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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
2
White Collar Line operates steamers Columbia and Helen Blair leaving Davenport weekdays at 7 a.m. and Sundays at 7:30 a.m., returning at 7 p.m. A boat to Burlington runs weekdays at 8:30 p.m., arriving Burlington at 9:15 a.m. William G. Block Co., Agents.
The Luther League of Grace English Lutheran church will host a Sunday evening mission session on July 12 at 6 45 with a varied program. It includes scripture reading, papers on Wichern and his Work and Inner Mission Work in Our City, performances by Misses and Mrs. Freund, a five minute talk, prayers, and an offering for missions.
Mrs. Nellie Sawyer of Muscatine will depart about July 20 for Iowa City to study United States public documents at the University of Iowa summer school. The four week session opens July 7 with 35 enrollments, featuring all library branches and several top librarians from across the state.
An 19th century style ad claims total eclipse of stomach liver kidneys and bowels is quickly disposed of with Electric Bitters sold for 50 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Readers are invited to plan trips using the Grand Trunk Railway System with double track offering many resorts and special low round trip fares. Send your spending limit for railroad fare and receive a publication outlining attractive routes with fares to reachable sections. Contact Geo. WwW. Vous and A. G. PF. & FP. at 86 Adams St. Chicago.
Louisa County Iowa will let the levee project described by J E Dennis et al in sections eight and nine township seventy six north range nine west as Improvement District No 5 at the Wapello Court House on August 8 1908 at 2 00 PM The 5450 foot levee will be built as a single section with five foot crown slopes and muck ditches and water outlets with stone masonry rip rap and concrete The work to begin by September 1 1908 and end by January 1 1909 Plans are on file in the auditor’s office Bid security required and the board may reject any bid Dated July 2 1998 Wapello Iowa H W Baker Auditor
News bulletins furnished by the Iowa Telephone Company carry Democratic convention updates from Denver to Davenport and other cities. Bell Telephone lines relay real time events to newspapers and toll stations nationwide, with Bryan’s comments also shared to readers.
The Geneva Country Club third game of the first golf match ends with Sterneman defeating Roachites by two points. A. Ruckdeschel leads Sterneman with seven points while Preston yields a 42 score. The final outcomes hinge on upcoming matches as season totals decide the winner.
The Muscatine castle of Highland Nobles led a large initiation at Davenport last night with fifteen Muscatine members arriving by Captain Whitmore's steam launch Mignon. Supreme Proctor I. L. Rose of Waterloo spoke as high officials attended and a banquet followed the ceremony.
Miss Eva and L Jennings of Tipton, visiting Mrs. M Webb at 510 East Tenth Street, left for What Cheer today to visit relatives.
Mrs. M. A. Tremble of River Junction Iowa returns home this morning after visiting Tremble and Eierman households on Fulliam avenue during a stay in town.
A Ringling Brothers circus planned to appear in Muscatine in late August per a Barnum & Bailey employee’s announcement. Two Barnum performances were scheduled for July 17 in Washington, Iowa, as the advertising car passed through town. No grounds or official notices have been arranged yet, with several weeks needed before any confirmation.
Mrs. Maggie Dean and Mrs. Thom as Ryan of 310 West Eighth Street departed this forenoon on the Milwaukee bound for Arden Iowa to spend the day with relatives and friends.
Amateur golf squads from Missouri St Louis Iowa Minnesota Colorado Wisconsin Central Illinois Indiana Ohio Southern Western and TransMississippi prepare for the Olympic cup on Rock Island arsenal links. Notable players include Ned Sawyer Warren Wood Chandler Egan and Kenneth Edwards as twelve teams vie for the title with a weeklong 18hole format stages from qualifying Monday to finals Saturday.
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