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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1909
Page
10
A motor car on the Western line suffered engine shaft injuries and accidents near Nichols, causing service loss. A temporary train with a passenger coach and engine is running, awaiting motor car repairs in Cedar Rapids. A new schedule shifts return trips to Iowa City at 1 PM, pending repair.
Samuel R. McElhaney was tried for breach of the Sabbath in Judge H. S. Howes court. Four witnesses testified with three for the prosecution and one for the defendant. The jury listed includes John Hoffman W J Bond Henry Meyers Charles De Graff Aug Kor man and J Pierson and no verdict was returned by 8:45 p m.
Board of supervisors approves a court square plan featuring a sixteen inch outer retaining wall a serpentine walkway from each corner benches and keep off the grass signs plus sloped ground to the wall work to begin next spring. Washington case notes follow with labor leaders seeking dismissal of anti boycott injunction in Bucks Stove suit. Richter's fur grand show advertised for Thursday December 9.
Miss Ethelyn Van Riper hosted by Miss Geneva Shiek on East Seventh street with games music and a three course supper. Unexpected guests added liveliness to the evening as she prepares to move to Molly Michigan with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Van Riper. The Mothers club met to present a Christmas program with readings songs and a solo by Beatrix Oliver. Beulah Bennison was feted at a farewell dinner by her mother at 216 Linn street, then joined by the A B C club before heading to Colorado for the winter. annual ball of the Teamsters and Helpers Union planned for Christmas Eve at the new Company armory. Miriam Aid Society to meet at Mrs Charles Giesenhaus 309 East Front street with members bringing their own work.
In Graham township at the family home after 47 years there, the deceased leaves a husband and six children. Surviving daughters include Mesdames Mary Dondhoe Holbrook and Catherine Welsh Morse, Bridget at home, and sons Hugh Maher Morse, John, and Patrick, all at home.
Chicago Illinois December 7 Additional appointments of officials of the reorganized Rock Island Lines were announced here today L M Allen passenger traffic manager Lehigh general passenger agent and J A Stewart first assistant general passenger agent all of Chicago
Avien's testimony implicates others as a federal grand jury returns two additional indictments in the First National Bank of Mineral Point case. Names of defendants are being withheld until arrest.
An overheated furnace caused the Arlington hotel fire in New Hampton on December 7. The building was destroyed, with losses estimated at 40,000 dollars. Firefighters rescued twenty five guests, wrapping them in blankets before lowering them to the ground.
White Prairie Ia December 4. Wilgon Miller and Walter Maurer helped Marty Brown with corn husking last week while Ben Hopkins and Ray Downer assisted Newt Lang. Rev Lang returned to Clinton after revival meetings. Local residents visited county seat. Clara Steen from near West Liberty instructs at No 4 school during winter term after protracted meetings.
Omaha police probe rear explosion at Foley Ryan's saloon on South Fifteenth Street. A shoe salesman Charles Fox was slightly injured as glass shattered. police suspect a bomb tossed from an upper story. No major damage reported beyond broken windows. In Johnson County Pioneer notes, Mrs Isabella Spencer, aged pioneer, dies at her daughter’s home in Town City after nearly seventy years in the county. Surviving sons Hart and J C Spencer, Frank of Chicago, and daughters Mrs Hol Whitacre and Mrs John Bothell.
A Grange meeting at White Prairie church was postponed to Thursday December 16. Members will be admitted.
A coach driver in a rural English district saved his team from a dangerous halt, and a horse died at the hilltop on the way to a stopping place. The bystander quipped about the sudden death as the driver coolly explained he wouldn’t let the animal down until the regular stop.
Hoskins and Louden discuss eye alignment while sighting in a gun, noting how closing one eye aids aiming. The dialogue hints at practice and precision in marksmanship without explicit instructional detail.
A fragmented 1909 timetable lists Chicago to Kansas City main line east and westbound trains. It shows numbers, stations including Davenport and Calengo, local passenger calls, and special services for express and freight, with mapped times like 11 am and 0:00 to 4:19 pm amid partial notes. Document preserves route details, train numbers, and service notes from the era.
Schedule fragment shows eastbound and westbound trains for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway with various numbers and times including Southwest Limited services to Kansas City, local passenger trains, and freight departures. Times are listed with notes on daily operation and exceptions.
Train timetable details show connections and arrival times for Muscatine area lines. Mentions Frostinsd Garden City Grandview Wapello Elrick Junction and Fruitland with connection notes for Saturdays and weekday services. Ends with reference to Train No 6 connecting with C R 1 P from Wepello and Monday departure at 5 59.
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