Local notices and ads highlight daily business and social updates
A dense stream of brief items notes merchants and visitors in Muscatine including Graff selling drugs, Home Tea Co. promotions, and Rambler automobiles. Several residents such as D. F. Prentiss and Miss Annie Ryan are mentioned with travel and shopping, while band concerts and electric park entertainments appear alongside sales events at MacColm Dry Goods Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Prentiss
New Boston
Electric Park
Muscatine Man Dies of Sun Stroke in Davenport
Theodore Grelle, a former Muscatine resident living in Davenport for 32 years, collapsed while working in a downtown coal yard and died en route to the hospital. He was active in local business circles and is remembered by many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Theodore Grelle
Muscatine
Rock Island Publisher Indicted On Multiple Counts
John J. Looney publisher of the Rock Island News faces 27 libel counts plus conspiracies to bribe extort indict and other charges totaling 22 000 bail. Co defendants include William Catton and Charles W Neal with additional indictments against Gale Rahn Rutledge Dubinsky Iverson Loyd Liord Donahue Fritz Moore and Vollmer Vogt for varied offenses from burglary larceny assault to selling diseased meat.
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Davenport
John J. Looney
The
Rock Island News
Rock Island County Grand Jury
Looney
William Catton
Charles W. Neal
Albert H. Gale
Frei Rahn
Wilbur L. Rutledge
Simon Dubinsky
Albert Iverson
Walter Lioyd
Walter Liord
Henry Donahue
G. Fritz
N. Merritt Moore
Minnie Vollmer
Emil Vogt
Local man mourned by wide circle of relatives
Mr. Grelle born and raised in this city leaves many friends to mourn his loss. He is survived by brothers and sisters Mrs. Charles Freeman and Henry Grelle of this city and Mrs. Anna Brossart Mrs. Kate Farmer and Mrs. John McEvoy of Sweetland Center. Relatives left for Davenport for the funeral today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grelle
Charles Freeman
Henry Grelle
Anna Brossart
Kate Farmer
John McEvoy
Sweetland Center
Davenport
Muscatine Boy Honored For Military Merit
Harold McDermid, Wenonah Military Academy graduate, is visiting Atlantic City with college classmates after earning the scholarship prize for highest grades and a military science medal. He has risen from private to first lieutenant since entering the school and is son of D. S. McDermid of Muscatine.
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Harold McDermid
Wenonah
Robbers Break Into Edelweiss Saloon on Sycamore Street
The Edelweiss saloon on Sycamore Street was burglarized last night. About $10 was taken from the register and parts of the stock were disturbed. Intruders gained entry by smashing a rear window with a brick and raising the sash. The incident was discovered at 6:30 AM by Walter Toohey, son of proprietor Cornelius Toohey. Police search for several suspicious figures seen near the building.
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Edelweiss
Sycamore Street
Walter Toohey
Cornelius Toohey
Geneva Country and Golf Club Opens Season with Dance
The Geneva Country and Golf Club opened the season with an informal reception and dance. The club house featured green foliage peonies and oak leaves. Japanese lanterns and silk flags adorned the veranda and walls. Thomas' orchestra played as guests enjoyed the evening. more social events are planned through the summer.
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Geneva
Thomas’ Orchestra
Quarrel Over Dollar Fatal Death Threatens Nine Arrests
In Keokuk Iowa June 19 a dispute over a one dollar charge for feeding a team left George Carr of Hamilton with a fractured skull and possible fatal injuries. Nine men linked to the assault were under arrest in Hamilton including M L Clyde Clayte William Boyer R J Fuller George Gibbons Frank Gibbons Manny Boyer.
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Keokuk
George Carr
Hamilton
Graham Hospital
M. L. Clyde
Clayte
William Boyer
R .J. Fuller
George Gibbons
Frank Gibbons
Manny Boyer
All Are United in Saying Electric Bitters Cure
A testimonial line from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store proclaims Electric Bitters as the remedy for stomach liver or kidney diseases. The ad promises a 50 cent price and guaranteed relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hacker
West Second Street
Havercamp
Dedication Planned for Elks Home in Creston
Creston Iowa June 19 committee in charge announces the dedication date for the new Elks home. Members from over the state will attend the house warming and Elks in the region anticipate the event with pleasure.
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Creston
Birthday Surprise for Soldier Marion McCoy in Columbus Junction
Marion McCoy, a mail carrier from Columbus City, was surprised by 15 to 20 soldier friends on his sixty-ninth birthday at his Columbus Junction home. Several local residents and visitors were noted in brief social mentions including Mrs S E Wagner and others traveling between nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Marion McCoy
Columbus City
S. E. Wagner
Brighton
Floyd
Evelyn
Lillie Worley
Muscatine
J. H. Stewart
Monmouth
Ill
Ed. Bell
Cotter
Ella Wankleck
Cedar Rapids
Zola Wilcox
Iowa City
Gila Webster
W. L. Curtis
West Liberty
A. C. Kelly
Edith Kelly
Ona Sellers
George
J. D. Darrow
J. C. Marshall
Washington
Nellie Pierce
the Gazette
Local meeting preparations brighten outlook for 1907 program
The organization reports force is back at work after illness and notes the 1907 meeting booklets are being prepared and soon cut. A strong program is promised with favorable grounds and condition described as excellent. Nettie Blair has recovered enough to move downstairs and Mrs. Stapp uses crutches at home. Mrs. Graham will attend the P C U convention in Washington before returning to Keota. Missionary Mrs. Newsome will speak at the Methodist church. Jane Thornton remains unchanged. Mayme Edwards travels to Cotter for a short visit, followed by Marie Getts also visiting Cotter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Force
Nettie Blair
J. J. Stapp
A. L. Graham
C. A. Sprague
Washington
Keota
Newsome
Wapello
Methodist Church
Jane Thornton
Street to be closed due to obstruction on Sycamore
The blockaded section from Second to Front on Sycamore will be closed until the site for the German Savings bank is cleared. Marshall Flannery checked with the Hawk Eye Button Company about dampening engine noise as two shifts run day and night, disturbing nearby residents who cannot sleep.
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Sycamore
Marshall Flannery
Hawkeye Button Company
Accused of Crime Council Bluffs Man Held as Guilty
Council Bluffs June 19 a brutal assault occurred last night on the 11 year old daughter of C J Christian sen. R O Stevens a night machinist of the Nonpareil is held as guilty awaiting further investigation and possible charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
C. J. Christiansen
R. O. Stevens
May Arrest Charge Noted in Early Report
An individual described as being under arrest stands charged with a crime in an early May report. Details such as the exact offense or identity are not disclosed in the fragment.
Buy a Home on Installment Plan from G. M. Titus
Pay three hundred dollars down to purchase a home from G. M. Titus located at 213 Iowa Ave on a monthly installment plan.
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G. M. Titus
Iowa Ave
Also Mentioned on This Page
Schaefer’s
J. E. Kranz
Iowa Avenue
Graff
Crown Restaurant
Electric Park Tonight
John A. Robbins
the Home Tea Co
Co. C. Clements of
Marengo
Rambler
Jackson Electric Supply Co
H. E. Curran
Morning Sun
Ford
Vail Produce Co
Henry Schaefer
Wilton
Colfax
Home Tea Co
William Horn, Jr
E. A. Beach
Colonel Fisher
Geneseo, Ill
Mr. Gould
Kewanee, Il
MacColm Dry Goods Co
Harry Plattner
Mother
Bond's
Alice Stout
Tipton
D. A. Brinton
Sweetland
Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
M. F. Prouty
Eva Gruiths
R. W. Gruiths
Journal
Want
W. G. Haupt
Des Moines
Annie Ryan
Maiden Lane
J. P. Ryan
Fiour
Marie Kasper
McCorm Dry Goods Co
Violet Watkins
Nichols
Nettie Anderson
Selma Brammell
Bestenlehner
R. Moore
Fruitland
C. H. Caswell
Grat Dalton of
Letts
W. Moore
Linder’s
Andrew Asthalter
Southwest
Addison Yezizer
L. L. Webster
Nellie F. Mapes
J. Hahnquest
C. C. Gardner
A. J. Brown
Bond
Anna Fish
Eledric Park
Roger Stire
H. M. Stirie
J. A. Nihan
S. E. Maresh
Rebecca Millar
Mary Owen
J. A. Ejcchelberger of
Clinton
J. A. Countryman of
Louis Worley
Oklahoma Land
Chase Land Co
W. C. Phelps
Frederick Waters
Ames
Teachers’ Institute
Alice Countriman
McColm Dry Goods Co
Earth
G. M. Titus, Pres
Titus Loan & Investment Co
Rock Island Paper
Toils
Fenses
Golf Club
Home OF the Elks
Spallerson Stores
Pasement
Cts
Paris
Arnold
Panama Batiste
OU LeeLee
Panama
Mayme Edwards
Ruthenberg Clothing Co
E. Second St
Chas. Rutherbers
Chas. F. Schroeder
Fred Ruthenberg
Muscatine Produce Camp
Orange & Third Streets
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