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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1909
Page
10
Our immense stock of ready to wear goods offers desirable stylish garments at a big saving. Suits priced from 10 to 45 dollars present season styles. Skirts on second floor range from 5 to 20 dollars with black voile lines at 10 to 20 percent off. We can save you money on any ready to wear garment.
We announce a sale of an entire line of new wool dress goods in fresh shades and weaves. Prices start at 2.00 dollars for materials and progressively drop to 1.00 dollars, with early shoppers urged to attend before best stock is gone.
Miss Inez Oliver of Columbus Junction arrives for a brief city visit while Miss Hazelett Worthing of Colorado Springs visits Miss Pearl Van Atta at 309 East Eighth Street. Dr A B Clapp ear eye nose throat specialist at Hershey Building. Mrs A W Fox of Columbus Ohio arrives to visit her husband at Bellevue hospital. For sale cheap two pony traps by Frank Bowman. Mrs Robert Shaner of East Fifth Street departs for Davenport to spend time with relatives.
Dr. H L Husted reports in Muscatine for general practice. Miss Rose Teufel visits Summit friends. Land sales offered in Dakota via M W Sterlin. Miss Alice Countryman of Letts stops in for shopping. Miss Margaret Blackwell heads to Chicago to visit Miss Kate Pentzer. Candy Kitchen touted for sweets. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs O W Brockman. he manages the Family theater. Mrs Thomas Tice leaves for Moline. E B McCoy’s daughter returns to Boulder after staying at W H McCoy's home. Snyder’s rigs seen around Muscatine. Miss Rose Biederman of Des Moines travels home with Mrs William Hoffman and son Myron. Mr and Mrs Bert Sopher of Davenport visit family. Ray Sopher hospitalized after operations. Miss Flora Vogt and Miss Nettie Bisiegel of Utica depart for Canal Dover before returning home.
The store emphasizes quality high grade goods at near margin prices. It specializes in the best coffee and promises fresh fruits melons and vegetables and other groceries. Orders appreciated in the morning.
Fred Garrison Wm Browning and others seek a temporary injunction against the H J Heinz company over 50 to 75 car loads of garbage dumped on their premises claiming it endangers public health The hearing is set for 9 oclock Monday morning in Sweetland township near Milwaukee coupled with a nuisance complaint and district court action. Additional local notices report travel from Dakota and church services in Union Valley with local visits and family updates.
Railingly, Rev J J Janas leaves at noon for New Albia Iowa to preach Sunday as residents hear of weekend church plans. Mrs George Volger returns to Rock Island after a brief stop in town. Jardiniers sale at Buzzs Fair runs Saturday Monday Tuesday at 3 Tocents. St Mary's Sewing society hosts supper Tuesday at 5 and an ice cream social with a band concert in the evening.
Muscatine fans learn H. Gus Eng of the Islanders, ex Muscatine, is viewed as the top prospect in the Three Eye league. A Moline Despatch interview quotes a league magnate predicting Eng will be the first to be sought by faster clubs, with Christy Wilson Berger Murphy and others also in demand.
Mrs. D. H. Block of East Second street learned of her nephew Abe Petersberger's death in Milwaukee. He resided in New York City and visited Muscatine relatives often. The funeral was held today in Chicago.
The Epworth League of the First Methodist Episcopal church shifts its planned Weed park picnic to the church parlors at 6 30 due to bad weather.
Yesterday J A Han ley Davenport attorney for the plaintiffs filed with the county clerk a request to dismiss the case of JU G Davis and J D Wilkerson against W P Staley and to attach costs to the plaintiffs.
Prairie Grove Iowa August 27 Farmers rejoice as rain ends drought rough spell. Crop damage noted but corn and pasture will benefit. Local visits include Mrs George McCann and two children to West Liberty and Bert and Ed Dice from West Liberty visiting kin. Chas Schiele and wife host cousins Mr and Mrs Hunter.
A Titus Loan and Investment Company ad promotes real estate mortgage securities with interest rates of five and six percent based on loan quality. Requires $100 minimum investment and invites calls or written inquiries to 213 Main Avenue.
Sale of jardiniers priced from 60c to $1.25 at Butz's Fair located at 113 and 115 West 2nd Street.
Offer of 25 or 30 pieces of foulard silk once retailing at 1.00 to 1.25 per yard offered tomorrow at 0.50 per yard. All shades and season's newest designs.
Mrs Geo Spratford spent days with her daughter Mrs J L Mills. Mrs Matilda Pike of Lone Tree visits daughter Mrs A J Mills. O R Knott of Fredonia returns home after visiting Wm Mills and family. The Mills and Pike families socialized in Adams. John Davis of near Muscatine visited Frank Stockfleet and Nora Mills. R C Cochran family visited M J Burk's. Nickie Boss left with Nick Boss to live with relatives. Grigg hires many workers for a new ditch. Bessie Stockfleet spent Sunday at Frank McKillip's aiding with a newborn.
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