Local notes and listings from Braunsworth and Davenport area
Several short items list residents traveling to Rock Island and Chicago for visits. Local businesses Snyder’s buggies and Dr H L Husted are mentioned. A five room house for sale at 750 dollars appears with contact M W Stirlen. Steamer fares offered for a Firemen’s Tournament and Eagles convention round trip between Davenport and area ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Davenport
Helen Blair
Columbia
Wawa Meaning Prompts Invitation to Illustrated Booklet
A request offers contact to W S Cookson at Grang Trunk Railway System 135 Adams Street Chicago to obtain a booklet describing a new hotel bearing the name. The notice blends a learning prompt with a travel lodging pitch and railway affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wawa
W. S. Cookson
A. G. P. A. Grang Trunk Railway System
Adams Street
Chicago
East Hill Hungarian Hotel Opens on East Fourth Street
East Hill hosts a first class Hungarian hotel established by arriving Hungarian laborers working on sewer construction and at the pickle factory. A devoted chef serves authentic cuisine while boarders rise daily, prompting plans for a second house as occupancy nears capacity.
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East Hill
East Fourth Street
Young couple wed amid quiet Muscatine ceremony
Earl Wimer and Miss Effie Hutchinson were married by Judge Jackson yesterday at about three pm. Hutchinson, a former East Hill resident, will live in South Muscatine with her new husband. The couple plan to establish a home at 620 Demorest Avenue with the groom's parents nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wimer
Effie Hutchinson
Jackson
Miss Hutchison
East Hill
R. C. Hutchinson
Kansas
Wimer
John Wimer
Demorest Avenue
Richards Button Company
South Muscatine
Mrs. Wimner
Local Notes From Columbus Junction and Vicinity
James Clark of Stratford Texas visits relatives in Columbus Junction Iowa and neighborly ties are noted. Sprague Bros move into new brick building and recover a wrecked wheat car for their elevator. Mrs Sam Bryant’s funeral in Bard ends with shipment of remains to Kirkwood Illinois after a brief service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
James Clark
Stratford
Texas
Chet. Clark
Bert Herd
Columbus
Kansas
Mona Stapp
Washington
Sprague Bros
Clapp
Iowa City
G. D. Harrison
Clyde Jones
Agency
Zella Jones
Illinois
Local residents host visitors and move era business
Des Moines guests Lucile Edwards and June McClurkin visited C A Carpenter home. Wm Moffitt bought Lone Tree drug store. Various residents travel for visits, work, medical care, and relocations including Cranor moving to Roswell and Miss Bierman returning from Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Edwards
Lucile
Des Moines
June McClurkin
Morning Sun
Bowler
Wayland
C. A. Carpenter
Wm. Moffitt
Brown
Lone Tree
G. W. Oakes
Muscatine
Zola Wilcox
Ada Lee
Lon Mulhern
Galesburg
Percy Mayne
Wapello
G. W. Parkin
Williamsburg
George Stapp
Cotter
Doctor Eversmeyer Advances Office to Bank Building
Dr. B. E. Eversmeyer has relocated his practice from Iowa avenue to the fourth floor of the German-American Bank building, consolidating offices in a new central location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Eversmeyer
Iowa Avenue
German-American Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Standard
Victor
Edisons
Victors
Hirt & Fesler Piano CO
Hershey
Tius Loan & Investment Company
Iowa Ave
J.e.karanz
Schaefer
Schaefer’s
Braunsworth
Nellie Colberg
Rock Island
Snyder's
Ben Hershey
Burlington
H. L. Husted
John Smith
Mrs. O. Foster
Foster Street
M. W. Stirlen
W. Cleveling
Cc. H. Reesink
Lucas Street
H. E. Dice
Sarah J. Swisher
L. Murdock
Mitch Cow
Frank Bowman
Elberta
Georgia
Arkansas
C. A. Giesenhaus
HILL
Acquis
Bride
East
Fast Hill
Norbert King
Andalusia
John Niebling
Charles Kern
East Second Street
John Brugman
West Liberty
Bielefelt
Reva Dailey
Quincy
Wilson’s Shoe Store
P.S
J. Blair
Buffalo
Miss Meda
Blair
Meda
Cynthia Hawes
J. S. Limbecker
B. C. Cranor
Mr. Cranor
Roswell
N. M
Omaha
al. Eckelberg
Bierman
A. H. Bierman
Pioneer Chautauqua
Richard Yates
H. M. Boorman
Carrie A. Nation
C. N. Trickett
Edwin Brush
Brintons
Joseph K. Griffis
Frank W. Hays
Norton
Pamahasika
Spillman Riggs
Judge McKenzie Cleland
J. A. Sprague
Iowa
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