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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1902
Page
2
Governor Cummins named eleven appointees to erect Iowa’s Vicksburg soldiers monuments with a $150000 state appropriation. The slate includes John F. Merry L C Blanchard J A Fitchpatrick Elmer J Bealer David A Haggard W O Mitchell W H Jaynes Henry H Rood J H Dean.
Cedar Rapids April 28 Rain marred the annual meeting of the Eastern Iowa District Association of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. Attendance dropped to about four thousand from an expected ten thousand. Officers elected include President J. T. Struble Secretary Frank Lovelace and Treasurer John Springer all from Iowa City. The next gathering will be in Iowa City with Cedar Rapids eyed as permanent headquarters pending constitutional revision to be settled next year.
Clarion Iowa April 28 Wright county joined the insurgents in opposing Henderson but at the Clarion convention a solid Henderson delegation was chosen indicating backing for Henderson in the third district.
A striking Lehigh Valley poster from the general passenger department depicts a train arriving at a station with a bride and groom in the foreground, suggesting a tale of a questionable journey. Sent on receipt of 10 cents to cover mailing.
Des Moines reports a one fare for the round trip by all Iowa roads for the Grand Army encampment May 20 to 22. Excursion tickets valid May 19 to 21 and May 22 if trains arrive before noon, with return options through May 24, 1902. Des Moines to host a major historic gathering of veterans.
Five thousand Odd Fellows and Rebekahs from far and near gathered in Oskaloosa Iowa on April 28 for the eighty third anniversary of the order. Special trains from Keithsburg Illinois and other points brought visitors, with additional trains from the Rock Island and Burlington & Western railways serving the event.
At a township republican caucus in Ainsworth Iowa on Saturday delegates to county judicial and congressional conventions were elected. The slate A. Cocklin T. J. Nicholson T. H. Barnes J. Jones W. T. Trotter W. J. Crawford M. L. Olds and Jas. Clegg all favor Capt. Brookhart for judge.
Iowa City April 28 The board of regents accepted Northwestern offers for Prof. Harvey Sanger Richards but he will stay at Iowa. Northwestern offered 3000 dollars. Richards received 2100 at present.
On Wednesday at 10 o'clock the new chapel at St Ambrose College Davenport will be dedicated by Rt. Rev. Bishop Cosgrove. Archbishop Keane of Dubuque will deliver the sermon marking an important day in the college's history.
Des Moines leaders announce an invitation for President Roosevelt to visit Des Moines during the week of June 23. The invitation comes from Des Moines lodge No. 98 B P O E with endorsements from Senator W B Allison and Senator J P Dolliver along with L M Shaw James Wilson and J A T Hull.
Mrs. Ella Luse returned from Chicago after visiting her daughter. Mrs. Wm. Deweese of Belton Mo. stops in West Liberty for a week with her brother Mr. Worstell. Miss Cora Johns and Miss Kate Brown are back in town. Mrs. Snyder returns from the country to live with her daughter Mrs. Mead. Mrs. W. S. Elliot completes a two week visit with her daughter Mrs. Harris.
J D Potter returns from a two week western state trip. Rev Geo Furnis to be installed as Presbyterian pastor Thursday. Epworth League dime social at Mrs Hildebrand's Friday with a toothsome attract. Miss Annetta Newcomer of Des Moines speaks on missions with Miss Florence Mills en route to Bilashu India. Mrs G W Burch presides. attendance fair. Winds ease, nature blooms, arbutus from Wisconsin brings cheer.
Citizens of Hoopesville welcomed three new crossings at Walton and Philip streets after a dray load of lumber arrived. Residents hope for improved street lighting soon. The town reports whooping cough among youngsters, Henry Rehbein’s visit to Rochester, and garden crops damaged by wind and sand storms. Chas Graham and family visit Toolesboro, while Scott Latham recovers from a serious illness.
Very cheap colonial era rail fares apply across Iowa Central line stations in March and April. Travelers can reach Butte Helena Boise Tacoma Spokane Seattle Portland Salt Lake City Ogden Denver and many intermediate points at those low rates.
State Bank and Trust Co operates at the corner of Iowa Avenue and Second Street in Muscatine Iowa offering banking and exchange services.
Information from Hershey State Bank Muscatine Iowa includes officers directors and services with four percent interest on time deposits. First National Bank S G Stein president D V Jackson vice president has capital 50000 surplus 55000 and list of directors. Safety deposit boxes for rent offered.
Muscatine Savings Bank lists officers J Carskaddan president J B Dougherty vice president Chas Page cashier with capital 80000.60. It offers four percent interest on deposits and specializes in real estate loans at low rates and favorable terms. Located in the First National Bank Building.
The snippet lists times 0:00 a.m. 7:33 a.m. 4:02 p.m. 10:00 p.m. with a note daily except Sunday, indicating service or program hours.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered notices and sheets with numbers and incomplete names. The readable parts reference different items such as No 28 and No 19, with mentions of locations and officials, but details are too broken to extract full events or actions.
The notice lists North and Southbound train times for Muscatine and connected hubs including Roundhouse Fruitland Grandview Wapello Elrick Jet and Muscatine, with connections to BCRN Iowa Central and Central lines. It specifies arrivals, departures, and special weekend/weekday adjustments for Elrick Junction and Muscatine connections.
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