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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1911
Page
10
Local items list residents and visitors traveling by Firefly and Western trains to Davenport Chicago Rock Island and other nearby cities. Names include Miss Erne Leudtke Mrs W E Scannell Judge Rowan Miss Elsie Nester John Dillion and many others with brief destinations and visits. Social events include Ladies Musicale June 6 and St Marys supper June 8.
German Alliance petitioned for continuance of physical culture. Board assigned review to teachers and textbook committee. Bids for Franklin school addition to be advertised with June 11 board meeting set. Resignations at Lincoln and manual training noted. Viola Tilgner and Frank Barkdaw named as replacements or candidates. Supply teachers Miss Bessie Chevalier and Miss Bailey elected.
The Muscatine high school graduation week begins with a bac calaureate sermon at First Congregational Church by Rev. O W Carrell and a church quartet performance. Class day is Tuesday at the school, with the junior senior banquet Wednesday at the launch club, alumni reception Thursday, and graduation exercises Friday.
Stroud resident D. Frankel praises Bucklin’s Arnica Salve for curing a boy’s boil quickly after his wife applied it. Advertises the salve as a quick healer for burns, cuts, bruises, sprains, and swellings with a 25c price at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First Methodist Episcopal church named solicitation, kitchen, and tables committees for the final two days of the G A R encampment. Meals will be served in the Hershey bank building basement with a sale of fancy work and candy. The next aid society session is set for Friday afternoon.
Fifteen members of the Ladies Aid society at the First Baptist church met in the church parlors for the weekly session. They arranged a banquet for the joint Delta Alpha and Baraca class at the church Monday evening and completed two comforts during the afternoon. A meeting is planned for next Friday afternoon.
Miss Cora Herwig's home on East Eighth street hosted the J. D. Girls of the United Brethren church Friday evening. Ten girls attended and sewed, a Geneva island trip was discussed but not decided. Light refreshments were served. The next session is set for Friday evening June 9.
Bowman's store advertises cut prices on Studebaker and Babcock buggies for thirty days offering savings to customers.
St Marys Sewing Society held a Friday session at the school hall and mapped plans for the annual summer sale and supper on Thursday June 5 on St Marys church lawn. Committees for kitchen supper ice cream dishes candy and lemonade were announced with numerous names.
The Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary society of Grace Lutheran met Friday at Mrs. William Boldt’s home in Kensington with ten attendees. Much sewing was done and dainty refreshments served. The next Kensington is planned for July 7 at Mrs. Fred Dankert’s Roscoe Avenue.
F S Rexford of Kansas City recounts a severe cold that spread to his back and kidneys. After using two bottles of Foley Kidney Pills, he reports substantial relief and calls the remedy a great help, shared with A W Morgan as the source of the recommendation.
The invitation musical at the Hirt and Fesler music hall Friday evening drew a full crowd of music lovers. The event showcased the solo Apollo and offered an enjoyable program.
Local board last evening received petitions signed by about a hundred urging Superintendent T W B Everhart and Director J D Fulham resign. Director Lang and Gray, both socialist members, proposed resignations but were defeated as the majority voted to take no action.
Miss Zona Nichols arrives after a fiery bolt hits the Cedarville school two miles south of Atalissa. Chimney torn off plaster shaken from walls and windows broken. The new building, completed last year, was unoccupied at the time of the strike.
Frederick O. Gamble of Chicago presented a demonstration showcasing a combined performance by the solo apollo and the victrola. Misses Caroline Richard and Rosetta Wagner offered violin and soprano selections in a delightful program including Serenade and Spring Song.
The Muscatine hive No 13 of the L O T M holds a regular review Monday evening June 5 at 7 30 pm in Yeoman hall with initiation and every member present earning gold and silver contest points.
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