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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1910
Page
12
Items seen in local ads include quality cigars branded Muscatine and piano benches along with scarves as affordable Christmas gifts. Hirt & Fesler located in the Hershey Building advertise these options for shoppers.
The page itemizes residents leaving Muscatine for homes in Fairport Milan and Davenport, plus short visits from Wellman Wilton Dubuque and Columbus Junction. It notes piano bargains at Hirt & Fesler, farm loans at Titus, and various local errands and departures across Iowa towns. Numerous names appear including Mrs J Asthalter Miss Frieda Wiese Miss Lola Bear Miss Mollie Church and others.
The final jury case of the present term, Warman v. Arkansas Valley Land Company, is to be disposed of today. Jurors not in the prior panel have been excused, and by tomorrow the case should be finished, allowing the twelve jurors to return home before Christmas. Judge D V Jackson presides for the last time. Judge-elect L J Horan will take over in January. The January term opens January 10 with the grand jury and on January 17 with the petit jury. Some cases, including Hall Construction Co, are expected to be heard. current term has been unusually active.
Judge Shaner finished scoring after three days at the tenth annual fanciers association show. The public exhibit remains open until tomorrow night with many visitors today. Official results list White Plymouth Rocks with multiple first through fifth awards across cock, hen, pullet, and pen categories awarded to entrants from Muscatine Hedrick and Muscatine Ja.
Assistant Secretary Miss Jeanette Bartlett severed her connection with the association yesterday and left for her home in Schaller, Iowa. Miss Florence Hale of the Minneapolis Training Center will take her place after Christmas. The S. S. L. club embroidery class meets this evening. rooms closed next Monday and no meals served.
The report identifies a Pasadena based "Mr. Craig" as purchaser of 3 million dollars of Portland real estate, linked to the Harriman railroad system. A deed records John W. Craig as vender and transfers title to the Portland Terminal Investment Company, Harriman’s subsidiary.
A seven acre land block lies between Hoyt and Quimby streets just west of the Northern Pacific freight sheds, extending from North Elev enth to North Twelve streets.
Gifford Pinchot former US forester sends a 25 dollar check to the Dolliver Memorial association. The fund total grows to 3100 dollars as of December 23 in Ft. Dodge Iowa per the Iowa Evening Press.
The Wilton Iowa M E Sunday school presents a Christmas program on Saturday evening December 24 at 7 p m. It features Joy to the World sung by the congregation a prayer by Rev Dillon a male chorus recitations by Wm Riggenberg Davis Moore and others violin solo by Miss Olive Hains piano solo by Donald Whitmer and childrens play directed by Mrs Perry Mrs Schafnit and Mrs Piggot with Mrs Wm Lang supervising the primary class
The program featured recitations by Lysle Dawson and Perry Nelson, a pantomime with music by Mrs. Friederichsen’s class, and a Xmas treat. Other notes mention Miss Bertha Rynearson visiting Muscatine, Miss Jessie McArthur's Xmas vacation with Rev. and Mrs. Lumbar, Ulla Brown joining his wife in St. Louis, the Globses shopping in Davenport, G. E. Rick and Esley in Muscatine, W. F. Warner visiting Toledo, W. S. Blanchard and son in Davenport, Miss Bessie Einfeldt in Davenport, and William Wacker and son returning to Sanborn.
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