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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
5
Chicago wins game four of the series 5 to 1 as nine straight for the Sox continues. Reulbach dominates for the Cubs in a 7-1 Brooklyn win with Pastorious homering.
American League games saw Chicago 5 Philadelphia 1 and Detroit 5 New York 2. Cleveland 4 Boston 2. National League results include Brooklyn 1 Chicago 7 and Boston 1 Cincinnati 0. New York 0 Pittsburg 4, Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 4. Three I League standings show Rock Island 3 Bloomington 1, Springfield 6 Cedar Rapids 0, Decatur 5, Dubuque 4, Peoria 4, Clinton 1. Central Association games list Burlington 3 Quincey 2, Oskaloosa 1 Waterloo 0, Keokuk 6 Jacksonville 2, Ottumwa 2 Kewanee 1.
New York faces Chicago while Boston battles St. Louis. Philadelphia meets Detroit and Washington plays Cleveland. Chicago visits Philadelphia with Cincinnati at New York. St. Louis travels to Brooklyn and Pittsburg hosts Boston in a full slate of games.
Muscatine city water works extends mains up Park avenue to Washington street and into Weed Park to the clubhouse. A large hydrant and several smaller ones are being installed near the clubhouse for fire protection and public drinking use. Park officials plan a fountain nearby if the Weed Park association approves.
The Lake Views, a fast Chicago semi pro squad, arrive to face the Independents in Muscatine for a series touted as the strongest this year. McGreer and Cook rejoin play, Dietz won’t bat today, Frank Billings to start at catcher. Ladies day offers free grounds and grandstand admission for all women.
The Ramblers under A. J. Duffy travel to Scott County to meet the Suburban Island team with Hopkins and McElroy as their battery. Atalissa awaits as Gunthers prepare to leave by wagonette for an afternoon game against the town nine. Rice's Amateurs beat Kecklervilles 19 to 10. Pressler's Tigers topple West Ends 24 to 8 with respective battery lines.
A First Methodist church praise service of unusual musical merit will be presented Sunday evening with prominent city vocalists. Morning children's day exercises start at 9 30, followed by primary department graduation. The program lists Mozart, Rossini, Haydn, and other selections with soloists and an orchestra accompanying the organ.
The fourth annual Baraca Bible class banquet of the First Baptist Church was held at the Weed Park clubhouse. Rev. A J Kempton spoke on How to Read and Hold the Young Men in Bible Study. Nathan Hoeflin served as toastmaster, Henry Ficken spoke on Our Class, and Matthew West rate discussed how the organized Baraca class helps the pastor.
Grace English Lutheran Church hosts a Children Day program at 9 30 a m featuring Sun day School entries. The program includes songs by Rose Are Blooming The Primary Class Lucile Lamar and Gretchen Riemenschneider recitations by Gladys Phillips Arthur Angersbach and Frederic Boldt and a dialogue What Would We Do Without Children by Leona Quandt Chris Liebbe Florence Finley and Charles Brace.
Dialogue Consecration by Miss Vetter's class. Song Florence Finley. Recitation Laura Freund. Offering for the Nachusa orphan age. Prayers by four boys. Song The Flower's Message by Miss Aderman's class. Recitation Carl Liebbe. Song Children's Day by the Closing exercises.
A children's day service at 10 tomorrow at the German Congregational church features a program of songs recitations and instrumental numbers by the Sunday school department. Rev C A Dettmers will address the meeting with selections including duets organ and violin numbers and various classes performing recitations and songs.
A 32 page booklet of finest cake recipes offered free by Igleheart Bros Evansville Indiana. Send your grocer's name to Desk 7K for Swan's Down prepared cake flour. In packages ask your grocer.
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