Davenport Democrat Davenport, Scott, Iowa January 1, 1907 NOTABLE EVENTS IN DAVENPORT DURING THE YEAR 1906 FEBRUARY 1. Jersey Ridge farmers reported King road drag had put their road in fine condition. 2. Ground hog day celebrated with ground hog supper at Unitarian church. 3. Independent 5 and 10-cent store opened with a rush that broke the windows and the china displays near the front door. 4. Northwestern Mutual Life of Milwaukee paid $84,015 on policy on life of W.C. Putnam. 5. Stockholders of Tri-City Railway and other companies voted on giving options to eastern capitalists on their plants here. 6. Davenport party went to Clinton to hear Kubelik. 7. Carroll D. Wright lectured on "The Labor Problem" in Davenport. Connell ordered large paving list, including upper Brady street.; creosoted block to be tried on Second street. 8. Southeastern Iowa lumbermen met in Davenport and attended Eva Tanguay performance at opera house. 9. Presidents Hayes and Sexton traded outfielders- Hayes getting Jesse Ruby for Swaim. 10. Frank Shaffer killed by passenger train at Walcott. Davenport won basketball game at West Liberty, 59 to 9. 11. Harry Hammerly wields knife with disabling effect in Third street scrap. 12. Gov. Cummins spoke on Lincoln at Rock Island club. 13. C. Emory Harrison returned to real estate business here from Chicago. 14. Arnold Daly and company in Bernard Shaw's plays. 15. Billy Rhodes won 15-round bout from Dick Fitzpatrick. 16. Pat Crowe acquitted in Omaha of Cudahy kidnapping. 17. Dispatches to The Democrat told in detail of wedding of Miss Alice Roosevelt and Congressman Longworth. 18. Mrs. Ida Underholt of LeClaire arrested for poisoning husband; the charge later fell through. 19. German Savings bank declared special dividend of $100,000 to buy stock of German Trust company- exclusively announced in The Democrat. 20. City council decided to pave two intersections of Second street with creosoted bricks. 21. Pat Crowe let out on bond. 22. Willie Ploog burned to death in his shanty near Pariser Garden. Mrs. John W. Buck died. 23. L.P. Best bought the Argyle flat building. 24. Florizel Reuter presented with crown and medals at City of Mexico, after musical triumph there.| 25. John L. Sullivan unburdened himself through The Democrat of a Sunday sermon on the evils of drink. 26. Charles F. Ranzow died. Remains of John Reese, drowned previous fall, identified near Quincy, Ill., by relatives from Davenport. 27. Kaffir Boys' chorus sang at St. John's M.E. church. 28. Ludwig Berg resigned management of Turner Hall. Cathy Joynt Labath Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/

Hi Cathy, Do you have any thing else on this # 21 Pat Crowe ?? I am looking for my Crowe family also and they did live in Iowa aroung Centerville at one time then move to MN. George Henry Crowe down near Centerville, I wonder if this Pat is kin.?? Thanks , Susan Peavey Cole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 1:13 PM Subject: [IASCOTT] !! Davenport Democrat; Scott Co, IA; Jan 1, 1907 " Feb Notable Events" > Davenport Democrat > Davenport, Scott, Iowa > January 1, 1907 > > NOTABLE EVENTS IN DAVENPORT DURING THE YEAR 1906 > > FEBRUARY > 1. Jersey Ridge farmers reported King road drag had put their road in fine > condition. > 2. Ground hog day celebrated with ground hog supper at Unitarian church. > 3. Independent 5 and 10-cent store opened with a rush that broke the windows and > the china displays near the front door. > 4. Northwestern Mutual Life of Milwaukee paid $84,015 on policy on life of W.C. > Putnam. > 5. Stockholders of Tri-City Railway and other companies voted on giving options > to eastern capitalists on their plants here. > 6. Davenport party went to Clinton to hear Kubelik. > 7. Carroll D. Wright lectured on "The Labor Problem" in Davenport. Connell > ordered large paving list, including upper Brady street.; creosoted block to be > tried on Second street. > 8. Southeastern Iowa lumbermen met in Davenport and attended Eva Tanguay > performance at opera house. > 9. Presidents Hayes and Sexton traded outfielders- Hayes getting Jesse Ruby for > Swaim. > 10. Frank Shaffer killed by passenger train at Walcott. Davenport won basketball > game at West Liberty, 59 to 9. > 11. Harry Hammerly wields knife with disabling effect in Third street scrap. > 12. Gov. Cummins spoke on Lincoln at Rock Island club. > 13. C. Emory Harrison returned to real estate business here from Chicago. > 14. Arnold Daly and company in Bernard Shaw's plays. > 15. Billy Rhodes won 15-round bout from Dick Fitzpatrick. > 16. Pat Crowe acquitted in Omaha of Cudahy kidnapping. > 17. Dispatches to The Democrat told in detail of wedding of Miss Alice Roosevelt > and Congressman Longworth. > 18. Mrs. Ida Underholt of LeClaire arrested for poisoning husband; the charge > later fell through. > 19. German Savings bank declared special dividend of $100,000 to buy stock of > German Trust company- exclusively announced in The Democrat. > 20. City council decided to pave two intersections of Second street with > creosoted bricks. > 21. Pat Crowe let out on bond. > 22. Willie Ploog burned to death in his shanty near Pariser Garden. Mrs. John W. > Buck died. > 23. L.P. Best bought the Argyle flat building. > 24. Florizel Reuter presented with crown and medals at City of Mexico, after > musical triumph there.| > 25. John L. Sullivan unburdened himself through The Democrat of a Sunday sermon > on the evils of drink. > 26. Charles F. Ranzow died. Remains of John Reese, drowned previous fall, > identified near Quincy, Ill., by relatives from Davenport. > 27. Kaffir Boys' chorus sang at St. John's M.E. church. > 28. Ludwig Berg resigned management of Turner Hall. > > Cathy Joynt Labath > Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project > http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm > Iowa Old Press > http://www.IowaOldPress.com/ > > > > ==== IASCOTT Mailing List ==== > Browse Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/iascott > Search Archives: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=IASCOTT > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >