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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
5
The Old Soldiers meeting in Wapello proved the county’s most successful, held at the court square with music and speeches. A long list of local residents who settled in earlier years attended, and officers were re-elected for the next year. A later evening of feasting, congratulations, and a wedding announcement capped the day as the Letts band offered a serenade.
At Milton J. Shellabarger’s home in Seventy Six township the marriage of Miss Etta Shellabarger and John Stirling Neill occurred Wednesday evening at 6:30. The ceremony took place in the west parlor with Rev Bevan presiding. The bridal party entered to Lohengrin as Miss Belle McCoy played. The bride was escorted by her brother M J Shellabarger and preceded by maid of honor Maude McCoy, meeting the groom under a smilax canopy for a ring ceremony.
A Kirksville resident credits Grape-Nuts Feed with alleviating gastralgia and severe stomach pain after other foods failed. He details weight gain from 120 to 165 pounds, restored sleep, steadier nerves, and perfect bowels, praising the food as scientifically made and readily digestible. He declines publication of his name but offers private correspondence.
The U B Church at the corner of Mulberry and Sixth announces Sunday activities. Sabbath school at 9 30 a m, sermon at 10 30 a m on Sabbath Desecration, young people's devotional at 6 30 p m, evening sermon at 7 20 p m on A Summer Meditation. All are welcome. Pastor L B Hix.
Mr and Mrs W H Rider spent ten days with relatives at Abington Illinois and arrived yesterday at 4 25 PM over the MN and SMN lines Mrs Oscar Harris who also visited there returned to Cedar Rapids via Columbus Junction on the BCR MN M and N Mrs Otto Quandt who visited her parents Mr and Mrs John Hartman at Wapello went home yesterday afternoon on the MN S Little Helen Hartman accompanied her and will visit a few days in the city A nonsectarian prayer meeting will be held at Thomas Hayes home 1115 Lombard street next Tuesday evening at 745 PM All Christians or not are invited Walter F Frakes of Tipton and Miss Ida F Pearce of this city were married by Justice Howe in his office Thursday afternoon John Hamiton of Columbus Junction received a pension increase to 14 per month Mr and Mrs B Cole and child of Sweetland were city visitors yesterday.
Alumni of Muscatine High School held their annual reunion and reception at the high school. A reception committee greeted arrivals, a program featured orchestra and chorus, officers were elected, and an informal reception followed with refreshments. Messages from graduates and a toast from Timothy Wilson Lequantte closed the evening.
Alleghany Oil company of Los Angeles sits amid productive fields with 15 to 150 barrels daily. Ten-year leaseholds at five acre tracts valued 34 000 per acre offer room for twenty more wells. Company plans to buy a standard rig and drill own wells. Production cost is 30 cents per barrel against a 1 dollar market price. Forty thousand shares offered at 250 cents, with 3 000 already taken and 15 000 expected subscribed.
Q T Howard, president, announces all FAA members must meet at the hall next Monday evening to arrange a lawn festival. The brief notice calls for organized planning and participation by FAA affiliates.
Notice announces a regular meeting of the Modern Brotherhood of America on Monday evening June 17. A large class will be initiated, with refreshments served. All members are requested to be present.
A hundred dollars buys more value than many frivolous purchases, say Wilton and Muscatine residents. I R Bigsy, company superintendent, asks to inspect the subscription paper at H H Arnold's office as the list grows daily.
All members of Muscatine satan No 5 and Rebecca Lodge No 27 are asked to attend memorial services honoring deceased brothers and sisters Sunday June 15 1901 at 2 30 p m at the hall.
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