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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1909
Page
22
Iowa City court clears Iowa City Cedar Rapids Interurban Railway of negligence in a claim by L E Lewis for 5000 dollars after a wreck near North Liberty left him permanently injured. Jury rules the railroad not guilty of neglect and awards no damages.
The Home Missionary society at First Presbyterian studied Syria yesterday afternoon at Miss Louise Molis home. Miss Mollie McIntyre and Mrs G W Wells presented papers on Syria and The Mountaineers. Mrs E H King led the devotional portion and Miss Cora Baker sang a Syrian hymn.
The YWCA rooms hosted a jovial party last evening by the High School Branch. The Red Roses won the membership contest and acted as hosts to the White Roses, with Ida Weaver captaining the winners and Edna Laflin leading the losers as the evening featured games, music, and refreshments.
W I Chamberlain aged 63 editor of the Wyoming Journal died last night at Wyoming Cedar Rapids Iowa December 11 1910 obituary note announces his passing and role in local press
At Oakville Iowa Mrs Chas Ropinson died after a two week illness. Funeral services were held from the house and burial took place in Creighton cemetery. Visitors include Mrs Morgan Ives from New Boston and Miss Pearl Siverly from Wayland. Others return from work or travel and an infant girl was born to Mr and Mrs Miller. Local residents visit relatives in Keithsburg WaPello Grandview and Bay Island while Earl Gates returns from Brashear Missouri.
Muscatine County hunters passed 1600 licenses today as quail season ends next Wednesday December 15. The quail law in effect since November 1 has boosted activity with rabbit and squirrel hunting set as the main attractions after the 15th.
Gennaro and his Venetian Gondolier band dazzled a small Grand Opera House audience with Sunrise in Mountain Rose. The ensemble, praised as one of the city’s most accomplished, delivered precise graceful music with elaborate scenery and strong Sousa like vigor. Capacity crowds are expected for matinee and evening shows today.
Fred Herman reports that the Black Minercas exhibited by Herman Bros. at the Appanoose Poultry Association show in Centerville Kansas won multiple prizes. Ribbons were awarded for first and second cockerel first cock first, second and third pullet first and second pen and first pen. The show ended last week and the ribbon news just arrived.
The Euterpean Fraternity meets Monday at 7 45 pm in the P M Musser library. Miss Glyde Beach presents Raphael, Miss Harriett Kemptner Mozart, and Geo E Throop Longfellow characterizations with works from each composer. a program of violin and piano duets, vocal items, and piano pieces follows.
Washington dispatches report orders directing Prairie to carry seven hundred marines aboard and sail to Colon while the Tacoma with near full bluejackets moves to Bluefield. In Iowa City, Frank Myers, Cedar county farmer, dies by his own hand in a barn haymow near Centerdale. no inquest ordered as death by own action is evident.
Misses Winnie Edith and Carrie Cockrell of Grandview leave noon for Davenport to spend a few days with friends. Also notes Kranz & Son's offers beautiful potted plants near the U S Express office and a comparison of highway widths between the United States and Germany with an estimate of land restoration if roads were narrowed.
Mrs. S M Alexander of Lone Tree learns of her mother Mrs Sarah Lutes death in Alliance Ohio. She departs Friday noon to attend the funeral with arrangements not yet announced.
Iowa City debate Friday night ended 2 to 1 in favor of Iowa supporting the income tax proposal. Key speakers for Iowa were Glenn Cunningham Allerton George Allen Nevada and Frank Jones Lamont. Nebraska list included Ben M Cherrington S P Dobbs and G H Foster. Judges were J W Gardner O A Harker and James Gray.
Davenport Iowa December 11 Frank Anguilar a Mexican about 35 was arrested by Officers Sanford and Dana in an East Second street saloon for eloping with Mrs. Chatterton wife of John Chatterton of Fairport. He admitted the offense and will be jailed for disposition of the case. The deserted husband plans to arrive for prosecution.Mrs Chatterton is believed to be living in Silvis with another man three weeks since Anguilar last Seen with her.
The Wilton Branch timetable lists routes between Kansas City and Muscatine with local passenger No 61 and No 11, Daline express No 1, and freight No 26. It shows stops at Mascatine, Wilton, and Muscatine with arrival and departure times around 6:30am to 12: a0am and 7:10am to 8:20pm sequences.
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