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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1905
Page
6
Montezuma and Millersburg news items from Wellman and surrounding towns. Miss Clara Vermillion mourns her father’s sudden death after a phone call, noting her recent reappointment as assistant principal. Local events include school programs, visits, travel, and community happenings across Wellman, Iowa City, Lexing ton, Daytonville, Riverside, and Columbus Junction.
Miss Lillian Wells spent Sunday with friends in Arden. Rev Boyce visited Washington. E T C Wells saw his parents at Mt Pleasant. Wm Idle improves after rheumatism. Mrs L W Van Pelt returns from Nebraska with Grandma Brookhart. Pat Meeker helps build in Grandview. Rolla Fry and J Eisele visit Cranston. Mrs McGee visits Moody sister. Earl Wells covers C M St P duties at Titus. Ditching crews operate between Cranston and Arden nightly. J A Rummery returns to work after illness. Mrs J Blake visits Muscatine. Mrs Nellie Meeker calls on Nichols friends. Dr Gates of Marshalltown visiting.
Morning Sun Iowa reports many community notes including Suzie Kilpatrick returning from a year teaching in Larimer. J S McGaw to decide after missionary assignment. Rev Nesbit to Monmouth college senate. Rev Carthers visiting. ministerial association in Wapello. cement sidewalk being laid by Wilson. Mahaffy’s arm amputated but healing. Presbyterians set Children’s Day observance.
Begins At Bed Rock. Health, strength and vigor depend on digestion. Dr. King’s New Life Pills makes it perfect, or no pay. Only he at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
Sigourney reports Don White returned from Toledo last Friday healthier and 200 pounds heavier. Harley Heaton of Hedrick visited Friday night. Presbyterian ladies served supper at the A. M. News home last Friday evening. Chas Goodman finished work at Des Moines and returned home Friday morning. Lonnie Pfaff enjoyed Friday sightseeing in Ottumwa. Harry Leichti extended visit with his father in Des Moines. John Schlitz travels to Adair to study banking under Ed Schlitz. Marie Roop of Hedrick is in town.
Gladys Pfaff injures ankle and uses crutches. J C Beem and son visit from What Cheer. Jesse Laffer returns from western trip and resumes work at Keokuk County News. E E Phelps and W D Beatty attend Grand Masonic lodge in Davenport. Gertrude Keller visits from Lincoln Nebraska. Keota I O O F men perform second degree work. home banquet at White hotel. Rev Jacob Stein resumes work at Iconian. wife visits family. Mrs Geo Purkey and two children visit in Oskaloosa. Carriers Verne Hasty and James Williams go to Keota for R F D meeting. Tott Butler ill from Hedrick. possible appendicitis. Lottie Webb returns from Des Moines. Mildred McCreery visits Sigourney.
Foley & Co Chicago promotes Honey and Tar as a trusted throat and lung remedy. It warns that many imitations compete but none match its merit and satisfaction. The product is mildly laxative and contains no opiates, marketed as safest for children and delicate persons. Havercamp's Prescription Drug.
Kalona on June 5 reports large turnout at memorial services held at the opera house with national colors and music by local groups. The baccalaureate address for the class of ’05 was delivered by Rev. Van Kirk at the Baptist church, and graduation exercises followed June 2 with speaker Rev. Chas. Pane of Lone Tree. Additional notes cover local visits, travel, and family news including births and illnesses.
Residents hosted visitors from Muscatine and nearby towns over the weekend. The Epworth League held its first social and strawberry festival in the church yard, clearing over ten dollars above expenses. Children’s Day exercises are set for June 11 at 2 PM at the Hazel Dell M E church.
The Iowa Central Railway offers Tuesday round trip tickets to Iowa Minnesota South and North Dakota and the Canadian northwest at one fare plus two dollars. Tickets are valid 21 days with stop overs allowed. For rates and details contact local agents or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
Maggie George stayed home Sunday while Stella Yocum visited Mattie Gravatt. Lizzie Palmer visits sister Sadie Forbes. Mr Slaughter is reported ill. Mrs George traveled to Conesville Wednesday. Locusts swarm the area as 17 year cicadas fill the woods. A ball game was played in Cone.
The report mentions a Midland area high school matchup between Catnip Ridge boys and Conesville boys. A wind and hail storm affected the area Sunday evening blowing down a horse barn at Jake Estes and damaging other buildings. Mrs. George and daughter Maggie were in Lone Tree Saturday.
Funeral services for Mastas Roy William Baker were held at the home near Rochester conducted by Rev J B Bloom. Born December 30 1893 in Moton Iowa he died June 2 1905 after a 10 week illness from a brain abscess causing paralysis. The body was buried at Rochester cemetery. The notice also lists local residents traveling to Muscatine Davenport Tipton Marengo and Owensville Indiana for visits and affairs.
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