Proposals Sought for YMCA Building in Muscatine Iowa
Sealed bids due October 1 for a brick three story YMCA building in Muscatine Iowa. Separate general and plumbing heating contracts. Plans at architect Frank E Wetherell in Oskaloosa or secretary C F Nevins in Muscatine. 3 percent certified check required with bid. Right to reject bids reserved.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Muscatine
Iowa
Frank E. Wetherell
Oskaloosa
C. F. Nevins
Buildings Committee
Port Louisa Sunday School Picnic at Hopewell School
The Port Louisa Township Sunday School association hosts its annual picnic and program at Hopewell school on Muscatine Island the last Saturday of September. Attendees will enjoy a morning social, a noon picnic, student declamations, songs, and an address by Mr. Nevius of the Muscatine Y M C A with performances by Hopewell Harrison Lone Tree West Port and other schools. Ladies act as dinner committee and guests are urged to bring ground coffee for the baskets.
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Port Louisa Township
Hopewell School
Muscatine Island
Louisa County
Harrison
Lone Tree
West Port
Hopewell
Nevius
Muscatine Y. M. C. A
Nevins
Cairo social notes and visiting highlights from Cairo Iowa
N B Allen and son left for Manville Wyoming after a two week visit with relatives in Cairo. J A Reynolds in Pleasant Plain on business. Miss Josephine Havenhill and Mrs James Lee were Wapello visitors. E Sellers and family of Coppack visited John Sellers. Neuten Allen and son and Miss Lulu Murray visited Muscatine. Laura and Lela Havenhill visited grandparents in Wapello. Mae Marvin of Leon visited Cairo with Mr and Mrs James Lee. Anna and Sadie Patterson spent Sunday near Cairo.
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Cairo
Iowa
N. B. Allen and Son
Manville
Wyoming
J. A. Reynolds
Pleasant Plain
Josephine Havenhill
James Lee
Unclaimed Mail At Muscatine Post Office Week Ending Sept 16 1902
Remaining letters include men and women names such as Geo G Andrews C L Biena Fred A Becker Sam Carlson Charley Conner Corliss Engine Co Oliver Erickson and Miss Ema Bartells among others. Foreign list shows Bernhard Gosen and Toso Riizone. Please say advertised when claiming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa
Geo. G. Andrews
C. L Biena
Fred A. Becker
Sam Carlson
Charley Conner
Corliss Engine Co
Oliver Erickson
H. E. Farnum
H. Farr
R. W. Harbaugh
Ralph E. Hollopeter
F. A. Holloway
James B. Mack
John Welven Ringo
John Scott
Frank Shaffer
George Stith
Wm. van Winkle
John Weidemeyer
Ema Bartells
Bertha Beaker
Ruth Berry
Sophia Conner
Henry Gabriel
Rebecca Hank
Bernhard Gosen
Toso Riizone
Wm. L. Roach
P. M
River Bulletin Sees River Fall Between Dubuque and Muscatine
River forecast ending 8 a m on Thursday Sept 18 1902 notes the Mississippi River will continue to fall slowly between Dubuque and Muscatine. Journal at your door 10c per week.
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Selee
Socied
Mississippi
Dubuque
Muscatine
YM Cga Plans For Building A Modern Gymnasium
A detailed description outlines a new YMCA building with a first floor reception hall a large gymnasium 57 by 44 feet six inches a running track three secretaries offices and a library reading and game rooms a lunch room and a broad dormitory system across three floors a roof garden and extensive heating and lighting. The project aims for completion August 1 1903 with bids to be opened October 1 1902.
Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated in West Liberty
West Liberty Iowa September 17 1902 the golden wedding of Mr and Mrs William C Evans at their West Sixth Street home drew about 200 guests including the Masonic fraternity. The couple married September 15 1852 in Willoughby Ohio and later moved to Port Byron Illinois before settling in West Liberty.
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West Liberty
Wm. C. Evans
West Sixth Street
Masonic Fraternity
W. C. Shipman
Mary A. Winslow
Willoughby
Ohio
Thomas Guy
Port Byron
Ill
W. H. Shipman
Lucy Evans
Roy Evans
John A. Evans
Eliza C. Wright
Burlington
Friends yearly meeting in Oskaloosa draws 200 attendees
The Friends annual gathering in Oskaloosa closed last Monday with over 200 people and more than fifty tents. Dramas of devotion and business filled sessions daily, and a reported membership over 11 000 marked a 2 percent rise. Penn College enjoyed its best year, with several academies also reporting success. Noted speakers included Miss Butter of Ohio, a China missionary, and Miss Andrews of Oskaloosa, Jamaica missionary.
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Friends Yearly Meeting
Oskaloosa
Penn College
Friends
Accademy
States
Miss Butter
Ohio
China
Miss Andrews
Jamaica
Obituary for Fannie Dorcas Shellahbarger
Obituary notes the birth on October 16, 1901 and death on September 10, 1992 of a baby named Fannie Dorcas Shellahbarger at 19 months old. It laments the loss as a cherished “bud of promise” and calls for faith and calm rest in God’s will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Dorcas Shellahbarger
Dorcas
Mrs Weigand Heads to Columbus Junction Fair
Miss Caroline Weigand departed this morning on the 7 58 train for Columbus Junction where she will attend the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Weigand
Columbus Junction
Marriage of Fred Wingerter and Catherine Kuriger
The marriage occurred yesterday at 9 o'clock in St. Mary's church with Rev. J. L. Grieser officiating. The couple resides with Catherine's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kuriger, 508 West Fifth street, after Sept. 22. A serenade by the mandolin club greeted them in the evening.
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Fred Wingerter
Catherine Kuriger
St. Mary's Church
J. L. Grieser
Peter Kuriger
West Fifth Street
Mandolin Club
East Buffalo notes busy farms and social visits in September
In East Buffalo Illinois on September seventeenth farmers report fair weather and busy activity. W C Kimball bought fine young steers and calves this week. Numerous visits among locals are recorded including the Holmes and Murdock families and church society meetings. Frosts occurred with no damage and corn is expected to ripen.
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East Buffalo
Ill
W. C. Kimball
Florence Holmes
Nellie Holmes
Annie Holmes
Carrie Holmes
Eva Beany
Ruby Holmes
Emma Murdock
Ladies Missionary Society
Effie Kennedy
Louie Murdock
Jessie Ramsey
Aledo
Chicago to New York Special a Overnight Business Train
The Pennsylvania Special runs daily from Chicago Union Station at 12 noon arriving in New York next morning at 9. The two hour trip includes all meals and onboard amenities such as bath and barber shop for busy business travelers. Contact H R Dering A G P Agt 248 South Clark Street Chicago for information.
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New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Chicago Union Station
H. R. Dering
A. G. P. Agt
South Clark Street
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P. O
A. Welk
Grocer
Great Western Dairy
Great Wesi Prn Cereal CO
D. McCurdy
West Hill Cash Store
H. H. Sharrar
West Hi
Hope
Harrison School
Lone Tree School
Business Transactions
Maggie Jarvis
Nellie McGill
Sophie Houtz
River Bulletin
Ted
W. C. Evans
Shellabarger
Sears, Kobuck & Co
China & Glass
Gun & Repair
Toy & Novelty
OIL and Gasoline
H. H. Arnold
North
Minnesota
Dakotas
THE
H. H. Arnold Land Company
S.g.&p. Stein Furniture Co
West Second Street
NS E 2d Street
Umscheid & Seiler
Poplar
Mira Hershey Lumber CO
Hershey Lumber Company
Hinkel & Flannery
W. 2d St
Jewelers
East Second Street
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