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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1902
Page
4
The Journal notes a flood of letters from old friends after the announcement that John Mahin will celebrate his fiftieth anniversary as editor next month. Congratulatory notes include anecdotes and stories and may be featured in a July 17 special edition.
Members of B. W. P. U. No. 6861 held a meeting in Lange's hall Iowa avenue electing Lincoln Harker as President and L R Green as Vice President. Other officers include F Cramer Recording Secretary Geo Schneider Treasurer John Rininsland and more with delegates named to Trades and Labor Assembly and Label League. A social smoker followed the business session with a strong sense of brotherhood reported.
The South Muscatine Lumber and Box Company plant remains idle as Kaiser authorities refuse to move the mill. Union secretary VA Chiles cites a national boxmakers order backing a walkout by 150 workers tied to Swift Nelson Packing contracts. The company reported no new developments and planned to shut the factory unless orders resume.
Advertises selling the Cyclone Rotary Hand Fan with promises of immense profits and hot sales. Offers sample postpaid for 25 cents and requires interested parties to write Fred Koehler in Muscatine, Iowa for terms.
Nice spring lamb at Blanchard's meat market. Mrs. Ashby of Washington arrives today by the Firefly. Mrs. Schreckengast also from Washington arrives by the Firefly. Mrs. Huffman and Mrs. Cohn travel by Firefly to Moline for a visit. Miss Ruff of Wilton attends the Van Lent-Weis wedding. The normal institute hosts a 1:30 solo and a trio performance. The second golf handicap of the year will be played Friday afternoon at the links. For Sale one hundred thousand celery plants. Miss Jackson returns to New York with sister Mrs. Ribbink visiting. Edward Ruff ushers at the Van Lent-Weis wedding, aided by Geo. Williams. County Clerk Richman issues four marriage licenses. Malta Vita breakfast demonstration at several stores. Miss Neynes returns from Mt. St. Joseph college with a diploma. her parents attend. Mrs. Cassidy and daughter Gertrude return from Dubuque with a Mt. St. Joseph diploma for Gertrude. County Medical Society to meet at the Grand Hotel hosted by Dr. Klein and Dr. Beveridge. Pr. Berring of Iowa City to present a paper. Croquet sets priced at The Maze. Ray Bitzer bicycles 100 miles to Mt. Vernon for commencement exercises. Walter Herwig sustains a severe hand injury at a Mississippi box factory but expected to recover. Miss Gertrude Florence Lee to wed William Henry Shackelford at African Methodist Episcopal church tonight with reception at the groom’s mother’s home.
Gustav Weis and Miss Helen Van Lent were wed at St Marys Church in a German language Catholic ceremony. The couple, both German students, received nuptial masses, with a child choir and a wedding march. They will reside at 415 West Eighth Street after July 10.
Secretary C F Nevius returns from a ten day trip visiting Mountain Lake Maryland and Wisconsin. He attended a biennial conference of Y M C A secretaries with the international committee where over 450 attendees were present. He visited Marion Mansfield Kenosha Racine to study buildings for a new local Y M C A and canvassing continues with hopes for full fundraising soon.
The Davenport Iowa special report notes a judicial convention nominating D V Jackson of Muscatine to join Judges House of Jackson Wolfe of Clinton and Bollinger of Scott. Brannan retires due to age. J R Lane chaired, P H Judge secretary. resolutions praise Brannan’s work.
Muscatine residents plan to invite evangelist and healer Mrs. W D Woodworth who held a three week tent meeting in Park Place seven years ago drawing about 9000 on the last Sunday. She works independently of any denomination and is known for dramatic healing and direct preaching.
Willis Rodway, a farm hand, won a contest devised by James Woolsey to spur work on wheat acres. Miss Annie Woolsey, daughter of Mr Woolsey and one of the region’s wealthiest young women, was married to Rodway at Pratt. The prize was the daughter’s hand in marriage.
More than 300 trackmen on Illinois Central lines in Carbondale demand higher wages. After the company refused the raise, management plans to replace striking workers with Italian laborers brought to the area.
J B Lindle reports Cedar River has fallen about five inches since the last notice. He disputes a claim it was higher than in years, noting five years ago it stood two feet higher. Yet Lauisbury road remains flooded to the wagon hub in places.
St Matthias school held graduation exercises at the Grand Opera House this afternoon. The program pleased attendees with music as graduates from the Academic course included Florence E Barry Eda Critz Helen Eneichen M Beatrice Edminston Rachel Megee and from the grammar course John Roach Leo Barry Ralph Leysen Martin Walker Edward Healey Cyril Healey.
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