Local Notices Highlight Community Visits and Small Accident
Rev W G Thorne returns from a clergy visit in Muscatine. Mr and Mrs R Ferguson of West Chester visit the city. Celeste Cruz travels to Rubio to teach this term. May Cocklin returns from Haskins after a Sunday visit. Samuel Neill sustains a minor injury when a railway iron used as a corn stalk breaker injures his foot. the fall was not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. R. ©. Ferguson
West Chester
Samuel Neill
Pain Balm Relieves Rheumatism Says Herald Editor
Mr J Bayne editor of the Herald Addington Indian Territory suffers rheumatism but credits Chamberlains Pain Balm with relief allowing him to resume work. One application relieves pain and Cook & Sherman along with Stewart's Pharmacy offer it for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ©. Bayne
The
Herald
Addington
Indian Territory
Chamberlain
Cook & Sherman and Stewart's
Local travelers report for business across towns
J A McCoy and others made morning trips to Verdi Oskaloosa Keota Richland Ottumwa and Crawfordsville. several visitors returned home from Cedar Falls Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Amarillo Texas on business or brief visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. McCoy
Wyman
R. A. Edwards
Verdi
J. A. McWilliams
Richland
Frank McElhinney
Keota
Mart Neff
Ottumwa
John McEwen
Columbus Junction
Payne Hinson
Jas. Wilson
Mediapolis
Mt. Pleasant
Jennie Donovan
Des Moines
Martha Pdi
Cedar Falls
Shuey
Iowa Publishing Co
Davenport
Crawfordsville
Tom Flaherty
H. G. Hagist
Milwaukee
Amarillo
Texas
Ethel Shaffer
Rose Record
W. J. Bradley
Cedar Rapids
Speckled Tobacco Myth Debunked in Cuba Tale
A Chicago Chronicle feature recounts a sketched scene in Cuba explaining why small yellow specks on cigar wrappers occur. The tale warns against judging cigar quality by specks, equating them to freckles on a man’s face and highlighting sun-drawn raindrop effects on tobacco leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Chicago Chronicle
Grand Jury Adjourned Terminated by Adler
A grand jury adjournment has been announced in a proceeding led by official Adler. The decision ends the current term with no further indictments. Further actions or dates were not disclosed.
Six Months for Chicken Stealing in Local Court
The grand jury completed work as Fred Adier pled guilty to chicken stealing and was sentenced by Judge Clem ents to six months in the penitentiary to be taken to Ft Madison this evening. Henry Schmidt and John Creamer, accused of breaking and entering a Rubio shanty, faced no indictment and were taken to Davenport by detective Sleuter for alleged burglary. Probate entries note final settlements and distributions in several estates, and no Petit Jury will be called unless ordered. A community evening with Caner’s orchestra featured readings by Mrs. Carl Roberts, and local notices announced a W T U meeting and a quiet wedding at the bride’s parents home, Leah Marie Wilcox and Clarence J Rathmel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Adier
Clements
Ft. Madison
Henry Schmidt
John Creamer
Rubio
Davenport
Sleuter
Eric Davis
Jas. Stevenson
Emeline Augustine
Ninetta Houck
Florence Smouse
Guardian
Robert ©. Wilcox
Marion Avenue
Leah Marie
Clarence JF. Rathmel
Elias Handy
Rathmel
Wilcox
Junior league cabinet to convene at Miss Holden’s home
The Junior league cabinet plans a meeting next Saturday evening at Miss Inez Holden’s residence on South Iowa Avenue. A Twentieth Century Reading circle gathering at Miss Belle Smith’s West Jefferson Street home reviewed the nineteenth century with Mrs Eva Livingston leading the study, deemed exceptionally engaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Holden
Iowa Avenue
Reading Circle
Belle Smith
West Jefferson Street
Eva Livingston
Fortnightly club music session on Chopin
The Fortnightly club musical department held a meeting with Miss Jessie Sage on East Main street. The Chopin study yielded an excellent program with instrumental selections and papers on the composer’s life and work. Also entertainment for Miss Slope Ott and friends at West Main street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Sage
East Main Street
Chopin
Merry Maids
S. S. Club
Miss Carrie Hamilton Honored at Monmouth Student Spread
Miss Carrie Hamilton visiting from Monmouth was guest of honor at a South Iowa avenue event hosted by Mrs. E. M. McConaughy. A 6 o clock spread for ten young ladies was described as extraordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Hamiton
Monmouth
E. M. McConaughy
Iowa Avenue
Surprise Party At Pastor’s Manse Planned By Youth Group
The Y P S C E of the Presbyterian church with Mrs L D Young surprised Pastor Rev L W Young at the East Main street manse last evening. About sixty young people gathered after a stop at Dougherty Bros clothing store. They enjoyed charades and music in a light hearted party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
L. D. Young
L. Wv. Young
East Main Street
Dougherty Bros
Tile Wagon Spills After Train Collision Near Coal Yard
This morning Fred Friese drove a load of tile for Mr. Fouchek when his team, frightened by a Firefly engine on the Branch, veered from the wagon road onto the track. The wagon overturned near M. T. Anderson's coal shed, badly damaging the wagon though the boy driver and both animals were unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Friese
John Shields & Son
Mr. Fouchek
M. T. Anderson
School Board Elects New President and Members
The regular meeting of the school board yesterday afternoon saw the swearing in of new members A. H. Wallace and T. J. Berdo and the election of William A. Cook as president. The secretary read resolutions thanking retiring member F. L. Wilson for his untiring support of the city schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Cook
A. H. Wallace
T. J. Berdo
F. L. Wilson
Wilson
City Council Hears Sewer and Street Repair Petitions
In regular session Mayor Alberson presided with councilmen Reynolds Patterson Duel and Sigler present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The petition of M H Sweet et al for a sewer on East Second Street was referred to the sewer committee. The petition of M Gallagher to repair the street near his property was referred to the street and alley committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberson
Reynolds
Patterson
Duel
Sigler
M. H. Sweet
Boy Driver Escapes Injury as Livery Rig Crucially Damaged
Last evening Kaye Brown drove a livery team back to the barn when a passing train frightened the horses. The rig ran onto the railroad tracks causing three wheels to break and an axle to bend. The horses and the 9 year old boy were not injured and the wagon did not overturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaye Brown
Charlies Brown
Traveling remedies and local business notices in Suffolk
A hint to travelers notes Henry Croll Jr illness in Suffolk and his praise for Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It mentions travel salesmen, job moves by L Shanafelt, and Brashear the mattress man in the Phoenix building offering mattress work and quick service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Henry Croll, Jr
Beaverton, Mich
Cook & Sherman
Stewart's Pharmacy
Brashear
Phoenix
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Dell H. Duncan
W. G. Thorne
Muscatine
Celeste Cruz
Randall Parrish
My Lady of the
Pontiac
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Stanley Logan
Oskaloosa
Mary Irwin
City
Columbia Pharmacy
Prescription Store
S. E. Corner Square
Adler
Creamer
Caner
Carl Roberts
Rock Island
Faye Brown
Shades of
Cockley
Pirle
Try
Mme Ty
Washington, Iowa
Gream
North Side
Casey
Cash Grocery
Dr. King
Chicago
Paul
Los Angeles
Attle
West Jary
Ukree &St
Francisco
Tacoma
West Gates
F. Miller
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