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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1907
Page
6
A health notice promoting kidneys filtering impurities and claiming Foley's Kidney Cure will cure all kidney and bladder diseases. It asserts overall system strengthening and cites A. W. Morgan of 107 W. Second St.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Grant Martin on May 29 1907 in Ferdinand Illinois. Various residents made weekend trips to Muscatine including Mr. and Mrs. Wm Ruthenberg and Wm Zollner and sister Anna. Mrs Mack Miller and Mrs John Pence of Buffalo Prairie visited at the W F Krueger home. Lewis Ruthenberg and family visited their uncle Chris Ruthenberg and wife. Nora Kiest returned to Foster after staying with Mrs Lewis Hessman. Mr and Mrs Ross Kennedy welcomed a baby boy and Less Kennedy and wife shopped in Muscatine Wednesday.
Yale alumni will form a Yale club at the University of Iowa to host Secretary of War Taft during his Iowa City visit on Taft Day June 12. About 150 Yale graduates in Iowa are urged to attend and join the club, with Prof. L. M. Byers W. R. Lane and J. R. Waller overseeing arrangements. Seven Iowa faculty members are Yale alumni. Other notices include faculty appointments and resignations at Iowa, and Rev T B Owen’s death in China.
Boise, Idaho becomes the focus as Charles D. Haywood faces murder charges in the Steuneburg case. A Muscatine writer describes Boise’s climate, hot-water wells, per capita wealth, the capitol project, Barber Lumber Co, and local industry, painting a portrait of a growing city under national attention.
Hazel Dell Iowa notes list Ben Van Atta and family visiting Muscatine on Monday Floss Hayes also visited Muscatine John Kistler of Buffalo Prairie called in Muscatine Friday births announced Earl MacGinnis has a son May 29 and Ross Kennedy another son Mrs Henry plans trip to Iowa Saturday to visit relatives Martha Mewes remains ill as reported
The Muscatine district conference meets in Keota with Rev. W. G. Thorne presiding and Rev. J. R. Hanley secretary. Sermons are planned by Rev. H. F. Pugh and Rev. W. A. Smith. Funeral for William Kreger held with G. A. R. and W. R. C. in attendance. Local residents attend excur sions, visits, and gatherings. band plays at Odd Fellows services. multiple residents listed visiting family, attending events, or moving residences.
West Liberty residents and visitors are listed with Sunday and Monday travels. Mrs E Crampton returns to Moline after a weekend with sister in law Mrs Ed Webb. Many others, including Mr and Mrs George Evers, Wm Lambing, Mrs Will James, Jerry Evans, C E Bangs, J E McIntosh, A W Jackson, Mrs C S Martin, Miss Ethel Miller, Wm Gibson, Mrs J S Fraizer, Mrs Apline, Irwin Atkins, Thus Gray, Miss Fisi Lamborn, the Slaters, and Miss Mary Kruker are noted for visits, departures, or day trips.
A collection of brief items noting movements and visits of residents around Morning Sun Iowa. Included are A F Reid returning from the east, Miss Florence Curran chosen as second primary teacher at Hedrick, Lou Blair visiting from West Burlington, and Elsie McElhinney traveling to Fairfield. Also listed are Rev Koopman visiting, Mrs Nettie Wilson's Kansas City trip, Elliott siblings heading to Superior Nebraska, and multiple relatives visiting Iowa towns with brief trip and return details.
Rochester and surrounding areas feature visits from I C Wood, Chas McGillivray, Barhurst of Tipton, and family calls at James Kephart, Chas Wright Moscow, and Mrs Art Cole Downey. S C Baker and Melvin Wilson travel to Chicago and Muscatine for business. Curt Baker visits Tivton. Rochester church hosts a Sunday school gathering. Take the Journal, 19 cents a week.
In effect April 21, 1907, trains run east and west with No. 12 Davenport Chicago at 4:10 am and No. 59 Davenport Chicago at 11:34 am. The Golden State Limited operates with select stops, and No. 73 Local Freight and No. 42 Golden State Limited run daily with noted times. Agent W. S. Underdonk services Dallas and surrounding routes.
Train times listed for Wilton main line East and West routes include No. 2 daily at 4pm, No. 20 daily, No. 72 local freight at 2:50pm, No. 10 daily, and No. 71 local freight with 9:30am daily except Sunday.
Train numbers 868 367 362 361 364 363 run to and from Mascatine with morning and afternoon times. Wilton branch trains operate daily except Sunday.
The page lists train numbers, times, and connections for the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway and Muscatine North and South Ry routes. It notes passenger and freight services with specific departure and arrival times, plus transfer connections at Muscatine Elrick Junction and Round House.
The Columbia steamer runs to Davenport and Rock Island on Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 30 am and Sundays at 7 30 am. To Burlington it sails Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 30 pm. After May 1 Helen Blair replaces Columbia for Sunday trips, returning to Muscatine and then Davenport Monday morning. W A Blair manager. W G Block Co agents.
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