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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1908
Page
7
A collection of brief notices reports visits and health ads from Muscatine Iowa. People named include Mrs John Roricke Dr Cal W Smith Miss Alice Hain Miss May Jones and others with mentions of travels visits to Letts Ottumwa Wilton Rock Island and Wapello. Also included are advertisements for Sleepy Eye Flour Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Roach & Musser Sash and Door Company.
Mulford Congregational won the City Sunday School Indoor Athletic meet by 19 points at the YMCA gym. South End churches excelled, with multiple top finishes across weight classes and events including sprints, jumps, and throws. Standings list Mission 49, Presbyterian 30, Methodist 17, Congregational 13.
In Springdale on May 6 Joseph Bowman and sister from West Liberty visited friends. The town hosted many visitors from nearby towns. A Wednesday ball game saw Springdale defeat West Branch four to one. Residents and visitors noted include Rev Vaness from Mt Vernon and Prof. Blackburn of Solon, with various business callers and local trips mentioned.
F A Duffe sought an injunction to stop further stock disposal by R D Stevens. Judge D W Jackson granted the restraining order after a $5 000 bond was posted. W D Harris of Wilton was named receiver to dispose of the stock with a $5 000 bond. Duffe claims he invested $6 224 and is owed $4 119 by the firm.
Inclement conditions and late season push back the opening. Diamond Jo officers announce no upper river boats until weather settles. The Columbia and steamer Columbia planned for Davenport to Burlington trade by June 1 with May excursions.
A quarterly Muscatine meet ing precedes a weekend of visits by W C Fisher from Mt Vernon and Frank Morgan from Cedar Valley. Clarence Davidson leaves for Connell Wash with family farewells and the Springdale Self Culture club closes its season with papers by Mattie Maxson and Lucy Pearson plus parent teacher cooperation discussion.
German women adopt sailor straw hats with American flags on the band triggering protests from naturalized newspapers. A deriding reply questions why any woman would wear German colors in her own country and calls for a public protest against perceived national dishonor.
Residents and visitors are noted in a sequence of brief calls and visits across Columbus Junction and nearby Cedar Rapids. Highlights include Mrs Oliver Manly and baby from Columbus Junction visiting. Bliven and Lowe families shopping. Miss Sweete Johnston Fay Wagner Malod ie guests. Nora Mills returning home to Cedar Rapids. Margaret Bliven visiting grandma Jennie Acheson. Clara Wagner attending a Fraternal Aid box supper with Bessie Pritchard. Ray Solomon and Geo Thompson visiting relatives in Fredonia. Joe Wagner and family visiting Earl Wagner. B C Cranor and children Gloria and Benji from Oklahoma City visiting. W B Lowe visiting Bard with sister Mrs Geo Cavanaugh. S L Johnston visiting.
Sunday visits filled the community as Nellie Knot Ossie Knot and sister Mrs W R Dewitt hosted guests at the Johnston and Williams homes. Calls went out to friends by Miss Mable Barker Leda Barker and Fay Wagner while Mrs J L Brown remains poorly. Nearby visitors included Mr and Mrs A Blake of Fredonia.
Advertised remedy proves effective for summer complaints says H E Howe publisher of the Press Highland Wis Three family members used it with good results For sale by all druggists
The Strawberry Hill school plans a May 22 program for the last day of class. Local residents Hubert and Lester Hafner made a Letts business trip Monday. Local hog merchant B B Lintner hauled hogs to market Tuesday. Miss Olla Worthman visited the Hafner home last week. George Hawkins and Ralph Griffin helped lay the foundation of the new Letts Odd Fellow building. Mrs. Frank McColm and daughter Mildred visited Letts Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. T M Brown and granddaughter Anna of Letts visited Mrs. Blake. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Norris and children Archie Lilly spent Sunday with H Maysenholder. C Blake hosted at Sunday dinner with Frank and Clarence Blake and Guy Blake. Guy Maysenholder of Columbus Junction stayed with cousin Roy Maysenholder. Letts band members from the area prepared to debut on Decoration Day.
Mrs Joanna Fairchild mother of former County Attorney T M Fairchild died in Iowa City in her 68th year. Survived by husband four sons and one daughter. Burial planned in Canada, her old home. Also noted is the death of James A Borland a pioneer farmer and dairyman from Lone Tree in Johnson County who died in Shenandoah and sent a message to kinfolk.
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