Davenport Times Davenport, Scott, Iowa Sep 20, 1900 NEWS OF VICINITY ELDRIDGE Eldridge, Ia., Sept 17-Mrs. W.I. Quinn spent Sunday in LeClaire...Henry Hahn will move into his new building Oct. 1...George Steffe, of Summit, was here Friday...The McCausland Megaphone, a four page paper, made its appearance here last week...Some farmers have been offered as high as 54 cents per bushel for their barley. WALCOTT Walcott, Ia., Sept 19- Miss Young of Iowa City is the guest of Mrs. Kegel...Miss Olga Behrens was a Davenport visitor last Wednesday...Mrs. Wm. Schwarting has returned from a visit to Lake Park...John Bader is enjoying a visit from his brother and niece of Johnstown, Pa...Miss Nonie Stockdale came home from Iowa City Friday and spent Sunday with her parents...Mrs. Ella Davis, of Malcolm, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ben Schwarting...Mrs. Ben Schwarting celebrated her birthday Tuesday. DIXON Dixon, Ia., Sept 13-Charles Stephens left for Drake University at Des Moines to attend college...Miss Anna Treimer has departed for school at Iowa City...S.R. Crisp has departed fro Mancature, Minn. to visit his mother, whom he has not seen for some time past...Richard Schaffer of Davenport, came out to join the sports here for a hunting tour of Nebraska. He leaves with his brother-in-law, Will Carstens and Louis Michel. They departed last night for Burwell, Neb. They will go 70 miles north of that city to the Willow lakes. They expect to bag lots of game before they return.. Marshell Kane, of Big Rock, was in town Monday on legal business. FRUITLAND [ Muscatine Co.] Fruitland, Ia, Sept 18- Miss Rosa Doyle, from St. Louis, who has been visiting relatives here left this afternoon on the Firefly for Letts for a short visit with friends...Mr. Foster, brother of Mrs. C.S. Bird, arrived last week from Missouri for a short visit. He traveled the entire distance on a wheel...Mrs. A. Hopson has been suffering during the past week with a very severe attack of the quinsy...Miss Jennie Fitzsimmons, the accomplished school teacher, has begun her second year as teacher at the Gros?ean school...Emerson Moore has leased the George Fitzsimmons farm for a term of five years and will occupy the residence Nov. 1...Fruitland school opened Monday, Sept. 10 with Miss Myrtle Heinig, of Muscatine as teacher...Mrs. Mary A. Scull, of Nebraska, Mrs. Lydia A. Dodson and Frank and Mrs. Martha Dodson, of Wapello, met at G.W. Webster's Friday for a family reunion, the three ladies being sisters of Mrs. Webster...Miss Cora Fitzsimmons is yet unable to resume her school duties on account of severe sickness...Any party having a good cheap, driving horse for sale may do well by addressing B.F. Wilson. FAIRPORT [Muscatine Co.] Fairport, Ia., Sept. 17-While we have seen many fine specimens of corn we believe John Schellhorn has raised the finest or best field of corn on his farm adjoining town we ever saw...Mrs. Sarah Johnson took her departure for Muscatine Saturday evening to visit her daughter at that place...S.H. Croft says he contemplates visiting his home of 30 years ago (Canada) early next spring for the first time since leaving that country...Philip Hunn has hauled 700 bushels of tomatoes to marked at Muscatine thus far this season and expects to haul 200 bushels more. Philip is surely and up to date farmer...Thomas Sherry is at present making a prospecting trip in the west. Cathy Joynt Labath Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm