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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
4
Local news item notes only a few sleighs left with Frank Bowman urging hurry. Mentions guests from Iowa City Ada Ortiz and various local residents traveling or visiting relatives. Grocery stores plan Friday night hours and Saturday noon closing. Monument offer advertised by John T. Boland.
County Auditor Edward Collins of Davenport inspected Muscatine county drainage district plans and noted much drainage work is planned for Scott county. He stayed with County Auditor Lawrence during the visit. Also announced is the Red Men home society meeting Thursday to elect directors at Yeoman hall with refreshments.
At Banner lodge meeting officers will be publicly installed on January 11 with Mrs Kittie Lezotte as installing officer Refreshments to be served Several candidates were balloted on and the Degree of Honor Industrial will hold an all day sewing next Tuesday with officer elections for the year to follow
Columbus Junction Iowa Dec 29 special Miss Arel Oakes daughter of Mrs H D Oakes was married at Burlington Tuesday afternoon to C O Leason son of Beardstown Illinois Leason arrived in Columbus Junction last Thursday night and left for home after the ceremony Oakes returned home that evening and Leason went to Beardstown Miss Oakes had lived here ten years attended college in Iowa City and later worked in Beardstown where she met her husband Mrs Leason will remain here the rest of the winter with her mother
Wapello Iowa December 29. Des Moines visitors include Mr and Mrs Wallace Bacon and baby daughter returning to spend Christmas with Rev and Mrs Charles Blanchard. Mary Weber teaching at Shellsburg visits parents for vacation. Several locals travel to Burlington Mediapolis Morning Sun Oklahoma California and Maryville. A public sale by Dick Blanchard nets about 4400.
In Muscatine region, right of way work continues for the Muscatine North and South line with plans for a spur to Oakville. New owners Brown and Boynton press for terminals and franchise while awaiting legal clearances. Local observers expect completion to Burlington in the coming year as drainage projects spur business and crop haulage.
Dubuque’s three hundred traveling men hold their twenty fifth annual reunion of the Dubuque Traveling and Business Men’s Association. J J Dunn of Mason City is to be the principal speaker at the banquet tonight.
Mrs. T. W. Holmes, wife of Alderman Holmes of the Fourth ward, fractured her left arm this morning after sliding on an icy stair. Dr. E. K. Tyler reduced the fracture after the fall from the kitchen steps.
Shiloh Louisiana December 29. P B Lake and family spent Sunday with A Jones west of Muscatine. James Hopking and family of Muscatine visited T Brumbough's. The Excelsior Literary met at George Ottos. Sabbath school and preaching next Sunday at North Prairie church. Epworth League at 7 20 led by Elizabeth Greiner. Harry Wills had Xmas dinner with John Teutels. B F Greiner hosted relatives for Xmas dinner Saturday. Mrs John Garyin visiting her parents in Missouri. Clarence Klein attends law school at the University of Iowa and spends Xmas vacation at home.
All members of Champion Hook and Ladder company are requested to be at the quarters at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon in full uniform to attend the funeral of brother August Deutschman. J. J. Brown, Foreman.
Special Officer John Mucha struck Benninger with a police club last night causing a deep head gash requiring stitches and medical care. Benninger considers pressing charges while Mucha says the action was warranted. by today, stakeholders expect the case may go to justice court.
In response to requests the choir of St Matthias Catholic church will repeat the Christmas morning 5 o'clock mass as a special musical program. Marze's Mass and Adesta Fidelis will be offered together, with It is expected many attend. High Mass at 9:30 will feature I M Walker tenor Julius Pauchet violin and Miss Hda Critz organist assisting.
Bloomington mourns Lloyd Wood with large funeral attendance. Distinctive community ties shown by relatives, friends, schoolmates, and Epworth League members. Numerous visitors from Muscatine and Davenport shared Christmas gatherings and updates on local families.
Chicago December 29 Thomas M Chivington of Louisville was chosen president of the American Baseball association in the latest election securing leadership of the national body. formal results announced today in Chicago with no further details available.
A. L. Pierson's furniture and hardware store at 426 East Second street was entered by breaking a rear pane of glass and pushing back a bolt. The thief took $4 in cash and a small amount of knives and articles. police notified and investigating. Pierson notes the merchandise loss may be minor.
Lysle Pulse hosted a holiday afternoon party at the Pulse home on Sheridan Street for several young friends with music, games, and refreshments. Attendees included Jennie Bell Hurlbut Maud Phelps Margaret Wilson Myrtle Schmidt Bernice Hurlbut Marvin Phelps Olmer Schmidt Fred Wilson Robert Mc Arthur Herman Bierman David Pulse and Lysle Pulse. Mrs Mark Coyner hosted a noon dinner for about twenty relatives at 408 East Second Street with Mabel Morgan and Laura Porter assisting. Out-of-town guests included Mr and Mrs Edward Coyner of Des Moines and Mrs A J Porter of Spokane. Harry Coyner and family will host Friday noon dinner with a country trip by bobsled.
The company held a Tuesday evening dancing party described as one of the most enjoyable events by the military organization. Forty couples attended with Koontz orchestra providing excellent music enhancing the evening. An informal military hall is planned for the near future but no date is set.
The 500 club enjoyed a Tuesday evening at Mrs. D. F. Sullivan's Maiden Lane home hosted by Miss Anna O'Brien. A card game followed by a Christmas tree and gifts for all. Each member brought a present for everyone else totaling over three hundred sixty gifts. Out of town guests were the Misses Stach from Tawa City.
The Kensington society of Electa Chapter No 32 C E S met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs C C Smith’s East Fourth home. Refreshments were served and the business session decided meetings will be held every alternate Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Callie Pitchforth hosting on January 11.
Laurent Council of the Knights of Columbus plans a large Christmas party at the new Armory on Thursday evening. The event is a major winter social gathering with many local and out of town visitors expected to attend.
Miss Bertha Sherwood will marry Dr. W. F. Boiler at the Sherwood home 321 West Second Street tomorrow at 12 30 o clock. The ceremony will be simple and the couple will honeymoon in the east before settling in Iowa City.
A festive social event, the subscription hop, will be at the Muscatine Launch Club Friday night. Attendance is open to all, not just Launch Club members, offering holiday season revelry led by COMUS Dancing Club with a dance planned for Thursday evening December 20.
The Comus Dancing club at the Launch club house presents a series of dances described as highly enjoyable events. Social gatherings draw members and guests for music, dancing, and merry evenings.
Miriam Bliven and Gert Titus left for Airline to attend a dinner tonight for Oberlin students with Miss Caroline Ainsworth as hostess. A Mystic Workers dance the night before drew about one hundred members and friends for a congenial, music filled evening.
Mr and Mrs Joe Bowser and family visited Isaac Foster and family. Alpha Cole of Andalusia visits Benj Foster home. Charles Foster and family returned from Iowa for Christmas. Fred Faulkner of Muscatine visited relatives. Frank Reynolds entertained sons and relatives from Rock Island and Kansas. Mac Bowser visits Muscatine. Ben Zollner spent Christmas with John Zollner family. Local turnout at Christmas program at the German church. Carl Blankenbury and family visited Gillett parents. Revival meetings led by Rev Bryden and Rev Smith at Foster Baptist church. Christmas program at Foster Baptist church well attended with Lillian Workman trained children. Nelson Miller family moved to a farm near Elizab. John Miller moved to the vacated farm. Ed McNall of near New...
Mr and Mrs Orren RabbeDeaux and family of Muscatine Iowa visit Oliver Shirkey home. Mrs Thomas Watson travels to Muscatine for the funeral of Miss Luella Steen.
Fred Wolfe of Roselawn Avenue sustained a painful fall on an icy sidewalk last night near his home. He fractured his right leg and bruised his body. Dr. Frank Halstead attended and set the fracture.
Pleasant Prairie crowds attend the bazaar and Christmas program at the church, described as socially and financially successful. Local residents Mrs Hattie Jakeman and children visit family, Emma Baker and son spend Christmas at a relative, and several families from Letts to Muscatine are noted visiting, with I B McElroy advertising stock and chicken foods.
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