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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1903
Page
6
A regional roundup from Wapello to Millersburg highlights local happenings. Correspondents report on people you know and daily life across towns including Montezuma and West Liberty with a focus on community updates.
Conesville residents share visits and injuries while Epworth League hosts a bazar raising 43 dollars. Christmas Eve program at M E church features multiple recitations, solos, duets, and choirs led by Mrs Underwood and Grace Gunderson with numerous local youths and families participating.
Local brief items report Cecil Carl returning home for Christmas from Iowa City and families visiting relatives for the holidays. A Ladies Aid sale at M E church raised about 50 dollars. Stella Eden's funeral was held, and local plans include a Thompson jubilee singers performance at Fisher opera house and a tree and treat for children.
Revival meetings at the M. BE. church show encouraging results with over forty conversions. J. W. Rife buys an interest in the Gus Herring meat market. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hinkley travel to East Peru to visit Mrs. Hinkley’s parents. Mrs. Speece leaves for Peoria, Florida, for a month with relatives.
In Orono on December 22 Mr and Mrs Ralph Babbitt and baby visited Columbus Junction. Friday Muscatine saw Mr and Mrs Mark Brockway Mr and Mrs John Hankins and Rube Marks. Albert DeCamp of Fruitland spent Sunday with John Hankins. Lula Abbott visited Ruth Underwood in Cone. The Wolford family and baby visited Will Hanks Sunday. A Christmas Eve program at Cone Reformed church features choir anthem cantata scenes with Santa Claus, a male quartet, recitations, and songs by students Marie Jeans Edith Jeans Pauline Beck Winifred Owen and others.
Miss Nellie Thornton stayed with Grace Eis ele over Wednesday night and Thursday. Henry Bertram passed through the area last week. Chas Stroup and Clark Law visited Muscatine Saturday. Residents busy with Christmas shopping and preparations. Mrs Joe Eisele hosted card party with guests including Mr and Mrs Eisele Mr and Mrs Dewale Kelly Philips Fred McIntyre Adam Krouse Frank Bryant Nellie Thornton and Grace Eisele. Miss Eisele won a prize. Will Fletcher and daughter Hazel shopped in Muscatine Saturday. Emma Pontal visited Grandma Eisele Thursday. Curtis Cassabaum and father cut wood on the bluff. Will Benett from near Fruitland moved into the Brown house with Rene Dewale. Fred Stroup visited Clarence Fis ele Sunday. Mr Lucas of Fruitland visited the Stroup home last week. Mrs Plowman called on Mrs Dewale Friday.
Bloomington December 22. Bloom ington Sunday school children rehearse for An Old Time Christmas Party to be held Wednesday evening December 23. Edward Pinkham attended church and Christian Endeavor. J C Commons improved the parsonage with a new telephone. Miss Stella Murdock will visit Grandview Wednesday for Christmas with her mother. The W F M S met at Mrs Will Shellabargers. Miss Lillie Hoopes attended the funeral of Harold Hoopes Wednesday.
The U B Sunday school prepares an entertainment and Christmas tree for Christmas Eve. Mrs Cassie Griffin has returned from Kansas after months away. Miss Mildred Fillmore from Ottumwa visits A J Cecil. Mr and Mrs Boyce of St Louis visit son Robert. Maud Meeker returns home from Toledo Iowa for Christmas. Nannie and Agnes O Brien spent Saturday night in Muscatine. Herman and Opal Wells were in Washington Friday. Samuel Cone of South Dakota visited W S Hunter Sunday.
Pomeroy weekly notes record social calls and visits. Gilbert Robinson and A B Hadley attended a Joy caller event. Rev W H Craine preached a funeral sermon for Mrs. Fulton east of Millersburg while Pom ery had no service. B Ostrander's condition remained poor after transfer to Watertown. Frank Fisher visited his parents, Mr and Mrs Drury Fisher. Mr and Mrs S A Mumey attended the funeral of Mrs Ful ton's mother. Prouty family visited Arpee. M O Boruff and Phebe Sheriff visited Aledo. Joy, Millersburg and Arpee residents shared lecturing event by Lou J Beau champ, December 12. Mrs C Crippin and Trace Crippin with Dora Emerson visited Bor uffs. Woodard of Eliza assisted by M Turner husked corn on Glancey farm. P V Aaronson preached at Joy and Millersburg while Rev Craine aided elsewhere. Aaronson visited Bor uff family. Fred and Ira Crawford sold 200 bushels of corn to N C Sellers at 40 cents per bushel.
Muscatine Island notes report Mr and Mrs Clarence King visiting Grandview relatives. J Q Beatty shows slow recovery. Fruitland school plans Christmas program and free Thursday afternoon. Della Pelton returns from visit with Rhuben Rexroth at Grandview. Charles Martin returns from Chicago for holidays. Island teachers and pupils take a week off for holidays. Island church Christmas entertainment Thursday night invites all. Elsie Neldig visits sister B H De Camp in Muscatine. Patrick McGee visiting West Branch relatives. George Pelton and sons see Rexroth family over Sunday.
Wholesale oats feed and oat meal prices listed with wheat rye and barley values. Hides apples onions potatoes sugar and various premiums noted. Cattle sheep poultry prices shown alongside retail flour butter lard cheese vegetables and other common items.
Arthur Wells of Sidney Nebraska is spending the holidays with his parents in Madura Iowa on December 22.
A. H. Thurnes of Buffalo C writes of kidney and bladder pain lasting years. After using Foley's Kidney Cure he reports relief, the brick dust stones fading and no pain in the kidneys, claiming it has done him a thousand dollars worth of good at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Four plaques depict the seasons and a 1904 calendar plaque for the Malt Nutrine Dept of the Anheuser Busch Brewing Assn. designed by A von Buest. Each twelve inch plaque uses fourteen colors and features none of the advertising. Available by sending 25 cents to Malt Nutrine Dept Anheuser Busch Brewing Assn St Louis Mo.
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