South Muscatine Picnic Highlights Local Clay Pigeon Shoot
More than four hundred attended the South Muscatine McKee and Bliven employee picnic as warm weather and a full schedule of contests defined the day. C Holliday led clay target scores at 90 percent. Schmalz hit twenty straight pigeons without a miss and various races crowned winners from ministers to women’s teams. Stark’s brass band provided music throughout the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee & Bliven
C. Holliday
John Boyer
John Diercks
Pollock
Carl Winning
H. Newell
Charles Schmalz
Romann
J. G. Richely
Leota Randleman
Hazel Tobias
J. G. Richley
J. C. H. Light
United Brethren Church
Gus. Tobias
Andy Dierc
Local residents busy with visits and travel
Local notes record H. C. Franklin traveling to Lone Tree for a day, Mrs. John Willis and daughter Susan returning from Letts, and many residents such as Dr. BE. H. King and T. F. Reeves spending a day in the city for business or shopping. Several trips by train on the Firefly to Burlington and Washington are noted along with weekend visits to Tipton, Des Moines, Keokuk, and Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Willis
Susan
Letts
Daniel B. Sandler
Fredonia
Visiting Minister Heard Sunday Eve at Musserville M E
Rev William H Cable of Des Moines preached both morning and evening at Musserville M E Church. He spoke on the State Methodist Hospital work and urged cooperation. A morning canvass yielded donations. no hospital collection was taken that day. The evening sermon titled Peace Be Still was described as interesting and helpful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musserville M. E
William H. Cable
Des Moines
State Methodist Hospital
Cable
Revival series begins with emphasis on Christ mission
The sermon focused on Christ recognizing his Father’s business and urged listeners to follow that example and work for a cure. Dexter chose James chapter one as the text and urged congregants to study it. Meetings will continue nightly with several special sessions expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Dexter
Farr
Messrs
Dexter and Farr
Ora W. Carrell
Kindergarten at Mulford Lutheran Church Opens
The Mulford Congregational church kindergarten begins a six week term under Miss Emma Freyermuth with Miss Edna Detthof assisting. Many children attend for the first time as the program aims to prepare them for graded schools. Ice cream production at Puritan Ice on Green street is led by Harry Leu. South End notes report William Elfers with hand infection and visitors Miss Minnie Belter of Chicago at 606 Evans Street.
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Mulford Congregational Church
Emma Freyermuth
Edna Detthof
Puritan Ice Company
Green Street
Harry Leu
Journal
South End
William Elfers
Belter
Chicago
Minnie
John Elfers
Evans Street
Revivals Open at South End Church
Revivals opened at the Musserville Friends' church with Walter Dexter and Wendel Farr of Penn College leading. Dexter delivers the sermons with Farr directing singing as the Sunday evening service begins, focusing on the theme Know Ye Not That I Must Be About My Father's Busi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musserville Friends’ Church
Walter Dexter
Wendel Farr
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Mr. Dexter
Farr
Dexter
O Brien Honored at State Meeting by Printers League
J J O'Brien of Muscatine was elected president of the Iowa Printers League during the Iowa Federation of Labor state convention in Waterloo He serves as a delegate from the Muscatine Trades and Labor Assembly Muscatine did not bid for the next assembly Sioux City will host in 1911 A L Urick Des Moines heads the State Federation with E G Pullen Waterloo secretary treasurer J H Strief Sioux City and J C Nietzel Muscatine on the union label committee O'Brien on constitution and by laws committee Frank P Drish formerly of Muscatine elected vice president of the Galesburg Trades and Labor Assembly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. O’brien
Muscatine
Iowa Federation of Labor
Iowa Printers’ League
O'Brien
A. L. Urick
Des Moines
E. G. Pullen
Waterloo
J. H. Strief
Sioux City
J. C. Nietzel
O’brien
Drish
Frank P. Drish
Galesburg
Butte
Neb
Chris. Weber
J. K. Duncan
Oakville
Hazel Parsons
C. E. Hoag
Wilmot
Kan
W. E. Edwards
Leadle
Freq Edwards
Kansas City
Scott
Montrose
Rebekah Assembly
Rebekah
Letts
Sylvester Brower
Denver
Col
S. H. Archibald
Atalissa
Wapello
North Wapello
A. H. Dewein
Bothe
J. A. Bigger
Masonic Lodge
Grand Lodge
A. F
A. M
John Bridges
L. W. Miller
Kirkville
Jess Willets
Payne
Nevada
Iowa City
College of Liberal Arts
The
State University
L. C. Kurtis
Neva
Knoxville
W. D. Storks
Houdek
E. S. Downs
William Beck
Morning Sun
Ethel Heindel
Chas. Bissinger
R. D. McCullough
M. E. Church
Miss Heindel
Philathea
M. E. Aid Society
John Schafer
Children’s Day Highlights At Two German Churches
Children’s day observed at two German churches with a program by the German Methodist Sunday school and an address by Dr. O. E. Kriege of Warrenton Missouri. Congregational service also well attended with children’s songs and recitations delighting attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Kriege
Warrenton
Kriege
Central Wesleyan College
Advance Guard Sets Summer Camp Plans for Rock Island Boys
Physical Director Reinhardt of the Rock Island Y M C A visited to arrange for the junior and intermediate camp at Big Timber below town. Walter Kelly Curts Bush and W L Winter will lead squads. The boys travel from Rock Island to the camp on the steamer W W and stop here to load provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinhardt
Rock Island
W. W
Wapello Social Note: Mrs Bigger Hosts Friends
In Wapello Iowa on June 20 a social gathering was held at the home of Mrs J A Bigger with Mrs Len Shipman and two young guests in attendance casual conversations and refreshments noted as the evening’s events
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
J. A. Bigger
Len Shipman
Copperas Creek Social News Highlights
Copperas Creek Illinois notes report Mrs J Wagler and children visiting Muscatine relatives. Matilda Bell of Buffalo Iowa returns home after weeks with sister Mrs O McNall. Several locals, including the Kleist and Mewes families, host and visit across area towns and farms.
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Copperas Creek
Ill
J. Wagler
Muscatine
Matilda Bell
Buffalo
O. McNall
Wm. Colberg
Arleigh
Velma
G. Kleist
Esther
Mable
David Shrader
Near
Eliza
O. MecNall
Peter Hesser
New Boston
Willis Thirtyacre
Maynard
Curtis Foster
Wrayville
Carl Kleist
Illinois City
Chas. Mewes, Sr
Fire destroys shops in Oakville and nearby homes
Oakville residents awoke to a blaze that consumed the Kramer Spitz structure housing a butcher shop and dwelling and a nearby small building. Firefighters saved other businesses, as Dr Hall and family visited Peoria and Monmouth, George Graham attended Iowa City commencement, and relatives from Oklahoma City and Burlington were mentioned in local movements.
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Oakville
Kramer Spitznogle
Hall
Peoria
Monmouth
George Graham
Iowa City
C. M. Nolker
Oklahoma City
Okla
R. F. Davis
Mary Dickson
Burlington
Death notices and social notes from Wapello area
Death of her sister in law Mrs A N Parmetor. Miss Lena Votter and Delila Hayden were present in Wapello last week for normal social activities and duties.
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A. N. Parmetor
Lena Votter
Delila Hayden
Wapello
Sister of T. J. LaGrille Dies in Memphis
Word arrives of Mrs. John T. Elliott death in Memphis Tennessee at 6 45 this morning cause heart trouble She was sister of T J LaGrille and lived in this city about forty years ago.
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T. J. LaGrille
John T. Elliott
Memphis
Tenn
Elliott
Mr. LaGrille
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K C Cook
K C
Jaques Mfg. Co
South Muscatine
M’kee
Bliven
Marquette Cement
Marquette Cement Mfg. Co
Marquette Bldg
S. Smedley
East Third Street
H. C. Franklin
Lone Tree
BE. H. King
T. F. Reeves
Fairport
William Leiberstein
William Martin
Tipton
Mulberry Avenue
P. F. Fowler
H. N. Hart
City
West Liberty
Roger Beck
Grandview
D. A. Hagers
Columbus Junction
Caroline Schultz
T. G. Baker
Davenport
Bronner’s
Front St
Phil Ryan
Rudolph Witman
West Eighth Street
Washington
Laura
Winifred Garnes
Cedar Street
Nebraska
Great Western Cereal Co
Robert Dickson
Orange Street
Keokuk
Samuel Odell
Emil Terry
Ledisi
Mira Hershey
Northern Michigan
Manitou
Missouri
Illinois
Mackinac Island
Michigan
Lake Prior
Pentwater
Leland
Woque-ton- Toert
Ludington
Orthpong Brook
Manistee
Averse City
Ene Springs
Onekama
Charlevoix
Ignace Frankfort
Petoskey
Glen Haven
Bay View
Methodist Hospital
Rev
Fred Smith
W. G. Block Co
Muscatine Distributors
Mul
Ford
South End Church
Walter Dexter and
Wendel
Farr IN Charge
Mr. Dex
Ter
Iowa
Printers’ League
the State Federation of Labor
M. E. Rev
Kriege Deliv
John J. O’keefe
J. No
Mulberry Ave
Colfax
America
Brady St
Cereal Foods
Pillsbury’s Fiour
Chas. H. Gobble
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