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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1911
Page
4
The Zimmerman residence at Dale Walter streets suffered a daytime fire. Fire crews arrived after 1 pm due to slow streets. two water streams contained the blaze to upper floors. Damage estimated around Raven I hundred dollars, insured partially. Neighboring items note Christmas music and local ads.
Florence Ingenheimer three months old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Ingenheimer Summit died at Bellevue Hospital this afternoon after gastroenteritis treatment. She had been removed there several days ago for care. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Oklahoma City, Osla., was chosen as the site for the national socialist party convention in a referendum announced today. The convention will begin May 12, 2012, with Indianapolis as the second choice and Cincinnati third.
Monmouth resident John W. Robinson of Monmouth Ill was invited to visit within days to confer with the YMCA board on supplying a general secretary during the absence of Secretary J B McMat. The Monmouth association worker had filed an application with J E Hoopes president. Directors are seriously considering the proposal while a temporary secretary search continues.
City workers in Muscatine will receive their pay Friday morning after 9 o clock to ensure access to funds for Christmas shopping. Normally paid Saturday after council meetings, the city makes an extra effort to advance payment a day earlier this year.
A general report notes Resent Hose Company donated 25 dollars to the Juvenile Button union for Christmas. Henry Um Jandt presented funds to the chief. The fire company suspects a 26 dollar sum is not yet received, but confirms a 25 dollar treasury donation for juveniles. Cleo Priehforth, Foreman.
Various Muscatine residents are connected to recent weddings. Ernest Hackett, former Muscatine man, wed Zoe Mummert in Moline with friends and relatives attending. other ceremonies include Mary Burke to Lone Haurs in Muscatine and Grace Batson to James Montgomery in Muscatine, with plans for future homes and travels to Cedar Rapids, Lone Tree, and Arkansas.
Young pupils of Miss Stella Richard gave a piano program Tuesday at Hirst & Foster music hall. The event drew many parents and featured violin selections by Miss Caroline Richard pupils. Decorations with white and red streamers, holly, and cotton created a holiday mood. Participants included Wilma Klasse Thelma Lemkan Mary Raub Dorothy Triot Bertha Horet Florence Mittman Edith Leysen Ruth Pressjer Linda Hocke Margaret Church Albert Baterbach Winfield Latham Lyle Mocke. The Sewand-So club met with Mrs W C Detweller. fifteen members shared needlework and light refreshments. Next session set for January 2 at Mrs Fred Nesper’s Mulberry avenue home. Alttera club discussed the Christmas program at YWCA. no club sessions next week.
Major J. A. Olmsted A S A retired officer of Des Moines will be honored at his funeral tomorrow. He died after a long illness at his home, having graduated from West Point in 1870 and served under Generals Miles, Sherman, and Sheridan. He later became personal representative of the secretary of war in 1891 and led the Town National Guard on duty at his death. His widow survives him.
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