Annual outing of Olive Branch school at Kaiser resort
The Olive Branch school held its annual outing at Keokuk Lake yesterday with ideal weather and outdoor sports. A afternoon program featured songs, recitations, dialogues, readings, and a diploma presentation to Anna Kiefer by teacher Lillie W. Hopkinson. South Muscatine locals note visits and relocations of residents including Frick Knapp Stelzener Williams and Stonewell.
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Olive Branch
Keokuk Lake
Kaiser Summer Resort
America
John Bierman
Bessie
Donald Rockafellow
Leo Kiefer
Farmer Jim
Farmer John
Joe Kinsley
Clara Kiefer
Laura Franklin
Clytha Kinsley
Bessie Rockafellow
Florence Kinsley
DeEtt Rockafellow
Martha
Agnes Kiefer
Fay Frizzell
Kentucky
Iowa
Anna Kieffer
Anna Kiefer
Lillie W. Hopkinson
Olive Branch School
South Muscatine
Omer Frick
Keithsburg
Charles Knapp
Oregon Street
Demorest Avenue
Harry Knapp
Friends’ Church
Jarck
John Stelzener
Bismarck Street
Herbert Williams
Letts
George Stonewell
Columbus City
Muscatine
Being a Christian at the Ballot Box
At Mulford Congregational church Christian Endeavor meeting Frank Faulkner will speak on being a Christian at the ballot box. The session will discuss church and state, followed by a general discussion. Rev. W H Thomlinson will address morning and evening services with the sermons Flymnicalness and The Evolution of the Soul. The Male Choir will sing at the evening service. Local notes report residents returning from visits and trips, including James Colsten, Harriet Krehnel, Bessie Dabney, Elva Dabney, Fred Ford, Grace Deitner, and the Tabbotts planning a Davenport trip, with Henry Leach also listing a brief island visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society
Mulford Congregational Church
Frank Faulkner
W. H. Thomlinson
South Muscatine
James Colsten
Riverside
Andrews
Harriet Krehnel
Winfield
Muscatine
Bessie Dabney
Elva
Near High Prairie
Fred Ford
Island
Quincey
Ill
Grace Deitner
William Tabbott
Davenport
Henry Leach
Town City
Dredge Construction Begins for Drainage District 3
Work starts on June 1 for a dredge to aid Drainage District No 3 improvements. The barge will be built on the slough near the Milwaukee railroad bridge. Contractors notify crews to report Monday morning and material arrivals continue into early next week.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Morning Sun Social News and Upcoming High School Commencement
Miss Serena Francisco leaves for Cylinder Iowa to visit sister Mrs. Davidson. Local residents attend gatherings in Colfax and Sperry. Rev. and Mrs. Elliott return from Ohio as Rev Dill will preach Sunday. Morning Sun High School Commencement set for May 27 and 28 with music, class history, and readings listed in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serena Francisco
Cylinder
Davidson
Thos. McClement
Elsie
Colfax
Miles Bobb
Aurora
C. B. Allen
W. W. Milligan
Burlington
Ruth Boling Edwards
Kansas
J. J. Swan
Sperry
Frederick Elliott
Ohio
Nannie Gilbreith
Olathe
Kan
P. S. McElhinney
Morning Sun High School
Obituary of Jacob L Berk 1834 1908 Grandview
Jacob Lewis Berk lived 73 years 9 months 11 days from a Baden Germany birth to a long Iowa life. He arrived in America July 5 1845 with family, settled in Louisa County Iowa by 1846, married Emma H. Jackson in 1863, then Alverda Handly in 1877. Surviving children are Charles Mollie Hardman Frank and John with two deceased. He died May 18 1908 near Grandview.
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Grandview
Jacob Lewis Berk
Baden
Rhine
America
New York
Buffalo
Louisa County
Berk
Emma H. Jackson
Francis
Reena
Charles
Mollie Hardman
Frank
John
Alverda A
Recitation and Class Play at Local School Event
The program featured The Wrestler of Philippi and The Value of Character with students performing Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Highlights included addresses, diplomas, and a alumni banquet planned for Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippi
Lela MccCluckin
Margaret McElhinney
Helena Reid
Remains of Helen Hankins Brought for Tipton Interment
Helen Marie Hankins died at seven months and 24 days old from teething spasms near Independence Iowa. Her body was taken to Tipton for burial in the Tipton cemetery after services at the family home conducted by Rev. Naley of the First Reform church. She is survived by her parents Clyde and [name unreadable] Hankins and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Marie Hankins
Tipton
Independence
Clyde Hankins
Rev
Naley
First Reform Church
Thelma Marten
Ella Plank
Glenn Willer
Harry Marten
Fearful Slaughter of Deadly Microbes Warns Dr Kings Discovery
An old skin and throat disease remedy Dr Kings New Discovery is advertised at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store with price 50 cents to 1 dollar. The copy presents dramatic claims about treating throat and lung maladies.
Gold Medal Flour Aids Light Sponge Cake Wonder
A citizen notes that Gold Medal Flour yields an exceptionally light sponge cake, calling it the lightest seen. The statement appears as a casual product remark or consumer observation.
Word For Bernard Murphy Voters urged to back lieutenant governor candidate
A Muscatine County letter writer endorses Bernard Murphy for lieutenant governor, praising his integrity, Republican fidelity, business acumen, and likely fair committee formation. The note highlights Murphy’s ties to agricultural and dairying counties, especially Benton, and cites his publication work and family as proof of character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Murphy
Muscatine County
Murphy
Senate
Benton County
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South Muscatine News
Mulford Church
Christian Endeavor Meeting
Christian
Muscatine Slough
The
Leverich Normal
Hershey Pasture
Leverich Normal School
Harry Costenson
Mary Lescher
Keota
A. Diercks
Binz
Bismarck and
Hanover Streets
Bert Hill
Oklahoma
J. Dougherty
Kleinfelder
J. W. Dill
Clarinda
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Itrio
Maude Skinner
Alpha Finke
Lasca
Ethel M. Delzell
Lola Faris
Colorado
Utah
Pacific Coast
Rock Island Lines
California
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountain Limited
Golden State Limited
Rock Island
Via
Rockies
S. F. Boyd
Pass. Agt
W. S. Underdone
Newbro’s
Herpicide
Newbro
Archer Ave
Chicago
Anna Conner
Tremont St
Denver
Col
M. Megrue
Herpicide CO
Dept. N
Detroit
Mich
Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store
Special Agents
Lena Green
Sted Curran
Garvin Europena
Luella Brown
Gladys Preston der
Os Rborgine
Ray Latta
Henry Wallace
Majorie Morrison
A. Williams
London Hall
William Crawford
Bostwick
Neb
R. S. McElhinney
Cache Creek
Ind
Ter
Martha Cannon
L. E. Downer
Henry H. Schweitzer
Arthur
G. W. Weber
Harold
Paul
Sarah Benz
Church of God
People’s Pulpit
Mrs. Murphy
S.G
Pstein
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