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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1913

Page

10

Tag Day Nets Pupils Nearly $400 Saturday

Muscatine records show 400 tags sold raising 97.10 with last year’s fund bringing total to 487.43 including a $1 donation. Awards go to top pupils from Jackson, Washington, St. Mathias, Garfield, Franklin, McKinley, Jefferson, Lincoln, and St Mary’s schools and city winners for girls and boys.

Charles Kern Muscatine Taeda Sehuels Dacksom Shool Javergon Siliaol Washington Aehdul Cit Halen Wirte Jackson School Floyd Maylan Washington School Igiris Elty Truth Hawa Jefferson School Rich Bayerbach Prinklin School Scheel Pri Teo Logan Tefferson Ruth — Blach Louis Urdangen Lincoln Oral Pratt William Schuyler Washington Dorothy Leib+ brand Floyd Moylan Matthias Helen Rolland Geraldine Pax Prantlin Raymond EL Elenora Linn Keen School Cladys Howe Jane Boston Tex Fond Mary's School Aguas Congohoollevelyn WiBgents Charles Brace s¢hnol—Vauebn Gettort

Trinity Vestry Names Committees For Year

The vestry of Trinity Episcopal church met at the rectory last evening and appointed permanent committees for the year. Delegates to the Deacon convention to be held in Burlington on May 25 were named, with Rev. Webster Mak Wardens and a list of vestry members and officers selected.

Trinity Episcopal Church Burlington J. R. Reuling Hom Week J. A. Pitchforth G. A. Luly Usted C. Stocker Sinance—Realing Pack Storker Reul ‘Ing Mack and Stocker Reuling Killibridge Thompson and Audting Pitchforth Nhuated Gilly Rectory little,Thompson and Fack Ngurance Tittle and Stephens Iack Lezotte Lily Ana Bustad Stephens Tilgotte Laibtin Webster G. D. Texte 1F. Tittle BR. J. Lillibridge C. A. Milly J. H. Pitchforth E. C. Stock Jer T. A. Stephens M. L. Thomp

Latin Exhibition To Be Given In Muscatine High School

Latin exhibition joins art and penmanship shows this Friday and Saturday at the Muscatine High School library. Teachers Miss Lautst Barker and Fannie Hayes will display Latin work from the high school classes, with about a dozen charts prepared depicting the year’s progress.

Lautst ‘B. Barker Fannie B. Hayes Ls Sructora Muscatine High School Mbrary

Two Arrested for Assault in Muscatine Fight

Giver Fish aged in teens and van Stebbins were arrested after a gory fight in South Muscatine. They were brought to court, sentenced to jail, but the judge later allowed release upon payment of costs.

van Stebbins South Muscatine

Original Dandruff Germ Destroyer Harpicides Ad

Old time newspaper ad promoting Newbro’s Herpleide as the genuine dandruff germ destroyer. Claims long trial history, superior results, scalp health, and itch relief. Includes mail order offer for 10c postage and product prices 60c and $1.00 with money-back guarantee and barber shop availability.

Otler Thilergicile Co Newbro Tavercamp

Packet Schedule Renewed by Agent for Steamboat Lines

The local agent received the renewed packet schedule for the Streckfus Line steamboats Quin cy and St. Paul. The Quincy will begin the season with trips from St. Lovis around June 9 and June 7 arrival times, with successive upriver trips through late summer. The St. Paul will run upriver and downriver trips on listed dates, with August and September sailings. The line projects a strong summer tourist season and has issued promotional material for advertising.

Lota Quincy St. Paul St. Lovig Is Point Aliey St Pont

Company Sues Government for Title to Land Near Casper

A Midwestern company sues to gain title to 4,000 acres of land near Casper Wyoming. The case proceeds in U S district court with Ernest Kinobel and A J McCormick assisting, detailing prior land withdrawals by presidents Taft and Roosevelt and later statutory actions. The firm had sunk oil wells and made improvements during the interim.

Cheyenne Wye Casper U. S. District Court Ernest Kinebel Washington D.C A. J. McCormick Los Angeles U. S California Teders Heers Roosevelt Taft Congress Tro

Montenegro King Told Evacuation Plan Amid Siege

Vienna dispatch reports King Nicholas of Montenegro was told that an international squadron blockading the Montenegrin coast will work with him to evacuate Sontart by Montenegrin troops. It remains unclear if international forces will occupy the city. Police in Detrast Wich seek to identify a young woman's body found in Fox Creek under Cudle road bridge, with murder suspected.

Montenegro Coramtander Syniacdeon Hoa London Nicholas Fox Creek Cudle Road Grosse Pointe Fas

Construction of Missouri Capitol Building Begins in Jefferson City

Ground broken on a new 3,500,000 state capitol in Jefferson City Missouri with erection to be completed by the end of Governor Maude’s administration. The project aims to provide a central seat of state government and administrative offices.

New Jefferson City Missouri Maloe

Probe of Pottery Industry Wages Under Tariff Reforms

Washington investigation by the commerce department examines wages and conditions in the pottery industry amid claims that tariff reductions may force wage cuts. Secretary Hedeald aims to uncover facts and will extend inquiry to related sectors if necessary to compare current and prospective conditions.

Washington, D. C Iter Department of Commerce Hedaeld Congress

County Land Granted for Experimental Work Use

Assurance was given that experimental work will be conducted on the county farm under Crop Advisor Kim Patrick. A conference between the Supervisors and a county farm improvement society committee resulted in a plan to utilize as much ground as possible for experiments, with yields benefiting the county. About 300 acres were placed at the county advisor's disposal.

Assuranee Kimpatrick County Farm Tnmprovement Society B. Nichols Pat Carroll JA. J. Wood C. R. Statford Tay County

Man killed by train in Davengone incident

A man about 50 years old named John Widmar was killed when struck by a Rock Island train in Davengort on May 6. He carried an identification card with his name but no other identifying details.

Adghn Widmar Rock Island Davengort John Widmar Bog Island

Gold Dust Soap Delivers Deep Cleaning and Sanitizing

An ad extols Gold Dust as a vegetable powdered soap that cleans beyond the surface, digs deep to remove germs and dirt, and sanitizes with little user effort. It promises savings of time, labor, and money, claiming the mop is mightier than the broom.

Newbro Merpielde Aleksjeu Beneyy

Cabinet Ignored California Land Bill During Session

President Wilson did not discuss the California anti alien land bill with his cabinet at the regular session, though Mexican problems received attention. Acting Secretary John Bassett Moore sat in for Bryan. Prospective state appointments were reviewed but no selections announced. The Saturday holiday question for Washington government employees was debated without resolution. A House resolution by Representative Britton calls for a judicial test to nullify the California law.

California Wilson John Bassett Moore Bryan Washington House Representative Britton Finois Judiciary’ Committee Department of State Attorney General Panama Canal Japan

Married by Coster Freeport Man Weds Davenport Woman

Davenport bride Mrs Clara Shaw and Freeport groom C Green were married at Judge J C Coster’s office at 1 30 PM with Miss Mary Green and Mr and Mrs Rey Short of Davenport in attendance. Various notes list local visits, church events, school productions, and residents traveling or visiting relatives through May 6.

Freeport Clara Shaw Davenport C.green Free[nore, Ih J. C. Coster Mary Green Rey Short

Birth Announcement for Smiths in South Wilton

Land Saturday after visiting relatives and attending to matters of business. Born last evening to Mr and Mrs Lea Smith a ten pound son. Mrs Smith is at the home of her mother Mrs Mary Smith in South Wilton.

Gfa Son City Hain Hugh Christison Walcott Vial Hudler Davenport Margaret McSwisgen R. McSwiggen I. L. Beaver Albert Isaac Peiffer Anna Winkler Moscow M. F. McDermott Muscatias Sacurlaay Louisa. Healey Muscatine F. A. Latchay Bartha Scull Durant Lloyd Shiflet Tay Word Sumbury Ation Caute Iy Rock Lea Smith G. W. Tipton Pine Street A. R. Tipton West Third Street Chicago

Organ Recital Date Set At First Methodist Church

The organ recital by Robert J. Jones at Trinity Episcopal Church proceeds for Hershey Memorial Hospital. Wednesday evening May 14 features soprano Dora Davies Williams contralto Elsa Fack and tenor D Owen Jones as assisting artists.

Robert J. Jones Trinity Episcopal Church Hershey Memorial Hospital Les Seen First Methodist Episcopal Church Dora Davies-Williams Elsa Fack D. Owen Jones

Decree Signed Dissolving Mousmitine Marriage

Judge Barker signs an order dissolving the marriage of Marion Keckler and Marguerite Keckler on Monday. The decree states the union is dissolved and the bands of matrimony are terminated.

Marion Keckler Marguerite Keckler Barker

Illinois Solons Clash Over Initiative Referendum

Springfield May 6 The initiative referendum faces attack as a tool for limiting popular government control, opposed by Chas H Hemi and Wm Butler and championed by Carl Vroo Tun Fred Kern Samuel Alschuler John Fitzpatrick and Daniel L Cruke before the lower house committee. Also notes about a 55th wedding anniversary, social events and club gatherings in Muscatine and local social circles.

Illinois Wis Senate

Fragments of Masonic and Pemolay Notices in Matonic Iowa

OCR reads various lodge notices from Matonic Iowa including AF and AM meetings for Lodge No. 2 and Washington Chapter No. 4 RA ML, with officers Fred Horman Carl Mueller T I BE and Orimer, and Pemolay Commandery No. 1 K T Requist conclave third Wednesday.

Matonic Iowa Pian Ac Nes F B. Johnson Aor Washington Fred Horman L Carl Mueller Webb Council of Reva Pegeh Melanie H & EL A. EL Orimer T. I L. Johnson Pemolay Commandery K T. Requist Wadnertay A. ©. Orimer B.C. W Recorder

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