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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1911
Page
16
A mail delivered poem praises Fair Oaks as a blend of old oaks and new homes. The verse extols spacious verandas, lilac hedges, and winding drives, imagining a peaceful community where future residents find home and fulfillment. The author remains unnamed while the Titus Loan & Investment Co. receives the piece.
A collage of brief items notes new cigars and hair switches at Batterson's, several residents traveling to Buffalo Davenport and Mt Vernon for weddings music teachers and visits, Maennerchor excursion to Burlington next Sunday and July 2nd, plus Batterson selling center pieces searf and pillow covers at 58c. Dr Horace L Husted offers eye ear nose and throat care with glasses fitted. Jaredine Howe travels to Chicago for extended visit.
The Titus Loan & Investment Co promotes safe investments tied to Iowa farm loans, with 5 to 6 percent interest and availability of any sum from $100 upward. They invite calls or letters for assignment options.
South Muscatine residents faced a gas outage last night causing widespread darkness and business closures. Citizens relied on lamps and neighbors for fuel while workers skipped breakfast, as water intrusion clamped the gas supply. Officials expect sufficient gas by this evening to restore light citywide.
The Garfield school may receive electric lighting by next fall as a school board committee investigates wiring the building. A formal report is expected soon, with installation likely starting next year.
West Liberty Iowa reports chautauqua highlights featuring the Weatherwax Brothers quartette with vocal and trumpet pieces and readings. Dr Walter Mansell of Washington PA delivered a masterful lecture on The Other Fellow urging self reliance and accountably. Morning sessions include Scout Camps and The Social Discontent by George Mangold with Environment theme lectures and Clark Barnes providing classical programs.
Muscatine Bar Association held a morning session at the courthouse to adopt resolutions praising Thomas Brown, a long time local attorney who died February 9 1911. The tribute recalls his forty plus years in practice and his careful probate work, education career, and respected character.
Mrs. Mary Walcott buys a modern home in Fair Oaks at the corner of Orchard Avenue and Hawthorn Lane. The stylish addition continues to grow in popularity as residents applaud the area’s development and charm.
Arrange now to go with the Muscatine Maennercher next Sunday. Boat leaves 8 a m from Burling ton and returns about 5 p m. Join the crowd for a good time.
T D Mitchell 604 Bismarck St builds a two story rear porch and screened upper sleeping compartment. Mrs B E Law has largely recovered from a several weeks illness. Mrs Albert Figg 1023 Kansas St has recovered from a severe cold. Mrs B D Randleman 611 Bismarck St home improved with raised house, filled lot, repainting, new porch and interior redecorating plus water system installed last week. Mrs Johanna Barney 600 Demorest Ave re painting her home.
An obituary tribute lauds a exemplary husband father and public official who left no enemies and many friends. A resolution orders the remarks spread on association records, copies sent to the family and city papers for publication. June 28, 1911.
A Tuesday afternoon party at Laura Freund’s home on Linn and West Fifth marked her ninth birthday. Guests from local schools enjoyed patriotic decorations, a market contest won by Nora Neet, and a musical contest won by Martha Althaus, with red white and blue favors and cake with nine candles.
The fortieth birthday anniversary of W. C. Fuhlman at 726 East Seventh Street was celebrated Tuesday by nearly twenty five friends. The evening featured social converse and various pastimes, ending with refreshments.
Thirty members of the Jugend Verein of Lutheran Zion's church enjoyed a pleasant outing at Weed park Tuesday evening. Activities and the picnic supper, served on the grounds at 6:30 o'clock, filled the hours before and after the meal.
Divisions one and two of the R Kensington circle enjoyed a pleasant afternoon and evening at Weed park Tuesday featuring an elegant picnic supper. The group planned monthly meetings at Weed park for embroidery work and appointed Mrs J C Coster and Mrs D B Addleman to organize the next picnic supper.
Mrs Henry Jayne hosted a small gathering at the Geneva Golf and Country Club on Tuesday evening in celebration of her sister Mrs N H Betts and Miss Alice Betts of New York. The church basement will host the regular weekly sewing session.
Members of the Frauen Verein of the Lutheran Zion church gather Thursday afternoon for a planned meeting and related activities.
Members of Major John Sewing circle will meet at the home of Mrs. Mary Huffman located at 6091 East Fourth Street on Thursday afternoon of this week.
Riverside Iowa June 28 Jake Critz a clerk at Citizens Savings bank of Riverside lies in a hospital at Iowa City with severe burns and bruises from a gas explosion that wrecked the bank late yesterday. He and his brother Leo C Critz entered the cellar with a lit candle to find the leak when the blast threw him ten feet. Leo suffered burns on his hands.
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