Local Notes and Ads Highlight Community Life
Ottie Snyder sought by local health note. Dr H E Dice listed as physician and surgeon. W B Fuller, Clinton visitor and Commercial club ad chair. Muscatine cottage ad incentive. Teamsters Union to meet at Assembly Hall for semi monthly business. Pauchet orchestra to play at high school events Monday and Friday. Miss Genevieve Toyne returns from Chicago with sister Bessie Toyne, planning summer stay with Hopkins family. Frank Bowman offers buggies and wagons for sale.
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Teamsters’ Union
Assembly Hall
Carpenters Union Elects Delegate to Labor Meetings
A Carpenters Union gathering at the Assembly hall elected C. W. Dale as a delegate to the Iowa Federation of Labor meeting at Dubuque this month. He was instructed to advocate securing the 1910 convention for Muscatine.
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Carpenters Union
Assembly Hall
C. W. Dale
Iowa Federation of Labor
Dubuque
Muscatine
Couple Married in Columbus Junction at First Methodist
Thomas I. Sabin of Grandview and Miss Bessie Weaver of Columbus Junction wed this afternoon at 2 o’clock in the First Methodist church with Rev. Thomas Osborn officiating.
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Thomas I. Sabin
Grandview
Bessie Weaver
Columbus Junction
First Methodist Church
Thomas Osborn
East Hill Fall Injures Elderly Woman at Home
Mrs. Tessa Myers fell on East Hill while heading to call her daughter Mrs. Owen Vance and suffered several head gashes. Dr. E B Fulham treated the wounds. Due to age recovery may be slower.
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Owen Vance
Tessa Myers
E. B. Fulham
Roy Fowler
John Wolfe
Howard Woolverton
Frank Sample
Des Moines
Anna Kary
East Fifth Street
William Kintzle
Ladies’ Aid
Ladies’ Aid Society
Park Avenue
M. E
H. M. Strong
Washington Street
East Hill
Minnie Drumm
Pleasant Prairie
William Deter
I. W. Ross
Winfield
Rittenhouse
Davenport
Jacob M. Bowman
Brookstreet
Cedar Rapids
H. P. Schuyler, Jr
Indiana
H. P. Schuyler, Sr
Sherman Street
Rock Island trainmaster M. J. Kennelley injured in Arkansas wreck
M. J. Kennelley former Muscatine resident and Rock Island trainmaster on the Little Rock division was badly hurt in a wreck south of Little Rock Arkansas on Saturday. He suffered facial cuts two broken ribs a sprained back and internal injuries though not believed to be serious. He is at St Vincent's hospital in Little Rock and is reported to be improving.
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M. J. Kennelley
Rock Island
Little Rock
Ark
E. K. Tyler
Kennelley
Muscatine
St. Vinecent’s Hospital
Missing Austrian nobleman identified by former servant
Cleveland June 2 The Leader reports Alois Jaeger of Chicago 840 West Sixty-fourth Street a former servant of Arch Duke Johann Salvator identified John Salvator a Painesville machinist as the missing nobleman Jaeger said Salvator recognized him immediately and recalled him as his former favorite servant
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Johann Salvator
Pleasing to the Jap s reception in Tacoma
Japanese officials and the public express gratification over a splendid Tacoma reception for Rear Admiral Ijichi and the training squadron. Reports in leading papers are seen as firm proof of friendship between Japan and America along the Pacific coast.
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Tacoma
Tokio
Ijichi
Pacific
Japan
America
Twenty third Iowa District Conference Will Meet at Gladbrook
Rev. John Jans of the German Evangelical church will attend the twenty third annual conference of the Iowa district in Gladbrook starting June 26. The session opened with 72 attendees and Jans delivered the principal address on The Lord's Supper. The conference continues through Sunday evening.
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John Jans
Iowa Avenue
Gladbrook
Iown
German Evangelical Church
Jans
Inspecting Officers to Visit Company C
A special meeting of Company C is held this evening for instruction ahead of a state inspection tomorrow. State officers will tour the area to inspect guards in range work. Poor spring weather has halted small arms practice this season, but an examination remains scheduled at the armory tomorrow evening.
Meigs Visits Cedar Rapids Toward Naval River Work
Major Montgomery Meigs United States civil engineer arrived in Cedar Rapids after testing a gasoline launch on Iowa rivers and inspecting an old brush dam near Moscow He may recommend making Cedar River semi navigable and pushing government snag removal to improve pleasure boating and river travel.
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Montrose
Cedar Rapids
Montgomery Meigs
United States
Moscow
Meigs
Cedar River
Muscatine Knight 10 To Toast at Iowa City Banquet
John F. Devitt a Muscatine attorney and Laur ent Council lecturer will speak at the Knights of Columbus banquet in Iowa City at the Barkley Imperial Hotel after the class initiation Sunday. A large Muscatine turnout is expected with trains leaving at 7 30 Sunday morning and about a hundred knights anticipated.
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John F. Devitt
Laurent Council
Knights of Columbus
Barkley Imperial Hotel
Iowa City
Marquette Council
Devitt
Muscatine
University Town
K. of C.'s
Rock Island
Millard Hartman Wins Amateur Pie Eating Championship
Millard Hartman won the amateur pie eating championship at the Family Theatre last evening. Seven boys entered the contest and Hartman claimed victory by finishing his pie nearly a half minute faster than the others, delighting the audience with the novelty and spectacle.
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Millard Hartman
Family Theatre
Hartman
Court Takes Case Under Advisement In Dermody Trial
The State of Iowa versus James Dermody concluded about 11 am with Judge Jackson reserving judgment to review authorities cited. Dermody faces an injunction violation claim for selling whiskey in the Hotel Grand toilet on April 18. Attorneys argued numerous legal questions, with related liquor hauling cases for A M Thompson and James Hopkins set for Justice J H Carl tomorrow.
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State of
Iowa
James Dermedy
Jackson
Mr. Dermody
Hotel Grand
E. F. Richman
J. G. Kammerer
A. M. Thompson
James Hopkins
J. H. Carl
Hanley
Mr. Thompson
Funeral for Charles Yeager Held in Crawfordsville
Keota Iowa June 2 Rev J F Robertson led the funeral for Charles Yeager in Crawfordsville with burial in the Crawfordsville cemetery. Mrs J L Ramsey returns from Cedar Rapids after visiting her son and his wife. The Question Club hosted a kitchen shower for Miss Genevieve Hulse ahead of her wedding to be held soon.
Grace Hunter Guest at Helscher Reception
Will S Helscher held a June 10 event with refreshments and gifts for the bride. Miss Grace Hunter of Washington attended as an out of town guest. Chapter C M of P E O will meet with Miss Estelle Fish on Monday evening June 7 to discuss Visiting and Entertaining with Mrs Jennie Holmes as leader.
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Will S. Helscher
Grace Hunter
Washington
C. M. of
Estelle Fish
Jennie Holmes
Ella McLaughlin
Maude Sanders
Carrie Blake
Stella Hartman
Jefferson
Iowa
Iowa City Student Drowns Grading Graduation Day
Gail Huggett a 17 year old high school senior drowned after a canoe upset on the Iowa river. The body was recovered and a supposed companion was found safe. Huggett was to read the class will at tonight’s commencement.
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Iowa City
Gail Huggett
Iowa River
Huggett
Christmas Box Planned by Missionary Society
The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of First M. E. church displayed gifts for Miss Anna Elicker, a Kahndwa India missionary. To reach her by December 25, gifts must arrive at New York HQ in June, due to transit time. The event included devotions, programs on Korea, music, and a wedding supper for a couple linked to the church.
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Miss Elicker
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
M. E
Anna Elicker
Kahndwa
India
Miss Blicker
New York
A. Jarvis
Harry B. Seem
Gussie Mull
Korea
Fanny Will
O. T. Ames
Luther League elects officers at Grace Lutheran
The Luther League of Grace Lutheran church elected officers Tuesday evening at Miss Helen Reinemund's home. Louise Maisenbach was named president with Morris Maisenbach as vice president and Miss Bertha Wingert er as secretary. Carl Phillips became treasurer and Miss Helen Reinemund the organist. The next meeting is set for July 6 at Miss Hilda Gremmel's home.
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Luther League of the Grace Lutheran Church
Helen Reinemund
West Fourth Street
Henrietta Gremmel
Louise Maisenbach
Morris Maisenbach
Bertha Winger
Carl Phillips
Hilda Gremmel
Hershey Avenue
Morford Ham Wedding Last Evening at Newell Avenue
The marriage of Mrs Annie Morford’s daughter was held at 8 o'clock last evening at the bride’s mother's home on Newell Avenue. The ceremony united the Morford and Ham families in a small family wedding with local guests in attendance.
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Ter
Mabel
Mark Hain
Thomas Osborn
Annie Morford
Newell Avenue
Sarah A. Hain
Sherman Street
Hain
Morford-Ham
Daugh
Switch Extension Tabooed by Council
Through petitions of remonstrance introduced by Aldermen Robbins and Holmes the request of the Citizens Railway and Light company to construct an extension east to the switch on East Second Street was denied by the city council Tuesday night. The denial followed opposition from church vestry and local residents including Charles Kleindolph. Also noted are local social and sports items and short notices about residents and visitors in Wapello, Iowa.
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Robbins and
Holmes
Citizens’ Railway and Light Company
East Second Street
Episcopal Church
Charles Kleindolph
Black Hills Swept by Floods Prompt Deadwood Isolation
Deadwood South Dakota reports first telegraph service since Sunday as floods cause $500,000 losses. Northwestern and Burlington rail lines suffer heavy damage. no trains into Deadwood since Sunday, with mail to be delivered by team. Fourteen inches of rain drenched the Black Hills since Sunday night.
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Deadwood
S. D
Black Hills
Northwestern
Burlington
Wright Boys Are Iowans In Cedar Rapids Tale
The Wright brothers, famed for airships, are identified as Iowans. As youngsters in Cedar Rapids they attended local schools and Coe College. Loren Wright built the ship, and sister Kate gained world magazine exposure. Their father served as United Brethren pastor and later bishop before moving to Ohio. A Dayton home day on June 13 will feature the Wright brothers as the main attraction.
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Cedar Rapids
Wright Brothers
Loren
Coe College
Loren Wright
Kate
Old Ward
Adams School
United Brethren Church
Ohio
Dayton
Wa pello Independents Lose to Carthage 7 4
Wapello Iowa June 2 The Wa pello Independents played Carthage Monday. They left Burlington by early train and then went to Carthage where they played well but fell 7 to 4 to Carthage.
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Wapello
Wapello Independents
Carthage
Burlington
Prof McDonald To Entertain Muscatine Graduates
The Muscatine high school graduating class will be entertained on a Mississippi launch ride next Tuesday evening. D. J. McDonald, mathematics instructor, has chartered Batchelor's launch for the event. The party departs about 6 PM, visits a picnic spot above the city for supper, and returns by moonlight.
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Muscatine High School
Mississippi River
D. J. McDonald
Batchelor
J D Club Meeting At Mull Home Notes June 4
The J. D. Club of the United Brethren church met last evening at Mrs Andrew Mull s Cedar street home. Regular business was transacted and refreshments served. The next meeting will be at Miss Leah Amlong s Isett avenue home Friday evening June 4.
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J. D. Club
The
United Brethren Church
Andrew Mull
Cedar Street
Leah Amlong
Isett Avenue
Homesteaders Hold Regular Meeting at Yeoman Hall
The Homesteaders gathered for their regular meeting at the Yeoman hall last evening with strong attendance. An informal program featured readings papers and a piano selection by lodge members.
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Yeoman Hall
Major John Button Club Meets at Oak Street Home
The Major John Button Club met yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Henry Miller’s Oak street home. Refreshments were served. The next meeting is planned for Mrs. M. J. Welch on West Seventh street on June 15.
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John Button
Henry Miller
Oak Street
M. J. Welch
West Seventh Street
Kensington club meeting at Mrs Worst home
The Colonel Hare Kensington club gathered this afternoon at Mrs Jacob Worst’s East Ninth street home. A good attendance was recorded and much club business was trans acted. Refreshments were served.
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Colonel Hare
Local Notes From Ainsworth Iowa June News
J 8 Jeffers has wintered in Texas and visits relatives in town. T J Easter attends grand judge in Davenport this week. Mrs Phoebe McKenzie and daughter Mrs A R Tedford return for summer after winter in Chicago. Miss Clara Trotter wed H V Stickley of Milano Texas on June 2. Eva Neiwanger returns to Davenport after visit. Theresa Chihak visits Mrs G C Neiswanger in Harvey this week.
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Ainaworth
Milano
Texas
Stickley
Eva Neiwanger
Davenport
Theresa Chihak
G. C. Neiswanger
Harvey
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Fred Daut
Mulberry Ave
J.J. Bowman
J. E. Bishop
Ottie Snyder
H. E. Dice
W. B. Fuller
Commercial Club
Clinton, Ia
M. W. Stirlen
Pauchet
Opera House
Braunworth
Genevieve Toyne
Chicago
Bessie Toyne
Frank Bowman
Thos. Osborn
Geo. Efiiman
M. J. Kennelley Aur
Arkansas
Duke
Morse's
A.g.morse CO
Joh Jans
Gladbrook, IA
Company C
Muscatine Knight
K. of C
Barkley Imperial
St Paul
la Crosse
Thompson
KEOTA
Luther League
Railway Company
Independents
G. W. Weber
Little Son
Weber
State University
Hurley Gauss
College For the Blind
Vinton
Miss Gauss
H. E. Curran
Morning Sun
C. A. McWilliams
Ill
C. J. McWilliams
Clara Barr
Mary Deihl
New Castle
Riley Armstrong
Armstrong
London Mills
L. A. Reiley
J. Engerson
Anna May
R. S. Johnston
Columbus City
Wright Boys
Prof
M'Donald
Oliver Wilber Brockman
Oxfords
Mneichen
Casper
West Second Street
Pacific Coast
Ashington
Oregon
Sunset Magazine
Far West
Sunset Travel Club
San Francisco
Cal
Frank Warfield
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