Thompson 15 Chose Attorney of City
City council elected Herbert G. Thompson city attorney on the first formal ballot by a vote of Thompson 6 Horan 2 Stapleton and Hanley each one with one blank. Thompson allied with Faithful party and prominent Red Men. A marginal note mentions a girl’s injury amid unrelated notices about Zemo agency for eczema cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert G. Thompson
Thompson
L. J. Horan
Council
Horan
Stapleton and Hanley
Thompson & Thompson
Muscatine
Eight Year Old Freeman Girl Breaks Wrist
Marie Freeman eight year old daughter of Harry Freeman of 1210 Cypress street suffered a broken wrist in a painful accident yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Freeman
Harry Freeman
Cypress Street
Commencement Program At Wrayville M E Church
The commencement exercise will be held Saturday evening June 19 at the Wrayville M E Church. S R Kenworthy delivers the commencement address. The program includes music by Mrs Powell and vocal quartet, invocations, salutatory by Helen Wray, orations by Frieda Monson and Minnie Danner, and diplomas presented by S J Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrayville M. E
S. R. Kenworthy
J. G. Powell
Julia Einhausen
J. H. St. John
M. P. Goff
Geo. W. Porter
F. C. Mewes
Helen Wray
Frieda Monson
Lucile
Sylvia Powell
Minnie Danner
Kenneth Powell
S. J. Ferguson
Misses Anna and May Dora Return From Muscatine Visit
Misses Anna and May Dora who had been staying with Muscatine friends for several days returned to their Wilton home yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
May Dora
Wilton
Wages of Muscatine laborers raised by council action
The Muscatine city council increased wages for street laborers to two dollars per day and for teamsters to four dollars per day, replacing prior rates of 1.75 and 3.50. The decision follows a Teamsters' union petition and a committee review, setting a ten hour day with 20 cents per hour for street workers and 40 cents per hour for teamsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Teamsters’ Union
Holmes, Hess, Hahn
Leu
ZEMO Promises Instant Itch Relief and Skin Cure
A druggist touts ZEMO as a clean external liquid that stops itching instantly and permanently cures eczema and all itching skin diseases. Sample requests invite customers to view displays and photos of cures attributed to ZEMO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Morgan
Zemo
Morgan
Local social notes from Copperas Creek area
The Copperas Creek column lists visits and stays by Hazel and Isabel McNall near New Boston with relatives J McNall and family. Mr and Mrs J B Roseman from Muscatine visiting friends. Carl Kleist from Edgington visiting home folks. Mrs O McNall and Peter Hesser visiting daughter Mrs F Thomas near White Lily. Chas Wewes visiting daughter Mrs G Kleist. Florence and Josie Schell of Bay Island visiting friends Mable and Esther Kleist. Mrs J Wagler hosting a quilting with neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copperas Creek
Hazel
Isabel] MecNall
New Boston
J. McNall
J. B. Roseman
Muscatine
Carl Kleist
Edgington
O. McNall
Peter Hesser
F. Thomas
White Lily
Chas. Wewes
G. Kleist
Florence and
Josie Schell
Bay Island
Mable
Esther Kleist
J. Wagler
Oak Grove notes fill week with visits and report
Mrs Welch of New York visits cousin Mrs Fishburn. Ed Barnard Jr and children from Nichols visit Ed Barnard Sr. Allen Stuart and son Donald of Muscatine spend Sunday with J C Stuart. Children's day exercises at Spangler's chapel drew a large crowd. Shields couple returns from Nashville and southern trips. Barnards visit Mrs Schafer in Wapello. Fishburn plans house painting. Farmers plow corn this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
George Shields
Nashville
Tenn
Ed. Barnard
Wapello
Schafer
Wm. Fishburn
Geo. Shields
Edward
Floyd Shields
Robert Shield
Dangerous Surgery Prevented by New Life Pills
Dr. Kinz's New Life Pills advertised as painless purifiers prevent abdominal pain. 25c. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store promotes the patent remedy's use for internal issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kinz
Havercamp
Graduation Program Announced for Muscatine Business College
The Muscatine Business College outlines its June 25 commencement exercises with Dr. W J Patten of National Memorial University Mason City Ia delivering the address. The program lists invocation by Rev Herman Wennermark vocal solos by Ralph Cole and Miss Blanche Munn and several student speakers including John Daut and Paul M Duffield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine BusiNess College
W. J. Patten
National Memorial University
Mason City
Herman Wennermark
Ralph Cole
John Daut
Clarence Addleman
Edylle S. Montreal
Robert Hoover
M. Pearl Leach
Esther Trautman
Blanche Munn
Paul M. Duffield
W. H. Thomlinson
Social Roundup From White Prairie and Nearby
June visits from Rudy Blum and Walter Maurer from Iowa City. Fred Frieden and John Maurer family gatherings. Frank Brown ill with ulceration of the stomach under Dr Cooling care. George Hunt at the county seat. Schuessler Hucke wedding charivari group hosted ice cream at John Maurer’s. Harriet Welsh of New York City and Ben Greiner of Cedar Valley visited Mrs. S Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Prairie
Rudy Blum
Walter Maurer
Iowa City
Fred Frieden
John Maurer
Frank Brown
Dr. Cooling
Wilton
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
George Hunt
Charivari
Harriet Welsh
New York City
Ben Greiner
Cedar Valley
North Pike Social News Update
North Pike notes note visits by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Mills to Charley Pike’s in Nichols and by Earl Bell to live with J. L. Mills. Wv. B. Mills plans a new barn by A. J. Mills with Stephne Craton of Nichols. Wm. Mills family visited W. B. Mills in West Liberty. H. B. Meyers and family with the Deaks visited Margaret Burk and strawberry meal. Grace Chessebrough sewing for Mrs. J. Passmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pike
A. J. Mills
Charley Pike
Nichols
Earl Bell
Cass Hawkins
Cone
J. L. Mills
Wv. B. Mills
Stephne & Craton
Wm. Mills
W. B. Mills
West Liberty
H. B. Meyers
Kate and
Annie Deaks
Margaret Burk
Grace Chessebrough
Miss Maud Latchaw Visits City With Friends
Miss Maud Latchaw of Wilton spent yesterday in this city socializing with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Latchaw
Wilton
Nervous Exhaustion Said to Yield to Pink Pills Cure
Mrs. Grace W. Glidden of Winter Hill Somerville Mass credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing years of nervous trouble. She describes severe choking spells fainting and facial neck muscle weakness before relief after regular use. Pills sold by druggists or sent postpaid at 50 cents per box six for 2 50 by Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace W. Glidden
Adams Street
Winter Hill
Somerville
Mass
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
Dr. Caldwell
B. F. Thompson
Shenandoah, Jows, Brick and Tile Works
Brick Flinchum
Jackson
Kentucky
Lighting Franchise Referred to Council Committee
Muscatine council tightens Fourth of July safety rules prohibiting explosives on streetcar tracks and considers a lighting franchise with Franklin Benjamin Co of Iowa City. An informal meeting with Mr. Benjamin may be arranged, while sidewalk, street, and cemetery improvements are debated alongside city claims and fire department appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
E. M. Walker
Citizens’ Railway and Light Company
Hess
Franklin Benjamin Company
Iowa City
Muscatine
City
Grossklaus
Benjamin
Ed. P. Ingham
Bartlett Street
W. S. Peasley
Maple Avenue
Horan
Teresa Day
East Fourth Street
Day
Keota Moving West as Seidels Sell Farm
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seidel and daughter depart Keota after selling their North English area farm to relocate west due to Mrs. Seidel’s health. They head to Denver with plans to settle elsewhere. E J Ramsey returns from Quincy to Chicago after pausing there en route. D P Martin reports a Monmouth Illinois trip with a large turnout at an unveiling. Ray Warrington misses arrival from Berea Kentucky and may stop in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Charles Seidel
Mr. Seidel
Margaret Seidel
Denver
Ramsey
Quincy
Chicago
D. P. Martin
Monmouth
Ill
Ray Warrington
Berea
Kentucky
Local News and Visits Highlight Town Activities
Harry Brown visits his parents from Delta while Master Robert Brinton arrives from Washington to spend time with relatives. Philadelphia visitors Millard Kennell and Marian Erdice join Mrs. Erdice and Earl Erdice in Washington. Society notes cover Embree funeral, church concert plans, and local improvements at Union Lumber Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Brown
Delta
Robert Brinton
Washington
Millard Kennel
T. Y. Wickham, Jr
Marian
Philadelphia
E. J. Erdice
Earl Erdice
S. E. Reisman
Eddyville
Birthday Embroidery Club
E. S. Erdice
J. W. Helscher
Myrtle Brown
Nell
Louis Embree
Linby
Charles Phillips
A. S. Smith
Keota
C. §. Miller
J. F. Robertson
Muscatine
Ralph Junkin
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Lighting Franchise
Fuller
Alderman Holmes
Greenwood Cemetery
Hermian Schroeder
James Henrietta
Ida A. Fortune
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Mocticcion 1
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