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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1905
Page
11
Country dispatches from Wapello West Liberty Montezuma and Millersburg summarize community happenings. Reports from local correspondents cover notable people, events and everyday life across rural towns.
Local notes show Mrs. Orville Sipe and children visiting L. Huff, Grace Ott returning to Muscatine, Stella Butler and Louis Otto visiting, and Austin Marshall of Ft. Madison with relatives. Other brief visits involve Horace Todd, Nellie Buffington, William Burns, James Stevens family, Epperson relatives, A C Butmann visiting Cedar Falls, and Rev Ballard returning from Coppack trip.
Fairport Ridge Iowa notes Mr and Mrs Oscar Dusenberry and two children of Muscatine plan several weeks with Noah and Dusenberry relatives. Local youths spent last Sunday at Wild Cat's Den. Julius Welch and son visited Fred Shellhorn family near Pine Mills. Alva Feustel family also mentioned.
Muscatine residents and relatives visited relatives in Fairport and Sunflower Ridge. Mr and Mrs Dan Gatton and grandchildren called on the Reeves family in Fairport. Miss Greiner from Fairport stayed with Mr and Mrs Adam Brossart for an evening.
May 25 report: Little Willie Adams cut a deep gash in his hip on a broken glass accident last Friday and required several stitches from Dr. F. Carl. Adams senior suffered an eye injury when a ball struck him Sunday, with Iowa City doctors evaluating whether the eye can be saved. Local residents visited kin Sunday while farmers in the area began corn planting.
Jess Smith left for Dallas City HL to work in a butcher shop and Mrs. Smith will follow in two weeks. George Miller Jr. went to California. Twin girls born to Mr. and Mrs. E Edwards. a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Halligan. Henry France of Muscatine visited. Iowa City visitors included Mr. and Mrs. J M Lee and Mrs. Geo Cipperly. Decoration day services planned at the cemetery in the afternoon. Epworth League district convention here June 5 6 and 7. Aillene Lee leaves Friday for Mt Pleasant for commencement. L T high school commencement at Grand opera house Friday evening June 2. Co U Pace to preach the baccalaureate sermon at Grand opera house next Sunday evening.
Morning Sun notes Pat Caine now living in Missouri has visited local friends this week. Mrs Emma Reid and her Selma Alabama children arrived Wednesday evening.
Miss Elsie McElhinney visited with her parents Mr and Mrs G Cunningham this week. Miss Critz of Muscatine guests of F M Brown and wife. Misses Zella Emma Cavan and Miss Oldwein of Oakville go to Colorado for three weeks. A cement walk is laid before Mrs Guy’s residence. Mrs Aldrich and daughter Jennie visiting Mt Union this week. Myres Jarvis builds a modern dwelling west of town. Elbert McCleary, Xenia seminary student, visits aunt Miss Marshall on route home to Colorado. Wm Butler returns from Kansas. Birth announced for Wallace Delong in Gowis. Mr and Mrs Charles Butler travel to Washington to attend wedding of Miss Katherine Wilson and Fred Smith of Richland.
Joy Illinois social column records Miss Lizzie Epperly returning from Aledo after a week with friends. Mr and Mrs Burtnette of Morice Mich visit their son Dr Burtnette in Joy. Leopold Adelsdorf of Keithsburg stops by Joy on Monday. Misses Bertha Tullis and Margaret...
Dempster and Rowley of Viola visited G. W. Smith Friday. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Swanson and sons visited with F. E. Swanson Sunday. J. A. Shingle decker hosts a W M S missionary tea Friday. Plasterers begin work on the new bank building with J B Banjay of New Boston. Funeral of Mrs. John Dool in Aledo Monday afternoon.
A compilation of small town updates from Blue Grass Iowa and nearby areas. Mentions Henry Platt transacting business, J P Wunder’s gasoline engine, Cream wagon run by Chris Kautz paying 16 cents a pound, visits by many residents, planting progress, frost on May 22 and several social calls among neighbors.
Springdale reports include visits by Mr and Mrs Leo Maxson of Tipton Bert Gill and family of West Branch and J J Hodgsons guests Mrs Lindley Heald and Maggie from Plato Miss Ethel Callihan and Miss Mary Niles of Rochester called on friends Howard Phelps has begun work as civil engineer with recruiters bound for Cuba Miss Bertha Wickman of North Lib-
Dr Warnock Wesley Winger and Jim Balmer visited Mannon midweek. Josie Moseley returned from Rock Island. Fore paugh and Sells show in Aledo drew locals. Will Moseley visited his parents. James Stevenson came back from Chicago. Herschel Felton from Millersburg stopped in Mannon. Mr and Mrs Sherman Kerch saw friends in Eliza. Will Noonan came from Aledo for a Sunday stay. Dr Will Warnock was called to Mannon. Mrs D O Blaisdell visited her son near Petersville. Homeseeker's Rates advertise Iowa Central Ry to multiple states with stop overs and 21 day tickets.
A ball caused ulcers on G B Steadman of Newark Michigan and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him. The ad notes the salve for 25 cents at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store. A Belle Plaine temperance crusade cites all druggists to justify permit renewals or revocation.
The Journal highlights a new music number titled Those Tell-Tale Eyes. Performers showcase vocal harmonies and stage choreography in a lively feature. The piece blends classic melodies with contemporary phrasing, reflecting the era’s popular stage style.
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