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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1906
Page
8
Local brief list of excursions to Davenport at 8 30 a m on the steamer Columbia with 50c round trip plus travel mentions for numerous residents. Names include J K Higgins Keswick IA Carolyn Deane and J P Stineman Fruitland. Day by day city movement features hospital update and sales notices.
Exiled from Nicaragua, Henry and Will Albers, sons of Mr. and Mrs. William Albers of Iowa avenue, plan a short visit home before returning to Nicaragua. The brothers faced imprisonment after a trial deemed a travesty, amid charges tied to the Rockefeller era tobacco disputes and the Limon company. Mrs. Albers endured threats and hardship, while the family fought to aid Henry in prison and secure his release.
Alumni are invited to a reunion aboard the Helen Blair Friday night. Contact Arthur Hayes at Hotel Grand or W. D. Peck to RSVP. Price 25 cents, with proceeds after band and orchestra costs for refreshments. Two guests allowed with names. Signed Arthur Hayes president and W. D. Peck.
Rev A L Tilgner and family arrived in Muscatine at 11144 PM to take residence at 906 Sycamore. He previously served six years in Wausau Wisconsin and was ordained twenty years. He has nine children, five with him, and will preach his first sermon next Sunday at the German Baptist church.
In Columbus Junction Iowa on Monday about forty Methodist church and Sunday School members visited the Noland home to honor S W Noland, Sunday School superintendent, and Grace Noland, church organist, presenting him a rocker and her a gold bracelet.
An alert notes severe throat and lung illnesses with Dr King's New Discovery for Coughs and Colds promoted as a sure cure. Available in Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store for 50 cents and 1.00.
A team driven by J Mark from East Seventh Street fell into a street hole near the Hutting Lumber office at Oak and Second. One horse badly injured, wagon and junk ditched. car service halted one trip. Rescue used ropes to free the horses. crowd gathered. The incident delayed the East Hill car for about a half hour yesterday afternoon.
Sigourney Iowa June 27 Hon Bert W Clark was nominated for the state senate by acclamation at the Poweshiek Keokuk district Republican convention. The Poweshiek delegation supported Dr Clark who previously served in the house filling the vacancy created by T J Prevo's death.
The twentieth annual Upper Mississippi Turners meet in Clinton closes with Davenport Turners posting 75.25 percent, followed by Clinton 68.36, Northwest Davenport 66.43, and Des Moines 65.65 percent. Other awards conclude the event.
Sealed proposals invited to furnish oats, hay, straw, wood, wagons, horses and gear to the 54th Infantry National Guard camp at Muscatine Iowa for July 16. Bids due Saturday at 9 am. Proposals to Harry Kern Camp and Q M 54th Insty I N G Box 204 City.
Tom Blaisdell and sister Mrs. Coggeshall with babies visited relatives in Muscatine. Fred Danford and Ruth Mose ly of Joy called on uncle J. J. Noble. Epworth League social at Crapnell home well attended. Alice Petersen visited Ruth Willits. Harry Taylor and Ed Rickard families visited in Eliza township. Keithsburg services attended by Charley Mosley and sister Josie. Ruth Blaisdell of Petersville visits grandparents.
In the second grade of individual tournour Frank Huttenlocher of Des Moines won second place with 74.60 points while Router of Davenport garnered first with 78.73 percent.
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