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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
6
Mascatine Homestead No. 236 meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in Reuling's hall East Second Street. Officers include Foreman Garnes and Grace Porcell. Address 217 East 24th Street.
Musquitine Tribe No 5 6 B M meets at K P hall every Thursday night at 8 o clock visiting brothers invited. Dennis O Leary Sachem Riley M Wishart C of R. Muscatine Lodge No 8 meets Monday evenings at 7 39 at their hall Miriam Lodge No 27 D of R meets second and fourth Tuesday evenings at 7 30 Prairie Encampment No 4 meets first and third Fridays at 7 30.
Reading lists several Masonic and fraternal bodies with stated meeting dates and officers. Iowa Lodge No 2 A F and A M meets first Tuesday each month. De Molay Commandery No 1 has regular conclaves on the 3rd Wednesday. Webb Council Royal and Select Masters holds third Thursday. Banner Lodge No 10 D of H meets second and fourth Tuesdays. officers named include G A Riencke Geo Winn R A Holmes and A B Lawrence.
The Muscatine area fraternal and benevolent orders announce weekly or biweekly meetings. Several groups including Camp 677, Bend City Lodge 143, Eagle Lodge 10 AOUW, Muscatine Tent 8 MOWA, Valley Forge Post 2, Electa Chapter 82, and Muscatine Camp 108 list their meeting days venues and officers inviting members in good standing to attend.
Kazoots of Knights of Pythias Wyoming Lodge No 76 Argus Lodge No 17 Major Johns Circle Ladies of Grand Army Woodbine Camp Royal Neighbors of America publish routine meeting times inviting visiting members. Officials listed: J W Miller H S Howe W W Millett A Hopkinson Mrs Helen Whitney Mary Davin Mrs F A McElroy Katie Parvin Emma Bierman.
The Fraternal Bankers Reserve meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month at 7 30 p m in the G A R Hall. All members in good standing are urged to attend. Clyde Randleman is president and J B Vanatta secretary.
The G A R Shelby Norman Post No 231 meets on the first and third Tuesdays at the G A R hall on East Second Street. Visiting members are welcome. Commander Henry Kneese Adjutant Gus Schmidt.
From Wapello to West Liberty and Montezuma to Millersburg the Journal staff gathers news on local people. Readers get word about neighbors and events in these communities in this country wide page.
The town reports illness improvements, a new Presbyterian pastor Rev W C Crofts moving into the parsonage and delivering services, a kitchen and veranda added at Richard Garner’s home, and residents traveling to Chicago and California. A bazaar by the Methodist church funds church needs, parsonage moves, cemetery photography, and mumps affecting Arthur Braught accompany social visits and church services across three local congregations.
Alfred and Rufus Castor of Marston visited Sherman Kerch’s family in town. An oyster supper in the hall Saturday evening drew a large crowd. Visits from Dan Laughlin and Katie Bateman of Aledo to Will Foseley’s home. Muscatine’s J Noble visited his sister Mrs Sherman Kerch Sunday. Bert Blaisdell and family of Joy called on his parents Sunday. Deterline Noble Gilheim Olcott and Lawrence Moseley of Keithsburg visited Lawrence’s parents Sunday. Skating on ponds noted as fine. Isaac Jackson and son Bert were in Keithsburg Tuesday. Ed Beardsley of Illinois City visited his parents and sister Mrs John McNall over Sunday.
J H Cotterill leaves Letts for Sycamore Ill to spend winter. No preaching at M E church next Sunday. Furnas and Lieberknecht families attend Bentz funeral at Grand View. U B Ladies sewing circle enjoyed. Epworth League sets song service with Snyder and Coder on violins. Roy Hildebrand adds an acetylene plant to his barber parlor. Furnas couple visit Muscatine relatives earlier week.
Miss May Gamon of Iowa City visited her cousin Mrs. Nettie Hendrickson on East Third street in West Liberty. A Madison Wisconsin report says the elderly Daniel Foster is rapidly failing and unlikely to recover. The text ends with reference to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Davenport resident and Co operative Bank agent Mr Richardson attests Doans Kidney Pills eased his long standing kidney related rheumatic pain. He reports backache improved and overall condition better after using one box. Sold at Havercamp’s drug store with Havercamp noting many customers report benefits. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doans.
An advertisement proclaims a mysterious home cure for deafness and head noises by a new method that claims permanent restoration of hearing with no payment until convinced. Dr Guy Clifford Powell offers free information by return mail from Peoria Illinois and urges readers to write today.
Foster family from West Liberty travels to Madison to spend winter with a daughter. Mrs. Charles Fox of East Third Street is ill. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Anderson host two house evenings with 40-50 guests, games, refreshments. Misses Boatman Wagner Smith Pickering Whitlire entertain. Thompson Jubilee Singers from Storer College, West Virginia, perform at M E church on Saturday December 12, six colored specialists promising plantation songs and melodies.
Peter Daut left Wilton with Muscatine guests for Galveston Texas to spend a couple weeks. The public school will close December 18 for two weeks beginning January 4, 1994. The canning factory mass meeting at the opera house drew an enthusiastic turnout.
Jesse Gable lies critically ill with pneumonia in Wapello as relatives from Northfield visit. Wills filed include Joseph T. Cowles of 1903 bequeathing property to Ernnie Grim Laura Blanchett and Albert E. Cowles with widow Delia Cowles receiving one third and William J. Grim named executor without bond. Lucinda A. Johnston wills leaves 100 to United Presbyterian Church of Columbus City and residue to Anna M. Crouse of Spokane with R S Johnston as executor. Probate set for January 4, 1904.
Oakland reports Mr and Mrs Albert McKean visited relatives in Winfield on Sunday. Essie Morse began her winter school term at Frog Pong on Monday. Susie Gabriel returns to teaching Morse school this winter. Jerry Klotz and family visited his parents near Gladwin. Harry Morse and family visited Milton Wolfe. A George Waltz dance drew a good crowd. D L Lee marketed hogs at Cone Friday. Jerome Morse and Mrs Morse visited friends in town. John Baker and Mrs D L Lee were Lone Tree callers Monday.
Nickel Plate will sell tickets December 24 25 and 31 1903 and January 1 1904 at one fare and a third for round trips within 150 miles returning by January 4 1904. Dining cars offer meals 35c to 1.00. No excess fare on any train. Chicago offices 111 Adams Street and Auditorium Annex Depot La Salle and Van Buren. Central 2057.
Running like mad down the street dumping the occupants, or a hundred other accidents, are every day occurrences. It behooves everybody to have a reliable Salve handy and there's none as good as Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Burns, cuts, sores, Bezema and piles disappear quickly under its soothing effect. 25c, at Havercamp's Perscription Drug Store.
The Iowa Telephone company will erect a modern telephone exchange building at Dubuque and rebuild the local exchange at a cost of 140000 dollars.
The heirs of John Erickson, a C M St P engineer killed in a wreck near Des Moines months ago, settle with the company for 5000 dollars. The Ames college trustees select a site for the 50000 dollar Y M C A building to be in the quadrangle. Construction starts when weather permits.
A young woman music teacher from Glidien fled town after collecting large advance tuition from her scholars. Local authorities and families seek to locate her and recover funds.
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Hale's Household Ointment as a universal cure for skin diseases and minor injuries. It claims immediate pain relief for burns cuts and bruises, promotes rapid recovery, and notes the product costs 25 cents per box with distribution via Kenyon & Thomas Co. Adams New York.
A Burlington shell expert asserts the river will sustain button factories for eight to nine years. He criticizes dredging tools as destructive, favors scoops or rakes, and calls for a closed shell season to protect mussel propagation. He also predicts growth of button plants along the Ohio River from Cairo to Cincinnati.
A timely suggestion urges housewives to stock Chamberlain s Cough Remedy this season and start use at first sign of cold. The remedy is described as safe for children, pleasant to take, and effective in warding off severe colds when begun early. Sold by all druggists.
Andrew Carnegie has increased his gift to the LeMars library from 10000 to 12000 dollars, boosting funds for new books and improvements. Officials say the larger endowment will accelerate a planned expansion and modernizing project.
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