Masonic Meetings Notice for Iowa Lodges
Society cards list Iowa Lodge No 2 meeting before the full moon with J PiTcarortTs as Worshipful Master and A W Morgan as Secretary Hawkeye Lodge No 1 meets before the full moon with Scummer G Shafnit as Worshipful Master and FP W Eversmeyer as Secretary Washington Chapter No 4 Royal Arch Masons meets Friday before the full moon with A Bremcke as Most Excellent Master and B H P Grots as Scribe De Molay Commandry No 1 Knights Templar holds its regular conclave Wednesday after the full moon led by M L Mikesell as Eminent Commander and Dr G D Cezo... as Recorder.
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J. PiTcarortTs
W. M. A. W. Morgan
Hawkeye Lodge
Scummer G. Shafnit
W. M
W. Eversmeyer
Washington
A. Bremcke
M. E
P. Grotc. Wray
Sens
DE Molay Commandry
K. T
M. L. Mikesell
E. C
G. D. Cezorrsr
Fraternal Lodges and Encampment Meeting Schedule
Miriam Lodge No 27 D of R meets second and fourth Fridays at 730 pm Prairie Encampment meets first and third Fridays at 730 pm Muscatine Lodge No 5 meets Mondays at 730 pm at corner Second and Cedar streets Muscatine Camp No 16 of Modern Woodmen meets Tuesdays at 730 pm in Olds Block J A Townsley V C Clay Kneele Clerk Bend City Lodge No 143 Modern Brotherhood meets first and third Mondays in the month Knights of Pythias invited to all in good standing.
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Miriam Lodge
D. of R
Prairie Encampment
Muscatine Lodge
Second
Cedar Streets
Cedar Street
Muscatine Camp
Woodmen of America
Olds’ Block
J. A. Townsley
C. Clay Kneele
Woodman Hall
S. E. Fox
R. C. Scuzack
Bend City
Wyoming Lodge
K. of P
K. of P. Hall
Iowa Avenue
J. C. Coster
C. C. H. S. Howe
Eagle Lodge
A. O. U. W. Hall
Second Street
Ss. R. Ammlonng
M. W
H. S. Howe
E. H. Dolsen
Fraternal Aid Association
Bloomington
Woodman Rail
Q. T. Howann
Pres
Woodmen Hall
First National Bank
L. Peveatr
N. W. Meyers
Ng Tae
Wanner Lodge
D. OF H
A.O U. W. Hall
Mollie E. Wiles
Gussie Mull
January and February Small-pox Reports Across Towns
The state board of health logged 27 towns reporting small-pox in January and 18 in February. The Waterloo Reporter notes many may be reports rather than actual cases, but strict precautions and quarantines were followed and public doubt persisted.
Heresy and Departure Highlight Methodist Church Editors
In an editorial Dr Buckley of the Christian Advocate cites twelve ministers who left the church to escape heresy trials. Many moved from the faith, with some becoming unbelievers or Spiritualists, including Dr H W Thomas of Chicago once known in town as a Methodist preacher.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Buckley
The
Christian Advocate
H. W. Thomas
Chicago
Saloon license taxes praised as tax relief, Ida Grove Era claims
The Ida Grove Era argues saloons should be taxed directly instead of licensing. It contends higher saloon license revenue would burden the average business man far less than current taxes funded by saloons. It adds farmers who drink would be helped, the paper asserting this would alleviate poverty caused by saloons.
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Ida Grove
Congressional bill on tensorial commission advances in House
The Creston Gazette notes the bill to establish a tensorial commission passed the House by a close margin and may require further action in the Senate, hinting at possible delays and amendments ahead.
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Creston Gazette
Sen
Public notices and community letters reveal rural library spirit
Odebolt Chronicle and others note Catholic stance in Transvaal, while Eddyville cites John Mahin of Muscatine and a dynamite outrage. Keokuk and Burlington discuss state printer and Carnegie wealth. A. W. Beatty recalls a schoolhouse magazine library effort and district school preservation.
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Eddyville
John Mahin
Muscatine
Mahin
Iowa
Some Folk Never Give His Satanic Majesty His Due
A compact aphorism notes that some people withhold tribute to the devil while alive, suggesting a moral or spiritual judgment on behavior.
Drury Sale Draws Big Crowd as Sheep Lead Prices
Buffalo Prairie notes a large crowd at John Drury's sale with all items selling at full value and sheep showing strong demand. The piece mentions local talk on the John murder trial, rental styles, farm plans, and upcoming country school sessions in April.
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John
West Liberty
John K. Drury
Do. C. Walter
Eva McGinnis
Thornton
Union Church
Drury
California
Funeral for John Lewis Held at West Liberty
The funeral for John Lewis, at his residence at Spruce and Fourth, drew a large crowd with Rev. J. E. Corley officiating. Music by Mesdames Mead and Lane included Rock of Ages. Interment followed at Oakland Cemetery. Attendees included N. C. Goose and G. A. Barnes. Several locals prepare to move as regional population shifts noted.
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John Lewis
Spruce and
Fourth Streets
J. E. Corley
Mesdames Mead and Lane
Oakland Cemetery
N. C. Goose
Mt. Vernon
G. A. Barnes
Iowa City
Lizzie Halderman
Milo
Iowa
Lillian Lewis
Minneapolis
G. H. Mott
Elliott Henderson
Salt Lake City
Diamond Jo steamers set for bright new look at opening
The Dubuque Telegraph reports painters are decorating the interior of the two Diamond Jo steamers the Dubuque and Quincy in Dubuque harbor. They will also be painted outside to appear new and bright at navigation opening. The St Paul and Sidney are wintering at Keokuk and being prepared for trade with new lights installed aboard the Sidney by Captain Killeen and a crew of electricians.
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Muscatine
John Mahin
P. M. Musser
Mother Cook
Mother Chaplin
D. C. Richman
Cora Weed
J.B. Dougherty
Major Tillie
Sarah V. Johnson
Stein
Philip Stein
Dubuque
Quincy
St. Paul
Sidney
Keokuk
St. Louis
Boone crowd blocks opera house opening in Iowa brief
On a recent Sunday in Boone a crowd of about 1200 gathered in front of the opera house and prevented the opening of a theatrical company. In Davenport the Soldiers' Orphans home receives a new chapel from the Legislature and a pipe organ as a gift from Gov. Larrabee.
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Boone
Opera House
Davenport
Slippery Streets and Odd Tales From a Local Page
Heard on the Streets recounts a funny icy morning where pedestrians slipped and a boy claimed uphill steps regressed, a farmer recalling decoy geese and a goofed tale that turned out false, plus a school bump that produced a historic misunderstanding. Also noted are a Sunday school joke about Easter eggs and a claim about German piano makers dominating Australia, ending with Holmes advertising stylish wallpaper.
Big Wages for Puddler Wage Increase in Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio the bi monthly wage conference between Amalgamated Association and iron manufacturers agreed to a 25 cent per ton rise for puddling making the rate 6 dollars per ton the highest since 1880. Finishing department wages will rise about 4 percent affecting roughly 20 000 workers.
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Youngstown, O
Amalgamated Association
Iron Manufacturers
Too Frequent Collections Darken the Congregation
A provincial note laments repeated collections thinning church attendance and a lonely dog’s day when no one engages him, reflecting somber mood and community indifference.
German American Savings Bank Record
German American Savings Bank with capital of $60,000 lists officers J L Giesler president '. H Kaiser vice president and S L Johnson cashier. Directors include F H Little S M Batt erson C A Mull Albert Baird John B Kaiser Gus Schmidt W Huttig J Scott Blackwell J L Giesler. Conducts general banking and lends on real estate or personal security, offers 4 percent interest on savings deposits.
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Capital
J. L. Giesler
H. Kaiser
S. L. Johnson
F. H. Little
S. M. Batterson
C. A. Mull
Albert Baird
John 8. Kaiser
Gus. Schmidt
W. Huttig
J. Scott Blackwell
First National Bank
J Carskaddan
J. Dougherty
Chas. Page Ceshier
Shoe Factories Taxed to Capacity in St Louis
St Louis shoe plants are taxed to capacity with operators across several factories working overtime to keep pace with heavy orders.
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St. Louis
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Masonic
M. W. OF
Court of Honor
Knights OF Pythias
Redman Hall
Shammo Hall
E. O'Brien
T. J. Grant
Maccabee Hall
Fisch
C. H. Stermeman
3. W. Hawn
Ladies OF the Maccabees
Macabee Hall
Fisch’s. Mus
J. W. Rankin
Mary E. Peck
K. P. Daye
Sec
Sankers’ Union OF the Worlds
E. S
Electa
L E. Greesler
Emma Manlove
Sec Y
Thos. Brown
Clymer A. Coloren
East Second Street
John M. Kemble
J. W. McKee
Bramworth’s Drug Store
East Seconda Street
W. B Thompson
Sue Browning
W. B. Thompson & CO. Life Insurance, Real Estate and Loans
Old’s Bldg
Iowa Ave
J. Carskaddan
D. Burk, Carskaddan & Burk
West Second Street
T. R. Fitzgerald
Hershey State Bank
Iowa Avenue and
Muscatine, Iowa
G. M. Titus
D. W. Jackson
Titus & Jackson
A. Jayne
W. Hoffman Jayne & Hoffman
G. Scott Richman
EB. F. Richman
Richman & Richman
DRS
H. J. Dean
DR. J. 8 Kulp
Cook, Musser & Co.'s Bank
Owa Avenue
Odebolt
Transvaal
Carrol Herald
Littlefield
Nelson Dingley
Congress
Billy Mason
Rocky Mountains
New England
Ata
Carroll Herald
McKinley
Keokuk Gate City
Burlington
Austria
Italy
Carnegie
Babe
Irving B. Richman
Ing Health
Alice Walton Beatty
P. S
Charles McCampbell
Cain
Abel
God
Buffalo Prairie
IIL
Killeen
Diamond Jo Line
Jesus
Holmes
Carters
Carter
Carter Medicine CO
New York
Auscatine Savings Bank
P. W. Francis
Henry Jayne
L. G. Burnett
Sara Hershey Eddy
Mira H Hershey
G. Burnett
General Banking
G. Stein
D. V. Jackson
S. M. Hughes
S. G. Stein
PD. V. Jackson
J. B. Dougherty
Chas. Page
F. P. Sawyer
Foreign Exchange
Cook, Musser& CO State Bank and Trust Co
Banking and Exchange
Cor
Second St
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Sears, Roesbuck & Co
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