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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
6
Country segment from Wapello West Liberty Montezuma and Millersburg offers brief community items gathered by the Journal staff. Multiple correspondents share short notices about local people and happenings across towns.
Community snippets from Wrayville Iowa including visits from Mrs. Frank Fox and relatives, health updates on John Zollner and Harry Beeney, a German Ep worth league social at Ford Mewes, local visits by Mr and Mrs Feldman, Ripley and Shepherd families, and upcoming Grand Union picnic at William Powells grave. Local church services announced by Rev J P Hebner.
The deceased leaves a widow and four children John Effie Lawrence and Henry. Death caused by complications of diseases. The funeral was held at the Baptist church Wednesday and the body was buried at Reynolds cemetery. Rev. E L Sheppard officiated. The family receives community sympathy.
Heavy rains caused bridges to wash out and deep ditches on roads. The creek topped records while corn lay buried in low spots. Poultry raisers lost many young birds, though crops may benefit overall. Several local residents attended events and a few injuries occurred from a stairs fall.
Sigourney on Tuesday evening 50 Eastern Star members visited the Shawhan home traveling by buggies carriages and Tom Lyons new tally ho. They returned at 10 after 6 hours of visiting. Also noted are local updates on city work and residents.
The report notes a late night marriage at the D. T. Stockman home uniting Carl F. Sievert and Viola P. Durland after obtaining license. Sievert, a C M S P Ry carpenter, plans to quit the road and farm at Polka northwest of town. Also listed: 3431 Keokuk County men liable for military duty and a Mrs. Morgan Jones visit with her aunt. Gladys Eastburn and baby Elmer Fordus visit James Williams’ home.
Straw berry Hill reports include Charles Estes and son Led from Concord visiting Muscatine. Florence and Mildred McColm visiting aunt Mrs Tom Thompson. neighborhood boys at a Cone ball game won 3 to 1 by Sandy Grove. Delia Blake shopping in Letts. H Gipple visiting parents Charley and Mrs Gipple. a severe rain lightning storm Friday night with little damage. Gerte Haffner returning from work at Mrs Pat O Tool. Oceola Worthman visiting Haffner. Hugh and Luscious Brown visiting Davenport.
Mrs. W H Younkin and children returned from Montezuma. Rev C N Pace visiting Mt Pleasant. Vera White of Sigourney to visit Nora Miller. Ethel Stonebarger returns from West Liberty with Winnie Hill. Otto Fisher funeral held at Reform church with Mason Woodmen present. Mrs G L Day and Alice visit Illinois. Grant Stover of Burlington visits. Shradels of Chicago attend Otto Fisher funeral. Ida Cotter travels to Oxford for vacation and to visit a brother in Washington.
Boston Avenue closes for the summer on Thursday June 15. Miss Ella Jones the teacher has led a good term and patrons and pupils hope to see her return for fall and winter term. Social notes include Mr and Mrs Clifford Bell and children visiting Mrs Hetfield on Sabbath and mentions of wind and rain damage near Gladwin and locals at David Fox's. Cora Summerville of Muscatine visits Mr and Mrs John Summerville of Union township with their cats.
In North Prairie on June 17 Miss Margaret Hoskins will present an elocutionary entertainment at the North Prairie church. Earlier, about 60 people attended the ice cream supper at N Lang's, funded by Harry Brown to aid the charivari boys, with lawn games and music by Bertha Lang and the Old College Bachelor’s quartet.
The wedding of Miss Mary Frances Hooley and Will J. Milder was held this morning at St. Marys church in Nichols with many friends in attendance. A reception followed at the groom house last evening. Community updates include staff movements and local visits from residents and visitors, with several notes on health and upcoming school staffing changes.
The Children’s day program at Foster Baptist church Sunday June 11 attracted an attentive audience. Rev J R Spiller delivered an engaging talk after the program. Misses Pearl Watson and Pearl Bowser attended the Hazel Dell exercises Sunday afternoon.
The Misses Pearl and Kate Watson and Miss Bessie Gillet joined a Baptist excursion to Rock Island on Tuesday and report a lovely time. Miss Bessie Gillet will visit her sister Mrs Ira Boney briefly. Etta Swanson of Moline visits cousin Bessie Anderson. Dr J H Beadle leaves June 15 for Rock Island to stay a week with his sister then goes to Denver for an indefinite period.
Miss Emma Grimm closed the spring term at Patterson school No 4 Montpelier township with a program by teacher and pupils. Visitors heard songs and recitations including My Old Kentucky Home and The Apple Tree along with dialogues and phonograph music.
Our Flag song performed by students led by Mr. Bennett with George Henke Jesse Daniels Johny Batchelor Johny Hartman and Harold Teitsch. Afterward teacher handed out candy peanuts and oranges to pupils. Geo Fry visited Durant. Mrs Hartman on sick list. D A Grimm passed through last week. J Welsch Sr went to Muscatine on Monday.
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