Clinton County IAGENWEB

In the Newspapers - March 1895

BREVITIES.

Source: Clinton Weekly Age - March 15, 1895, Page 4

The council meets in adjourned session tonight.
The river is open from Davenport south.  Is is getting ready to move here.
One of the pretty picture in the city is a photo taken of a dozen young ladies, all standing up "asleep." you have no idea of the attractiveness of it or how strange a picture it makes, and beauty does not seem to suffer so very much either.
School boards throughout the county hold their annual meetings on next Monday.  All secretaries of the boards in the state have received a circular from the superintendent of public instruction containing a brief outline of the duties of school boards and matters of interest for consideration.
A Clinton young man recently purchased a bicycle, and in answer to a question as to how he got along learning to ride, replied: "Why I just got on the machine and went right off."  He didn't think it necessary to explain that he went off head first and struck the pavement real hard, but he told no lie.

ACCIDENTS.

Mrs. A. Tufford, subject to acute attacks of dyspepsia, suffered one shortly after noon Tuesday, and overcome by it fell in the rear of the home, cutting her head near the right temple and over the eye severely.  Children of Mr. and Mrs. Markus, neighbors, saw her fall and hurriedly telling their parents, the latter bore her into the house when medical aid restored her.
James Hassett, of Berlin, while at Grand Mound, and engaged in tieing his horse, put his thumb through a loop in the halter just as the horse jerked back violently, completely tearing the thumb off.  The thumb was found in the manger next morning.

YOUR SET.

Dr. Kellogg is on the sick list.
Harry McBride is breaking in a new high-grade wheel.
Geo. Kendall is entertaining his mother, Mrs. Parrott, of Welton.
A public dance is billed for Petersen hall Saturday evening.  Good music.
Orphan's Home committee meets tonight at the office of J. Q. Jeffries & Co.
Howard Johns is at DeFuniak Springs, Fla., the famous southern Chautauqua.
Mrs. S.Stapleton, of Morrison, is the guest of her son Charles and wife, at their Ninth avenue home.
Sterling Standard: Mr. and Mrs. Moses Dillor, and their family have received a very nicely worded invitation from Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Leslie, of Clinton, Ia., to make their home while at Clinton next May attending the G. A. R. encampment with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie.
St. Patrick's school entertainment at Scholwick's hall, tonight.  A splendid program will be carried out.
Judge Fink went to Savanna yesterday afternoon in response to a message announcing the serious illness of his parents.
The Fourth Street Social Dancing Club gave their party in Odd Fellows' parlors the 21st, for the benefit of a young man.
Sterling Standard: Mrs. Dr. P. A. Lillie and little daughter departed yesterday afternoonfor a visit with her parents in Clinton, Ia.
The social to be given by Star of Hope Rebekah lodge Friday evening will furnish you a splendid bill of fare, bot of a mental as well as physical nature.
The ladies Industrial of the Congregational church will be entertained Friday afternoon with Mrs. D. R. Toll at her home on Fifth avenue.  The young people are especially invited.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Reid, and members of the Sugg and Sutton families, go to Teeds Grove this morning to help Mr. and Mrs. Owens Kimball celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary.
Lincoln lodge worked in the initiatory last night with joint team, which is certainly doing spendid work and teaching the great lessons of the order in an impressive manner.  Guests were present from Sabula.
Mr. A. D. Hill, of Morrison, who is one of the parties working up The Whiteside county telephone project, was in this city yesterday interviewing the promoters of the new Clinton telephone enterprise.  We understand Mr. Hill was successful in arranging for a connection with the Clinton line when the two shall have been established.
At a meeting of the national board of directors of Modern Woodmen of America, flattering reports were made, showing a large growth of membership and a decrease of the price of insurance.  On January 1, 1893, the order had $237,000,000 insurance in force, the average cost being $4.85 per annum, and the annual cost of management was only 65 cents per member, the lowest ever known.  The amount paid beneficiaries in 1894 was $1,250,000.  The death rate was less than for five years.

TORONTO.

Felix Rosch spent last week at Lowden and Mechanicsville.
Henry Timpe, of Moline, was here visiting M. G. Yale last week.
At the school meeting Monday M. G. Yale was re-elected director.
Mr. Mowry, of Moline, Ill., is here visiting his uncle Clark and cousins.
Eddie Hart and Mat Cavey went to Davenport Tuesday, returning Wednesday.
Peter Hart lef Tuesday for Stuart, Iowa, where he will work his father's farm this summer.
Miss O'Brien, of Davenport, Sundayed with Mr. Hart's family, returning Monday evening.
J. H. Bielenberg shipped two cars of hogs to Davenport Thursday, going in charge of the shipment himself.
Menzo Yale was called to Yale, Guthrie Co., Monday by a message announcing the death of his sister, Mrs. Bruce Yale.  He has the sympathy of the entire community.
Mowry, Horstmann & Co. were out sawing wood for J. H. Bielenberg Monday.  We understand they have purchased a new thresher and will be in the race early to do your work this year.
Prof. Amos Hill closed his fourth very sucessful term of school here Friday with the usual exercises.  Mr. Hill had the offer of our spring term but resigned to go to Valparaiso, Ind., to attend school.  He will leave for there about April 1.  He leaves here with many friends to wish him success in his undertaking.

LYONS: CITY CHAT.

The council meets in adjourned session Saturday evening.
Miss Cora Rice, of Maquoketa, is visiting her firend Miss Byrd Beers at this place.
The Athenseum dance, which was announced for this evening, has been postponed indefinitely.
The election on the consolidation question will take place April 30, the same day Clinton votes on the same question.
The ladies of the M. E. church will give a bouqet social in the church parlors this evening.  there will be an interesting program and refreshments.
L. G. Blaine returned from DeWitt yesterday afternoon and reports good progress in locating a camp of the Woodmen of the World at that place.
Mrs. Wm. Nugent suffered a mishap while out buggy riding with a lady friend yesterday.  In turning the buggy around, an upset occurred in which Mrs. Nugent received a cut on her forehead and several severe bruises.

BREVITIES. 

Source: Clinton Weekly Age - March 22, 1895, Page 6

The Spooner Comedy Company will be at the Davis six nights, commencing Monday, March 25.
John Hebeler, the veteran soap maker, shows an ad in this issue.  He can bring you all the credential necessary.
All the boys who have tickets to sell for the Y. M. C. A. entertainment must return either the tickets or the cash by Friday morning.
The letter from Bill Nye for Saturday will be of unusaual length and full of meat.  It is his report of a trip to the Bahamas.  Bill looks into the bottom of the sea and sees a sign: "Don't pick the flowers."
The Odd Fellow: The Clinton AGE presents a very comendable feature when in its news paragraphs it publishes items of fraternal interest.  It makes the daily AGE very popular, as it deservedly is.
The loss by the destruction of Feiner's boat house and contents is estimated to amount to over $2000 above the insurance which was $400 on the building and $500 on its contents.  It is reported that Mr. Feiner will re-build at once.
The value of advertising by throwing pamphlets, etc., about in houses and yards, was illustrated in Clinton this week.  A paten medicine house distributed a picture pamphlet at every house, and urchins followed and gathered them up.  One little boy had a dozen or more for his play house.  It pays to advertise, but not in that way.

IN YOUR SET. Secret Societies, Social News, Fraternal Facts, Personals.

Source: Clinton Weekly Age - March 22, 1895, Page 6

Mrs. Will Pipping is in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Towle are expected home next week.
Sterling Odd Fellows have bought a lot on which to erect a three story temple.
Sterling Gazette: James Grimes of the Clinton boiler company was in the city today.
Mr. and Mrs. James White, residing on Sixth avenue, rejoice over the advent of a baby girl.
Sylvester K. Lowell, who has been attending school at Cornell, is home for a week's vacation.
Mrs. Fred Nichols, and two children, of Chicago, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Schmitz, and other friends.
The last number of the Iowa Odd Fellows publishes a very complimentary notice of Star of Hope staff of Clinton.
Col. and Mrs. J. F. Kingsbury were called to Dakota Wednesday by the serious illness of a neice of Mrs. Kingsbury.
Erie Independent: Mrs. Pepper has gone to Clinton to spend a couple of weeks with her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Andrews and friends.
Sterling Gazette: Smith Wilbur and daughter, Natatlie, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich, returned to Clinton this morning.
One result of the runaway at Springdale Tuesday was to throw Mrs. John Baer from her buggy, injuring her some but not seriously.
Silver Moon, Rebekah lodge, R. D., initiated seven candidates Tues. night with their staff.  Silver Moon is growing strong in many ways.
Miss Blanche Niesslie was pleasantly surprised at her home, 226 Twelfth avenue, Tuesday evening, by a jolly crowd of her young friends.
Sterling Gazette: Mr. and Mrs. Schaale arrived from Clinton, Iowa, this morning to attend to the funeral of their grandson, James Gray.
Dubuque Herald: Mrs. Agnes Flournoy, nee Adams, of Clinton, is in the city where she spent the early years of her life, and is the guest of Mrs. Mary B. Wallis.
Marshalltown Statesman: Members of the G. A. R. in this city are anticipating with great pleasure the annual state encampment, which will be held this year at Clinton.
The program rendered at the joint sociable held at the Presbyterian church parlors Wednesday night for the benefit of the Children's Home Society, was well received by a large audience and also much enjoyed by those taking part.
Charles Hedges, of Washington, D. C., was in the city Wednesday in the interests of Frank G. Carpenter, who is delivering an illustrated lecture entitled: "Japan, or the Yankees of the Orient."  Mr. Hedges is hopeful of arranging a date for a lecture here.
The Epworth League gave a crazy social at the M. E. church parlors, last evening.  It was a success in every particular being carried out by ladies and gentlemen who looked as crazy as possible and acted in accordance with their appearance.  Supper was served in dust pans, wash bowls, etc.
W. H. Mallock, the eminent English student of Socialism, has written for the April number of The Forum one of the most luminous explanations of the fallacies of Socialism, which has ever appeared, entitled "The Real Quintessence of Socialism."  It is a striking essay in Mr. Mallock's usual lucid style.
The boys of St. Mary's school presented a splendid program of short plays, recitations, songs, etc., to a large crowd at St. Mary's church last evening.  The entertainment was greatly appreciated by all present, and each one taking part did excellently, reflecting much credit upon their instructors.
Twenty-three dispensations have been issued for new Rebekah lodges since the grand lodge session.  There are others soon to be asked for.  The Odd Fellow thinks Iowa Rebekahs are thus demonstrating that it would have been far better to let the old membership law alone, as this is all occurring without the help of outsiders.
C. B. Obert, of the Towle & Streter Co., left Tuesday for New York for more new goods.  Mr. Meyer, of the same firm has just returned from the east and the way the new goods are piling in is a caution.  The spring trade seems to have started in with a boom and Clinton merchants show their wisdom by putting in large stocks.

LYONS CITY CHAT.

Source: Clinton Weekly Age - March 22, 1895, Page 6

He is mayor now, if his name is Dennis.
A bright baby girl is a late arrival at the home of Ralph Yates.
James White is on a business trip to Streator and other Illinois points.
Miss Louise D. Henningsen took Clara Brooks to the Orphan's home at Andrew, Wednesday.
Justice Manville fined a stranger from Illinois $5 and costs for fast driving on Main street Monday.
The funeral over the remains of the late James Calvin took place at St. Irenaeus' church Thursday.
Zachariah Crouch, the veteran liveryman of this city is very sick.  His wife has also been quite ill, but is now recovering.
Sterling Standard: Miss Annie Conboy has returned home from Our Lady of Angels Seminary, of Lyons, for the spring vacation.
Fred Wright, of Chicago, who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Frank Gage, during the past few days, went to Omaha Tuesday.
Miss Cora Rice, of Maquoketa, who has been the guest of her friend Miss Byrdie Beers for several days, returned to her home Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Davis went to Mt. Carroll, Wednesday morning, to attend a lodge banquet which took place there the same evening.
Miss Sheppart has returned to her duties in Towle & Spreter Co.'s store.  She had taken a vation for three weeks but was ill the entire time.
Robert mcCutcheon, of Des Moines, stopped off here for a short visit with friends and acquaintances Monday while on his return from Chicago.
The young ladies' sociable at the Y. M. C. A. rooms Wednesday evening, was a most enjoyable affair and the young men in attendance were of the opinion that occasions of a similar character should occur at shorter intervals.
The new city council was called to order Monday night immediately after the adjournment of the old council, and the oath of office was administered to Mayor Whitney and aldermen Chas. Nagle, R. Ball, A. E. Duncan and Chas. Osborn.

BIRTHS

These are from the Clinton Weekly Age.  Please note that on many of the Birth notices, it was not noted what the newspaper date was, just the birth date.

License to Wed

As reported in the Clinton Weekly Age. Listed with Groom's name first.

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