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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1905
Page
6
From Wapello to West Liberty and Montezuma to Millersburg the Journal’s country correspondents report on people you know. All the news all the time from the country.
Keota notes detail graduates and ceremonies from Washington Iowa Wesleyan and Mt. Pleasant. The general assembly of the United Presbyterian church meets in Washington. Local visits include Dr. Samuel Dings with A J Dings of Viola and Mrs. Lillian Palmer with Adla Richardson in Harper. Decoration Day activities listed for the Christian church at 2 PM.
The G A R post and W R C will lead patriotic exercises at the cemetery with a Wells song and martial music. A male quartet performs America for the audience. There are 22 soldiers buried in Keota cemetery.
Solomon B. Matthews and Miss Daisy L. Hook obtained a marriage license in Wapello on Wednesday and wed at the M. E. parsonage with Rev. M. E. Reusch officiating. A 620 acre Louisa county land sale near Pt. Louisa yielded 6,000 dollars to satisfy a mortgage. Darius Key bought the tract at 9.67 per acre.
The first annual commencement of the Conesville high school will be held Thursday evening June 1, 1905 at the Grace Reformed church. Baccalaureate sermon Sunday evening May 28 by Rev. E A Burton at the Methodist church. Program includes Mae Smith in elocation, a male quartet, class history by Nettie Storms, orations by Grace Gunderson Roy Jean Jessie Smyth Crete Hannon Rose Miller and others, with musical selections and exercises.
The program features Mae Smith piano solo and orations by Lara E McCullough, Grace Stickney, Byron McKee, and Geneva Miller. Songs include Sailors Glee and The Rising Nation. class motto is Self Reliance is the Key to Success. colors green pink and white. flowers white rose. Board members J Boggs W Morse E Stanton L G Able preside.
Downey residents learn a large modern school is being arranged by the school board. Downey will observe Memorial day for the first time with appropriate exercises. Local churches prepare children's day programs as Rev Miss Parkhurst of Davenport fills the Baptist church services.
May 25 item lists several residents' health: Father Bethuven and Lena Lunn deteriorating while Mrs. Hyett improves. Doctors Reynolds and Marquis join Dr Ohaver in a complex case. Mrs John Downey and baby improving. Mrs Ohaver improving. Local attendees visited Forepaugh and Sells show in Aledo May 19. Meetings by F A Russell and O H Bailey planned for Aledo. memorial services in M E church on May 28 led by Rev J C Crofts. decoration services May 29. address by Rev Shaffer May 29.
The group visited Aledo and Buffalo Prairie while scouting the country for the interurban railroad. Fred Bailey went to the Soldiers' Home at Marshalltown on May 19. Mrs. Bailey stays briefly to visit. Mrs. O H Bailey and daughter shopped in Aledo. Arthur Braught visited Viola for two days last week.
Cairo and nearby residents share a weekend of visits and illness updates. Mrs H C Weever and Charles Briggs hosted, Bailey Van Horn visited Cairo, and many attended the funeral of Hon R E Benton at Oakland church. Dr. Allen and family spent Sunday with E S Briggs. Mrs Miles Babb of Aurora also joined. Homer Winder is sick. Silas Tompkins of Wapello and Alvin Sellers families visited Cairo and Wapello areas.
May 25 Toolsboro residents report illnesses and recoveries. Mrs W C Smith is quite sick. Miss May Matthews resumes school after a week of illness. Mrs J P Brock, previously ill at her mother Gellie’s, returns home to Keithsburg last week. Mr and Mrs Will Sillick and Miss A Sillick visit Burlington for a week. Mrs John Smire called to Grandview for sister Mary Simpson’s illness. W R James visiting Ft Madison this week. Mrs M Gellie returns from Keithsburg after a short visit.
Mrs Ida Phelps returned to Knox ville to attend the funeral of her brother Walter Wood. Mr and Mrs Robert Bennett from Montpelier attended church at Sweetland and dined with Mr and Mrs Longstreth. E R Sherfey and J H Van Camp joined Masonic lodge in Muscatine Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs J H Harris spent the Sabbath with Mr and Mrs Ralph Harris at Lone Tree. Willie Howard and Miss Daisy Pantel of Muscatine attended church in Sweetland and dined with Mr and Mrs Leonhard. Mr and Mrs J O Holtz dined with Mr and Mrs S D Haifleigh. Miss Lizzie Martin treated a few of the community.
The text notes a fifteenth birthday party with friends at a home on Monday evening. It mentions corn planting season, a patient named Bessie Moots improving, a Tuesday quarantine, and school resuming at Sweetland after two weeks of vacation. Attendees include William Meerdink of Muscatine and Susie Meerdink of Bloomington, plus Joe Bowser’s Blooming ton township visit and Benjamin Meerdink calling from Los Angeles. The funeral of W. H. Wood occurred Sunday at A. J. Wood’s home and he was buried in Bloomington cemetery.
Electric Bitters claim to kill and expel malaria disease germs while preventing typhoid fever and curing fever and ague. The advertisement offers the remedy for 50 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Wrayville residents host relatives from Muscatine and Sturgis. Families visiting include Milton and Scattergood groups, Feldmans, Ripleys, Robisons, and Beating. A christening at the German M B church and a telephone company meeting are noted among Sunday activities.
Iowa Central lists 1905 season discounts from Elrick Junction to St Paul Minneapolis for 13.30 Duluth 17.50 Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo 24.60 Salt Lake City Ogden 37.00 with sale after June 1 and Oct 31 limit Other promos cover Epworth League convention G A R encampment Portland Lewis and Clark expo California and Hot Springs with varied sale dates and 50 cent extensions Full details available from agents or A B Cutts G P T A.
G A R Shelley Norman Post No 231 holds meetings on the first and third Tuesdays each month at headquarters. The schedule is published for members and local readers.
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