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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
5
A large morning parade through Muscatine on Second Street drew big crowds for Campbell’s famous show. The day featured unloading wagons, erecting tents, and an eager public, with longer evening attendance expected as school resumes.
J. S. Dale, about sixty, of 1227 Smalley Avenue, fell six feet from a temporary scaffold to the superstructure at the Hershey bank building. He injured the spine, was carried to Bellevue hospital, and doctors say recovery of limbs is uncertain. Dale was chipping concrete on the first story when he sat to work and lost balance.
The county convention of I O O F was well attended with delegates and visitors from across the county. The Rebekah ladies served meals, a Wapello drill team participated, and the Grandview band provided music. Remains of Mrs. Hugh Walker were buried at Indian Creek after arriving from Missouri.
Boone Iowa September 16 Frazer suffers a mad dog scare with fifty dogs killed by order of the state veterinary department. Reports say many children were bitten and whole families have fled to Chicago for treatment.
Elder D. M. Hudler spoke at the Company C armory delivering the first of a series of biblical talks. The topic was The people, The Book and the Land, a Trinity of Evidence that the Bible is True. He promised tonight to lecture on The Fifth and Last Universal Kingdom Who are the King and Underrulers and the Subjects.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Letts a son Sept 9. Henry and Will Fitchner made a business trip to Durant. Rev. C. M. Olander was called to Davenport for Mrs. Earnestine Brandt’s illness. Wm. Nagle family hosted by Fred Crow. Will Fitchner owns a new buggy. Lial Nagle visited Muscatine. Mrs. Olander did business in Fairport. Clara Bell Nagle played piano at Miss Lillian Alteneder’s pupils recital.
Sept. 16 report from South Union lists Len Angerer and sisters Mary and Sophia with George Heabner at Sunny. Roy Snyder family visits Dan Duncan of Wilton. Art Cole visits parents and travels back with wife and children. Z S Hain stays to help during the fair. Blanche Karns visits Zeisig family as Zeisig builds on his farm. Mrs Teufel and Miss Wiese visit daughter Mrs George Marclf. Heabner sibling visits Adolph Rexroth. Hain and Baker thresh in the area.
Olive Branch notes report Edward Steinman of near Grandview passing through on his way to Muscatine. Mr Burns of Muscatine called on Chas Pantel. Mr and Mrs Henry Nicklas and family visited the Hintermister home. Mrs C Fisher and daughter Celia spent Saturday evening in Fruitland. Mr and Mrs Neibert of Muscatine visited the Kinsley home.
A former stove worker credits a Grape-Nuts breakfast with restoring strength and appetite. He describes indigestion and fatigue improving after starting the breakfast of stewed fruit Grape-Nuts cream a soft boiled egg toast and coffee. The letter promotes Postum products and cites The Road to Wellville.
WILTON I A Sept 16 Mrs Clarence Creitz and son Louis Davenport will visit at Mrs Cretz home and attend the fair. Several residents travel to Muscatine Davenport Durant for relatives business and social visits with friends around town and at the fair. James Atwill returns from Muscatine improved after Bellevue hospital treatment.
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