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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1909
Page
4
Brief items list local sales services and social notices. Dr A A Clapp advertises for sale of office and safe. Frank Bowman and Frank Berk noted. residents Frank Sample and Mrs Helen Seevers appear with family events. Community groups meet at Cedar street and Maccabee hall. no March assessment for Banner Lodge. deliveries offered. hospital and funeral news included.
The Doty family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for their kind sympathy during their recent bereavement. Mrs. D. D. Doty and Family.
At 3 30 pm 1813 votes cast signaling unusually light turnout. In Second ward opposition to Alderman Fred Leu Sr. creates uncertainty though supporters push to secure his re election. Holmes faces opposition in Fourth ward while First and Third wards report 385 and 563 votes respectively.
Chicago mayor calls for five minute citywide whistle salute at 11 a m local time to honor Taft taking oath in Washington. Prayers planned in churches as Deneen and staff depart Springfield for the inauguration with Oglesby acting governor. Washington announces inaugural ceremony program with escorts for the president and president elect and a 9 30 a m start at the capitol.
Rail marketing by the Soo line and other western carriers urges readers to visit the Pacific Exposition on the coast. The notices frame travel to the West as a key event and push the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition as a major draw for 1909 travel.
The 1907 joint commission on immigration presented its preliminary report to Congress from Washington on March 1. The document outlines the broad scope of the inquiry, notes no conclusions yet, and argues for a quarter of a million dollars to complete further study and potential legislation to fix loopholes in exclusion laws.
At the local Y M C A a Sunday afternoon session decided to appoint a well known local man as leader for future men’s meetings. Sessions will be more informal and cover practical life problems with open discussion and a weekly question box.
Society note reports Camp 106 of the Modern Woodmen holds a meeting tomorrow evening with an invitation ceremony and refreshments. A handsome emblem clock will be given away as a prize.
The Dorcas society will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. F. Hibbard at the corner of Walnut and Fifth streets. All members are urged to attend.
The Homesteaders' Industrial group will convene Wednesday afternoon at 813 Chestnut Street, the residence of Mrs F W Lewis, for their regular gathering and activities.
The pastor leads a series of Evangelistic meetings at the West Hill church starting tonight at 7 45 PM with all invited. Thursday features the midweek Covenant meeting at 7 45 PM. Friday the L A society holds an all day sewing event with a picnic dinner at noon.
The Sherman Stock Company begins a five night engagement at the Grand Opera House starting tomorrow evening, promising entertainment to local audiences with a varied program each night.
Guthrie Oklahoma March 1 District Judge String ruled the writ of search and seizure in the Scott Macreynolds versus Governor Haskell case was issued without sufficient facts and ordered the papers returned to Macreynolds.
Gilbert RB Pray of Des Moines died in the university hospital after three months illness with Brights disease and complications. He was in his 62nd year and is survived by his wife, daughter and three sons. Pray served as clerk of the Iowa supreme court and treasurer of the Republican State Central Committee, and at death was treasurer of the Royal Mutual Union Life Insurance Co of Des Moines.
In the government building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition a large panorama of the Grand Valley in Colorado will showcase the extensive irrigation projects now under construction.
After more than sixty hours, a jury in Pittsburg Pa finds Councilmen Klein Wasson and Brand guilty of conspiracy in the graft scandal. Banker W W Ramsey is found not guilty. The jury also recommends clemency for the three councilmen.
Secretary Strauss said after a review that all charges against Robert Watchorn, Ellis Island immigration commissioner, were dismissed. The president has sent Watchorn nomination to the Senate for another term as commissioner.
At a meeting of the official board the church discussed appointing an assistant pastor to Rev. J. B. Smith and recommended the action to the congregation. If approved next Sunday, the appointee would conduct bi monthly services at Foster, Illinois and devote the rest of his time to church duties here.
Misrs Mollie Church of Columbus Junction visited her sister Mrs Lew Duncan. Mrs Theodore Rowan of Washington stayed with Mrs Fannie Rowan. Albert Swanson of Galesburg Illinois visiting at the BEJ Richards home. Frank Mason arrived from Nebraska for a visit with relatives. Mrs E W Spessard and Mrs J Easter were in Cedar Rapids. Miss Lillian Olds came from Brazil Iowa for a visit. Mrs D H Morrison returned to Morning Sun after weeks with her daughter Mrs A J Laird. J W Kirkpatrick named traveling auditor for Central Lumber and Coal Co of Dubuque. Mr Webster of Riverside to be manager of the local lumber yard.
Tommy and his mother observe the baby hippo brought by a stork last week. The child asks about the strange animal as his mother explains its origin and the scene ends with a humorous remark about moving the plane by the same stork.
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition will feature native arts of the Indian people with training methods and results shown through pictures specimens and other exhibits. The exhibit was collected by the bureau of Indian affairs.
A collage of vignettes from a small town page includes a humorous exchange about speedy signals and toy lightning, pastoral scenes of Cedarcrest with farm life and animals, and a brief humor about a church plate story told by Dr Joseph Parker.
HFerrer notes Gold Medal Flour yields an exceptionally light sponge cake. Rachel confirms the bake shows remarkable texture and height.
East Hill property listing notes a half set sale by G. W. Keckler Jr at 504 East Third Street.
A and B in a dental tale. B counsels stoicism to A as he endures a severe toothache. A rejects the idea with a roar that stoicism ends where pain begins, in a quip attributed to the Epigram section of the New York Times.
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