Will Leave Tomorrow After Noon for Keokuk and St Louis
A local brief notes that a resident will depart tomorrow afternoon for Keokuk and St Louis and will be absent for three days. The item also mentions service at the Baptist Church and a former Washington boy delivering sermons as part of the general news. In a separate anecdote, Lew Jugenheimer drove into town with a large black stake on his wagon after loading sawdust for his ice house. He killed a rattlesnake with a club, the snake measuring 5 feet 7 inches, the largest seen in the area in some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Jugenheimer
Henry Harmon
Mr. Jugenheimer
Surprise Party for Miss Mattie Wylie at Wallace School
Miss Mattie Wylie of East Main street was surprised Saturday evening by Wallace School scholars and their teacher Miss Klass. The group played games, a luncheon was served, and Miss Wylie plans to move to Sterling Kansas soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Wylie
East
Main Street
Wallace School
Miss Klass
Miss Wylie
Sterling
Kansas
Beggar Prince Opera at Graham this Friday
A note says at Carris drug store you can get seats checked for the Beggar Prince Opera Co. performing Olivette at the Graham this Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carris Drug
Beggar-Prince Opera Co
Olivette
Graham
Darbyshire Testifies in Oklahoma Murder Case
A review by Prof. EB Easley recounts Darbyshire’s testimony in the Perkins and Moran murder case of Jay Beanblossom. It notes arrests, trials, and sentences and praises Dr. Beanblossom and local officials for bringing bandits to justice in Oklahoma Territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HN. KB. Darbyshire
Rock Island
Lawton
Perkins
Moran
Jay Beanblossom
Dr. Beanblossom
H. KE. Darbyshire
Rush Springs
EB. L. Easley
Oklahoma
Rust Springs
Z. A. Beemblossom
Jay
Harry Darbyshire
KH. L. Essley
Bert Casey
Mort Perkins
George Moran
Silo
1.T
Wewoka
J. T
Casey
Oklahoma Territory
Horace
Walter Stephens
Cunningham
Gillette
Fortyfive Men Prepare for Keokuk and St Louis Trip
Forty five soldiers from this place are set to depart tomorrow afternoon for Keokuk and St Louis aboard the Hurlington. Captain Harvey and Lieut Hollingsworth will accompany the troupe while Lieut Miller moves with the Iowa City company to join Co Db at Keokuk. First Sergeant Ed Page is unsure of his departure and Hot Sergeant John Steck will act as first sergeant if he goes. A new Burlington coach arrived Saturday night and will be used to transport the company tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Academy Notes from the Glee Club and Campus Activities
The Glee club sang at a temperance lecture in the Armory with no literary program that night. Upcoming Tuesday will feature literary in both societies. The Senior class flower hunting trip near Washington included lunch, a large snake incident, and a six mile return walk. Ava Matthews hosted friends for a Friday flunch in honor of Carrie Rowan. Commencement is scheduled for Thursday May 2% with various social events around town. Carrie Rowan and party returned to Ainsworth Friday evening, joined by Glynne Rowan and Miss Gertrude Beard and others from the school. Miss Ball left for home Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy
Armory
Washington
Ava Matthews
Carrie Rowan
Glyone Rowan
Bessie Darbyshire
Ainsworth
Glynne
Gertrude Beard
Marion Anderson
Nellie
Miss Ball
Commercial Club Stockholders Meet Called for Tuesday
The Commercial Club announces a general stockholders meeting at the Fire Hall on Tuesday evening the 28th. Directors urge a full attendance for important business. Signed F. L. Wilson president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Wilson
Robbed the Grave by Electric Bitters Healed Man
John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts a grave illness with yellow skin sunken eyes and back pains. After doctors gave up, he used Electric Bitters and saw strong improvement in three weeks, declaring the remedy robbed the grace from another victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oliver
Philadelphia
Rev Herbert Rudd Converts City Preacher and Missionary S
Rev Herbert Rudd nephew of Miss Mattie Rudd preached at the Baptist church yesterday morning and evening. He studied at Washington Academy and will finish at the University of Chicago this summer. Ordained last fall for the gospel ministry at Pella and will sail for China this autumn to labor as a missionary. Rudd is considered a bright young man with highly praised sermons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Rudd
Mattie Rudd
Rudd
Washington Academy
University of Chicago
Pella
China
Mr. Rudd
Beggar Prince to Perform Olivette May 1
The Beggar Prince opera company presents the second local date of Olivette with special scenery and correct costumes. Seats go on sale Tuesday at Carris drug store. season ticket holders should arrive early for seat checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beggar Prince Opera Company
Olivette
Carris Drug Store
Farm Lands Along Minneapolis & St. Louis Line
For buyers and investors the best Northwest farm lands run along the Minneapolis and St. Louis line where soil and climate are favorable. Values are rising. buy now. Low excursion rates from Iowa Central and Minneapolis and St. Louis lines. Contact A. B. Cutts G P A Ta Cent and M and St L KR R Minneapolis Minn. 55 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Minneapolis & St. Louis R. A
Iowa Central
Minneapolis & St. Louis
A. B. Cutts
Ta. Cent
Presbyterian Aspe Ticket Sale From Brighton To West Coast
The Iowa Central R. A. will sell round trip tickets from Brighton to Los Angeles or San Francisco for 50 dollars. Sale dates are May 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 with final return by July 15, 1903. Passengers may use diverse routes with stopovers in either direction. For details contact local agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minnesota May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Aspe
Iowa Central R. A
Brighton
Los Angeles
San Francisco
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
May Install Factory in Muscatine Near Walnut Street
Muscatine may add an up-to-date button factory and finishing plant in a new building behind Fred Giesler’s implement shop on Walnut street near the high bridge. The plan depends on negotiations with Fred Giesler Frank Giesler and Frank Stewart of Washington. No definite statements on machine numbers or staffing were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Fred Giesler
Frank Giesler
Frank Stewart
Washington
Giesler
Walnut Street
High Bridge
Muscatine Journal
Seat Sale Opens For Olivette At Graham Friday
Tomorrow morning at 8 a m the seat sale opens for the comic opera Olivette at the Graham this Friday evening. All holders of season tickets bring them with you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivette
The
Graham
First of Season Rattlesnake Killed by Boys on Sunday
Rolie and Floyd Roe encountered a lively rattlesnake during a Sunday constitutional. They dispatched it after a brief fight and brought it home on a stick. The serpent measured twenty eight inches and bore six rattles on its tail, with snakes reportedly more plentiful this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolie
Floyd Roe
Petition Seeks Dr Chas Grant for Pension Board
A petition circulated among civil and Spanish-American war veterans asks Congress to appoint Dr Chas Grant of Riverside to the pension board succeeding Dr Claud Terry who sails for Manila. Grant, a former Major with the Fifth Town unit, is expected to be appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Hedge
Chas Grant
Riverside
Pension Board
Claud Terry
Manila
Dr. Grant
Fifteth
National Education Association meeting tickets on sale
Membership fee of 2.00 added. Tickets for annual National Educational Association meeting available via Nickel Plate Road from July 2 to 9 inclusive. Return valid July 10 to 12 with no joint agent deposit. Return extended to Sept 1 by depositing ticket and 50c fee. Dining car meals and American Club Plan priced 35c to 1.00. John Y. Calahan, 113 Adams St Chicago, for departure times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Educational Association
Nickel Plate Road
Sth
John Y. Calahan
Adams St
Chicago
Horrige Party Sails for Europe From Boston
Mr. and Mrs. George Horrige of Vinton were part of a party of fifteen that sailed for Europe on the 23rd instant leaving Boston a day late. They expect to return sometime in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Horrige
Vinton
Europe
Boston
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Mercer & Chilcote
Curtain Swiss
Postoffice
Eaco Flour
Pillsbury’s
J. A. Cunningham’s Sons
Keokuk and
Louis
Columbia Pharmacy
J. B. Lemmon
Prop
Darbyshire
Perkins and Moran
Lawton, Ok
Keokuk
St. Louis
Academy Notes
Commercial Club
the Baptist Chuch
Washinton
Harwood
South Side
Carson, Pierce, Soott & Co
Marshall Field & Co
Nottingham
Brussels
New York
Washington, Iowa
Graham Theatre
Warren
Iington
Iowa
Hart Schaffner! & Marx
Klein
Klothing KO
Mann & Co
Scientific American
Al!news
Hrarohifiea
Washington, D
O. Solbrig & CO
McCall Bros
BROS
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