Muscatine Turn Verein Maennerchor Stage Successful Auditorium Exhibit
Muscatine Turn Verein and Maennerchor wowed about 1200 to 1500 attendees at the Electric Park auditorium last evening. The Turners performed wand drills and bar maneuvers under Edward Molis and Henry Beer while the Maennerchor, led by Prof. Ferdinand Grade, delivered acclaimed chorus numbers with several encores.
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Electric Park
Muscatine Turn Verein
Muscatine Maennerchor
Turn Verein
Muscatine
Turner
Edward Molis
Henry Beer
Turners
Maennerchor
Ferdinand Grade
Singing Society
Death of Garnet McElroy Casts Blue Grass in Sorrow
The community mourns the death of young Garnet McElroy with funeral at Pleasant Prairie church. Local residents shared Fourth of July time in Blue Grass as neighbors visited, while Mary Hoffmeyer, Charley Bancks family, J. C. Watts, and others were noted in recent social visits and travels among Davenport, Arden, Muscatine, and nearby households.
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Blue Grass
Garnet McElroy
Pleasant Prairie Church
Mary M. Hoffmeyer
Arden
J. C. Watts
Charley Bancks
Davenport
I. R. Bancks
William Saltan
Anna Matteson
Leslie Wagner
Raymond Grimm
Muscatine
Otto Bohnsack
Balluff
Extension of Local Road Talked Off
Eastern Railroad and Interurban men toured the Muscatine North and South line and the Elrick Junction to Burlington extension. The Burling ton Hawkeye notes the visit suggests the project may be revived and carried to success, with two investors from Elrick Junction to Chicago showing keen interest in the route and region.
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Muscatine North and South Road
Elrick Junction
Burlington
Muscatine
Burlington Hawkeye
Chicago
Davenport Couples Wed in Davenport Home
Miss Anna Dill of Davenport wed F. W. Collier in a ceremony at 4% o clock at the bride’s brother Arthur Dill’s house 1060 Lucas street. The couple will reside in Davenport with Collier a manager at the Iowa Telephone company and Dill formerly with Battersara Stores and Boston Store.
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Anna Dill
Davenport
F. W. Collier
Arthur H. Dill
Lucas Street
J. N. Elliott
Iowa Telephone Company
Deverport
Coltier
School Board Met To Transact Business In Montpelier
The Montpelier school board held a recent meeting to handle routine district business and discuss current issues affecting students and faculty.
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Montpelier
Special Excursion Fares Via Grand Trunk Railway
Summer 1908 Chicago to Montreal and return 20.00 Quebec and return 24.00 Temagami and return 21.60 Portland and return 27.35 Old Orchard and return 27.75 Boston and return 25.35 Corresponding fares to over one hundred other places in Canada and New England Tickets good thirty days Liberal stopover arrangements St Lawrence River and Rapids included at slightly higher fares Descriptive literature by mail from Geo. W. Vaux 135 Adams St Chicago
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Montreal
Quebec
Temagami
Portland
Old Orchard
Boston
Canada
New England
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Adams St
Chicago
Community forms stock plan to back Muscatine Independent
About 150 business leaders and fans at Muscatine city hall organized a stock based guarantee fund to support the Muscatine Independent baseball team. They reported a $300 debt from salaries and plan booster games with proceeds to retirees the back salaries.
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Muscatine
City Hall
Frank Throop
Bebb
Throop
C. C. Smith
Frank D. Throop
Chas. Bridgman
Will McQuesten
W. G. Block
E. M. Walker
R. S. Mec-Nutt
Fuqua Giants
Chicago
M. O. Page
Tom Collins
Henry Schoeng
William Narvis
The
Record
H. G. Schoenig
Iowa
Dewey Truxell
Cement Block Two Story Addition Planned for Grossheim Block
Work began on a two story cement block addition at 315 317 East Second Street. Amos Kemble won the contract from Oscar Grossheim owner of the building. The 24 by 40 foot extension will house Grossheim’s photograph business and the Candy Kitchen firm and is to be completed by August.
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Grossheim
East Second Street
Amos Kemble
Oscar Grossheim
Joint Installation of I O O F and Rebekah Adah Lodge
West Liberty Iowa July 9 joint installation of the I O O F and Rebekah Adah Lodge occurred Tuesday evening in Nichols. District deputy president Mrs S R Propst installed officers with staff from West Liberty assisting. The installing staff included Mr and Mrs F.
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West Liberty
Rebekah Adah Lodge
Nichols
R. Propst
Messrs. and Mesdames
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Aauen- Crosey Co
Washburn
Crosby BY Co
Wittich Bros
West Second Street
Wm. Bokenkamp
E. P, Day
Entertainment
Verein
Maenner
Chor
City Lumber Yard
Muscatine, Iowa
Miss Anna Dill
Bride
Will
Grand Trunk Railway System
A. Shellabarger
James Connelley
George Beyers
L. McGuire
Lin Lewis
Pearl Propst
Bessie Shellabarger
Irene Lewis
Mary Rock
Albert Holiway
Charles Brown
C. Coleman
S. R. Propst
A. L. Pierson
I. O
Alex Stewart
Victor
W. M. Harney
Nellie
Katie
Iowa City
Ldge Shercliff
West Branch
John Vanatta
J. Brown
Wilton
Melvern
Kenneth Johns
Rocky Mountain Limited
Theo. Jones
James Hays
Margaret
Atalissa
Lin Watters
Lizzie Jones
Hame
Eda
Adaline Moore
Wm. Warren
Calhoun _ street
Warren
Horace Duple
North Prairie
Fred Jarvis
Fruitland
John Close
West Fourth Street
Robert Graham
Jonathan Pringey
Amos Lamborn
Centerdale
Cora
Josephine Brugman
Henry Ruess
South Prairie
Ruth
Myrta Fisher
Solon
Lena
Sophia
Emma Reimers
P. C. Payton
Washington
George Lampher
Fredonia
Lee Brown
L. A. Mitchener
Downey
L. W. Tantlinger
Zeth Warren
Eunice Ruth
Nannie Brand
Carrollton
Charlotte Brand
C. W. E. M. Society of the Christian Church
H. B. Watters
North Calhoun Street
Y. K. Cambll
J. Linn Hoopes
Twine
Cottral
Savanna
Illinois
AG. M. Titus
Iowa Avenue
H. M. Bartlett
Carlos Stark
Oak St
D. N. Johnson
Columbus Junction
M. Titus
Iowa Ave
West 2Nd St
Harry Glatstein and Company
Enquire River
H. J. Heinz & Co
Sorrel Family
W. J. Vanuatta
Chestnut Street
N. Rosenberger
Julia Brogan
Pine St
Geo. B. Jackson
J. Cc. Coster
Park Ave
I. This
Pacific Coast
Boyd Transfer Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Mart Purvis
Frank Price
Daugher
Minnesota
America
Mayfield Nurseries
St. Paul
Harry Glatstein
J. Greenblatt
E. Second Street
Vienna
E. 2Nd St
Hahn Tros. & Co
Moler Barber College
Ill
National Railway Training School Inc
Robert St
St. Paul, Minn
Hershey Hospital
Reliance Loan CO
Post Office
John A. Rowan CO
W. 2Nd St
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