Davenport Times Davenport, Scott, Iowa Sep 25, 1900 NEWS OF VICINITY ELDRIDGE Eldridge, SEpt 24- Clapp and Doty of Long Grove are doing some work for Dr. Kemmerer this week...Several from here attended the Japanese lecture at the church north of here Friday night...James Ross moved the cigar factory onto Henry Hahn's lot last week...Sadie, Lella and Chas. Kemmerer have returned to Iowa City where they are attending the State university...Eldridge will send a large delegation to Davenport Oct. 5 to greet Roosevelt...Mr. Greeve of Donahue has purchased Turner hall. Consideration was $3,700...Henry Weise attended the Democrat county convention Saturday...James Killpatrick and Patrick Duffy of Summit were seen on our streets Saturday... WALCOTT Walcott, Ia, Sept 25- B. Schwarting, Sr. has gone to Green Bay, Wis. for a few weeks visit this his sons...Mrs. John Stockdale is entertaining friends from Moline...Mrs. Ella Davis returned to her home in Malcom Thursday...Robert Beunewitz was confined to his home with illness last week...Miss Verne Stockdale has gone to Iowa City to attend school...Dixon Stockdale has returned to his home in Chicago...Miss Alma Sindt has been quite ill but is recovering...Mrs. L. Bennewitz is visiting with friends in Lake Park. DONAHUE ...Henry Greve has purchased the Turner hall and adjoining property at Eldridge and will take possession Oct. 1. G.F. Bennett will become the landlord here again on Oct. 1...P. Curtis, of Davenport, was out looking after the interests of his farm Thursday...H. Wuestenberg went to Clarence, Ia. today intent upon purchasing a clover huller. MAQUOKETA [Jackson Co.] ...John Sheldon of Welton and Miss Elizabeth Snyder, of Lost Nation, were recently made happy by Justice Ralston who spoke the words that made them husband and wife...The Republicans of South Fork township have named the following candidates for township offices: Loyal Goddard, clerk; John Crane, trustee; R.M. Jameson and Francis Wright, constables; D.A. Fletcher and Walter Moorhead, justices of the peace, WAlter Wyatt, assessor...Frank Brown and Mary A. Mueller, Alexander McDonald and Daisy C. Small, Jerry L. Miller and Lena C. Krabbenhoeft, Charles Kinney and Hattie Putnam are the latest marimonial candidates to be made happy by Clerk haney...Miss Veda Hamley returned home this morning from Davenport where she had been visiting relatives. She also stopped off at DeWitt to attend the fair..Mrs. S. Temple and children returned to Chicago this morning after a summer's visit with relatives...The Republicans of Maquoketa have nominated the following standard bearers: John Billups, clerk; James Miller, trustee; A.P. Simpson and Elmer Smith, constables; Wm. C. Kelley and F.C. Gregory, justices of the peace; Harry Wilhelm, assessor...Arthur L. Hamley departed this morning for Chicago to enter the state school of pharmacy...The Democrats of Jackson county have placed the following ticket in the field: Clerk, Joe Young; auditor, M.J. McCarty; county attorney, G.L. Johnson...Mrs. Getto Clark went to Chicago today for a few weeks' visit with her grand-daughter, Mrs. E.C. Hamley. STOCKTON [Muscatine Co.] Stockton, Ia. Sept 22- Miss Etta Hildebrand, of West Liberty, who teaches at Nolo, was visiting the Stockton schools on Monday afternoon...At the election on Monday Henry Broders was elected to succeed E.F. Jackheck on the school board. Cathy Joynt Labath Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm