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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1909
Page
8
A parade of senior plays, graduating exercises, theater plans at Grand Opera, and an array of brief notices about travelers, visitors, and local errands dominates the page. Residents and visitors from Ottumwa to Burlington are mentioned, with promotions for an excursion aboard the Maennercher and Bunyan shop, and reminders to insured homeowners.
The notice explains that a deposit of one dollar or more opens a bank account and provides a bank book showing the credited amount. An Automatic Recording Safe is loaned at no charge to help start or continue regular, systematic saving.
The bank presents a homeside savings device with ten compartments described as a steady growing store. It promotes universal accounts for Muscatine and nearby families and urges opening a savings account now to see its benefit a year from now.
Mrs. W. P. Downey, two children, and Miss Louise Kranz of Foster Illinois were riding home from Muscatine when a horse frightened by a passing boat bolted on the Muscatine bridge. It collided with a lead carriage, throwing four from the buggy. no serious injuries, but the Downey rig and carriage wheels were damaged.
Special conclave of De Molay commandery No 1 K T tonight at 730 with Black Cross degree work. A call meeting will be held Wednesday evening. All Sir Knights invited by order of The ma 4.
Muscatine Clerks fell 11 to 9 to the Maroons at Columbus Junction in a close afternoon game. Swastikas lost 4 to 1 to Washington Independents amid a day of local ball results and community notices.
Miss Leila Stevens left Wilton for Muscatine to visit friends while Mrs. Jane Robb returned to DeWitt after visiting her daughter Mrs. J W Robinson. Dr. John R H Latchaw came home from Des Moines. Vernon Lear arrived from Moscow for a brief visit, and Mrs. Anna Baxter left for Blue Island Illinois. Others including Mrs. A R Whitmer Mrs J P Ryan and son Philip Mrs Nora Sullivan and County Treasurer A C Shiffer are noted visiting relatives and returning home.
The Nobles of the Mystic Shrine convened the thirty-fifth annual session in Louisville Kentucky with little business planned beyond electing officers and granting new temple charters.
Sealed proposals are invited by the Independent School District of Muscatine Iowa for coal to be delivered to district schools for the next year. About 710 tons required. Bids show coal kind and price per ton. Board may reject all bids and may require a performance bond. Bids due noon June 30 1909. send to H D Horst Secretary Room 407 German American Bank Building Muscatine Iowa. Fuel and Light Committee per Henry Umlandt.
Mae LaPorte Stock Company presented Daniel Sully's The Parish Priest with Miss LaPorte as Nellie Durgan and J May Bennett as Father. crowd-pleasing, clean and bright. Tonight they stage The Hearts of the Blue Ridge with Bennett returning as leading man for another original production.
Three intoxication cases heard by Judge H. S. Howe resulted in five dollar fines plus costs for W. H. Duncan John Cullenberger and Marshal Haroff who all pleaded guilty in a ten minute session.
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