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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1903
Page
10
The Iowa Citizen edition from the WWA Citizen Publishing Company provides short city briefs. It covers local happenings, brief notices, and community updates with concise reporting and identifiable local names and places.
The League discusses municipal ownership with Mayor Woodward of Atlanta opposing Mayor Dunne of Chicago. Critics urge ownership as a last resort to secure fair terms from public service corporations and honest obligations. A census report notes many large cities run deficits, implying Chicago should avoid hasty promises without research.
Demand for operators urgent. Largest and best equipped course endorsed by W U Tel Co and railroads. Six months tuition and board $3 with potential reductions. Catalogue mailed free. Home instruction also. Dodge's Institute Monroe St Valparaiso Ind. Also ad for South Dakota farming opportunities and a round trip rate via J M Cash.
The council met with nearly all members present except Alderman Shields. They granted a sidewalk petition between Dubuque and Gilbert, condemned several sidewalks, ordered new ones, and set a temporary sidewalk on Sheridan Avenue. They approved tax remission for Jacob Seemuth and laid out paving from Clinton to Capitol and College to Burlington with a start no earlier than April 3, 1906 and finish by July 1. The engineer was urged to enforce utilities and street-lighting improvements, and bids were invited for the paving while delaying Iowa Avenue to April 1, 1906. They also addressed street lighting alignment, an agreement delaying paving, property deeds for street work, and safety fixes for the Tacas Street viaduct approach and South Linn Street telephones.
A report circulated that Peter Rogers was robbed near Tifin as he prepared to travel to Kamsas. He claims a loss of about sixty five dollars, due to his own mistake, after drawing £100 from the bank and spending $30 on a Kansas ticket. The money was kept in a leather pocket book that slipped from his clothing.
The Bey held a merry royal court at Coldren Friday night. A musical comedy was staged to much laughter and applause in Iowa City. If the company returns later in the season, they will be welcomed by an appreciative audience and deserve the warm reception.
LeGrand Byington, a longtime Iowa City resident since 1849, approaches ninety with plans to reach a century. Active in community life for 57 years, he remains hearty and engaged, signaling a potential centenarian milestone for Johnson County.
R G Stewart of Stewart & Ero in Greenville Alabama reports relief after a single dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He claimed nine days of ineffective medicines prior and endorses the product as best for bowel complaints. Available from all druggists.
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