Celebrates Birthday Judge Brannan at 78 in Muscatine
Judge W F Brannan, 78, seventh judicial district, Muscatine, marked another birthday as the oldest on the bench. The Davenport Times reports his long service since 1872 with a career spanning Davenport and Chicago ties, noting his retirement decision and a son practicing law in Chicago.
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W. F. Brannan
Seventh Judicial District
Davenport Times
Seventh District
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Muscatine
Brannan
Mr. Brannan
Scott Richman
E. E. Cook
Davenport
Richman
C. C. Carpenter
Circuit Court
J. M. Rodgers
A. J. Leffingwell
Clinton
Washington
Calhoun
Clay
Webster
Benton
Wendell
Phillips
Judge Brannan
Chicago
Correction From Editor On City Suit Details
Mary Baines files a correction for last night’s Journal. She clarifies the fall occurred on a defective sidewalk at Eighth and Lombard, not Eighth and Oak, and denies suing the city for $5,000. The sidewalk is defective but has been repaired.
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Eighth and
Oak Street
Lombard
Mary Baines
Local Fruitland Notes Spread Across Community
Sept 26 brief from Fruitland reports B M Bridge leaving for Lafayette Indiana to visit his ailing mother. Various residents like Mr and Mrs Barnard of St Louis and Howard Rockefellow of West Liberty visit friends here and the Wright children recover from illness. The Island church welcomes Rev Clapp for a second year and several families greet visitors while others note a new baby born to Mr and Mrs Jesse James.
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B. M. Bridge
Lafayette
Indiana
Barnard
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
Wright
Addison Hopson
Clif Yeager
Island Church
Clapp
Fessler
Muscatine
A. W. Beatty
Jesse James
Marcellus DeCamp
Keota
J. H. Vail
Yeager
Grandview
Cliff Yeager
Cliff
Oscar Simons
Fruitlana
Island Cemetery
Foster
Alice Yeager
Nichols News Briefs from Nichols Iowa September Update
Mrs J W Rummel sr remains poor after paralysis attack. Twin girls born to Mr and Mrs Frank Younkin. Key Millee and wife return from Keokuk conference assigned to Amish charge in Johnson county and will move next week. Rev John Potter new M E minister for Nichols charge. Mrs M S Swain and Ida Drake of Cedar Valley visited parsonage. Calep Hesser burned by gas explosion at pump house. hospitalized at Cedar Rapids. Wm Bodman selling property to move to Columbus Junction. Chown buys property. wedding bells near. Mrs St John of Wellman visits Bessie Millice. Central hotel enlarges restaurant. postmaster enlarges office boxes near front door.
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Nichols
J. W. Rummel
M. E. Church
Iowa
M. S. Swain
Ida Drake
Cedar Valley
M. E. Parsonage
Calep Hesser
C. R. Lake Re
Cedar Rapids
Wm. Bodman
Columbus Junction
Chown
Best is best says Free Run teacher on Postum
Miss Evelyn Purvis of Free Run Mississippi, a former coffee drinker since childhood, reports coffee caused nervousness irritability and heart palpitations at work. After switching to Postum Coffee on physician advice, she notes improved nerves mood energy and absence of heart trouble.
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Evelyn Purvis
Free Run
Riverside Exhibit Showcases Steel Range Stove
Riverside Iowa September 26 D A Fesler displays a steel range stove and Miss Milla Hawthorn of Riverside appears in the scene adding local interest to the exhibit signal.
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Riverside
D. A. Fesler
Biscuits and a Free Lunch Draw Town Crowd
A store offered warm biscuits butter and coffee to all hungry townsfolk. Mr PF reports about 700 biscuits eaten as crowds flocked to a back room table like a Chicago eating house. Also a wedding at the bride’s residence Rev Welland officiated Charles Hahn and Miss Nettie Critz. A Richmond doctor breaking a colt had a mishap but tamed the horse and returned to Riverside.
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Mondey
Chicago
Charles Hahn
Nettie Critz
Rev. Welland
Doctor Chitum
Richmond
Doc
Riverside
Low Fares To New York And Washington By Niagara Falls Lines
Exceptional low round trip rates via Niagara Falls and Lehigh Valley Railroad to New York and Washington D C with return options through Boston or New York. Tickets on sale October 3 4 5 and 6. For full particulars contact W 38 Wheeler N W P A 218 South Clark Street Chicago IL
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
New York
Washington, D. C
Niagara Falls
Boston
Wheeler, N. W. P. A
South Clark Street
Chicago, IL
Adams McCoy Electric Co Battery Sale Notice
One day only on Saturday September 27 Pearl dry batteries offered at 15 cents each. Store located at 118 Chestnut Street under Adams McCoy Electric Co.
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Chestnut Street
Adams-McCoy Electric Co
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