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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
5
Washington Iowa Aug 22 funeral services for Mrs Ralph Kelter who died en route home from Excelsior Springs Missouri between here and Otumwa will be held Saturday afternoon from the East Malin street residence. She was born near Crawfordsville in 1872 and married in 1898. Mr Keller and wife had no children and the trip home was attempted despite medical advice.
The Willing Workers Band of the German Methodist Episcopal church held a successful ice cream social on Bleeker street grounds Thursday evening. Ice cream, pop, home-made candies, and a mandolin club program delighted attendees, with a lantern-lit lawn and a grab bag feature under Miss Hannah Zeidler’s supervision. The event attracted both members and friends.
Park Place Maothers club hosted an afternoon and evening outing at Weed Park on Thursday with husbands and children as guests of honor. Activities included children’s games, followed by an elaborate picnic supper at 6 30 PM. The club plans its first fall session on the first Thursday in September. Mrs Exo hosts country home reception for Mrs WB King and Miss Fedrica Exo with guests Mrs W G Reid and children from Red Wing Minnesota.
Members of the North Prairie Rovers held a surprise party Thursday evening at Miss Edna Pilgrim's home. About twenty young people joined in games and refreshments before planning the annual outing on Labor Day at Klein pasture along the Cedar River.
A Davenport and Muscatine Railway representative told the council that the company plans to extend the eastward line on Washington Street and erect a pavilion for patrons this fall. Superintendent Crafts indicated the project may be completed this year, though residents had doubted it would happen before winter.
1913 Aguession audience hails Dr. M C B Mason as star with Solving the Problem in Dixie crediting his oratorical power over Booker T. Washington. Closing concert by Schumann Quintette praised. weather favorable, campers look forward to next year’s session.
The Epworth League of Park Avenue MB Church held a successful lawn ice cream social despite cool weather. Attendees filled the Jayya and lawn with Japanese lanterns and decorated tables. Proceeds will help pay part of the pastor’s salary, with plans for another ice cream social later in the season.
For Your Sunday Dinner. Spring chicken prime roast beef lamb cheese Longhorn cream cheese veal veal loaf salmon sardines sauer kraut etc. C E Richards and Sons. Phone 647 or 548 Ady.
An eventful session of the Women's Relief Corps Industrial at Weed Park drew about fifty members Thursday afternoon with hostesses Mrs. Sarah Fox Mrs. Lydia Carl Mrs. Bertha Gerndt and Mrs. Lillie Kingsley assisting. The group plans the next regular meeting for the third Thursday in September.
East Hill residents and YWCA delegate Miss Beulah Reynolds returned home after attending a conference at Lake Geneva. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Henry Heinz and niece Clara Schmelzer left for Wellman to visit friends and relatives. Kathryn Klabe journeys to Summit to visit relatives, while Mae Fry returns to Sioux City from the Swan home on Park Drive.
In Hills boro First district a civil service exam for fourth class postmaster produced three Republican names on the eligible list William Terree Edna Terree and William Sanderson. Democrats failed to place any candidate on the list. Democratic leaders in the area conferred with Representative.
Farmers are urged to bring produce to the store for higher prices. The ad promises pay for butter eggs apples potatoes and other items without needing a separate trip. The store also carries fancy groceries clothing shoes dry goods neckwear and ladies ready to wear.
The text discusses how to prevent a Republican winning and ensure a Democrat is chosen, mentioning Pepper and others on the delegation. Republicans accuse a broad movement to ignore civil service rules and fill fourth class offices with Democrats, while civil service adherence would require choosing one of the three eligible candidates.
London reports at the Marconi company meeting that wireless telegraphy will soon span the United States and South America with Brazil granting a fifty year concession to inaugurate service between Brazil and New York. The move aims to form a broader network linking South America, the United States, and Europe.
The governor of Galicia in Austria Hungary has ordered police to arrest all men aged 18 to 36 liable for military service who attempt to emigrate to the United States or Canada. Suspects will be sent back to their homes.
Pedersen, president of the Davenport Linograph Co, returned from Nebraska and a Osceola plant visit to install the new setting machine. The Osceola Democrat becomes the first paper in the country to acquire one of these Davenport manufactured machines.
In operation with a varied menu featuring spring chicken prime roast beef lamb cheese Longhorn cream cheese veal veal loaf salmon sardines sauerkraut and more. C EH Rich ard and Sons advertise phone 647 or B48 as contact details for orders.
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