Local People and Travel Notes From the El Paso Wilton Lines
Local column lists Miss Vada Duncan, Miss Abbie Johnson, Mrs. Speers, and others traveling by El Paso Wilton and Rock Island trains to visit relatives and friends in Davenport Davenport Rock Island Wilton Atalissa Canton West Liberty Columbus Junction Moscow Besley’s Lake. Local dentists and merchants noted. Hy omEi sales and farm listings appear.
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Vada Duncan
el Paso
Davenport
Abbie Johnson
Rock Island
O. L. Peck
Helen Blair
Reunion at St Matthias Alumnae Honors Five Decades
A near capacity gathering at St Matthias school celebrated the annual alumnae reunion. The program featured vocal and instrumental selections, readings, a paper by Mrs L J Horan, and remarks by vice president Mrs Will McBride. Graduates Edna Geidel Elizabeth Geer and Florence Hahn spoke in appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthias School
St. Matthias
L. J. Horan
Will McBride
Edna Geidel
Elizabeth Geer
Florence Hahn
Witheir
St. Matthias Hill
Wanted for larceny and embezzlement Eugene Drennan profile
Police in Washington DC issue a description of Eugene F. Drennan a 28 year old white male 5 feet 8 inches with a ruddy complexion dark hair and eyes and a missing tip of his right index finger He is suspected of larceny and embezzlement and may be seeking newspaper work He left Crestline Ohio May 30 or 31 and was in Chicago on June 4 Police urge inquiries especially around newspaper offices and to telegraph Hansen Sylvester Major Superintendent of Police.
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Metropolitan Police Detective Bureau
Washington, D. C
Eugene F. Drennan
Drennan
U.S. Marine Corps
Crestline
Ohio
Chicago
Ill
Richard Sylvester
Fire Alarm Sparks House Blaze At Prug Home
A small fire erupted at about eight this morning in the residence of August Prug on West Eight street. Mrs. Prug lit a gasoline stove and left, a draft blew the flame to the wall and paper sparked. Prug fought the blaze with water, preventing damage before firefighters arrived. the home owned by J W Nyenhuis suffered only minor damage.
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August Prug
West Eight
J. W. Nyenhuis
Lucas Street
Pleasant Ways for Summer Days
Describes rail routes and connections including Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley double track Chicago to New York via Niagara Falls and routes to Boston Montreal and Portland. Fares and literature available by mail from Geo W Vaux at 135 Adams St Chicago.
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Grand Trunk
Lehigh Valley
Chicago
New York
Niagara Falls
Grand Trunk-Central Vermont
Boston & Maine
Boston
Grand Trunk Railway System
Montreal
Quebec
Portland
Adams St
Firemen's Tournament Decides State Championship Clash
Des Moines prepares for Clinton firemen meet opening next week with Jack and Jack versus Lincoln Illinois champions in a world title race. Black and Tan from Des Moines, last year’s runners up, join the free-for-all one-half mile bank hitch. Des Moines crews train hard for a faster showing than last year as seven teams enter the state event.
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Clinton
Des Moines
Jack
Lincoln
Illinois
Black and Tan
Council Bluffs
Burnett
Davenport
Sioux City
Rock Island
Bluffs
Black and
Tan
Union School Closes With Picnic and Program
Miss Lena Geirse concludes the spring term at Union School Goshen Township last Friday. Parents arrive with baskets for a midday picnic then the pupils perform a school program including songs recitations and a dialogue marking the end of the term.
Truth and solvency of Mutual Life Insurance Company discussed
The Mutual Life Insurance Company, organized in 1843, remains the world’s largest and solvent despite recent insurance agitation. An auditing committee asserts investments are of the highest order, with valuations safe and conservative, often below market value.
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the Mutual Life Insurance Company
America
Mutual Life
Messrs. Truesdale
Auchincloss, Fish and Dixon
the Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Recitation and Farewell Exercises at School
The program featured Recitation Her Answer Recitation Guilty or Not Guilty Dialogue Keeping House and a Song Lillie of the Meadow. Afterward the teacher treated pupils with candy and Blanche Rock received a cup and saucer for good attendance. Those present included D W Miller E Hildebrand Ed Rock Wm McMahon Elmer McIntire K Meyers and several Geirs Rock and Coxon family members. Miss Geirse will reach the fall term.
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Alice McMahon
Blanche Rock
Keeping House
Lillie
Little
D. W. Miller
Edgar Hildebrand
Ed. Rock
Wm. McMahon
Elmer McIintire
K. Meyers
Miss Scott
Jennie Hendricks
Lucy Rock
Wilma Wilgus
Bessie Chelf
Anna Geirs
Guy Hildebrand
Carl Rock
Marvin Rock
Ray Hendricks
Johnny Coxon
Walter Coxon
Geirse
Unclaimed Letters at Muscatine Post Office 1906
Week ending June 11 1906 lists unclaimed letters in Men and Ladies sections. Names include Clifford Blaine Jake Bryed Daniel Fowler Fred Fulmer Gordon and Bennet Jack Guettel Duicy Jones Robert M Long Robt J Me Aleer S Melcher Robt Slater David White Miss Eva B Hoffman Miss M Lucas Miss Clara Raupe Miss Cecelia Rehkoff Frances Skeeys. Advertised letters should be claimed by recipients. W D Burk Postmaster
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Muscatine
Iowa
Clifford Blaine
Jake Bryed
Daniel Fowler
Fred Fulmer
Gordon & Bennet
Jack Guettel
Duicy Jones
Robert M. Long
J. Me. Aleer
S. Melcher
Robt. Slater
David White
Eva B. Hoffman
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MAS
HERM
Ideal Printery
Iowa Avenue
W. O. Speers
Atalissa
Myrtle
Summit
Wilton
Fairport
Archie Brimmer
Minneapolis, Minn
Mrs. M. W. Stirlen
Woodlawn Ave
R. S. McNutt
East Second Street
J. F. Henderson
Washington
J. J. Henderson
M. A. Powers
Canton
N. Y
B. C. Cramer
Columbus Junction
J. Overman
C. E. Conklin
West Liberty
C. O. Trask
Detroit. Mich
el Faso
Ida Selders
South Muscatine
S. D. Bailey
Quincey, I
Miss L. Keen
Gertrude Drish
Brighton
T. J. Morris
Fairbault, Minn
F. P. Sawyer
Pine and
Second Street
J. B. Thackery
Osgood, Ind
City
Mrs. Roswell Cate
Lona Muscatine
Pearl City
F. E. Springer
Fruitland
G. W. Riley
F. S. Pentzer
Harold Giesler
del. Asthalter
Clarence
Besley's Lake
H. Lackey
Letts
Nellie S. Sawyer
Prairie City, Il
Miss Wilson
C. A. Giesenhaus
Fred Giesenhaus
Mt. Pleasant
R. L. Singleton
S. W. Noland
Freinds
Havercamp’s
A. T. Cave
Columbia
James S. Kirk & Co
Rome
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Rmulas
Lowell, Maas
Muscatine Lumber and Box Co
Eugene Drennan
Detective Agency
Evening Journal
Union School
Goshen Township
Lena Geirse
Union
Goshen
Beryl
Arnold
Willie Chelf
Grandpa
Leila McIntire
Edna McIntire
Flag of the Free
Wonderful Weaver
Ralph Hildebrand
Harry
Tommy Chelf
the Robin
Hazel Mcintire
John
Reuben Askam
Papa
Bessie McMahon
Escanaba
Green Bay Ports
Mackinac Island
Muskegon
R. C. Davis
G.P. A. Docks
Michigan Ave
Chicago, Ill
United States
W. D. Burk, P. M
Thormann Laws
Thormann Mfg. Co
Cor
3Rd & Mulberry Sts
Ffort
Charlevoix
Petoskey
Harbor Springs
Trott
Buffalo
Deluth
Eestern
Berolzheim
Manitou Steamship Co
the Evening Journal
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