Engineer MacDonald Completes Survey of Drainage Ditch
Engineer MacDonald completes a six mile drainage survey on Muscatine Island with a two tenths foot fall. The work shows the island is nearly flat and the slough drainage may require opening the upper end to create a strong current. Results will be submitted to the county supervisors in June.
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Muscatine Island
MacDonald
Board of County
McDonad
Board of County Supervisors
Fire in East Fifth Street Building Causes Minor Loss
A small blaze was found Sunday noon in a building owned by Myers Isaacston on East Fifth street. Rescue Hose company arrived to find the roof afire and the garret filled with smoke and embers. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames with only minor damage reported.
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Myers Isaacston
East Fifth Street
Garret
Union Service Address by Rev J W Potter at Presbyterian Church
Rev J W Potter of the Methodist church addressed a crowded union service in the Presbyterian auditorium. The sermon stressed that all men are not common, redeemed by Christ, with choir offertories and organ music accompanying the event.
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Methodist
Presbyterian
J. W. Potter
Methodist Church
J. N. Elliott
Presbyterian Church
Potter
Calvary
Jesus Christ
Jesus
No Man Is Common Sayings About People and God
A reflective line notes that common people are unseen by some yet God teaches that no person is truly ordinary. The statement contrasts human perception with spiritual equality under divine teaching.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted for sores and burns
An old ad claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures boils sores eczema salt rheum burns bruises and piles with a money back guarantee. Available at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store for 25e.
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Havercamp
Bucklen
Tragic Stove Fire Claims Wellman Child
In Wellman Iowa on May 22 the two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Starr died from severe burns after accidentally catching fire while the mother tended other children upstairs The child suffered burns to the right arm chest and side of face and died at 10 pm A funeral was held at the M E church with Rev W L Clapp officiating The accident prompted visits from relatives and local residents with community notices of other Wellman events and meetings reported nearby
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Wellman
Wm. Starr
Braden
M. E
W. L. Clapp
Grant Wise
Edna
Maud
Mary Carr
Riverside
Chas. Starr
Cedar Rapids
Messrs
B. J. Godlove
Fred Klockenteger
Geo. Glider
Jno. Waite
Simon Taylor
C. C. Gardner
L. W. Watters
G. W. Klockenteger
Oskaloosa
Loran Bidwell
Iowa City
Brighton
H. G. Moore
Thos. Reaney
H. H. Willson
Baseball
Adam Scwimley
Thorne
Kansas
L. Cresswell
Frank Kopeck
Effie Hull
Eunice Ash
Epworth League
League
Chapt
W. P. Gardner
State Medical Association
Des Moines
Class of 1905 Gifts Colorful Portrait to Muscatine High
The Muscatine High School auditorium will feature a color rich painting as a parting gift from the 1905 graduating class. They voted Friday to leave a copy of The Avenue Middelharnis by Hobbema, a landscape with a road, trees, haystacks, foliage, and a distant lighthouse, for lasting decoration of the assembly room.
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Hobbema
Old Scout and Old Steady Race Through West Liberty
A crowd in West Liberty watches the New York to Portland runabout duel as Old Scout driven by Dwight B. Huss passes town and Old Steady with Percy F. Megargel arrives for a brief stop. The muddy runabout is photographed by W. R. Lane.
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West Liberty
Old Scout
New York
Portland
Oregon
Dwight B. Huss
Percy F. Megargel
Wilton
Epworth League
Levi Pickering
Eli Elliott
Beulah
Walter Pownalls
Centerdale
Kitty Wiley
Muscatine
Davenport
Leta Boos
Iowa City
Myra Kerr
Earnest
Marjorie Burge
Judge McClair
E. F. Schall
Etta Gregg
Downey
Nellie Schenck
Lela Rhoades
Nichols
Harold Phillips
George Tooman
Arsenal
Esther Hillman
Harland Dice
University
Ethel Nichols
Washington
Clyde Wells
West Branch
Woodruff
Cedar Rapids
S. W. Lewis
Will Wiggins
Grace
F. Lane
Shellaburg
Edith Kester
Edna Wiley
George Jewell
Springdale
Ethel Miller
Dr. Struble
Miss Henderson
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Graham
SMALL
Muscatine Lumber and Box Co
East Second Street
Union Service
Congregation At
the Muscatine High
Old Steady
Waal Rolles Tao
Lucas St
Pine St
Fruitland
C. A. Peck
J. Linn Hoopes
G. W. Lindle
Mulberry Street
Duck Eyes
Geo. Nelson
Schley Avenue
Henry Freyermuth
Paul Freund
Washington County
Iowa
Mercer County
Second Street
A. E. Conklin
Letts, In. K.S
N. Rosenberger
Kemble & Kemble
Chas. Lindner
J. L. Klein
Iown Ave
Jacob Hartman
Woodlawn Avenue
Mulberry
Adam Hartman
J. Bilkey's
W. J. Vanatta & Son
Johnson
Dunnet, Minn
Cotter
Ark
Loughridge & Kennard
Cotter, Ark
Nor Vey Allerton
Kieindolph
Jersey
Lucas Street
Porto
Belgium
Bon Nicephorus
E. J. Brown
E. Baker
Bath
Oak Street
Enquire
R. Journal
Bond's Dept
West 2Nd St
East Second _ street
E. O. Burnside
Enquire Journal. Com
Cottage Park Place
Anna Freeland
Pleasant
Rescue Avenue
Eighth Street
Samuel McNutt
West Eighth Street
East Hill
Hattie
Cherry Street
W. W. McQuesten
Vail
Co. B. Vail
M. H. Smith
Eas
J. W. Kerr
Fletcher Avenue
East Sixth Street
American Belt Works
Batavia
C. Zellner
Fifth and
Mulberry Streets
P. O
Phila. Pa
Turner
E. Horn Co
Sash and Doors
Topeka
Missouri
Muscatine and Vicinity
C. A. Peck & Co
Homeseeker
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