West Liberty Fair Program Promises Notable Racing
The forty fourth annual West Liberty fair, staged by the Union District Agricultural Society, runs August 21 for four days. The premium list details society rules and prize structures, with officers and directors named, and a four day program featuring trotting and pacing events, horse classes, and youth activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Union District Agricultural Society
W. P. Nichols
Iowa
A. C. Whitacre
W. H. Shipman
O. E. Hogue
C. P. Gibson
O. E
Downey
W. W. Anderson
A. J. Stone@varger
Lone ‘Tree
J. L. Peters
Iowe
A. H. Flori
P. M. Schooley
C. S. Barclay
W. G. Mosher
J. I. Nichols
Local notes from Sigourney June 7
In Sigourney Iowa J H Robicon of Hayesville was a business caller. George Haffner has moved to Washington Iowa for a prescription clerk job. Co M Hammer of Keswick visited the town. The funeral of Mrs C D Bennett was held at the M E church with Rev C N Pace officiating and the hearse procession to Springfield. The board of supervisors met for its regular monthly mid year session. EB A Duffey of Hayesville visited Sigourney. T B Meredith of Ohio visited the county seat. James Stirlin of Oskaloosa called on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludwig Nanke
Little Son
What Cheer
Millie Strain
County Recorder’s Office
T. C. Legoe
J. E. Hoge
Prairie Township
George
Oskaloosa
Guy G. Woodin
G. D. Woodin
Charley Boland
Webster
Chase Moorman
Shadron
Nebraska
W. J. Moore
John A. van Tuyl
S. A. Potts
Thornburg
Potts
Charles Fry
English River Township
J. Ferrell Bray
Grinnell
Thomas Kelly
James Barlow
Sigourney
Howard
C. H. White
Merchant's Hotel
Charles Yeager
Keota
Cap. E. Miller
William Veitch
Ottumwa
Edna Peuline Beck
Harold
W. H. Needham
C. EB. McQuaid
J. S. White and Son
Eugene Schip
Mr. Smith
O. BE. Himler
Mrs Beckey
Muscatine
George Evestone
Burlington
Edith Bootin
Newton
Iowa
Ethel Kriese
Hedrick
Gildra Jones
Clara Sanders
Edith Haffner
People’s Telephone Company
Vera Sanders
Gladys Pfaff
J. W. Heninger
Martinsburg
Poweshiek
Mahaska
Kate Shean
Emma Needham
Milton S. Harris
Thomas Lyons
H. Wickencamp
Sigourney Produce Company
Hk. F. Ashbaugh
Des Moines
Grand Masonic Chapter
Hedrick Boys
J. H. Morgan
South Main
J. H. Robicon
Hayesville
George Haffner
Washington
Co. M. Hammer
Keswick
C. D. Bennett
M. E. Church
C. N. Pace
Springfield
Board of Supervisors
EB. A. Duffey
Sigourney Friends
T. B. Meredith
Ohio
James Stirlin
Mr. Stirlin
West Liberty News Briefs and Local Appointments
Miss Ma bel Fulton injured at the milk factory labeling machine. Dr W L Simmons of Davenport attends a visiting business guest. Ladies of Atalissa attend O E S chapter. several residents travel to nearby towns. Arthur Romaine wins Urbana contracts for multiple buildings and moves there this week. Several residents visit relatives and travel plans noted. Streets see ongoing improvements with cement crossings. Fay Nichols returns from the Philippines. multiple social visits and a gift presented at the O E S gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Mabel Fulton
Dr. Leech
Lella Bell
West Branch
Clinton Fisher
W. L. Simmons
Davenport
Yesteray
Mesdames Wiese and
Federling
Atalissa
Charlie Regnier
Louise
Arthur Romaine
Urbana
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
Maggie McIntosh
Wellman
J. E. McIntosh
Cord Hall
Kansas
Toven
Parvin
West Fourth Street
Frank Barnes
Robert Wagner
Mary
Liebhart
Tipton
Oskaloosa
Eva Stout
Buchanan
Elizabeth Mercer
Burlington
Boatman
Spencer Street
Elizabeth Wallingsford
Joe Greeg
Chas. Vancpps
Wilta
S. L. Elliott
Fay Nichols
J. I. Nichols
Philippines
Nancy Baker
George Utley
Omaha
Memorial Sermon Draws Large Cranston Audience
In Cranston Iowa on Sunday Rev Ballard delivered the memorial sermon at U B church to a large appreciative audience. Rev and Mrs J D Richards transacted business in Letts Tuesday. J W Meeker traveled to Nichols for a business trip last Wednesday. John Verink shipped two car loads of hogs to Chicago late last week. Children day will be observed at the U B church on Sunday June 16 at 230 PM with exercises described as good and all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranston
U. B
Ballard
J. D. Richards
J. W. Meeker
Nichols
John Verink
Chicago
Duncan Items Include Hogs Sold and Visit Notes
Duncan reports Robert Robbins sold and delivered a lot of fat hogs Monday. Ethel Robbins and Eliza Owens of Aledo visited friends Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Gorman of Peyton visited relatives. F H Walter and wife of Aledo visited his father. Ki M Castle and C C Walter went to Galesburg for the G A R state encampment. Mercer county reunion of soldiers set for New Boston August 22 and 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Robert Robbins
Amd
Ethel Robbins
Eliza Owens
Aledo
Friends
James Gorman
Peyton
Our Town
F. H. Walter
Ki. M. Castle
C. C. Walter
Galesburg
Mercer County
New Boston
Cheap Rates to Boston From Chicago Rail Lines
Low price round trips offered by Nickel Plate and New York routes with multiple options. Tickets from Chicago La Salle Street depart daily until June 9 with extensions to July 15. Prices range 19 to 24 dollars plus minor fees, with dining car meals and through trains to eastern cities and New England points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
New York City
New York
Niagara Falls
Chautauqua
Ft. Warne
Findlay
Fostoria
Cleveland
Sine
Buffalo
New England
la Salle St
John Y. Callahan
Adams St
Re-building Round House Progress At Nahant Site
Milwaukee is pushing rebuilding work on the Nahant roundhouse above Muscatine after a fire destroyed it. Walls are repaired, roof material arrived, and rafters are being placed as crews prepare the gravel roof. Oil discovery at Davenport yard in a steel tank prompts excavation for a new 15 ton derrick and foundation by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nahant Roundhouse
Muscatine
Signe
Davenport
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
John D. Rockefeller
Milwaukee Road
Bettendorf
Many visiting residents attend Springdale events and notices
The Springdale district hosts a busy week with commencements, family visits, and travel. Local residents and relatives travel from Cedar Rapids, Columbus Junction, Muscatine, and Davenport to attend graduation exercises, see kin, or visit friends. A Marion Indiana death is reported. funeral details follow. Several residents travel to Iowa City and Des Moines for visits and business, while others return to homes in Springdale after trips to Wadena Indiana, Cadillac Michigan, and Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Isaac Tomes
Cairo
J. T. Gambell
Mary Ann Whistler
Charlie Clark
Concord
Columbus Junction
C. Schmidt
Union Township
Jesse Wagner
Cedar Bethel
S.S. Snyder
Scott Vandyke
W. Skipton
Minnie Kidder
Bertha Kelly
Fred Snyder
Guy Hesner
Iowa City
Snyder
Earl Bedwell
R. M. Lee
John
George Tucker
Bard
Joe Reed
Cleo Crull
Muscatine
Roy Reason
Will Jones
Will Tomes
David Fulleron
Wadena
Ind
Mason City
Havanna
Keokuk
Cadillac
Mich
Walter James
Kansas City
Hallie Carr
Wright
Morning Sun
Marion
William Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Will Button
Beatrice Stanton
Davenport
John Shanning
Des Moines
H. Wilson
Columbus Juncetion
Local Notes on Visits and Departures in Springdale
Miss Hazel Maxson spent the latter part of last week visiting friends at West Liberty. Mrs George Linn of Moline attended the Springdale public high school commencement Friday evening, visiting afterward in the area. George Wallace of Rochester was in Springdale Tuesday for business. Leonard Kingsburry returned from Ames where he had been in college and left Springdale Tuesday to accept a Chicago position until college resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leonard
James St. Falls
Springdale
Mises Nellie Cramer
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Susan Porter
Carl McCann
Downey
Beth Maher
Iowa City
Cora Varney
West Branch
Anna Phelps
Hattie Hughes
Marshalltown
Mary Bailey
Miss Baker
Stanwood
Budell
Fairfield
Towa
A. N. Hemmingway
Plato
Lewis Hoyle
Anamosa
Wm. Worrall
Davenport
Mary Worthington
The
Orphans’ Home
W. S. Bye
Hazel Maxson
West Liberty
George Linn
Moline
George Wallace
Rochester
Leonard Kingsburry
Ames
Chicago
Leverich Normal School
Artie Trautman
L. B. Smith
Jakeway
Jennie Nolind
Muscatine
Sidney Emerson
Mina
Philiip Murphy
Leander McKee, Jr
Singleton & McKee
Columbus Junction
Marion Chapman
Grace
Anderson Chapman’s
the Cedar
EB. A. Brinton
M. E
State University
Stella Dunham
Nichols
Margaret Buser
W. S. McKee
A. A. Jean
Marie
Myrtle Foster
Fred Shannon
Grace Stickney
Nita Jean
Pike Run
Stocktoners Attend Bird Shooting and Elevator Meeting
A Stockton IA report notes locals attending a bird shooting at Walcott on Sunday and a large crowd from nearby farms at an elevator stockholders meeting in Walcott on Monday. The week also includes visits by Geo Dittmer and family to Durant, Thms hosting a Davenport niece, Miss Malinda Brockman returning from Grinnell, and Hy Bohnsacks visiting Blue Grass relatives along with F F Blank and Ford in Walcott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Walcott
Geo, Dittmer
Julius Horn
Durant
Walecott
Thms
Davenport
Malinda Brockman
Grinnell
Hy. Bohnsack
Blue Grass
F. F. Blank
Ford
East Buffalo Social Roundup and Local Injuries
In East Buffalo, Mrs. A. R. Bull and Mrs. Joel Bales are on the sick list. A Buffalo Prairie dance drew a fine crowd. Rock Island callers visited Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tetler and Mrs. Joel Bales. Mrs. J. S. Johnston and three children and Miss Viola Murdock joined A. W. Murdock family Sunday. Frank Dormady, Alice Dormady, and Florence Alden visit relatives nearby. Mrs. Gus Bull had a runaway incident on the way home. no serious injuries occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
A. R. Bull
Joel Bales
Buffalo Prairie
Albert Tetler
Rock Island
J. S. Johnston
Viola Murdock
A. W. Murdock
Frank Dormady
Alice Dormady
Florence Alden
Gus Bull
Foster Illinois notices and local updates
Foster, Illinois, June 7 reports Dr. M O Haver visiting on his way to Muscatine. Mrs Enos Bopp is very ill after overheating. Wm Workman has a new barn painted. F P Gillett builds a large new barn. The funeral of George Anson was held from the family home with Rev Morton of Illinois City officiating. interment in Reynolds cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Ill
M. O’haver
Muscatine
Enos Bopp
Wm. Workman
F. P. Gillett
George Anson
Morton
Illinois City
Reynolds Cemetery
Keota Keota Daily Notices and Local Appointments
Keota Ia June 7 residents report visits and travel. Surnames Reisman Fisher Goeldner McFarland and others make trips to South Dakota Colorado and nearby towns. A list of visits births and a death are noted, with several residents traveling for business, study, or hospital visits.
Grace Chapman Returns Home From Muscatine
Miss Grace Chapman arrives back in Conesville on Monday evening after spending time in Muscatine. She is reported to have completed her visit and returned to her hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Grace Chapman
Muscatine
White Collar Line Schedules For Muscatine and Davenport
The notice lists steamer schedules for the White Collar Line serving Muscatine Rock Island Davenport and Burlington. Steamer Helen Blair runs Sundays at 7 30 am to Rock Island Davenport and also Monday Wednesday Friday at 6 30 am with extended hours until May 20 and after Oct 15. Steamer Columbia operates Tuesday Thursday Saturday with nocturnal moonlight trips and a 11 30 pm Saturday return. Round trip to Davenport on Sunday costs 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Rock Island
Davenport
Helen Blair
Columbia
New Benton
Keithsburg
Oquawka
Alore
W. G. Block CO
Burlington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Agricultural Society
Dick Snakenberg
W. L. Etter
Bentonville
Arkansas
W. W. Eastburn
Gladys
Fordyce
Eddyville
W. F. Fritz
Robert Rice
Thomas Mullin
Rice
William Harras
Nahant
Milwaukee
Agnes Corker
Plackington
Ray McCann
Ray Miller
Herbert Phelps
Will Sanger
Redman
J. W. Teeffy
Leslie Porter
Byron Shinn
Mercy Hospiital
L. A. Todd
Bennie Branson
East Buffalo
Maple Grove Stock Farm
Letts
Bambin
Singmaster
Nicholas Stamm
Crow
Sheridan
Wyoming
Billings
Montana
Miles City
United States
L. W. Wakeley
Neb
Emiline Henkle
Eldon
Trumbaur
South Dakota
Chas. Reisman
E. A. Bower
Skunk River
Lizzie Denny
Mannilla
Tom Denny
Hartington
Coulter
Commercial Hotel
J. W. Kelley
Keola
J. Petitt
Hugh Petitt
Eugene Smith
Winfield
R. Stacey
Clare and
van Reisman
J. Longman
Etta McDonald
Downers
Talleyrand
Adam Fischer
Tyrons
Lena Trautman
Grandma Davidson
Grant Brown of
al Huffman
White Collar Line Steamers
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