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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1911
Page
7
Local residents shopped and visited in the city Saturday returning home by evening. Multiple notices mention departures for Davenport Letts Wilton and Letts as well as travel by Firefly and connections to nearby towns.
Island Methodist Episcopal church held a Children s Day program under Glen Kemp with recitations by Metta Rockafellow Emmet Holiday Minnie Shoultz Mabel Spring Agnes Shoultz Edith Spring Zella Shepard Mildred Jarck Marlon Funk Mabel Moomey Pearl Jarck M Elizabeth Rockafellow and Helen Spring. Vocal numbers were performed by Mrs Pearlout Miss Bessie Paap Miss Rose Pelton Miss Maude Wittson and Minnie Shoultz along with Sunday school children.
Centerville Ja June 12 At the culmination of Methodist jubilee week Dr HomerCG Stunts missionary secretary of the church New York spoke on the orient gospel transforming people and governments The jubilee marks debt clearance led by Rev J R Hailey who raised 14000 all paid Recently the church sent the pastor and his wife on a six week West Indies cruise in gratitude Also featured were Rev W P Stoddard and Rev W H Perdow who helped dedicate the church in 1906 and oversee the 6000 pipe organ installation
Burglars entered the B. B. Lilly dry goods store between Saturday night and Monday morning through a basement rear window. About twenty dollars in cash was taken from an opened cash register. no other losses reported and the silk stock, jewelry, or novelties were untouched. Police have not yet located suspects.
Services at Musserville Methodist Episcopal church marked the tercentenary of the King James Bible. Mrs J E Hoopes led prayers in Munster's absence, with music by Miss Amy Hoopes and an octet of Sun day school girls. The event featured readings from Bishop Henry White's Carnegie Hall sermon and talks on The Bible and the Human Developments.
The item reports visitors and moves households with Jacob Priesmeyer vacationing in Iowa City Charles Phillips and Henry Heuer in Letts. Walter Brown in Bellevue hospital in serious condition. Frederick Wind rebuilding a home at 819 Stewart Road and moving in after completion. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Law relocating to Grandview and reopening their photograph studio. John Heuer healing from blood poisoning. William Schroeder improving from critical illness. Harry Kemp visiting from Te land. Mrs. George Wry in critical condition. Church social events include guild meeting at Miss Conner’s home, midweek prayer, and a women’s hostesses group. The Lord's Supper to be observed last Sabbath in June at U Y Church. Young People and official boards plan meetings at the church and parsonage. First Methodist activities include Philathea class. midweek prayer. Indies business. and G A R encampment preparations at Hershey Bank basement.
The Congregational church held a Children's Day program decorated with flags bunting and red white and blue colors. Semper Fidelis choir opened with a Song of Armies, followed by performances representing different countries of the East. Participants included Ruthenberg Schmetchel Lisbbe Detthol Nietzel and Rev W H Thomlinson.
The church announcements for the week have been issued by local congregations, starting with First Presbyterian. Members of the Young Women’s group are noted in the message from the First Presbyterian Church as part of the weekly notices.
Incoming freight trains bring bummers and vagrants to Muscatine where police keep watch for pickpockets and petty thieves. Authorities will remove undesirables as veterans encampment looms large. special meeting announced for Monday at 3:00 pm. Mrs Schwertfeger leaves for Buffalo after shopping in the city.
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