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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IASCOTT] !! Daily Times; Scott Co, IA; May 1900-"Gossip"
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 18:10:24 -0500


Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
May 6, 1900

NEWS OF VICINITY

ELDRIDGE
Eldridge, Ia. May 7- Mrs. Porter, of Topeka, Kan., is visiting relatives
here at present...Mrs. George Ramsey is recovering from her recent
illness...Mrs. Mary McDowell is adversely ill at this writing...Lloyd Brown,
of Argo, passed through here Thursday...Quite a number of our people
attended the entertainment at Long Grove Friday evening. The proceeds were
given to the Long Grove band...Mrs. Finley of Davenport visited relatives
here last week...The dance at Turner Hall Saturday night was quite well
attended...Hugh Bryson Jr. is benind the counter at Henry Woll's this
week...Jonathan McDowell of Davenport was here wrapping up meat for McDowell
Bros. last week...Chris Jessen has completed the job of papering and
painting the Summit church...George Steffe started for Minnesota last
Tuesday. He will spend several weeks in Minnesota and Marshall county,
Ia...Vogt & Co shipped three cars of hogs and two of cattle to Chicago last
week...Feeders are paying 40c per bushel for corn here. This is the highest
price since 1894. Hurrah for McKinley...James Kuehl died at the residence of
Mr. Johnson Thursday at noon. Mr. Kuehl has been in poor health, for some
time, and together with the infirmities of old age, caused his death. He was
born in 1825 in Germany, making him 75 years of age. He came to Scott county
in 1847 and moved onto a farm near Eldridge in 1855, where he resided until
a few years ago when he came to Eldridge to live. His wife died several
years ago. Five sons are left to mourn his loss- Hugo, Carl, Rudolph and
Adolph of Scott county and Theodore of Crawford county. He was buried Sunday
morning in Pine Hill cemetery.

WALCOTT
Walcott, Ia., May 7- Mr. and Mrs. Goettsch, of Davenport, were guests of
friends here Sunday...Mrs. John Stouffer and child visited friends in
Keystone, Ia. last week...Ed Stockdale is visiting relatives in Lake
Park...Miss Hilda Mann entertained a few friends at lunch Sunday
evening...Mrs. Wm Schwarting, daughters Alma and Linda, and Miss Martha
Schwarting, were shopping in Davenport Saturday....Mrs. H.W. Behrens
celebrated his birthday last Tuesday...Mrs. Thoms Byrius and children, of
Durant, are guests of Mrs. Kegel...Conrad Dietz celebrated his birthday
Tuesday. There were over 200 present and a most enjoyable time is
reported...Henry Buentz, aged 70, suicided by haning at his home, four miles
north of here Saturday morning. The funeral was held from the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Keohn, Monday at 10 o'clock with interment in Walcott
cemetery...Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dietz are visiting their children in Hurlau.

WEST LIBERTY [Muscatine Co]
West Liberty, Ia. May 8- Misses Gertrude Cline and Wilma Hildeman came in
from Indianola Saturday evening for a visit with friends and relatives here.
Mrs. George Chesbrough and Miss Edith Smith were passengers to Iowa City
Saturday...Fred Beeson spent Saturday with his brother in Muscatine...Mrs.
Robert Clark, who has been visiting in Cedar Rapids, came home Saturday
evening...Miss Bertha Templeman has returned from West Branch...Miss Edith
Dunlap was a passenger to West Branch Saturday...Little Paul McCann has been
quite ill for the past few days...Rev. Fitzsimmons, of Nichols, preached in
the M.E. church Sunday...J.H. Williams has been suffering for a month with a
carbuncle on his foot but is better now.


Cathy Joynt Labath
Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project
http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm



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