Local Social Notes and Upcoming Events in the City
Miss May McDermid travels to Davenport for a day visit while Mrs. J J Stanley stays with her mother Mrs F M Hadley. A marriage license was issued to Jenn C Christensen and Miss Mary Hulda Sarvari. The Electa Chapter No 32 O E S plans an initiation on Monday May 13 at 8 oclock. Several residents depart for Davenport Davenport and Rock Island for visits and errands. Strawberry short cake and ice cream offered at the Crown restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenn C. Christensen
Mary Hulda Sarvari
Electa Chapter No
Emily McCulley
Rock Island
Mary Strain
Emil Hoch
S. Smedley
Mapie Ave
West Liberty
Muscatine Pairs off in California Wedding
Miss Estella Baer of Muscatine married in Sonora California to Fred Trenkle formerly of Dubuque. The ceremony occurred in the superior court chambers at 8 p.m. with Fred Collet as best man and Kathleen De Bernardo as bridesmaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
California
Estella Baer
Sonora
Cal
Fred Trenkle
Dubuque
Baer
George Baer
G. W. Nicol
Superior Court
Fred Collet
Kathleen de Bernardo
Trenkle
Iowa
West Side Lumber Company
Camp
Union Construction Company
Fraternal Bankers Honor Elliott Scott On Birthday
Friends gathered at 219 West Second Street to surprise Elliott Scott on his 25th birthday. As captain of the F B A drill team he received a sword and scabbard. Ella Mohr and C W Quandt won tourney prizes. Elizabeth Miller and Fred Kautz took consolation awards. refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Scott
West Second Street
Ella Mohr
C. W. Quandt
Elizabeth Miller
Fred Kautz
Eclipse Card Club wraps up season with prize tourney
Sixteen ladies met yesterday afternoon at Mrs Ed Stapleton home for a card tourney of Eclipse Card club. Prizes went to Mrs Charles Bierman first, Mrs R W George second, and Mrs C H Armstrong consolation. Club disbands for coming weeks and hostess served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eclipse Card Club
Ed. Stapleton
Chas. Bierman
R. W. George
C. H. Armstrong
Harvey Cannar Celebrates Fifty Third Birthday
Friends gathered at his East Eighth Street home last evening to surprise Harvey Cannar on his fifty third birthday. The party featured games and a lively social hour with refreshments served to all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Cannar
East Eighth Street
Fraternal Aid Association Holds Regular Meeting
The Fraternal Aid association met last evening at their hall with a good turnout. Two candidates were ballot for approval and a short social session followed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraternal Aid Association
Ladies' Aid Meet at Baptist Church Parlor
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist church met yesterday afternoon for regular business followed by a social session. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday May 17 at the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist Church
Colonel Hare Circle Plans Next Meeting
The Colonel Hare Circle met last evening at the hall for a regular business meeting. The group scheduled the next meeting for Friday evening, May 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Hare
Farther Lights Society to Meet at Miss Schoemaker Home
The Farther Lights society of the Baptist church will meet Monday evening at the home of Miss Mae Schoemaker on Busch Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farther Lights Society of the Baptist Church
Religious drama The Sheperdess of Lourds at Grand Opera House
St Matthias parochial school plans a mid June presentation of The Sheperdess of Lourds a religious play to be staged at the Grand Opera House. Pupils from the girls department will perform under Sisters of Charity guidance with rehearsals to begin soon. The play dramatizes the visitation of the Blessed Lady to the Shepherdess of Lourds and has toured many cities with strong reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthias Parochial School
Grand Opera House
Sisters of Charity
Lourds
Wilton High Defeats Business Men 5–4 in Ten Inning Tie
Wilton Ia May 11 The high school baseball team edged the Business Men 5 to 4 after eight innings, the game extended to extra frames. Abbott Whitmer and Dr Mason pitched well as former stars flashed skill while Foxy Winsel struggled to connect. Next games host Tipton and then Muscatine in a return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Dr. Mason
Abbott and Whitmer
Foxy Winsel
J. Killion
F. Bacon
Hieh Gehoal
Hhloo
Vera Sherberter
Helen Pool
Pool
Pye
J. B. Harris
John R. Latchow
West Liberty
Tri-County Teachers’ Association
Latchow
Harris
E. F. Schall
D. F. Dwyer
Little Daurthter
Margaret
Muscatine
H. B. Strong
Rock Island
Mr. Strong
City
J. A. J. Klein
Gordon
Plitt
W. A. Pye
Ed. MecSwiggin
Ida Moore
Ethel Conn
Cr. H. Wilson
Chicerzo
John Berry
Garwin
T. J. Berry
Oxford
W. A. Poe
Chet. Kanof
Elmer Weierheuger
Edna Smith
Eva Port
Gertie Follmer
Cora Ringgenberg
Rena Atwell
Leila Badger
E. Stapleton
Ella
Hulda Weierheuser
Wm. Kiser
Tipton
T. R. Murphy
Bridgeport
Pitcher
E. Whitmer H. B. Strong
Jim Bacon Ll. Millsingie
L. Dornseil H. Freeland
F. Abbott M. F. Cronin
S.G
Meron PF. Winkel
Sia
E. Cronin
H. E. Nicolaus
C. F
Shamit Prot
Kiser
Amateur Games For Tomorrow In City
This afternoon Muscatine business college first team hosts Fruitland at Hershey pasture. Tomorrow’s schedule includes Merchants vs Rehbmel's Spuds at fair grounds, All Stars vs West Ends at 2 p.m., Little Japs vs Buttervilles at Cedar Street diamond, with Batteries and Cedar Street teams named. Teddy Bears beat Jackson school 5 to 3 this morning. Cedar Street squad shut out until seventh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Billings
Borgstedt
Schwab
Little Japs
Buttervilles
Cedar Street Diamond
Hagermeister
Kantz
Fryer
Zeng
Teddy Bears
Jackson School
Cedar Street
Gould
Elliot
Jans
Barnard
Infant Wallace Eugene Woodward Passes Away
Two month old Wallace Eugene Woodward, son of Mr and Mrs J S Woodward, died last night at the family home near New Boston. No funeral arrangements have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Eugene
J. S. Woodward
New Boston
Change in Food Aids Dyspepsia Healing
A testimonial touts Grape-Nuts food as a remedy for years of digestion troubles. The writer credits morning use for cure and cites predigested nutrition aiding the nervous system to prevent dyspepsia. The ad notes suitability for all ages and urges readers to consider the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
Wight prowlers steal barn goods spark porch alarm
Residents along West Sixth street near Iowa Avenue and Pine Street report burglaries by prowlers entering barns and stealing harness hay and other items. Four revolver shots woke neighbors about midnight as two men allegedly fled in a buggy. police are investigating with no arrests yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Sixth Street
Iowa Avenue
Pine Street
Smalley
J. B. Vanatta
Chestnut Street
Operetta Show At Grand Opera House Delights Audience
The school children’s operetta The House That Jack Built was staged at the Grand Opera House this afternoon before a large crowd. Miss Blanch Munn’s moon character drew hearty applause, with the same scenic effects as the previous night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Grand Opera House
Blanch Munn
Lost gold brooch found by 15e Journal ad readers
A gold filigree brooch valued at 50.60 dollars was lost on a city street the other day. A reader from the 15e Journal discovered the item and offered to reunite it with the owner for a small fee of one cent per word in the advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Want Ag
Water Wagon Triggers Loud Torpedo Blast
A railway signalling torpedo on the corner of Iowa avenue and Second street was exploded by a city water wagon. The blast drew a large crowd as the water wagon rolled over the device, which had been placed on or dropped onto a street car track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Avenue
Second Street
Buckien’s Arica Saive Cures Miletus Daugh ter’s Leg Sore
A brief health note from Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store in W Va reports that Buckien’s Arica Saive cured Miletus Stickel’s leg sore. The item reflects a local medicine advertisement and patient relief claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Stickel
Miletus
W. Va
Buckien
Arica Saive
Havercamp
Le Beau Terminal Deal for M S L R R in South Dakota
The Le Beau division point at the eastern South Dakota Missouri river bank will feature eighty acres of terminal grounds, shops, a roundhouse, cattle yards for a thousand head, artesian wells, natural gas, fuel and light from own wells, brick and pottery clay, and factory sites. Rails expected to reach Le Beau by Sept 1 1907 with plans to ship one hundred thousand cattle and supply twenty inland towns and trading points. Information available from Thomas A Way townsite agent Aberdeen South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis and St. Louis
South Dakota
Missouri River
Cheyenne Reservation
Butte County
Montana
le Beau
A. Way
Deed of Transfer for West Liberty Lots 9 10 11 Block 6
Deeds of transfer filed with the county recorder transcribed for the Journal by G M Titus and William W McClun and wife to Charles B Utley. Transfers ownership of lots 9 and 10 and the west 25 of lot 11 in block 6 Miller's addition to the town of West Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Recorder
G. M. Titus
William W. McClun
Charles B. Utley
Miller
West Liberty
Street Car Dynamited by Strikers in San Francisco
On May 11 in San Francisco a street car on Sutter street was dynamited by strikers. Five cars on Sutter reached Kearney when bricks were hurled from adjacent buildings. police arrested two men but the brick bombardment continued, and the women aboard did not deter the attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Sutter
Sutter Street
Central Commercial Teachers Meet Concludes with Davenport as Next
The annual Central Commercial Teachers association convention in Cedar Rapids ends this morning with Davenport chosen as the site for the next gathering. Officers elected for the coming year are G. E. King of Cedar Rapids as president and A. H. Peck of Davenport as secretary. A banquet at the Montrose hotel hosted by Cedar Rapids business college Goodyear-Marshal company and A N Palmer company drew about one hundred guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Central Commercial Teachers’ Association
Davenport
G. E. King
A. H. Peck
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids Business College
Goodyear-Mar- Shall Company
A. N. Palmer Company
Social Notes From Fredonia Mass Given In Mississippi Valley Item
Fredonia Louisiana May 10. Local residents report a steady stream of visitors from Ainsworth Concord and Columbus Junction. Attended funerals and cemetery visits, with multiple calls and social gatherings noted. Electric lights were installed at the Methodist church and parsonage ahead of the third quarterly meeting led by Rev Thorne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Thorne
Fred Kirchner
Gildra
Sigourney
Martin
Women praise Kirk's Rose Transparent Soap for washing hair
Women say there is nothing to equal Kirk's Rose Transparent Soap for washing hair and claim all druggists and grocers sell it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk
Lone Tree Social News and Local Travels
Mrs. J. O. Browning and children visit her parents in Winfield. Dr. C. A. De Lano and wife attend the Cedar Rapids dental association. Mr. and Mrs. Geo Crawford return from Chicago wedding trip. Dr. A. Peterson of Fertile visits sister Mrs Amos Huffman. Wm Eden goes to Chicago with cattle. Dr. and Mrs. De Lano Jessie Robison and Proctor Baker visit Cone with Mr and Mrs C B Horton. Mrs. J. W. Brown goes to Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
J. M. Latta
Ainsworth
Rob. McDaniel
Concord
Jesse Knott
John Mulligan
Tom Bailey
Washington
Etta Littrel
Lulu
Ava
Grandview
Frank Ebérie
Osie Kulp
Dolly Bartholomew
Fred Bartholoomew
Jon Gabrie
Burlington
Joe Reed
Adeline James
S. S. Snyder
Mary Brown
Indian Creek
Wm. Toms
Harry
Cairo
Will Skipton
Mabel
Neva Lee
Scott van Dyke
Ray Soloman
Floyd Johnson
Ina Ritter
Muscatine
Ike Wagner
Glenn McCullough
Port Allen
Mary Jones
Winfield
Fred Snyder
Columbus Metion
Joe Trimbell
Elien Snyder
Christie Schmid
Rhoda Spurgeon
Union Township
C. McDaniel
June
Willis Skipton
George Solomon
Frank Orr
Pearl and
Iva
Verne
Indian Creek Cemetery
Marie Sullivan
Columbus Junction
Delia Mulligan
Anna McCleary
Columbus City
S. McDaniel
Marie Carr
Gertie Cruell
Dr. King
Our Town
Ola Worthman
Eva Bedwell
Herschel Reynolds
Nina
Reeder
Cape
Thos. Hendrixson
Columbus
Millie Forbes
W. C. Brown
Emma McDaniel
Eben Snyder
H. H. Wilson
John Schanning
Jennie Schanning
Lou Wilson
Lone Tree
J. O. Browning
C. A. de Lano
H. B. Brock
Dental Association
Cedar Rapids
Geo. Crawford
Chicago
A. Peterson
Fertile
Amos Huffman
Wm. Eden
Jessie Robison
Proctor Baker
Cone
C. B. Horton
J. W. Brown
Iowa
Excursion to Minneapolis and St Paul by M N S Railways
Iowa Central connection excursion from Muscatine Fruitland Grand View Waplo Elrick to Minneapolis and St Paul on May 18 with $5.00 round trip fares to May 21. Includes tourist sleeping car, double berth $1.00, theaters and Minnetonka sights, Fort Snelling and flour mills. Reservations via local agent G Rireh or A B Cutts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
St. Paul
M. N. & S. Railway
Iowa Central
Muscatine
Fruitland
Grandview
Wap@lo
Elrick
Iowa Central Railway
Zoo
American Association
Minnetonka
Harriet
White Bear
Minnehaha Falls
Fort Snelling
Proclamations From Muscatine County Special Election 1907
Propositions submitted to Muscatine County Iowa voters on May 7 1907 included funding for a Muscatine courthouse with bonds and a 1.8 mill tax and a jail project with bonds and a 0.2 mill tax. The county canvassers affirmed both measures carried by a majority vote with officials W H Fishburn and A S Lawrence certifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa
Said
Muscatine County
State of
Holden Jin
W. H. Fishburn
Board of Canvassera
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May McDermid
Mrs. J. J. Stanley
The
F. M. Hadley
Harry Reeves
Fairport
H. J. Dollman
Lucas Street
Hershey Hospital
R. Morford
Seattle
Wash
T. Morford
Newell Avenue
Miss Maucker
P. Gabel
Lyons
EK. M. Warner
J. E. Wier
Dan Neff
Ben Dyer
A. M. E. Leffingwell
Amalia Schmidt- Gobble
Enquire
S. Journal Office
Fourth St
Pearl City Music Co
Eighth St
Lady Cook
Green’s
L. M. Jarvis
Morning Sun
Journal
ST. Matthias
Sheperdess
Tle
John McGillivray
Dave Burrows
Durant
Ed. Niver
Andrew McFadden
Gayfield
Patrick Moylan
Chas. King
Amarillo
Texas
Wilton High School
W. D. Harris
Margaret McSwiggin
Chil
Dren
le Beau, S. D
Kearney Street
Prof
Barbuel
King of Prophets
America
Prof. Barbuel
Prof Barbuel
East Second St
Anson Clothing Store
West Entrance
Rireh
A.B. Cutts
G. P
T. A
Minneapolis, Minn
Lawrence
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