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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1909
Page
5
There will be work on the third degree Teeday at one Lodge No. 2 A F and A M 7230 o'clock Lest there be a go at headachee All brethren in good standing are cor Mally invited Per W M
Muscatine M C A Hawkeyes will travel to Nichols Ia Saturday morning for two Christmas Day basketball games against the Independents in Nichols. The team sits second in the Factory league and features seasoned players. On Friday Nichols faces Colorado School of Mines. a Nichols win could top Iowa teams while Mines pace is fast.
Saturday and Sunday saw a flurry of local movements as residents traveled to Muscatine Davenport and Durant. Fred Blum and family left for Muscatine to visit friends while Jassa Silberhorn visited his mother in Davenport. Prof. W A Pye and Mrs. Peter Fritson conducted business in Iowa City and Durant respectively. Others like Miss Bertha Rynearson Miss Arminta Blunk Miss Hattie Johnston and Miss Catharine McDermott made short trips or returns between Muscatine Davenport Stockton and Durant. Edward McCartney and Miss Nancy Klein also returned from Durant after brief visits with relatives.
The $200000 Mercy hospital wing was dedicated by Bishop James Davis of Davenport. The wing opens to patients today with daily tours and will serve university medical college clinics under a Sisters of Charity arrangement. A three year old fell into an open manhole during sewer work and his father sues for 350 in damages.
Mrs Michael OConnell mother of Tim OConnell a Waterloo lumberman was injured near Dubuque when a way freight collided with another train ten miles west of the city, suffering several broken ribs and serious injuries according to Towavening Press.
Miss Alice Montgomery returns home after a pleasant visit at her sister Mrs. Mary Brien's. Olive Seibert hosts visitors in West Liberty. Mr and Mrs Charles Millage travel from Davenport to visit Charles's father. Mrs George Woodhouse spends day visiting in Davenport. Mrs Harry Austin visits Muscatine. Charles Teufel arrives from Durant to see grandparents Mr and Mrs George Mannasmith. Leila Stevens returns home after visiting cousin Miss Gladys Woods.
Local church notices list meetings for First Methodist First Presbyterian and First Baptist. Activities include Official Board gathering Monday, Midweek prayer Thursday, a Friday Sunday school program with decorations, a Christmas party for the Presbyterian Sunday school Wednesday, and B Y P U annual meeting Tuesday plus a Thursday prayer meeting and a German Methodist rehearsal for Christmas entertainment.
W S Endicott longtime Cedar Rapids Gazette and Saturday Record figure will launch a weekly in west Cedar Rapids named the Cedar Rapids Enter prise. He is among Iowa’s best known newspaper men.
Miss Jenni er Benson a stenographer was attacked on her way home last night. A footpad grabbed her purse but she struck him with a new pair of shoes and he dropped the purse and fled. Also notes on the successful Short Course at Os kaloosa and returning events with Hol Anderson's corn sale and college students home for holidays.
Nodaway Iowa December 20 The Presbyterian church here burned to the ground with a loss of 10600 The fire started in the furnace room The parsonage was saved by the firemen after a hard battle
Towa City December 20 Franklin Lantz aged 74 was buried here today. He leaves two sons R. Lantz of Cedar Rapids and C. R. Lantz cashier of a new bank at Wellman.
Miss Stella Schwertfeger of Oak street has returned home after an extended visit in Minneapolis.
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