Local News Items and Train Excursions Mentioned
Local notices include job ads at Huttig factory for four 16 year olds, and many city visits and train passengers on the Firefly, Columbia and Wilton lines. June 14 excursion to Davenport on the Columbia promises 50 cents to 59 cents fare. church notices and social events fill the page, with names like Mrs. Mortgridge, Miss Beardsley, and J. E. Smith listed among the day's movers.
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Davenport
M. E
Columbia
Lincoln school annual picnic ends school term at Weed Park
About 200 students and families gathered at Weed Park for the Lincoln school picnic marking summer break. Morning games, a noon meal served by teachers, and an afternoon pupil team ball game followed. Nearby, circus wagons faced delays leaving grounds after incidents on Park Avenue and a rough access road. East Hill locals report multiple visits and hospital note for appendicitis recovery.
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Lincoln School
Weed Park
Park Avenue
East Hill
Banner Lodge to Attend Mrs Reynolds Funeral Services
Banner lodge meets this evening at 8 at the A. O. U. W. hall to arrange attendance at the funeral of Mrs Reynolds. The services will be held tomorrow at 1 PM at Musserville M E Church.
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Banner Lodge
Reynolds
Musserville M. E
Attention K of P Business Tonight at Eight
The Knights of Pythias announce important business for this evening at 8 o clock. Members are urged to attend and participate in the proceedings.
Redmen Elect New Officers and Delegate to Great Council
Musquitine Tribe No. 95 I. O. R. M. elected Ed. G. O'Brien as Sachem and delegate to the state great council meeting in Sioux City. Dennis O'Leary and Otto Hagerman named senior and junior sagamores. F A Johnson named Prophet. Adoption degree conferred on a class of twenty five palefaces. numerous applications referred to committees.
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Sachem
Ed. G. O'Brien
Sagamore
Dennis O'Leary
Otto Hagerman
Prophet
F. A. Johnson
E. G. O’brien
State Great Council
Sioux City
Ferdinand Notes of Visits and Local News in June 1906
Mrs Chris Ruthenberg visits Muscatine friends while Mrs W Price heads to Davenport to visit her son. Rev F W Carwell spends Sunday with the Krueger family. W Troxell paints Ferdinand house. Kruegers visit relatives in Hamlet and Illinois City. Ira Boney tours to Foster to see Gillett family. William Baker visits Muscatine. Anna Neely assists J G Powell with sewing. Buffalo Prairie entertainment well attended. Children's Day at German M E Church will be observed June 17 1906. Everyone invited.
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Hoffmeyer
Cedar River
N. A. McCoy
Washington Street
Logan Drury
Buffalo Prairie
Texas
East Hill
Fred Miller
Moscow
Joseph Butcher
Park Avenue
Fred Vetter
Will Maring
Jefferson Street
Harry Crail
Bayfield
Fast Hill
George
Bart Hoffmeyer
Mary de Bord
Hamlet
T. Fowler
Edgington
W. C. Krueger
Wm. Danner
Illinois City
Ira Boney
Burg
Foster
F. P. Gillett
William Baker
Muscatine
Henry Brigeford
Prince
J. Zollner
Anna Neely
J. G. Powell
B. Vanatta
Adam Zollner
Will Ryan
Grace Needham
Laurel Hill Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Laurel Hill residents and guests share weekend visits and events. Rudolph Arp from near Sunbury was in the area. Mr and Mrs J Ficke welcomed Muscatine visitors. Mary and Sophia Angerer attended Stockton school exercises. Arthur Rasmussen and Glenn Cummings visited New Liberty. Cal Fulton and family visited Wilton relatives. C Ficke family attended Muscatine circus. Robert Fulton made a Cedar County business trip. Grandpa Nolty is ill. C W Norton of Wilton visited B L Norton. Friends enjoyed a Friday evening with the Misses Cummings and a musical program led by Prof Edson, Prof Markee, and Vera with refreshments provided.
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Laurel Hill
Rudolph Arp
Sunbury
J. Ficke
Muscatine
Christ Ficke
Mary
Sophia Angerer
Stockton
Arthur Rassmussen
Glenn Cummings
New Liberty
Cal. Fulton
Wilton
C. Ficke
Robert Fulton
Cedar County
Grandpa Nolty
C. W. Norton
B. L. Norton
Wreck disrupts lines. area notes and graduates
A north south freight rear-ended an east west train in Columbus Junction causing several cars to derail. Wrecker service cleared the track and damages included a threshing machine and separator. The column also notes soldiers' encampment, visits, relocations, and Iowa State College graduates John Jenkins Ralph Baker and William Marsden from local towns.
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Columbus Junction
J. C. Kendrick
Boone
R. C. Butler
Burton
Omaha
S. W. Huston
Perry
Crawfordsville
Huston
Elizabeth Owen
W. L. Owen
Frank Ulm
Muscatine
Frank Duncan
David Fox
Union Township
Frank Parmeter
Cedar Rapids
F. M. Huston
W. J. Barringer
Lila Weiderrecht
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Iowa State College
Ames
John J. Jenkins
Richard Jenkins
Ralph Lee Baker
Lee Baker
Chicago
William A. Marsden
W. P. Marsden
Columbus City
Corset Sale at Boston Store This Saturday
The Boston Store offers corsets at 50c each with pink blue and white options in sizes from broken to long hip to medium. Many were bought to sell for $1.00 to $1.50 as part of a stock cleanup. Also a sale on misses skirts with prices from 3.50 to 5.00 to clear stock.
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Boston
Boy's Relatives Found After Kidnap Alarm
Willis Farris, a five year old, was found in Booneville Missouri after being left there yesterday. Police report he is the nephew of Miss Farris of Staten Island New York, who provided the information. She offered no details on how the boy traveled from New York or why he was sent to Booneville.
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New York, N. Y
Willis Farris
Booneville
New York
Miss Farris
Staten Island
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eve
J. E. Kranz
Florist
Cop Journal
Iowa Ave
Huttig
L. H. Reisman
Louisiana
E. B. Furnas of
Letts
Chas. Dickey
Tri-cities
Kalona
Kansas City
G. O. Mortgridge
Iowa City
C. & S. Sanitary Milk Company
Corner Cedar and Vhird
Harry Comfort
M. M. Emmack
Washington
F. Bowman
M. E. Collett
Arden
Milwaukee
Sterlin
Ross Crawford
Ainsworth
The
Baptist Church
Seamon
Judson Kempton
A. Share
Barger
Ollie Beardsley
Haskins
H. ©. Johansmeier
A. Downer of
Moline
el Paso
H. C. Stark
Hazel Oakes
A. Cave of
Miss Daut of
W. Blanchard
Gladwin
Iowa
Rosa Welker
O. Orvis
Denver
Colo
H. P
J. S. Ensign
Cranston
S. J. Stillwell
City
Wallace
Elia Thomas of
St. Mary's
F. M. Snyder
I. Idle of
Andon
R. J. Crawford
J. E. Smith
A. Shirk
Eva
E. F. Schall
West Liberty
Wmilton
LEE. Ail
Cc. C
Munsing Union
Anson Clothing Co
Home OF
Good Clothing
East Second Street
LE XoXe
Nierel & Son
Muscatine’s Ideal Jewelry Store
Lex Earl
Hirt
Fesler
Leysen
Redmen
E. G. O'Brien
Dele
Great Council
Ferdinand
Frank Johnston
Wapello
H. L. Duncan
Lucile
Helen
Ralph
F. H. Johston
W. J. Marsden
Des Moines
James Colton
C. T. Smith
B. C. Cranor
Lula Rhoades
G. I. Church
Emily Darrow
H. O. Weaver
Burlington
Robert Carson
Lone Tree
Ella Edwards
E. W. Kelley
Aldon
Wellville
Kimonas
Large Rugs
Brussels
Mer
Axminster
Lonsdale
Missouri
Journal
Neidigs Book Store
B. E. Lilly’s
H. F. Barnard
the Jewelers
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