Crowd at Vollmer talk. unity club farewells noted
A large audience in the opera house heard Vollmer as Republicans formed a strong presence on the streets. Local campaigns showed Bry an support limited in Wapsie township. Unity Club hosted a farewell reception for Mrs Ball at J. W. McElravy’s East Third street home with about twenty ladies attending. Numerous visitors from Geneva and Davenport were mentioned, as were changes of residence and teaching duties among townspeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vollmer
Bryan
Wapsie Township
Unity Club
Mrs. Ball
J. W. McElravy
East Third Street
Lettie Edmondson
Geneva
Nebraska
Mesdames
Frank Barnes
H. P. Dodge
Alvin la Rice
Louie Schooley
Davenport
Orphans’ Home
T. Chesebro
A. A. Ball
Salt Lake City
Marie Jacoby
Dr. Anougst
West Liberty
Union Valley School Drill Sparks Community Activity
A large crowd gathered at the Union Valley school on Monday evening to watch the boys drill led by Captain David James and Lieutenant W. Walters. Nearby visits included Winnie Dice from the Valley and Myrtle Horne from Cedar Hill, with other locals attending Sunday school and church events as the community stays busy with farming, preaching, and social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David James
W. Walters
Tipton
Joel Walker
E. Fogg’s
Springdale
Rough Riders
Nichols
Grandma Jones Reunites With Family After Twenty Years
A reunion at Grandma Jones’s home brings A D White and wife, Mrs. Mat tie Savage and son, Theo Jones and wife, Joe Jones, and Wm H Jones together for the first time in over two decades. Utah resident Mr. Clay arrives with Western horses en route to Chicago. 17 horses reportedly died after a 52 hour trek with little sustenance. Mrs. Pollock and daughter visit from Muscatine, with John Pollock’s children joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. White
Mattie Savage
West Branch
Theo. Jones
West Liberty
Joe Jones
Mt. Vernon
Grandma Jones
Wm. H
Clay
Utah
Isaac Both
Chicago
Pollock
Muscatine
Dora Ady
John Pollock
Lucy Dice
Ella Hagen
Local Social Roundup From Davenport Mission Meetings
Ceaseless Callings buc attended missionary meetings in Davenport linked to the Presbyterian synod. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Utting Houseman from England, Mrs. Hannah Holmes returning from Denver, and Dr. Frank Beveridge from Chicago ill at Cyrus Overman’s home. The week also notes reunions, travel, illness, and a teachers’ meeting amid fine dusty weather.
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Buc
Davenport
Synod of the
Presbyterian Church
Utting Houseman
England
John Spaulding
Hannah Holmes
Lillian Childs
Denver
Emer Kingsbury
Cedar Falls
West Liberty
Joe H. Jones
Mt. Vernon
Frank Beveridge
Chicago
Cyrus Overman
Harry Heston
Harry Heston Visited Over Sunday With Mrs. Noble
Des Moines
Harry
Lou Pray
Griswold
Iowa
Ohio
Grandma Lamb
Ella Hagenbuch
Hoover
Muscatine
Homer Turkle
Marion
Kansas
James McDonald
Geneva Notes on Local Politics and Community Life
The column observes residents in Geneva neglecting national issues for household concerns and savings while noting roadwork by Dave Browning and upcoming box supper on October 26. It mentions Mary Freeze's illness, corn cribbing for a cold snap, Beek horses suffering pinkeye, and locally poor potato yields. several office candidates are discussed as the roadmaster may not seek reappointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Browning
Dave
Geneva
Mary Freeze
Herman Beek
Old Folks Day at Spangler chapel in Oak Grove
Spangler chapel hosted Old Folks Day with decorated church and singing of old-time pieces by senior parishioners. Dorcas Sewing Society plans all day meeting at Mrs. Morgan Houser's on Oct 31. Meritt family moved away last week. origin unknown. Young folks resume weekly parties and two engagements are being planned. Anna Hendricks's father gifted a new upright piano. Mr. and Mrs. J C and J D Stuart traveled to Nichols to hear a Thursday evening speech. Mrs Meerdink and daughter from Des Moines visit Benj Meerdink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spangler Chapel
Dorcas Sewing Society
Morgan Houser
John TeStrake
Cawker City
Merritt
Anna Hendricks
J. C
J. D. Stuart
Nichols
Meerdink
Fruitland Rough Riders Attend Rally in Letts
The Fruitland Rough Riders visited Letts for a rally welcomed and entertained by the Letts company. Miss Lola Conard has returned to Leroy Illinois after visiting her aunt Mrs Hopson. An Island Library Association meeting is set for Oct 20 at G W Webster's with W L Roach discussing current issues on Oct 24 at Hopson hall. Mary O'Brien returns to St Louis after visiting her father. A majority of sweet potato growers plan to finish digg ing this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruitland Rough Riders
Letts
Lola Conard
Hopson Hall
Mary O’brien
Local Notes on Wood, Visits and Rally Attendance
F O Walton sells cord wood to the school board and is busy with delivery and sawing. Mr and Mrs Wm Placke Jr visit friends in Muscatine on Sunday. Residents attend a Republican rally in Muscatine Friday evening. River rising rapidly at this point. Mr Hunter from Grandview was a business visitor Monday. J Feathestone of Sweetland visited Tuesday. Mrs Wm Thompson and children called on Mrs FE Jenison Tuesday. Ellen Walton visited Mrs J C Beatty Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. Walton
Wm. Placke, Jr
Muscatine
Hunter
Grandview
J. Feathestone
Sweetland
Wm. Thompson
FE. Jenision
Ellen Walton
J. C. Beatty
Local Social Roundup Reflects Weekend Visits and Travel
Alf Tunison and wife dined with J H Harris on Sunday. S D Haifleigh and family visited Mr Hoopes in Lake township. Katie Longstreth returned from western Iowa after four months away. Men from near Tipton bought two Chester White hogs from Wood Bros. Residents went to Muscatine to hear R G Cousins Chas Young and Asa Johnson. The Leonhard family visited Columbus Junction over the Sabbath. Mrs Parker and daughter from Muscatine visited Theo Gettert. John Wilson and wife from Muscatine seen on the street. Mrs Pierson and daughter spent the Sabbath in Muscatine. Spooner returned from his Dakota trip.
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Alf. Tunison
J. H. Harris
S. D. Haifleigh
Hoopes
Lake Township
Katie Longstreth
Iowa
Tipton
Chester White
Wood Bros
Muscatine
R. G. Cousins
Chas Young
Asa Johnson
Chamberlain
Mr. Leonhard
Columbus Junction
Butte Knife Attack Lands Man in Critical Condition
Henry Williams and W Volker quarreled over a dollar at a Butte Montana hotel. Williams stabbed Volker sixteen times, causing a stampede among guests. Williams, said to be 22, was reportedly jailed for murder at a reform school after fleeing St. Louis years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Henry Williams
W. Volker
Williams
Volker
St. Louis
Reform School
Montana
Murphysboro Bartenders Win Citywide Wage Pact
In Murphysboro Illinois on October 19 the bartenders strike nears end as the Liquor Dealers League agrees to recognize the Bartenders Union and adopt the proposed wage scale. The league leaders signed the accord, but bartenders require individual saloonkeepers to sign before final acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Ills
Horcott
Liquor Dealers’ League
Bartenders’ Union
Condition of John Sherman Worsens but Shows Intermittent Fever Brightens
Washington reports no material change in John Sherman's condition last night. He remains partly unconscious much of the time with increasing weakness and a disagreeable cough that irritates him in his debilitated state. He rallies and brightens at intervals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Sherman
Boers Tearing Up Rail and Telegraph Lines Daily
Pretoria reports daily Boer attacks tearing up railroad and telegraph lines. Repair crews cannot leave garrisoned points without escorts. Authorities consider corralling and deporting burghers as an apparent fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Railway Station Fire Delays Chicago Train in Sioux Falls
A fire at the Minors Central station in Rouge east of Sioux Falls caused $2,000 in losses and warped the track, delaying the Chicago passenger train's arrival. The blaze was blamed on a defective fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Rouge
Here
Chicago
Excursion Rates to Keokuk Iowa For I O O F Meeting
The B C R and N Railway offers reduced excursion tickets to Keokuk Iowa for the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge Grant Encampment and Rebekah Assembly I O O F of Iowa October 16 19. Call on Cedar Rapids Route agents for rates and train times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Iowa
Grand Lodge
Grant
Rebekah Assembly I. O. O. F
Cedar Rapids
Caution in Partnership Deals Warns ExchangE
Editorial cautioning against entering partnerships with covetous, passionate, obstinate, revengeful, or crony individuals. Advises careful vetting to avoid harmful business ties and disputes.
Street Railway Boycotted in Marion Ind By Union
At a Central Trades Council meeting the Union Traction company of Indiana was declared unfair to organized labor and a boycott ordered. Delegates will report to locals urging fines on members who ride the company cars as committees patrol city lines. Management claims no discharge for union membership while weeding out long time workers who had signed to join the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Central Trades Council
Union Traction Company
Indiana
International Street Railway
Tranction Company
Henry
Parker
Major Peterson dies of yellow fever in Havana
Havana reports Major Peterson chief Cuba commissary dies from yellow fever. His wife, Mrs Peterson, who had arrived from Cincinnati to nurse him, shot herself an hour after his death. Both were interred with military honors. Peterson was a notable mustering officer in Indiana and served in the Spanish-American War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Peterson
Cuba
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Indiana
Major Peterson
Robert Allison
Dr. Posey
Philadelphia
Laxative Bromo Quinine Sold for Cold Cure
Advertising copy promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The ad claims a full refund if it fails and bears E W Grove’s signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Laboratories, Inc
Phila
E. W. Grove
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