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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
7
Local brief records several residents from Letts Grandview Lone Tree Davenport Wilton and Sunbury visiting Muscatine for business shopping or travel. Cigar ads and a drug store pitch appear amid social notes and train arrivals including Miss Lena Thiesen and Miss Elizabeth Thiesen returning to Sunbury.
Mrs D Ryburn of Connersville Ind visits niece Mrs H Delzell then departs. Mrs M J Graham leaves for Little York Ill to visit daughter Mrs Kennedy. Miss Serano Francisco returns from Wyoming. A C Edrice visits relatives at Ainsworth Ia. United Presbyterians call Rev Mr Smith of Arkansas. Delegates attend Reformed Presbyterian Presbytery in Washington Ia. Delzell visit with Sayre Okla relatives. School board elects Nora Corelle principal and three assistants Izola Sweeney Margaret Huffman Ethel Adams. Staff re-elected Supt L T Hill Nellie Butler Elsie McElhinney Lulu Cameron Zelia Cavan. Orino Laxative Syrup advertised at Havercamp's Drug Store.
May 3 Laurel Hill reports visitors from Muscatine and Wilton including Frank Rinins land and wife and Mrs H E Pacely and daughters. Miss Sophia Angerer resigns Stockton primary teaching post. County Supt Witter visited district schools. Local social events include a graphophone music gathering and a Sweetland Center dance.
Boone Iowa residents mobilize for the first week in June encampment of Grand Army of the Republic. A cavalry troop artillery and a military band from Fort Des Moines will headline events at the opera house and tabernacle. Corporal Tanner, commander in chief, will visit on June 5. Programs include minstrel show, address by national figures, and community meals with host lodging.
The Cedar Rapids affiliated Degree of Honor votes favorably on an open door plan allowing membership to qualified women beyond direct family connections to A. O. U. W. The convention in Montreal on June 12 will consider the proposition with Iowa backing. Mrs. Carrie E. Morcombe, a Cedar Rapids delegate, pushed the measure, and many states reportedly support broader access. Muscatine lodge also favored it, and leaders now see potential strength for both orders.
Five wolves were killed Sunday by Henry Bancks in the Schiete timber. A wolf was caught alive during a visit by Mr. and Mrs. Bancks and son Carl to the Bancks home where many neighbors gathered. Other locals include I R Bancks and Iuns with relatives in Buffalo and Blue Grass residents visiting kin in the vicinity. Doctor Mayhaus from Durant attends Mrs Nugent who suffers rheumatism.
Miss Myrtle Richards spent several days with relatives in Muscatine. Mr McKray of Mediapolis arrived Tuesday to visit his son. Mr and Mrs L Elliott visited friends in Muscatine. Miss Della Pelton called on Grace Erwin in South Muscatine. Mrs Parker, ill for weeks, is improving. A Elliott left for Elmira New York after visiting relatives. Mrs Nettie Hummel, called by her father’s death, departed to Nebraska.
Miss Frances Boot teaches Maple Grove school and her pupils visited the Watts home Friday afternoon. Mr and Mrs William Saltau and children and Mr and Mrs John Saltau of Blue Grass visited Richard Nugent Sunday. Local residents transacted business Saturday including the Wagners and Watts families. Margaret Maher returned to school duties after visiting home near Summit. William Saltan delivered four loads of hogs to Montpelier Tuesday. A Tuesday morning storm brought severe weather to the area. A tele-
Mrs Charles Eden Sr died of paralysis Monday at eighty. Funeral held at King's school with Rev Williams officiating. Eldest son, daughters and husband mourn her loss. Rev Stockley attended from Madrid for the funeral. Gus Kranz shipped stock car totaling 1426 pounds average, hogs 29914 pounds average, value about 2679 dollars. Elmer Hawkins of Nichols visited Canney family.
Alvin H. Stimpson of Willimantic Connecticut faced kidney trouble after many failed remedies. Four bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure cured him completely and left him free from suffering. Haverkamp's Prescription Drug Store endorses the remedy.
In Springdale Iowa and nearby towns the week featured visits from Mrs J J Hodgson of West Liberty Dr O B Wyant and family traveled to Winfield Kansas and returned L S Maxson of Tipton and wife visited friends The West Liberty ball club defeated Springdale 25 to 8 in a Friday game The M E church held its quarterly meeting in Springdale and Rev Vaness presided in the evening Several locals and visitors including Miss Helenon Maxson and Miss Hannah Phelns were noted with business and social calls around Springdale and nearby towns.
Advertises Bucklen’s Amnica Salve for cuts burns and wounds as a guaranteed wonder. Price 25 cents. From Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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