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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IASCOTT] !! Daily Times; Scott Co, IA; Aug 7, 1906 "Surrounding co. Gossip"
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 18:56:20 -0600


Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Tuesday, August 7, 1906

MAQUOKETA [Jackson Co.]
MAQUOKETA, Ia., Aug 4- Dr. Isbell and wife of Clinton have been in town the
past few days the doctor looking after his patients while she visited friends.
Mrs. J.L. Dolph and son, Simon, left Thursday evening for Mitchell, S.D.,
where they will remain for an indefinite period visiting Mr. and Mrs. Will
Hammell.
Martin Godard and family of Guthrie, Okla. are here visiting his parents,
Mr and Mrs. L Godard on West Platte street, Martin for many years was a valued
assistant at the Cundil photograph gallery, but has changed from that line of
work and is now employed by a large iron manufacturing company and is well and
prosperous in his new home in the southwest country.
Mrs. Harry Calisnay and daughter of Chicago are visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr and Mrs J.S. Biliups.
Mrs. Jacob Glaser has gone to Clinton where she will remain two weeks
attending the spiritualists' camp meeting.

CAMANCHE [Clinton Co.]
CAMANCHE, Ia., Aug 4- Mrs. Ervah Geise, who resides in Chicago, came to
Camanche Tuesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mr. E.G. Bodie.
Mr and Mrs Martin Hoyt of Council Bluffs, Ia., are visiting their parents,
Mr and Mrs Theo. Hoyt in Camanche this week.
Myron Howard has returned from Wabash, where he has been clamming this
season. He brought with him some valuable pearls.
Relatives of Rev. and Mrs. H.L. Steele gave them a surprise Friday, the
occasion being Mrs. Steele's birthday.
W. Drennen of Princeton, Ia., visited his sister, Mrs. I.R. Piersol in
Camanche recently.
Clinton A Case, resideing at Council Bluffs, Ia., who has been a visitor at
his cousin's, Milton Westgate, in Camanche, for two weeks, started for his
western home Wednesday evening.

TIPTON [Cedar Co.]
TIPTON, Ia., Aug 3- R.A. Marton of Tipton and Mrs. Mary Marton of
California were united in marriage Saturday, July 21 by the Rev. W.G. Beard at
the Red Oak parsonage.
Ned Van Metre has gone to Canada to assist his father in the business of
the American Loan and Land company.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. McCormick and daughter, Grace, left this morning for a
weeks' visit at Marengo. They were accompanied by an aunt, Mrs. Margaret
McCormick, of Mt Pleasant, who has been visiting at their home.
Mrs. L.L. Hoge left Tuesday evening on the Rock Island for Hardy, Ia.,
where she will make a visit at the home of her son, U.S. Hoge.
Mrs. Emerson and children of Illinois are visiting at the home of her
father, D.M. Graybill.
Some anxiety was felt here this week when word came to town that Bob
Sproat, Garrett Perry, John Smith and Frank Brown were afloat somewhere on the
raging Cedar river and their whereabouts unknown. Tired of the monotony of camp
life on the banks of the river near Buchanan, the boys built a raft and loading
up their camp paraphernalia, they turned the prow down stream Tuesday morning.
Whoever was at the pilot wheel deserves considerable credit for the craft dodged
the sand bars and navigated the stream successfully. A message from Rochester
said the boys arrived safe at that point.

TIPTON, IA., Aug 4- Mrs Potter of Chicago is here to visit her mother, Mrs
Amos Wisener and other relatives.
The Misses Mildred Bassert, Essie Welman, and Clara Oven are home from
Cedar Falls where they have been attending the state normal school.
R.F. Witmer, the coroner was called to Lowden Tuesday to hold and inquest
over a citizen of that place, who was killed by a train Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Daniel Fleagle of Marshalltown is visiting her sister, Mrs. M.J. Hall
of this city.
Mrs. Richard Large who lives near West Branch and her sister, Mrs. Florence
O. Moelier were in Tipton Friday.
George Ross died Wednesday at his home in Wilton after a brief illness
caused by inflammation of the bowels.
Miss Rose Ried of Chicago is visiting her cousin, Mr. Litinger of this
city.
Mrs. Anne Chambers, widow of Dr. C.L. Chambers, died at her home in Des
Moines Monday. Mrs. Chambers was well known in Tipton as she made her home here
over 35 years. She probably will be buried at Cedar Rapids by the side of her
husband, who died in 1894.

Cathy Joynt Labath
Scott Co., IA USGenWeb Project
http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm
Iowa Old Press
http://www.IowaOldPress.com/



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