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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1906
Page
4
Local residents prepare for holidays with visits to Davenport Rock Island Clinton and Fairport. Alfred Linder hosts and Miss Jennie Reesink sails to Clinton while many others take the Firefly for family gatherings and business matters. Christmas entertainment at Musserville church begins at 7 30.
H. Vincent, known as Dobson, delivers a breezy performance in the Circus Rider farce. The show blends dramatic backbone with rapid fire comedy and promises to be a season hit. Grand audience on Monday night, December 24, enjoys the lively spectacle.
Christmas day matinee and night feature a brand new play with the familiar Peck’s Bad Boy title. The piece is rewritten and updated with old characters retained, new ones added, dialogue replaced, fresh songs jokes medleys and performances by great dancers acrobats and comedians.
A notice from Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a free home treatment for rheumatism and related pains. The ad claims the discovery purges unreacted blood, loosens stiff joints, purifies the blood, and restores energy, asserting many cures and no climate change needed. Readers are urged to write Box 407 Notre Dame Ind.
In Chicago on December 22 the bankruptcy referee continued examining the collapse of the Lincoln Bank Morton Park owned by William J. Atkinson. He seeks the fate of 63000 on deposit when the bank closed and questions Atkinson on his assets and suspicious notes and blank notes signed by Mara Armstrong and others used as fictitious assets.
W. L. Smith left Monday for Muscatine and Mrs. Smith will depart tomorrow to join their daughter Mrs. Chas. McDowell. They will celebrate their thirty second wedding anniversary January 6.
William Nagel was sentenced in Cambridge Illinois to an indeterminate term for robbery that likely led to murder. The five year minimum could extend to life depending on the state board of pardons. He is imprisoned at Joliet with the sheriff directing transport and custody.
West Liberty on Elim street hosted Miss Viola Houston and a group of friends for a Thursday evening birthday celebration from 6 to 9. The guest list includes Martha Whitacre Aileen Floyd Dorothy Fisher Elinor Luse Altha Gibson Felicitas McCarthy Lottie Bockenthien Georgia McCann Amy Abbott Edith Dye Rachael Nichols and Hazel Nichols. Several locals arrive and depart for holidays and personal visits, with community members traveling between Ames Davenport and Sigourney.
The will filed in Salt Lake City declares the late Senator Brown disclaims paternity of Mrs. Bradley's children and cuts them off absolutely. The document was filed today in Salt Lake City Utah.
Morning Sun reports residents making trips over the holidays with journeys to St Paul Texas Des Moines Minneapolis and Kansas. A new restaurant opens east of McKinley Son's hardware. Christmas programs by Methodist Free Methodists Presbyterians and Reformed Presby terians are scheduled through next week showings and a tree event planned.
Millersburg briefly records illness and recoveries including Mrs. Lee Mayhue and Dr. O Haver’s wife, visits by Mrs. Mary Miller to her son-in-law near Hamlet, Rev. W C Croft’s trip to Alejo and back, Mrs. Arthur Baught’s visit to Aledo, Mrs. Robert Henry and Miss Mamie Braught returning from Nebraska, W H Bethuven’s Iowa City university trip, Blix selling a farm and planning to move, Ladies Aid of the L D S meeting at Clara Bangus with dinner, and E E Murdock and Wesley More head visiting M D Murdock.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as neutralizing blood acidity and building the system. It notes availability in liquid form and chocolate tablets called Sarsatabs, with a label offering 100 doses for $1.
Frank C. Mahin son of Consul F W Mahin of Nottingham England and Harvard class of 1906 has quit college to marry Miss Caroline K Whitmore a Newton milliner’s daughter. The couple wed in Providence a week ago and plan to move to New York to start a business. Mahin’s parents in England are aware and no opposition is expected. The Whitmores’ father Captain John T Whitmore is friendly with Mahin.
The Ladies of the Maccabees held a regular meeting last night initiating thirteen new members with Miss Ella Mark, state commander for Iowa and Nebraska, assisting in the degree work. A social session followed and a cut glass dish was presented to Miss Mark. A public installation of officers was announced for January 4 with a invitation for members to bring a friend.
At 1 30 this afternoon Justice F W Eversmeyer officiated the private ceremony at his court parlors uniting Charles Alvin Sedam of Illinois City and Miss Anna Matilda Harbaugh of Fremont Nebraska. Witnesses were Sara J Dusemberry Minnie and John Sedam. Bride arrived this morning from Fremont. couple will housekeep immediately.
Company C to host the Christmas dance at the armory next Thursday, the last of the first half of eight dances this season. The Thomas Orchestra will provide music. four more dances follow in January and February, with dates January 5, January 22, February 5, and February 19.
Mrs. Albert Critz of East Ninth street announced the marriage of Miss Mary Calkins of Wyoming Iowa to Edward Davis Chagser of LeMars. The ceremony took place at Wyoming last Wednesday and the couple will reside in LeMars. The news was read to Muscatine ladies at the Woman's Federation convention in the fall.
Mrs Elizabeth Mohr was sentenced to 90 days in jail after defrauding residents in northern Wisconsin and several northern Illinois towns by posing as a paralytic and obtaining $13 000 under false pretenses. The case was heard in Janesville Wisconsin on December 22.
County Auditor A. S. Lawrence submits Muscatine city tax figures to the City Council showing total city tax levy of 2,058,091 dollars. The report itemizes real and personal taxes apportioned to funds including Consolidated tax 70,120.32, Improvement 6,174.20, Sewer 2,068.10, Gas & Bill 8,282.36, Water 4,116.18, Road Districts 1 1,012.92 2 2,705.45 3 665.90, with a total of 87,970.05 in other categories.
Literary notes highlight Theodore Roosevelt’s January Century essay The Ancient Irish Sagas. The piece argues for popularizing Celtic literature and establishing Celtic chairs at leading American universities, with J C Levendecker’s best illustrated work to accompany the article.
The Iowa Central Railway offers a one fare round trip to Havana Cuba on December 18 19 and 20 with return by January 9 Passengers travel via New Orleans connecting with Southern Pacific steamers Information on rates available from A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minn
E. C. Peto the auctioneer spent the day in Wapello on business, meeting clients and inspecting local properties. The day included discussions with residents and potential bidders about upcoming sales.
In District Court Judge Jackson hears Renshaw v Smith this afternoon over a claim for services rendered to a deceased mother. Day v Downey testimony finished but awaiting judge's ruling due to complex hog weight dispute. Calendar items include Nyenhuis v Hyink set for Dec 26 and Schaefer Co. v Cody for Jan 18 1907. A marriage license was issued today to Cecil W Bangs and Madge E Babitt.
Railway time table lists Wilton main line trains going east and west. Eastbound services show 11:13pm and 5:14pm arrivals with local freight No 72 and other timings. Westbound departures include 10:52am 4:00pm and 10:15pm with local freight No 71 daily except Sundays.
Trains listed with numbers and routes from Davenport to Chicago and beyond. Details include departures and arrivals at Muscatine and Wilton branch services with daily schedules and exceptions noted by agent W. Underdonk.
Detailed timetable for Nos. 2 and 4, 6 and 3 and 1 trains between Muscatine Round House Hahn's Switch Grandview Elrick Junction Wapello and Coos. Notes include daily or Monday only runs, connections with Town Central and Iowa Central lines, with specific departure and arrival times.
Railroad timetable fragment lists trains On April 9 1905 with freight services No 12 and No 91 showing passenger connections and departure times around 5:50 pm 7:15 am and 6 00 am amid unreadable OCR noise. The fragment references routes Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul with freight and passenger service details.
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