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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1907
Page
4
Local brief lists residents leaving for Wilton Lone Tree Moline Chicago Cedar Rapids Keithsburg Davenport Davenport chautauqua Ke wanee Kewanee Sabula Fairport and other towns for visits business and short trips. Cheese sale at Linder's Delicatessen highlights shopper activity alongside several family and social trips.
A charity style exhibition between Muscatine and Davenport Barristers is set for August at Suburban Island Park Davenport with August 17 or 24 the possible dates. The Muscatine team fixtures include Ingham Bihlmeier Pepper Ryan Coster Jayne Martin Stapleton McIntosh with Thompson Brooke Eells Nichols Eversmeyer and Benshoof as substitutes. Umpires are Judges D W Jackson and J W Bollinger.
Merrill Tewksbury was surprised at his home at 911 East Fifth Street last evening by about seventeen friends. The gathering honored his 19th birthday with games and musical numbers. Ice cream and cake refreshments were served. He received a signet ring as a token of esteem and remembrance of the occasion.
Miss Elizabeth Thauren was surprised at her Lucas street home by the T. S. 8 club to celebrate her 16th birthday. The evening featured progressive cinch and light refreshments. In the card tourney Mrs. Fred Mollies of St. Louis won first prize and Miss Hattie Bielefelt won the consolation award. The annual election results named Miss Gertrude Bersch as President Miss Nellie Fuller as Secretary and Miss Julia Fuller as Treasurer.
United Brethren Kensimerton club members were hosted yesterday at Eagle Point cottage on Geneva island by Mrs. Giesler Mrs. Keath Mrs. Kopp Mrs. Stapleton Mrs. Vanatta and Miss Winifred Giesler The ladies enjoyed cool air and sewed together The next meeting is scheduled at Mrs Catherine Mull on Mulberry street Friday afternoon August 16.
The Royal Neighbors Sunshine club will take the steamer Helen Blair to Davenport on Wednesday morning August 7 to picnic at Fedievary Park until the boat departs in the afternoon. All Royal Neighbors are invited and a good time is assured.
The Y W C A held a cake sale today at Seiler book store and all cakes were sold out by 4 pm. The sale was a great success and the association plans another bake event in the near future.
Ramona Council, Degree of Pocahontas, convened in session with members present while officers conducted routine ceremonial items and discussed upcoming community events in a formal gathering.
The group met last evening in the Asthalter building and initiated two candidates while voting on two others. After business, members enjoyed a social hour with dancing. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday evening in August.
The Fraternal Aid association held their weekly meeting last evening with one candidate initiated. A large turnout attended the business session followed by social hour with dancing and amusements.
The South Muscatine Ladies of Economy will meet Monday afternoon August 5 at Mrs John Heins 421 Pond street. All members are urged to attend as important business will be transacted.
The Col Hare Circle Ladies of the G A R will join Col A and C of the First Iowa Infantry and families in an old time picnic at Weed's Park on Saturday August 16. Attendees are urged to bring baskets and recall the 1861 battle experience during the morning event.
The St Marys Sewing Society will meet tomorrow afternoon at the church parlors to discuss and decide arrangements for the annual festival and concert likely to be held on church grounds later in the month.
Columbus Junction August 3 reports a parade of residents traveling for visits in nearby towns and states. G D Harrison leaves for Hampton Iowa to see family. Wilcox returns from Colorado with wife and daughters Lottie and Lillian. Mrs Walingford and Mrs DeFord visit Wapello. Susan Fisher travels from California to Washington. Local residents return from Ottumwa Burlington Morning Sun and other sites as tents rise for the Chautauqua. Local ministers announce services at Presbyterian Methodist and Reformed churches tomorrow with scheduled sermons by Griscell Handy and J W Bechtel.
A Muscatine socialist meeting reports New York speaker Howard Chandler Call may visit this city in early fall to lecture on the concentration of wealth. Ben Dyer, in correspondence with Call, notes strong local and Muscatine support, with Schoenig elected recording secretary.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the First M. E. Church announces its year book printing. The first meeting of 1908 will be August 8 at Mrs. C. S. Jackson's home. Officers include President L. A. Peasley and Vice President C. S. Jackson.
The Barry touring party from Muscatine left Thursday at 7 30 in the Rambler and arrived in Chicago yesterday at 11 20. They stayed overnight at Hinkley Minnesota and started again early yesterday morning reporting everything well with no accidents.
The annual First Congregational Sunday school picnic will be held at Electric Park on Monday afternoon. Scholars from all departments are invited and several hundred children are expected. They will meet at the YMCA building at 1 30 and use special cars to reach the grounds. Parents are asked to attend and children should bring lunch baskets.
J Roy Wilhelm of Cedar Township buys a Mulberry street house from G M Titus and plans to move in during the coming winter making Muscatine his permanent home.
A gasoline launch owned by Charles Whitmore was stolen last evening and found early this morning near the Sand Mound below town. The engine was broken and it is believed the thieves abandoned the vessel after failing to repair it.
John McDonald was arraigned in Justice Howe's court this afternoon on the charge of drunkenness. He pleaded guilty and received a fifteen day sentence suspended upon payment of costs, after being picked up by police last night.
William Slight of South Muscatine, an employee at South Muscatine Lumber and Box Co., lacerated the forefinger of his left hand while operating a crosscut saw this morning. He received immediate medical care and was reported much improved this afternoon. Dr B B Fulliam treated the wound.
Arthur J. Cox of Clinton, former city engineer and university lecturer, founded a fund in Iowa City to award $100 annually to the best engineering thesis author at the State College. The gift honors Thomas J. Cox, pioneer of Iowa City and father of the donor.
Mrs. Mary Crouch departed at noon aboard No. 50 bound for Davenport where she will visit relatives and conduct unspecified plans.
Samuel C. Bute of Stanhope sues the Wells estate in Grundy Center Iowa seeking about one million dollars. He alleges he financed George Wells forty years ago to buy 1000 acres in Grundy, Emmet and Kossuth counties and bank stock, with an oral agreement for a deed before Wells died.
W Miller left for Sterling Illinois at noon after visiting at A H Fisher’s Sampson Street home for several days.
Mr and Mrs Than Alender of Keota are visiting in the city at the home of A L Lindner on Walnut Street.
The regular Sunday evening concert at Electric Park will feature Paudiet’s Band tomorrow night with moving pictures and illustrated songs during intermission. The program includes marches, overtures, polkas, waltzes, and solos by listed composers and performers.
The Columbia steamer runs every Saturday night from Davenport to Muscatine arriving around 7 and leaving at 7 30 with a return to Davenport about 1. A large crowd is expected aboard this excursion.
The Diamond line steamer Quin cy will leave St Louis upstream to St Paul early Monday around 3 36 AM. The St Paul down river from St Paul to St Louis is due about 11 30 AM Monday morning.
The government lighthouse boat Lilly traveled from St. Louis toward St. Paul yesterday inspecting signal lights along the river. Local lights were reported to be in pretty good shape.
W. H. Strickland, an employee of Springer meat market in Kecklerville, was slightly injured yesterday when he fell down stairs at the rear of F. M. Cooper's Iowa avenue residence.
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