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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1906
Page
5
A Rock Island Train No. 30 derailed near Hutchinson after spreading rails, injuring crew and passengers. Authorities transported the injured to a Hutchinson hospital for treatment and the locomotive and cars were damaged.
Early reports exaggerated a wreck of the Union Pacific Wreck Island No. 30 near Cullison Kansas. Seven injured but none fatally. Passengers taken to a Wichita hospital. most seriously injured was the Pullman conductor. Names include Mrs E M Le cerne Keokuk Iowa Lee Le cerne J D Blant Chicago L M Ranson El Paso C EB Dralle Chicago.
New town on the Watertown Missouri river extension of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad in South Dakota roots in the Jim River valley. Prominent local businessmen back a commercial club aiming to grow population to 1000 in six months and develop a grain market of one million bushels. Rails, two brick banks, three brick stores, five elevators, and 150 residence lots sold with first homes priced at 4500 dollars. For details contact Brentford Commercial Club or Townsite Agent Thos A Way at Aberdeen SD.
The Champion Hose, Hook and Ladder company plans an 82nd anniversary event on January 7 at the company quarters on Sycamore street. A rand ball with a banquet and oyster supper will feature speeches. Committees include arrangements chair Joe Leysen and secretary Wm. Scholton, with roles for music, oysters, refreshments, cooks, groceries, candies, waiters, and invitations.
The Fellowship club will not meet again until after the holidays. The next meeting will be January 8. Mrs. Shainburger will oversee the culinary department during Hoopes absence. The senior class in gymnasium work starts the first week of January. The fee reduction has swollen class size.
Iowa City December 19 special Rev A J Schulte pastor of St Marys Catholic church will celebrate the silver anniversary of his ordination on December 27. He has served as pastor at St Marys for the past 15 years and the event is described as auspicious in Iowa City religious history.
Grand officers of the A O U W and Degree of Honor meet local committees in Muscatine to advance plans for a grand lodge convention next spring. Carrie Morcombe and Iona Shryock will attend from Cedar Rapids and Burlington, with E B Evans of Des Moines.
Fred McCarthy of Columbus Junction faced a preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner A G Bush on bootlegging charges. He was bound over to the April term of the federal court at Keokuk with a $500 bond.
McCarthy was arrested Friday in Columbus Junction by Deputy United States Marshal Matteson and held for bail. Davenport Times reported the incident.
Prof Hicks of St. Louis predicts a very stormy Christmas period with a central reactionary storm on the 19th to 21st and a regular storm on Christmas Day. He warns of violent rain, a destructive fleet, and a Northwest blizzard sweeping central regions, with Canada and New England in for heavy disturbances and a severe cold snap following.
A reader proposal suggests standing by a well lit storefront this evening for one hour to count passersby and assess whether such display is an effective advertisement. The idea weighs the numbers gathered against perceived impact for marketing.
The jury found for the plaintiff but awarded only 5.60 plus costs on a note for a horse sale dispute. Nearby items include a divorce granted to Caroline Tom, a marriage license issued to Virgil Fraze and Maud Haney, and several local notices including a dynamite bomb found under a porch in North Dubuque.
Fairport Ridge reports a hog delivery by C K Beatty to Mountpelier. The Gettert family from Sweetland visited sister Mrs Frank Feastal with son Vaughn. Herman Budzene spent Saturday at Blue Grass. J Kemper and daughter Lydia visited Charles Altenedar at Pine Creek. Julius Welsch and son also mentioned in the social notes.
Dabrook and Wright were fined after incidents involving fumes from Christmas packages at Nesper’s Prescription Drug Store. The event drew attention to safety violations and prompted enforcement actions by local authorities.
The Inhalatorium treatment promptly relieves all acute or chronic catarrhal troubles. The claim is stated as a general benefit for various nasal and respiratory conditions with emphasis on rapid comfort.
Dr Cal W Smith lists hours 9:30 to 11:30 a m and 2:30 to 4:30 pm with other times by appointment. Iowa Telephone Office 73 M and House 320 X Miississippi Valley House 2069.
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