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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1906

Page

5

Latham Anniversary Celebrated With Dinner and Cards

Mr and Mrs Al Latham marked their fifteenth wedding anniversary at 1162 Hershey avenue with about forty friends. Guests played cards with prizes for ladies and gentlemen, and a supper served on small tables. The couple received a dinner and water set as gifts. They have two children Loretta and Ralph and have lived in Muscatine fifteen years.

al Latham Hershey Avenue Nellie Weissmiller Charles Rosermund Sablotske R. L. Boydston Latham Muscatine Loretta Ralph Genneva Island Jacob Steibling Tony Schipf Omer Conner Charles Chamburger John Graven Wiliam ‘O’brien Bleeker Street A. F. Hertzler J. T. Wertner Clinton Iowa South

Independent Telephone Press Bureau to Gather Iowa News

The Iowa Independent Telephone association plans to form a state news bureau to collect and distribute Iowa news via a Des Moines clearing house. The service will use larger independent lines, with telegraphing from major towns as needed, and will mirror Associated Press methods for Evening Papers.

Iowa Independent Telephone Association Iowa Associated Press Independent Telephone Clearing House Des Moines Iowa Evening Press Association E. H. Martin Webster City Martin Telephone Company C. H. Smith New State Telephone Company Sioux City H. T. Kinne Woodbine Telephone Company Woodbine EB. E. England Mount Pleasant Telephone Company George T. Hewes Des Moines Clearing House the Journal Muscatine Des Moines News Globe- Journal Dubuque Gazette Cedar Rapids Courier Ottumwa Times Davenport Tribune Waterloo Republican Iowa City Herald Oskaloosa Burlington Times-Republican Marshalltown Advertiser-Gazette Creston Citizen Centerville Times-Herald Mason City Freeman-Tribune News Boone Record Cedar Falls

Columbus Junction Social Roundup March Visitors

A sequence of local visits and returns marks Columbus Junction life as Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Macker travel home from Letts with Harley Macker. Jeff Birks and Mrs. Birks return to Davenport. Mrs. S. L. Burks visits family. R. T. Jones from Cotter and B. F. Ogden with C. R. Wallace from Wapello visit town. many others travel for brief visits or attend funerals and gatherings.

Columbus Junction T. S. Macker Letts Harley Jeff Birks Davenport S. L. Burks R. T. Jones Cotter A. S. Bosworth Nichols C. E. Duncan Arch Morgan Ainsworth E. O. Griswold J. R. Rickey Crawfordsville B. F. Ogden C. R. Wallace Wapello R. R. Hunt Oakville J. G. Baker Chicago M. J. Pierce J. F. Zion Columbus City J. F. Huff Danville Marion Carter

Local Residents Visit Family and Travel Near vicinity

Numerous short entries note residents visiting relatives and traveling through the area. J J Russell and daughters visit Burling, Drs Hubbard spend weekend near Muscatine, Langenberg family from Washington visit Columbus City, several trips to Burlington Muscatine West Liberty and Lone Tree recorded with relatives in attendance.

Young girl Edna Good dies after brief illness

Mrs Hugh Bell of Bartlett street learns late last night that her granddaughter Edna Good aged seven died at Davenport Sunday evening at 7 oclock. Daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Good she had visited friends in this city and fell ill with pneumonia for two days. Her death is described as sudden and unexpected and she was beloved by many in Davenport and Muscatine.

Hugh Bell Bartlett Street Edna Good Davenport W. J. Good Muscatine

Blaze at Giesler Brake Plant Doused Quickly

Firefighters rushed to the Giesler Brake factory on Saturday around six o clock when a small blaze started in rear barrels. The fire was extinguished promptly with no damage reported.

Giesler Brake Factory

Woman credits Postum with easing nervousness after coffee habit

An Iowa woman recalls thirty years of coffee drinking as a cause of nerve distress and crying spells. After switching entirely to Postum Food Coffee a year ago, her health improved, nerves calmed, and she feels hearty and tranquil. She cites Postum by the Postum Co. and recommends reading The Road to Wellville.

Postum Postum Co Battle Creek Mich Wellville

Night Captain Resigns Amid Police Department Shakeup

John Binhuff, night captain and Mayor Asthalter appointee, resigned yesterday afternoon and was relieved of duties. Eugene Gasell promoted to night captain and William Keller named patrolman in the fourth ward. Binhuff returned to duties as watchman at the Empire Pearl Button plant.

John Binhuff Mayor Asthalter Eugene Gasell William Keller Binhoff Empire Pearl Button Company

Gladwin News Briefs from March Visit and Local Activity

Mrs Frank Leffler and niece Bessie Leffler visited in Muscatine this week. Kyle Murffey left for Missouri after his mother’s death. The Milwaukee wrecking crew repaired box cars here Wednesday. Mrs Win Blanchard visited from Muscatine Wednesday. Vernon Blake spent early week in Wilton. Miss Pearl Boyd travelled to Washington for an extended visit. Samuel Butcher visited his sister Mrs John Emmons in Has kins. Mr and Mrs Clint Kaufman welcomed a baby daughter. A car load of lumber was loaded here for shipment to Conesville.

Gladwin Frank Leffler Bessie Leffler Muscatine Kyle Murffey Missouri Milwaukee Wrecking Win Blanchard Vernon Blake Wilton Miss Pearl Boyd Washington Samuel Butcher John Emmons Haskins Clint Kaufman Conesville

Favorite Fun Furnishers at the Grand Wednesday

West and Vokes with Margaret Daly Vokes bring a clever musical comedy A Pair of Pinks to the Grand. The Pinkerton detectives provide lighthearted mystery and merriment with song, dance, and costly staging, featuring the Rube Girl and a chorus of pretty girls.

West and Vokes Margaret Daly Vokes Percy Harold Pinks West Vokes Margaret Daly Rube

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Heals Wounds After Auto Adventure

Strange adventure in an auto led to a painful accident but Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly healed all wounds. 25c guaranteed. Haver camp's Prescription Drug Store.

Bucklen Arnica Havercamp

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