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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
4
Mrs. A B Brown returned home at noon after attending the Episcopal diocesan convention in Keokuk last week. Dr J T Martin departed Saturday night for Kansas City Missouri to attend the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church.
Clarence McFarland, a porter at B. B. Bakers' barber shop, was arrested by Constable Luther Woods after consuming a small amount of moonshine. He pleaded guilty before Justice J. C. Coster and received a suspended 30 day jail term with costs to be paid.
Constable Luther Woods arrested Henry Bryant for illegal fishing at Muscatine slough on May 14. He pled guilty before Justice J. C. Coster and received a suspended sentence of 10 days on three counts, upon payment of costs.
The regular monthly meeting of the B Y P U will be at Weed park on Tuesday evening May 26. A picnic supper is at 7 30 and all members and friends are invited. Notify Miss Bessie Scott at 384 Y if attending and bring a cup knife fork and spoon.
Muscatine man David Randleman, formerly with the Muscatine Western, is confined in a Mexican prison at Guadijara without a trial. The Order of Railway Conductors in Rock Island is considering official action to aid him, as supporters fear he will not receive justice without American intervention. He has a brother near West Liberty and a sister in Seventy-Six township.
Miss Helen Grossklaus of Muscatine married G. A. Ekberling of Moline at the German Evangelical Lutheran church parsonage in Rock Island at 2 30 this afternoon. Rev. C. August Mennicke performed the ceremony witnessed by a few relatives and friends. The bride daughter of Alderman William Grossklaus, is well known locally and the groom works as a collector for Sylvan Lee Company in Moline. They will reside at Clark Street and Fourth Avenue in Moline.
Invitations announce the marriage of Miss Margaret Rosella Ryan of Lenox Iowa to Louis Bernard Deming of Muscatine. The ceremony will take place at Mrs P D Ryans Lenox home on June 4. Deming is manager for Prudential Life Insurance in the city and has lived in Muscatine four months.
Members are urged to attend a joint meeting of the Major John Circle and Major John club at Mrs. E. B. Lewis home on East Sixth Street Tuesday evening at 7:30.
The Bankers' Reserve Sewing group names Mesdames Frances Townsend Nora Rankin and Luella Lockwood to organize the program for a special event on the evening of June 3 at Woodman hall.
The Pythian Sisters will meet in regular session on Wednesday evening at the K. P. hall. The Pythian Sisters Sewing Society will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. W. M. Ream at 802 West Third Street.
The late Philip Stein, a city pioneer, was laid to rest in Greenwood cemetery after a service at his home and a funeral at the Presbyterian church. Rev. J. N. Elliott praised his 43 years of church service, noting his roles as Sunday school superintendent, elder, and treasurer, and recalling his faithful devotion and family support.
A community Sunshine club event planned for next Tuesday has been postponed and rescheduled for June 9.
Banner lodge will meet in regular session Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at Yeoman hall. The Dorcas society will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Mrs. Mattie Jarvis on East Hill.
After a separate maintenance order mandated $20 a month, W H Carpenter was arrested in Davenport and brought to Muscatine. He appeared before Judge J C Coster and may waive preliminary hearing if bond is set. Carpenter says he will pay if he can work, while allegations of desertion prompted the district court decree and garnishment that cost him his railway job. Two minor children in Davenport are to be brought to Muscatine.
The Trinity church choir arranges an excursion to the tri-cities on June 9 aboard the Columbia of the White Collar Line. The steamer leaves in the morning and returns by night, with Cedar Rapids Rock Island game and Black Hawk Tower attractions. Pauchet's band provides music and refreshments will be served.
The funeral for Mrs Barbara Krehe was conducted yesterday at 2 p m from her East Second street residence with pall bearers Gus Schmidt Herman Schmidt G A Riemcke Geo Leffingwell Albert Frymark O Molis. Rev J N Elliott led the service. Interment followed at Greenwood cemetery.
A witty exchange from the Houston Post features a shopper asking for hair removal and another character replying with the punchline that the solution is his mother-in-law. The joke showcases light local humor typical of the era.
A brief dialogue features Mildred and her mother with a light quarrel about worry and care. The text also includes a line promoting Gold Medal Flour for easier baking.
The ad touts the Maxwell as efficient and affordable, claiming one dollar of value per dollar spent. It highlights features like the Maxwell clutch, three point suspension, pumpless cooling, and indestructible bodies. Models range from the Tourabout at 825 to a 50 HP car at 3,000, with Jackson Supply Co. in Muscatine Iowa as the local distributor.
Lyell Hawley son of Mr and Mrs George R Hawley 1311 Smalley avenue was seriously injured in Chicago when struck by an automobile as he crossed Jackson boulevard at Michigan avenue. The right leg was crushed and fractured. Driver J E Johnson of 112 Seventy seventh street was arrested and released on bond. A full account is expected to reach Muscatine tonight.
Verl V. Heath and Edna E. Poole of near West Liberty were married this afternoon by Justice J. C. Coster with only immediate relatives present. Both are well known locally and well wishers circle the couple.
Chief of Police W J Vannatta received a telegram from Cary Minnesota Sunday afternoon asking for a full description of the alleged Fairport murderer and wired early today for details. The message suggested a man answering Jones description was nearby but no reply has come. The telegram bore the name J Miller and stated no reward questions.
The anniversary week exercises of the Unitarians begin in Boston today with the annual meeting of societies under the American Unitarian association and related activities planned through the week.
Collier's Weekly notes that cinnamon canaries can change color by feeding birds red pepper and other red foods. Many birds refuse or suffer digestion issues, and only a portion show color changes. Dealers claim additional red foods boost color, but this is likely a fallacy. coloring matter is not simply transferred.
A lost bank book from Davenport Scott Savings Bank is tied to Rose Cohen with a finder request at U. Journal. Also offered is a first class rubber tired Phaeton for 40 dollars, original cost 12, auctioneered by E. C. Peto.
A city dentist defends dentistry against charlatanism and graft noting that frauds exist in all businesses. He says gilt edged practitioners sometimes cheat while his own work proves honest, since a dentist can fool the people but not another dentist, as stated in a New York Globe quotation.
Tomorrow evening at seven o'clock sharp Iowa lodge A F and A M will hold work in the third degree. All brethren in good standing are invited to attend. Per order Worshipful Master.
Mr and Mrs Frank D Throop and daughter Marjorie traveled to Burlington Saturday evening. Mrs Throop and the baby will stay visiting during the week while Mr Throop returns home this noon.
In effect January 5 1908 the Davenport Chicago area timetable lists GOING EAST Local Passenger and Local Freight with arrivals and departures for Davenport and Chicago stations. The document notes Passenger No 402 arriving and Passenger No 401 leaving GOING WEST with freight movements and daily traces except Sunday. Agent W S Underdook signs the schedule.
A dated railroad timetable lists train numbers and times with routes from Chicago to Milwaukee and St Paul. It notes passenger and freight services including No 12, No 8, No 92 and various westbound departures in morning and afternoon. text is partially garbled.
Daily East and Westbound train listings include Nos 501 through 506 with times from morning to night. Wilton branch service shows daily operation with specific stops and a few no stop notes.
Rail timetable shows southbound Nos. 4 and 2 from Muscatine to Fruitland Grandview Wapello Elrick Junction and reverse northbound Nos. 5 and 1 with connections at Frick Junction Wapello Grandview and Burlington links. Some trains run only on certain days, with connections to Iowa Central and C., R. I. & P. lines and Monday specific service for train No. 6.
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