King's Daughters Convention to Be Held in Davenport
Iowa seed corn week urged from Oct 3 with seed saving tips. The twelfth annual Iowa Branch convention of The King's Daughters and Sons will meet in Davenport Oct 8 and 10 featuring Mrs. David Laird address and a stereopticon lecture. A new sale table will benefit the Mary Lowe Dickinson chapter for work among invalids.
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King’s Daughters
Davenport
Burlington
Iowa
Iown
King’s Daughters and Sons
David Laird
New York
Mary Lowe Dickinson
Epworth League Social Planned at Kellogg Home
The Epworth League of the Methodist church will hold a social Friday evening at the J. J. Kellogg home on West Main Street.
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Epworth League of the Methodist Church
J. J. Kellogg
West Main Street
Ladies Benevolent Society Meeting at Mrs Shaw Home
The Presbyterian church Ladies' Benevolent society will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 o'clock at Mrs L E Shaw's home.
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Ladies’ Benevolent Society of the Presbyterian Church
L. E. Shaw
Miss Blanche Stewart Hosts Missionary Circle Event
Miss Blanche Stewart will entertain the Missionary circle of the Fire United Presbyterian church this evening.
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Blanche Stewart
Fire United Presbyterian Church
Missionary ladies host luncheon for returning workers
The Ladies' Missionary society of the Second United Presbyterian church will host a luncheon Saturday at Mrs. Col Palmer's home for Misses Cynthia and Rose Wilson of Morning Sun, fresh from India. A committee will meet the Wilson sisters and escort them to the Palmer residence. In the afternoon Cynthia Wilson will speak to the Ladies' Missionary society at the First United Presbyterian church, where their annual tank offering will be collected in the parlors.
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Ladies’ Missionary Society
Second United Presbyterian Church
Col. I. J. Palmer
Cynthia
Rose Wilson
Morning Sun
India
Social Evening at Miss Gertrude Swift Home
Last evening Miss Gertrude Swift hosted the young ladies of the Tondre and Benz millinery at her North avenue B residence. Miss Lucy Miller performed several instrumental pieces as the gathering concluded with pleasant social discourse.
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Gertrude Swift
Tondre & Benz
North Avenue B
Lucy Miller
Julia
Glendale box supper a sparkling success at schoolhouse
Martha Swift served refreshments and the Glendale school house box supper last evening drew a large crowd. Over $20 was raised with Marion Denison as auctioneer as items sold, Miss Amy Folger the local teacher and friends from town attending.
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Glendale School House
Marion Denison
Amy Folger
Iowa man refuses juror duty over liquor church conflict
Davenport Iowa Oct 3 the federal government faced a snag as J D Martin of Crawfordsville Iowa refused to qualify as a petit juror. He said he belonged to a church that did not recognize liquor traffic and would not recognize the government so long as it licensed it. Judge Smith McPherson expelled him from the panel.
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Davenport
Iowa
West Bank
Mississippi
J. D. Martin
Crawfordsville
Smith McPherson
Martin
Chicago Tribune
Show Company The Slow Poke Arrives for Tonight's Performance
The Slow Poke show company arrived on an early train this morning with extensive scenery and a large, fine appearing company. Tonight's performance is expected to meet audience expectations.
Local visitors hail from Highland and West Chester
J. G. Fordyce and wife from Highland township visited the city today. Mrs. Seymour Martin of West Chester called on friends yesterday. Mrs. S. H. Ross and Miss Tillie Parker, also of West Chester, were shopping in the city today.
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J. G. Fordyce
Highland Township
Seymour Martin
West Chester
Trimmed Hats and Local Greetings in Daily Notes
Local notes mention trimmed hats sale at Tondre and Benz with prices 3.50 2.50 and 1.50. Mrs. Howard Benn visits Ainsworth for the day at the Chas. McCreedy home. Several residents travel for family and business across Ohio Missouri and the East.
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Tondre
Benz
Hit Him Hard Teff I say I’d drive to Piccadilly
A truncated dialogue fragment shows Teff urging a ride to Piccadilly while a boy jokes about harness fit and consent. The terse chatter hints at a playful or improvised street exchange with punchy delivery. The scene centers on informal camaraderie and a driver’s request.
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Piccadilly
Reading the Riot Act Origin and Proclamation
The piece explains the 1714 British Riot Act under George I and the customary reading which includes the proclamation urging dispersal. It notes the act defines felony for riotous assemblies and the required dispersal after command by officials like the sheriff or mayor. A Chicago News quotation cites the royal proclamation ending with God save the king.
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George
the King
Chicago News
Royal Arcanum Meeting Attendance Urged for Identification
Past Supreme Regent Schryver urges members to attend council meetings to ensure proper identity of deceased members for timely benefit payments. The piece notes hospital bed fund associations aid members, cites New Jersey with 19,000 members and 119 councils and Georgia with 4000 members and 70 councils, urging winter attendance experiments to strengthen the order.
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Schryver
Royal Arcanum Hospital Bed Fund
New Jersey
Georgia
New Grand Master of Massachusetts Odd Fellows
William A Hastings elected grand master of Massachusetts Odd Fellows, praised for charity work and leadership. Massachusetts lodge activity strong with a 917 membership gain. global reach about 1.7 million members and 35.5 million dollars in lodge investments. Des Moines building fire alarm sprang from furnace room. Virginia Odd Fellows home houses 59 children.
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Massachusetts
William A. Hastings
Grand Lodge of
Bay State
Hastings
Maiden
Order of Odd Fellows
H. E. Parker
Vermont
Odd Fellows of
Nebraska
Ohio
Odd Fellows
United States
Rebekahs
Des Moines
Virginia
Iowa Law Bans Fraternal Groups Not Meeting Rates
Iowa passes a law barring fraternal societies from entering the state unless their rates align with the fraternal congress table. Existing Iowa groups are exempt for five years. The Ancient Order of Foresters plans its next biennial convention in New York City in September 1909. A new Buffaloes order will organize along fraternal and educational lines. The piece extols fraternalism’s aim of protecting home and family interests.
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Iowa
Fraternal Congress
Ancient Order of Foresters
New York City
Order of Buffaloes
Delegates List at Washington Baptist Association Keota Meet
The thirty ninth annual Washington Baptist association meets in Keota Iowa October 2 3 4 Delegates greet trains by reception committee and attend devotional sessions annual sermon and officer elections Names include Ainsworth Kalona Keota Washington and Louisa Center attendees with Mrs E E Bower J W Lemley T E Brown Dr D D Proper and Mrs Rogers on program decorations feature cut flowers and potted plants Special mention for Ritchey work on decorations.
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Keota
Washington Baptist Association
Baptist Church
Iowa
Meyer
S. S. Fry
E. KE. Bower
Ida Cady
John Hastie
J. ©. Clark
W. A. Nelson
Home Missions
D. D. Proper
Des Moines
Ainsworth
A. E. Athearn
C. B. Yard
Rose Marr
J. A. Marr
Kalona
Bessie Cupp
John Ralston
E. E. Bower
A. K. Bryson
Samuel Fry
J. W. Cotman
Louisa Center
David Woodruff
Allie Woodruff
Prairie Flower
Grace Bear
Tessie Bear
Mary Figgins
J. C. Clark
Washington
T. E. Brown
J. W. Lemley
West Chester
J. F. Catlin
Leora, Mae
Glenn Catlin
Moothart
Mattie Statler
Edna Statler
T. P. Harbaugh
Mary English
Marion
Wilson Mills
B. F. Herrich
Lone Tree
A. B. Moore
Carrie Miller
Ottumwa
Ritchey
G. D. Rogers
Rogers
Ice Wagon Ends Season Next Thursday
Ice consumers are reminded that next Thursday marks the final run of the season for the ice wagon. The notice mentions 4 21 M and TV Anderson and promotes Johnson's bread as a cannot be equaled product.
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Anderson
Johnson
Corn bread tomorrow at Johnson bakery
Roy Thompson travelled home to Havre last evening after a brief business visit in the city. Miss Almag Johnson returned to Crawfordsville after a day in the city. Mr and Mrs C A Knapp and daughter Rachel went to West Chester last evening following the funeral of Mrs L C Shepard.
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Johnson” Bakery
Roy Thompson
Havre
Almag Johnson
Crawfordsville
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Town State College
Gath
California
Fic Syrup Co
Ames
Iowa State College Department of Agricultural Extension
STECK
Elgin
H. F. Stegk’s
Washington National Bank
Martha Swift
Howard Benn
Chas. McCreedy
Mike Dean
Montana
Vandalia
Ralph Smith
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Struthers
Youngstown
George H. Paul
Atty
J. L. Brookhart
Dave Teuscher
Mr. Paul
Royal Arcanum
Arcanum Jettings
Craternaix
Baptist Association
Ing
Ice Consumers
Worth
Allig
the Store of Quality
J. B. Crail
Washington,Ilowa
East Side Square
SOL Rich & Copipany
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