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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1909

Page

6

Muscatine High Debaters Seek Iowa City Coaching

The Muscatine High School debating team travels to Iowa City for guidance from Prof. Walter Alyers and Prof. Walter Myers. They aim to beat Washington Iowa in the January 14 contest under the Iowa State High School Debating League. The quartet includes George Glick, Edwin Westrate, Harry Fishburn, and James Bowman.

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

Interesting Initiation Held By Red Men

The Muscatine Red Men held a notable session last night adopting 15 candidates in a striking initiatory ceremony. A social hour followed the exercises.

Muscatine Red

Talented Muscatine Girl Rosetta Wagner to Perform in January

Miss Rosetta Wagner, Muscatine's rising vocalist, returns after three years at Sherwood Music College Chicago. She will open two studios at 817 West Fifth Street and 1016 Hershey Avenue and plans a January concert. Under Prof. Beresford she made progress, and her February recital will showcase operatic arias from her well trained voice.

Rosetta Wagner Muscatine Sherwood Music At College At Chicago Miss Wagner West Fifth Street Hershey Avenue Ufe Beresford Wagner Howe Methodist Church Shaw

South Muscatine Fights Train Tooting Disturbances

South Muscatine residents petitioned the city council asking to curb train toots by Chicago Rock Island Pacific and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul lines, arguing loud blasts disturb sleep and should be heard outside city limits. The council blamed lack of authority and referred the issue to Police Chief Vanatta for talks with the railroads.

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Chicago, Milwaukee Vanatta South End Leity Elizabeth Rosenberger W.H Will_nowle JT. M. Smith Clinton Street Schiller Street Nietzel Henry Koepping Bellevue Hospital Raach & Musser Fire Department Charles Graham Grandview Mabel Gladys Ephriam Storms George Frye Chester Randolph Rock Island Claude Hein Coal Valley

Desmond Fletcher Dies at Age Three in Seventy-Six Township

Desmond Fletcher, three year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Fletcher of Seventy-Six township, died last night at their home after a brief illness of about a week. His condition worsened last Sunday and, despite efforts, life could not be saved. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.

Desmond Charles Fletcher

Have Oyster Supper Young People Enjoy Sleigh Ride

A group of young people took advantage of excellent sleighing Wednesday evening and enjoyed an oyster supper. The outing combined travel by sleigh with a social meal in good spirits.

Social Evening at Eckhardt Farm Near Sweetland

A group gathered at the Charles Eckhardt home near Sweetland for an oyster supper and social evening. Attendees included Henry Eckhardt, Della Albrecht, Robert Walter, Alice Piening, Clyde Albrecht, Ella Eckhardt, Charlie Eckhardt, Dolly Cramer, Elmer Potter, Esther Van Zyl, and others.

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

Local notes from Claus Wiese and neighbors

Claus Wiese home Sunday afternoon. Geo Reiland traveled to Chicago with cattle and hogs on Tuesday. Mrs P Hauri and daughter visited Iowa City Saturday. Oscar Wiese spent Sunday at Levi Burr's. School opened in No 6 on Monday with Miss Bertha Sherburne as teacher.

Fredonia W. R. DeWitt Leonard Nellie Muscatine Roy Littrel Bessie Collings Fort Madison Jesse Smott H. Keiser Cleo Crull Ava Littrel Letts Myrtle Knott Claus Wiese Geo. Reiland Chicago P. Hauri Iowa City Oscar Wiese Levi Burr No. 6 Bertha Sherburne

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