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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1902
Page
5
A report suggests Mississippi Box Co may buy Hershey saw mill while Hershey delays mill start. City plans to remove a Dewey avenue switch and opposed by Island gardeners shipping 500 cars yearly. Also notes Sash and Door Co building work and local notices.
The Mississippi River will rise slowly below Dubuque and stay nearly stationary between LeClaire and Muscatine as of Thursday morning May 1 1902.
The Great Western Cereal Company calls for proposals to paint its elevator this spring. For specifications, contact the local office.
Job advertisement seeking men to pull lumber at South Muscatine Lumber Company with immediate application.
Officials in Peoria finalize the consolidation of the Iowa Central and Minneapolis and St. Louis with May 1 as the transfer date. Edwin Hawley will be president of both roads with L F Day as vice president and general manager. George S Battey resigns as general passenger agent. A B Cutts to head passenger department. Rock Island reports near completion of its Davenport to Muscatine double track.
Road work continues with double tracking at the Mad Creek bridge and the bridge over the slough near Hershey pumping station. No city council grant has been approved yet to fund a through-city route.
Thomas S. Parvin, age 69, formerly of Muscatine, died April 18 1902 on the Pacific coast. He was the son of Hon. John A Parvin, married to Jane B Harker, and leaves two sons Josiah R and Boaz B in or near Los Angeles. He served in the 35th Iowa Volunteers Co A under Kee ler and was remembered as a loyal soldier and friend.
Columbus Junction Iowa April 30 Mrs Hattie Gelatt rode from Muscatine Tuesday morning Rev Williams former Presbyterian pastor of this city changed cars at Columbus Junction for Oxford F D Miller a Muscatine salesman for J W Farwell Chicago was in town J L Collins is worse again doctor has given up all hope of recovery His niece Miss Anna Jordan of Maloy Iowa arrived Monday night Miss Crilley of Chicago expected today Mrs Julia Williams exhausted by caregiving ill Eldorado restaurant again changed hands Roy Dunham sold to Roy Parsons and Clint Coffin Mr and Mrs Chas Edmundson came from West Branch yesterday and changed cars for Ainsworth Mrs Edmundson formerly Miss Alice Coggeshall of West Branch N T Hendrick and Tom Brown Morning Sun passengers Tuesday evening Miss Steinmetz Muscatine arrived last evening visiting Mrs W P Paugh Mrs Noah Lets Chicago arrived this morning Mrs Duncan niece of the late Mrs J L Collins goes home today
R B Huff of Muscatine spoke in Washington Monday evening to the local Knights of Pythias about Pythianism. A charter member of his Muscatine lodge and a Knight for twenty years he praised the order for its friendship and sociability. After the talk a luncheon and phonographic music program followed, and the event drew an appreciative audience.
Public notice states the American Telephone and Telegraph Company of Iowa will apply to Muscatine City Council for an ordinance franchise to construct operate and maintain telephone and telegraph lines on city streets and public places. The council will grant after publication as required by law. Charles D M Cole dated April 15 1902.
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