Local notes mention sales, events and visits in Iowa town
Private sale of household goods by Mrs James Cotter at 107 West 2nd and warnings about local butter prices. City Railway Park opening next Sunday with band concerts drill and Hawes Camp M W A of Rock Island present. Two wives visit from Bellevue hospital. Claude Smith to relocate to Cook Nebraska. Mrs Bond to attend Dickinson college degree ceremony. various city happenings and notices.
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James Cotter
City Railway Park
Hawes Camp M. W. A. of
Rock Island
F. F. Bond
E. B. Fulham
Lebanon
Dickinson College
Pechman Hora Wedding at St Wenceslaus Iowa City
On Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock Rev Chihal conducted the ceremony at St Wences yan's church Iowa City uniting J E Pechman and Anna M Hora in marriage Edward Hora brother of the bride served as groomsman Ada Fisher of Lone Tree was bridesmaid Both bride and bridesmaid wore white China silk and carried carnations The couple now reside six miles north of Lone Tree with many relatives in attendance and a wedding feast observed by the family and neighbors
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Lincoln
St. Wences§ Yan’s Church
Iowa City
Chihal
J. E. Pechman
Anna M. Hora
Edward Hora
Ada Fisher
Lone Tree
J. Horn
J. Zenneshek
J. Fiala
Solon
Pechman-Hora
Zenneshek
J. Hora
H. Huesen
Timmerman
Leona
Harris
Brooklyn Handicap Run Won by Delhi Ostrich Second Graziano Third
Gravesend, May 25. The Brooklyn handicap race was won by Delhi with Ostrich second and Graziano third. The time recorded was 2.06 2-5.
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Gravesend
Brooklyn
Delhi
Graziano
Alumni Reunion Set for Muscatine High School Class of 1905
Invitations will be issued tomorrow for the Muscatine High School Alumni association reunion and reception to the class of 1905 on Wednesday June 7 at 8 o clock in the high school. Officers include Scott Berry president and Anna Kern secretary with a full program led by Amelia Timm. The event aims to be the most elaborate in the school's history.
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High School Alumnia Association
Muscatine High School Alumni Association
Tome
Anna B. Kern
Chestnut Street
Muscatine
J. Scott Berry
Homer D. Junkin
Edna _ Francis
Ina P. Stirlen
Nell V. Downer
Amelia Timm
Anna Wilson
Frank Butler
Eva Johnson
May Willa Patten
Anna Kincaid
Jessie Brainworth
Ella Jayne
Jno. Robbins
Emma Underwood
Will Bishop
Emma Mahin
Fred Beach
Herman Schmidt
Lillian M. Warner
Emma Berry
J. H. St. John
Joseph Wyant
Roncovieri
Scott Berry
Andrew W. Asthalter
Kentucky
Giebel
Bert Hill
O. G. Schilliz
Geo. C. Lindner
John E. Kuiper
Arleigh C. Ruckdeschel
T.ray Brown
Wm. Tiecke
W. J. Fayle
Wm. B. Walton
J. Louis Beard
Frank Schoenig
Archibald Keath
Howard D. Warfield
Caroline Richards
Emma Parkins
J. N. Elliott
Auld Lang Syne
Macey
YMCA Boys Summer Camp Date Announced
The YMCA sets July 5 to 10 for the boys camp with location to be announced. Secretary Hugh Jameson will oversee arrangements and organizers report the camps have been worthwhile with plans to boost appeal this year. A list of attending boys includes C F Nevins and others such as Charles Reuling Clark Barnard Roger Jayne and F D Applegate.
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Hugh Jameson
C. F. Nevins
Charles Reuling
Clark Barnard
Roger Jayne
F. D. Applegate
Ed. Schroeder
Bitzer
Fred Wilmering
Harold Morgan Willie Randall
Lester Pugh
N. Wilmering
Kenneth Madden
Wayne Pugh
Ollie Munn
Walter Smakey
Porter Smith
Fay Messenger
John Westrate
Glen Barnard
Wedding of Gertrude Wilhelm and George Gergen
The wedding of Gertrude M Wilhelm and George Gergen was held at the bride’s parents home 703 East Seventh Street with Rev Judson Kempton officiating. The couple will reside at Cedar Street after May 27 and both are respected local workers in Muscatine.
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S. P. Wilhelm
East Seventh Street
Gertrude M. Wilhelm
George Gergen
Judson Kempton
First Baptist Church
Grace Hix
Marshalltown
Arthur Wilhelm
Mamie Wilhelm
John Miller
Sweetland Centre
Great Western Cereal Company
van Nostrand Saddlery Company
Muscatine
Gergen
Cedar Street
Five New Cases Filed In June Term Court
New cases were filed this afternoon on the last filing day of the June term. Records unavailable show E B Lewis versus H F Bodman in law W W Harper Company versus F H Fuller in law American Soda Fountain Company versus C Toohey and two equity suits Lottie Hess versus John Hess Genevieve Full versus Henry Fuller were filed.
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E. B. Lewis
H. F. Bodman
W. W. Harper Company
F. H. Fuller
American Soda Fountain Co
C. Toohey
Equity
Lottie Hess
John Hess
Genevieve Full
Henry Fuller
Memorial Service for William Zeigler at New Era Chapel
A memorial service will be held at New Era chapel Sunday evening May 21 honoring the late William Zeigler. Rev. Olander of Rock Island will conduct the service.
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New Era Chapel
William Zeigler
Rev
Olander
Rock Island
Public note clarifies Weed park leadership
A local club member asks the Journal to confirm Weed park is held by the city and managed by a park commission of Aldermen Flannery Bartemeier Kneese and Holmes with Flannery as chairman. Only these officials are authorized to oversee park maintenance matters.
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Weed Park
Flannery
Bartemeier
Kneese
Holmes
Ald. Flannery
Misfortune as a Formative Force in Character
Medical Talk reflects on how sorrow and misfortune shape character and foster virtue. It argues that happiness only softens appearance, while misfortune deepens resilience, sparking growth in intellect, compassion, and achievement through tested effort.
Gloaming Theme in Poetry and Language Use
The excerpt explains gloaming as twilight from beneath brows and the sun’s dim shine at dusk. It notes Byron and Burns era usage and cites Lowell and Hogg as examples of the term in poetry and Scottish usage for the evening star and twilight scenes.
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Byron
Dr. Moore
Burns
Scotland
Lowell
Hogg
Polite Golddust Courts Miss Gotrox With Country Seat Offer
Miss De Stile notes Golddust is very polite. Golddust offers Miss Gotrox his country seat upon meeting her, a gesture observed in society circles.
Surprise birthday gathering at Mollie Huttig home
Miss Mollie Huttig enjoyed a birthday anniversary surprise last evening with games and a good time. Attendees included Minnie Gunzenhauser Katie Kreig Cora Mittman Emma Mittman Lena Blazing Eda Huttig Lena Zong Katie Riegel Mollie Huttig Harry Myers Harry Lang Clarence Huttig Ernst Mittman Ben Mittman George Weiman Walter Bartenhagen Harry Mittman and Clarence and George Collins.
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Mollie Huttig
Minnie Gunzenhauser
Katie Kreig
Cora Mittman
Emma Mittman
Lena Blazing
Eda Huttig
Lena Zong
Katie Riegel
Harry Myers
Harry Lang
Clarence Huttig
Ernst Mittman
Ben Mittman
George Weiman
Walter Bartenhagen
Harry Mittman
Clarence
George Collins
Ludman and Frey Wed In Walnut Street Parsonage
Yesterday afternoon at about four o'clock Reverend Judson Kempton united George Ludman and Maude M Frey in marriage at the Baptist church parsonage on Walnut street. The groom works for Roach and Musser Sash and Door company and the bride is well known locally. They will reside on Fletcher avenue West Hill.
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Judson Kempton
The
Baptist Church
George Ludman
Maude M. Frey
Walnut Street
Roach and Musser Sash and Door Company
Fletcher Avenue
West Hill
Former Muscatine Youths Wed in California
Word comes of the marriage of Esther Batterson and Dr. Will G. Gates on May 23 at 4 PM in Pasadena California. Both were former Muscatine residents and are described as well known. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Clara E. Batterson, has lived in California but is still a Muscatine girl. The groom, son of L. M. Gates, practiced dentistry and studied at the Chicago College of Dental Surgery.
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Esther Batterson
Will G. Gates
Clara E. Batterson
Pasadena
Cal
Golden State
Muscatine
L. M. Gates
Jackson Street
Chicago College of Dental Surgery
Local Briefs Note Marital Moves And Greetings
Dr and Mrs Gates will reside in Paso Robles California where the doctor will practice. Miss Josephine Bruin formerly of this city married Guy Cooper of Humboldt Nebraska and will make their future home in Nebraska City. Miss Rebecca Hoopes hosts the Monday Afternoon Card club at her West Third street home in honor of Mrs H B Davidson of Wapello.
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West
Gates
Paso Robles, Cal
Josephine Bruin
Guy Cooper
Humboldt
Nebraska
Nebraska City
Rebecca Hoopes
West Third Street
H. B. Davidson
Wapello
Local Notes From Conesville May Events And Births
Mrs. Israel Hill and Mrs. Thos Huffman attended a death in Burlington for Robt Hill’s daughter in law. Alvairo Cass Mincher born May 20 to Walter A Mincher. nine pounds. Lena Trautman of Nichols visiting Grandma Davison for a week. L M Cecil shipped cattle and hogs to Chicago with John Hawkins. Mothers day program praised. Rosa Miller recovering and back at school. Baccalaureate address by Rev E A Brinton at M E church next Sunday at 8 pm.
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Conesville
Israel Hill
Thos. Huffman
Burlington
Inlaw
Robt. Hill
Ll. B. Smith
English
Columbus Junction
Masonic Lodge
Walter A. Mincher
Alvairo Cass Mincher
Lena Trautman
Nichols
Davison
L. M. Cecil
Chicago
John Hawkins
Eva Jones
Rosa Miller
Myrtle Foster
Grace Stickney
Charles Gay
Iowa City
State University
L. P. Breeden
Cecil
J. F. Thomas
Eddyville
E. A. Brinton
M. E. Church
Moonlight Excursion Draws Large Crowd On Levee
The A. P. O. N. T. lodge hosted a successful moonlight excursion last night despite threatening weather. A large crowd gathered on the levee to see the boat and the many excursionists aboard while rain delayed the start. Music was provided by the Ostrander Orchestra.
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A. P. O. N. T. Lodge
Ostrander Orchestra
Homeseeker's Rates on Iowa Central Ry schedule
Advertises homeseeker rates via the Iowa Central Railway on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to Nebraska Kansas Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas New Mexico Colorado and other states. Stop-overs allowed and tickets valid 21 days. For rates and times contact agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minn.
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Homeseeker’s
Iowa Central Ry
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
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C. T. Gremmel
Iowa Avenue
Batterson
Mrs. C. P. Malone
St. Louis
Ladies Auxiliary of Company “C
Rudolph Gertz
Bayfield
Bellevue Hospital
J. L. Klein
A. J. Weaver
A. R. Klein
Mark Coyner
East Third Street
Dad
Claude Smith
Cook
Mr. Smith
Rock Island Road
Ing of
J. OD. Lamb
Wm. H. McMackin
Alumni Association of the High
Mira Hershey Lumber Company To
Mira Hershey Lumber Company
Margaret
J. Dwight Lamb
Clinton
Bellevue
Mr. Lamb
Tony Schlipf
Mira Hershey Company
William H. McMackin
Fourteenth Illinois Cavalry
West Front Street
Post
William MecMackin
Shelby Norman
Greenwood Chapel
Greenwood Cemetery
Middlesex County
New Jersey
Illinois
Addie McMackin
Waukesha
Wis
South Dakota
Lyman County
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
F. A. Miller
Miss Maude M. Frey
Valenciennes
Toben, Malone & CO
W. Sesond
J. Linn Hoopes
Hershey Avenue
East Second Street
Carl's Bakery
East Sixth Street
Frank
Roy
Ster
Daily Journal
P. O
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Muscatine Journal
Rural Repute
Muscatine Daily Journal
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