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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1910
Page
2
Beginning now the short intermediate stops on North Mulberry Avenue are discontinued and Gas Lamp Posts above. Eleventh street becomes regular stop. patrons urged to cooperate per order of Citizen's Railway & Light Co.
Members of the Bellevue and Davenport Boat Clubs travel the Hennepin Canal toward Peoria for the Mississippi Valley meet. The Bellevue convoy includes Lorene and Dipper, Red Top II, and Comet, all fast 20 footers, while Davenport groups sail ahead with Gosch aboard Antoinette and Dow with a speed boat. Races attract a fleet from Clinton and upriver toward Still City.
Mrs Henry Thomsen of Woodlawn avenue learns her son Edward Thomsen has died in Fort Worth Texas after a period of poor health His death ends years in the southwest after leaving St Louis where he worked for the Alton railroad He leaves a wife and one daughter Esther and had visited Muscatine earlier He will be buried in Fort Worth with the funeral to be held there.
June closed with nineteen clear days and five cloudy days, plus six partly cloudy days. River stage averaged 4.7 inches the lowest June in years, with no June rise yet. rainfall 0.026 inches, far below June 1909’s 0.044 inches. winds from the east.
Superintendent Everhart, recently elected head of city schools, arrives to meet the board of education. They will decide on a new principal for the High School after the prior appointee declined the position. The board will also choose a chemistry and physics teacher for the High School.
Wapello residents record numerous visits and departures including Emma Weber's two week trip to Monmouth and Burlington, Inez Neal and W G McKay visiting from Grandview and Chicago, with many locals traveling west to Portland Johnson City and Indianapolis. A children’s day program at the German M E church, a Mite society gathering at Eva Fitzsimmons’ home, and plans for Madge DeLong to open a millinery shop in Wapello are noted alongside various city visitors and hospital updates.
Police enforce an old ordinance restricting sitting along downtown Second Street during evening hours. The night force will arrest violators to restore order and make the street passable for women, after prior lax enforcement and community complaints about squatting and rough remarks.
Beginning today and through July and August the P. M. Musser library will close on weekdays at 6 p.m with Saturday hours retained. The reading room will be open Sundays 2 to 5 p.m and Saturday nights remain open. The circulation department previously stayed open later but evenings are now unused during warm weather.
July notes from Ainsworth Iowa recount visits and movements of Miss Cora Olds and Duane House in Centerville, Effie McCreedy returning home from Stangton, Maud Bronson visiting her parents, and multiple residents traveling to Davenport Morning Sun Hurley and Cedar Rapids. The column also mentions Rev J A Glendennin’s sermon, Misses Grace Simmerman and Mamie Rush visiting relatives, and various family visits around Blue Grass and nearby towns.
Mrs H Anderson and Mrs T E Dunkle were Durant callers on Monday. Mr and Mrs E Moeller spent Monday with their daughter near Blue Grass. Mrs J Heymann and Mrs J H Thiel were in Davenport Thursday. Ella Paustian of Durant visited Anderson and Bohusack homes Sunday evening. Ford Dittmer Amanda and Allen were in Durant Saturday afternoon. Herman Jost and Leonard Knaack attended a New Liberty dance Saturday. Arthur Pasmussen and Harrison Smith visited friends in Durant Saturday. L Schlapkohl spent Friday in Davenport. Elizabeth Bernick of Pleasant Prairie spent Wednesday evening with Phylora Bohnsack.
In Brighton Iowa a social gathering was held Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. J. A. Bigger in honor of Mrs. Wilhelmi of St. Paul. Several old friends attended and the event was greatly enjoyed.
Mrs. Lacy S. Tabor receives word of cousin Levi Sharp’s death in Le Grand Iowa. Tabor visited last fall and was hosted by Sharp’s family in their home. Barnest Schweitzer enjoyed a birthday post card shower last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Jones of the Island had Sunday dinner with Mrs. Maria Hoopes. Iry Vanatta plans to return this week to resume duties. Miss Ida Drake and Miss Anna Hoopes were entertained at dinner at the Chris Weikert home nearoston. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Shellabarger family shared Sunday dinner.
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