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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
5
The Leverich Normal and Training School opens June 24 offering thorough reviews in common branches and targeted coaching in Algebra Physics Economics and Civics. The program aims to lift uncertain students to solid ground with one third to one half the time of other schools and claims a 95 percent certificate rate.
South Muscatine locals report the Sunday School department will present a children’s day program at Musserville M. E. church next Sunday at 11 am. The event features songs prayers recitations and multiple child led exercises after months of rehearsal.
Heavy rains washed a portion of the embankment by the Rock Island railroad near Whiskey Hollow. A small crew is cutting down earth at the right of way to prevent a possible landslide that could affect the roadbed. Several days ago men began removing several thousand feet of dirt. Rains have repeatedly covered the roadway with debris and the bank remains undermined.
The South Muscatine Lumber Company will continue sawing on railroad logs for several weeks as supply remains strong and railroad delays are not expected. Rafts will be few early in summer due to a shift toward rail shipping. The plant runs at full force amid many orders. Also reported are local social and visit news including Missionary Society meeting notes and arrivals of visitors John Figg from Iowa City, Mrs. Fred Newman from Washington, Henry McCormick from Joliet, and Mrs. Fred Seltzer improving at home.
Short services were held yesterday afternoon at Greenwood cemetery by the Eastern Stars for departed members. Mrs. Yetta Block hosted a gathering to make bouquets and wreaths for graves. Grand Matron Mrs. Riemcke spoke briefly as 25 plus fresh bouquets marked the resting places.
Muscatine market features mostly home grown vegetables including beans cucumbers eggplant and tomatoes with peas and spinach supplies shaping demand. Local beets turnips strawberries sell steadily while cauliflower underachieves due to early heading and cool June breezes affect spinach and asparagus competition.
Davenport reports the president will not stop in the tri cities on the Mississippi river trip in October. Keokuk is the only Iowa stop. Davenport and Muscatine express fading hope, with committee members vowing to press on for possible routing changes.
Judge Withrow in Burlington Iowa district court declares that legal notices published on Sundays are unlawful under Iowa law. The ruling applies to all Sunday newspaper notices statewide, deeming Sabbath-day publication invalid for legal effect.
B. G. Spalding arrives in the city today on business from Davenport and plans meetings with local merchants and firms.
Rev. H. F. Martin traveled this noon on the Firefly to Fairport where he will address the Ladies Aid Society meeting this evening.
Sioux City businessman Gordon brings a new theater to Muscatine at 112 West Second Street in the Warfield building. The Unique will show strictly moral motion pictures with illustrated songs, managed by Bert Ziv of Chicago, promising a high class venue and strong local patronage.
All parties with extra flowers for decorating the Firemen's parade day are asked to deliver them to the Excelsior hose house. The gesture will be gratefully received by the Excelsior Hose Co. president.
A Muscatine Elks party left by Milwaukee No. 3 for Ottumwa to participate in the 11th anniversary of the order there. The delegation also plans calls at Morrell Packing House to arrange a Muscatine company picnic. Attendees include Richards Kranz Schlosser Allen Mucha Horan Liebbe Cullen Stevenson Dean Schroeder Mackey Seidlitz Von Dresky.
Mrs Henry Becke and her daughter Gertrude departed this morning aboard the Firefly bound for Davenport to visit relatives for a few days.
An advertisement from E.W. Ros Med. Co., St. Louis, touts ZEMO and ZEMOTONE as universal cures for skin diseases, claiming they destroy the germs causing the condition. Available at All Druggists and through A. W. Morgan, 107 West Second Street.
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