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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
6
Millersburg column notes a busy period with church services, visits, and illnesses. Families like the Dickey Fender and Bull households are mentioned alongside kin news from Joliet and Hamlet. Readers hear about Children’s Day plans, June church events, and local travel for Eld. Murdock, Dr. Wallace, and others.
John Baker Sr. is quite poorly with Dr. Day attending. Social events at Foster’s and Kennedy’s netted 11.50. Residents visit at John Bebb’s, Milton Wolfe’s, H. H. Boyd’s, John Dyche’s, and Wapello. Attendees include the Leffler family, Rife families, Morse, Smith, Hines, Chown, and Essie Morse among locals.
East Buffalo diary items report N G Elliott roofing his house. A W Murdock planted corn for John Mahaffey on Wednesday. Leine Lewis hauled millet to Reynolds on Thursday earning 95 cents per hundred. Mack Miller replanted corn for A W Murdock on Saturday. A W Murddock is preparing four
From Mannon Illinois on June 19 reports list visitors from Milton Iowa Ed Stevens New Boston and Abingdon guests Pansy Donnelly Rose Hardy and families. Mr and Mrs Dickman Foster Illinois visited relatives over Sunday. A social in the hall Saturday night drew a good crowd and Children s Day will be observed in the chapel June 21. Mrs Sherman Kerch returned home from Muscatine Saturday. Mrs M J Randall and grand...
Monday saw Miss Pauline Wakeman of New Boston and relatives in Marion. Paul Pratt of Washington visited friends Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. I. N. Shields and son traveled to Burlington Tuesday to see Mrs. Gore's family. Mrs. T. Chinery and sister Lillie were in Joy Tuesday for shopping.
Miss Carrie Spickler returns from Grand Rapids after an extended visit with sister Mrs Otis Feiger. Miss Anna Schweggler completes term at Wrayville, leaves for Macomb normal school with Nellie Wray. Lena Freyermuth and Lena Daut visit Watson home. Joe Watson sprains ankle falling from an eighteen foot ladder on Howard White's barn. Baptist picnic at Foster's grave. Miss Bessie Gillett returns from Rock Island Andalusia. Miss Pearl Watson completes Hazel Dell term. Oscar Wesley Maria Nuetzmann visit parents Rev and Mrs M Nuetzmann. Children day at Baptist church Sunday evening. Agnes Alice Gillett Emma Anderson Nellie France Mary Gorham graduate from common schools. commencement Friday June 26 at Baptist church. Johnnie Garvin hurt by horse kick. improving but not fully recovered. under nurse Miss Ellen King care.
Wilton Iowa June reports highlight wedding in Fairbury Nebraska. Ella Curtis and grandson Parley Derby visit Cedar county farm. Roy Dawson to Barstow Texas for fall with sister Mrs Rouse. Teachers from Cedar county attend Cedar Falls Normal. Local visits include Miss Mabel Nicholaus Davenport and Roy Randolf Rock Island. Reverend Thorn to preach at M E church.
The Wilton community records visits and vacations among residents and guests. Mr and Mrs Homer Curtis host families. Miss Gertrude Block travels to Cedar Rapids. Euegen Pease takes a short vacation in Wapello. Irwin Potter visits his mother in town. Prof and Mrs Geo Wise return to Muscatine county from Corning. Hallie Ayres arrives from Virginia for the summer. Jessie Rider hosts a party for Mrs Vera Sherwood of Chicago. J W Wilson and family make trips to Compton Illinois. C H Wilson attends Davenport business. Jennie Kelly and Nancy Klein plan a visit near Tipton. Ralph Warren visits Iowa City. Dora Jaar returns from North Dakota in poor health. Ola and Mame Sherbereer enjoy Cedar county vacation. teachers bound for Cedar Falls Normal pause at Cedar Rapids. Nellie and Hattie Day visit with locals.
Mr and Mrs Jim Metz and daughter Ida and Mrs Hartman spent last Thursday in the vicinity. William Hartman and family and Coon Shultz visited the Henke home last Sunday. The Jolly Club met at D Grimm's Thursday. D A Grimms and John Soltan hosted Hazel Dell visitors Sunday. Charley Bodman has left the country. John Henke attended a dance near Wilton Saturday night. Children’s day at Sweetland Sunday afternoon drew attendees from the area. Some locals plan bird shooting at Durant Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Daniel Grimm Sr were Durant callers Sunday.
Answorth Iowa docket cites L A Chambers and Wm Moore visiting Muscatine merchants. Clarence Easter spent Friday at Washington. A Gaines and Martin Olds visited Mol ine. Mrs G M Welch was in Washington last week. Wm Ogier from Columbus Junction handled business here this week. M L King flew to Washington Wednesday. Baptist church services noted on Sunday morn. Earnest McGahey and Len Trotter visited Washington Monday. Valma Hopengardner improving. Baptist Aid Society met at Mrs T Y Wickem’s Thursday. A. J. Peterson hosted a Tuesday evening children’s surprise. Ben Furgerson visited Washington Thursday. The Rock Island railroad switch is referenced.
Advertises Hyomei as a proven catarrh cure using inhaler and bullet of medicine costing one dollar. Claims four daily breaths clear the air passages and offers money back if not effective. Testimonials include J S Nugent of New York City and local Muscatine residents praising results.
Work commenced Monday on a 700 foot structure lengthening project. Details in OCR indicate start of construction and ongoing modernization efforts.
West Chester Ia June 19 Lee Burham rents Grush hall and operates a barber shop. The M E Children day service draws a crowd with well drilled children and widespread praise. Sheridan, a local restaurant man, is reported ill. W H Auten visits son W E Auten from Dublin June 10. Maud Gorham and Effie Vansickle attend Cedar Falls summer school.
Grandview assigns the bank contract to Mr. Gouchanour with work to start immediately. Rebekahs from Letts traveled to Wapello for a district convention. Various residents visit Muscatine and hosting locals attend normal. Church event draws a large audience. A new residence will be built by J C Allen by October. A carload of furniture arrives for Saturday auction.
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