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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
5
Holy day of obligation observed in Catholic churches citywide for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Large attendance at St. Marys and St. Matthias with low and high Masses and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament after the high Mass.
In Columbus Junction Iowa this morning trains were late with No 1 due at 8 48 not leaving west until 11 o clock. Local residents traveled to nearby Clinton Ill and Muscatine while others visited relatives in Orion Moline and Treton. Mrs J D Wilson plans to visit relatives in Illinois today and Mrs Madline Gavin and her daughter Mary will visit Clinton before returning to Tren ton Mo. Mrs Winn returned home in Muscatine after a two week visit with her daughter Mrs F Bierman. A Schmoker was a business visitor in Muscatine Tuesday.
Blanche Ring's engaging performance in The Yankee Girl at Garrick Theatre proves a hit as her engagement, initially for two weeks in Chicago, is extended to a month and then further extended by a fortnight due to eager audiences. The show, supported by Lew Fields' company, will run through Saturday, December 18.
John Sundberg of Whiting wins top honors at the seventh annual Iowa corn exposition acre yield contest. Judges honored quality with quantity, awarding Sundberg 153 bushels, plus multiple prizes for selection, germination, and quality. Des Moines events feature Sullivan's welcome and program notes for today and tomorrow.
In Bridgeport Ohio on December 8 amid talk a strike question may be arbitrated this week and former company employee to return to work. Amalgamated vice president Lewis says overtures have been made while American Sheet and Tin Plate officials deny. District Manager Robinson travels to New York to consult steel corporation heads and may favor dismantling the tin mills.
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