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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
5
The Y M C A Religious Work department will continue through summer with two Sunday groups. One will study selected conversations of Christ to train men for Christian work, the other will be a discussion club on topics affecting young men. An evangelistic band will visit county districts by auto to hold meetings at Mulford Mission and local schools.
Mrs. A S Wells left for Dewitt Indiana after her brother Samuel Sadderis died yesterday at age 91. He had been ill for a short time and the exact cause of death was not known to his sister.
Three well dressed young men were found inside a locked refrigerator car in Muscatine after nearly 50 hours in darkness and heat. Discovered by John Laughlin, the passengers had boarded at Indianapolis with Chicago as their destination, later forced to endure confinement until rescue. They survived on air and soon sought food, not hoboes but likely travelers who will avoid freight travel in the future.
The mission study class meets at 7 30 this evening at the association. Lesson covers chapters 5 and 6 in The Uplift of China. The S S L club meets as usual tonight at the rooms.
In Boston the White Sox edged the Red Sox 2 to 1 with Cicotte briefly pulled for Thoney and Pruitt while Sullivan’s steal and Hahn’s timely hit keyed the rally. In St Louis the Cubs overwhelmed the Cardinals 8 to 2 after overcoming an early deficit.
The Muscatine Independents under Manager Bebb plan a strenuous ten day stretch starting with four games against the Peoria Independents. Nance of Kewanee will join the Peoria lineup, and Sterling matchups are lined up for Thursday through Sunday with Pearl City.
In the American League standings Boston led by one run while Chicago trailed by two as a recent game concluded.
Baseball scores show Springfield defeating Rock Island 5 to 0 in six innings. Cedar Rapids beat Bloomington 5 to 4. Waterloo won 4 to 0 at Kewanee. Ottumwa and Jacksonville played to a 2 2 tie with rain causing delays. Clinton lost to Decatur 1 to 0.
The schedule shows Chicago visiting St. Louis, Cincinnati at Pittsburg, New York at Brooklyn, Boston at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Cleveland, Philadelphia at New York, and Washington at Boston for two games. Local readers can plan attendance and follow results across venues.
Park Place school pupils and teachers enjoyed a closing term picnic at Electric Park with games and a noon dinner. The day featured outdoor sports and a return home after an eventful day. The Mississippi River Box company received its first lumber raft, Lizzie Gardner towing a large raft from Stillwater Minnesota with 58 cribs left in Muscatine.
O Fox of Pine Mills arrived in the city for a brief visit with friends in Muscatine. Alderman Harry Hess and Harry O Keefe departed for Chicago to attend to business and visit friends. Henry Koenig undertakes major property improvements by building a new barn. Milo Rittenhouse nears full recovery after an injury at the Huttig plant. Mrs C Schmelzer and daughters Ada and Gertrude left for Davenport to visit friends. Mrs Barney Miller returned home from Moscow after visiting relatives.
Mrs. Enos Davis visited Emporia Kansas to see relatives. A home wedding united Mary Hughes and John Pritchard of Chicago with many relatives present. Mrs. Pritchard's friends wish them happiness. Margaret Turkington attended Columbus Junction commencement. cousin James Reaney graduated. The text notes visits among Davis, Sadie, Ada, Bob Davis, and Lottie McConahay visiting Cairo sister Mrs. Williams.
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