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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
5
Advertises men s neckwear including reversible French fold silk ties 50c to 1.00 discusses silk combination sets with handkerchiefs and matching hose boxed at 1.60 and 1.00 suspender garter and arm band sets 1.00 and 6 pairs of color cotton half hose set boxed at 1.50 Also notes boxed silk satin striped ties in black and leading shades and tomorrow s sale at 1 00 or 1 60 figures in multiple items
Manager Brockman plans a large Christmas show with star acts for the forepart of the week. He aims to secure top names, though the expense will be high. The current bill features The Shooting Clarks, Dutch Weston, DuPrecz and Deyoe, and Fr Hourin with dynamic aerial stunts.
W J Cantillion an old time Dubuque lawyer and longtime assistant doorkeeper of the Senate died in Washington DC. He was 78 years old and born in Dubuque. He had served eight years in the Senate post.
Leon Louisiana December 22 Special Louie Pickering ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Martin Pickering was perhaps fatally injured when he poured coal oil into the stove to make the fire burn Neighbors saved the house from destruction Wapello December 2 Friends here announced the marriage of Miss Ethel Pritchette formerly of this city to Paul Rogers of Milwaukee The wedding occurred at the La Salle hotel in Chicago on Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock In the presence of a limited number of friends The bride is well known in this city where she resided as a school girl The groom is a prominent Milwaukee businessman The couple departed that evening for a winter sojourn in southern California and will return to make their home in Chicago Christmas exercises are planned by local churches The German church will have a Christmas tree Christmas night Presbyterian children will present a Song Cycle and recitations The M E church will present a cantata Santa Claus in Slumberland followed by treats The Christian church children will present The North Pole followed by a treat C E Stone formerly of this city now in Knoxville Iowa has been visiting relatives in the area George Mallory of Toolesboro is reported seriously ill Mr and Mrs Wil Kendrick of Winfield visited relatives in this vicinity Ives D G Gearhart has rented the barber shop in the Silverthorn building and will install new fixtures ready soon
At a special election in Nevada Iowa held yesterday the proposition to erect a 430000 building at the county farm was defeated.
8 G Bronner opens a new vehicle painting business at 128 125 West Front Street Muscatine with exclusive carriage and automobile painting. Bronner, with fifteen years in the trade, formerly led the J H Mundt Carriage Works painting dept and later painted Citizens Railway cars. His brother Leonard joins, promising high quality work and up-to-date methods with guaranteed results. The shop started this week to favorable prospects.
In Wilton Iowa on Tuesday many residents traveled to Muscatine and Davenport for business and visiting. A farewell reception for Prof and Mrs W A Pye was held at the home of Mr and Mrs W Griffith with socializing contests and a token of appreciation presented by teachers.
Friends in Muscatine and nearby towns feature visits and errands as John Brugman returns from Belmond Belo.. Henry Schellar tours Rock Island and Miss Stella Kellar visits Moscow. Wilton Lodge 167 A F and A M elects officers for next year and John Dant visits Muscatine. The N N C members host a Christmas party at Mrs Nicolaus home with gifts exchanged. Maude Marshall leads a holiday program with piano solos readings and a dance duet followed by treats and member performances.
Frank J. Bechely longtime superintendent of the Dubuque division of the Illinois Central is granted indefinite leave of absence due to ill health. He plans to go to Arizona for mining interests and a successor will be named next week.
Sam Rogers aged 65, an old trapper, fell on ice six miles from Winterset Iowa. He dragged himself four miles through snow to the nearest house and is near death from a broken leg. Local ice accident details reported by Iowa Evening Press.
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