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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1906
Page
5
Machinery for the new water works station has arrived and will be installed rapidly to finish within a month. Four carloads were moved to local yards for unloading, with extra workers to speed setup and bring the plant into operation soon.
Seven year old Marie Spillman died after two weeks with peritonitis at her Clinton street home in South Muscatine. Survived by mother Mary Spillman and sisters Eva Helen Minnie. Funeral at St. Marys church Wednesday at 3 pm with burial in St. Marys cemetery.
Striking black workers who were hired from Guthrie Oklahoma remain at odds with the Rock Island Railroad. They appointed a committee to pursue legal action over transportation costs and demand repatriation. The dispute stems from a foreman’s alleged mistreatment and subsequent staffing changes.
German born John Greve aged 43 died after a long stomach cancer battle at his Cedar street home. He had lived in the United States 12 years, five in Wisconsin and seven in Muscatine, worked at a local lumber yard, survived by his wife, son Adolph, and sister Mrs. Lizzie Houston of Germany. Funeral tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. from home and 2 p.m. at German M. E. church Rev. A H F Hertzler officiating. interment in Greenwood cemetery.
About 150 local people joined the Helen Blair for a Sunday morning trip to the tri cities, with the boat docking at Rock Island and returning to Muscatine. River outings draw crowds as the season wanes, including a Saturday night Columbia voyage and a W. W. steamer trip lasting two hours in Davenport and Rock Island.
Thousands of men are sought to harvest crops across Minnesota and the Dakotas with low rail rates from Iowa Central Railway points. Tickets on sale daily from August 1 to 31, 1906. Wages range from 1.75 to 3.00 dollars per day including board. For details contact agents or A. B. Cutis G P and T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
Sister Mary Felicitas marks fifty years in the Sisters of Charity with a September jubilee at St. Matthias parish Muscatine. A sacred concert by the Alumnae and a rededication of the newly renovated St. Matthias school will accompany the celebration. The school will gain five rooms and a large assembly space in a modern architectural upgrade praised by Catholic and non Catholic residents alike.
Cedar Valley Aug 13. Mr and Mrs Howard and family of Missouri visit sister Mrs Dan Miller. Miss Bertha Glockhoff of Rock Island visits her parents Mr and Mrs Albert Geertz. Mrs Wm Grigg and daughter Hattie visit friends in West Liberty. Verda Flater and Mae Ingham attend chautauqua in Columbus Junction. Mrs John Stephens and Miss Belle Denham of Nichols visit J W Flater.
An eight year user testifies Postum Food Coffee relieved nervous dyspepsia and improved brain and nerve power. She notes it replaces coffee, steadies nerves, and that her husband and family also benefited. The ad cites Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich, and references The Road to Wellville.
Vincent Maurath died last night at about 10 o clock in Muscatine. He lived here fifty years and was over 82, born in Germany. He leaves four children Mrs August Unkel Mrs E B Fuller Joseph and John Maurath and his daughter Mrs E B Fuller who resided with him. Funeral services will be held at St Marys church at a time to be announced.
A Saturday council meeting decided Paraker Amulment company must pay a $5 license for every refreshment stand established and run, to cover city costs as there is no license charged for the shows.
Rev. Michaels of Washington Iowa preached the union sermon at the German congregations with a strong attendance and a musical program led by the chorus choir. Church announcements list activities for German Congregational Ladies Aid Forward Society German Methodist notes Grace Lutheran Bible study and choir plans and Presbyterian repairs and prayer meeting during renovations.
Owens, the local slugger, now with Clinton league team, posts a .296 batting average to rank third behind Lally and Girsch. Eis hits .250 in sixth, Seitz has one hit in five games, while Owens also ranks second in fielding with a .961 percentage. Seitz and Girsch sit near the bottom in fielding.
Earl Lay aged 16 died after being struck by a Rock Island train as he walked to work in Burlington Iowa on August 13. A special report details the accident and its influence on the local community.
Rev. Potter delivered a sermon on The Study of Mankind before city churchgoers at First Baptist. He spoke on Job and the biblical ideal of perfection, uprightness, fearing God, departing from evil, and faithfulness under affliction, urging integrity through adversity. Miss Eske provided musical testimony to a large audience assembled for the occasion.
Ben Pool of Threet Alabama was treated for wounds with Bucklen’s Amica Salve. The ad urges readers to try the product, priced at 25 cents, at Havercamp’s Prescription Drugs Store.
The Iowa Central will sell round trip excursion tickets every Tuesday to Minnesota Wisconsin the Dakotas Manitoba Saskatchewan and the Canadian northwest and on the first and third Tuesdays monthly to the south southeast west and southwest. Rate one fare plus $2.00. Liberal limits and stop over privileges. For rates and details call agents or address A. B. Cutts G. P. B. & T. A. Minneapolis Minn.
Frank Ashcraft introduces improved inverted lights in the home at 225 Iowa Avenue, detailing their installation and potential benefits for the residence.
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