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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1902
Page
4
Bishop Cosgrove will celebrate a solemn Requiem Mass at St. Matthias Muscatine Tuesday at 9 am in memory of the late Father Laurent. About 50 priests from Davenport Rock Island Ottumwa and other towns are expected to attend with Father Ryan delivering the funeral oration.
Brief in the Journal notes the arrest of Ed Bierman on adultery charges by his wife. His preliminary hearing Saturday afternoon led Justice Eversmeyer to bind him over to the next grand jury on $1,000 bond, posted by his father, with Bierman released.
In Wilton Iowa on December 8 Geo W Moore died after years of invalidism. He led work on the old M M railroad when the Davenport to west line was built in 1856 and served long in that role. A New Hampshire native about 69, he outlived his wife by fourteen years and had no local relatives.
Madam Lorig, an expert massever, offers free facial massage manicuring and scalp treatment. On Tuesday at Coady and Morgan's drug store and on Wednesday and Thursday at McColm's dry goods store. Friday and Saturday at Batterson's dry goods company.
Muscatine endures the season’s first deep freeze with temperatures around six below zero early morning and only six degrees above at day’s end. Snow aids sleighing while the ice-filled river remains movable. Merchants welcome the cold snap for boosting Christmas trade as residents cope with fuel shortages and winter sports thrive on local sloughs. The city lodge notes six members have died in the past decade including James M. Weir, its last but one member.
A family moving from Cedar bottom to Lombard street braved extreme cold as their covered wagon broke down. Despite offers of shelter from nearby residents, they spent the night in the wagon with only a canvas strip for cover, while children cried in the cold.
Nearly 190 men on the Milwaukee cut off steel gang arrived in the city this forenoon and were transferred to Davenport due to extreme cold. They report the steel is laid and in good condition to Iowa river, with seven miles of surfacing left and trains expected to run soon. Some men remain along the line and will return midweek.
A large crowd attended the funeral of Louis Moigney on Saturday afternoon at the family residence on West Third Street. Rev. F. F. Beckerman conducted the service. A quartet including Chas. F. Gray Ralph Lillibridge Mrs J M Beck and Mrs Will McQuesten provided music. Many floral tributes were placed and pallbearers named Phil J Murphy J E Stevenson Gus Schmidt Jacob Hess and James Fitzgerald served.
The Catholic Foresters will gather at the Maccabee Hall at 8 15 Tuesday morning to arrange attendance at the memorial services for Rev Father P Laurent who died in France recently.
The Banner Lodge holds a regular session on Tuesday evening at 7 50 for the election of officers.
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