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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1914
Page
8
Bert Day, indicted for selling intoxicating liquors, pleaded plan of utility and was sentenced to thirty days in jail by Judge M. F. Donegan. County Attorney Thompson assisted. Also a suit on note: Martin Abbott sues August Peters for $200 on a promissory note.
The Partners of Santa Claus urge urgent donations tonight to reach a $20 shortfall for the annual gift distribution. Ten men are asked to donate two dollars each and bring their gifts before 9 PM to ensure the event's success. This is the final appeal from the Partners.
Wentworth Holmes of Joy Illinois visited the city to promote a proposed steam railway project in Rock Island and Mercer counties Illinois. The line would run from near New Boston to Muscatine. He said M Healey of Dallas Texas, impressed with the plan, will return after work at Putnam Texas. Holmes displayed blueprints of elevations and route and said the proposition now looks encouraging.
Forty two children were clothed through local Knights gifts and Truant Officer Charles Kern led a group to shops for supplies. Another donor aided a similar number, bringing aid to many of the poor. Kern says the children have never been so well provided for.
Grandmother used Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound to restore natural hair color. A druggist says it darkens naturally and evenly, covering gray hair by morning with repeated use. Sold by A J W Morgan at 107 West Second Street. about 60 cents a bottle.
Lutheran church members in New Era plan a Christmas program Thursday evening Defender 24. Rev. A D Freden leads with scripture reading and prayer. Children perform songs and recitations including Welcome and The Birthday of Our King. Primary and intermediate classes present exercises and songs. Closing remarks by Rev Freden.
Two Krueger sisters wed in a 4 PM ceremony at the King and Clay streets home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Krueger. Lewis Sollek and Arthur Bahr wed Ilssa and Louisa Krueger, with Rev A G Lange officiating. a three course supper followed amid Christmas colors.
Tohn Kuotz, an employee of the Ficken Furniture and Rug Company, fractured his left collar bone this morning during a delivery. Mr Latz, nearby, slipped and fell as the wagon halted when the horses started. Dr H Le Husted was summoned to attend to his injuries.
Children at the Juetheran Orphans Home will present a program tomorrow evening at o o'clock 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.
Phoenix reports the heaviest rains in the region drown hundreds of cattle with a rancher losing 100 head. Roads and bridges washed out suspend traffic between Phoenix and Florence. Nogales isolated as wires go down. U S army forces at Naco suffer losses including a cavalry trooper drowned.
Three hundred fifty Lamott Lead miners in Frederickstown strike after wage cuts of seven percent amid falling lead prices. National Lead Co warns of indefinite mine closure if work does not resume. Also notes Christmas Day post office hours and altered city parcel delivery.
Miss Ellen King of Yellowstone Park arrives to spend the Nolidara with Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Ning on West Fourth Street. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Reid and family of Hayfield, Minnesota, are also visiting the Ning household during the festive period.
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