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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1907
Page
2
Five saddle horses were shipped Saturday evening to Des Moines for the use of Co Jonel bishop and his staff in the maneuvers. Al Thomas left Saturday evening for Des Moines to take part in the maneuvers.
John W. Rice, who fell seriously ill in Los Angeles, arrived home Saturday and was taken to the hospital for medical care. He was accompanied by his daughter Miss Hattie Rice, who has been visiting at her McQuesten home in Muscatine.
The August number of the Rock Island employes' magazine arrives and attracts interest from workers in Muscatine. It includes local write ups and covers topics tied to several lines in service.
The magazine reports a substantial base of subscribers in the city, highlighting strong readership and ongoing efforts to grow numbers through targeted outreach and local partnerships.
Korneman completed a two week cellar excavation for the Kautz block last Saturday evening. The nine foot deep cellar awaits foundation work which will start once materials are on hand.
J. M. Butler R. B. Huff J. B. Reay and Paul Steinmetz elected as delegates to Cedar Rapids for the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias meeting set August 13 to 15 with preparations underway for the visiting knights’ entertainment.
The YMCA gym again hosts enthusiastic basketball fans as the season restarts after summer downtime. Attendees plan to resume play when cooler weather arrives, with games held several nights weekly.
The Grace Lutheran church hosts a Sunday morning service led by the Women’s Missionary Society with Miss Anna Aderman as leader. Rev. George Mendenhall chooses the Home Missions topic and a program is planned, promising an engaging meeting for all.
The local printers' union has appointed W. H. Deutschman to represent it at the international convention in Hot Springs beginning August 11. The event is billed as the greatest ever held in the United States with extensive arrangements for royal entertainment of guests.
The Geneva Golf and Country Club house repairs are nearly finished after a brief partial closing. The work will allow the caterer to resume service to members soon.
Round trip tickets and one way fares to many Canadian and New England resorts will be offered on various dates after June 1 1907. Full details on dates limits stop overs and literature available from Geo W Vaux A G P T A Grand Trunk Railway 135 Adams St Chicago.
Prof W T Foster projects a volatile August with three disturbances and alternating warm and cool waves. He forecasts a hot peak around August 13 with minimal relief from cool spells and strong storms across the continent, then another hot period later in the month.
Adam Althaus Sr a long time Muscatine resident died Saturday evening at his son Justus Althaus home on Newell avenue due to senility. Born December 2 1824 in Niedermelrich Hessen Germany he came to the United States in 1855 and settled in Muscatine where he remained active in the community. Survived by six children twenty seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The German Lutheran Orphans and Old Folks Home in Muscatine prepares an all day celebration next Sunday. Rev H Borgstaedt will open at 10 30 with an address. in the afternoon Rev F J Schuman and Rev John Reinsch will lecture and translate. Rev Reinemund will present the annual report. Dinner is served at noon. wagonets run from Iowa Ave Second St and Franklin's Corner for 25 cents round trip. The homes shelter 70 people including 25 old and 45 orphans.
An ad highlights Dr Hale s Household Ointment as a quick remedy for skin diseases and minor wounds. It claims unique relief for cuts scrapes and abrasions and lists availability at drug stores for 25 cents or from Kenyon and Thomas Adams NY.
Copperas Creek Illinois August 3 Mrs J A Clapper and daughter Zota of South Muscatine took dinner with Mr and Mrs G Kleist. Mrs J Noble and daughter Helen of near New Boston visited father O McNall who is very low. Mrs N W Ripley and niece Lelia Deakman near New Boston returned home after a stay with O McNall's parents. Ed Reynolds and sons Ralph and Searle spent Wednesday with T Watson near Wrayville. P B McNall of Kincaid Kansas visited breakfast. L L Hyett of Millersburg Illinois and J Wray of Wrayville spent Thursday with O McNall who is very poorly. S J Schell not improving.
Recent Rock Island tariff supplement announces general adoption of a new two cent rate on all points served by the road. Effective yesterday with special ICC permission, travelers can ride from Chicago to Peoria Denver Omaha or El Paso at two cents. The lower fare applies to all intermediate points and does not require buying tickets only at railroad centers.
Advertisement for Dr. King's New Life Pills promising quick relief from constipation. Mentions Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store and a price of 25 cents. The ad adopts a sensational tone typical of period medical cure promotions.
Charles C. Colligan president of the Colligan Tailoring Company died at his residence 308 South Suh Street from a laudanum dose taken in a personal crisis. General despondency over ill health is believed to have caused the act. He had recently been released from the hospital.
Local Forecaster J. M. Shelter reports Mississippi river stages will slowly fall over the next 48 hours from below Dubuque to Muscatine. The trend suggests continued gradual decline in water levels across the reach.
An Engaging Doctor advertises Electric Bitters as a gentle cure for Biliousness and Dyspepsia. The ad promotes Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store offering the treatment for 50 cents.
Mildred Violet Stoker born Feb 26 1907 died July 31 1907 at 9 pm aged five months five days after bronchitis and whooping cough. She was mourned for her patient cheerful disposition. Services were at 313 West Sixth Street Friday at 2 pm conducted by Rev P M Conant with burial at Greenwood.
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