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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
12
Local items note visits and travels of residents such as Miss Genevieve Ryan in Davenport and Miss Ida Weisse bound for Chicago. Townspeople including J. E. Stevenson of 209 Iowa Avenue and Arthur Wendinger head to Davenport or Chicago for short stays and business. Ice cream delivery, a steamer trip to Davenport, and Wilson's big oxford sale highlighted.
The report notes 10 shellers returning from the Rock River area as autumn arrives. With colder weather, shelling activity will shift to other locations and priorities.
The Muscatine quarterly conference will consider re employing an assistant pastor and district division. Rev J A Boatman will lead the sessions with representatives from Musserville Island Spangler's Chapel High Prairie and East Hill. The meeting also covers district division and independent pastoral assignments.
The Weber Button company on Park Place becomes the first union button factory here, agreeing with Button Workers' Protective Union No. 12404 to employ all cutters along with boys and girls under union terms across all departments.
General Superintendent John Miller of the Heinz Farm, residing on the river road, departed yesterday afternoon for Holland Michigan to inspect the company's interests there. He reports Muscatine farms as the largest in ownership while the Michigan brand is expanding with similar products and factory work progressing in full force.
The Musserville Methodist church hosts an evening service led by the Standard Bearers society in Rev. P. M. Conant's absence. Miss May Villa Patten delivers the address with a chorus, duets, vocal solo, and organ voluntary as the program highlights.
The county convention to choose sixteen delegates for the state convention at Des Moines on September 9 will meet at the courthouse at 11 o clock on Saturday August 29. Delegates elected at the June 2 primary will represent their wards and townships. The state convention aims to nominate a replacement for the late Judge Charles A. Bishop and address other proper matters.
Minor Heir a thoroughbred noted for breaking his race record at Galesburg Illinois by finishing an exhibition mile in 2 00 and a fraction with a final eighth in 14 seconds. The performance topped his prior 2 01 mark and highlighted the Great Western Circuit program yesterday.
Keokuk Gate City reports seven national tickets in the field with more possible as entries remain open to all comers until polls close.
An advertisement by A. W. Morgan Druggist promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy claiming it stops irregularities and cures kidney or bladder trouble within medical reach.
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