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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
4
Atalissa schedules a Fourth of July event on Saturday with a morning program, afternoon races and a ball game, a grand parade, and an evening bang concert featuring the Atalissa concert band directed by Professor Mat Stark, followed by fireworks. Posters circulate detailing the events.
Organizers plan a large fireworks display as part of the evening entertainment. The celebration staff expect many visitors, and copies of the day’s program have been distributed to surrounding towns.
Grossheim v Soteros ends with decree granting lease to defendant cancelled and Metzger Brothers Candy Kitchen to remain in possession. Costs awarded against defendant. McColm Dry Goods advertises June Sales with special Friday and Saturday prices across store.
A business men’s institute for Muscatine store executives is planned for fall and winter. Prof C Klingaman of the University of Iowa Extension Dept outlines the project with Muscatine committees from the Commercial club, Chamber of Commerce, and Ad club under the Winsentine Act club. Sessions will be weekly with talks by Klingaman or other State College commercial department members to promote economical business practice. Participating were F D Throop, T H Brannan, W E Downer, L B West, and A J Magnus.
A two hour late afternoon storm on Muscatine Island brought heavy rain, lightning strikes, and hail. Mrs. Frank Worley was rendered unconscious after a lightning strike, with burns and a five to six hour recovery, as farms and crops suffered damage across the Beatty and Nichols areas.
Residents of South Muscatine in the flat between Hershey and Grandview avenues note new road work. A new grade on Clinton Street and New Hampshire Street has been added, with graded roads, permanent sidewalks, and cinders, rock, curbing, and guttering on Clinton Street hill toward Hershey Avenue.
Mrs Frank Kitman Sr of HerShey avenue was seriously injured in a fall down a short cement stairway Tuesday night. She is reported somewhat improved this morning though her condition remains critical. Mrs Kitman is eighty years old.
A vintage ad promotes Wyreth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a 50 cent remedy to cover gray hair. It claims darkening effect, plus dandruff relief and itching control. Users dampen a brush and apply strand by strand. results show morning darkening and shinier, fuller hair.
An adult woman fell Tuesday evening and sustained a fracture of the left arm a deep cut in the forehead and several other injuries. Dr F L Appel is attending Mrs Hitman.
A steel arch at the east end of a new Cuyahoga river bridge under construction collapsed in Cleveland. One man was killed three fatally injured seven others seriously hurt and twenty workers were thrown seventy feet to the ground.
Adolph Angst of Davenport and F L Flummer of Creston vie for vice presidency in the Iowa Eagles session at Iowa City. Frank A Hassel of Burlington, vice president, likely to be elected president. John J Blodt of Clinton expected to be treasurer and Martin Gerber of Iowa City chaplain. Christian Sass of Davenport or William Bronson of Des Moines to be secretary, Philip Glazer of Keokuk likely to be re elected trustee. A national president message urged a reserve fund for the Iowa Eagles benefit insurance department. Davenport won first prize for hav-
Burlington led the parade with the greatest number of men and Davenport secured first for best appearance, with Cedar Rapids placing third. On the second floor McColm Dry Goods offers price concessions on drapery materials lace curtains rugs and all floor coverings.
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