Local residents spend yesterday in the city
Miss Vivian Gippie from Lotte and Mrs Louise Burr from Lope Tree visited the city yesterday and returned home in the afternoon. Several others including Miss Lena Glerse Nichols Miss Hianch Elimon Letta and Miss Ida MePiko Hast Wirth Street left for Wilton or Grinnell after attending local events. Mrs J Neal Grandylow and Mrs Ada Smith Rochester Mina also spent yesterday in the city returning by afternoon train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Gippie
Lotte
William Riemeka
East Sixth Street
Lowe City
Mra
Louise Burr
Lope Tree
Lena Glerse
Nichols
Teachers’ Institute
J. 4. Neal
Grandylow
M. N
Hianch Elimon
Letta
Esterday
Ida
Wilton
Visst
Mildred McCalm
Tatts
Vac Fins Boon
St .Grinnell
Arthur Lieberknecht
Dotte
Win~field
Caroline Schomberg
Tenth
Notice to Contractors for Muscatine Fire House Bid
City of Muscatine seeks sealed bids by 7:30 p.m. June 40, 1913 for building a two story brick hose house on Cherry Street. Work to start by July 1, 1913 and finish by October 15, 1912 with payments—half on completion and acceptance, half June 1, 1914. Bid bond $300 required. council may reject any bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City‘ Recorder of
Muscatine
Iowa
Cherry Street
City Recorder
Galé
Casa
Coynall
David
Town
Lease of Warehouse Discussed Again by City Council
City council session reviews petitions over leasing the old Great Western warehouse to Devon port and Muscatine Railway for freight. P. P. Crafts advocates lease with guarantees the building remain standing. Rock Island Railway also interested. Opposition cites street obstruction and legal rights, with potential court action if building not removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devonport & Muscatine Railway Company
Great Western Cereal Company
P. P. Grafts
Tian Wager
Electric Railway
Rock Island Railway Company
Crafts
Counsil
Front Street
Plu
Schroeder
Rainbow
Ottto Seyder
Pound
Caly calves sold in three loads bring 2200 dollars
D. J. DeHoogh of Towa sold eight Holstein calves for 2200 dollars to farmer neighbors who took them away in three wagon loads. He reads Kimball's Dairy Farmer twice monthly for practical dairy information useful to his business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. ,DeHoogh
Towa
Mr. DeHoogh
Kimball
Revival of Mississippi River traffic under study
Government engineers pursue dock and transfer facilities to revive freight on the Mississippi. A 400000 appropriation is being used to study barge types and coastal transshipment needs. Major Keller of Davenport Office requests annual reports on docks, apportionments, and potential shifts from rail to water transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mississippi River
High Stream
C. Keller
Davenport
Tia
Pleasant Prairie Picnic Brings Pleasant Prairie and Maple Grove Together
Pleasant Prairie June 17 The schools plan a combined picnic with 125 attendees. A noon picnic dinner followed by a good afternoon program, ice cream and cake served. Residents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Malligan of Newton visited Cyrus Baker's garden. Mrs. Hagne and family of Melizo attended. Interurban trips to Muscatine noted for Chas. Irwin and Mrs. Watts. Children’s Day exercise scheduled for June 29 at Pleasant Prairie church.
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Pleasant Prairia
de- Inyad
Miday
Pleasant Prairie
Maple Grove
Thomas Malligan
Newton
Cyrus Baker
Gardey
Hagne
Melizo
Pleasant Praliig
Chas. Irwin
Ping Creek
Muscatine Tuesay
Jus. Watts
Hazel Dall
Pleasant Prairis
Moore
Mustatlag
Gyrus Baker
Win. Oeter
Muscating
Drum Home
Henry Drimm
John Schmidt
Durant
Hol
Plots
Davenport
Muscatine Lighting Committee opposes gas connections burden
Muscatine council hears a report from the Lighting Committee opposing forcing residents to pay for gas service connections as paving proceeds. P BP Grace of the lighting company argues for no extra burden on property owners, noting the cost already falls on the city or utility. Councilors take no action pending bond provisions and potential delays if connections are not made promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Grace
Total Nghting Company
Carnet
Onc
Liberty In Wrest Meet Delayed Reports from West Liberty
A local notices page from West Liberty Iowa lists visits and events. Mrs. Chas Pickering of Des Moines visits her mother Mrs. Maria Miller briefly. Miss Neilie Mallick starts as intermediate teacher in Durant. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gedney visit Fort Madison relatives. Several families attend reunions and visits across Nichols, Trenton, Weyrs houser, and Maxwell. Funeral for Mrs. Smith held at Calhouns Street. Amaline Fenstermaker dies in West Liberty. A musical gathering honors guests, with attendees from town and Chicago.
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John Forg
Myre
Alice
Gedney
Fort Madison
Mery Hyter
Weaver
David Neuman
Lane
Iowa City
Isaac Torlinson
Roge Negus
Miss Forestine
Negus
Ars
AN. Hemmingway
West ‘Spandi
Mary Jacoby
Trenton
Weysrhouser
Wit
Lucy Drake
S. Tomlinson
Blanch Pagel Ang
Carleton
Harry
Maxwell
Noring
Mary’ Dorin
Nichols
Ruth Reynolds
Reynolds
U. S. Mieseva Hitman
Muscatine
EH. B. Miel- Hek
Rs. G. Tiemeyer
Jews City
Frenda
T. Caeterling
Axwell, Mont
Castering
Vera Heacock
Wey Drake
Mesdamnés M
Ruesch
W. W. Anderson
Mattie Dunn
R. C.wagner
Kate Brown
Tta Scott
W. S. Lure
Mildred
Colorado Springs
Cal
Mira. Smith
Calhouns
Streat
Oelook
F. M. Dowlin
Oakridge
Amaline Fenstermaker
Georgetown
May
West Liberty
Iowa
Ellia ‘D. Smith
Shere
Maud. Kester
Harold Smith
Herbert
W. A. Warren
N. Galhorne Street
Brant
Mercer
James
Lee
Chicago
Local notes on social events and visits in Lone Tree area
A scattered list of social happenings includes Miss Eve Albright hosting Priscilla club, Rev. Coggeshall at a district conference, Mrs. Brown visiting Virginia, Misses Holdeman PerceI and Ivy Laren at Iowa City normal, and Mr. and Mrs. Storms welcoming a son. Also mentions Mrs. Marvin Albright visiting, Mrs. Northrup returning to Garden Grove, a factory accident injuring Melo Smid, and plans for a Pioneer picnic at River Junction on June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve Albright
Priscilla Club
E. O. Coggeshall
Wellman
J. W. Brown
Virginia
Mollie McCullough
Holdeman
Clara Percel
Ivy Laren
Iowa City
Frank Storms
Bore Mondey
June
Iva Atkina
Marvin Albright
Albright
Nichols
Fair Oaks
Muscatine
H. L. Northrup
Romain Garden Grove
Potter
North
White Prairie Notes and Local Travel Snatches
White Prairie Iowa May 20 report lists Mr and Mrs John Margif and Sally visiting Durant Sun ny. John Maurer family also in Durant. Edward Maurer Benty Maurer and Misses May Ana Maurer spent Saturday at Edward Maurer home near Town City. John Maurer joined them home. D Steam of West Liberty and daughter Mrs Dora Lester called en route from Muscatine. Mrs Henry Heabner visited her mother Mrs Tuck Lincoln in Cedar county. John Brown Sr left for a short sojourn in Texas. Muscatine County Grange held its annual picnic at Resley’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Prairie
John Margif
Sally
Durant
Sunny
John Maurer
Edward Maurer
Benty Maurer
May
Ana Maurer
Town City
D. Steam
West Liberty
Dora Lester
Muscatine
Henry Heabner
Tuck Lincoln
Cedar County
John Brown
Texsa
Muscatine County
Resley
Lake Saturday Program At Muscatine Event
June 22 schedule features South Prairis Quartette opening song readings by Mrs Reddington and Beth Satterthwaite Merl Batterthwaite talks by Mr Kirkpatrick a Crop Expert An Attalissa Quartette address by Rev J B Rendall Muscatine a Long Quartet reading and dinner followed by an afternoon ball game everyone invited for a good time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
South Prairis Quartette
Mexican Peace Mission Reported To Seek Talks In Mexico
Paso, Texas June 19 F Devalle of Los Angeles will meet Venustinne Carranza insurgent governor of Co?huils and commander in chief of the constitutionalist army before traveling to Mexico City to confer with Provisional President Huerta Del Valle arrived from Sonora and will visit federal officials at Juarez Mexico en route to Piedras Negras The Investigator says he represents President Wilson and Secretary Bryan in seeking peace in Mexico and that his mission is unofficial
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Paso
Texas
F. Devalle
Los Angeles
Venustinne Carranza
Coshuils
Constitutionalist Army
Mexico City
Huerta
del Valle
Sonora
Piedras Negras
Juarem Mexico
México
Wilson
Brian
Sex Instruction in Chicago Schools Lecture Plan
Chicago physicians will lecture on sex education for high school pupils as approved by the board of education and Ella Flag Young. The plan aims to address hygiene and physiology, with solid support for high school level while cautious about extending to elementary grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Education
Ella Flag Young
Sun't
Wup't
Postal Deposits Reach 35 Million In Postal Savings System
Washington June 20 report states 7 272 banks qualified to pay to the government 274 percent interest on postal savings funds. New regulations are being issued requiring banks to qualify as depositories. The system operates in 13 820 offices with 350 000 depositories and deposits totaling 35 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DD
Post- Oofice Department
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Tone
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Day
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Mackinns
Tninade
Pepinchalt
Bern Thimmanyob
Conley
Michigan Line
Elogent
ANTOU
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Imanistee
Otar Univalied
Belwrod
Chluneo
Charievell
Petoskoy
Rete Ludington
Meninten
One 2
Pronkfort
Gian Mavell
Nau View HK
North End
Rush St. Bridge
Ohicago
Coun
Mississippi
Brading
Blick Junction
Quevices
Theraproulonerite
Kayser” Glover
Kayser
Lang
Glovan
Julian Rayner & Co
Makers
New York
Wrst Vlwrty
Uneeda
National Biscuit Company
Ian Garrison
Genevieva Hendricks
Jean Nichols
Georgia McCann
Mima Propst
Arsaad Lang
Wilber Williams
Lone Tree
Postal Depostes
Castoria
Chas
Hy Flotebet
Genaine Castorla
Beaver Board
Mira Hershey Lbr. Co
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