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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
4
A stream of visitors and locals travel through Muscatine with relatives in Illinois Iowa City and Davenport. Many plan brief visits and train trips while Muscatine hosts sports with a 10 am game Muscatine versus Chicago Lake Views.
The County Sabbath school convention in Columbus Junction Iowa was engaging and profitable with a full program. Officers for the year were elected: Thomas McClement president H A Plitt vice president and G A Wickwire secretary treasurer.
Owing to rain today two games are scheduled for tomorrow at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Muscatine faces Chicago Lake in the pair of matchups with a clear start time and venue implied.
Thomas Martin a longtime Bloomington township resident was found dead in bed this morning about 4 o clock by his wife. The coroner ruled heart disease as the cause. Born in New York in 1843 he moved to Muscatine county in 1858 and leaves a wife five sons and three daughters along with three sisters. Funeral services will be Monday at St Matthias church conducted by Father Leonard.
Henry Detthof Sr 82 celebrated at home at 1144 Hershey avenue surrounded by 20 children and grandchildren. Guests shared gifts, games and musical numbers with all but one daughter, Mrs George Bauerbach of Winslow Arizona, present.
Twenty eight St Matthias Church communicants will receive their first Holy Communion after a two day silent retreat. The ceremony will be at 10:30 AM during high mass with special music, followed by a school hall breakfast by the Sisters of Charity. Afternoon vesper rites include scapular enrollment total abstinence pledge and renewal of baptismal vows.
Washington June 13. With Gov Hughes out of it President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft favor a western man for vice president. They still lean toward Dolliver, and administration views Iowa factional fights as irrelevant to the national ticket. Rumblings say Cummins may be chosen if Iowa Republicans oppose Dolliver, placing Cummins on the second spot.
The Acts class holds its last session Monday at 4 o'clock with Lesson XI and XII. The Board of Directors meets Wednesday at 3 o'clock instead of Monday. Miss M Bertha Hoover returns from Chicago and will attend the meeting.
The Mission Study class of the Reformed church was entertained at president Mrs Menning s home. Japanese lanterns decorated the lawn and refreshments were served. Eight members debated which method best Christianizes China Evangelical Medical Educational or Literary.
The Mothers' Club will entertain members Monday afternoon June 15 at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. E. G. Hoopes on the Island. All members are requested to attend as an excellent program is prepared. Roll call Eugene Field seating of officers and annual reports are listed among the agenda.
The Ladies Aid society met in the church parlors and accomplished sewing. A committee was appointed to discuss frescoing the interior with the board. The next meeting is Friday afternoon June 19 and the June 22 session will address other matters.
Watertown New York June 13 Charles B McCormick 38 an attorney and brother of Henry J McCormick was arrested on forgery and grand larceny charges linked to a railroad funds theft. He attempted suicide by jumping from a five story building was found dying and taken to hospital released on seven thousand dollar bail.
The Ladies of the First Presbyterian Church were entertained yesterday afternoon at church parlors by Mesdames Rose Smalley W Epperly Clayton Vatta Lee Ewing Hermann Schmidt and John Ellis. The event included a business session sewing and refreshments. An all day sewing is planned for Friday June 19 with a picnic dinner. All members are urged to attend.
Mr and Mrs William Stockfield entertained about forty Citizens Railway and Light Co employees at their East Fifth Street home to mark their tenth anniversary. Refreshments were served and the employer gifted tin ware souvenirs for the milestone.
A cut-glass shower was given last evening at the river home by the A. B. C. Girls and their gentlemen friends in honor of Miss Maude Vanatta upcoming marriage to Lauren Henderson. About twenty guests attended and many fine gifts were presented. Refreshments were served.
The Ladies' Aid Society held an all day sewing bee at First Baptist Church with ample sewing and a noon dinner. Meetings will continue through this month but end due to warm weather. The next gathering is set for Friday afternoon June 19 at the church parlors.
Rain postpones today's first game forcing a two game slate tomorrow. The opener starts at 10 AM with a second game at the usual afternoon time.
Grand Trunk Railway System runs the longest continuous double track from Chicago to Montreal and Niagara Falls with a Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley route to New York. Free descriptive literature and time-tables available by mail from Geo. W. Vaux at 135 Adams St Chicago Illinois.
The article profiles Rufus Hervey of Claremont New Hampshire a ten year old police station officer with a badge who stops runaways guards homes and makes arrests Chief Ober attests to his skill and bravado He recalls his first big arrest and notes his ambition to become a detective like Sherlock Holmes while the townspeople celebrate their boy officer and his dedication
Bills filed with the county auditor show the first primary election cost in Muscatine County at 1737 dollars and 80 cents. The major expense stemmed from printing the official ballot.
Jerseyville Illinois June 13 Thrice Daniel Matthews caretaker of the Jerseyville Methodist church acted shy at the altar but fled each time. He hopes to overcome timidity on a fourth attempt set for June 21 and plans another wedding attempt.
Berlin reports a most specific denial to the Associated Press from the foreign office condemning Britain Russia and France's formal alliance linked to the June Reval meeting between King Edward and Emperor Nicholas.
E P Powell recalls a bygone era when a home fireplace created warmth and family unity. Kitchens glowed with a big fire, stories, doughnuts, cider, and apple paring. Mothers knitted, beds shared space, and nightly thanks accompanied the fading flame.
An army official comparably warns air crews to stay alert in adversity. A scientist at a church lecture is pressed for a question about roaches dying from wet tea leaves. He improvises a humorous explanation about a roach wrapping in a blanket and catching cold.
A Boston Traveler anecdote describes a traveler seeking a man named Shorty in a small town near Boston. After asking locals, the seeker discovers the only tall man in a nearby store is nicknamed Shorty, who reveals himself with a broad grin and confirms he is the sought person.
A brief note credits flour for producing the lightest sponge cake ever seen, attributed to RacHEL.
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