Shames to Chicago, and Hahn Bros hauling ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Shames
Colfax
J. Hellman
East Seventh Street
Chicago
Blue Island Avenue
Iowa City Methodists Dedicate New Church in 75 000 Dollar Project
The Methodist congregation in Iowa City prepares a five day dedication February 9 to 13 for their new church costing 75000 dollars. Prominent speakers include Bishop William Frazer McDowell and Rev. Dr. M S Rice among others. Indianapolis recitalist W H Donley will perform on the new 6000 dollar pipe organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Methodists
William Frazer McDowell
Chicago
M. S. Rice
Duluth
Minn
Emory Miller
Des Moines
J. T. Crippen
W. W. Carlton
Mason City
John G. van Ness
Cedar Rapids
J. Burleigh Albrook
Davenport
H. O. Pratt
Iowa Falls
M. L. Eaton
Iowa
W. H. Donley
Indianapolis
Ind
Foley's Honey and Tar A Cure Claim Proof Array
An advertising claim certifies druggists may refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. It promises to stop coughs, heal lungs, prevent pneumonia, and says it contains no opiates. The genuine product is in a yellow package and substitutes should be refused. A. W. Morgan, 107 W 2nd St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
A. W. Morgan
W. 2Nd St
Y W C A Notes on fitness classes and Bible study
Mrs. W G Robertson leads two physical culture classes at the Y W C A rooms one Friday evening and one Saturday afternoon. Enrollment is encouraged with a special first lesson for late joiners. The one dollar course teaches posture and health improving movement and confidence. A Friday Bible class runs 7 to 8 PM for women and girls seeking guidance to key passages, with supper available at the cafeteria after work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Robertson
Y. W
South Muscatine Man Seriously Injured in Burlington
Mrs. Charles Schwerin reports her husband, South Muscatine resident, severely injured in Burlington, Iowa while assisting hog butchering. He tripped, fell onto a large iron kettle, fracturing a rib and sustaining head bruises. He was hospitalized briefly and resting, with bed rest to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Schwerin
Burlington
Schwerin
Muscatine North and South railroad completes winter repairs
The midwinter repair work on the Muscatine North and South railroad is finished. Work crews returned to the city after strengthening bridges and trestles with new piling and repairing the roadbed where needed. Frost and ground hardness slowed progress, with less extensive work than in prior years due to planned summer projects. The Ladies Aid society of Mulford Mission met at Hershey avenue chapel with forty six members, enjoying a business session and social hour hosted by Mrs. Sam Wigim Mrs. Harry Suman and Mrs. Rebelsky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine North
Aid Society
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mulford Mission
Hershey Avenue
Sam Wigim
Harry Suman
Rebelsky
Plan A Series of Special Meetings for Musserville Church
The Musserville Methodist Ladies Aid met at Mrs. John McCleary’s Oregon street home to plan the next six months. They arranged programs, meeting places, informal socials, and receptions to boost church fellowship, with a social hour to close. Hosts Mrs. J. E. Hoopes and Mrs. Frank Crow assisted. Miss Etta Weinley arrived from near Durant to visit South Muscatine friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
Musserville Methodist Church
John McCleary
Oregon Street
J. E. Hoopes
Frank Crow
South Muscatine
Etta Weinley
Durant
Two business houses destroyed in Letts fire
Fire swept through Letts at 11 40 p m August 24 1905 destroying two business houses and several other structures. The blaze began behind Woodman hall and spread to Dr Thompson I F Snyder the barber shop S E Shellabarger F B Idle D W Palm G W Hartman and nearby barns and woodsheds. Mr Snyder has announced he will not again enter business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Letts
Woodman Hall
Dr. Thompson
I. F. Snyder
D. W. Shellabarger
F. B. Idle
D. W. Palm
G. W. Hart
Fire at Mississippi Valley Telephone Co. causes heavy loss
The Mississippi Valley Telephone Co. suffered an estimated $13,000 in losses from a recent fire. The blaze caused substantial damage to the building and equipment, with investigators noting the high cost of replacement and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mississippi Valley Telephone Co
Wilton High School Literary Society Program Listed
Wilton Iowa January 30 Wilton High School literary society will present a Friday program with topics and performances by Paul ine Bunker Ruth Ringgenberg Harry Shatnit Ella Bannick Edith Henderson Nellie Duncan Oakley Collier Clarence Christensen Grace Friederichsen Myrtle Lee Glen Miller Minnie McSwiggin Blanche Bridges Albert Sessler Pearl Luthge Bertha Rynearson a debate on building a new school with gym equipment. A quiet wedding occurred at Zion Lutheran parsonage between Mrs W C Hinkhouse and Will Hinrichs of Cheyenne Wyoming. The White Lily club held a needlework gathering with supper.
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Wilton
Literary Society
The
Wilton High School
Pauline Bunker
Ruth Ringgenberg
Harry Shatnit
Ella Bannick
High School Literary Society
Edith Henderson
Nellie Duncan
Oakley Collier
Clarence Christensen
Grace _ Friederichsen
Myrtle Lee
Glen Miller
Minnie McSwiggin
Blanche Bridges
Albert Sessler
Pearl Luthge
Bertha Rynearson
Clarence Brown
Arnold Jacobsen
Ralph Warren
Frank Weatherly
W. C. Hinkhouse
H. K. Brammell
Will Hinrichs
Cheyenne
Wyo
Zion Lutheran Parsonage
P. J. Dornseff
U. P
Hinricks
White Lily Club
John Farrell
Geo. Bannick
West Liberty
Geo. Woodhouse
Mrs Culbertson of Clinton Speaks at Dunbar Club
Mrs Jefferson Thompson hosted the Dunbar Club at her mother Mrs Peter Townley’s home on Iowa avenue with many members present. Gertrude Culbertson of Clinton, president of the Iowa State Federation of Colored Women, arrived and gave a short appreciated address. Ice cream and cake were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Thompson
Dunbar Club
Peter Townley
Iowa Avenue
Gertrude Culbertson
Clinton
Iowa
First Request for Iowa City Hospital Commitment
Mrs Annie Holmes of Des Moines asked yesterday for commitment of a family member to the new state hospital for consumptives in Iowa City. The court sent a boy named Wilby Cranshaw to the Orphans' home in Davenport and remanded Mrs Holmes to a humane officer for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Hospital
Iowa City
Annie Holmes
Des Moines
Child dies of spinal meningitis in Wapello
Wapello Iowa January 30 Mr and Mrs Wm Hank residing on a Mississippi bottom farm lost a child to spinal meningitis on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Wm. Hank
Mississippi Bottom
Big White Chief flour tops grocer shelves
A regional grain brand, Big White Chief flour, is advertised as the best choice at all local grocers, emphasizing wide availability and quality in everyday shopping.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry Metzger
Muscatine Broom Factory
Real Estate Security
Titus Loan and Investment Company
G. M. Titus
Iowa Ave
J. E. Kranz
O. Blake
Hattie Gage
City
H. Kane
A. B. Clapp
S. L. Dangerfield
Rock Island
R. C. Ousley
Fourth Street
M. W. Stirlen
Liberal
David Bogard
Candy Kitchen
John A. Robbins
Mary Leysen
Oxford
Kate East
Cedar Street
Gus. Oeter
S. S. Curry
John Bennison
West Third Street
Bestenlehner’s
Hahn Bros. & Co
NEW Church
South End
Herbert Reinley
Ainsworth
James Billings
Clara Randolph
Columbus Junction
Horace Williams
Theodore Weller
Sampson Street
Stewart Road
Will Shoemaker
James Orris
Cotter
H. Eshleman
Kemper Avenue
Louis Elfers
Grandview Avenue
H. Hall
Glen Brugman
Otto Hackley
M. N
Chang
Spallerson Stores
G. Culbertson
of Colored Women
J. H. Mundt
St. Ament
Seiler Bros
East Second St
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