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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
20
Local notices list a hat sale at Hahn Sneichen's with discounts until Jan 1. Other brief items include guests visiting Fruitland, a citizen traveling to Davenport for business, and a new daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Mahin of New York, formerly Muscatine residents.
Residents and visitors string through city pages with purchases and trips. Mrs Will Skipton from Fredonia shops here while Dr Husted operates on fourth floor at the German American Bank Building. The Titus Loan firm advertises mortgage loans as sale items. Sale notes promise discount on damaged appliances after a recent fire at Citizens' Railway & Light Co.
A public health note urges immediate use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at first signs of croup in children. It warns even short delays in treatment can be dangerous and calls the remedy pleasant to take and effective.
Lewis Phillips aged 19 and Miss Emma Page 16 were married Tuesday evening by Rev. Thomas Osborn at the First M E church parsonage. Page comes from Washington Iowa. Phillips recently moved to Muscatine and works as a button cutter. They will reside in Muscatine for the near term.
A large gathering attended the Iola Palefaces dance last evening, described as one of the club’s most successful events in years. An early January event is planned with date to be decided. The club will meet Friday with Mrs. P. D. Sowers at 711 Spruce street for an all day sewing session replacing the prior plan at Mrs. Hattie Frazier’s East Second street home.
The Miriam Aid Sewing society gathered yesterday afternoon at 309 East Front Street, hosted by Mrs Charles Giesenhaus. Attendees enjoyed a pleasant afternoon and a dainty luncheon. The next meeting will be at Mrs J D Fulham’s home on East Front Street in three weeks.
Mr and Mrs E G Prouty hosted friends at 312 Spruce Street last evening for a 7 o clock dinner in honor of Dr and Mrs A A Petersen. The table decor featured similar white carnations and a social evening followed.
Mrs John Ellis hosted a gathering of Pythian Sisters Wednesday afternoon at her East Third Street home. After a pleasant social hour a dainty luncheon was served by the hostess.
Guthrie Okla Dec 9 Attorney General West says Governor Haskell canceled his authority to proceed with the grand jury investigation into the Columbia Bank and Trust Company and other graft charges. West calls the move high handed and unprecedented.
Oklahoma City reports the grand jury, blocked from continuing its probe into the Columbia Bank & Trust Co. failure, passes resolutions condemning state and county officials actions and praising the attorney general for his efforts to enforce the law. The jurors are indignant that West could not sign incomplete indictments.
Grandview hosts a string of visitors and travelers with Muscatine Wapello and Burlington engagements. Dozens make day trips for shopping business and family visits. The Grandview Mutual Telephone directors plan a meeting on December 11 at the savings bank building. The community mourns Mrs. Lewis Lieberknecht of Colorado Springs, longtime Congregational member.
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