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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1907
Page
2
Alumni in Muscatine County eagerly anticipate the third of next month’s reunion with the university. Letters praise the plan and urge attendance as county clubs form a permanent group. A democratic university dinner at the Armory will feature stereopticon slides and country club photo displays.
Local brief reports from Haskins Iowa on Christmas Sunday include Willie Beardsley visiting Muscatine relatives, Rolla Gardner planning Ames start, Samuel Harrison visiting Lone Tree, and multiple residents traveling or visiting nearby towns. The Haskins Mutual telephone system is expanding slowly with strong service claims.
From October to May headaches are mainly due to colds. Laxative Bromo Quinine can relieve. E. W. Grove on box 25c Read the Journal. 10 cents a week.
Lee Craig and Miss Ella Augustine were married at the M. E. parsonage on Wednesday evening. Bruce Moore and a family spent Xmas with friends in Brighton. Mabel Owen is home from Decorah for the holidays. Miss Cora Goodspeed visits her father and sister. Frank Timmons visited his brother Cyrus. Linthly Bros delivered hogs to West Chester. Rev. Smith of Lexington was in town.
Henry Hoben shipped two carloads of stock from Gladwin the first of the week. Mrs. Jeff McColester visited Washington Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Thos Gerard went to Muscatine Monday evening. Pat Halligan of Lone Tree was a business visitor Tuesday. Mrs. Hines of Oakland visited with her daughter Mrs Thos Gerard earlier in the week. James Cherwinker Jr and Claude Hancher went to Muscatine Saturday. George Marling and Earl Carson shipped hogs from Gladwin Tuesday.
The January issue highlights Sabin’s future war tale where America and Japan confront a distant conflict. Planes and air ships are deemed feasible by the author, with notable illustrations enhancing the narrative.
William Miller, a former Muscatine resident, was found dead in his Omaha, Nebraska, home Monday evening. The body was discovered by roommate John Owens. death is believed to be heart failure. He is the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Miller of 1112 East Eighth Street, Muscatine, with several siblings in the city. The body will be brought back for burial.
William L Butler a long time Muscatine resident and Odd Fellows member died after a six month illness at his East Third Street home shortly after midnight. Born February 17 1819 in Columbus Ohio he leaves wife and many children in Texas Illinois and Iowa. Funeral planned for Friday from his East Third Street residence.
A frightful experience with biliousness malaria and constipation is quickly overcome by taking Dr. Kings New Life Pills. 25c Havercamps Prescription Drug Store.
Sigourney Iowa reports a Friday banquet hosted by Hebron encampment number 40 with toastmaster C. M. Brown and toasts by L. A. Funk Art Richmond Henry Wagner and G. Kleinschmidt. Music by Pulver's orchestra and servings at Merchants after the program.
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