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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1905
Page
4
Announcements include an ice cream social at B Kemper's and a St Marys festival social with a rain postponement. Births and travels are noted for Mrs Frank Fuller and Miss Helen Terry. F E Rynearson visits from Knnfaster Missouri. F S Pentzer advertises loans. Sold items include a second hand phaeton and Cuban cigar promotions at Dad Dolsen. Bowman and Wilson's Shoe Store push twister sale and shoe bargains.
Boston Market offers catfish black bass croppies sunfish and smoked sturgeon daily. Telephone line 297 Y provides quick ordering and pickup options for seafood enthusiasts.
Des Moines reports state census counts Muscatine city at 17827 and county at 27913. The figures suggest Muscatine is larger than previously believed, while county totals appear 2000 short per county auditor records.
The ten year old son of Andrew Healey of 76 township sustained a foot wound from a pin stepped on in darkness. The pin entered the bail of the foot, was removed, poultices failed, Dr A J Oliver lanced and cleaned the wound, and the boy is reported improving.
In the case B C Craynon versus F H Bielemeir a Muscatine attorney settles the claim by paying 13.50 on the note plus 3.80 costs. The appearance docket records August 21 1905 as the date of receipt by clerk C J Richman.
Adjutant Gustav Schmidt of Shelby Norman Post lists about twenty members planning to attend the national encampment in Denver this September. Those wishing to go should give their names to Mr Schmidt. The round trip with a stopover in Kansas City costs 15 dollars 90 cents.
The eastern champions F. B. Alexander and H. H. Hackett defeated Kreigh Collins and H. P. Wardner, the western champions. Hackett and Alexander advance to play Ward and Wright tomorrow for the title in Newport Rhode Island.
James Marcellar Ross longtime Mississippi river steamboat operator died at La Crosse at age after 40 years in charge of steamers and fleets. He was a cousin of Gen. U S Grant.
The family of the late Daniel Williams thanks the A C U lodge and friends who assisted them during the illness and death of their father and husband. Mrs Daniel Williams and Family.
Dingley and Pope Toledo team members J R Jamison B F Dingley and Peter Petersen arrived in Muscatine after Davenport events. Dingley set a Davenport mile record of 1 02 2 5 under tough conditions, while Petersen posted 1 09 2 5 in a 10 mile race as both prepared for upcoming fairground races.
Members of the Absit Invidia club gathered at the YMCA last night for their first annual meeting. Al Wagner served as president with Ed Kennefick as vice president and Arleigh Ruckdeschel as secretary treasurer. They planned dances for the coming season and enjoyed refreshments after completing business.
Daniel F. Woma chel of this city and Miss Elizabeth Wroan of Deer Creek Illinois were married last evening by Rev. E. C. Brooks at his residence. The ceremony occurred in the presence of the mothers.
The notice lists the bride and groom along with Miss Elizabeth O Halloran of Knoxville Miss Hazel Artis of Centerville and the family of the officiating minister. Mr Womachel is a Muscatine man with many friends in the city. The bride hails from Illinois and will receive congratulations from local acquaintances.
Misses Margaret and Julia Niver of Muscatine visited friends in Washington. The Journal notes the sisters left Des Moines this morning for a two week stay to attend the state fair. A large crowd gathered at the depot to bid them farewell. Mr Boyd of Pennsylvania photographed the group.
The excursionists who will travel on the W. W. tomorrow will be entertained by the organizers. The event is under the auspices of the First Methodist church and will be conducted in a splendid manner.
Banner Lodge members announce a Columbia river trip tomorrow evening. The large city organization expects the excursion to be a success.
The annual festival of St Marys congregation scheduled for this evening is postponed to tomorrow night regardless of weather conditions. The event will proceed at the same venue with the same program and attendees advised to come prepared for a full evening.
A group including Mr and Mrs John D Stuart Mr and Mrs Chas Purdon Mr and Mrs Webb Will and Mrs Carl Barnard are camping on the Cedar river banks this week.
The Willing Workers will meet this afternoon at the home of Mrs Abler.
The Miriam Aid society will meet this afternoon at the I O O F hall. Members are requested to attend and discuss forthcoming charitable activities and fund-raising plans.
Albany Aug 22 Twenty one prominent leaders from diverse parts of the country named as directors of the National Association of Manufacturers in the United States which was incorporated to regulate relations between employers and employees and to deal with labor unions.
A man using aliases Miller Schroeder and Becker was seized in Clinton Iowa after attempting to cash a 32.50 check at the Iowa State Bank of Lyons. The suspect, believed a dangerous forger, is said to be wanted for forging a check made out to W H Schroeder and endorsed by James Schroeder.
A Carthage Missouri teacher describes decades of craving and illness improving after switching to Grape-Nuts cereal. She cites relief from nervous tension, weight loss, stomach pains, constipation, piles, and headaches, crediting Postum Company’s product for recovery and renewed work ability.
The Rock Island Rocky Mountain Limited sped Denver to Chicago in 27 hours, arriving 10 minutes early after a dramatic dash to catch the Lake Shore flyer. Engineer and passengers urged a faster run to help Thos Botterill reach New York, while officials played down the feat.
New York is informed of the death of Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge poetess editor of St Nicholas Magazine and author of children stories. She died at her Onteora Park summer home after months of illness leaving two sons and a legal widow to carry on.
In St Louis on August 22 a roof gave way at the World’s Fair educational building injuring eleven people, three of them seriously. Rescue crews and medical responders rushed to the scene as authorities investigated the cause.
In a September Century piece, Margaret E. Noble recounts an early encounter where Ole Bull, the Norwegian violinist, challenges the Swedish king. The king tries to compel attendance, but Ole Bull asserts Norwegian liberty in the king’s palace, prompting a gracious royal apology and a discussion that built trust between ruler and musician.
The Old Settlers of Oregon mingled at the fair with lively chatter and greetings. Many attendees had lived in isolation on ranches for years and enjoyed a constant ovation from their comrades during the event.
An unnamed narrator describes renting a Hong Kong home from an elderly Chinese couple and their family. He pays fifteen dollars for three months including meals and boarding. The old man runs the head of the household and smokes opium while the wife does laundry, operates the sampans, and acts as foster mother.
Ellen Terry recalls in Everybody's Magazine that mid nineteenth century greenrooms reserved for principals bred aloofness and limited education among humbler cast members. She notes clashes between Ariel and the third fairy and laments changes toward inclusivity, while stressing stagecraft over offstage charms.
Critics hail Garrick’s stage magic while noting the actor’s offstage faults. The writer argues that true appreciation should celebrate the spirit he projects on stage rather than vanity offstage.
The Iowa Central offers excursion tickets at one fare round trip for the Des Moines Iowa State Fair from August 24 to September 1 1905 with return limit September 2 1905. For details on rates and train times consult local agents.
The State of Texas announces sale of six million acres of state lands across the state with prices from one to three dollars per acre. Down payment is one fortieth, forty years to pay remaining balance, interest at three percent. Details and cheap Southwest rates available Aug 15, Sept 5 and 19, Oct 3 and 17. Ww Baume G P and T A Cotton Belt Route St Louis MO.
Timbered rolling land with perfect drainage and no swamps, suitable for corn cotton small grains cowpeas and potentially clover alfalfa. Porous clay soil and clay subsoil. 10 months stock range. Seek Homeseekers rates in Southern Arkansas booklet Aug. 15 by E W LaBeaume G P and T A Cotton Belt Route St Louis Mo.
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