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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
7
The items report ill children of Rev and Mrs Osthoff, Ada Lundy visiting, dairy for sale and Dilbert Dairy Farm inquiry. Mt Pleasant resident C A Besser in city. L C Hirt travels to Washington on business. Mrs Titus returns from Davenport. Dr Pentzer offers eye tests. Vernie Platt ill with appendicitis. Dean's Ointment advertised for piles.
A Kansas visitor from Ness County, Peter Rineley, and his wife tour the city with host C. B. Shoemaker. A Mulberry street gathering featured card games and refreshments with locals including L. S. Pepper and Jacob Schomberg.
Official vote counts from the Fifty fourth Iowa National Guard election show Major Bishop leading with 189 votes to Major Lambert’s 129, a 60 vote margin. No orders issued for a second election yet. organizers expect the next election to determine the position.
Society notes report Mrs. Owen Smith’s Oregon street residence hosting a Rebekah Mite meeting with many guests. The group praised Mrs. Smith and planned a January 2 1903 gathering at Mrs. Anna Hofman’s Fourth street home.
Nearly 20 couples attended a members only dance at the Excelsior Hose Company on West Third Street with music by Dealing's orchestra. The group plans an annual ball on Shrove Tuesday.
A recipe style advertisement lists Falcon Self Rising Pancake Flour with ingredients and instructions. It promotes purchase from local grocers M. W. Wheeler C B Fuller W S Hill Geo W Reuling Co Otto & Son D McCurdy J H St John Van Gent & Kobes.
This season's through service to Florida departs Chicago at 8 40 p m January 1 1903 via the Pennsylvania Short Line through Louisville. Passenger routes extend to Kentucky Tennessee Georgia and Florida without changing cars. Sleeping dining and observation cars available to Jacksonville and St Augustine. Inquiries to H R Dering 248 South Clark Street Chicago.
A fragment from a Chicago area column reports Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by a patient with female troubles. The item also notes church events, parish updates, telephone issues, a mail carrier change, and local social notes including a possible wedding and a pie social.
City Council resolution directs issuing improvement bonds to Fuller Brothers for 18515.29 dollars in lieu of cash. Bonds dated December 13 1902 bear 6 percent interest, seven year maturity, semiannual interest, registrable, payable from special tax levy. Adopted December 9 1902. Attest R S McNutt mayor A K Raff recorder.
Woodbine Camp No. 142 Royal Neighbors of America held its annual election on Wednesday evening naming officers including Oracle Mrs. Catherine Moncrief Vice Oracle Miss Martha Krone Recorder Mrs. Katie Parvin Receiver Mrs. Amanda Tarr Chancellor Miss Cora Hinkel Marshal Mrs. Mary Weltz Inner Sentinel Mrs. Lottie Steinford Outer Sentinel Mrs. Bertha Coon Manager Mrs. Matilda Hintman Delegate Mrs. Catherine Moncrief Alternate Mrs. Ava Townsley Afterward ham sandwiches and coffee were served.
Mrs. May Kemble and her daughter from Albia arrived in the city and will establish residence on the Kemble farm in Rock Island county Illinois.
Mrs G A Bauerbach leaves the city after a several week visit with relatives and friends and boards the midnight train for her home in Winslow Arizona.
Oak Grove Ia December social convention of Spangler chapel drew a 14 member delegation. Rev Chew of Wapello delivered a notable lecture and the program received high praise. Attendees included Mr and Mrs J C Stuart and Naomi, Mrs Cyrus Satterthwaite and Elmer, Arthur Schoemaker, Addie Schoemaker, Mrs Joseph Gibbs, Mrs Hitchock and Francis Hitchcock, Gertrude Cole, Olive Barnard, Lida Bloomer, and Louise Cornell. Spangler Sunday school plans a program and treat for Christmas.
The city churches form a Young People's Union with a social and program at the Baptist church next Friday evening. Admission is free. The program includes an election of officers, duets by Miss Eaton and Mason, readings by Miss Tomlinson and Ann Morgan school, Chicago, scenes from King John and Queen Elizabeth, a Patsy story, vocal solo by Ralph Hix, and a social in the church parlors.
Mrs. Sullivan, a long time visitor at her son's home on East Fifth street, departed this morning for Iowa City.
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