Thousands Expended for Building Homes in City
City Engineer Ryan notes heavy outlay on dwellings in the past two months with about 32000 spent on homes alone and a total likely near 59000 when smaller repairs are included. Major items include brick warehouses and various dwellings on Jefferson, Mulberry, Washington, Chestnut, and other streets with costs ranging from 300 to 6000 dollars.
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Ryan
Fred Martin
Jefferson Street
M. Houdek
Sycamore
Second
Emma Underwood
Second Street
Locust
Broadway
J. A. Te Strake
East Third Street
J. H. Kendig
Mulberry Street
William Welk
Mulberry
Lydia Fisher
Washington Street
Mr. Musser
Mary Meyers
Brook Street
Fred Schreyers
Fourth and
Orange
Aug. Korneman
Roscoe Avenue
S. G. Stein
Chestnut Street
John Gettert
Wapello Notes Playful Local Gleanings June 16
Delayed notes from Wapello Iowa recount local events and travels. Jennie Graham and Ines Neal return from Iowa City after sophomore year at the State University. Vernon Wiederrecht and Horten[se] Hunt visit Mt Vernon. remarks on attendance at Cornell College. Delegates to a Modern Woodmen camp head to Peoria Illinois as sessions continue. Local residents plan vacations and business changes as John Wright returns to Burlington and Rosa Philpot visits New London. A child sustains a minor scalding injury in a boiler accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Jennie Graham
Ines Neal
Iowa City
State University
Vernon Wiederrecht
Hortense Hunt
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Cornell College
R. R. Hunt
Normal Institute
W. G. McKay
Long City
Hal. Neal
M. Wright
Modern Woodmen
Peoria
Ill
John
Des Moines
The
Des Moines Bridge and Construction Co
L. D. McKinney
Lina Thompson
John Wright
Neal
Cedar Rapids
H. S. Neal
Wright
Rock Island
Burlington
Rosa Philpot
H. A. Plitt
New London
Linderman Plitt
W. J. Kelley
Miss Cleo Richards to Spend Summer in Muscatine
Miss Cleo Richards of Oberlin Ohio will arrive in Muscatine on July first to spend her summer vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs W W Richards on Mulberry Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Richards
Oberlin
Ohio
Muscatine
Mrs. W. W. Richards
Mulberry Avenue
City firemen split over Iowa City Clinton trips
At special meetings last evening city fire companies debated attending the Iowa City outing or Clinton tournament. No decision was reached with votes unsettled. some favored Iowa City while others supported Clinton. Parade turnout and corner stone laying were discussed with mixed positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Clinton
Hershey Hook and Ladder
Excelsiors
Appel Elected President of Lodge in City
The New Order in the area branches into Pearl as Appel is elected president of the lodge. The endorsement signals organizational expansion and local leadership. Community members anticipate active efforts and events led by Appel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appel
LODGE
Pearl City Homesteaders organize in Muscatine
The Royal Reserve society in Muscatine dissolves and forms Pearl City Royal Homesteaders No. 219 with 50 members planned and a July 6 charter closing. Officers elected include Appel as president and Katherine Tamisen as vice president, with installation by George W. Young. Regular meetings set for first and third Mondays. plans for a drill team and future visits by supreme officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl City Royal Homestead No. 219
Fraternal Aid Association
Royal Reserve Society
Royal Reserve
Homesteaders Society
Royal Reserve Lodge
George W. Young
Des Moines
L. W. Barkhurst
Cedar Rapids
Young
Muscatine
Iowa
Local Notes and Movements Across Muscatine and Oakville
Serious though painful for one, nearby families visit kin in Muscatine Grandview and Columbus Junction. Des Moines county Oakville drainage district inspectors, with M J Deihl, tour Oakville. Local officials redraw election precincts, creating Wapello City and township precincts with city hall and courthouse polling sites. Walter Schwab returns from Iowa State University for summer break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Olds
Henry Capel
Muscatine
H. T. Newell
C. Dodds
Mediapolis
Des Moines County
Oakville
M. J. Deihl
Jake Berk
Grandview
Geo. Weber
Columbus Junction
Chas. Briggs
State University
H. O. Weaver
J. E. Garrett
Edgar Shipman
St. Paul
Minn
Ora
Pearl Brown
Ethel Heindel
Wesleyan University
Mt. Pleasant
Weber
Ann Arbor
Mich
Wapello Township
Walter Schwab
Iowa City
North Prairie Notes Highlight Local Visitors
North Prairie Iowa residents report guests from Lancaster County Pennsylvania Joseph Greiner and his sister stayed with Miss Elizabeth Greiner for a week A J Greiner returned from the S U S at Iowa City to vacation Mrs Geo Schoemaker hosted sister Miss Mabel Freers over the weekend Miss Mabel sang the Sparrow Song at Children's Day exercises J W Cope left for Ohio last week for a visit
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North Prairie
Joseph Greiner
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Greiner
A. J. Greiner
Iowa City
Geo. Schoemaker
Mabel Freers
Mabel
J. W. Cope
Ohio
Rev Jans Returns From Schleswig Conference in Iowa
The Iowa District German Evangelical Synod annual conference met in Schleswig Iowa for the first western gathering. Rev John J Jans pastor of the German Evangelical church in Muscatine returned last evening from Schleswig where about 150 ministers and delegates attended. Schleswig, eight years old with 600 residents, has the only church of the denomination in town. Old officers were re elected and the meeting was declared a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
German Evangelical Synod of North America
Schleswig
John J.jans
German Evangelical Church
Muscatine
Muscatine Doctor Attends Tri-State Medical Meet
Dr A J Weaver of Muscatine travels to Kansas City Missouri for the Tri State Medical association session. He will present a paper this morning on The Pathology of Cirrhosis of the Liver and is expected to return Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Weaver
Kansas City
Tri-State Medical Association
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Hall for Women Planned at Iowa City with Regents’ Proposal
Iowa City date June 17. The board of regents asked the legislature to appropriate 125000 dollars to erect and equip a hall for women. All deans of the colleges were re elected, ending sensational reports of faculty changes. The deans include Weld Gregory Guthrie Royal Hosford Teeters Seashore Raymond Bier and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Board of Regents
Liberal Arts
L. G. Weld
Chas. Noble Gregory
James R. Guthrie
Dubuque
Geo. Royal
Des Moines
W. S. Hosford
W. S. Teeters
Carl E. Seashore
Applied
William G. Raymond
W. L. Bier
Faculty reshuffle in engineering department at State University
Ring Iowa City medical and homoeopathic physician Dr W L Bywater were re elected. Prof Ernest L Ohle head of mechanical engineering resigned to join Washington University in St Louis as a faculty member.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Sold at Havercamp Drug Store
A 25c box of Dr. King’s New Life Pills is described as causing stomach liver and kidney trouble after purchase at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store
Wawa hotel described in illustrated booklet offer
Geo. W. Vaux of A. G. P. and T. A., Grand Trunk Railway System, 135 Adams St., Chicago offers a booklet that explains and depicts a new hotel bearing the name. The pamphlet promises a detailed description plus illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Vaux
T. A
Grand Trunk Railway System
Adams St
Chicago
Corlett Attends Iowa State University Commencement
Robert Corlett left yesterday for Iowa City to attend the commencement exercises of the state university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Corlett
Iowa City
The
State University
Notice of Will Probate Hearing in Muscatine County
State of Iowa Muscatine County notice states that on June 16 1908 the clerk opened and read the last will of John George Bausch deceased and the hearing for probate is set for September 9 1908 at the September Term of the District Court any interested party may appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Muscatine County
District Court
Said County
John George Bausch
A. D
Muscatine
W. S. McKee
Louise Eversmeyer
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Washburnerosey Oo
Wapelia
California
Mira Hershey Lumber Company
Ganize
Logal Contractor
Bregt Pest House
Ing
Selden
Board of Health
City Royal Homestead
James Selden
A. H. Kile
D. M. Keckler
William Zeidler
J. H. Selden
Mr. Selden
Board of Supervisors
Daecord
Hina
McQuesten Sawyer
Mira Hershey Lumber Co
J. D. Fulham
van Gent
Honorable Board of Health
C. J. Hackett
Geo. Scott
J. E. Elliott
Otto Brudtkule
M. Rounds
Myrtle Kirk
Werner Wittich
Honorable
City of
S. M. Fifer
Hershey Avenue
J. FE
Homer Peck
J. D. Fulliam
Jans
Clarence K. Griffin
Sheridan
Ind
Sterling Remedy Co
N.Y
Legislature
H. M. Bartlett
Law
Atty
UW. M. Titus
Iowa Ave
W. J. Vannatta
Adams Station
N. Rosenberger
East Second
ER. C. Peto
Enquire
T. C. Journal
G. M. Titus
Enquire X Journal
Pine St
H. P. Tarmatt
N. W. Meyers
Wittich Bros
Chiina
Sorrel Family
Q. Journal
Cherry Ct
Park Ave
Reliance Loan CO
Kansas
Harvey Co
L. G. Boies
Birmingham
St. Bath
City
W. D. Peck
West 2Nd St
Inquire A. Journal
van Horn St
Thos. Watson
J. Linn Hoopes
J. Greenblatt
E. Second Street
E. 2Nd St
C. H. Reesink
Lucas Street
Alexander Supply Company
Dearborn St
Chicago, Ill
National Railway Training School Inc
Robert St
St. Paul, Minn
BOATS
Hot Sparks
C. F. Sparks
Pacific Coast
Boyd Rangler Co
Minneapolis, Minn
East Hill
Wilson's
Stoneburner’s
Pearl City News
Colosse
G. A. Warfield
BEE Supplies
Muscatine Bee Supply House
Mulberry Ave
G. W Lindle
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