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MUSCATINE JOURNAL AND NEWS-TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 Lincoln Family in Annual Event Reunion Is Held at Silver Inn Oxford, Officers Elected. Wilton The fifth annual re union of the descendants of Ed ward and Amy Lincoln was held at Silver Inn, Oxford, Sun day with 61 relatives and friends present. The day was spent socially anc there were ball games and other sports. A dinner was served at noon, cafeteria style. After dinner a business meeting was held anc officers and committees for 1936 were named as follows; President, Edwin Lincoln, Grinnell; vice president, John Birkhofer, Moscow; secretary and treasurer, Wilma Lincoln, nell; program committee, west side, Mrs.

Ralph Simmons Mrs Alex Lincoln, Grinnell: east side, Mrs. Willard Smull, Wilton; Roy Lincoln, Moscow; sports, Warren Lincoln, Virgil Lincoln, Grinnell George Lincoln, Moscow; refreshments, west side, Mrs. B. N. Whitaker, Mrs.

George Lincoln Grinnell; east side, Mrs. Roy Lincoln, Moscow, Mrs. Clinton Lincoln, Wilton: notification, west side, MJss Ona Whitaker, Grinnell; east side, Mrs. George Lincoln, Moscow: finance, WiHard Wilton. Numbers on the afternoon program included, song, "Iowa," assembly; saxophone and guitar duet, Dorothy and Warren Lincoln, Grinnell; recitation, Mary Jean Simmons, Grinnell; vocal duet.

Warren and Emogene Lincoln, Grinnell; vocal duet, Edward and Warren Lincoln, Grinnell; talks, L. C. Stocks, Alex Lincoln, Clinton Lincoln. During the year, Mrs. Grace Lincoln Stocks passed away.

The 1936 reunion will be held at Silver Inn, Oxford, la. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. George Lincoln, George Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Lincoln, Melvin and Wawne, Mr. and Mrs. John Birkhofer, Norma, Lois sad Kevin, Moscow; Gerald Chambliss, Tipton; Mr. and Mrs. Willard Smull and Delores Ann, Alexander Parks, Mr.

and Mrs. Clinton Lincoln, Philson and Pearl, Wilton; Mr. and Mrs. Robert John. Virginia and Billy, Iowa City; Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Lincoln, Lucile, Warren, Emogene and Elaine, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Lincoln. Mr.

and Mrs. B. N. Whitaker, Ina and Betty, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Lincoln and Wilma, Mr. and Mrs. George Lincoln, Maxlne, Dorothy and Maxine, L. C. Stocks, Mr.

and Mrs. Edwin Lincoln, Max and Barbara Faye, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lincoln, Virgil, Levina and Roger, Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Simmons, Donald, Mary Jean and Alliene Louise and Miss Agnes Lincoln, Grinnell. Services Conducted for Mrs. Wheeler at Church in Ainsworth Trail Herd Passes, Writing Dying History in Dust Across the vast Just-piled plain's, stretching without relief to the far horizon, the trail herd wends its way, in perhaps the last of the groat migrations that annually led hundreds of thousands ol cattle to market and to new grazing grounds, in the halcyon days of the southwest row country With drooping heads, thn 2000 cnws nnd yearlings move, as if sensing that their hooves are printing the last chapter of the plains Rasa in the dust swirls as they pass. From 27 miles north of Pampa, on the Grundy Morrison ranch, cowboys drove the stock the Texas Panhandle to the fnnthilis of the Rockies, 225 miles away in northeastern New Mexico. Better pasture lands are there, drouth and dust storms having taknn heavy toll of the Texas buffalo grass on which thousands of range cattle once fattened.

Sees It Nobody knows the a couple can spend a rather frol- say it Is the parking the icsojrie eve a $10 bill which sudden clotting of restaurants and cafes that has created that new and compact Lobster Belt in the block of West 52d. street running from 5th to 6th avenues. It's just one of those things! Ten years ago this was a peaceful block of somber brownstones. Now beginning at the 5 o'clock cocktail hour and lasting until sunup it's a bedlam of sirening motors, quartette singers, jazz bands and often roaring drunks. The notoriously headlined "21" there, an old "residence that is supposed to be a haunt of the in- of the sort that once maybe it does the otherwise agreeable Algonquin luncheon hour.

People vho imagine every fork pauses in mid-air as they cross the thresh- ild! The Famous Door Among the eating and drinking lens In the block are The Famous 5oor, so called because its door sn't famous. Also the supposed- original Tony's where the sky- arking James Thurber is reput- to have yanked the flaming ed beard of the gentleman who xploits his Irishry so rnest Boyd, Too the block has Healy's, rites for Blrs. Cordelia Wheeler were held at the Methodist church, 2:30 p. m. Tuesday with Reverend E.

J. Shook in charge. Mrs. Wheeler was the widow of Alonzo E. Wheeler, a Civil iwar veteran, who preceded her in death three years ago.

She was born June 22, 1849 at Port Jarvls. New York, the daughter of Samuel and Abigail Titus. She was married to Alonzo Wheeler, December 25, 1S72 at Scrantoa, Pena. Besides her son, Samuel T. Wheeler she leaves two grandchildren, airs.

Ray Cox, of Washington, and Burton Wheeler of Ainsworth and two great grandchildren. Two daughters are deceased. She was a member of the UniLed Brethren church. i Louis Prima's, the Town, Casino. Lou Richman's, and the hive of double entendre songs known as Leon and Eddie's.

There arc other places known as Maison this or that, a few table d'hotes and sudden newcomers featuring sidewalk tables. The entire block is like one of those awninged blocks stretching along the upper grand boulevards of Paris, beyond the opera. None, with the exception of is unreasonably tariffed and are intimate with the sort of front men and hat checkers who can call you by name the second visit In most Plowing of Com Nears Completion Bay com plowing Is about done in the bay and the oats are being cut. Some wheat is being combined but most of it is being cut with a binder. Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Cole, who have been stationed at Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, for several years, are on a furlough and are visiting Mrs. Cole's parents, Mr, and Mrs. B. A.

Fullerton, Muscatine, and her brothers. Frank and William Weikert, in Bay Island. They will reside in San Diego, when they return to the coast. Mr. and Mrs.

Tex Russell, of Sikiston, came by airplane Thursday, to visit at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Marvin Peters. Mrs. Russell and father, John Johnson, went to Chicago, Friday. The season is opened at Sandy beach.

A large crowd assembled there Sunday. Several picnic parties and bathers were on the beach. Mr. and Mrs. David Hare and children, of Peoria, 111., spent several days of last week with Mrs.

Hare's sister, Mrs. Joseph Schrock and family. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jardine and Mr.

and Mrs. George W. Stalley and son. Jack, of Chicago, drove to the Bay Sunday to visit with Mr. and Mrs.

James Milne. Mr. Milne is somewhat Improved. He suffered a paralytic stroke two years ago and has been bedfast since that time. Charles Malone has returned to his home in Green Island 111., after working in the Bay during the past week.

is more than can be done in most of the $2 dinner places which stress their floor and no couvert or extra charge. Many troubles are like this when you face them: I know a dear lady who received a letter she dreaded to open. She thought it from someone with much to say unpleasant so she put off opening it for 24 hours. When she did it turned out "to be a circular letter of no consequence whatever. A Kansas City friend sends me a from The Star of the details of Missouri's first and most famous trial that brought forth Senator Vest's classic tribute to man's best friend.

It took place sixty-five 3 ears ago. The story goes baak to the covered wagon days when the "houn dog" was a part of every household. Old Drum, the dog in the case, was a victim of a shotgun as the result of a neighboring feud. The owner of the beloved dog decided to take the case against his neighbor to court and it went finally to the Supreme docket and became the most talked of legal tilt in the land. Great judicial minds battled over it but it was Senator George Vest's tearful entreaty that did the trick.

Many dog lovers can nalism with all its amazing ingenuity, will never reveal. Believers are perfectly content to accept immortality as a reality by faith. They only know that they believe and such theories as in- fidclism, agr-osticsm, communism and the flood of other disillusioning isms have no effect whatever. 1 Thc radio columns are stress- Ing that gags have attained very low water mark over ether. More than a dozen gagsters who specialize ir.

this form of laugh-provoking have been withdrawn from the microphone in the past six weeks. The public is weary of punning. Its in no mood for the smart cracks and smart alec. It wants good orchestra music, good singing voices and talk that has some sense and philosophy. Sanity that comes with a surfeit of frivolity.

The natural reaction. Incidentally, a man who knows tells me the most mispronounced word on the radio is the indefinite article a. Not one in 500, he says, pronounces a as in fate as it should be. Instead they give it the sound of uh. George Simenon is the newest Edgar Wallace of France, He is called "The Little Balzac." Rattled around for years writting a detective story a month under Fall From Tree Causes Injuries William Kadle, Buffalo to Home With Spinal Injury.

Buffalo Prairie William Kadle is confined to his home as a result of spinal injuries received Sunday afternoon when he fell from a tree at his home. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Renfro and family.of Chicago were week-end visitors with relatives here. Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Parker entertained a large number of friends at a dancing party in their home Saturday evening. Members of the Ladies' Aid and Missionary society attended on Thursday the Hamlet-Perryton meeting at the home of Mrs. Ernest Close. Mr.

and Mrs. Lon Gordon motored to East Moline Sunday and visited their son, Wilmer. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Reason and sons and Mr.

and Mrs. Ivan Kistler and family enjoyed a pic- Muscatine, Rebekahs and Odd Fellows Join in District Meeting New Boston A district meeting of the Odd Fellows and Re- bekabs was held Thursday night with the Kewar.ee degree team confering the degrees on seven candidates AJedo. The work was exemplified in the Ives hall. A supper was served by the Re- bekahs in the Odd Fellows hall. A dance was given after the supper, 150 attending.

Mrs. Forrest Mannon entertained the Up and Up club Friday afternoon. Earl Nelson and Bert Stineman wefe in Davenport Sunday. Mrs. Stineroan returned home with them.

She has been with her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Nelson, since Tuesday. Mrs. Nelson was operated on Wednesday at Mercy hospital and was moved back to Pine Knoll Friday afternoon. She was resting much better Sunday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cramer and son, Hillis, spent Sunday in nic near Matherville Sunday. The second annual Kistlcr reunion Camp will be held Sunday at Edwards, Now Boston, Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Fuller, of Rock Island, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ott. Van Stheridge arrived home Death Summons Mrs. Rochhok Lifelong Resident of Tipton Community Passes at Cedar Rapids.

Tipton Mrs. W. P. Roch- holz, lifetime resident of this community, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Monday afternoon following an appendicitis operation. She was born in Cedar county on May 28, 1867 and lived in Tipton for many years.

Her husband died about a year ago. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Pearl A. Baer of Tipton, Mss. Fannie M.

Lieber of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Eunice E. Horn of Mason City, and Curtis A. Rochbolz, a son, of Hernet, California. Funeral services will be held from the Tipton Methodist Episcopal church at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon with the Rev.

R. C. Jerrell, pastor, interment will be In the Tipton Masonic cemetery. and her husband are now living. Mrs.

Sye Histed and Mrs. Forles away in northeastern New buffalo grass on which thou- Tbe U. S. Bureau of Standards reports that an airplane engine's power drops to one-third its sea- level value when it rises to an altitude of 30,000 feet. The steady drop in air pressure is responsible.

Relatives here plan to attend. Mrs. Myrtle Greer is confined to her home on account of illness. Clyde Rausch of Viola was a business caller in this vicinity Sunday. Approximately 85,000 women are in the employ of the U.

S. government, according to the Civil Service League. Saturday lor a J.U oay visit WIUL his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Etheridge, from the CCC camp at Dixon, 111.

The insurance branch 'of the Farm Bureau held a picnic at Camp Edwards Friday. About 75 persons were present. Mrs. Frank Webber had her household furniture moved to Galesburg Saturday where she rest Mannon were in rtocn. j.siana Saturday.

Betty and Robert Perry, of Peoria, are visiting with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Prouty. Mrs.

Eduard Muhlenburg and daughter, Pattie, and Mr. and Mrs. H. Churchill, of Rock Island, were New Boston callers Saturday evening. repeat the speach word for word, pseudonyms.

A flop in America, It has been reprinted in every i due, French critics said, to a pub- language and has been one of the greatest agencies of propaganda in the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In a symposium-by ten famous editors all agreed the story that would arouse the greatest interest among the greatest number is: Proof of Immortality. That is the or.e story however that jour- lisher who did not kr.ow how to build up and time him. It is said that a corpse may be identified as a Parisian by the amount of "soot" in the lungs. There's a "ceiling" of clouds that catches all the smoke ir.

the city and then it rains down. Or they i nhale it. Pittsburgh papers please copy! face "BrokenOut?" Start today to relievo the aid improve yourskin, the safo medication in Five Hundred Club Gathers at Downey Downey The Hogan sisters entertained the Five Hundred club Monday afternoon. The time was spent playing cards after ivhich the hostesses served refreshments. Mr.

and Mrs. J. S. Bowman, Mrs. Susie Gregg and the Misses mma and Eva Hogan enjoyed a picnic at Weed park Muscatine, Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs, John Coxon and family and Mr. and Mrs. C. C.

Bender and family picnicked Sunday at Muscatine. Mr. and Mrs. L. A.

Fiagle were dinner guests Tuesday evening at the C. Bender home. Mrs. Carrie Longerbeam and Mrs, Annie LeGare of Riverside California, and Mrs. 0.

P. Meyers of Cedar Rapids, were callers atjers at Wildcat Den Park, Sunday the home of Mrs. Mary Longer- ocam. Mr. and Mrs.

Mark Frankish and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Orr were dinner guests Sunday at the Earl Ervire home at Vinton, la. Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Letts of Iowa City were' afternoon callers at the T. M. Lodge home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Jasper Oyler and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fiagle called on Dave Roberts and Mrs. Jack Krahler at Oakdale, Sunday. Mrs.

John Schave of Tripoli, is visiting in the Some of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Lenius. The Ralph Hogan family were dinner guests in the William Harder home at Branch, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

W. E. Holloway, Mr. and Mrs. D.

Howry and Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Whitse were dir.ner guests Sunday at th home of his parents, Mr.

an Mrs. John Whitsell at Epworth. Rev. and Mrs. Reiff, Miss Loui Dean Bennett and Miss Mae Reif were dinner' guests of Mrs.

Ed rnonson of Kalona, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Pliny Nichols, Jr and family and Mr. and Mrs.

Hen cry Bayne and family of low City, were Sunday afternoon call crs at the home of Mr. and Mrs A. M. Spencer, J. L.

Bashor is remodeling thi bank building preparatory to put ting in a grocery store sometlmi soon. The Kodiak bear, first found on Kodiak island, Alaska, is the larg est of all known bears. specimens have been found to ex- grandson, JimnUe, were picknick- ceed a weight of 1200 pounds. CAMELS HAVE FLAVOR, PLUS A RARE COMBINATION. THEY NEVER GET MY WIND OR.

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