Old Soldiers Gather at Wilton Camp Grounds Reunion
The Muscatine county old soldiers and families met at the Wilton Camp Grounds for a picnic and reunion with a basket dinner and program. Officers were elected for the ensuing year and next year’s meeting set for the same grounds with a suggestion to move earlier in the season. The event included graphophone entertainments, a drum of thanks to the ladies, and lists of attending soldiers and registering ladies.
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Muscatine County
Wilton Camp Grounds
Wilton Camp Meeting
J. B. Downer
H. Wise
Margaret Hoskins
Pension Our Heroes
Martha Ellen
Margaret
Camp Meeting Association
Perrine's Comet Now Visible to Naked Eye
Perrine's comet is visible without a telescope and will brighten each night until Oct 8 when it reaches its nearest distance to Earth about 35,000,000 miles away. Discovered by American Professor Perrine of Lick Observatory it has attracted astronomers since Mount Hamilton telescope detection.
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Perrine
Professor Perrine
Lick Observatory
Mount Hamil
Cassiopeia
Fruit Markets Show Plentiful Supplies and Bright Prospects
Market notes report abundant fruit nationwide with strong supplies of peaches pears and grapes. New York apples are limited while southern and Michigan crops offer good quality Jonathans Howell and Hardys with prices around 3.25 to 3.75 for selected varieties. Oranges celery and cranberries show good quality though some markets delay California oranges until Thanksgiving and Florida fruit mainly heads east. The grain and hog markets stay steady with oats ranging 35 to 35 cents and hogs around 6.75 after a recent peak.
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New York
Ben Davis
California
Michigan
Ohio
Regular meeting of Wyoming lodge No. 76 K of P
The Wyoming lodge No 76 of the Knights of Pythias will hold a regular meeting tonight. Work in the rank of Knight will be conducted and full attendance is requested.
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Wyoming Lodge
K. of P
Death of John G. Morse Principal Oakland Resident
John G. Morse died Sept. 25 1902 at age 49. He was born Aug. 21 1853 and married Matilda J. Forbes Oct. 29 1874. They had seven children, five girls and two boys, one died in infancy. Funeral at Christian chapel with L O O F grave side service.
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Oakland
John G. Morse
Matilda J. Forbes
P. M. Orr
Dyche
Riverside
R. W. Hawkins
Ed. Wolford
Nellie Hines
T. J. McCollister
Hugh Boyd
Johnnie Baker
Interurban Line Proposed Linking Creston and Mount Ayr
Des Moines Mount Ayr and Southern Electric Railway incorporation announced with $600000 capital. Lyman Waterman heads the venture aiming to connect Creston to Mount Ayr as part of tying southern Iowa to electric rail networks.
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Lyman Waterman
Creston
Mt. Ayr
Des Moines
Mount Ayr
Death of W H Letts Postmaster Shocks Columbus Junction
Hon W H Letts postmaster of Columbus Junction Iowa dies suddenly from heart trouble Thursday night at about 10 o clock after a brief illness. Born 1854 he came to Iowa with his parents and grew to prominence as a farmer stockman and trusted official. He served as postmaster appointed by McKinley and reappointed later. He leaves a wife Susan Lacey three children Letta Florence and Howard and several siblings. Nettie Dill will continue as assistant postmaster until new arrangements. Funeral Saturday at 12 30 at the late residence with Rev Drew officiating. Burial in Grandview cemetery.
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W. H. Letts
McKinley
LaSalle
Buren County
N. M. Letts
Iowa
Grandview Township
Louisa County
Letta Letts
Florence Letts
Howard Letts
Philadelphia
Letts
Hilton N
James H
Noah R
Chicago
E. F. Brockway
Grandview
E. 8. Watters
Watson
Cal
Letta
Nettie Dill
Drew
Grandview Cemetery
W R C Regular Meeting At G A R Hall
A regular meeting of the W R C members is set for Saturday at 7 30 PM in the G A R hall on East Second Street. Attendees will hear the report on proceeds from the dinners held September 24 25 during the Crocker brigade and 35th Iowa reunion and elect delegates for the district convention at Tipton on October 23.
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G. A. R. Hall
East Second Street
Crocker Brigade
Iowa
Tipton
Will Sue the Coal Operators Under Anti-Trust Law
Albany October 3 Attorney General Davies grants application to summon coal operators to appear and show cause why proceedings should not be instituted under the Donnelly anti trust law Hearing to be held in Albany City on October 3
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Albany
Davies
City
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