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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1908
Page
5
Leverich Normal and Training School in Muscatine Iowa announces a twelve week spring term starting March 2. The school promises rapid, principled instruction for certificates with high success, one recitation per teacher, and minimal time to certification. Positions paying 12 for twelve weeks. board 3 to 3.25.
Henry Druicke, ex Muscatine resident and Chicago Butler Brothers salesman, will relocate to Manchester England as branch manager as the wholesale firm plans European and Oriental offices. His departure, with family, is set for April.
Construction train fitted up and started at 8 oclock to reinforce the long trestle from the Great Western cereal company mill to the Hershey mill site. The pile driver operates all day as heavy timbers are driven to strengthen the trestle against spring floods. The crew will continue south with multiple improvements and finish in about a month.
Eleven chickens were stolen from Hugh Jacobs’s farm on a Saturday night drawing attention as thefts continue in South Muscatine and the Island. Other minor thefts reported nearby. residents suspect thefts could involve other animals. Work resumes at Roach and Musser sash and door factory after engine damage. new warehouse construction may begin soon. Brotherhood of St. Paul church to meet with Will R. Jayne speaking on liquor law in Iowa. weather affected attendance. Charles Lewis departs for Burlington to stay with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Burgin of New Boston, Ill., visiting on the Island depart after two weeks.
Rev H S Rutledge joins Musserville Methodist circuit with timetable changes. Alternate Sundays feature Rutledge and Conant. one minister handles morning and evening at Musserville then visits Island church, while the other serves Park Avenue High Prairie and Spangler's chapel. Attendance noted at recent Musserville services.
The note lists events at First Baptist and First Presbyterian churches including officers supper at Ratcliffs, live men's meeting, interdenominational institute, baptism, and a talk by Attorney Trickett. Presbyterian items cover women’s gatherings, Brotherhood banquet with Rev. S. M. Campbell speaking, Sunday school and service time changes, a weekly prayer meeting, and new lecture-room chairs.
Monday 7 30 probationers class Rise and Development of American Methodism. Tuesday 7 30 Epworth League fad social for Miss Hoopes. Thursday 7 30 Mid week prayer My Responsibility as a Voter with Roach Jackson and Peto. Friday Ladies' Aid sewing 7 30 Bible Genesis 1 2 8 00 at tabernacle Trickett Do the Saloons Help Business Can the Law Be Enforced. Annual Brotherhood banquet Tuesday March 3. Pastor absent May. Rev John Wesley Potter to preach first May Sunday.
The Ladies Aid meet Wednesday with lunch at noon. Thursday includes prayer and 1 Corinthians study preparing for communion next Sunday. Friday hosts the Women’s Mission circle at 2 PM with Girls’ School at Ponape Micronesia led by Mrs. Zeigler. Next Sunday communion and member reception at services. Noted speakers include Rev Horace Herr and Rev Frank Lee at dedication events and Hon T C MacMillan at Davenport association meeting. Teachers’ meeting Thursday 7 to 7 30 PM. Sunday school teachers invited.
Tuesday 7:30 Epworth League business meeting then choir practice. Wednesday 7:30 prayer meeting at South Muscatine chapel. Thursday 7:30 prayer meeting at the church led by Rev Schwiering. quarterly conferences after. Thursday afternoon Ladies Aid meets in South Muscatine at Mrs Steinfurth home. Friday afternoon Ladies Aid at church. Saturday 2 pm catechism class. Sunday quarterly meeting. Co E Baumgarten pastor.
The official board meets at 7 30 p m at the church. The Young Ladies Circle gathers at Miss Pearl Bitter s Mulberry avenue home. A chicken pie supper runs Wednesday 5 to 7 p m. Thursday evening 730 sees a regular prayer meeting and follow up activities.
A sequence of local gatherings is listed: Friday afternoon at 2:20 Ken Singleton club meets in church parlors, Friday evening Attorney C W Trickett of Kansas City Kansas speaks at the tabernacle, and Saturday night the Sunshine club meets in church parlors at 7:30 after teachers meeting at 8:36 o'clock.
Tuesday evening catechism class meets at 7 30 at the church with welcome to all. Wednesday the Ladies Aid meets at 2 30 with Mrs Wm Lang as hostess. Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30 focuses on Readiness. On March 19 the Women Home and Foreign Missionary society visits Mrs Chas Klink at 317 Cedar. Saturday junior catechism class at 9 30 and senior class at 10 30.
Tuesday evening at 7 30 Bible study class Monthly business meeting of the Christian Endeavor society 8 30 to 9 30. Wednesday afternoon Ladies Aid society at the parsonage Mrs Calvin Brenner hostess. Thursday 7 30 prayer meeting and choir practice. Thursday 6 45 to 7 30 Catechism class. Saturday 9 to 11 German school Catechism 11 to 12.
The church lists events for Tuesday with an afternoon and evening Daughters of the King meeting at the rectory, and for Wednesday an afternoon and evening St. Katherine's Guild gathering as part of parish activities.
Miss Lizzie Kirkpatrick returned from Iowa City after visiting Ruth Osborne. John and Mrs Meesz plan to move to Iowa City. Mary Whistler visits Columbus Junction to help Montgomery Clark. Lone Tree Meteors lose to Iowa City 34 to 35. Ida Cotter mourns her father’s death in Oxford at 83 from pneumonia. Helen Smith visits Burlington grandparents. A horse was found tied in Shake Rag school yard after a ride. Mrs Day visits Iowa City. Jess Robison visits West Liberty for a weekend at H B Hill.
Sale of useful and fancy articles at the rectory this week. Thursday 2 30 p m Monthly program meeting of the woman's auxiliary at Mrs. L E Brown 403 West Third street. Friday 7 30 p m Litany service.
Jacob Weckerlin longtime county resident died at his home on the river road at 5 35 am after a three day illness. Born in Canton Saffhausen Switzerland August 7 1845 he came to the United States as a boy and lived in Homestead Indiana before moving to this county about 35 years ago. He leaves a widow and five children Edward at home Mrs Albert Steen of Chicago Jacob Henry and William of Chicago. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm from his river road home in Sweetland township with burial in the Sweetland township cemetery.
Shelby Norman Post G A R members meet at headquarters 11 30 Tuesday to attend the funeral of Comrade C H Hun ter late of Company B 35th Infantry. Wagonettes depart post rooms at noon and interment is at Island cemetery by order of commander Gus Schmidt Adjutant.
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