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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1901
Page
4
Fire damaged the kitchen of C H Terry’s East Fourth Street residence when a stove ignited gasoline left burning by the occupant. Neighbors entered to help and firefighters quickly contained the blaze, prompting a note urging insurance with Munroe.
Modern Woodmen honor event planned at Resley's Lake one mile west of Moscow on June 11 with addresses recitations a forester drill contest athletic contests and a field meet between visiting camps. County camps prepare to attend and expect a fine time.
Yesterday featured picnics and outings for city youths with lively outfits in demand. River launches carried crowds to upriver points and Chas Whitmore's steam launch ran full, unable to meet all contracted trips.
The J F F Club and their ladies chartered boats, rowed two miles upstream, enjoyed a large picnic supper in the woods, and returned by moonlight yesterday afternoon and evening.
Children who joined Memorial exercises on the high bridge were treated to ice cream soda and candy at the Davidson restaurant on Walnut street by Mrs. Chas. Fox, president of the Woman's Relief Corps.
Wilton society expresses gratitude for the Wilton band reorganization listing members D. E. Smith snare drum Charles Kelley bass drum Harry Huff tuba Harry Klingsworth baritone Co D Eaton 1st tenor Vernon Curtis first alto Albert Bannick second alto FE R King first cornet M Nelson slide trombone Geo Morgridge cornet Ed Ruff clarinet.
Miss Vera Knight woke to a happy surprise as her father A. J. Knight had a new piano carried into the house before she was up. The present completed her eleventh birthday celebration.
Mrs Fred Leu joined the Rathbone Sisters at a Wednesday evening meeting. Delegates elected to the grand lodge convention in Cedar Rapids in August include Mrs Adam Hild first delegate, Mrs Rosenbaum second, Mrs Louis Cohn and Mrs R B Huff alternates. Social session followed with refreshments for the husbands.
An entertainment will be presented next Wednesday evening at the opera house by the Muscatine Homestead of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen. Prominent city musicians and actors will perform and head officers of the order are expected to attend.
The executive committee of the Alumni Association, including Zel H Hutchinson H J Mahin Katherine Hayes Margaret Kulp Millie A Timm Mabel Leverich Lysle Reppert Carrie Shamm o and Charles Grade, prepares for the annual banquet on the evening of June 14.
Citizens greet Judge Emil McClain of the Iowa Supreme Bench as the inaugural speaker for the course. He addresses the theme Literature and Life, highlighting the bond between letters and living ideals.
An outing party was held at Eagle Point last evening in honor of Miss Mary Klein sister of Dr Klein and her two cousins Miss Anna Klein and Miss Marguerite Klein of Iowa City. A picnic supper was served and the company returned at 5 o'clock. The visiting ladies took the 9 o'clock train back to Iowa City.
Mrs Elizabeth Salisbury hosted Miss Serine Jonassen of Chicago and a small group last evening at the Salisbury millinery shop in Muscatine. Guests enjoyed varied entertainment and refreshments as they mingled with the visiting guest who plans to leave Monday for Mendota Illinois after a short visit with relatives.
Notice records the formation of the Gibson Heater Company in Muscatine Iowa on March 13 1901. The firm will manufacture and sell a Gibson Feed Water Heater for steam boilers with capital stock of 2500 dollars, a five member board, and officers J J Munroe president Claus Koll vice president Fred R Munroe secretary treasurer. The corporation lasts twenty years unless dissolved and limits indebtedness to two thirds of capital.
The Nebraska Indian baseball team lands in Muscatine to play the local nine tomorrow afternoon at the fair grounds. They have won about 30 games this season, facing top Iowa and Nebraska teams. Manager Nevens expects a large crowd.
The Globe Restaurant offers the best dinner in the city for 25 cents. Bob LaGrille is the proprietor.
Philip H. Schlapp of Davenport died May 31 after a long illness and despondency. The veteran soldier took his own life, ending a long public career in the community.
An Italian laborer who recently arrived in Davenport from Chicago was found dead of heart disease in a box car yesterday. The deceased was identified as Anergies Aegeroporbs. He had traveled to Davenport earlier in May 31.
One hundred twenty five invitations were issued today by the Twentieth Century Club for a lecture and a reception at the home of Hon. W. L. Roach on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Emil Lanoch of 981 N Washtenaw Ave Chicago was promptly cured of a severe cough and sore throat by Hartwig's Lung Balsam. The remedy claims effectiveness for croup whooping cough lagrippe bronchitis tonsillitis asthma pleurisy pneumonia and similar ailments. J J Havercamp.
The Journal highlights advertisements from five progressive merchants inviting reader trade. Listings include S. L. Cohn clothing Geo Kranz florist Hinkel Flannery groceries Wilmering Co millinery Ev Brandenburg paints M C Hayes wall paper Leibbrand Ryan dry goods Sam Berger clothing Anson Clothing Co The Boston Store Barnard's Grocery Reliance Loan Co Star Clothing T W Cherry shoes Leysen groceries Joe Kranz florist M N Bond hardware Jno A Robbins insurance H H Arnold real estate Mackey's Model Clothing Co.
Mrs. Mark Allen died at her Wilton township home this morning. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the residence and burial will follow in Melpine cemetery.
Local residents commend Hartwig's Lung Balsam as a quick remedy for throat and lung troubles. A Schwartz and Clarry Wallace report cures for la grippe and consumption prevention, claiming the preparation strengthens the system and outperforms other advertised cures.
Notice promoting straw hats for haying season from Hine Bros. urging readers to prepare gear.
The U B Sunday school will observe Children day next Sabbath June 2 with a program titled When Roses Bloom. Music is described as fine and the program as a whole promising to be among the best. The morning worship at 10 30 will begin with these exercises.
Chicago reader Chas A Timen praises Hartwig's Lung Balsam as a quick cure for a terrible cold. The ad claims the product is safe for children, pleasant to take, and endorsed by physicians, with distribution by J J Havercamp.
A wagon loaded with hay overturned after a tap came off and a wheel rolled free. Andy Long and Chas Smith were thrown to the pavement but sustained only a jarring. No injuries beyond minor shock were reported.
Mrs. Charles Francis Cadle and Mrs. Peter Miller Musser spend the day in Davenport for the annual Colonial Dames of Iowa meeting. The Davenport and Rock Island group will entertain visiting Dames at a luncheon at the Outing Grounds on Brady street near Locust.
Company C decorated the graves of their deceased members in the cemetery yesterday morning.
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