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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1910
Page
13
Mrs. John Fry and daughter from Letts visit. Misses Teresita Ryan Lenai Geirse and others travel home to Nichols Muscatine and West Liberty. Poultry show opening January 4th draws crowds and speeches. Community notes cover family visits, moves, and quarantine for diphtheria as townspeople prepare the new year events.
The county recorder notes a total of 2,525 instruments filed in the past year. He cites 1909 as possibly the best year in the office’s history, with more filings than any prior year and a rise of 482 over the previous year.
A Congregational Mission Circle session at Mrs. W S Norton’s Maple avenue home focused on Mormonism. Mrs J H St John presented a well studied paper tracing the sect’s history and growth, noting its organizational compactness and training of children, with phonograph numbers enjoyed and a devotional close led by Mrs W W McQuesten.
Miss Emma Caven of Morning Sun married Jacob G. Waterhouse of Oakville in Kansas City this week. Mrs Waterhouse, Columbus City schools principal, was formerly a Wapello teacher. The report also notes Miss Willa McCaw’s sudden mental illness and hospital transfer, plus several local visits and travel notes from Morning Sun, Elm Grove, and surrounding towns.
Arrangements are complete for a New Year’s party hosted by Turn Verein Vorwarts. The comedy sketch The Court of Justice features a judge Henry Beer sheriff Ernst George and defendant Bernard Schmidt. Indian club exhibition Maennerchor songs recitations and dancing follow the sketch. Miss Lulu Palmer and Miss Nellie Weingart Leave for Rock Island to visit over New Year.
After Christmas if funds are short for regular bills you can borrow from 5 to any amount on furniture piano team or other personal property with no removal. Weekly or monthly payments are small and affordable. Example 3.60 per week for 25 loan in 50 weeks. 1.20 per week for 50 loan in 50 weeks. Agent will call within 40 miles of Davenport.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. McMannama and Mrs. J. Wickersham with children depart for Willisea Iowa after a visit at Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Crow’s home at 514 East Eleventh street.
The notice lists contact details for Tri-City Loan Co including new and old phone lines and Brady Street Davenport address. It notes an agent visits Muscatine every Thursday.
Miss Grace lington guests include Hallie Hanft of Columbus City visiting Chas Blanchard home early week. Irvin Mayne returns from Williamsburg after visiting his brother Percy Mayne. Miss Kittie Grimes set to visit relatives in Morning Sun from Ganyon City Texas. Miss America Beane visited Jos Boltz home near Morning Sun last Saturday. Torbert spent the day in Burday.
Frank Owen of Iowa City visited friends in Lone Tree this week. A W Ricker of Truro stayed with his wife’s father Richard Williams. Miss Francis Buline and Roscoe Plum wed at the Buline home with Rev. Phillips officiating. They plan to live on the Plum farm. The Plum family expects to move to Iowa City in spring. Mr and Mrs Guy Black spent the holidays with Mrs Black’s parents.
Mr and Mrs J C Lakes H D Hinkley and son Tracey left to visit Williamsburg Sigourney en route to Sterling. Col Winnie Davis Muscatine spent Christmas here. John Kife named city marshal replacing Roy Hoffman who resigned. George Fernstrom and J Younkin form real estate and insurance partnership plan to occupy Eden building. Fred Kirchner returned from Sigourney relatives and Glen Stonebarger visited home folk on Christmas Eve.
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