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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1902
Page
8
A boastful ad praises the New Process laundry for handling fine linen with exceptional care. It claims shirts collars and cuffs are treated with gentleness during renovation and invites customers to try the service to make their linen look like new.
Miss Lucy Christford visits Dubuque with relatives and friends. Bond, the candy man Edward Rensink, of East Hill, is recovering from a bad cold. Mrs. Henry Tice and baby spent Sunday in Rock Island with her mother. Miss Eva R. Leonhard returns home near Columbus Junction after Christmas. The Huttig Hose Co. plans a dance at Hare's Hall on New Year's Eve. Miss Mary Leonhard travels from Columbus Junction to Davenport after Christmas. Mrs. A. Wade returns to Wellman from East Hill visit with the Bask family. Miss Clara Rome arrives from Wilton after Christmas visit. J. M. Gibbs and wife, visiting H. Heinlein's family, depart for Ottumwa. Gibbs' wife stays longer.
A special council session is called to decide on erecting a new hose house for Champion Hose Company with $10 000 fire fund appropriated this year and plans ready to proceed. All aldermen reportedly favor the project but will weigh the financial details and site options tonight.
The Woman's Federation of Clubs hosts a lecture tonight at the P. M. Musser public library. Prof Thos McBride of the state university will discuss the desert, aided by a stereopticon, promising an entertaining evening for local residents.
Local Muscatine grocers sign an agreement to close their stores from January 1 to April 1, 1903 at 7 p.m. Except Saturdays if all sign. Those wishing to sign are asked to visit the Journal office.
Mr and Mrs Sam R Stone of Chicago have been visiting relatives in the city. They rode the 7 58 train this morning to Ainsworth where they will spend the rest of the holidays with kin and friends.
Mrs P M Detwiler arrived home this morning on the 7 58 train from Chicago where she had spent a week visiting her sons Sherman and Justice. She departed on the Western for West Liberty to spend the day.
Mr. Baker arrives in the city on the 9 53 train to spend a few days with his wife at Hershey Memorial Hospital where she recently underwent a surgical operation.
Attorney and Mrs John W McKee rode to Conesville to spend the day at the home of the attorney's parents.
In 1864 a ranger-led group hunts Bloody Bill in New Mexico. Dishrag Sal, a kitchen girl, helps protect her lover by delaying pursuit as a cabin burns. She is later revealed to have saved him and dies spared, with Bill later leaving the country with her.
Mr and Mrs J F Chandeler formerly of Wapello now of Fredonia spent Christmas in Wapello then returned to Fredonia Saturday night on No 16. Mr Chandeler teaches the winter term of school at Fredonia.
Robert Williams of Lone Tree spent Christmas in this city with his parents Mr. and Mrs J J Williams.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Scott of Chicago are visiting the Dallas home. Read the Evening Journal, ten cents a week.
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