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Davenport Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Sep 5, 1900

DIXON
Dixon, Ia., Sept 3- Local storms are welcome.
Alvin Greve is home from the west for the fall.
Rudolph Snyder has left for his studies at school at Ames college.
School commences this morning. J.Q. Zuck, principal; Miss Mary E. Fitzgibbons, primary teacher. The term is 10 months.
Frank Blackman and family of Big Rock, Ia. were on our streets Sunday.
Miss Winifred Binford has gone to Cedar Falls, Ia. to resume her studies at the State Normal school.
Mrs. Liddie Kendard, of Sabula, Ia., is here visiting with her mother, Mrs. Edith Hickson, one mile west of town.
Sam Raboss, of DeWitt, Ia. was at the home of his sister, Miss Liddie Raboss, Sunday.

Davenport Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Sep 20, 1900

DIXON
Dixon, Ia., Sept 13-Charles Stephens left for Drake University at Des Moines to attend college.
Miss Anna Treimer has departed for school at Iowa City.
S.R. Crisp has departed for Mancature, Minn. to visit his mother, whom he has not seen for some time past.
Richard Schaffer of Davenport, came out to join the sports here for a hunting tour of Nebraska. He leaves with his brother-in-law, Will Carstens and Louis Michel. They departed last night for Burwell, Neb. They will go 70 miles north of that city to the Willow lakes. They expect to bag lots of game before they return.
Marshell Kane, of Big Rock, was in town Monday on legal business.

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

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.

Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Tuesday, April 10, 1906   

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.

Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Tuesday, April 17, 1906   

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.

Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Friday, August 3, 1906

DIXON

     DIXON, Ia., Aug 1- Mrs. Geo. Paustian, of Davenport, after a pleasant visit here with her husband's sisters, Mrs. Ed Klahn, Miss Otto Carstens, departed for home.
     Att. E.B. O'Neill, of Davenport, was in town Thursday en route for the city. He had just come home from visiting his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth O'Neill, of Allen Grove.
     Mrs. Liddie Kindred of Sabula is here visiting with her brother, W.H. Hickson and family.
     Miss Ruth Everson was a passenger for Big Rock Thursday and helped Miss Golda Terry celebrate her thirteenth birthday.
     Benjamin Padgham, after an absence of two weeks at his sister's, Mrs. Laura Belle at Bennett, returned home.
     Mrs. Mattie Hummell, of Davana, Ill., is here visiting with her aunts and uncles, the Hicksons.
     Miss Maggie Meyers of New Liberty was in town to help her sister, Mrs. Manda King, celebrate her 23d birthday Thursday. 
    

Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Friday, August 17, 1906

DIXON
     DIXON, Ia., Aug 15- Miss Veronica Ketelsen of Big Rock was in town Friday calling on old schoolmates.
     C.D. Mills of Cedar Falls was in town Friday and paid a brief  visit to his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Binford and his bother-in-law, Dr. W.S. Binford and Chas. Ludwig.
     W.M. Christie representing J.H. Dole & Co was in town calling upon the grain merchants Friday.
     Henry Stahff of Davenport, after a pleasant visit here with his wife's daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Doney, departed for home Friday.
     Christian Hahl?an of Garvin after a pleasant visit with his aunt at Buena Vista took his departure for home on Thursday.
     Douglass Huster who has been spending the past nine months in Illinois came back to Dixon to work during the threshing season.
     Miss Anna Yale one of the teachers at Zion City, Ill., came home to see her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Yale.
     Miss Maude Binford of Detroit, Mich., was here to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Binford, Saturday.
     Mrs. Martha Jensen of Davenport after a very pleasant visit with her mother, Mrs. A. Wright at Buena Vista departed for home.
     F.G. Engelhart left for Winsor, Mo., in search of land for entry.
     J.C. Shearer of Tipton, Mrs. C. S. Hawkins and Mrs. Dilley visited the Hawkins-Dilley camp on the Wapello Thursday.

Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Tuesday, August 28, 1906

DIXON
    DIXON, Ia., Aug. 24- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Connor of Red Wing, Minn., and family, are here for a few days' visit with Mr. and Mrs. O'Connor and old friends and neighbors of years gone by.
     Katie Porth of Davenport, who has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Chas Porth of Buena Vista was in town Saturday on her way home.
     Adelia Mohr of St. Louis, Mo., departed for her home Saturday afternoon after a pleasant visit with her parents, Mrs. Joachim Mohr.
     Miss Meta Paustian is here visiting with her sisters, Mrs. Carstens and Mrs. Klahms.
     Harold Warner was a passenger for Davenport where he visited his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Riefe.
     Dr. Henry Hell of New Liberty was in town calling on old friends Saturday.
     Mrs. Fred Firch and children, of Geneseo, Ill, were in town on their way home from Buena Vista where they were visiting Mrs. Firch's brother, Gus Vatter.
     John King was a passenger for Fowler, Kan., where he will visit his uncle, James King.
     Arthur S. Olsen left Wednesday for Gaspon, N.Y., to see his sister, Mrs. Francis R. Day, while in the East he will attend school at Gasport.
     Joseph Hesse and Max Bunge returned from Canada Wednesday. Mr. Bunge bought a 160-acre farm while there.
     The famous Oscar Wylie, "steeple jack" of Davenport, stopped in town Tuesday on his way to Davenport.
     Wm. Puls of Davenport was in town and spent Sunday with friends.
     Mrs. C.E. Sheridan was of McCausland spent Sunday with her father, G. King, southeast of town.
     C.B. Snyder was a passenger for Davenport, calling on his daughter, Mrs. M.E. Bowling Tuesday.
     Mrs. George Walton of Tipton spent Sunday with her father, Geo. W. King.

Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Friday, Sept 4, 1906

DIXON
     DIXON, Ia., Aug 31- James Beamer of Bennett was in town Sunday and Monday shaking hands with his many friends. He also called upon his father, J.C. Beamer, east of town.
     R.S. Snyder, the rural mail carrier, went to Des Moines Monday night to attend the rural free delivery mail carriers' convention and also to visit the state fair.
     Miss Winnie Flenker of Rock Island, Ill, returned home after a pleasant visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Flenker.
     Mrs. Juel Bousselot of Buena Vista were to Martin to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Diers, Saturday.
     Mrs. Jochim Wiese of Eldridge was in town Saturday on her way to Bennett, where she will visit with her daughter.
     Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Connor and family of Red Wing have departed for their home, after a pleasant visit with Mr. Connor's parents, Mr.and Mrs. S.E. Connor as well as with old neighbors.
     Mr. and Mrs. John Ehlers of Grand Mound, who spent Sunday with Mr. Ehler's brother, met with an accident on their return trip home, which fortunately did not result seriously. The team became frightened on the Davenport road, east of town, and ran into a wire fence in which one of the horses became tangled up. Mr. Ehlers jumped from the wagon with the baby and neither were injured. The horse had to be liberated from the fence by means of pliers. Fortunately all escaped uninjured and the horse remained unharmed.

Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 1907

DIXON.
    DIXON, Ia., Feb. 1- The icemen are fairly under way cutting ice- just about half finished.
    John Hansen, the harness maker, was a passenger for Davenport Tuesday to buy some goods for his trade.
    The members of the H.M.F. club met with Miss Anna Ketelsen Wednesday evening on Davenport street. There were 14 members present. Cinch was played at three tables and the highest score was won by Miss Clara Hansen. The second prize fell to Miss Millie Heuer. Light refreshments were served after the game.
    Geo. Hill of Perry, who came here to see his wife, was a passenger for Davenport Wednesday to call upon relatives and from there departed for home with his wife and child.
    Miss Amelia Dozelal of Oxford Junction who was here visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Schmidt, left for Davenport Monday.
    Raymond Bowling of Davenport, who is stopping here with his grandparents went to Davenport Monday to spend a few days at home.
    P.J. Thede was a passenger for Eldridge to attend business college Monday after spending the Sabbath with parents.

Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Friday, Feb. 15, 1907
   
DIXON.
    DIXON, Ia., Feb. 11- The farmers here are busy hauling their summer's supply of ice of the best quality, 16 inches thick.
    Frank Keppy of Donahue was in town Friday and engaged two cars of ice from the King Bros.
    August Tage and son of Davenport came out  to spend the Sabbath with his brother-in-law, Hans Baumgarten.
    A.F. Ulrich, representing the Beatrice Creamery company of Chicago, was in town looking up business for his house Saturday.
    Jay Wulf, veterinary surgeon of Grand Mound, was summoned here Thursday by Henry Brockmann. One of his horses was badly kicked by another horse that got loose in the barn.
    The Thursday afternoon club met with Mrs. Larenze Paulsen Cinch was played during the afternoon and the prize for highest score went to Miss Hilda Thede and the consolation prize was won by Mrs. John Hickson. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Clara at the home of Mrs. Wilbur Ruch February 21.
    The members of the H.M.T. club met with Miss Jessie Newhouse one mile south of Big Rock and two and one half  miles west of Dixon Saturday evening. Nearly all the members being present they surrounded three tables in playing cinch. Miss Lillie Meinert was awarded the highest score while Miss Hilda Thede received the consolation prize for the lowest score. After the games, light refreshments were served, of which all the members partook and enjoyed themselves with their hostess. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Clara Petersen Wednesday evening.

Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Friday, Feb. 22, 1907   

DIXON.
    DIXON, Ia., Feb. 19- Ed King is preparing to commence sawing lumber.
    B.W. Padgham of Bennett came home to spend a few hours with his father Saturday.
    Geo Walton of Tipton, who has been here for the past few days cutting wood, left for home Saturday.
    Otto Carstens is reported improving nicely after having the typhoid fever.
    Jens Dierksen has his woodshed nearly finished on his new property. When the house is built it will loom up like the Flat Iron square.
    Wm Riley of Allens Grove is moving onto the Alec Lendt farm, two miles north of town.
    Peter Thede of Davenport, but a former Dixonite, came out here Friday evening to spend the night with his son, J.H. Thede,. He also called upon his sister, Miss Peter Thomsen and returned home Saturday.
    Mrs. L.B. St. John of Brushville, was in town Friday in route for Bennett to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Puls, near Sunbury.
    Mr. and Mrs. Frank Janner, of Sutherland, after a very enjoyable visit here with Mrs. Janner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rud Schwein, left for home Friday.
    Mrs. S.E. Conner went to Bennett to see her daughter, Mrs. Johann.
    Morris Villmont, after a few days' visit with his brother, Victor Villmont of Wellsburg, returned home Saturday.
    The members of the H.M.T. club were pleasantly entertained at the home of Miss Clara Petersen Wednesday evening. On account of the inclement weather, all of the members were not present. Two tables were surrounded at cinch. The highest score was awarded to Miss Mabel Chronwick and the second was won by Miss Hilda Thede. After the games light refreshments were served. The next meeting will be with Miss Winnie Flenker.