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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1909

Page

18

Muscatine Debaters Seek Iowa City Coaching For January Meet

Muscatine High School debating team departed for Iowa City seeking instruction from Prof. Walter Myers at the university library. The group includes George Glick Edwin Westrate Harry Fishburn and James Bowman and aims to prepare for the January 14 clash with Washington Iowa in the Iowa State High School Debating league.

Muscatine High School Iowa City Washington (Iowa Iowa State High School Washington University Library Walter Myers Muscatine High State University of Iowa Myers Pearl City The State University George Glick Edwin Westrate Harry Fishburn James Bowman

Fifteen Initiated At Muscatine Red Men Initiation

The Muscatine Red Men held an initiation last night adopting 15 candidates. The ceremony was conducted in a highly effective manner and a social hour followed.

Muscatine Red Men

Talented Muscatine Girl to Appear in January Concert

Miss Rosetta Wagner, Muscatine vocalist, returns after three years at Sherwood Musical College Chicago. She will open two studios at 317 West Fifth Street and 1016 Hershey Avenue, plan a January concert here, and showcase operatic arias under Prof. Beresford’s guidance. Her local recitals and social appearances mark a rising career.

Rosetta Wagner Muscatine Sherwood Musical College Chicago Miss Wagner West Fifth Street Hershey Avenue Waener Beresford Wagner Howe Methodist Church

South Muscatine tooting engines disturb council

South Muscatine residents urge Alderman Holmes to push a muffler on tooting engines of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific and Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul railways. Council cannot authorize action and refers issue to Chief Vanatta to negotiate with the rail lines for peaceable slumber in the South End.

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Chicago, Milwaukee Vanatta South End Elizabeth Rosenberger W. H. Hoopes Muscatine J. M. Smith Clinton Street Schiller Street Alderman Nietzel Henry Koepping Bellevue Hospital Roach & Musser Fire Department

Desmond Fitcorp Rites Spark Pioneer Child Dies

Desmond, three year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Fletcher of Seventy Six township, died at 11 pm after a weeklong illness. Doctors' care proved futile. Funeral arrangements not yet announced, as a Seventy Six township home mourns the loss.

Desmond Charles Fletcher

Have Oyster Supper. Young People Enjoy Ride and Supper

A group of young people took advantage of excellent sleighing on Wednesday evening and enjoyed an enjoyable sleigh ride followed by an oyster supper. The outing combined recreation with a social meal, reflecting community spirit and winter leisure.

Social Evening At Eckhardt Home Near Sweetland

A party travels to the country home of Charles Eckhardt near Sweetland. On arrival they are welcomed with an appetizing oyster supper and a social evening. Attendees include Katie Eckhardt Henry Albrecht Della Albrecht Robert Walter Alice Piening Clyde Albrecht Ella Eckhardt Charlie Eckhardt Dolly Cramer Elmer Potter and Esther Van Zyl.

Charles Eckhardt Sweetland Eckhardt Katie Eckhardt Henry Albrecht Della Albrecht Robert Walter Alice Piening Clyde Albrecht Ella Eckhardt Charlie Eckhardt Dolly Cramer Elmer Potter Esther van Zyl

Local notices from Fredonia detailing visits and events

Mrs W R DeWitt and two children Leon ard and Nellie visited Muscatine to see sister Mrs Roy Littrel. Miss Bessie Collins revival closes with praise for her speaking. Miss Hallie Carr visits Morning Sun and Winfield. Mrs Mary Brown in Fort Madison. Jesse Knott buys J H Keiser farm 80 acres for 8000 dollars with possession March 1 1911. Various visits and shopping in Letts Muscatine Old Clifton Morning Sun and Chicago trips noted. School opens No 6 with Miss Bertha Sherburne.

Fredonia W. R. DeWitt Leonard Nellie Muscatine Roy Littrel Bessie Colling Miss Collins Hallie Carr Morning Sun Winfield Mary Brown Fort Madison Jesse Knot John McNamer Old Clifton Bessie Collins Ainsworth W. C. Brown Verne Brown Howard Curtis Letts Will Skipton A. Williams Edith Ed. Curtis Cleo Crull Roy Liitrel Ben Knott Charles

Local Happenings From Lincoln Iowa And Nearby Areas

Miss Erna Haur returns home from a week with relatives in Foster Mill Muscatine and Lone Tree Geo Reiland back from Coralville after his father's funeral Peter Lenz and family visit Phillip Lenz and family Misses Mabel Thomas Florence Stipe and Alice Loehr call on.

Lincoln Erna Haur Foster, Mill Muscatine Lone Tree Geo. Reiland Coralville J. Reiland Peter Lenz Phillip Lenz Mabel Thomas Florence Stipe Alice Loehr

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East Second Street Hyan Searf Ruthenberg Clothing Company High School Towa City University Brary Prof South Muscatine Council Charles Graham Grandview Mabel Gladys Ephriam Storms George Frye Chester Randolph Rock Island Elsie Harper George Manley Hoopes Addition Claude Hein Coal Valley Thi Desmond Firtcopr McCoim’s Claus Wiese P. Haur Oscar Wiese Levi Burr No. 6 Bertha Sherburne Searshipt Oysters C. A. Giesenhaus
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