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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1913
Page
8
B Wade Denham Studio on Dollar Block from Second Street offers portraits to preserve each milestone of youth during graduation season. The note emphasizes portraiture as a lasting record of honors and achievements for students.
Mrs Joseph Pormen left yesterday for a short visit in Colfix ia. A W Hintermeister advertises fresh puttermains and phone line. Eleven Chapter No 32 C E S holds May 1Y meeting at 8 o'clock with a program for members in good standing. Barney Miler away from town visiting his daughter Mrs William Bodman at West Liberty and hospitalized relative improvements noted. Mr and Mrs S S McKedgen depart Oak street for Davenport to visit daughter Mrs Harry Tlecke over Sunday.
A May 10 exhibit at Columbus Junction showcases student projects including a model dwelling with furnished rooms designed by grades. Floyd Wager built the house noted for workmanship. teachers and pupils earned praise for the best exhibit yet. The piece also reports community updates, a funeral attendance, and preparations for a waste paper collection drive.
In a historic move, municipal reforms push to end the office of the City Engineer. Voters and officials from the chamber discuss replacing the position, shifting responsibilities to other departments as part of a broader governance overhaul.
Des Moines May 10. Walter Whitbeck son of Arlo Whitbeck wealthy farmer, jailed since October, was convicted in September of killing his father whose body was found in a barnyard. A note from New Orleans suggests the killer died by his own hand, claimed by a detective agency operative.
Zeidler Concrete Pipe Company will locate a plant south of Muscatine’s roundhouse on property secured from the Muscatine North and South Railroad. Sonn L. Zaidler of St. Joseph arranged the building site with H. B. Holbert promoting the project. Machinery will be shipped soon and construction to begin within weeks. the plant should be operable this summer, producing air cured concrete pipe for railroad and highway culverts.
A fire in South End destroyed two sheds and damaged others in an area around New Hampshire and Mill streets in South Muscatine. Fire companies from South End aided as flames spread, with the Pfieffer barn burning best and wind driving the fire into adjacent structures. Loss estimated in the hundreds of dollars for the Joss and associated structures.
The Muscatine High School seniors finish a four year course with high averages under Principal Glen E. Vree. Students include Havel Stanbarry Os Tal, Lants St. Johan, Handel 98, Lindley Hoopes 82, Beulah LeFever 92, Ruth Brandt 92 8, Faye McGraw 94, Mabel Appel 90 8, Barry Augon 129 10.
Coolburke, arrested for vagrancy, appeared before Judge J. C. Coster this afternoon charged with bootlegging. The man allegedly sold intoxicating liquor illegally and will be given a bearing in the afternoon.
Lieutenant Governor Warren Scott Dungan, serving under Gov. Jackson Sucombs and Gov. Frank Ivekon, visited his home in Chariton after a prolonged layoff. The visit underscores political ties within Iowa's administration during that era.
The Northern Gravel company begins selling locally at the Huha farm area south of the clay deposit. Tests by Amos College affirm excellent quality. material pumped and screened at the pit with a new pump system underway to supply local dealers previously using river gravel.
The Thirty-three Club schedules its regular monthly meeting Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church. Horat will read a paper on a topic titled “What by Ballot.” M. Te Thorson handles the program, assisting with the agenda and discussion.
Construction crews for the Davenport and Musetting Railway company will begin work Monday on West Hill Line and Third Street from Iowa Avenues to Chernysev, with Cherry from Third to Fourth Streets connected. The Woven Re seating extension will commence.
In Bedford County a jury verdict nullified a claim by Mrs Kauffman as a common law wife in a will dispute. The court ruled the estate of 12 000 dollars, including a 70 acre nursery, would not share with her or seven children, after a prior divorce barred re marriage within two years. The defendant argued the marriage was not legally established.
May 4. Extra crews work today as stake orders issued yesterday keep maintenance schedules. Amal Association head Rovien Orr reports no disorders, crews sabotaged but strikes limited to lines. Church services listed including Fricans Church and South Muscatine Friends Meeting with times for sermons services and prayer meetings.
Fifty families fled their homes in Chicago Illinois this morning as a tank holding one hundred gallons of gasoline buried behind the American Motor Winery garage exploded. The three story building and seven automobiles were destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of twelve thousand dollars.
An ad from Woman's Home Journal promotes mercolined wax to remove freckles pimples moth patches and dullness. It claims nightly application will reveal clear youthful skin beneath and advises using a small amount with ordinary wax and whitening cream to enhance results. It also mentions a foot wash lotion variant for wrinkles and cites consumer testimonials.
Dr. Wernes Hegemanne of Berlin arrives in Davenport to address a Grand opera house gathering under local committees. He tours the city noting improvements and conditions observed, while nearby firms announce plans for a four story interurban depot at Second and Brady streets. A. Heievelt is named general agent for the T. and D interurbans by P. Crafts.
The Golden State Limited, a famed Rock Island line service, completes a record run attracting praise from other railroads. Secretary of State William J. Bryan returns from California after addressing the state legislature. A Los Angeles to Chicago run lands four minutes early, with a rain-soaked scene at Inglewood station and a pilot engine aboard for safety. The route covers 3,000 miles.
Three Wancils escaped in a shower of bullets after attempting to loot the Bank of De Beaue at De Begue, 25 miles east of here. Dynamite exploded, guard R. Ch. Hattie alerted neighbors, robbers fired as they fled through Mala street, escaping into the night.
Los Angeles reports Dion admits stealing two horses to secure funds for a marriage to Nellie Walker daughter of wealthy rancher John Lewis. He planned to wed while facing a grand larceny charge as police reveal his fear for his fiancee after his arrest.
New York May 11 report shows unfilled tonnage of U S Steel totaling 6 978 000 tons on April 30, down 490 194 tons from March. This marks the fourth consecutive monthly decrease as the industry tightens output and orders slow.
Dr L M Grigsby pastor of First Methodist Episcopal church will give the annual baccalaureate sermon for Muscatine High School graduates on Sunday evening June 1 The senior class selected Grigsby earlier but announced the fact today The address will be at the First Methodist Episcopal church
Major Joan Sawing circle observed a birthday with an all day event at Mrs. John Heeser’s home. Guests enjoyed chicken dinner at noon and a coffee-pot memento for the honoree while Mrs. Paul Geibel was named hostess for the next gathering on Tuesday afternoon.
At a annual meeting the German Methodist Episcopal Church league named 46 officers for the coming year including President William Pun and several vice presidents. A reception is planned for visiting ministers during the fall conference in Muscatine.
A lad believed to be Robert Rogers of this city is held in Letis Iowa after his father Sam Rogers reported the theft of a horse and buggy from their home. Police say the youth has previous theft suspicions and his apprehension will likely lead to juvenile court action.
Beulah Elliott of West Liberty was elected a member of Staff and Circle, a Girls Honorary and Advisory social group. Seven hundred university girls will extend her guidance and support today in Ta, May LO.
Des Moines May 10 Iowa soldiers and sailors monument slated for relocation under state property improvement plans. Landscaping envisions placing the monument near the Capitol or on a hill south of its current site to boost visibility for railroad travelers and distant observers. When a final site is chosen, the Allison memorial will be placed, with future grounds to honor other state servicemen.
Springdale welcomes a stream of visitors and locals on business and social calls. West Branch, West Liberty, Muscatine, Centerdate, Cecar Ra uids, and other nearby towns are represented as residents and guests move through the village.
Port Allen and nearby residents chart a short visit pattern with guests of Myrtle Missel and Dee Witt from Saturday to Monday. Port Allen’s Willian Trench visited Tuesday alongside Leona Moyer and Mrs. Roy Tipton, who were guests of Alex McCulongh Tuesday.
A guide explains mildew removal using yellow soap chalk and lemon juice with chalk paste, plus frost drying. A large buried stone near Anwick church is described as a Druid relic, flattened basin for ritual use, noted to have been buried over thirty years. Bracelets reveal ancient distinctions among seafaring peoples. the piece cites memory of dogs and a quip about a lone friend.
A brief remark likens crossing a bridge to facing the same task later. The line warns that delaying now yields no advantage and implies a lesson about timely action.
The article extols Dr. Pierce’s Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo as a premier chronic disease sanitarium with a full medical staff, modern electrical and X ray facilities, and specialized departments. It highlights treatments such as violet-ray therapy, incensed by electric baths, and home correspondence cures, inviting readers to consult free of charge by letter or in person.
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