Davenport Daily Times Davenport, Scott, Iowa April 27, 1900 News of the Vicinity LECLAIRE LeClaire, Ia., April 25-C.S. Simpson has just returned from a trip in western Iowa...Mrs. M. Arlingdale visited relatives and friends in Moline last Wednesday...Not long since Mrs. Grant Hulet, while driving through the street narrowly escaped being thrown from the buggy, the horse became frightened and ran for some distance but fortunately no great damage was done, the horse being caught by some railroad men at the lower end of town...Mrs. Grace Day is making a short visit with friends in Clinton...It is reported that Mrs. A.L. Day is quite sick with diptheria at her home in Clinton...Henry Abel, Jr. was in town yesterday looking after the interests of LeClaire Stone company...Elmer Suiter of Clinton is spending a few days at home this week...James Ryan has moved his home from the old Thompson place at the lower end of town to the property he recently purchased on Jones street...Mrs. H.L. Stafford came up from Davenport this week to spend a few days with relatives and friends...Boyd Miller was on the street yesterday after being confined to the house for several months. BUFFALO Buffalo, Ia., April 26- Mr. Joseph Metzger and Miss Sadie Gold, both of this place, were married at 9 o'clock yesterday at the Catholic church, Rev. Giglinger, of Davenport, officiating. A goodly number of friends of the contracting parties were present to witness the ceremony. The wedding breakfast was served at the home of Mrs. H.J. C. Dorman, where the bride has lived for the past three years. At 5 o'clock p.m. the wedding party boarded the steamer W.J. Young Jr. for a trip to Quincy, Ill... The sociable given under the auspices of the ladies of the Catholic church was largely attended and a neat sum of money was cleared... Miss Mamie Binder, of Davenport, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Egger and family...Frank & Heinseman will soon have another button factory in operation and has contracted with a New York house to sell all they can cut. LETTS [Louisa Co, IA] Letts, Ia, April 25- P. Reisch is rebuilding his windmill tower burnt several months ago. Shellabarger & Hurms are doing the work...T.S. Curtis has two new gasoline lamps in his barber shop...Ed and Max McCormick visited over Sunday with relatives in Columbus City...L. Van Horn was transacting business Monday and Tuesday in Oakville...Mr. Wilson, Mrs. Dr. Thompson's father, has returned to his home in Morning Sun after several weeks's visit...The sick of our town are rapidly improving...Mrs. Mary Shellabarger is making some needed improvement at the Commercial House...L.A. Riley of Wapello was in town today on legal business...Stock shipments yesterday were: Ben Leiberknecht, three cars of cattle and one of hogs; Will Leiberknecht, one car of hogs and John O'Brien, one car of hogs...Garden making is all the go with our citizens...Dr Weaver was down from Muscatine today on business...Workmen are excavating for Dr. Thompson's new residence, which he is building on the corner of Cherry and Vine streets. Section Boss Bailey has a full force at work in the yards at that place...C.F. Butler was in town yesterday interviewing our marble man. He expects to purchase a fine monument in the near future for his wife. SUNBURY [Cedar Co, Ia.] Sunbury, Ia. April 26, Sunbury is a typical German village located about midway between Tipton and Davenport on the Davenport division of the B.C.R. & N,. railway. It is one of the principal shipping ports of the division. While yet in its infancy this village promises many rare advantages. We have two general stores, a large implement house, lumber, tile brick and coal yards, a good elevator, two saloons and hotels, drug store, and with al lthe advantages this village occasionally sustains an attack of infantile colic due perhaps to the occasional outbreak of citizens' wrath. Each attack has been bravely beaten down and the shock survives...Born to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hazel, a baby girl, April 23...Born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schaffer, a baby girl, April 24...John Tretjen takes possession of the Little's Grove saloon five miles west of Davenport May 1....The Sunbury Social club will give a ball in Cook's Hall, Saturday evening, April 28. LOWDEN [Cedar Co, Ia] Lowden, Ia., April 25- Dr. Cook is fixing up his office and getting ready for business...Dickie Parr is commencing work for S.H. Kimball at the Kimball house...Attorney G.W. Geiger from Tipton, was down one day this week on business...The K.L.G.P will meet again May 1 and expect to initiate several new members...Mrs. Chas. E. Schmidt is visiting in Davenport...Hans Andersen is busy putting up machinery out in the country...Miss Martha Harmel is slowly recovering after an illness of several weeks...Gustav Martens is getting ready to build a new barn. Mr. Aug. Ruener will do the work. PLEASANT PRAIRIE [Muscatine Co, IA] Pleasant Prairie, April 25- Most of the farmers of this vicinity will finish sowing their small grain this week...Messrs. Frank Berwick, Otto Koll and Albert Wulf attended the dance at Blue Grass last Friday evening. The boys report a most enjoyable time...Miss Jessie Rachow was visiting family and friends in Davenport last week.....Miss Emma Stormer, who has been in Davenport the last month or so learning dressmaking, returned to her duties at home Saturday...E.A. Albee and son Gussie were county seat visitors Monday...A.L. Eis of Hickory Grove, called at the Tough home last Sunday evening. John says come again, Abe...The services at the M.E. church Sunday afternoon were well attended...G.W. Rachow called on his old time friend Henry Meincke Sunday morning...Bert Agar of Sibley, Ia. is shaking hands with friends in this vicinity...Dr. Vandaveer of Blue Grass was seen on our streets Sunday morning...Miss Henrietta Messer is spending a few days with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Grimm...Roy Baker and Lee Wathan were callers at Walcott Sunday afternoon...Miss Orlie Baker, who has been visiting friends and relatives in western Iowa for the past six months returned home last Wednesday...Henry Jenkins was out trying his new road wagon last Sunday evening. We wonder what pretty girl will have the first chance to take a first class buggy ride...Henry Stormer and family and Mr. and Mrs. August Stormer spent Sunday with William Sissel and family...William McElroy made a flying trip to Fairport Sunday...Mr. McGinnis of Davenport was in this vicinity Monday trying to buy some good horses...Dude Welsh and best girl attended Endeavor at this place Sunday evening...William Witt of Davenport bought some cattle in this neighborhood one day last week. THE TURNERS The "Bears" Eat Honey Last evening at the Turner Hall the Turner Bears met and ate plentifully of honey. There was plenty of bock, both liquid and in skins, bock beer and bock wurst, mit beans. Turning Teacher Reuter was at his best in his humorous description of his trip with the other Turngemeinde delegates to the Upper Mississippi Turnbezeik meeting at Des Moines. Sons and declamations rounded out a very delightful evening. The Fritz Singer Benefit The Turners are all interested in the Fritz Singer benefit entertainment which will be given at the Grand Opera house next Sunday evening. Mr. Singer is the director of the Turner Hall Theatrical company which has delighted large audiences at the theater every Sunday evening during the past season. An immense house is promised. The event will be the concluding one of the Turner Theatrical season. There were thirty theatricals given during the year. School Children's Frolic A pretty little festival has been arranged for the children of the German Free school which will be held at the small hall at the Turner Hall tomorrow afternoon. The parents of the children will also be invited to attend the event which has been arranged by the teachers of the school by way of a commencement frolic. Miss Flora Lesser will render the music and direct the children in song. The pretty frolic will encourage the children in their studies and tend to brighten them up during the depressing spring time days in school. Cathy Joynt Labath Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm