Local residents return from holiday visits
Miss Edith Bailey arrived in Iowa City this morning after a few days at home. Mrs W Roberts and her daughter came in for visits with relatives. Miss Eliza Basham returned to Fairfield yesterday. Mr and Mrs Tom Netswanger and children left for Ainsworth for a few days with relatives. Mr and Mrs Wil Sutton and daughter Dorothy went to Iowa City to visit kin. Miss Nena Wilson and Hanna Eicher went back to Milwaukee for school, with Miss Katharine Montelius of Montana joining them at the Bicher and Wilson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Bailey
Iowa City
W. Roberts
Eliza Basham
Fairfield
City
Tom Netswanger
Ainsworth
Wil Sutton
Dorothy
Hugh Kendal
Washington
Nena Wilson
Hanna Eicher
Milwaukee
Kathariine Montelius
Montana
Bicher and Wilson
Local travelers and students return home from visits
Mr and Mrs George Paul rode to Ainsworth for a several day visit. Miss Carrie Rowan went home to Ainsworth after visiting friends in the city. Mrs Carl Burris and two children visited Titus with her sister Mrs Wes Myers. John Fulton Masson and Mary Masson and John Masson returned to Iowa City for school duties after a home visit. Roy Tripp and Harvey Meal returned to Iowa City for school work after holidays. Mrs F M Denison left for Davenport to care for her sister Mrs Tl W Glick who has typhoid fever. Mr and Mrs John Kennedy and J H Kennedy and J L Kennedy and Miss Pearl Fishburn left for Chaplin Nebraska to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Rowan
Ainsworth
Carl Burris
Titus
Roy Tripp
Harvey Meal
Iowa City
F. M. Denison
Davenport
Tl. W. Glick
Social gatherings mark year’s end in local homes
Miss Laura Rich hosted friends for an evening of cards at her East Second Street residence to see the old year out. Mr and Mrs Ed Bishop held a watch party at their Lexington area home with about fifty young guests, ending with an oyster supper and varied entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Rich
East Second Street
Ed Bishop
Lexington
Central College Club Plans Evening Meeting With Miss Pearl Sharpe
The Central College club will meet tomorrow evening with Miss Pearl Sharpe. The P EF O holds a Thursday 2:30 pm meeting at Mrs. Sarah Dewey's home. Mrs Joe Reloer hosts the St James Sewing Circle all day tomorrow in north Washington. Mr and Mrs E P McAuley entertained about thirty friends last evening at East Second Steel. The gathering honored Mr and Mrs Eli Scranton of Oklahoma City, once residents here. An elegant two course luncheon was served. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs T S Thompson of Keota Miss Susie Johnson of Verdi and Mrs Joseph Scranton of Muscatine. Rev and Mrs Geo D Rogers entertained Baptist church youth last evening at West Washington street. About fifty guests attended with Miss Mary Rogers guiding them to the cloak room. Guessing games and contests provided amusement and the New Year pie offered souvenirs. A delightful two course luncheon followed, with constant entertainment throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Reloer
St. James
E. P. McAulley
East
Eli Scranton
Oklahoma City
Mrs. Scranton
T. Ss. Thompson
Keota
Susie Johnson
Verdi
Jospeh Scranton
Muscatine
Geo. D. Rogers
The
Baptist Church
West Washington Street
Laura Noyes
Everett Shearer Hosts Dinner for J S Adams 78th Birthday
Yesterday Mr and Mrs Everett Shearer gave a dinner in honor of J S Adams 78th birthday. Those present were Mr and Mrs J 58 Adams, Mr and Mrs J EB Adams and children of Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Shearer
J. S. Adams
Adams
J. EB. Adams
Ainsworth
Mrs Margaret MacGugin Celebrates Fast Birthday at Home
Mrs Margaret S MacGugin marked her fast birthday yesterday at her son R L MacGugin’s home. Twenty intimate friends attended, many over seventy, praising her vitality and humor. The gathering featured lively conversation, a luncheon, and the playful note that the guests’ ages totaled 1417 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret S. MacGugin
R. L. MacGugin
MacGugin
Wedding of Miss Bessie Rittenhouse and Win Rickey
Yesterday at high noon the wedding took place at the bride’s parents home Mr and Mrs Harry Rittenhouse south of Lexington in the Prairie Flower neighborhood
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Rittenhouse
Win Rickey
Harry Rittenhouse
Lexington
Prairie Flower
Prairie Flower couple wed in simple ceremony
Mrs. Rickey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rittenhouse, married farmer Mr. Rickey in a quiet service by Rev. J. F. Callie. A wedding dinner followed and the couple will start housekeeping on the groom’s farm. A reception is planned tomorrow at the Rittenhouse home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Rittenhouse
Wallace Couple Host Cards at South Iowa Home
Mr and Mrs L H Wallace entertained guests at their South Iowa avenue home with five hundred cards. Miss Katharine Montelius and Wil Bailey won prizes, a cut glass rose bowl and a stein, while Ed Eicher earned honors for points with a deck of cards. Dainty refreshments featured ice cream frozen in various holiday shapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Wallace
Iowa Avenue
Katharine Montelius
Wil Bailey
Ed Eicher
Private Sale of Household Goods and Bee Equipment
I will sell at private sale at my home on East Washington St beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday January 3 1907. Household goods chickens bee hives bee supplies honey extractor and miscellaneous articles. Terms cash. Phone 647. Mrs J Emmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Washington St
J. Emmons
Death of Mrs Wm Boyd at Haskins
Mrs Wm Boyd died at 3 00 AM at her home 44 1/2 miles northeast of Haskins after liver illness. She leaves her husband and six children. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 00 PM, with burial in Foster cemetery. Missouri Negroes’ Self Improvement reports widespread club activity and temperate efforts for business and social advancement, noting meetings in Columbia led by Professor J B Coleman and colleagues at the Fred Douglass negro school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskies
Wm. Boyd
Here
Foster Cemetery
Missouri
Louisiana congressman sends seeds. asks for Congressional Records
A Washington World correspondent recalls Representative Watkins of Louisiana sending garden seeds to a troublesome constituent who replies the seeds are useless and requests a copy of Congressional Records to amuse his children and make bully lame lighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watkins
Louisiana
Washington
New York World
Jamaican Lady Praises Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Mrs Michael Hart wife of the superintendent of Cart Service at Kingston Jamaica West India Islands says she has used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs croup and whooping cough for years and would not be without a bottle. Sold by Cook Sherman and Stewart's pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Michael Hart
Cart Service
Kingston
Jamaica
West India Islands
Cook & Sherman
Stewart's Pharmacy
Twain and the telephone in New York tales
Mark Twain jokes about a telephone in a New York music room while recalling early use in Hartford. He laments its interference with life and shares a comic story of profanity over a long distance call and a fireproof line negotiations in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Upper Broadway
New York
The
New York Times
Times
Hartford
New England
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STECK
H. F. Steck
East Side Square
George Paul
John Kennedy
J. H. Kennedy
J. L. Kennedy
Miss Pearl Fishburn
Chapltop
Nebr
Columbia Pharmacy
J. £. Lemmon
Prop
Ae Ins Society
Central College Club
Miss Pearl Sharpe
P. EF. O
Sarah Dewey
Wm Boyd
Sol. Rich & Co
Cream Union
Price
Wool Union
Oth Dilings
Wright
J. B. Crail
Washington, Iowa
Mark
Money Saving Store
J.C. Smus
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