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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1903
Page
7
The Iowa crop and weather service bulletin reports a frostless September with 6 to 9 degrees above normal temperatures, light rainfall, and drying winds. Corn crops show 95 percent maturity statewide with minimal frost risk, while apples and late potatoes face poorer yields and Mrs. Frank Bowser returns home from Morning Sun after illness.
The Rock Island offers low colonist rates to the West and Northwest including San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Portland Tacoma and Spokane. Tickets sold daily from Sept 15 to Oct 31 with through tourist car lines from Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Kansas City Omaha. Apply to Joe G Farmer Division Passenger Agent Cedar Rapids Ia.
The timetable lists departure times 5 30 am 7 00 am 8 30 am 11 30 am 5 30 pm 7 00 pm 9 30 pm 10 00 pm and 1 30 pm. Thirty round trips per day are planned between the two cities.
Governor Cummins appoints State Senator Hugh Hughes Jr of Williamsburg Iowa as delegate to the Interstate Commerce Law convention in Chicago on October 26. The convention seeks to press Congress to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission on railway rates and rebates.
The members of Company I 54th Regt I N G pass resolutions expressing heartfelt sympathy to Private George Kubik on the death of his wife. A copy of the resolutions will be recorded and sent to the local press, with committee members Chas Taizhal Geo Beeson and Chas P Schenck noted.
H. M. Murphy Auctioneer and Real Estate Dealer advertises sales from Smith and Cilek’s Hardware, 2426 S Daboque St Iowa City. It urges buyers to submit dates four to six weeks ahead and lists farms and city properties for sale with contact numbers for office and Johnson County.
For sale 28 acres in Penn Township near the Interurban priced at 125 dollars per acre. For rent 120 acres in Pleasant Valley Township. Enquire F. M. Danner Route 8 Iowa City.
The Rock Island will operate a 50 cent round trip to Iowa City and back daily next week during the carnival from Oct 2 to 7. Tickets valid on all trains with limited time sale. No changes of cars between the two cities. Last Cedar Rapids train departs at 11 10 a m daily.
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