Saturday Visitors and Local Meetings Highlight Muskcatine News
Local residents Edna Hector Grace Stickney Lena Geirse Eloise Brainard Tisle Geert and Florence Nateis are noted as visiting Muscatine or returning home via afternoon trains. The Muscatine Commercial Club holds a meeting tonight with H C Lawrence as secretary. Several residents plan short trips to West Liberty and nearby towns over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. BR. Ogie
Mascatine State Bank
Edna Hector
Nichols
Mra
DM. Baker
Tinais City
Weat Liberty
J. B. Mark & Son
Grace Stickney
West Liberty
Muscatine
Florence Nateis
West Fourth Street
Theresa Moy-lan
East Eighth Street
Pole Is Fatal in Molingona Fight Tragedy
Olie Martin is dead after a stabbing near Mole foun in a fight last night. Sheriff John Reid Jr. heads to Coal Valley to arrest John Biggs, linked to Martin during the evening. Biggs reportedly left the Carroll express at Boone and told storekeeper Don McLeod he had cut Martin up and would return home in Coal Valley. Martin died within a half hour. witnesses say Biggs claimed Martin tormented him, escalating the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omie Martin
Jol ‘Tigges
Boone
Olie Martin
Mole Foun
John Reid, Jr
Cone
Coal Valley
John Bugs
Martin
Biggs
Lef Boone
Moligena
Vout Valley
Biggs Walk
Mosagona
Don McLeod
McLeod
Molngona
Bigga
Patronage Disputes Worry Congressmen In Iowa and DC
Representative Pepper flies to Iowa to settle patronage fights over the Davenport collectorship as he balances eight Iowa districts with Kirkpatrick and Connolly. The plan to offer the southern district collectorship to a Davenport aspirant faces opposition from Kirkpatrick and party factions. Elijah Lewis of Chariton dies, seen as a respected former soldier and editor who moved to Iowa in 1869.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Pepper
Iowa
West
Davenport
Xee
Muscatine
Kirkpatrick
Mr. Connolly
Davennport
Ottomwn
Clark
Wilson
Bronson
Marshal
Louis Murphy
Wilconite
Plum
Stivers
Des Moines
Kennedy
Thomas Stivers
Burlington
Chariton
Elijah Lewis
House of Representatives
Triday
Captain Lewis
England
William Penn
Philadelphia
Bli
Funeral and visits mark week in Rock Island area
March 17 reports Flossie McCleary returning home from a brief visit to see grandmother Snyder at Rock Island after a few days away. Attendees at Mrs Stemen's funeral include Mary Shellaver Ger and Frank Kerr Kinross L Gipple Arthur Liegverknacht and baby Letts Dr Summers and wife Columbus Junction Ms D C Sterrett of Riverside L D Miller and wife Nichols Lillian Beck Cedar Rapids Barton Cecil and family from Lisbon and Chet Ostle from Cedar. John Gedney died March 11 at his sister Mrs David Nauman home near West Liberty after months of illness. Survived by brother Harry California and sisters Mrs John Powell Mrs David Nauman and Mrs Addie Wilgus. Remains moved to Mrs Powell's home for a brief service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letts
Dr. Summers
Columbus Junction
D. C. Sterrett
Riverside
L. D. Miller
Nichols
Lillian Beck
Cedar Rapids
Barton Cecil
Lisbon
John Williams
L. G. Coder
Chet. Ostle
Cedar
Maggie’ Parish
Lttle Son
William Brandon
John Gedney
David Nauman
West Liberty
Urighta
Abraham Gedney
Het
Harry
California
Easter program at Methodist church recited and sung
The Easter program for the Methodist Sunday School includes Plano Voluntary responsive readings choir choruses and solos with participants Reuben Orr Rey Powell Roxie Crist Fern Bullis Della Tucker and others. Mrs IL Stemen died after ten days of pneumonia at home. Funeral held at Grace Reformed Church with interment at Conesville cemetery. A birthday party for Cecil Bulls was held at her aunt’s country home. prizes awarded for the best Buster Bonnet banner. Wall cave-in at U B church basement caused no damage. repairs underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Montgomery
Methodist Church
Brockway
Mesdames Mincher
Travian
Wade
Cedar Rapids
George Ifouck
Layal
Des Moines
Anita
Muscatine
Letts
Columbus Junction
SD. Foster
Uesday
Burlington
Methodist Sunday School
Plano Voluntary
Reuben Orr
Rey Powall
Exereses
Daster
Roxie Crist
Fern Bullis
Della Tucker
Tras Carney
Dora Boges
Mildred Ramer
Cecil Bullis
Glenn Tucker
the Lilles
Perma Milley
Nina Boggs
Harold Schomberg
Querets Tacker
Warren Buser
Jueater Ratcliffe
Roy Powell
Voendaat
Mavel
Mildred Carpenter
Winifred DeLay
Frances Driver
Perma Tier
Viola De+ Yap
Rosa Crist
Bessie Orr
Marie Ratcliffe
Salo
Alvaro Mineher
Grant Bullis
Warold Ratcliffe
IL. Stemen
Mary Katherine Stemen
Samuel Kerr
Muscatine County
Isig
Stemen
Clara
Barton L. Geerl
Lisbomu
Lester
Faith
Rs. Stemen
Conesville
Nichols
Dugband
Niza Reamer
L. G. Coder
Thomas Kerr
Arthur Rankin
Nevada
Oscar Rankin
California
Stemex
C. Be, Ewing
Neva Crist
Marie Mateliffe
Rana Bulls
Gertrude Orr
Mabal Miller
Dora Boggs
Toxic Grint
Delila Tucker
Fern Foster
Fae Vney
Fern ‘Bul Mildred
Raver
Neltie Coffin
Lis
Ewfle Shire, Jr
Mre. Eeker
Dessie
Seiler
Townsley
Sear
Iowa City
Davis and Davis kinfolk visit Cranston Iowa event
Mares 17 and Mrs W G Davis host gathering as Mrs Caroone of Montana and Geo King of Numa send regards The Ladies Aid held an all day session at Mrs Roy Wilhelme home with light attendance due to bad roads Revival at the U B church was canceled because of slick roads and unsettled weather H W Gates visited Muscatine Wednesday Joe Hawkins and Jas Edgington also in Muscatine late summer Mrs Warren Meeker returned from a week in Cedar Rapids Earnest Meeker also back home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranston
Mares
Nmrs
W. G. Davis
Davis
Rs. Caroone
Montana
Geo. King
Numa
Ladies Aid
Roy Wilhelme
U. B
H. W.gates
Joe Hawkins
Jas
McClain Won't Return to Iowa After Supreme Court Career
Former Iowa Supreme Court chief justice and longtime University of Iowa College of Law chancellor Emmn McClain has decided not to return to Iowa, opting to relocate to California. Details indicate he will pursue opportunities outside the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Iowa City
Emmn McClain
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa University College of Law
Iowa
California professor to fill law chair at Stanford
The notice speaks of a professor from California poised to occupy the law chair at Stanford University on a permanent basis, after a temporary departure since early in 19. The message mentions friends of the former occupant and a figure named Jowan from the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imain
California
Leland
Stanford
Jowan
Promotion for Carl Toss named city editor in California
Carl W. Ross, once Iowa University long jumper and San Francisco Call staffer, is named city editor of the Porervilles Recorder in California. A Muscatine native and Muscatine High School graduate, he narrowly missed Iowa's Rhodes Scholar honors during his U.U. course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Californiowa City
Carl W. Ross
Iowa University
San Francisco Call
Porervilles
California
Ross
Iowa
Muscatine
Muscatine High School
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Trice
Weite
Munyen
Sod
Jefereon Sts
Eloise Brainard
Stinke
Chatty Street
Tisle Geert
City
Wilton
Rudolph Geertz
Hayfield
Moingona
Ruthenberg Clothing Co
Iowa Ave
Bedder
Chalibers
Chalmers
Lin
Detroit
J. H. Grimm
Muscatine, Iowa
Tha ‘Bullis
M'Clain
Carl Toss
Grandview
Arden
Miusen
Fing
Ladies’ Aid Society of Letts
Rock Island
M. N
Paschal Bros
FE. R. McCormick
D. H. Westbrook
W. W. Richards
Scranton
Dewey Arve
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