Hibernians Meet and Davenport Conventions Noted
The Iowa Ancient Order of Hibernians hold their 13th biennial convention in Davenport with religious rites at Sacred Heart cathedral and sessions at Hibernian hall. Republican delegates meet at Turner hall for ratification of Dawson. St Louis Power Boat party sails into Davenport aboard the Ronomar. cannon in court yard discussed. garbage dump boat debate plaguing officials. obituaries for William A. McGarvey and Katherine Schetzner reported.
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Hibernians
Iowa
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Hibernian Hall
Iowa City
Davenport
Turner Hall
Dawson
Farmers Hope For Dry Weather To Thresh Grain
Sunday school picnic at Long View park brings a joyful report. Farmers plan a Thursday picnic. Local residents and visitors exchange updates on families and health while a wind damaged corn and several people travel between Port Byron, Fulton, Rock Island, and Moline. The county Sunday school picnic at Rock Island drew about 30 Zuma attendees and praise for the event.
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Long View Park
Local Social Notes From Taylor Ridge Area
Mrs Sammeat ot Muan and her son 8 O Heath visited Monday. Miss Clara Hearst of Chicago stayed with uncle Cris Buch last week. Mollie Rahn called on friends in Rock Island last Thursday. W H Garnett was a Rock Island passenger on Saturday. Mrs Porter of Iowa visits niece Mrs W F Crawford this week. W C T U meets at Mrs Gus Heintermeister Aug 27. Mrs S O Heath and son called in Rock Island Thursday. Mr and Mrs Beard and family left after a pleasant visit with sister Mrs W F Crawford. Al Bruner of Rock Island visited Charles Crawford. Nellie Hayes returned from Chicago after a week with relatives. Grace Hudson of Rock Island visits a few weeks with cousin Mrs W S McCulloch. Mrs A C Ramsey drove to Andalusia Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Will Bradley of Moline visited at George Westphal’s. Charles Frank returned home after weeks in Iowa.
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Louis Genung
Gladden
Helen Eipper
Port Byron
Dan
Flora Chandler
Jere Pearsall
Grace Rathgeber
Fulton
Joseph McConnell
Ricker
Thomas Crawford
Tilden
Neb
Anna Tillman
Chicago
Charles Ash
Down
Fred Ashdown
Lewis
Edgar
Clyde Genung
Newho
Minnie Wainwright
Hazel
Watertown
Lena Warnecke
Rock Island
Henry Brandt
Charles Walthers
Nan Wale
Gon
Sayler
Galesburg
Frank Garnett
George Harren
Moline
Hugh Spade
Crescent Hill Farm
D. W. Mumma
Joslin
Beam
Henry Frels
Niagara Falls
Sammeat Ot Muan
O. Heath
Clara Hearst
Cris Buch
Mollie Rahn
W. H. Garnett
Porter
Iowa
W. F. Crawford
Gus Heintermeister
S. O. Heath
W. S. McCulloch
A. C. Ramsey
Andalusia
Will Bradle
George Westphal
Charles Frank
Towa
Market Quotations and Receipts Across Wheat Corn and Live Stock
Chicago markets quote wheat at 92 44 94 44 May 98 97 98 85 and corn at 77 14 77 44 to 74 75 with hogs around 14.80 14.65 14.77. pork and lard prices listed along with rib and cattle figures. Receipts today include wheat 118 oats 199 hogs 21 000 15 000 sheep 200000. Regional feeds show Omaha and Kansas City hogs and cattle totals. hog market closes weak while cattle steadies. Northwestern railpoints report today’s counts for Minneapolis and Duluth.
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Omaha
Kansas City
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Moline Lock Restrictions and Local incidents
The Moline lock will limit launches to before and after hours during dredging to finish the lock. A top dirt fill is being laid along the lock and arsenal shore, with work expected to last about ten days. Other items note a dog euthanized after a man transported it, postoffice plans, a Chicago wedding, two local deaths, stock quotations, a disputed clothing company stock transfer, and a grand jury bond for a Fourteenth Street boarding house resident charged with attempted criminal assault.
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United States
Moline Lock
Arsenal
Rev FP B Shult to Lecture at Zuma Methodist
Rock Island residents attend church news mentions a lecture by Rev FP B Shult at Zuma Methodist on Friday evening. The note lists visiting relatives Miss Blanch Wainwright from Chicago and Mrs. Ella Wainwright, plus other family updates and local happenings such as home renovations and society meetings. The rain is noted as beneficial for corn and late pastures.
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FP. B. Shult
Rock Island
Zuma Methodist
Sam Holsapple
Sam Snafer
Blanch Wainwright
Chicago
S. S. Beal
Dan Noah
Ladies’ Aid Society
D. W
Mumma
Crampton
Ella Wainwright
Tillie Plotke
Clyde Wake
George Wake
Charles
Nebraska
William Parker
Nancy Palmer
Zion City
Almira Parker
Market Winners and Losses Highlight Rail and Steel Stocks
A list of stock performance shows Great Northern at 136 percent and Northern Pacific at 142 percent, with several railways and steel firms posting gains and losses. Notable figures include Canadian Pacific at 171 percent, Erie at 23 percent, B&O at 94 percent, and Republic Steel at 23 percent.
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Cific
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Smelters
Canadian Pacific
Minois Central
Penna
Erie
Atchison
Locomotive
Sugar
St. Paul
Copper
Republic Steel
Southern Ry
Local Market Conditions Rock Island Aug 19
Wholesale prices in the local market today show provisions and produce with eggs at 17 to 18 cents, live poultry hens eight cents per pound and springs fifteen cents, butter twenty cents, lard not specified, potatoes sixty cents, onions sixty cents. Grain corn seven eight to eight zero, oats sixty, wheat five to nine, forage timothy eight to ten, prairie seven to ten, clover ten to eleven, straw six fifty, coal lump four and a half, slack seven to ten cents per bushel.
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Rock Island
Sore Feet Salve Praised by Maine Man in Ad Claim
W Stone of East Poland Maine reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve as proper for sore feet burns sores cuts and all abrasions It is also suitable for piles Try it sold under guarantee at all druggists 25 cents
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W. Stone
East Poland
Maine
Stop Drinking and the Orrine Cure Offer
An old pledge approach to stopping alcohol use is described as ineffective. The Orrine remedy, sold with a guarantee, claims to cure the drink habit in powder or pill form. Price is $1 per box, mailed in plain wrapper from Washington, D.C., via Harper House Pharmacy.
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Orrine Company
Washington, D.C
Orrine
Harper House Pharmacy
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Sdavenport
St. Louis
St. Louis Power Boat Association
Ronomar
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Charles Morris
C. Mettler
Will Waller
Samuel Williams
H. Baker
C. A. Vogel
Court Yard
Davenport Commercial Club
Board of Supervisors
Court House Square
Board of Health
Clib
Henry von Maur
Telegraph Road
Blue Grass Township
William A. McGarvey
William
Telluride
Colo
Katherine Schetzner
Cook
Switzerland
Taylor Ridge
John Day
Postoffice
James A. Wetmore
Treasury Department
Washington
Moline Postoffice
Cabinet Board
Tlew
Sam Waxenburg
People’s Credit Clothing Company
Ida Pagis
Taylor Street
Dixon
wWilliam Allwood of
H. A. Brook
Carbon Cliff
Ralph Mitten
St. Anthony's Hospital
Coaltown Road
Liverpool
New York
U. P
U. S. Steel
Reading
Southern Pacific
N. Y. Central
Missouri
J. L. Geisler
Muscatine J
1Famous Clothing Company
J. JL. Geisler
Charles Taylor
Fourteenth Street Boarding House Fame
Grand Jury
Zuma
Paty
Mirza-Golems
Flying Jordans
The
Duttons
Daisy Hodgins
Rem
Riccobong
Klenze
Second Street
West Second Street
Washburn
Crosby
Saint Katharine’s School For Girls
Episcopal
S.S.S
S.S. S
S. S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta. GA
W.C. Maucker
Fire Insurance Agency
Maucker
Insurance Commissioner of
Llnola
Aachen
Munich
Ins. Co
Germany
Commercial Union Assurance Co
England
Franklin Insurance Co
Philadelphia
Fire Association of
German American Insurance Co
Hanover Insurance Co
Hartford Fire Ins. Co
Connecticut
Insurance Co
North America
Niagara Fire Insurance Co
North British and Mercantile Ins. Co
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co
Phenix Insurance Co
Phoenix Insurance Co
Spa
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