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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1907

Page

8

Local Notes Report Busy City Street Scene

The city sees a flurry of arrivals departures and visits as residents and visitors such as A H McClun from West Liberty Newton Quinn from Washington and many others travel for short stays in the city. Frequent mentions include Miss Mae Compton from Downey Miss Caroline Marolf from Wilton and Mrs. Florence McQueen ill at Mulberry Avenue with several families and travelers heading to Davenport Wilton Kinross and Moscow for brief visits.

A Paradise of Lies staged by Mil dred Holland at Grand Opera

Mil dred Holland and Richard Gordon head a capable cast in Matthew Barry's A Paradise of Lies at the Grand Opera house. Holland's emotional acting and Gordon's resonant voice carry the production, with Pendergrast as a suave villain and strong staging throughout the three acts set in eighteenth century Italy.

Grand Opera House Mildred Holland Matthew Barry Miss Holland Muscatine Goers Pedro Toco Antonio Earl of Kenmore Esther Gerber Mother Scala Mavid Brandon Brunetta Fabio W. H. Pendergrast Richard Lord Stanton Richard Gordon Mr. Gordon Kyrle Bellew Italy

New Stock Yards Construction Starts Under Favorable Weather

Work begins Monday on the new stock yards near Mad Creek with foundation to start that day and concrete floors to follow. W S Underdonk says grading will finish by Saturday night and the yards, larger and more modern than the Second street site, will serve all local stock shipments once completed.

Mad Creek W. S. Underdonk Second Street

County Teachers to Attend State Meeting in Des Moines

County Superintendent Witter will travel to Des Moines Tuesday for the Iowa State Teachers Association annual business session. Many Muscatine county teachers plan to attend, hoping for strong representation. The office holds unclaimed school law books and a copy of the Iowa Official Register for every school.

Iowa State Teachers’ Association Des Moines Witter Muscatine County Convention City Iowa

Christmas Eve Program Shines at New Era Lutheran Church

An exceptionally good Christmas program at the Lutheran church in New Era featured festive decorations, a tree with ornaments and colored tapers, and white clad dancers with red ribbons. The program included recitations, songs, solos, a dialogue, and a Santa Claus gift distribution to a large audience.

New Era

Edna Smith Hostess for Wilton Social Evening

Miss Edna Smith hosted a social gathering in Wilton Iowa with a supper and games. Guests included Faye Ayres Mary Ruff Eva Port Lillian Hucke Ella Bannick Ella Dice Gertrude Follmer Cora Ringgenberg Rena Atwill. Visitors Mrs H A Ficken and Mr Mrs Otto Schiele and various relatives visited local households.

E. Friederichsen Muscatine H. W. Lamp John Lavely Anna Dwyer Jennie Kelley Grace Ott West Liberty Mildred Naftzger Clara Koll Elizabeth Holzhauer C. C. Johnson H. H. Johnson Dorothea Reynolds, Ll Otto Schiele Durant Klasse Lena Freyermuth Elizabeth Kaufman Kate Creitz Margaret Dwyer Katie Klein Myrtle Lee Davenport J. B. Harris E. F. Schall Ed. Mockmore J. J. McNulty M. W. Stapleton McNulty East Wilton

Passion Play at Tabernacle Draws Pleasing Audience

The Passion Play showing remarkable moving pictures in the Life of Christ attracted a pleased audience at the Tabernacle last night. The pictures will be shown again tonight and tomorrow, starting at 7 o clock and continuing to a late hour.

Christ Tabernacle

Ex-Bartender to Speak at Meeting Tonight

An unusual program is planned for this evening’s meeting at West Hill Chapel. Conveter Grant Sample, formerly a bartender in local saloons, will share his conversion story along with others. Rev Judson Kempton leads the event and a special hymn service using tabernacle hymn books invites the public.

West Hill Chapel Grant Sample Judson Kempton

Rise of John H Edwards to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

John Hinkson Edwards rising star in federal service remains in his early thirties as assistant secretary of the United States treasury. He advanced from stenographer to private secretary to Secretary Shaw, with Payne’s praise helping his early career and a sentimental White House nomination tied to Washington’s birthday after Shaw proposed the elevation.

United States Treasury John Hinkson Edwards Edwards Washington Treasury Department National Capitol Senator Ankeny the Treasury Shaw Payne National Treasury Department Treasury Secretary of the Treasury Senate

Merchants Warned as Chicago Post Heist Suspect Heads West

A Chicago Christmas Eve robbery by a thief who stole 185 money orders and a government stamp prompts a Muscatine warning. Postmaster inspectors circulate a circular to all postmasters warning against accepting money orders numbered 1816 to 19000 and urging arrest of any passers bearing those numbers.

Muscatine Stewart Chicago Chidaxo

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