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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1914
Page
18
Bert Day receives Christmas jail time after pleading guilty to selling intoxicating liquor. Dar, also charged with selling liquor, appears before Judge NM F Donegan and is sentenced to thirty days. County Attorney Thompson presents case. Martir Abbott sues August Peters for $200 on a promissory note.
The Partners of Santa Claus issue a final appeal for donations of two dollars from ten men or twenty dollars in total to ensure the annual gift distribution tomorrow. Acknowledging generous aid yet noting a remaining shortage, organizers urge contributions by 9 o'clock this evening.
Wentworth Holmes of Joy Illinois visited the city in support of a proposed steam railway from near New Boston to Muscatine, Rock Island and Mercer counties. He said M J Healey of Dallas Texas, who has backed the project, will return after work at Putnam Texas. Holmes displayed blue prints of elevations and the proposed route, stating the proposition now looks encouraging.
Commercial men contributed a sizable amount that Truant Officer Charles Kern distributed to two score youngsters, sending them to various stores for shoes, clothing, and wearables. Another Muscatine man supplied 114 more children with clothing, officials note. Kern says the poor children have never been so well provided for.
Grandmother kept her hair dark and glossy with a Sage and Sulphur brew. This inexpensive remedy reportedly restored natural color, reduced dandruff, and improved scalp condition after daily use. Sold by A W Morgan, 107 West Second Street.
The LT Lutheran church at New Era will present a Christmas program on Thursday evening, December 24, with Rev. A D Freden delivering scripture and prayer. The program features recitations by John Fitchner Hazel Brie Violet Feastal Lillian Pantel and others, songs by the primary class and intermediate girls, and a closing benediction by Rev. A D Freden.
The Krueger residence at King and Clay streets hosted a double wedding as Elsie Krueger married Lewis Sollek and Louisa Krueger wed Arthur Bahr at 4 pm. Rev. A G Lange officiated before relatives and friends. The brides wore tan satin gowns with Spanish lace and carried roses. Christmas decor filled the home. Afterward a three course supper featured a large wedding cake and white roses.
John Lotz of Ficken Furniture and Rug company fractured his left collar bone this morning after slipping from a wagon as the horses started during a delivery. Dr H L Husted attended to his injuries.
The Lutheran Orphans Home children present a program tomorrow evening at o oclock featuring songs and recitations followed by prayer and benediction. Gifts will be distributed after the program first at the Old Peoples home and then at the Orphans home.
Associated Press report from Phoenix dated December 23 describes floods in Arizona's border region. Heaviest rains drown hundreds of cattle, including a rancher losing a hundred head, transport blocked by washed out roads and bridges, Nogales isolated, wires down, and U S Army forces at Naco affected with a cavalry trooper reported drowned.
At Maylose Mine Frederickstown, Mo three hundred fifty miners walked off after owners announced a 1 percent wage cut due to low lead prices. National Lead Co warned the mine would close indefinitely until workers return. Also notes Christmas Day post office hours with limited carrier delivery and special parcel post routes.
Miss Ellen King of Yellowstone Park and Mr and Mrs W G Reid with family from Hayfield Minnesota arrived to spend the holidays with Dr and Mrs E H Ming on West Fourth Street.
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