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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1909
Page
5
The Van Atta and Elfers Commercial School will hold graduation exercises on June 10 at the Grand Opera House. A class of thirty-one, the largest yet, includes valedictorian Harry Stahl and president Omar Hampton with officers Estella Mills, Harry Heinz, and Edward Rosemund.
Estella L. Mills Edward C. Hank Edward A. Klein Carl J. Phillips Zora B. Robinson Walter C. Gunzenhauser Ella S. Blakeslee Charlotte E. Elfers Robert W. Hughes Blanche F. Ewing Helen M. Dealing Omar Hamption Fred V. Longstreth Edward R. Bloomer Glenn D. Parvin Harry C. Stahl Hayden H. Hine Carl G. Herwig Roy Paul Margaret McKibben Veral Fiederlin are named in the community notice.
May ercamp's Prescription Drug Store advertises Dr. King’s New Life Pills claimed to cure jaundice malaria and biliousness with a 25 cent guarantee.
A Muscatine single comb Orpington owned by T. F. Gleason on North Cedar street laid a remarkably pickle-shaped egg. It measured about TM% by one half inch and two and a half inches long with a light whitish shell. The two year old hen laid a normal egg shortly after the curiosity.
The quarterly business session of the U B church was held last Saturday evening at the church. Regular business matters were discussed with Rev Ira Holbrook of Toledo Iowa presiding.
Mr and Mrs E T Whitaker of Lone Tree have returned home after visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Beatty of Fairport for the past several days.
Regattas and river sports are planned across the upper Mississippi with Clinton hosting a May 31 regatta, Burlington July 5 and 6 under the Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association, Peoria August 17 and 18 with the Illinois Valley Yacht Club, and Rock Island July 3 and Labor Day events under a local club. Additional regattas are planned but dates are pending.
Local players from Muscatine performed strongly against Iowa City, delivering a decisive win. The episode highlights the recruits’ notable on court movement and scoring against the city club.
Walt Davis and Diamond troupe routed Pearl City 10 to 0 in an open-air exhibition at Iowa City. Davis used three of his twirlers in a high scoring farm game, with Wilton next on the slate against the newly formed Independent team. Official box score lists Cobb and Leverich as pitchers and Muscatine as a later opponent.
Sunday amateur games across Muscatine featured Overman striking out a record twenty for the Clerks in a 4 to 1 win over the Eagles at the fair grounds. Other results include Columbus Junction 5, Muscatine Turks 0, Mokena 16 Musserville 2, West Hill 2 Butlerville 0, White Sox 8 Green Valley 4, and Flats 7 Little Cubs 6 in thirteen innings at Hershey Park.
In American League action Philadelphia edged Chicago 1 0 in thirteen innings while St. Louis defeated Washington 4 3 and Detroit beat Boston 3 2. Milwaukee routed Toledo 8 1 in the American Association, with St Paul 5 Indianapolis 4 in ten innings and Kansas City 7 Columbus 2. Three I League results include Springfield 8 Rock Island 6 and Bloomington 5 Davenport 2. Central Association features Ottumwa 4 Jacksonville 5 and Quincy 9 Kewanee 2, Keokuk 3 Burlington 0, Hannibal 6 Waterloo 1.
The Y M C A handball tournament features a close title race with five undefeated players in the senior division: Roy Kautz Ollie Munn Liscus West Will Eichenauer and Charles Herman. Cedar Rapids won the Iowa City invitation meet with Fairfield second Ottumwa third West Liberty scored in Muscatine county scoring only a third place by Holmes in the 100 yard dash. A tennis court will be prepared on the former Y M C A lot after leveling the site. Manager Comiskey of the Sox completed a trade involving Jiggs Donahue Nick Altrock and others.
Cravath for Big Bill Burns of Washington presided as the Columbus Junction Independents won over the Lettsville Nine yesterday at the Junction by 5 to 2. Saturday James Anderson, who beat Ruff Friday, challenged the Idaho heavyweight in a side bet of 100 dollars for a best two of three throws to decide the victor.
A medical advert from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store promotes Dr Kinz's new medicine to relieve fright and fear symptoms. Priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar 90 cents, the ad urges sufferers to seek the remedy.
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