Town residents take day trips and shop as summer hits
Mrs W G Barnett of Letts returns home after a city shopping trip. Mrs Albert Share leaves for Bennet Iowa for a week with friends. Miss Kate Pentzer heads to Wilton for several days with friends. J C Freeland of Columbus Junction returns home after attending to business. Mr and Mrs S F E Cadell of Prairie Iowa depart after visiting at 108 Spruce. Peggy Woodhouse visits Wilton then returns home. Marty Comfort returns after spending Friday and Saturday on business in town. Mrs Wm Curtin leaves for Wilton due to a relative’s illness and plans to return. Bargains on lawn mowers and gasoline at Geo B Fisch's. Robt Hindee leaves for home from Business College visit. Miss Lillian Cowell returns home after a visit at 600 West Fifth. Mrs Chas Ford returns from Washington after visiting. Guerney refrigerators available at cost at Geo B Fisch's. Miss Hattie Degler goes to West Liberty for a week with friends then on to Atalissa. Mrs Cecilia Russell goes to Wilton after Bellevue hospital treatment. Mrs Roy Adams travels to Columbus Junction to visit relatives until after the Fourth. Eat at Brazel's restaurant. Sisters Felicitas and Acarda head to Iowa City for graduation at St Agnes Seminary. Misses Helen and Irene Sneichen attend St Agnes commencement in Iowa City. LaRitica Be cigar promoted as Muscatine-made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. B. Fisch
S. Robt
Mt. Vernon
Columbus City
Mary Letts
Columbia
Warren Duncan
Winfield
W. A. Duncan
Floy Eliason
Letts
Wapello
County Institute
Hattie Carr
Fredonia
Paul Armbright
John Davis
L. H. Merrick
John
John Hoover
Burlington
Lulu Hoover
Merrick
S. E. Wagner
Roy Adams
Hazel
Muscatine
Addie McNamer
Columbus Junction
I. C. Freeland
Lee Cofton
Roy Edwards
West Liberty Edges Muscatine in Ten Inning Baseball Duel
West Liberty defeated Muscatine 5 to 3 in ten innings at the fairground diamond. Chayka starred with a sensational one handed catch and key hits, including a three base hit in the tenth to drive in two runs. Johns contributed a two bagger and a three base hit, while Fesler and Brenner supported the late rally as West Liberty broke a tie in the tenth inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Fairground
White Sox
West Liberty Rooters
Fesler
George Chayka
Chayka
Johns
Muscatine
Singleton
McCormick
Hormel
McGregor
Jones
Brenner
Ditmar
Allen
Fuller
Black
Wilkinson
Ford
Patterson
Page
Redell
Murray
Anena
Varanas
Rachel
Dew
Swee
J Brenner
John
Wens
Armbright
Kimball
W. Liberty
Excelsiors Schedule Special Meeting Tonight
Excelsior Hose Company calls a special meeting this evening to prepare for memorial and parade days per order from the foreman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Hose Co
Foreman
Incomplete Baseball Box Score Hit by Inning
Inning by inning scoring shows Muscatine and W Liberty with runs and hits. The partial line lists Inning totals and final score hints with a two to ten run spread across tenths. Unable to confirm full teams or outcomes from the fragment.
Samuel Boke Loses Truck Farm Crops to River Flood
Flood breaks through the levee Samuel Boke built on the river road near Weed Park inundating his truck garden. He estimates $700 in damage including labor and crops such as celery tomatoes and cabbage after weeks of summer work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Boke
Weed Park
Mr. Boke
Boke
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
National League results include Chicago defeating Brooklyn 4 to 1 and Cincinnati beating Boston 11 to 2. St. Louis won 8 to 2 over New York. American Association games show Columbus 4 Milwaukee 1 and Louisville 4 Minneapolis 1, with Toledo 8 over St Paul 5. Three League matchups saw Decatur 2 Dubuque, Davenport 3 Peoria, Cedar Rapids 2 Bloomington 1, and Springfield 4 Rock Island 1. Western League games: Omaha 7 Denver 0, St Joseph 5 Colorado Springs 1, Des Moines 5 Sioux City 0. Iowa League scores Burlington 8 Waterloo 7, Ottumwa 5 Boone 4, Oskaloosa 4 Fort Dodge 9, Keokuk 7 Marshalltown 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pet
Mate Wer Assag
Osé
Philadelphia
Esses
Hen Wee Cauneee
Circe Ooc Bse
Aee
Chicezo
St. Louis Eee
Boston
Cee
Ose Sonsegodl
Cleveland
Chicago - Ee
Detroit
Ore
New York
Washington
St. Louis
American Association
Milwauke
Ecc
Columbus - Fe
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
St. Paul Oe
Kansas City
Louisville
Toledo
Peteae Eee
Rock Island
Springfield
Bloomington
Dubuque
Davenport
Peoria
Decatur
Yoo
Cedar Rapids
L. Reu
Sioux Cus Nas
Denver
Des Moines
Omaha
St. Joseph Se
Colorado Springs
I. Pet
Fort Dodge Ee Ee
Marshalltown
Sreee
Waterloose
Burlington
St. Joseph
Sioux City
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Boone
Oskaloosa
Fort Dodge
Keokuk
Baseball Matches Across League Today
American League games include Cleveland at Washington and St. Louis at Philadelphia. Chicago visits New York and Philadelphia hosts Chicago. New York plays Cincinnati while Brooklyn faces Pittsburgh and Boston meets St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American League
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
National League
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Boston
Miss Huston New Primary Teacher At Columbus Junction
Miss Margaret Huston, recently principal of Decorah schools, returns home to spend summer with her parents and begins as first primary teacher in Columbus Junction. The vacancy followed Miss Agnes Moore's resignation. She is a graduate of the state normal and has shown strong results in rural teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Margaret Huston
Decorah
Iowa
W. S. Huston
Huston
Agnes Moore
Miss Huston
State Normal School
Louisa County
John Bloom
Wilton
Reformed Church
Conesville
Mary Hughes
Washington County
Louisa County Normal
Washington
Wapello
Leona Letts
Iowa City
Nellie Edmondson
Local social notes from Mt. Vernon and Letts area
Community members visit relatives and travel for lessons, institute sessions, and family gatherings around Mt. Vernon Letts and Wapello. Teachers, students, and residents such as Miss Letts Miss Floy Eliason and S E Wagner appear with various weekend trips and visits to Muscatine Burlington and Columbus City.
Act of Charity Recalled in Wedding Anniversary Note
The report recalls a charity act linked to a twenty year wedding anniversary. Mrs. Henpeque recalls a clerk's request for a raise that was declined, reflecting frugal behavior. Nearby, Mrs. Ella Edwards and family hosted a visit from the daughter of Gladwin, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Morgan visited relatives in Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladwin
Ella Edwards
Fourth Street
Walter Morgan
Nichols
Henpeque
Twenti
Hapeque
Also Mentioned on This Page
Schaffer’s
Schaeffer
H. M. Bartlett
J. E. Kranz
Florist
Journal
Iowa Ave
W. G. Barnett
Albert Share
West Seventh Street
Bennet
Braunworth
Kate Pentzer
East Eighth Street
J. C. Freeland
S. FE. Cadell
Prairie
Iowa Avenue
Margaret Woodhouse
Marty Comfort
Lillian Cowell
J. Sneichen
West Fifth Street
Chas. Ford
T. 5S. Brown
Lucas Street
Hattie Degler
Hershey Avenue
Atalissa
Cecilia Russell
Bellevue Hospital
Fast Second Street
Brazel
Felicitas and
Acarda
St. Matthias Church
St. Agnes Seminary
Helen
Irene Sneichen
Sports
Muscatine Team
The
Globe
McCorm Dry Goods Co
Fields
Columbus
Milwau
Kee
St. Paul
Oxfords
Leysen's Shoe Store
M.C. Hayes CO
Blanchard Packing Co
B. E. Lilly's
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