Davenport Times Davenport, Scott, Iowa July 17, 1900 NEWS OF VICINITY WEST LIBERTY West Liberty, July 17- Miss Freda Wittig, of Davenport, is the guest of her relatives, Mr and Mrs. Wm. Burger...Miss Wintermyer, who has been visiting her during the past week has returned to her home in Muscatine...Miss Zephyr Wright was a passenger to Muscatine Saturday...Mrs. Hunter, of West Branch, is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Zipp...Mrs. Victor Cogshell and daughter, Eva, came up from Cedar Rapids Saturday for a visit with friends and relatives here...Mrs. Walker, of Charles City, who has been visiting Mrs. Lizzie Jones, was a passenger to Atalisa last week...Miss Mabel Stoker left last week for a visit with relatives in West Branch and Iowa City...Sam Kirby was a West Branch visitor Sunday...Mrs. Fahey returned to her home at Muscatine after a brief visit with relatives here...Mr. Sanders was a business visitor in Centerdale yesterday...Frank Brock, of Iowa City, was a West Liberty visitor last week...Mrs. Louisa Heald and children returned to her home in Cone, after a pleasant visitor here...Mr.and Mrs. Wm. Ady returned home Monday evening after a pleasant visit at Belle Plaine with their daughter Lucy...Jim Parkes, who has been very ill, is much better... Bert Hogue and sister Mabel left Friday morning for Webster City where they will visit old friends...Miss Maude Darner of Springdale is the guest of her friend, Miss Ida Mitchell. ELDRIDGE Eldridge, July 16- The farmers are all stacking barley this week...Our ball club played the McCausland team Sunday afternoon...M.H. Calderwood has announced himself as a candidate for supervisor on the Republican ticket. He will receive the vote of this township in the convention...Lingtning struck one of Bert Quinn's barley shocks last Friday morning and buried it up during a heavy rain...Hans Denker is laying the foundation for his new saloon...Thomas Bawden, of Davenport, was a visitor here Friday...Dan Stevens is going to run two threshing machines this fall...W.P. Neil, of Long Grove, was here Saturday evening...The people here were shocked to hear of the sudden death of Senator Gear. He was admired by members of both parties. LeCLAIRE LeClaire, Iowa, July 17-Milton Wright of Chicago spent Sunday with his mother in this city...Mrs. Lizzie Nesbit is slowly recovering from her recent illness...Miss Hilda Rathmann returned again to Davenport the first of the week to resume her studies at the Teachers Institute which is being held at that place...Hugo Lambach, of Davenport, spent Sunday with relatives and friends in LeClaire..... Cathy Joynt Labath Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm