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12 MUSCATINE JOURNAL AND NEWS-TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, JULY 14 Iowa Corn Crop Far Above 10-Year Average Condition on July 1 Predicts Yield of 41 Bushels Thirty-four Per Cent of Total i Farm Area of State Plant- ed to Corn This Year. Washington. (AP) Iowa farms will produce 476,338,000 bushels of corn this season, according to a prediction on the basis of a condition of 9t per cent of normal July 1. This interprets the average yield per acre at 41.0 bushels. The average yield forecast from condition made July 1 for the period 1920-1929 for Iowa has been below the average final yield estimate by 1.87 bushels.

In only two the past ten years have the July yield forecasts been higher than the final season estimale. The ten-year condition of corn July 1 is 87 per cent. Large Acreage Planted. In a bulletin prepared by Leslie M. Carl, statistician of the division of crop and livestock estimates ftf the federal department of agriculture, it also brought out that a total of 11,618,000 acres of corn for harvest on Iowa farms in 1931 represents approximately per cent of the total land area in farms.

Wilton Youth Badly Bruised; Is Thrown Riding Horse Wilton Jolm Laucamp. 16- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W.

Laucaaip was badly bruised and i'haken up when thrown from a horse he was riding along a country road northwest of town Sunday evening. He was unconscious when picked up by passing motorists and taken to the Glen Healy home nearby and given medical attention by Dr. L. C. Winter who was summoned.

No bones were broken. Moscow Moscow Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hahn entertained the Lang and Hahn quartet and families at dinner Sunday. Those present were Mr.

and Mrs. Newton Lang and daughter Inez, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lang and daughters Margaret and Beulah and Charles Hahn and Mr. and Mrs.

Lewis Hahn and family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marolf of Ayersville, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Marolf and family of Bennett and George Marolf of Wilton spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Marolf. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hick- This acreage, Carl says, is an house and son Hilbert Eugene of increas" of 2.4 per cent over the 1930 harvest of 11,335.000 acres, which figure, ur.til the present season, the largest corn acreage ever harvested in Iowa.

Because of favorable growing conditions in tho early season, the bulletin continues, the winter wheat crop came to July maturity a condition equal to the past -average condition of 85 per cent of normal. An average yield per acre of about 20.5 bushels is expected. Apparently the. big wheat kernels were sufficiently matured, during 'be late June period of high temperatures, that no serious damage occurred. The total production of 6.900.000 bushels from 341,000 acres is indicated as compared to 8.70S.OOO bushels from 387.000 acres in 1P30.

Spring wheat acreage likewise is shown in the bulletin to have increased from 38,000 acres in .1930 to acres in 1931. With a condition estimated at 32 per cent of norniril, a probable yield per acre of 14.5 bushels'is indicated. The probable total pio- ducticn is estimated at 580,000 bushels, as compared to 665,000 bushel? in 1930. Oats Acreage Decreased. Oats acreage decreased from 6.255.000 acres last year to 6,192,000 acres this the July 1 condition of 80 cept, an average yield of bushels per acre, or a total production of 204,336,000 bushels, is Last year a crop of 213,915.000 bushels was harvested.

Although the early spring season was favorable for seeding a large acreage of oats, conditions were also more favorable for replacing a percentage of the 01 ts linr! with corn. Barley acreage continues to decrease. Call points out. The acreage, this season is estimated acro.i. as compared to 463,000 acres harvested in 1930.

A probable production of 12,100,000 bushels, lorecast July condition of S3 comparer, with a production of 14,353,000 bushels Jast year. The ten-year average condition is 87 per cent. Rye acreage is fairly stable from year to year, and 'the acreage of 39.000 acres for harvest in 19IH is a decline of only 5,000 from last year. The condition on July 1 is estimated at 85 per cent, while the ten-year average is 89 per cent. A forecast of bushel? compares with a productioon last year of 792,000 bushels.

Flf.x average in 1031. of 12,000 year. From per 33.0 from the per cent, acres, from the 20.000 List year. The this season is 40.0 per cent Wilton, Mr. and Mrs.

Alvin Roberts of Cedar county and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Christensen and daughter Marjorie of Muscatine were entertained at the Martin Jensen home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Preston Dickey visited with relatives in Muscatine, Sunday. Miss Valma Comstock and Arthur Thorp were Davenport visitors, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sears and daughter and the latter's husband of Davenport spent Sunday at the J.

E. Parker home. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bailey and family spent Sunday with the formers brother Alvin Baliey of West Liberty.

Lester Keller and William Lear are employed with the Rock Island in Davenport this week. Mr. and Mrs. Elibtt Baker and son Harry were entertained with relatives in West Liberty, Sunday. Muscatine visitors and shoppers, Mr.

and Mrs. Lewis Hahn" and family, Mr. and Mrs. William McKillip and son, Mr. and Mrs.

Martin Jensen and son Hilbert, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Verl Barkalow and children, Mrs.

Charles Lincoln and daughter Alva, Herman Wiese, Ra'ph Wilhelm, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Duffe, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kaufman.

Wilton shoppers Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCoy and son, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Marolf and children, Mrs.

Clinton Lincoln and children, Mrs. Will Marolf and children. North Prairie West Liberty Donald of Iowa City, is spending some time with his aunt, Mrs. Walter Lawton, and William Hughes and son, William, of Pasadena, and Herbert Pownall spent several days the past week at the H. P.

Hartley home. Mrs. Harold Christiansen and two sons were Iowa City visitors Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs.

Amelio and three children, of Salem, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jensen. Miss Mildred Jensen, of Iowa City, spent Saturday with her parents and Mr. and Mrs.

Lund Madsin and two ctiildreu were supper guests with their parents Saturday evening. The annual picnic of the North Gives Lesson in Home Furnishings All Day Meeting of Fremont Township No. 9 Hejd at Eden Home. Plett Family Reunion Held at Credit Island Lone Fred Morrison, home project leader of Fremont township district No. 9, gave the fourth lesson of second year home furnishings at the Charles and Frank Eden home Thursday.

It was an all day meeting, with potluck dinner at noon. The follow- up lesson on china, silver and glass was given and among the articles on display were silver teaspoons 70 year old, teaspoons 300 years old, and salt cellars 70 years old, shown by members of the Eden family. Mrs. T. J.

McCollister showed some plates that were over 100 years old. Present for the meeting were Alfred Boswell -and son Mrs. Jame Ronan, and Jimmie, Mrs. Mildred Lutz and Mildred Joan, Mrs. Charles Carpenter, Miss Helen Keeler, Miss Mary Elizabeth McCallister, Miss Geraldine Carpenter, Mrs.

Elmer Pearson, Mrs. Johana Pearson, Mrs. W. E. Stockley, Miss Ellen-.

Benson, Miss Mary Eden, Miss Eliza Eden, Mrs. T. J. McCallister, Mrs. Charles Eden, Mrs.

Fred Morrison and Mrs. Frank Eden. Several pictures were taken of the group. Birthday Celebrated. A number of relatives and friends gathered at the Lorn; Tree park Sunday to help Magruder celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday.

Those present for the picnic dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Mose Fountain and son Lysle, Mrs. Willa Miller, Mr. and Mrs.

Mike Menzer of Iowa City, Mr. and Mrs. James Sims, Mr. and Mrs. W.

Houseal of River Junction; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Magruder, Edwin, Harold and Gladys, the Rev. and Mrs. R.

L. Brown, Edwarn and Robert, Mr. and Mrs. L. C.

Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Bart Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. M.

Hilton, Mr and Mrs. John Musser. Willis, Robert, Dana, Donald, John and Jean Musser, and Mr. and Mrs. James Magruder of Lone Tree.

Mr. and Mrs. Manly Fountain and son Howard of Iowa City joined the party in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.

MagrudEr celebrated their golden wedding on Jan. 1, 1930. Officers Installed. Officers of Omega Lodge, I. O.

O. installed at the last meeting were, Albert Lenz, Noble Grand; Ralph Lenz, Vice Grand; A. E. Baumer, financial secretary; Earl Thompson, conductor; F. H.

Len, chaplain; Oscar Wiese, right supporter to noble Grand; Carl Domine, L. S. N. Alfred Lennabaugh, R. S.

V. Walter Lennabaugh, inside guard; Will Herring, outside guard; Ed. Meesz, past grand. Edgar Ashton acted as installing officer. Lunch was served by Earl Thompson, Ed.

Mcesz and A. E. Baumer. Otlier News. Mr.

and Mrs. W. A. Walker of Taylor. and Mr.

and Mrs. Walker and Junior of Pittsfield, 111., are here to visit the Leo and Wilfred Walker families. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stock and family and Mr.

and Mrs. Forrest Atkin and family spent Sunday at Wild Cat Den state park. John Wasson and sons, Lysle, Dale and Ellard of Columbus Junction, Mr. and Mrs. Waltsr Crawford of West Liberty, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Beach, Miss Elsie Smid, Miss Hazel Atkins, Mrs. Iva Storms and son Harold and Mr. and Mrs. George (Cap) picnicked Sunday at Walker's Blue relatives were present at the Plett family reunion held at Credit Island in Davenport Sunday.

At noon a picnic dinner was served. The af t- ernon was spent in playing games with prizes going to Ellery Plett, Mrs. Ernest Plett, Vearl Fridley, Marie Plett, Mary Schroeder and Erma Bernick. Those present included Mr. and Mrs.

Ed Plett and family and Mr. Frank Plett of Pleasant Prairie; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Plett and daughter Faye, Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Fridley and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bernick and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ellery Plett and family, Charles Plett and son Clarence, Mrs.

Ida Plett and daughter Tillie and son Rudy, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schroeder and family, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Plett and son Wayne.

Frank Plett and Charles Plett were chosen to make arrangements for the next reunion in July 1932. Four-H Boys Meet. Dairy cattle judging and weed identifying contests featured a meeting of the Blue Grass Township Four-H Boys' club at the John and Jerry home. Seventeen boys were present. Harold Schuett, Elmer Ehlert and Earl Logan won honors in the cattle Grandview News Insect Pests Society Dwight Pruitt Worst in Years Damage Being Done This Season in Iowa Gardens and Orchards.

Des (AP) Gardens and orchards are suffering con- Gipple of the Spring Run neighborhood was a visitor here Friday. A crew of 10 men Is tearing outj siderable damage from "insect! the M. B. and S. railroad track in 1 this vicinity and piling the ties and rails near' the Lang crossing.

Bloominsrton A committee of Miss Celia Theiker, Mrs. G. E. Mortimer, Miss Esther Stortz, Albert Hcrleln and Keith Hetzler was appointed during the business nutting which was held by the members of the Blooinington Friends Rusty Pitchfork Tines Pierce knee of High Prairie Resident, High Prairie Dwight Pruitt has been under a doctors care follow- ing a severe injury to his leg when a rufty pitchfork tossed out of I the haymow by a feed mill em- Miss Margaret Hsscher of Chicago, is spending some time with her sister, Miss Ruth at the George Hascher home'. Mrs.

Clyde Yount and Mrs. Burl Reed, assisted by Mrs. Guy Hardrnan and Mrs. Walter Hammer, entertained their Sunday- school classes at a picnic Friday afternoon in the Hammer pasture. Mrs.

A. F. Kabrick and daughter of Plainville, 111., were visitors last week at the Dr. Kabrick home. They left Saturday for Chicago.

Mrs. Neyenhuis of Muscatine was'a visitor last week with Miss Lela Schneider. She went Sunday to the Frank Beik home for a visit. Miss Wifma June Gibbs returned Sunday to her home in Earlville. Her uncle, Clyde Yount and fam- pests; reported to be the worst in Christian Endeavor to make the haymow oy a Secretary R.

S. Herrick of plans for Rural Young Peoples' Ployee struck Pruitt. the State' Horticultural society league meeting: will bt- held 4.rClOl --xj. wj Ardon Corn plowing said today in his monthly report, July at Bloomington. Crops said to have suffered' particularly included melons and squashes, while the early potato crop was reported to have been damaged by beetles and potato bugs.

The total production of apples for the state was estimated at 1,908,000 bushels, including 76,000 barrels in the commercial crop. The peach production was estimated at 73,700 bushels, pears at 42,000 bushels, and grapes at 5,180 tons. Condition of summer apples on July 1 was placed at 54 per cent normal, while fall apples were rated at 56 and winter apples at tine? pierced the flesh about the knee, one striking the kneecap. The accident occurred while the I mill was grinding alfalfa at the Pruitt farm. i i Thrown From Horse.

I M. R. Walts, who was injured i last week while riding on horse- and i back about his farm, has been con- wheat cutting is all done in this 1 fined to his home. Injuries sus- vicinity and oats cutting is prog- tained were wrenched muscles in ressing nicely. The hum of the the neck, back and limbs caused thresher will" soon be heard.

by a jolt received when the horse The gas pipe line through this reared and landed stiff-legged, nart nf the countv will soon be i C. I. C. Meets. Twelve members and one visitor.

attended eve- I part of ready for operation. Edmund Cashman. his two little! Miss Mildred Henmng attei imrhters and Miss Nellie Cash-i the C. I. meeting Friday daught all" of Chicago, have been nin when Howard Scott was host i.it his home.

Onlv routine busi- visiting at the home of Thomas Harold judging contest, and Schuett, Leo Schmidt, Schroeder and Gustave Alt finished in the order listed in the weed identifying contest. The club De- lected Gustave Alt and Herman Steffen to represent the club in the demonstration work at the fair next month, and also selected Jerry Carlin and Harold Schuett to represent the club in the county boys Four-H booth at the fair. ily, accompanied her to where her parents met her. Olin, Harold The Senior Christian Endeavor acres harvested expected crop placed at 114.000 oushels, as compared to 240 000 bushels last year. The July condition of S3 per cent, as compar- er! with the ten-year average of ss per cent.

Indicates an average yield of bushels per acre this present to enjoy the bountiful dinner with plenty of ice cream for all. The afternoon was spent socially, the men played ball and the children enjoyed the swimming -pool. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson and sons, Mr.

and Mrs. Ivan Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. William Bennett and daughter, Sylvia, Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Buckman and son, Mr. and Mrs. Will Enlow, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fenstemaker, Mr.

and Mrs. Eph Fensteraaker and daughter, Mrs. Minerva Gates and Ivan, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herrold, Mr.

and Mrs. Marion Hollingsworth and son. Mrs. Walter Lawton and son and Donald Secrest. Mr.

and Mrs. Godfrey Meyer and son, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Owen, Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Robinson and im- daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Earl by Schoolev and daughter and Miss subsequent weather conditions. i Frieda Rolnvoldt, Mr. and Mrs.

Lonuition of soy beans was re- Clifford Schoolev and family, Mr. lich is and Mrs Har ry and ten car i daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph is Schoolev and sons. Mr.

and Mrs. Prairie Social club was held at i Beach. Weed park Sunday. Although the Mr ancl Mrs Jacob Foster, Mr. day looked threatening, 84 were being- raised in Iowa this year is a la per cent increase over last year's acreage.

The July i condition was 7S per cent, "as compared with a ten-year average condition of S9 per cent. The condition of the crop on July 1 indicates a production of 6,375000 bushels. Production in 1930 was o.lSO.OOO July 1 indications over a ten-year period have been conservative, reflecting provement to the late crop el average. The acreage again larger. 133.000 acres this 1 vear I Delbert Smith and sons, Mr.

and me July 1 condition of tame hay is estimated at cent, while the i 79 per cent. On a' five DPP vincent ant! sons Mr and Mrs cent lower acreage. a Herbert and family, children. ilrs Stafford and family, i Mrs Albert and "i daughters Mr and Mrs reage production is 3.7S3.000 tons 04 per cent under last year. Coiiesville lore nce Bennett and P- Schooley.

i Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Owens (and three sons spent Sunday with i ner arents Mr and Mrs Rose, at Riverside. ancl Mrs. Clarence Tuttle, Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Lewis and family, Arlene Walker, Mr. and Mrs. C. L.

McGuire and Billy at picnic dinner in the park Sunday. Nichols Nichols Miss Florence Heizer entertained Mr. and Mrs. L. C.

Bullis and of Mediapolis, Smith Jackson of Sperry and Mr. and Mrs. C. jaalleck at a family dinner at of her father, J. H.

Heizer, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. B. Nichols left early Monday for Cleveland.

to attend the Shriner's convention. Mr. and Mrs. Fay Sharer and family and Mr. and Mrs.

Clifford Brown and son Richard of Muscatine spent Sunday at the R. A. Daedlow home. Mr. and Mrs.

William Stone of Cedar Rapids were entertained Sunday at the Joey Yedlick home. Mrs. Stona was formerly Miss Katie Yedlir.k. Miss Edna Rummells is attend- Highway Board Plans for Winter (AP) Even though the summer sun burns and thermometers cast off inferiority complexes, engineers of the Iowa state highway commission plan for winter. Taking their cue from the ant, triumphant in winter over the sluggard grasshopper, and believing- that winter's snow can't be far behind, the commission is overhauling tractors and trucks for winter use and buying snow plows and fence.

At the next meeting of the commission July 21, bids will be considered on 33.000 lineal feet of snow fence. This will bring to six and a quarter million feet the amount of fence the Iowa road body will use to keep the roads open in the cold months. Not long ago the commission purchased two new rotary snow plows as a part of the preparedness program. These two will replace two small old-type rotary plows which have been in operation since 1926. The new machines will be located at' Mt Pleasant and Leon," ready to go out with the fall of the first heavy snow.

also will be 11 other rotary plows stationed at various points over the state. The commission also has 280 truck plows and 55 tractor push plows. These trucks and tractors are how being overhauled. W. H.

Root, maintenance engineer, says that some of these trucks are surplus war raent, and that some of probably will be replaced new trucks before winter. equip- them with Ainsworth and Mrs. J. A. Marsh were visitors Sunday at the Terry Marsh home in Washington.

Dr. Bernard Gloeckler of Oakdale and his mother, Mrs. Mattie Gloeckler of Mt. Pleasant came to the C. R.

Stearns home Saturday evening. Mrs. Gloecker re-, mauvd until Sunday eveninir. Mrs. John Smylie and daughter Mrs.

S. G. Taylor, of Crawfordsville and son Jess Smylie and Jessie Smylie of Los Angeles, were guests at the W. I. Smylie home Thursday.

Mrs. Edith Richards attended a meeting of the nurses' alumnae of Washington county, held at the nurses' home Saturday afternoon Mrs. N. J. Walker had as guests Friday her sister Mrs.

Stella and nephew Clarence Logan and and little son of Washing- society enjoyed a social at the Jack Snyder home Friday night. Mrs. Nina Wilfong returned to her home at Montrose Saturday after a week's visit with hei grandmother, Mrs. Lina Martin. Drs.

Kabrick and Higley attended the Medical clinic at Wapello, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Orlan Kemp, Mrs. W.

H. Krahl and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kemp and son Neal spent Sunday at the Ollie Hoffman home in Davenport. The condition of Henry Weir, who was found unconscious in his yard Wednesday, is not much improved.

Little Richard Jackson fell from a tree Saturday evening and suffered a broken "right leg above the knee. Mr. and Mrs. G. E.

Dunfrund and children of Strawberry Point were visitors Friday at the Herbert Gipple home. Hale Reid end family and his father of Tipton were callers here Sunday. Mrs. Mae Westerbeck and children of Burlington are visiting; her father, Henry Weir. Mrs.

Carrie Peiffer was a Muscatine visitor Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Schuers of Muscatine and Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Schafer of Letts called at the Charles Connor home Sunday aft- 53 per cent of the full or normal Cashman for a while. Edmond i crop. The crop was rated as and Miss Nellie have gone back 10 lxt llt J1Ilicu more nearly normal in the south-1 Chicago. The little girls will at his home. Only routine business was transacted, the rest of being spent were served west part of the state than elsewhere, the three varieties there being placed at 64, 71 and 65 per cent, respectively.

A final report on two crops placed the condition of cherries at 81 per cent normal and strawberries at 49 per cent. The pear crop was rated as 45 per cent normal on July 1, plums at. 46. grapes 74, red raspberries 49, blackberries 63, black raspberries 56, gooseberries 66, currants 61, and peaches 63. The condition of the early potato crop was set at 77 per cent normal, late potatoes at 7S, early and late cabbage at 76.

sweet corn 86, watermelons 71, cantaloupes 73, cucumbers 78 and peas for canning 82 per cent. Herrick estimated the total stay during vacation. of the class was planned Miss Beatrice Healey, of Chi-1 Harold an Zandt as host. cago, who is spending her vaca-1 tion with her parents, Mr. and 5L ke ca i I Concord News H.

A. Utter. Delia Jean Dunlap of near pello, who has spent the past week production of potatoes at A few relatives surprised Mrs. 000 bushels and sweet potatoes at J. E.

Furlong late Sunday after- Muscatine Saturday morning, aft er a short visit there. Mr. and Mrs. E. J.

Spratt and Columbus Ri'li John Sicler, of Parnell, were Foster visited Thursday with Mrs. week-end visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fitzgerald. The Ardon kittenball team played the Lctte team Sunday afternoon, the score being 3 to 1 in favor of Letts.

Joe Hickey shipped a car load of cattle to Chicago Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John O'Brien and William and Mary were callers at Mrs. J.

E. Furlong home Sunday afternoon. 255,000 bushels. Wellnian Illinois City Illinois City Powell spent the Miss Bernice week-end with her cousin, Mrs. Willet McGinnis, near Joy.

Harry Danner and family were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orrufr Tomlin. Mr. and Mrs.

Elmer Dunkin and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Thomas visited at the Fred Dunker home near West Liberty Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Wyme France, of Muscatine, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Bowser.

Miss Lura Danner, a former resident of Illinois City, who underwent an operation recently, is recovering. Mr. and Mrs. H. C.

Wylie and Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Baker called on Charles Baker and daughter, Lucille, of Muscatine, Sunday aft- A.

A. Spies and daughter Patty and Mrs. Mulhollen of Washington called at the N. S. Snyder home Saturday afternoon.

Mrs. Lon Fleming and Mrs. Guy Moothart spent Friday afternoon in Mr. and L. E.

Bidwell and noon by coaling in with ice crearn I and cake, it being her birthday. I Mrs. Riechert, of was a Sunday visitor at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Emmet O'Toole. Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Franz have moved from Ardon to the Guy Smith farm. Cranston ning in Washington. Dr. and Mrs.

Wertz were in West Branch Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Omer Lewis spent Friday evening in Ainsworth. Mr.

and Mrs. Al Boak of Dubuque spent Saturday night and Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. W.

Durst. Miss Myrtle McConnell has resumed her work at the Maplecrest hatchery after enjoying a Walter Jones near Cranston? Thursday evening-, when she lost the use of her right arm arid leg. Floyd Jones- has spent sometime at home since. Mrs. Josie Freers of Muscatine, Mrs.

Jones' sister, is caring for her. Mrs. Jones' condition is improved at present and she is slowly regaining the use of her arm. Harry Herlein of Muscatine filled the pulpit at Cranston Sun- Wilton Merry Maids Four-1 church there. ington and West Liberty.

Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Jones and daughter Margaret and Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Oldfield and Daryl and Fern Were entertained at the home of Mr. and 1 Mrs. Fred Durian, Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Ezra Gardner and Mrs Don Brindley of Washington and Mr. and Mrs. Wade Gardner and family of Lexington were en- at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

L. E. Gardner Sunday. Mrs. Hunsinger and children came Sunday from Kansas City where they and the doctor have been making their home the past year.

The doctor returned a couple of weeks ago and has taken up his practice here again. They will live in the Harvey borne until Sept. i. Mrs. Kennedy and Paul and Mrs.

L. E. Gardrier and Betty were at Kinrose Sunday evening Paul put on "a program where in the wife ton. The Rev. and Mrs.

Frank McAllister are home from a trip to Pennsylvania, where they spent several weeks with relatives relatives. Miss Wanda Spessard returned Saturday evening from a trip through the southern and western states. in California she, visited with Mrs. Iva Hays who I Sunday at the Robert will be remembered as Iv'a Hen- home. club of Wilton township will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Florence and Lucile Norton.

If weather conditions are favorable threshing will start in this community this week. Mrs. H. W. Mark, Miss Alice Huntington, Mrs.

Dora BarricU, Mrs. Mary Feltman Edith Dawson were and Mrs. Davenport visitors Sunday. Mrs. Barrick remained for a week's visit with relatives.

Mr. and 1 Mrs. Paul Coolbaugh of Chicago came Saturday for a week's visit at home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Daut.

Alexander Leith returned Saturday from Rochelle, 111., where he has been employed for the past several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Budelier and son Dale, of Rock Island spent Budelier drickson and also with Mr. and ing the Y.

W. C. A. conference at 1 Mrs. Cloyce Carll who are living Lake Okoboji this week.

near Peru, Calif. Miss Frances Boot and Gladys West spent Sunday with relatives in Iowa City. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Ricky are the parents of a baby girl born Monday morning, she will answer to the name of Patricia Ann.

Sirthday Is Marked by Family Gathering Stockton Relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs Fritz Belter Saturday afternoon and evening to honor the former's mother, Mrs. Doris Belter, who celebrated her birthday. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs.

J. H. Schlapkohl, Mr. and Mrs Ernest Otto and daughters, Jean and Joan, Mr. and Mrs.

Leonard Thiessen and Miss Dorothy Ruhser of Durant; Miss Irma Ruhser, granddaughter of the honoree, and a student nurse of Des Moincs, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Belter and aons of New Liberty, and Mr. and Mrs. August Belter and daughter of Walcott Rev.

Tom Decker. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jordan and daughters, Erma and Glenna. of Dayton, who have been visiting relatives in the neighborhood, left for their home Friday morning.

They visited at the Walter Jones, O. A. Harvey and Frank Hankins homes, the Rev. and Mrs. Tom Decker, Mrs.

Cecil Schlickting, Mrs. Alvina Davis, Geraldine Meeker, Elizabeth and Dorothy Legier returned Sunday from Cedar Fails where they have been attending the training school of religious education. Ralph Davis drove up Sunday and brought Mrs. Davis home. Mr.

and Mrs. Paul I. Pierson and daughter Katharine drove down from Chicago Sunday and will spend the week at the A. C. Hunter home, while Mr.

and Mrs. Hunter and children, Beltina and Cynthia, make a. short business tpp to Des Moines. "Norrell Hafner returned last Saturday from a three months' visit with his daughter, Mrs. Rice Shellabarger and family at Billings, Mont.

The Farm Bureau will hold Its regular July meeting Friday evening in the church basement. The Girls Four-H club will present the program." at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E.

Burkett, has returned home. Mr. and Urs. Charley Curtis and children, and T. J.

L. Curtis of Riverside visited Saturday night' and Sunday with Mrs. T. 3. Curtis.

Mrs. Lou Bonnichsen. Virgil and Robert, Mrs. Egebert Shellabarjer and Evelyn were Iowa City visit- ors Friday. I Mr.

and Mrs. John Shoop i family of Inglewood, who are visiting with relatives and. friends in Columbus Junction, were recent guests at the C. B. Clark home here.

Mrs. Mary Newell Is visiting- her i daught? Mrs. Francis Lelber- knecht and children of Columbut Junction. ji Montpelier News and Mrs. Bern- hardt Kemper entertained the fol- lowing relatives at dinner In their home Sunday: Mrs.

Eliza Ell and i Chester Eis of Muscatine; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eis and Richard and I Alice, and Elery Eis of Pleasant Prairie, and Wilma and Kemper of Montpeltcr. i Among those who attended birthday celebration at the of Mr. and Sirs.

Adam Dlpple, in honor of Mr. Dipple's Thursday evening- were: Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wagner, and Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Bohnsack and Paul of Davenport; and Mr, and Mrs. Dipple of Montpelier. Mr. and Mrs. Max LaFranz, re- cently married, were honored Wednesday evening-, when and relatives at their home and gave them a charivari.

After' the charivari a held at the Pleasant Prairie halL i Miss Marie Snell will be to the Montpeller Pep Gals Four-H club next Monday. i Mrs. Forrest wilt-be hoe- tess to the Ladles' Aid society Thursday afternoon. i Mr. and Mrs.

Bernhardt Kemper and Wilma and Patricia, 'visited 'j Sunday evening with their aunt, Mrs. A. N. Eis who Is 111. I HER PILES HEALED AFTER 20 YEARS Mrs.

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Thert ii no Coining to Muscattne WM. DEERFOOT The Reliable Ton Ki Wah Indian Medicine Man of Iowa Citv, will be in Muscatine, at the Grand Hotel Thursday, July 16th Until 4 P. ML Consultation in regards to Medicine free. Everybody welcome. Please come and see SALESMAN SAM That's Much Better! By Small Ber- Kinsey and and arold.

have i M. Chayka and Charles Dyche Muscatine visited Sunday at the C. A. McCormick home i Delavan Wls Edmund Ferguson at Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Peterson Melvin Anderson has returned and son. Louie of Nichols from a visit wittl nis aunt. Mrs. Sunday at the Ira Holladav home. GeQ S' Parezek, of North Liberty.

C. H. Skipton. Wilton "Harlev i Phineas Schooley. who is re- and Bert Rittenhov.se of West cover ing from severe burns, when Chester spent Monday here.

i his feet were scalded, spent Sun- Mrs. Laura Orcutt of Los An- i da witn Mr. and Mrs. g-eles who has been traveling in Harold Dexter, at West Libertv. the east has come to visit at" the i Mr.

and Mrs. Maxwell Albin" of A. w. Jones and W. H.

McKee i Rochester, called at the home of homes. While in New York City! Mr. and Mrs. Everett Vincent Sal- she visited Mrs. J.

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