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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1900
Page
6
The Journal invites every town youth under 17 to join a one week reporting staff from December 18 to 26. Submit items from city life. one cent per accepted item with end of week prizes for the top contributor. Many local notices follow including residents at Lucas street, West Liberty travel, typhoid illnesses, and the note on Fulham avenue work and street improvements.
Conductor Cavanaugh led the Firefly today while Conductor Davenport takes vacation. Mrs. L. R. Stevens travels to Rock Island for several days with friends. Miss Jessie Gieger of Letts concluded a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Legler and returned home. Mr. and Mrs. George Platt and family depart for Boliver Tennessee to settle there. Jesse A. Childs of 1318 Sherman street received six Belgian hares from California. Misses Gretchen Legler and Sadie Smalley host a watch party at Legler home on December evening. Masons work on a brick pillar for the First National Bank to bear a new thirteen thousand pound safe. experts expected to install it. Santa Claus greeted children on East Second street. Townsend's Studio hosts him 7 to 9 p m. Stein's Music Hall drew a large crowd for Barney Ferguson in McCarthy's Mishaps with Bert Baker as Mich ael Mulligan. the show praised for high class music and acting.
Night session draws about two hundred spectators as Bert Hill leads his team to a 170 to 137 victory over Bert Thompson. Events include pull up high jump hitch kick dip and relay potato race with strong showings byHill Chenoweth Ficken Richards Conaway Loose Bennison and Benni son. Skating at Brunner's pond and a surprise party for Helen Noll are also noted.
Justice Detwiler has been well behaved as Christmas nears. Mrs. Fitzgerald and children return to St Louis after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Grelley. Ed Molis and family head back to Des Moines due to his mother’s death. Mrs Kuntz and Mrs Class return to Washington IA after Mrs Molis’s funeral.
Bert Hill topped scoring with 61 points and set a 28 point hitch kick record of 6 feet 6 inches. John Ficken 48, Robert Thompson 37, Chet Richards 34, Fay Bennison 34, Paul Loose 31, C Chenoweth 21, Henry Ficken 19, R Conaway 12.
Christmas gift shoppers can find Jardinieres, Choice China, knives forks and spoons and more at Deutschmans Crockery Store with a selection aimed at pleasing presents.
A rainbow display features Christmas tree ornaments in all kinds sizes and colors. The shop also offers a big stock of candy to complement holiday decor and lighting effects.
The American Tourist Association announces two escorted tours of Puerto Rico by rail carriage automobile and boat. Special Pullman cars depart Chicago January 17 and February 14 at 9 30 am linking with the Ponce and San Juan steamships from New York. Tickets include all expenses with no extras and cover rail steamer and sleeping car fares meals berths hotel bills transfers guides and interpreters. Beau Campbell directs A T A Chicago with itineraries maps and tickets via Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway agents.
A witness in a murder case described the lawyers as the most inquisitive set of cases he ever did see. The remark highlights the lawyerly questioning intense scrutiny during the proceedings.
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