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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
4
Just One Moment announces opening for business Monday January 3 1910 at 223 Iowa Ave one block south of the post office. The store is fitted up for up-to-date operations with new stock fixtures and a complete line expected to meet public demand.
Local notes report Baker University activities at the YMCA tonight along with a New Year’s Eve dance at Assembly Hall for a good time. Also listed are visitors and departures including Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Garard to Waterloo and Stella Mooney from Davenport visiting Muscatine friends, plus a tragedy in Indianapolis where two children burned to death after their clothes ignited from a stove.
All chiefs and brothers are urged to attend a Thursday evening meeting to elect directors for the Red Men home society. Co. G. Hagerman presides. New York Grain Market reports wheat at 1.28 and corn at 70 cents.
The funeral for August Deutschman was held today at 2 o'clock from his home 610 West Eighth Street with Rev J J Jans of a German Evangelical church officiating. The A O U W lodge led grave services under Supreme Master Workman William M Narvis. Champion Hook and Ladder Company members attended in a body. Pallbearers were John Tillie A J Neidig A G Bestenlehner William Hings George Trump and George Bichewater.
Louis Lydy, four years old, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Lydy of Clinton Street, was severely cut on the forehead when he fell on a slippery sidewalk. The two inch gash opened to the bone and bled heavily before Dr F L Appel dressed the wound, no stitching done due to dirt in the wound.
Now is the time to decide what classwork you are going to take at the Y W this winter. The classes offered are too good to be missed.
The Homesteaders lodge elects L. C. Benson as installing officer for the January 20 ceremony. Six new members were admitted and a social session planned after the installation. Regular meetings resume February 4 on the first and third Fridays.
The South Muscatine Literary Society held its first meeting at Hoopes hall on Wednesday with an excellent program. The highlight was a debate on whether the boy is more beneficial to parents than a girl, the negative winning 2 to 1. William Starke and J. E. Hoopes supported the affirmative. Ed Whitle and Clyde Ryan spoke for the negative. Baker University plays at the Q C A tonight.
Geneva E Miller and L R McKee wed at the Miller home near Conesville in a 7 pm ceremony led by Rev J W Bechtel. Both families are prominent. the couple will reside in Conesville with a New Year reception planned by the groom's mother.
The marriage of Miss Bertha Sherwood of this city to Dr. W. F. Boiler of Iowa City took place at 3 pm at the bride’s home on West Second street. The ceremony honored by relatives and close friends featured Miss Maryatta Hoopes as attendant, with decor of cut flowers. Bertha Sherwood, a Muscatine High School graduate, worked at P. M. Musser Library. Dr. W. F. Boiler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Boiler of 1808 Mulberry Avenue, is a physician in Iowa City and a State University of Iowa medical school graduate. They will honeymoon in Chicago before settling in Iowa City at 211 East Olive Street after February 1.
Indianapolis notes Leslie M. Shaw told the Indiana Teachers' association that direct primaries could let electors pick a presidential candidate. He claimed if Roosevelt Taft and Bryan were gone, Robert N. LaFollette would head the majority party and William R. Hearst the minority, with platforms unpredictable.
New York December 30 Sir Horace Plunkett voices support for Gifford Pinchot amid the Ballinger dispute. Speaking before the Economic and Historical Association he notes Pinchot as a remarkable public servant, regrets his absence due to pressing business, and hints at ongoing controversy without detail.
The Christmas Party at the YWCA A rooms last evening delighted nearly 60 young people with games and contests. A short musical and literary program followed, and the Christmas tree held a present for everyone while ice cream cones capped the evening.
The Young Ladies' Sodality of St. Matthias church with 15 members rode to Miss Stella Healey’s home in Lake Township for an evening of games music and an oyster supper enjoyed late into the night.
Miss Anna Molis leaves for Davenport this noon to attend a large party at Feteruary Inn. Miss Helena Ahrens, Davenport resident, is entertaining and known locally.
Sir Horace argues with James J. Hill over rising living costs and looming food imports. He warns that without improved farming methods, America faces massive food imports by century’s end, urging urgent congressional and state legislative action.
The lately remodeled Seventh Day Adventist church on Fifth Street between Spruce and Locust will host dedicatory services Sunday at 2 PM with Elder N Campbell as principal speaker and with assistants from Atlantic City. A choir program includes two selections, a duet and a trio. About 800 dollars has been spent on remodeling, funded by subscriptions, and a new basement room for day school was added.
Judge Jackson issued an order requiring 10 days prior filing before divorces may be heard, effectively ending same day hearings. Two divorces filed this afternoon, one granted, with details of cases involving A G Bond Stella Bond, Martha Ingelden and Atanda Mullen, and James Mullen. Probate matters include W C Schmidt and Barney Binhoff wills. Motions for new trials in Gesell and Vail cases argued, ruling pending.
Two indictments charging obtaining city money by false pretenses in coal sales to Chicago were returned by the grand jury yesterday against James P. Connery and Michael H. Rogers.
A Wilton branch engine failed during a cold night, paralyzing traffic for hours. The locomotive, used for the Moscow special, collapsed on return but was thawed and revived to complete a partial run by 2 PM. The resulting delay forced postponement of the Sherwood Boiler wedding at First Methodist Church as guests missed the morning ceremony.
Cincinnati December 40 telegraphers of the Big Four have presented an ultimatum to the general manager. An answer will be given today. A referendum vote is said to be overwhelmingly in favor of a strike. Other railroad telegraph operators watch the outcome before acting. The key demand is inclusion of telephone operators in their ranks.
A Grace Lutheran Church event will have the ladies sew the old year out and the new year in on Friday evening. Husbands and church men will serve refreshments at the unique community gathering.
To prevent accidents from ice and snow on the First Methodist church roof boards have been placed across the Third street sidewalk to bar pedestrians from that side.
New York awaits Morse after the federal court denied a new trial motion and counsel plans a writ of error. The Supreme Court had earlier refused to intervene. In London, Gladstone Centenary services commemorated his birth with floral tributes to his statue on The Strand.
Advertised draft stallion Co. No. 9640 for sale cheap if sold soon. Contact T. Warman at Box 17, R. R. No. 9, Muscatine for details.
Des Moines inspector W J Ribble praised the Family Theatre on Third Street Muscatine for excellent safety and fire precautions. He commended Mr Brockman for careful seating and exits and noted twenty chemical extinguishers will be added to boost protection against fire or panic.
Prairie Grove on December 28 reports a bitter cold Christmas with snow banks. Visitors include Dr. N A York and wife from Lisbon, Mrs. Harry McCann from Springdale with Grandma McCann, and many locals at a Chas Armstrong sale. School resumes January 3, Marion Kirby visits relatives, and M Markle plans to return home when weather allows. Mrs. Elizabeth Walker dies after paralysis, with funeral at Joel Walker’s home and burial in Friends Cemetery north of West Liberty.
In North Concord Iowa on December 30 readers learn of Mrs. Fannie Wagner hosting visitors including Mrs. S L Johnston and Mrs. L George, Ruby Wagner's move into Wm Denham's former house, and Henry Wagner renting his farm to Robert Orr for a March move to Overton Nebraska. Also listed are attendance at The Blue Mouse in Muscatine, Lennie George visiting from Washington, and several Christmas dinners and family gatherings among local residents.
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