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Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Friday, April 6, 1906

     BUFFALO, Ia., March 5- The home of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Frahm was gladdened Tuesday by the arrival of a daughter.
     Mrs. L. Zelker and Mrs. H. Frank were in Davenport Tuesday on a shopping expedition.
     Miss Stella Moorhouse returned home Wednesday after having visited with relatives for the past few days.
     P. Gold was in Davenport Tuesday on business.
     Dr. J. Teufil and Captain W. C. Collins made a business trip to Davenport Wednesday.
     The Egger Button factory on Wednesday shipped blank buttons to L.H. Hirsch of Muscatine.
     Miss Anna Haskell returned home Wednesday after having visited relatives and friends in Davenport and Rock Island.
     Prayer meeting was held at the M.E. church Wednesday evening.

     BUFFALO, Ia., April 5- Wm. and Chester Peacock, of Noris, Ill, arrived here Monday to visit with relatives.
     Lon Rauch of Rock Island spent Sunday at the home of his parents.
     Fred Bernick returned to Ames, Ia., Sunday to resume his studies in the college of that place.
     Ray Appel of Davenport spent Sunday at home.
     Miss Elsie Frank left Sunday evening for Davenport, where she will attend Brown's business college.
     Chas. Moore of Davenport is visiting relatives here.
     Mrs. H. Dorman and Mrs. J. Streicher were Helen Blair passengers to Davenport Monday.
     D. Walch of Atlantic, Ia., returned home Monday after having spent a few days at the home of his sister-in-law Mrs. J. Armstrong.
     Dr. J. Teufil was appointed to succeed himself as physician for the town board of health.

DIXON.
     DIXON, Ia., April 3- Still the wagon roads are in a bad condition for travel, the worst we have ever known them to be.
     Mrs. S.E. Cehner went to Bennett to call upon her daughter, Mrs. Johan, for a day.
     Mrs. John Standish of Oxford Junction is here visiting with her husband's mother and sister, Mrs. Mary Standish and Balie.
     Nelson Greve was called to Davenport Friday by the death of his aunt.
     Henry Brockmann went to Grand Mound Saturday to help his parents celebrate their birthday.
     Bernhard Killeen went to Davenport Friday to call upon his mother for a few hours' visit.
     Emil Voss was a passenger for Davenport to visit with his brothers for a few days with the Voss Bros. Grocers.
     Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boughfur, cousin of H.W. Meinert, made him a pleasant visit and they departed for home Tuesday.
     A jolly party of ladies went to Noels to visit with Mrs. Ernest Muhs Thursday as follows: Mrs. W.A. Schmidt, Mrs. Otto Carstens, Mrs. J.W. Sabee and Mr. Klahn., Miss Manda Voss.
     Miss Mabel Riley of Allen's Grove was a passenger to McCausland to visit with her aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs. C.E. Sheridan.
     Mrs. Luella Hill of Perry came home to spend a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Schmidt.

DIXON.
     Mrs. Mabel Mills and children after a pleasant visit during this past week, departed for Cedar Falls, their home, Saturday.
     Miss Sarah Figley left Saturday for Toronto to stay with her brother.
     John Flenker was a passenger for the city of Davenport to do trading.
     Mrs. and Mrs. C.B. Snyder went to Davenport to Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Mary Bowling.
     Miss Ruth Everson, after a pleasant visit with her mother, Mrs. Dellie Shannon of Rock Island, Ill., and her aunt, Mrs. Abbie Anderson of Davenport, returned home.
     Mike Thell of Buena Vista was in town Saturday shaking hands with old friends.
     Chris Rock went to Grand Mound to visit with a brother, Wm. K. Rock and a sister, Mrs. Theodore Brockmann.
     Henry Wuestenberg of Donahue was in town Monday on business before the Allens Grove township board of trustees.
     Mrs. Platt two and one half miles east of town, in some manner while having hold of her horse, fell and the animal stepped on her hand and one finger had to be amputated.
     Mr. and Mrs. M.R. Fitzgibbon went to Strawberry Point for a visit with Mr. Fitzgibbon's parents before they leave for New York City to live.
     Mrs. Chris Ketelsen after a pleasant visit with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Carter, of Luverne, Minn., arrived home.
     Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Booth of Bennett have moved here to make their future home, where Mr. Booth has his livery barn.
     Nellie Yale of the Davenport high school came home to spend the Sabbath with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Yale.
     Chris H. Voss was a passenger for Davenport Monday to call upon his sons, the Voss brothers.
     Mrs. Mary Zindel of Davenport is here to visit with her son, Rudolph Zindel, and family.
     John Langseth, the well-known stock buyer of Buena Vista, has moved with his family to this little village to make his future home.
     Mrs. Mary Brockman, after a pleasant visit with her parents at Grand Mound, returned home.
     Frank Foot of New Liberty moved into the tenant house of Mrs. Jurgens.

WALCOTT
     WALCOTT, Ia., April 5- Little Nona Stouffer celebrated her birthday on Tuesday.
     Mrs. Gus Stueben, of Davenport, Ia., came on Tuesday to spend the day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Hinz.
     Miss Meta Brugman was a passenger for Davenport on Tuesday.
     Louis Nagel and family have moved into their new home which has recently been vacant since Heidt Bros. have moved to North Dakota.
     Mr. and Mrs. Carl Iversen were surprised on Sunday evening by the Schwenzel club.
     Mrs. E. Freidrich and daughter, Elinora, left for Davenport, Ia., on Monday, where they will visit a few days with relatives and friends.

JAMESTOWN.
     JAMESTOWN, Ia., April 4- Mrs. John Sass and children are visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin on the Blue Grass road, three miles west of Davenport.
     Mr. McDonald had the misfortune to trip on a root that stuck out of the frozen ground while carrying two buckets of boiling water out to scald a pig that he was butchering last week, spilling the boiling water on his arm and scalding it severely.
     Henry Murray was taken to the hospital at Davenport last week to be operated on for an abscess in his right side. He is improving nicely after the operation. Dr. Barewald is attending him.
     Louis James returned to his school duties Thursday after attending the Teachers' Institute  at Davenport for a week.
     Gladys Moore returned to her home in Davenport Saturday after spending her vacation with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Secoy and other relatives at this place.
     John Hanlon, Jr. of West Second street, Davenport, came down Friday to visit until Saturday at the home of his uncle, John Blackwell.
     Mr. and Mrs. Bishop of Buffalo came out Sunday to take dinner with their daughter, Mrs. George Secoy in honor of her 24th birthday, bringing several tokens of remembrance of the happy day with them.
     Mr. Reed of Andalusia has been in town since Saturday morning cleaning and tuning organs. He done a good job on the school house organ which was out of order.
     Rev. Shirk preached a good sermon Sunday afternoon to a good congregation considering the condition of the roads.
     Bert Ross and Steve Dyer are grubbing on the Brus farm until the work starts in the coal mines and that depends upon whether there will be a strike or not.
     Marion Winfred of Davenport was down for a days' visit with his parents and little son last week.
     Mr. Secoy went to Buffalo Saturday to visit until Monday at the home of his son, F.L. Secoy.
     John Bell is laid up with neuralgia.

VICTOR [ Iowa Co.]
     VICTOR, Ia., April 4- Jake Slaymaker of Carnforth was in town Tuesday.
     Mrs. H. Mitchell and Miss Blanche went to Marengo Tuesday for a few days' visit.

MARENGO [ Iowa Co.]
     Ed Rule, manager of the university gymnasium and Everett Couch of Iowa City, visited here Sunday at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Couch.
     Bert Swaney returned to Evanston, Ill. Monday after a visit at the home of his mother. Bert is a student at the Northwestern univeristy.
     Dr. P. Schultze went to Freemont Saturday to accompany his wife home who has been visiting for some time at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cannon.
     Messrs. John Cronin, Joe Beem and Everett Burgy and Miss Mae Keyserr, students at the S.U.I. who were here to take part in the contest of contestants at the opera house Friday evening and for a visit with home folks, returned Sunday to resume their studies at the university.
     Miss Margaret Hogan is in Fairfax visiting with her sister, Mrs. Daniel Cahill.
     T. Leader has returned home from Cedar Rapids after a visit with his brother, L.C. Leader and family.
     Miss Gertrude Fawcett, music instructor in our school, returned Monday from Cedar Rapids after spending her vacation with relatives.
     Master Rufus McKnight of Iowa City spent last week in the city at the home of his uncle, E.W. McKnight.
     John Parks spent Sunday in Williamsburg with his niece, Miss Margaret Quinn.
     Mrs. James Carey and son of Rock Island, Ill., arrived Saturday evening for a visit of a couple of weeks with her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Ira Ryerson.
     Mr. and Mrs. Fergus Flanagan and daughter, Mrs. Thomas McGivern were in Davenport to attend the funeral of Mrs. Flanagan's sister, Mrs. Brounson.
     Fred Shaw, who is employed with Armour and company of Chicago arrived Sunday for a brief visit at the home of his father.
     Miss Margaret Delaney of Washington township was the guest of her cousin, Mrs. W.F. Hogan Monday.
     Chas. Gode visited in Grinnell Friday evening with his sister, Miss Helen, who is attending college.

AINSWORTH [ Washington Co.]
    AINSWORTH, Ia., April 5- The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lindley Coon of Newton was buried here on Tuesday morning.
     Mrs. John Jones of Haskins was a passenger from here Monday morning for Newton, where she is with her sister, Mrs. Lindley Coon.
     A grocery store known as the Golden Rule and run by S.A. Chambers has opened up in the new Masonic building.
     Mrs.S.A. Walker visited this week with her son James and family at Washington.
     Miss Pearl Fishburn left Tuesday evening for Chapman, Neb., where she was called by the serious illness of her sister.
     Mrs. Charles Olds left Monday morning for Lexington where she will spend the summer with relatives.

MAQUOKETA [ Jackson Co.]
     MAQUOKETA, Ia., April 5-Editor R.G. Grant has been slightly indisposed this past week, but has managed to be on deck at his office most of the time.
     Miss Anna Wandel, the nurse, left yesterday morning for Indianapolis, Ind., where she was called professionally.
     Ed McMurray is moving into the Marshall Davis house on Main street opposite the High school, which he recently purchased.
     Mrs. C. Fitch is now comfortably located in the residence she has recently purchased from M. Lucas on East Pleasant street.
     Michael Cresis, who has been the guest of his brothers, Edward and George, for the past few days, returned to his home in Chicago last evening.
     Miss Ruby Allen departed Tuesday evening for Ft. Worth, Tex., and will remain some months visiting her mother.
     Miss Elsie Edwards has returned home from Charlotte where she has been taking care of Mrs. Monohan, who was seriously ill.
     Mrs. Geo. H. Kimball returned home from Princeton, Ia., after a three weeks' visit with her sister.
     Dr. H.L. Pool has arrived from Chicago where he recently graduated from the Chicago Veterinary College.
     Michael Cassel arrived from Chicago Saturday morning and will visit with his brothers Edward and George for a few days.

TIPTON [ Cedar Co.]
     TIPTON, April 8- Mr. and Mrs. Walace Davis, who have been visiting at the home of his father, Pat Davis, left yesterday for San Francisco, Cal.
     Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Rider departed on Wednesday for their new home in Cedar Rapids, which is located at No. 116 North Eleventh street. Miss Nettie Rider joined them on Thursday.
     A special from Ida Grove to the Sunday Register says: Fred Heckt who recently failed in business here shot himself in the ear while hunting. Frequently since the failure he had he did not care how soon he died. He leaves a wife and four children. He came here from Jefferson, Ia., three years ago.
    
Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Tuesday, April 10, 1906   

BUFFALO
     BUFFALO, Ia., April 9- Chas Moore and family of Davenport moved to this town Saturday.
     Miss Elsie Frank of Brown's Business college, Davenport, spent Sunday at home.
     Mr. and Mrs. F. Logan of near Blue Grass, on Friday visited with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rowan.
     Frank Zuecher of Rock Island is visiting at home.
     The Ladies' Aid Society met at the home of Mrs. Bowers Thursday afternoon. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. H. Dorman.
     Miss Stella Myers returned home Friday after having spent the past two months in Muscatine.
     Mr. and Mrs. Frank Granson of Davenport arrived Saturday to make a short stay with the latter's mother, Mrs. E. Bald.
     Mr. Willet of Davenport arrived Saturday to attend the K. of P. lodge and visit friends.

WALCOTT
     WALCOTT, Ia., April 7- Louis Dommann left for Bennett, Ia., on Thursday having come here to attend the marriage of his sister, Lillian, to Albert G. Arp.
      Mr. and Mrs. Henry Arp of Davenport attended the Dommann and Arp wedding on Wednesday.
     At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dommann occurred on Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock the marriage of their daughter, Miss Lillian to Albert G. Arp, of Tipton, Ia. Rev. A.H. Grief, pastor of Kreuz Kirche, of Davenport, officiated in the presence of about 10 relatives. The house was beautifully decorated with flowers and foliage and a nutpial bower was formed in which the ceremony took place. The only attendant of the bridal couple was little Nonia Stouffer cousin of the bride, who was a flower girl. After the ceremony a wedding supper was served. Mr. and Mrs. Albert G. Arp will make their future home in Tipton, Ia. where the groom has charge of the grain elevator owned by Dommann & Co. The bride is a charming young woman and both the bride and groom will have a large host of friends in this vicinity who will wish them much joy and good luck in their new home.

DIXON
     DIXON, April 9- Chris Ketelsen went to Sundbury to call upon some friends and to look after a team, Saturday.
     Mrs. Ted Killeen of Davenport, after a pleasant visit here with her son, Reinhald Killeen, departed for home Saturday.
     The new barn of Jurgens is very near completion and it is a credit to our town.
     The smallpox south of town is reported getting along well and there are no new cases reported.
     The Dixon baseball team will have their third annual ball the 21st. H.W. Dunnann has been elected manager for the season.
     Miss Ertie Connor, after a pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. Johnson, at Bennett, returned home Saturday.
     Prof. G.W. King went to Tipton to do some carpenter work for his son-in-law, Geo. Walton.
     Mrs. Luella Hill of Perry is here as her mother is reported very ill but slowly improving.
     Hans Theade has made some additions to his new barn. It is now 18 x 30 feet.

SUNBURY [ Cedar Co.]
    SUNBURY, Ia., April 9- Henry Kobert left for Rock Island Tuesday evening on account of the serious illness of his mother.
     Johan Pickron returned home from Rock Island Thursday after a short visit with relatives.

TIPTON [ Cedar Co.]
     TIPTON, Ia., April 7- Messrs. H.W. and W.R. Fields left to Warnay, Ia., to attend the funeral of John Deklats.
     Dr. R.A. Wash returned Monday from Davenport, where he has been taking treatment in the hospital. He left Tuesday evening for Wilma, Ark., hoping the change of climate will greatly benefit him.
     Mr. and Mrs. J.D. DeCamp welcomed a daughter Sunday.

MONTPELIER [ Muscatine Co.]
     MONTPELIER, Ia., April 7- Mr. Fank Morris returned home Friday after a months' visit with relatives and friends in Boynton, Mo.
     Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Parish of Nichols, Ia., have moved here to make their future home.
     Mr. and Mrs. Edward Davis and family moved to Sweetland, Ia., Wednesday, having bought Mrs. Gester's farm.
     Mrs. John McCulley, Jr., and son, Laurence, of Cotter, Ia., are visiting here with relatives.
     Emma Brant of Davenport went to New Era Wednesday to look after the interests of her farm.

Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Thursday, April 13, 1906   

BUFFALO
     BUFFALO, Ia., April 12- At a meeting held by the school board last week the same teachers were re-elected for next year.
     Mrs. C. Kautz was called to Blue Grass Tuesday evening on account of the illness of her son, one of the leading merchants of that town.
     Ferd Neumeister had the misfortune of slipping on the floor of his son's store, thereby spraining his arm and breaking it above the wrist.
     Mrs. G. Abbott and children are here to spend the summer with Mrs. Abbott's father, M. Murer.
     C. Harsch of Davenport is spending a few days at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. Bernick.
     Mrs. Summers is at present quite ill with pneumonia.
     The Rathbone Sisters will hold their regular meeting Thursday evening at the K.P. hall.

ELDRIDGE
     ELDRIDGE, Ia., April 11- Mrs. Clinton Buahgman was at Long Grove on Friday visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Fessington.
     Miss Allcinda Wiese returned home Monday after several days' visit with relatives at Mt. Joy.

WALCOTT
     WALCOTT, Ia., April 12- Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Reinbrecht of Sunbury, Ia. spent Sunday with Mrs. Peter Wiese.
     Mrs. Theo Moellenbeck celebrated her birthday on Sunday.
     J.E. Stockdale went to Iowa City on Friday to visit with his parents.
     Mrs. William Schwarting returned home on Sunday having spent several days with her sister in Sunbury, Ia.

MAQUOKETA [ Jackson Co, IA]
     MAQUOKETA, Ia., April 12- Mrs. Mary March, who has been visiting some weeks with her son, Floyd,and Mrs. Ella Bell and family, has returned to her home in Slayton, Minn.
     Frank Ingalls of Davenport is here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Ingalls.
     Ted Peterson, the barber who has been confined to his home with the grippe for the last three weeks, was down town for the first time yesterday.
     Miss Mary McIntyre has returned to her home in Dubuque after a ten days' visit here with her sister, Mrs. H. Buchanan.
     Mrs. J.A. Holmes was a passenger for Dubuque yesterday morning, where she will visit at the home of her son, Fred.
     Mrs. H.R. Melton and daughter, Bessie, have returned to their home in Marshalltown after attending the funeral of Mrs. Melton's father, the late Jacob Van Meter.
     Robt. Doran, who has been visiting with his brother, Ross and family, at Spring Valley, Ill. the past ten days has returned home.
     Geo. Rarley has returned home from a few days' stay at the home of a brother, Harvey, near Monmouth. He reports spring work already well under way in that locality.
    
Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Tuesday, April 17, 1906   

BUFFALO
     BUFFALO, Ia., April 16- Mrs. J. Paarman of Davenport spent Thursday with relatives in town.
     Mrs. Willets, Mrs. Carr, Mrs. Willkinson and Mrs. Harbeck of Davenport came down Thursday to visit the Rathbone Sisters lodge and to assist them in the initiation of a candidate.
     Mrs. J. Porstmann and Mrs. C. Vogelbaugh were Friday passengers on the Helen Blair for Davenport.
     Mr. Phaube of Davenport was in town Thursday in the interests of the Lorenzen Crockery company of Davenport.
     Miss Dora Rostenbaugh, who is attending the Davenport high school is at home for a few days.

JAMESTOWN
     JAMESTOWN, April 13- Mrs. James Kouffer has been laid up the for the last two weeks with inflammatory rheumatism. She is not able to move hand or foot. She has the sympathy of her many friends who hope she will soon be able to be around again.
     William Blunk of northwestern Iowa stopped off at Davenport on his way home from Chicago, where he sold a carload of fat cattle to visit relatives and old neighbors in this place. Mr. Blunk was born and raised in this neighborhood.
     Louis Heutter went to Davenport with farm produce Wednesday.
     John Bell has been laid up for two weeks with neuralgia but is better.
     Mr. Williams and his daughter Mrs. Reichart of Union street, Davenport, left for Des Moines Wednesday for a weeks' visit with relatives and friends.
     Buchmeier and Winfield have taken the contract to supply the Buffalo Tile works with coal this summer.
     Dave Thomas is building a new fence around part of his farm. His son David is helping him.
     Several of the school children are sick with the chicken pox. Little Ruth Blackwell and Eddy Dyer have been quite sick with it, having severe throat trouble.

DIXON
    DIXON, Ia., April 13- Alvin Greve, brakeman on the C. M. & St. P. railway at Milwaukee returned to his post of duty after a week's absence here at home.
     Mrs. Louis Riefe of Davenport has been visiting with her son, Conrad Riefe, west of town.
     Ed Chrohnwick went to Big Rock to work on mason work for Idle Lendt.
     Miss Maria Stoltenberg of Little's Grove, is here visiting with her sister, Mrs. Herman Schroeder.

ELDRIDGE
     ELDRIDGE, Ia., April 14-Miss Alice Fellner of Mt. Joy is here visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Henry Gertz.
     Miss Lillie and Master Ray McDowell left for their home at Hudson, Ia., on Tuesday after a two weeks' visit with relatives.
     Henry Swartz of Omaha, Neb., is here visiting with relatives.
     There will be an Easter dance held at Steffen hall this evening. Music by the Davenport Military band.
     Mrs. Henry Brondel of Davenport was here visiting with her sister, Mrs. Hammon, on Tuesday.

News of LeClaire.
     LECLAIRE, Ia., April 14- E.M. Shirk and Captain Samuel Lancaster attend the Feast of Maundy Thursday in Davenport.
     Miss Louise Youngers of LeClaire, Ia., and Mr. Glenn Muzzy of Moline, Ill., were united in marriage at the parsonage of St. John's church, Davenport, Ia., Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Lemon. They were attended by Miss Lottie Thies and Mr. Charles Dorrance. Mrs. and Mrs. Muzzy will make their home in Moline, where the groom is employed as engineer at the power house at East Moline.

NEWS OF BETTENDORF.
Brief Personal Mention of Visitors in the Thriving Suburb.
     Monroe Phillips of Chicago spent Sunday here with his sister, Miss Ella, and his grandparents.
     A fourth son came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kane on Friday, April 6th. Our best wishes are for the little fellow's future.
     Miss Annie Micheal from the Utica Ridge road, spent several days with her cousin, Miss Ode Kahl.
     Mr. and Mrs. Joe Berry have moved out of the Richey house and into the Hemsworth house.
     Alderman Gus Priese is passing cigars. A little daughter arrived at his home on Thursday, April 5th. Two brothers are proud of the little sister.
     Louis Borneman spent Sunday with his brother, Adolph, in Chicago.
     Mr. Griffith, who is employed at the C.B. & Q., freight office in the city, has moved his family into the Richey place.
     Mrs. Mary Shimmel, who will be remembered by old friends as Mary Jensen, and who lived on the place now owned by Dairyman Petersen, visited here with Mrs. Henry Clausen, Sr., this week. She now lives at Rock Rapids, Lyon county, Ia.

MAQUOKETA [Jackson Co, IA]
     MAQUOKETA, Ia., April 14- Fred Waugh and wife came down from Monmouth yesterday and spent the day at the home of his parents.
     Deputy Postmaster Chas. King and family are now comfortably located on his farm northwest of town. Chas. drives to and from his work daily and will soon become a tiller of the soil.
     Robt. Dudley and John Blessing went down the river to Klondyke in the latter's gasoline launch yesterday. The boys spent the day at the dam fishing.
     The high wind which prevailed yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock carried a large section of the iron railing which decorates the top of Hotel Hurst down onto the repair shop of W.E. Williams and son. Luckily no one was hurt by the falling iron., which broke into fragments.
     Carpenters are at work putting a new roof on the Herman Keller residence on East Pleasant street.
     Ted Peterson, the tonsorial artist, resumed his place at the shop this morning after a two weeks' illness.
     The painters and decorators have been busily engaged the past week repainting and decorating the ceiling in the C.M. Sanborn pioneer grocery house.

 Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Friday, April 20, 1906   

BUFFALO
     BUFFALO, April 13- Dr. C. L. Barewald of Davenport was a professional caller Monday.
     Ester Peacock of Norris, Ill., is here to spend some time with her sister, Mrs. Ed Eggar.
     J. Murer and sister Sabina were in Blue Grass Monday.
     Mrs. G. Zwicker of Rock Island is visiting at the home of her brother Theo. Kautz.
     Miss Margaret Tobin, a trained nurse of Davenport, is attending Carl Kautz.
     Mr. Missel, the Pine Creek miller, was in town Monday.
     Frank Giesler of Muscatine was in town Tuesday purchasing blank buttons from local factories.

WALCOTT
     WALCOTT, April 13- Hans Soenke of Davenport visited with his daughter, Mrs. W. Ruge, last week.
     Mrs. Henry Moeller celebrated her birthday on Saturday.
     Miss Nonie Hinrichs spent the Sabbath at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. Hinrichs.

ELDRIDGE
     ELDRIDGE, Ia., April 18- Mrs. Theo Kroeger was at Maysville visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Carl Marten several days of last week. Mrs. Emma Jacobs and children were Davenport visitors Friday.
     The Eldridge Social club will give a dance on Saturday, May 5. Music by the Davenport Military band.

BROOKLYN [don't know which BROOKLYN- Benton, Black Hawk, Calhoun, Madison and Poweshiek Cos. all had BROOKLYNS!]
     BROOKLYN, Ia., April 18- Mr. Hervie is making some improvements on his home by enlarging his kitchen and putting in gas.
     Fred Thompson came home from Iowa City Wednesday to spend his vacation with his parents. Fred is studying law in the city. This is his last year.
     Harry Wood came home Friday afternoon from Grinnell to spend vacation with his parents.
     Mrs. B.E. Dayton visited her sister Mrs. Copely, of Grinnell, last week.
     Ed Eklund, one of Phillip's clerks, has accepted a position in the bank with his brother Fred at State Center, Ia. Ed's many friends are sorry to see him leave.
     Mrs. D.W. Egbert has been very poorly again. She has been sick for a long time.
     Will Coleman, who has been teaching school in Chester Center, is home. He has whooping cough. Carl Cummings is teaching Mr. Coleman's school.
     Ed Heim went to Malcom Saturday evening to spend Sunday with his parents.
     Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Starkeweather, of Illinois, sister-in-law of W.T. Sharp.
     Eddie Hall is very poorly.
     Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Shoemaker, April 11, a daughter. Mother and daughter doing nicely.
     Mrs. Crain, who is in the hospital under the care of Dr. C.D. Busby, is getting along as well as could be expected.
     Rev. C. Durant Jones left last week for his home in Perry, Ia. after a few days visit with his parents.
     Miss Jennie Stephenson returned Saturday evening from Searsbore, where she had been the last few days taking teachers examination.
     Harry Terry of Davenport visited at the home of E.C. Odell one day last week. Harry's mother was a Brooklyn girl. She was Miss Lizzie Applegate.
     J.B. Hardy died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Stafford Sunday of old age. He was 86 years, two months and 8 days old. Rev. Hardy entered the ministry quite young. He was a Methodist minister. He preached the first sermon in Poweshiek county in an old log house. On account of failing health he retired from the ministry several years ago. Father Hardy, as he was called, will be missed in this town. He leaves only one daughter, Mrs. Stafford and quite a number of grandchildren to mourn their loss.
     Alex Wood is reported very ill.
     Monday morning Uncle Eddie Hall and daughter, Mrs. Katie Loveless were reported as very ill. Joe Hall of Peoria, Ill. is here to assist in caring for his father and sister.
     W.T. Sharf left Sunday afternoon to attend the funeral of his sister-in-law.

MAQUOKETA
     MAQUOKETA, April 18- John Potter, after a pleasant week's visit here with relatives and friends, departed last night for Aberdeen, S.D. where he will devote his time the coming year to looking after his land interests.
     W.K. Burkett, warden of the county farm, near Andrew, was in town yesterday looking after business interests.
     William Trout reached home from Wamego, Kan. Monday evening, after spending the winter there with his brother, George.
     Mrs. Joseph Dawson of des Moines was suddenly called here by the illness and death of her brother, the late J. Conery.

 Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Saturday, April 28, 1906   

BUFFALO
     BUFFALO, Ia., April 24- Those pupils who received certificates of attendance in the primary and intermediate rooms of the school for the past month are Glenn Rostenbach, Francis Moore, Harry McCulley, Clyde Bowers, Maggie Catterall, Wilma Zuercher, Anna Waspi, Bertha Walters, Edith Secoy, Marie Fidlar, Flora Ochsner, Hazel Moore, Esther Westendorf, Minnie Walters, Mabel Catterall, Ursula Zuercher, Helen Frank, Earl Porstmann, Ephren Fidlar, Paul Catterall, Eugene Westendorf and John Zuecher and Harold Vogelbaugh.
     Miss Gertrude Frank left Sunday for Cedar Rapids where she will make her future home.
     Miss Elsie Bischoff of Muscatine spent Sunday with her parents.
     Mrs. A.K. Claypool is visiting with her sister, Mrs. H. Moorhead of near Blue Grass.
     Theo. Kautz had the misfortune of falling Sunday and breaking his leg.
     Mrs. Orrick of Dubuque, Ia., arrived Monday to visit her father, Captain Clark.
     John Kautz and Miss Bessie Moorehead spent Sunday with the former's sister Mrs. J. Murphy of Little's Grove.
     Raymond Secoy came from Davenport Monday to attend the funeral of his cousin, Vernon Secoy.
     J.A. Prignitz, proprietor of the Turner hall will give a dance Saturday evening, April 28. Music will be furnished by the Davenport Military band.
     Hazel Gadd returned to Davenport Sunday evening after having spent several days with relatives here. She was accompanied by her cousin, Norma Kautz.

ELDRIDGE
     ELDRIDGE, Ia., April 24- Miss Minnie Elmgren of new Liberty was here visiting with relatives on Saturday,.
     Sunday afternoon Miss Alcinda B Wiese entertained a number of her friends at her home in honor of her 17th birthday anniversary. The afternoon was spent in music and playing games, the chief entertainment was an Easter egg hunt. Miss Hilda Wuestenberg received the first prize. Emma Ewoldt, second prize, while Miss Alma Zabel captured the booby prize, after which supper was served.

WALCOTT
     Walcott, April 24- Mrs. Emma Boldt of North Dakota is visiting with her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. J. C. Reissen.
     Lillie Iversen celebrated her birthday on Saturday.
     Ed Stockdale left for Iowa City where he will visit a few days with his mother.
     Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Reissen visited with their daughter, Mrs. E. Werner on Friday.

MARENGO [ Iowa Co.]
     MARENGO, Ia., April 24- Mrs. Edward Lonergan of Hilton township is visiting in the city with her daughter, Mrs. M.J. Kinnavey.
     Mrs. Edward Kline and baby and sister Mrs. Walter Bahls (or Rahls) of Davenport arrived Monday for a visit with their parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Samuel Bishop.
     Will Foster, who is working in the printing office in Grinnell spent Sunday here with home folks.
     Mr McCoy of Waterloo was here to attend the funeral of Mrs. B. Kirby Monday.
     S.A.A. club tendered Mrs. M.J. Kinnavey a farewell surprise party at her home Tuesday evening. Music and games furnished the evening's amusement. Mrs. Kinnavey was presented with a very pretty souvenir spoon. Dainty refreshments were served. Mrs. Kinnavey will leave next week for Fairfield to join her husband where they will make their future home.
     The funeral of Mrs. B. Kirby was held from St. Patrick's church Monday morning at 9 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Father Carroll. Interment in the Catholic cemetery at Williamsburg. Mrs. Kirby died Friday morning at 10:30 after a lingering illness of several months. She leaves to mourn her loss four children, two girls, Mrs. Mike Moynihan and Miss Nellie Kirby, and two sons, John of Canada and James of this city.
     Miss Nellie Driscoll of Parnell was in town Sunday called here by the death of Mrs. B. Kirby.
     Miss Helen Gode, a student of Grinnell college, returned Monday to resume her studies after a several days' visit with her parents.
     Messrs. Ed Eckert and H.A. Brown have purchased two new automobiles.

MAQUOKETA [Jackson Co.]
    MAQUOKETA, Ia., April 24- Mrs. Chas Hall and daughter Ruth departed last evening for Clarinda, Ia., where they will make their future home. Mr. Hall has been there for some weeks getting things in readiness for their coming.
     A team of colts belonging to Walter Dutton became frightened near the bridge while coming to town Saturday afternoon and ran away, colliding with a vehicle occupied by Mrs. Wolfgang Schwartz and her son. They were thrown out and the lady quite severely injured. Medical attention was hastily summoned and she was taken to her home north of town. She is reported as doing as well as could be expected at present.
     J.A. Holmes, a conductor on the Milwaukee-Davenport passenger train, is enjoying a few days' lay-off.
     Mrs. Walter Chalis of Tipton, Ia., is here, the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I.M. Johnson.
     Mrs. C.F. Golier has returned home from an extended visit with her folks in Ohio.
     Miss Odilla Orr has resumed her position as bookkeeper in the W.E. Lamey department store.
     Andrew Peters, who has been the butter and egg man at the C.M. Sanborn & company store the past 24 years resigned his position last Saturday evening and will embark in the laundry business with Chas. Noble, they having rented the Sandy Cain laundry. His position will be filled by Chas. Moravec.
     Dee Suthers has gone to Clinton where he will work at his trade, Brick laying.

    
    
    
    

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