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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
8
The Guarantee Loan Co offers cash on your own security for goods you own. Loans secured by horses cows carriages pianos household goods and other personal property. Goods stay in your possession with confidential service. Open Wednesday and Saturday evenings from 7 to 9.
Moscow resident K Chase attends to city business as many visitors arrive for the circus. Cigar ads promote Melita 10c. residents from Fruitland Wapello Grandview and Fredonia arrive to enjoy performances. Local trades promote dry kindling wood and sun daes as town fosters social bustle.
The notice advertises a house for sale at 213 Iowa Ave Oppos. Journal Office with affordable first payment options. It emphasizes loyalty to the buyer's family by offering a home they can afford.
Souvenir postal cards at the Smoke House, weekly new samples, and arrivals from Wapello Columbus Junction and Fruitland. Visitors ride the North and South to attend the Forepaugh and Sells Brothers show. the Muscatine train carried about 250 passengers with 128 tickets sold at Wapello.
In Tarkio Missouri the college announced a new endowment boost of 100000 dollars during its commencement ceremonies. David Rankin, a Tarkio rancher and cattle feeder, donated 50000 dollars if matched from other sources, and the goal was reached with contributions from additional supporters.
Mrs Harry Prouty and daughter Gertrude from New Boston visited Mrs Mary Boruff. M F Hampton sold a car load of hogs in New Boston for 6 35. Robert Murdock and wife from Ferdinand visited A L Brockett. Children day observed at M E church with a large crowd and fine program. Amy Hampton returned from Hedding college to visit home. Mrs Mary Boruff to Rawlins Wyoming for summer with son John Doty. Mrs Harrison Bishop with William family Story City Iowa returned home with grandchildren Erma and Earl. Jesse Bogart traveled to New Boston on business.
Harry Lewis of Columbus Junction closed a successful term at Sandy Grove with a fine program and a gift card for each pupil. Weldon and Orville Gipple of Letts visited their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Chas Gipple, from Friday to Sunday. Mr and Mrs Mart Hamilton and children, of near Nichols, visited Sunday with Mrs. Hs parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wagner. Leslie Lowe shows improving health after illness.
A huge crowd greets the circus in Muscatine as two sections arrive after a Burlington rain delay. The show boasts 450 draft horses 150 ring stock 75 double-length cars and 1 037 payroll. Fire spectacle Fighting the Flames thrills the cosmopolitan crowd alongside elephants camels seals and a dazzling canvas.
South Muscatine observes a holiday as Clinton hosts a firemen’s tournament. Roach and Musser sash and door factory and South Muscatine Lumber mill close for the day. Will Heath rushed to Hershey hospital for head surgery. Annabel Anson improving after spinal meningitis. John Diercks resumes work. Dan Brown to Janesville for sash and door job. Highland Noble sewing society meets at Mrs. Peter Tashner’s home.
Y M C A board approved Sunday afternoon talks for men for autumn and winter. A long range educational program was set, listing courses in penmanship, shorthand, bookkeeping, math, language, music, drawing, and law. The report was approved by W. F. Chevalier and others.
Frederick S. Hird was elected captain of Company A Des Moines to replace Forbes. Roscoe O. Blakeley promoted to first lieutenant, Freberg resigned. Cecil Koons becomes second lieutenant as Company A builds a rifle range near Four Mile and aims to be a top state unit. Hird formerly served with Dubuque Governor's Greys and now serves as quartermaster sergeant in the adjutant general's office.
Sunday visits and family events across Muscatine and Sunflower Ridge include Fitchner and De Paul with friends, Beattys and Lulu, Lydia Kretchmar and Arthur on a business trip, mourners at Henry Kemper funeral, Minnie Nagle visiting Dan Grimm Sr., Clara Philips visiting Minnie McGee, Olander attending his brother’s wedding in St Paul. Local groups name organizers for New Era Fourth of July celebration and an upcoming Children's Day at the chapel invites all to attend.
Mrs Bertha Tener returns from Epworth league convention as Riverside charge delegate. St Marys school programs drew full houses with a repeat performance. Others visit Iowa City Washington Muscatine Denver and China lectures noted. M E Sunday school plans July 4 picnic and a social at Robt Shellady home near Iowa Junction.
Mrs Cassie Huston and children from Schicktey Nebraska visited her parents Mr and Mrs J F Wilitts in Mannon Illinois. Iva Kerch from Duncan stayed with her uncle Sherman for several days. O P Mannon and daughters with Mrs Winger from Aledo and Maude Spear of Colorado visited old friends in Marion on Tuesday. Mrs D O Blaisdell and daughter Mrs L B Coggshall visited Mr and Mrs Wm Godard in Pomeroy. Mrs Ogle of Keithsburg and her daughters visited Mrs S Stottler over the weekend. Mr and Mrs F W Godard of Pomeroy and Miss Sadie Caverley of Mo-…
Visitors and locals filled the chapel on Sunday for Children's Day with master Scott Willitts dazzling on violin solos. Epworth League members gathered later at Mr and Mrs E H Noble’s in Eliza township for tea and a parlor meeting. Minnie and Ruth Bear of Muscatine visited Grandma Schrader. Lizzie Honeyman attended the exercises from New Boston. Pansy Donnelly returned home to Abingdon. Louis Schrader headed to Chicago by auto. Mr and Mrs Perry Wells and children traveled to Burlington. W S Griffin has his hardware store being painted.
Henry Funk an elderly Letts resident died Saturday night at his son in law J A McDaniel's home. Funeral held Monday at 2 pm at the M E church with Rev Longnecker. body to be interred in Danville Iowa beside his wife who died in 1887.
Clarence M. York secretary to Chief Justice Fuller of the U S Supreme Court died today after jumping from a hospital window in Garfield hospital Washington D C. He was undergoing treatment at the time.
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