Local residents visit friends and travel Saturday
Miss Gertrude Vincent of Letts shopped and called on friends while Miss Hattie Harton left for Moscow to visit for a week. Mrs. Henry Peterson of Valliam avenue and others prepared trips, with several taking trains or driving to nearby cities for short visits and return home Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Vincent
Letts
Hattie Harton
Monroe Xtraut
Moscow
Henry Peterson
Valliam Avenue
Uton
Lillan Droaner
West Eighth Street
West Liberty
Bertha Grady
G&l Demorest
Verna Tandleman
Green Atrevt
Mabel Hberling
Clinton Street
Cedar Rapids
St Louis Pastor Delivers Sermon at German Church
Twa members of the congregation heard an excellent sermon Sunday morning by the Rev. Henry Ross of St. Louis a former pastor of the Hal church. Ross arrived Saturday and will remain to attend the St. Louis district conference during the current week in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twa
German Methodist Episcopal Church
Ilenry Ross
St. Louis
To Hal
Mr. Ross
St. Lonty
Reward Offered for Information in Tree Fall Fight
A $25 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the party or parties connected to the tree fall fight during the excursion Saturday night. Reference is made to Tiedemuno Jr. and the claimant seeks disclosure of those involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiedemuno, Jr
Inwa Lodge No 2 Masons Meet September 2 4929
Regular communication of Inwa Lodge No 2 A. FP. and A. M. scheduled for Tuesday evening September 2 with 18 oclock start. A good attendance is desired as business of interest will be discussed before the meeting. For order W. M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inwa Lodge No. 2
W. M
Muscatine County Crop Society reports surplus and plans
Secretary Lawrence presented a positive report at the Muscatine County Crop Improvement society meeting. Farmers contributed 655 dollars for the association, double the Scott county total, bringing year to date receipts to 2503.75 with expenditures at 1000.86 and a bank balance of 837.59. A seed corn campaign is planned for early fall with the county advisor to aid in seed selection. Mrs Laura Grings traveled through Eldon to Wilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Muscatine County
South End Man Clifford Knight Dies After Short Illness
Clifford Knight 28 of 420 Green Street died Sunday after a two week heart illness. He rose to head of shipping at Roach & Musser Sash and Door Co after graduating from local high school and Brown's Business College. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm from First Methodist Episcopal Church with interment Greenwood Cemetery. He leaves parents, two brothers, and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Knight
Green Street
Young Koight
Roach & Musser Sash and Door Company
Brown's Business College
South End
Knight
Young Knight
Winfeld C. Knight
First Methodist Episcopal Church
L. M. Grigsby
Greenwood Cemetery
Mrs Della Watson Bonell Improving
Word from the bedside of Mrs Della Watson Bonell indicates she has passed the danger and is on the road to recovery. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Watson she is confined at Henrotin hospital in Chicago where she has been treated for peritonitis for eight weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Watson
Bonell
Thomas Watson
East Third Street
Infant Daughter Dies of Whooping Cough
Mr and Mrs Alex Schenkel mourn the death of their infant daughter Catherine Schenkel of 519 East Seventh Street who died last evening after suffering from whooping cough. The child was born June 3 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Schenkel
Juns
Catherine Schenkel
S19
Ast
Seventh Street
Final Summer Union Service Should Be Final Sunday
German Congregational Church hosted the final summer union service with Rev. Richard Stave delivering the sermon. Rev. James Renfrew of the Friends church gave an eloquent sermon at the Presbyterian lawn, noting the July and August union services drawn strong attendance. Renfrew spoke on responsibilities, as the German services concluded the joint effort led by German churches. A large crowd attended the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Renfrew
Frienda
Presbyterian Lawn
Renfrew
Germ Churches Union
German Congregational Church
Richard Stave
German Evangelical Church
Geneva Echo Vesper Service At YWCA Sunday
The first vesper service of the veer at the Young Women’s Christian Association rooms was held Sunday at 4 39 pm with about forty in attendance. The service followed a Geneva Echo format and delegates’ reports were read. Adele Field added her report on "Where We Are" to the program. New secretaries Miss Louella Taylor and Miss Dinsdale attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Christian Association
Geneva Echo
Luzetta Howell
Adele Field
Lou
Ella Taylor
Dinsdale
Return of Pastor Is Requested by Church
Washington Iowa September 1 Dr T M Smith pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church preached his farewell sermon as his conference year ended. The official board asked the bishop to return him for another year to complete the new $80 000 church. Rev Fisher honored by farewell address leaves for Los Angeles to lead Harvard Heights United Presbyterian church after seven years at the local church. Pinkertons Here in search of Bert Farms wanted for rape burglary and possible murder. He shipped from Maryland to Minneapolis with a steel gang and boasted of deeds. Drowned Gertrude Gezel one of three girls from Pelia Wis drowned at Lake Geneva Wis on the 28th
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smith
Fisher
U. P
Focal Church
Los Angeles
Harvard Heights
Pinkertons
Pinkerton
Bert Farms
Rock Island
Maryland
Minneapolis
Balma
Teather
Gertrude
Gezel
Lake Geneve
Wis
Pelia
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Iowa
Ruthenberg Clothing Co
East Second St
George Sherberger
Wilton
Otto Horst
Cadar Napids
Eugene Horst
V23
Climer Street
A. Selway
Jualissa
Teun Ad
THE
Reeder CO
Fane
Muscatine County Society
Hawkeye State
Laura Grings
Eldon
el As
Strongest Bank
Muscatine
Muscatine State Bank
Neral
Sebastian Schlip
Grandview Avenue
Hiershey Hospital
Louis Elfers
Clifford Randleman
Jeft
A. D. Bull
Ohio Street
Jett
Aledo
Ell
I. Walker
Wisconsin Street
New Boston
George Randleman
Elsmerck Street
Little Walls
Minn
Raymond Randleman
Andrew Diereks
Bismarck Street
Nichols
A. J. Wall
Lovewell
Kan
Phillips Street
Alfred Lemkau
Vis
Nebraska Street
Marty Stromer
John Keepping
Evans Street
Della Watson Bonell
M. E. Church
Welsh Singers” Concert Party of
James Wentrew
Congregational Church
Washington Methodists
DR. Smith
United Presbyterian
Loose Ig
Sue
Isl
Javings Inn
Javers
East Second Street
Lowe Brothers
Sam
Thompson Bros. Company
Muscatine, Iowa
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