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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1909
Page
10
Dozens of residents and visitors are listed with travel plans and greetings. Mrs Harry Reeves leaves for Fairport while Miss Ella Wiser goes to Wilton. Albert McKee heads to Davenport and Miss Mae Walker returns home to Marshalltown. Excursion to the Tri Cities aboard the steamer Columbia departs Tuesday morning.
Tuesday excursion for Congregational ladies to Davenport with boat departure at 8 am and moonlight return. Music provided. meals and refreshments available. Adult tickets 50 cents, children 25 cents. Mr and Mrs A J Casson of Chicago return home after visiting and attending the Freers Wiese wedding. their daughter Mrs Will Creveling and child stay longer in the city.
The Rev. and Mrs. A. I. E. Boss left at noon for Salt Lake City Utah to spend July and August. Rev Boss will lead St Mark s cathedral during July and Trinity church here will suspend meetings. In August services will resume with Rev George R Chambers of Newton in charge.
Ten firefighters honored the dead by visiting cemeteries Sunday morning at ten o clock. Flags and flowers were placed on graves as tribute to the departed.
Committees from all volunteer and independent Muscatine fire companies except Roach and Musser attended Greenwood and St Marys cemeteries Sunday morning at 7 PM to place an American flag and large flower clusters on each departed member grave. The city abandoned the former practice of memorial services and graveside decorations became the quiet tribute.
Work on the government clam hatchery proceeds rapidly under Engineer Wm. F. Hill of the government fish commission. He has been on site nearly two weeks and operates from Hotel Grand while overseeing construction at Fairport. Officials say occupancy timing is uncertain but progress will continue until completion.
James Hendry aged 55 of Enid Oklahoma and Mrs Mary A C Stevens aged 51 of Davenport were married by Judge H S Howe at his office in Muscatine on Saturday. The couple returned to Davenport to visit before heading back to Oklahoma to settle.
Dubuque Daily dispatch reports Dr H G Knapp a dentist, sought on a serious charge, with a claim by a woman alleging misconduct. Knapp declares he never saw the woman. the case initiates orderly inquiry in Dubuque.
A Chicago arrival says he came of his own accord after hearing of the scandal. His son in law C. W. Simmons accompanied him to the hearing in the Chamber of Commerce building. Bond set at 2000 dollars. Knapp claims he does not know the woman and knew nothing of the affair before leaving Dubuque last Sunday.
On Friday July 2 1909 at 8 PM the furniture and fixtures of the old court house will be sold at public auction at the court house door. The sale includes radiators pipes and heating fixtures chairs tables desks and a frame barn on Jail lot. A S Lawrence County Auditor.
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