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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
7
Mrs Wigam departed for Chicago last night aboard the 9 53 train. Mrs Bowman has returned home from Davenport where she visited her sister. Miss Nellie Robertson traveled to West Liberty yesterday afternoon for music instruction and returned on the late train.
Mayor McIntosh and Alderman Seiler made business trips to and from Chicago and locally for meetings. George Swain and Superintendent Brady with Trainmaster O'Brien of the Rock Island system were in town. Florence Apel traveled to Wilton for her uncle George F. Shafit's funeral near Moscow. Sheriff John Stuart left for Oil City Kentucky with Werner Beck, recently declared insane, to place him with his brother.
Mrs. Frank Bishop's cousin Evangeline Seydell died Nov 4 in Pueblo Colorado after a life of devoted motherhood. She left five sons and one daughter with two younger boys aged 11 and 13. Her funeral drew many friends including W C T U members and pallbearers Burt Louis Craig H B King.
David McKee of Mediapolis and formerly of Washington is appointed state bank examiner starting January 1. The auditor may appoint one or two examiners, a position paid by fees. A $50 000 capital bank incurs a $15 fee, with two to three banks examined daily.
The Iowa Central R A announces first and third Tuesday colonist tickets to Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota and more at very low rates through April 1903. For rates and information contact any Iowa Central agent or A B Cutts Minneapolis MN.
A Western line train broke down near Kalona causing a long delay for passengers who were forced to remain in Kalona from about 10 AM until nearly 9 PM. A group of women visiting the Will home near Payfield also waited from 6 until about 10:30 PM, inconvenienced by the stoppage.
John Will sold a farm near the Milwaukee railroad to Miss Annie Attig of Lone Tree. The transfer names the parties and identifies the property location as near the new rail line.
The librarian Mrs Emma L Mahin lists three months of new books added by donation and purchase at the P M Musser Public Library. The list includes biographies fiction juvenile and other works with many authors such as Blaine Gounod Renan Hawthorne Arnold and Dickens.
A letter from Princess Viroqua praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for ovarian trouble barrenness and womb inflammation. The letter claims dramatic health benefits and urges readers to obtain a bottle and seek advice from Mrs Pinkham. The author asserts fifteen years of observation and offers a $5000 forfeit if the testimonial is not genuine.
A catalog listing bound periodicals cyclopedias and reference books including Saunders-Peantiful Joe's Paradise Taggart Wyndham Wells Pete and Polly Stories Works of Reference Annual of the medical sciences 1888 1895 Hughes Compend of the Practice of Medicine Good House Keeping What to Eat 1896 1901 teach Students Cyclopedia Beeton Dictionary of Universal Carleton Hand Book of Popular Quotations Hoyot Ward Cyclopedia of Practical Reddall Fact Fancy and Fable Blackburn English Art Century dictionary 10 volumes.
The body of Mrs Henry Wilmering died in Mt Pleasant hospital was brought to Columbus Junction for a Catholic church service led by Father Honser of Sigourney. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Fred Haieht. both mother and child are doing well. Anna McGrew, long ill with consumption, died Tuesday morning and was buried at Ainsworth. Measles cases in town and nearby areas kept several pupils from school.
The Gospel hall hosted well attended meetings led by boy evangelist Charley Brown preaching The Ministry of Jesus. Listeners heard praise for Jesus as a successful preacher and notes on his rejected miracles. Two seekers found salvation at the altar. daily meetings announced at 2 pm and 7 pm.
Ban ner lodge Degree of Honor hosted the second night of a doll social at the A. O. U. W. hall on East Second Street. The program featured solos by Prof. Paudiet Julius Schmidt Ruth Eaton Herman Schmidt Jr and Walter Mohnsen with Faidiet's orchestra providing music for the social dance afterward.
Irving Temple No 31 Rathbone Sisters elected officers at Castle hall Iowa avenue with Mrs Sallie McCoskrey named Past Chief and Mrs Stella Malone as Most Excellent Chief Others include Mrs Elizabeth Ellis Mary Isted Phoebe Conway Frances Rosenbaum Elizabeth Reay Mary Herman and trustees Mattie Randall Emma Huff Bertha Grossheim A social session followed with refreshments and a note that next dances may be a masquerade due to financial issues.
Members of Fagle lodge No. 16 A. O. U. W. gathered at Workman hall Batterson building East Second street to vote on officers for the coming year. The slate named Master Workman Ed. P. Ingham Foreman William Hillmer Overseer Fred Walton Recorder H. S. Howe Financier E. H. Dolsen Receiver S. L. Johnson Guide Otto Wickey Inside Watch D. C. Young Outside Watch W. B. Doty Trustees J. B. Reay Geo. Wiles Medical Examiners Doctors Miller King Lezotte Norton Klein Johnson Dean Oliver Smith Durkee.
The Ladies of the Ancient Order of Hibernians held an officer election Wednesday at Woodmen hall with strong turnout. Current corps officials were reappointed or replaced as state president Mary E. Anson and local president Mrs L J Horan among others, while new entertainment committee members were named.
Dr Hale's Household Ointment is marketed as a ready remedy for rheumatism neuralgia scalds burns croup and bronchial infections among others with testimonials from multiple users. It emphasizes a jelly like consistence safe for surface use and a pea sized internal dose with two sizes sold by Kenyon and Thomas Co Adams New York.
The schedule lists Miss Mary Foley Miss Josephine Fayle and Mrs J J Ryan as performers for January events. The trio headlines a string of entertainments planned for the month with appearances likely at local clubs and social venues.
Mr and Mrs C F Townsend and their Sunday school class visited Miss Bertha Strake’s Moscow road country home for a pleasant social evening. Attendees included Miss Elien King Miss Miriam King Miss Helen Molis Miss Nettie Realing Miss Mar Jarboe Miss Bessie Narvis Miss Elsie Narvis Dr A B Clapp and Lee Ashcraft.
Mrs. A. G. Whittaker arrived home Thursday morning from Fruitland where she has been visiting with relatives and friends for the past few days.
Henry Schomberg, living with his parents at the corner of 10th and Orange streets, has been quite ill for the past week.
Two of the children of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Beveridge on Mulberry street are ill, according to local household reports.
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