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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1912
Page
10
Mrs John Baker hosted Queen Esther circle members at the West Seventh Street Methodist church. The session was lively with a featured letter from the con z secretary Many of shoot The fund raising and mitebox results were reported, and about 15 members attended.
A Tuesday evening gathering of the Young Women's Guild at First Presbyterian was followed by a picnic at Weed Park hosted by Misses Stella Tennette Hart and Penny Trimley. Announcements of the nuptials of Miss Blac Snyder and Gerhardt Tlablass arrived in Montezuma via city officials.
Norman Eliott, Muscatine High School all star and top state basketball player, left for Bloomington, Minnesota, to enter Milne Wesleyan University for a year and then finish at Princeton, alma mater of his father, Dr I N Elliott, former pastor.
Police chase leads on the disappearance of Dr. Lewis Th. Morris, Johns Hopkins graduate, who left a hotel for an operation in what is described as a motor gear incident and has not been seen since. The search spans major cities as investigators seek clues about his whereabouts.
The county board of supervisors met on the second day of canvassing the recent primaries election returns. Twelve of nineteen precincts had failed to countersign the results, requiring sixty officials to sign off today to make the returns legal. The process continued with little significant discrepancies detected and is unlikely to finish before tomorrow.
A. B. Sissel of Muscatine returns from Mission Texas report saying crops prospects never better in Rio Grande Valley. He notes bumper fruit and plentiful peaches, with opportunities for investors in Texas agriculture and other products.
Keokuk team failed to arrive this afternoon delaying a planned game between the Lye Indians and Muscatine. The Keokuk party reached Burlington about three hours late and proceeded to Muscatine tonight. Muscatine will stay for a series with Keokuk and Hannibal, ending Monday with return games. Fans will be shuttled directly to the ball park from Grandview avenue.
The Rev. W. J. Bailey, longtime pastor of the Baptist Church at Strawberry Point, is visiting the community. Known here as a strong religious organizer, he started the Baraca class at the local Baptist church, which has grown fifteenfold in thirteen years under his leadership, and many old friends recall his active service.
Otto L Tosetti vice president of the Tosetti Brewing company drove to a cemetery near Anto Chisago Illinois on June 12 and killed himself at his mother's grave. Grief over a recent relative's death is believed to have caused the act. He was 39 years old.
Announcement from Ames Iowa states the State Board of Education named Prof. W. J. Kennedy to replace P. G. Holden as superintendent of the agricultural extension department at Iowa State College. The appointment is effective at once and reflects a seamless transition in leadership.
Former diving artist Mr Cornish from Waterloo will perform a high dive Thursday at 4 PM from the Mississip i River bridge during the Suite Labor convention program. He has previously worked with major shows and is in Des Moines for the Iowa Federation of Labor state convention. His manager A W Sipes notes his touring history and past associations.
Firemen from three Southend hose companies promptly checked a blaze at the Roach and Massey Bush and Door factory around 2 PM near Hanover Street. The original witch, Abling, was uncovered under the large water tank as crews secured the scene with limited damage.
Infant son of Mr and Mrs De Long of Wo Ketten- 1217 Indiana Street Lis?mora. He was born this year. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
At the state federation of labor convention the Iowa United Mine Workers urged adoption of a referendum system for officers. They warned they would withdraw from the federation if not complied. The Cedar Rapids adjustment plan was endorsed, with acceptance subject to central votes guidance. Senator J. P. Clarkson was slated to speak Thursday. the convention adjourned before 4 pm.
Los Angeles June 12 Samuel L Browne of the district attorney's office testified that Clarence Darrow urged Browne to help and promised protection in return after the arrest of Herr Franklin for bribery of George N Lockwood. White testified Darrow would not be prosecuted if he cooperated and told the truth about the bribery case.
A crowd of about one thousand veterans joined the G A R parade as part of Mason City’s annual encampment events. More than twentyone hundred visitors are reported in the city with a vigorous contest anticipated for the next encampment as Des Moines Dubuque and Kerry campaigns seek leadership. Senator J D Brown of Leon and L L Cidwell of Decorah are contenders for commander as the encampment travels to Clearlake on Thursday for an outing.
June 12 report from Seward says Katmai volcano eruption last Thursday caused vast damage along the Alaskan peninsula and Kodiak area. Coastal Ashing villages face probable heavy loss of life, while Uyak on the opposite shore shows some relief with no Kodiak Island fatalities reported. Mainland survivors remain uncertain amid scattered cables and delayed details.
The Interstate Commerce Commission declined to alter existing cement freight rates. In the Midwest except Oklahoma, reductions were allowed to align prices with other cement regions, while Kansas mills claimed rates to Kansas City and to Missouri Nebraska Colorado South Dakota Montana Oklahoma and Texas were unreasonable. Oklahoma rates were adjusted to be on a substantially equal footing with others.
Washington June 12 A senate deadlock looms as both houses dispute repealing the Canadian reciprocity law. The Senate refuses to recede from its amendment to the iron wares tariff proposal, with a 32 to 2% vote signaling continued friction in Congress.
A jumble of items including a vision bill repealing re vision, a Taft plea for 100000 to aid Volcano victims near Kodiak Alaska, a discussion of the Whellington banquet, Van Tromp’s fighting tale, notes on Sardinia’s name origins, praise for great singers, and a Watterson reminiscence.
Mrs Ida Conner of Copper Hill Virginia says years of pain on her right side and failing doctors ended when she took Cordus. She explains the medicine relieved the pain and made her feel like a new person. The ad urges other women with similar troubles to try Cordus now.
Miss Bernice Ludlow daughter of 18 C Ludlow of this city is among the Froebel Kindergarten graduates in Chicago this year. Exercises were held last week. She will visit her brother Fred Ludlow in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin before returning to Muscatine.
Want ads announce Harry Glatstein and Sons offer furniture and clothing with all items for sale day and night. Store claims to carry everything for everybody including beds mattresses shoes trunks suitcases cook stoves and gas stoves with a phone contact.
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