City Council Delays Sewers as Engineering Talks Continue
City council held a short session approving minutes and deferring major actions on sewers and improvements. The general improvement committee was advised to pursue Engineer Kyle of the C R I P extension in New Mexico, with word expected soon. Propositions from Engineer Ryan of Muscatine were reviewed, outlining a street and sewer survey at 50 per mile or daily rates for field engineering and drafting. The group plans to re-number lots, name streets, and prepare for free mail delivery inquiries, with further reports due at the next meeting two weeks hence.
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General Improvement Committee
Kyle
New Mexico
Ryan
Muscatine
Chainman
Rodman
U.S
Wilson
West Second Street
West First Street
Keck
Anderson
Bill
Tom Moothart
Sheehan
Lewis
Ashber
Geo. Bereiter
Ed Swift
Lost in Chicago Rescued From Confidence Men
A. N. Miller of the Heights, once a Rush Medical College graduate and Davenport physician, was saved by Harrison street police from two confidence men in Chicago. An aging man with valuables in his pockets, he told police a rambling tale of lost and awaiting a Buffalo train, and was escorted to the station before his son-in-law Foster retrieved him at the Dearborn Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Miller
the Heights
Chicago
Journal
Stewart
Buffalo
N.Y
James
Harrison Street
O'Connor
Miller
Foster
Mr. Miller
Dearborn
News by Telephone Wraps May County Social Roundup
May 6 items report local health notes and happenings. Gordon and Blick are recovering from illness, Bettle improving, and Mrs. Lewis eyes better. Emma Buxbaum led a school picnic. A Lon Brown social gathering drew praise. H T Willis and wife plan a trip to Oklahoma to visit Mia, Willis’s brother.
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Henry Bettle
I. M. Lewis
Emma Buxbaum
Woods
Lon Brown
Milwaukee Engineers
Fishing Season Opens at Spirit and Okoboji Lakes
Spirit Lake Cedar Rapids Western Iowa lakes begin May 15 marking the start of fishing season. Hotels and boarding houses offer reasonable rates near Spirit Lake and Arnold's Park. A BCRN transfer bus meets trains at Spirit Lake to shuttle passengers to The Inn and Arnold's Park and return in time for trains.
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Spirit
Okoboji Lakes
Iowa
Spirit Lake Town
Inn
Arnold’s Park
Spirit Lake
G. Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Pile Cure Offered With Positive Guarantee
J. H. Stewart advertises a free pile cure with each package and a no cure, no pay policy. Sample treatments are offered at 50 cents, promising lasting relief for readers.
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Rector
J. H. Stewart
Golf Club Picnic Supper At South Town Grounds
Members of the Golf Club enjoyed a picnic supper last Saturday evening at the grounds south of town. The event featured a pleasant hillside meal followed by games and discussions on world affairs. The Journal notes strong sales in its want ads and urges readers to use the column.
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Golf Club
Journal
Weather and farming advance in Des Moines region May week
Des Moines reports six windy warm days with temperatures 10 to 14 degrees above normal followed by showers and cooler air. Soil and moisture conditions improve planting prospects as corn seeding progresses across districts with likely early completion and encouraging crop outlook.
Dr Kay’s Renovator Promises Cure for Headache
Local testimonial from Mr William Hallman of Prospect Virginia claims Dr Kay’s Renovator cured his wife’s sick headache. Advertises tablets 25 and 50 cents and liquid at one dollar. Describes benefit as renewed strength flesh appetite sleep and overall system renovation.
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R. Kay
B. J. Kay
Saratoga
N.Y
Temple Pharmacy
Stewart Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Columbia Pharmacy
Sunny Kansas bound party leads from Dixon agency
A list of morning travelers from Dixon agency includes L. D. Higgins J. W. Hout Mahlon Smith and wife Jacob Wenger Will Goldsmith Geo Aronhalt and Rev A M Shimer Des Moines Iowa praising Kay's Renovator as spring medicine. Picnics surged as fine weather hit town with readers urged to submit fish stories to Journal columns. A remedy with a 98 percent cure record offers free samples from J H Stewart for piles.
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L. D. Higgins
Dixon Agency
Fb. Scott
Kansas
Hannibal
J. W. Hout
Mahlon Smith
Jacob Wenger
Will Goldsmith
Wayland
Geo. Aronhalt
Winfield
A. M. Shimer
Des Moines
Iowa
Kay
J. H. Stewart
Buchanan Brother-in-law In Rail Wreck Injured On Q Line
C M Buchanan, brother-in-law to Mrs H F Steck and a local businessman, was injured in yesterday's wreck on the Q line. His exact condition is unclear after a history of serious railroad injuries, including a prior Chariton branch-line accident last fall from which he recovered. Friends hope for a favorable outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Buchanan
H. F. Steck
Buchanan
Chariton
Washington
Excursion Fare Offers to Northwest Lands and Festival Travel
A note promoting $2.05 round trips to Burlington May 10 and 11 with return by May 12 tied to a Musical Festival. It advertises low excursion rates on Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway to lands in Iowa Minnesota South Dakota, with 21 day validity and first and third Tuesday departures, plus contact for Shen Brooks and railway immigration agents in Cedar Rapids. It also mentions local Washington folks driving to Coppock and J S Huston planning a barber shop bowling alley addition.
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Washington
Coppock
J. S. Huston
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Abbott, Shell Rock
Waverly
Messrs
Shen & Brooks
Cedar Rapids
Joan G. Farner
A.G.P
C. R
N. Ry
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Silk
Mercer & Chilcote
Fashion
Gea i
Workk
Japan
Kaye & Lytle
East Side Sq
Eave
Asae AS
Aeaces
ASA
Burlington
Okos
Madison Medi
Council
City Engineering
Mann
Fire and Water Committee
St. James School
Jas. J. Ryan
THE
Nicola Hardware & Furniture Company
Buffalo Exposition
Grace Hill
Lkuby Gordon
Milwaukee
Jacob Blick
Keota
H. T. Willis
Oklahoma
Mia
Willis
Golf
Crop Bulletin
Cohen
Bobbinet
Oxfords
Harwood, South Side
Charley Means
East Side Restaurant
Mattings
SOL. Rich & CO
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