East Hill Corrects Plat and Raises Tracks Plan
County Surveyor J C Hazlett works on East Hill correcting the Smalley addition plat and drawing new lines on outlots 7 8 and 9 in section 36 to fix ownership records for tax books. City Engineer J J Ryan surveys Park Avenue to raise and repair Bierman grocery area tracks after rain floods impede car service. East Hill locals note property repainting and a steady stream of residents traveling for visits weddings and commencements in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Hazlett
East Hill
Smalley
J. J. Ryan
Park
Irwin Spooner
Weed Lane
Emma Keepping
East Fifth Street
Julesburg
Colo
George Brogan
Sweetland Township
Seattle
Wash
Frank Koepping
Denver
Ida Moore
Lyman Brown
Fairbury
Neb
Wilton
Millie Horton
Washington
Gertrude Butler
Chicago
E. W. Horton
Royal Daniels
Nichols
Heinz Pickle Works Company
Otto van
Royal Neighbors Ladies Attend Atalissa Initiation
Mrs R H Schroeder and fellow members of the Wilton local Royal Neighbors Lodge travelled to Atalissa last evening for a special meeting and initiation. They were met at the depot by a reception committee and escorted to the Worrall home for a welcoming gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Birkhover
Lena Marticke
J. B. McCartney
Geo. Lincoln
Kate Rodgers
Robi. Hickey
Edna Duffe
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Atalissa
Atalissa Lodge
Worrall
Body of McGreer Still Not Recovered in River
Mrs. Henry Geiss, sister of artist John McGreer who drowned in the North River last Friday, reports the body has not been found. A large search force drags near the barge from which he fell. If recovered, interment will be in Graceland Cemetery Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Geiss
West Second Street
John MecGreer
North River
Muscatine
Chicago
Geiss
Graceland
New York
Burlington Aims to Land 1909 Regatta in Burlington
Burlington Launch club heads to St Louis to secure the Mississippi Valley Power Boat association regatta set for July 4 1909. Four Burlington members travel to the convention with Hawkeye reporting strong plans to win the hosting rights aided by Keokuk Fort Madison delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi Power Boat Association
Burlington Club
St. Louis
Hawkeye
Muscatine
Wilton Succumbs to Davenport Suburban Club in Minor League Tilt
Wilton Independents fall 7 to 1 at Ayres' park as Davenport Suburban Island team uses hitting bursts to tally seven runs. Mason pitches well for Wilton but the visitors repeatedly string together hits to secure the win. Lineups include Wilton: Bacon Mason Abbott Dornseff Freeland Teeple Kiser Schafnit Atwill and Davenport: Potts Law Heinrichsen Naven Davis Hahn Dudley Brownlie Fisher. Umpire Dr. Cooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Wilton Independents
Davenport
Ayres’ Park
Scott County
Dr. Mason
Wilton—Bacon
Mason
Abbott
Dornseff
Freeland
Teeple
Kiser
Schafnit
Atwill
Modern Woodmen National Encampment Opens in Peoria
The fifteenth biennial encampment of the Modern Woodmen of America opened with Head Consul A. R. Talbot presiding. About 700 delegates attended, representing over 1,000,000 members. The race for the 1911 encampment lists Buffalo, Salt Lake City, Dallas, and Omaha as leading contestants, with Buffalo in front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Woodmen of America
A. R. Talbot
Buffalo
Salt Lake City
Dallas
Omaha
Iowa Anti-Saloon League vows public signing list in Muscatine
The Iowa Anti-Saloon League says it will publish names of all signers of the saloon petition once filed and place copies in every Muscatine county home. The Ministerial Union endorsed the move at a special meeting, arguing the public has a right to know who supports re establishment of saloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
Anti-Saloon League of
Iowa
Muscatine County
Ministerial Union
Muscatine
Blake asks Bryan to quit race. backs 1912 ticket
Richmond June 17 George McDuffie Blake a personal friend of Bryan writes to Nebraskan urging him to withdraw from the presidency race and pledges support for the 1912 nomination of Johnson for president and Douglass of Massachusetts for vice president with Bryan's aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
George McDuffie Blake
Bryan
The
Nebraskan
Johnson
Douglass
Massachusetts
Iowa insurance man collapses dead reading senator letter
Des Moines reports O. L. F. Brown prominent Iowa insurer died of heart failure in his rooms while reading a Dolliver letter stating he did not want the vice presidential nomination. The incident occurred June 17 in Des Moines Iowa. Brown was a longtime public figure in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dolliver
O. L. F. Brown
Iowa
Dr King's New Life Pills Sold At Havercamp's Drug Store
A 25c box of Dr King’s New Life Pills is described as treating stomach, liver and kidney trouble at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store. The notice implies health benefits and a local sale point for the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store
Wheat and corn prices atop Chicago market figures
Chicago Board of Trade figures show June 17 prices with wheat at 88 to 89 percent bids for July to December, corn around 67 percent, oats near 37 to 45 percent, and pork at about 14.30, lard near 6.77 to 6.80, ribs around 7.90, plus cash rye and barley quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wheat price ranges at Chicago Produce Market
Chicago produce market reports on June 17 with No. 2 red wheat at 90 to 91 cents, No. 2 hard 92 to 93 cents, No. 3 hard 89 to 92 cents, No. 3 68 to 70 cents, No. 2 yellow 72 to 76 cents, No. 3 yellow 70 to 71 cents, No. 3 white 72 to 74 cents, and No. 3 white 51 to 52 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Live Stock Market Report June 17
Chicago live stock numbers show cattle receipts at 23 000 with prices from 4.90 to 8.15 for beeves and 2.59 to 6.50 for cows and heifers. Hogs receipts reached 35 000 with prices mostly 5.60 to 5.77, and sheep receipts at 20 000 with lambs 4.25 to 6.55 and yearlings 4.80 to 5.65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Chicago Butter and Egg Market Report
Chicago dairy markets hold steady on June 17 with butter at 19 to 23 cents for creamery and dairies 17 to 21 cents. Eggs remain steady at 14 1/2 to 15 1/2 cents per dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Chicago Poultry Market Report
Chicago June 17 Poultry firm prices listing turkeys 14c chickens 20 to 25c for spring varieties in the market report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
New York Butter and Egg Market Report
Butter barely steady on June 17 as receipts reach 10,684 from creameries with grades ranging from third to first at 19 to 23 cents. Eggs hold steady with 21,284 receipts and no price change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Poultry Market Prices Noted
New York market report dated June 17 shows alive poultry steady with springs at 20c, fowls 13%4c, turkeys 12c. Dressed listings are unsettled with springs 20 to 28c and turkeys 12 to 17c, fowls 12% to 123%c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wheat and Corn Prices at New York Produce Market
At New York Produce Market on June 17, wheat for July delivery traded at 97 cents while corn moved at 76 cents. The brief market note records the day’s price levels for grain commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wheat and corn prices at St. Louis market
St. Louis market notes report futures with Wheat for July at 87 cents, Corn at 68 and a half cents, and Oats cash at 51 and a half cents on June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Peoria Produce Market Report
Peoria Illinois June 17 corn No 3 priced at 69 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Peoria, Ill
Muscatine Markets and Produce Prices Summary
Local market report lists corn and wheat prices, oats and barley rates, feed and hay prices, and fresh eggs at 13 to 15 cents. Live stock values show weights and prices for cattle, calves, lambs, and sheep, with poultry and vegetables including cabbage, onions, and eggplant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Produce Co
Prices and goods in a crowded market listing
The page lists grocery and produce prices including celery cucumbers wax beans lettuce tomatoes potatoes and various meats by the peck pound and dozen with casual notes on floral prices. A narrative paragraph follows detailing a family plan and ball room intrigue involving disguises and a marriage arrangement.
Conspiracy to Entrap a Father in a Ball Room Plot
A tale reveals a daughter recounting her mother’s warnings and a plan to marry her father off to thwart Anabel Green, a fortune hunter. In a fancy dress ball at Mrs King’s, a conspirator seeks Mrs Martindale’s aid to steer the match away from Green into a safer union. The narrator recalls her father’s gentlemanly flaws and her late mother’s injunctions to protect him and herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Mrs. Martindale
Marie Antoinette
Father
Queen Elizabeth
Henry VIII
Frank Englehart
Arthur D. Burrougas
Anabel Green
Nan
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Hazlett
Woodmen Hall
Orange Abbott
Lorena Eliza Abbott
Stephen Franklin Witmer
Tipton
Whitmer
H. Frost
Fort Dodge
Emma Dornseff
C. Rudolph
Menno
S. D
L. G. Focht
Chas. Crispin
Miss Curtis
Corning College
Chas. Henderson
Chas. Henderson, Jr
Nellie
Edith Henderson
Lauren Henderson
Maude Vanatta
W. D. Harris
Iowa City
State University
Chas. Archer
Lodi
Ohio
C. W. Norton
Elizabeth Henry
E. C. Hart
Atchinson
Clara Daut
Hilbert Dornseif
Geneseo
Dornseff-Rudolph
Frank Blanchard
Gladwin
Chas. Ruff
Harry Ruff
Ruff-Dwyer
Fred Woodhouse
Ray
Medicine
Marie
Martha Braumer
London
Earl Hemping
Bennett
John Hemping
Muscatine, Ita
U. S. Sen
Albert J. Hopkins
Ilinois
Committee On Resolutions
Governor Fort
New Jersey
Albert J. Beveridge
United States
Indiana
M'Greer
New York City
River City
Tertain
Modern Woodmen
Virginian
Geo. Bitman
Senator Dolliver
Miner & Co
Chicago Board of Trade
H. J. Frenzel
Muscatine Markets
Letts Hardware CO
A. B. Fullerton
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