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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1918
Page
4
The Agricultural Department calls on all to reserve garden space for beans to aid World War efforts. Beans provide high nutrition, easy handling, and versatile varieties including navy, pea, snap, and polo beans. Plant from mid May to early June in warm soil, with rows 18 to 24 inches apart and 4 to 6 inches between plants.
Governor W S Harding addressed the forty fourth annual Dubuque College commencement in Dubuque Iowa. A cadet review was scrubbed by drizzle. Archbishop J J Keane awarded honors to 98 graduates including 27 from the collegiate department. Fifty cadets left for Fort Sheridan. Arch bishop Keane announced Rev John C Stuart elected college president succeeding Rev D M Gorman, who resigns to become Boise Idaho bishop.
Cut worms are reported to be more destructive this year than usual to garden vegetables and other crops. Young corn has been hit hard in some areas, with replanting and feeding difficulties. Experts urge calm as the pest season nears its end, noting worms burrow by June 1 and later become chrysalises.
For blind bleeding and itching piles a preparation is offered for sale by druggists nationwide. Price 50 cents or 1.00 dollar. Manufactured by Williams Mfg Co Cleveland Ohio. Also listed at Sandan White Drug Store.
Nes Moines May 29 Every county in the state was represented at the annual Greater Iowa association meeting held here yesterday with 240 members present. G Watson French of Davenport reelected president C H McNider Mason City vice president Emmett Tinley Council Bluffs and Lafayette Young Jr Des Moines elected as vice presidents Woodworth Clum Davenport secretary and treasurer. W J Kennedy Sioux City and W J Abbott Osceola were named to the board of directors. The group adopted resolutions denouncing the Non Partisan league as socialist and I W W backed and pledged to continue its fight. Emmett Tinley and C H McNider spoke in the morning H M Poole Des Moines led Iowa fuel discussion and French spoke on social and industrial readjustment. After dinner at the Chamberlain hotel Governor Harding attended and the delegation then attended Colonel Roosevelt's address at the Coliseum. All members in good standing urged to attend Thursday evening for important business.
Young men reaching draft age must register now so their registration cards reach by June 5. Exemption board explains some may move before Wednesday and miss registration unless they act, as cards will be forwarded to any address on registration day.
The judge addresses a fatigued jury stating the law and denouncing any juryman who obstructs a verdict. A lone juror answers with a defiant plea insisting he alone agrees, highlighting a dramatic obstruction to accord in a European Edition note from the New York Herald.
Sweetland plan services mark the fiftieth anniversary of Pleasant Prairie Church on June 20. Memorial Day will be observed with special services in three churches per President Wilson’s request. Rev H C Millice will address gatherings at Moscow church Thursday 10-11, North Prairie 2-3, and Sweetland 7.30. Tentative plans outline the Center founding anniversary observance.
Grove Methodist notes the Episcopal church becomes Pleasant Prairie Methodist. Observance starts Thursday June 20 with evening services, continues Sunday morning June 23. A basket dinner Sunday noon and a reminiscence service in the afternoon. Old timers urged to attend and mail letters on early church history to Rev Millice.
State of Iowa Muscatine County 88 Whong It May Concern notice is hereby given that on May 21 1918 there was opened and publicly read by the clerk of the district court an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Henry Gettort deceased and that said instrument will come on for hearing and proof on June 19 1918
The June term of the district court for Muscatine County begins June 4 1918. Any interested party may appear and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Dated May 21 1918 R G Tipton Clerk of the District Court.
Twenty rural schools close this week for the summer vacation. Schools named include North Star Locust Grove Sand Prairie Lone Tree Cor win Pleasant Prairie Union Prospect Oak Hill Lacey Mud Hole Stolan Sunnyside Yankee Hollow Osage Laurel Hil Penn Avenue Independence and Hazel Dell.
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