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