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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1903

Page

4

Three Boys Arrested After Mulberry Street Rock Attack

Benjamin Stark sustained a cut lip and lost two teeth after rocks were thrown during an evening incident on Mulberry street. Three boys aged ten to fourteen named Charles Lane, Milton Mark, and Oscar Baker face assault charges in Squire Howe's court. Police captured three suspects at 3 am. more arrests expected. Attorneys J. R. Hanley and E. P. Ingham represent defendants and plaintiff respectively.

Charles Lane Milton Mark Oscar Baker Squire H. S. Howe Benjamin Stark Stark Louis Helman Louis Bleeden Max Seigel Mulberry Street J. R. Hanley E. P. Ingham

Local Notables Attend Weddings and Events in Columbus Junction

Mrs Grant Gregory of Gregory Ice Cream surveyed town interests while Ruth J Syons wed James M Pelzell in a Cedar Rapids bound ceremony officiated by Rev Dr Salter. The town heard of other marriages, a fire at the McCormac home, a paralytic stroke, and a Rebekah train outing plus political caucus results.

Columbus Junction Grant Gregory The Gregory Ice Cream Company Ruth Jsyons L. Hugh Jones James M. Pelzell Morning Sun Dr. Salter Burlington Butler John F. Riggs Sigourney Rebekas Wapello Lodge H. C. Deford Columbus City J. J. Carr Hallie Fredonia Herbert McCormac Concord Township McCormac Richard McCormac Jas. Turkington Chet Clark Council Bluffs Eldon Chet Rock Island Rev Vance Presbyterian Church J. A. Hanft Sadie Sigafoos G. W. Breneman N. T. Hendrix Fred Weber F. M. Mossberry Alvin Beck S. E. Thomas Harold Lettie

Quiet wedding and club meeting report

Reverend Miles Cannon officiated a quiet wedding with close friends present. The Fortnightly club plans a Thursday gathering at Mrs. George R. King’s home with Nellie Williams assisting. Also noted is Mrs. J L Overholt attending her cousin Harold Thomas’s wedding and F M Mossberry being named as a candidate for grand chancellor of the K P Liberty lodge No 22 with favorable election prospects.

K. of P Liberty Lodge No. 22

Class Picnic At City Railway Park

Yesterday afternoon Mrs Bennison led her Sunday school class of boys and several girls on a picnic to City Railway park. Attendees included Beulah Bennison Helen Lezotte Edith Stocker Stella Richards Lella Thompson Edna Liebbrand Hazel Ellinwood Ida Apple Edith Elliot Walter Kopp Chas Harbaugh Delbert Ellinwood Fred Priester Henry Grafe Elmus Richards Robert Wallace Victor Johnson Alex Ogilvie and others.

John Bennison City Railway Park Mrs. Bennison Beulah Bennison Helen Lezotte Edith Stocker Stella Richards Lella Thompson Edith Liebbrand Hazel Ellinwood Ida Apple Edna Liebbrand Edith Elliot Walter Kopp Chas. Harbaugh Delbert Ellinwood Fred Priester Henry Grafe Elmus Richards Robert Wallace Victor Johnson Alex Ogilvie

Methodist Sunday School Picnic at Citizens' Railway Park

Two hundred children from the Methodist Sunday school enjoy the annual picnic at Citizens' Railway Park. Dr. C. E. Crow supervises. cars provided by H. T. Fiske and coordinated by H. H. Arnold, J. B. Hunt, L. O. Struenger, and John Rice. They plan to return by 8 o'clock this evening.

Methodist Sunday School Citizens’ Railway Park C. E. Crow H. T. Fiske H. H. Arnold J. B. Hunt L. O. Strnenger John Rice

Town News Mixed with Travel and Markets

A crowded item list recounts travel by Firefly and trains with residents visiting relatives in Davenport Davenport Santa Rosa and Osceola Neb. It also notes business trips Chicago and Evansville and local events at the Independent club and Berlin Studio as well as market data with Chicago prices for wheat corn oats pork and lard and a weather outlook for several states.

Mrs A F Demorest Attacked in Des Moines

A F Demorest of Muscatine received word his wife is ill in Des Moines and he left for the capital city. Mrs Demorest attended a Free Methodist camp meeting and suffered a nervous strain affecting her mind. She will be taken to the Mt. Pleasant asylum.

A. F. Demorest Muscatine Capital City Newell Avenue Demorest

Real estate transfers filed in Muscatine area

Deeds recorded by county clerk show Roanna Neidig transferring lot 5 block 123 to Joseph B. Vanatta for 3300 dollars and Mary Hintemeister transferring lot 8 of Hintermeister’s addition to Carl Barchardt for 875 dollars in Muscatine and vicinity.

Muscatine George M. Titus County Recorder Roanna Neidig Joseph B. Vanatta Mary Hintemeister Carl Barchardt Hintermeister

Reliance Loses Mast in Trial Race

The cup defender Reliance went aground losing her top mast as she crossed the starting line in Larchmont. The accident occurred during a trial race with Constitution and Columbia on June 17 amid gale conditions.

Larchmont N. Y Reliance Constitution Columbia

Seashore Route from Chicago and the West Advertised

Atlantic City Cape May and New Jersey coast resorts are seashore terminals of Pennsylvania Short Lines. Inquiries to H R Dering A G P Agt at No 2 Sherman Street Chicago for quick time to the Seashore from Chicago and the west.

Atlantic City Cape May New Jersey Pennsylvania Ask H. R. Dering A. G. P. Agt Sherman Street Chicago

Fairport Notes On Local Movements And Visits

Fairport Iowa June 17 Mr Underwood the station agent was called home due to his mother's illness Mrs Clyde Leach of Muscatine spent the day with Mr Leach's parents Harry Reeves left Tuesday for Muscatine to take a job in a box factory Miss Eda Leach of Muscatine spent Sunday with her parents John Sherry and sister Kate departed Monday for Muscatine

John Miller Davenport Nellie Sager Standberry William Smeltzer Isett Avenue H. K. Cheaney Edward Jurgensmeier Evansville Ind Mr. Jurgensmeier Fairport, Ia Underwood Clyde Leach Muscatine Mr. Leach Harry Reeves Eda Leach John Sherry Kate

Boy Crushed by Freight Train in Marshalltown

Ora Ball six years old of Marshalltown Iowa fell under a Northwestern freight train at Tamala today losing both legs and likely to die police said the accident occurred this afternoon with the lad rushed to a hospital for emergency treatment.

Marshalltown Ora Ball Tamala

Royal and select masters to meet at Masonic Hall

All royal and select masters who have subscribed to the council are requested to meet at Masonic Hall Thursday evening June 18 for the purpose of organizing. Candidates will be notified later.

Masonic Hall

Travel by Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley Route to Seashore Resorts

Tourists to Atlantic City Cape May and nearby resorts are advised to use through trains on the Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley Chicago New York route. Descriptive literature timetables and full route information are available from the Advertising Department Grand Trunk Railway System 135 Adams St Chicago.

Niagara Falls Grand Trunk

For Rent Three Unfurnished Rooms East Hill

Want ads note three unfurnished rooms for rent at 212 Lombard Street East Hill. Inquiries requested at the listed address.

Lombard Street East Hill

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