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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1906
Page
7
Dr. McNutt noted as dentist. Numerous residents travel to Chicago or Verona for holidays. Visitors include Nyenhuis, Begenske, Freers, Welch, Huttig, Crow, Haney, and Cotter families. Advertisements tout Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Mrs Ari’s buckwheat products with local shops Havercamp's Drug Store and Sterlin promotions.
A Christmas cantata titled Sleepy Santa will be presented tomorrow evening by the Presbyterian church with Sunday school members and adults in a comedy musical program. Santa Claus will attend. The cast includes Santa’s right hand man Fred Graff, and many pupils and fairies in sections such as toy factory girls and three wise men. Musical numbers feature opening chorus The Merry Christmas Time Is Here and multiple solos and choruses culminating in a good night parting.
Miss Ivah Gibson planned to wed tomorrow after a china shower hosted by the Nobody Know club. Communities share travel and visiting notes as residents head home for the holidays. Rev H A Northcutt dies in Mexico Missouri shocking the town.
Sam James alias Sam Tommes and several other aliases faced Judge W L McNamara in Keokuk on illegal deed possession charges. He waived preliminary examination and was bound over to await the March term grand jury with a $1500 bond. Local officials cite prior similar schemes in Des Moines Fremont New Ottumwa and other places.
At the Savery hotel on Friday night three former speakers N W Byers George W Clarke and W L Eaton and prospective speaker N E Kendall were present discussion of committee chairmanships occurred A large new member contingent gathered in the city for the winter session and met Kendall Wade repudiated a quoted interview and stated the national committee would not repudiate the Iowa state committee's action Miller Carr and party fights continued with exchanges over leadership and the Jackson banquet at Waterloo Cummins returned from Washington and urged Chase for U S district attorney for northern Iowa needing five votes and Dolliver could supply the fifth vote.
The parties expect a spring settlement with Senator Dolliver re-elected to choose sides. Governor Cummins shows no interest in the southern district attorneyship, and the prevailing word is Colonel Temple will be appointed as attorney.
Miss Mary Younkin returns home for holidays as Mrs. Mary Schnoeblen dies at her daughter's home after a long illness. Rosa Liska endures toe amputation after a painful condition. Anthonys Stransky marries Marie Kirkpatrick in a small Kalona ceremony. Joe Lear welcomes a baby boy while Geo. H. Craig tours Sherman county Texas with companions.
An engaging doctor prescribes mild remedies like Electric Bitters for illnesses such as Biliousness and Dyspepsia at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store, priced at 50 cents.
Brentford in the Jim River valley is advertised as a new town on the Minneapolis and St. Louis line in South Dakota. The prospectus cites a 1000 population goal in six months, a grain market capacity of one million bushels, exclusive 20 mile radius trade, two brick banks, three brick stores, five elevators and 150 residences sold. Potential buyers are directed to Brentford Commercial Club, and to Thos. A. Way, M S L R R Townsite Agent Aberdeen.
A reader suggests merchants test storefront appeal by standing before a well lit shop window for one hour this evening to count attracted passersby and determine if the display serves as a profitable advertisement.
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