Commercial Club Meeting Tonight and Board Report
The Commercial club holds its regular monthly meeting this Tuesday evening at the club houses. All members and the board of directors are urged to attend as the committee will report recommendations and officers for next year. Special Binder Twine Train arrival tomorrow at 11:05 AM as announced. Vienna dishes praised to tempt diners.
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Commercial Club
Torrow
Alumbers
Board of
Dieters
Rock Island
Ice cream supper hosted by Queen Esther Circle in Vienna
The Queen Esther Circle invites the community to an ice cream supper, the season opener, on Tuesday evening May 16 at Miss Sarah Emmons’ home on East Washington Street. Seven years ago, Donald Allen and Joe Stewart drowned in the Rock Island reservoir after their raft overturned while they were playing following echoes.
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Queen Esther
Sarah Emmons
East Washington Street
W. C. Allen
PF. E. Stewart
Donald Allen
Joe Stewart
Rock Island
Echoo
Baccalaureate Sermon and Graduation Plans at Washington Academy
The Washington Academy year ends soon with a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Williamson of Burlington in the Graham Opera House. Commencement exercises are set for the evening of May 1 and the baccalaureate sermon will be delivered Sunday evening May 4 at 8 o clock. The Wagner quartet and class members will participate in the program for the twenty one graduates. Miss Viola Simpson will give a graduation recital next Saturday evening May 13 from the Academy music department.
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Washington Academy
Graham Opera House
Graham At & O
Williamson
United Presbyterian Church
Burlington
Wagner Quartet
Viola Simpson
Academy
Ara Matthews Blanche Heinrich
Nellie Anderson
Charies Wolfe
Carrie Rowan Howard McCleery
Lulu Loughead Grace Connor Cloyes Beard
Leanna Galloway
Emma McCulley Hollis Whiting
Francie Porter
Henry Crawford
Amy Edworthy
Bert Smith
Maud Shaw Rush Herwick
Marie Lewis
Alice Oberlin
Ola Simpson
Marriage Invitations And Local Club Meetings Noted
Mr and Mrs I F Samson announce the marriage of their daughter France Mapel to Ralph Lee Livingston at their South Iowa home on Thursday May eighteenth at eight oclock. Fortnightly music club meets at Mrs Fred Smiths on West Main. Barrett Bible Days gather 750 pm at M E church. Wedding at Catholic church this morning unites Frank Bruty and Colin Beasty. The couple will move to a Riverside area farm.
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I. F. Samson
France Mapel
Ralph Lee Livingston
Iowa Avenue
Fred Smith
West Main Street
Gol. Scofield
Frances Cowan
Frank Bruty
Colin Beasty
Father Sueppe
Bruty
Riverside
Cakes at John sons and local travels reported
Personal notes include layer cake sale at John sons and Don Wittman leaving with a carload of horses for St. Louis. H. B. Downing travels to Fairfield by bus. L. Hall ships horses to Buffalo for Asa Reid. Elmer Sickels headed to Keokuk for hospital care. L. W. Loftus reports minor storm damage on a Catholic church, noting only chimney and roof damage and stating others nearby were blown down.
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Johnson’s
Don Wittman
St. Louis
H. B. Downing
Fairfield
L. Hall
Sigourney
Buffalo
Asa Reid
Elmer Sickels
Keokuk
L. W. Loftus
Keota
Albott
Mrs George Haines dies suddenly in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville. Mrs George Haines died yesterday morning at 6 o clock after a brief illness. She had been in frail health for years but appeared well Saturday while uptown. Survived by her husband and two sisters Mrs Martha Wortman of this place and Mrs Amanda Robinson of California. Funeral at 2 this afternoon in the M E church. Born Sarah A Allen in Mercer county Pa June 12 1836. Came to Iowa in 1845. Married three times, including Geo W Haines of Crawfordsville.
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Crawfordsville
May
George Haines
M. E. Church
Haines
Sarah A. Allen
Mercer County
Iown
George Gates
Mr. Stewart
Frank Maxwell Hurt in Lumber Yard Mishap
Frank Maxwell, building a new residence near Crawfordsville, was injured Saturday afternoon when a load of shingles caught him at a door opening. He suffered back pain and was not thought seriously injured, taken home that evening.
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Crawfordsville
Frank Maxwell
Here
No. 3 Off the Track Ditches Near Unionville
Rock Island passenger No. 3 bound for the west derailed yesterday at Unionville with no injuries reported. Eastbound trains arrived over the Milwaukee line from Seymour. westbound trains used the Milwaukee line from the city. Sidney Coon of the Washington County Mutual Insurance assocation settled the Perry Deal loss for 250 dollars after Deal's house burned two weeks ago. Johnson's new oven is baking the best bread locally.
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Rock Island
West
Unionville
Milwaukee
Seymour
Sidney Coon
Washington County Mutual Insurance Association
Perry Deal
Mr. Deal
Johnson's
Miss Edna Klein Heads to State W H M Convention
Miss Edna Klein leaves this morning for Belle Plaine to attend the state convention of the W. H. M. A brief item notes her travel for the event and location.
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Edna Klein
Belle Plaine
The
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