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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1901

Page

8

Local Notices and City Updates

Two lines of community items: Deuxglas union makes shoes at Mv Schmidt's and Schaefer's laundry ready for bundles. Mr and Mrs H W Lewis return from West Liberty. Mr Fowler to preach at First Baptist tomorrow. Miss M Hollingsworth aboard Western to Thornburg. Mrs J C Coster remains seriously ill. Thomas Stapleton family visiting Stamford. Doctors Miller and Fulham relocate to 209 East Second Street.

Thomas Stapleton Irene Marengo M. W. Stapleton City Drs. Miller Fulham East Second Street

Travelers Book Circle Meeting At Eyrie Aug 3

The Travelers Book circle will meet at Eyrie Saturday evening August 3 for a one hour renewal of association starting at 7 30 o clock. C Weed.

Travelers Book Circle Eyrie C. Weed Presbyterian Church Burlington

Excursion Plans and Local Notes Highlight Muscatine News

Muscatine residents mention upcoming Burlington trip on Aug 7 and report on various travelers. Citizens like Jerry Donavan from Wilton and Chas Mikesell of Oskaloosa visit, while Mrs F A Hacker and family head to Cedar Rapids. Local services advertise 9 cent items, laundry, and barber work as townsfolk linger in town and prepare for weekend excursions.

Wilton Rural No. 2 Starts With Rain and News

Moscow reports four inches of rain Sunday night boosting crop prospects. Lon Freyvberger returns after a Davenport fire trunks loss. John Heubener loses 12 head cattle to a fast train. New rural route No. 2 begins from Wilton with telephones soon active. Rev. Williams gives farewell in Iowa City.

Moscow Lon Freyvberger Davenport John Heubener Ethel Davis Mies Cora Leimkuehler Wilton J. Jennings Iowa M. Henderson Rev. Williams Iown City Henry Smith

Corn price forecast sparks market talk at Board of Trade

In Chicago at the Board of Trade 74, L. H. Manson & Co. predicted corn would rise from 36 cents to 60 cents, signaling a bold market outlook as traders weighed futures and demand.

L. H. Manson & Co Board of Trade Chicago

Fire destroys Bliven and McKee button factory

Fire at the Bliven and McKee button factory on West Front Street started in the engine room and spread rapidly. Proprietor McKee estimated losses near five thousand dollars, with machinery heavily damaged and about 130 workers affected before operations could resume, possibly in two weeks.

Loveless Howe Water Works Journal McKee

Morning Sun Notes and Social Roundup in Wapello

Local items report R F McConnell calling on political friends in town. A hay ladder ride with Miss Nancy Downs near Wapello. Mrs Charles McElhinney visiting relatives near Lenox. Miss Mary Blake travels to Burlington then Mexico City. Obituary for Magete Glasgow Hewitt. Several residents attend Page Faris wedding in Washington. Ringling Circus visit by many from Burlington. Republican primary election held today.

R. F. McConnell Wapello Nancy Downs Charles McElhinney Sam Caldwell Lenox Mary Blake Burlington Mexico City Dora Dittmer Manchester Iowa Wm. Bell Magete Glasgow Hewitt James Glasgow M. W. Blake Nancy Brown S. E. McElhinney T. R. Wilton John Sterrett Joshua Faris Free Methodist Church Messrs Courts Smyth Brown Paisley Curran Ochiltree Latta Zella Cavan Oakville Will Garvin U. P. Mutual Insurance Co J. F. Holiday Minneasota Gypsy Scott St. Louis Blanche Marc Wilson Ola Carrie Hamilton Washington Irwin Sampson Meers Graham and Sprague Wyman Emma Cubit Vola Huffman Ringling

White River Pearl Buttons Plan Factory Site

A special proposition seeks to locate a button factory at Paris with cheap shells and favorable railway rates for raw and manufactured goods. The plan cites a healthful location and lists Paris as the interested address, Bank of De Valls Banff, Ark.

Paris Bank of de Valls Banff Ark

Iowa Camp Meeting Opens in Clear Lake with Big Program

The Iowa Camp Meeting is in session at Clear Lake and runs until July 28. It will be followed by the Northwest Epworth League Assembly from July 29 to August 8. The event features a strong speaker lineup and entertainment, with low round trip rates to Clear Lake via N and S and Iowa Central Route for groups of five or more. Write Geo. S. Batty, Marshalltown, Iowa, for a booklet.

Iowa Camp Meeting Clear Lake Ise Pon Northwest Epworth League Assembly Geo. S. Batty G. P T. A Marshalltown Iowa

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mace S& Cents J. L. Giesler J. H. Kaiser 5S. L. Johnson F. H. Little Gus Schmidt John H. Kaiser A. Baird F. W. Swan F. W. Eversmeyer J. L. Geisler C. A. Mull J. >. Blackwell East Second St Deuxglas Union Mv. Schmidt's Schaefer Mrs. H. W. Lewis Weat Liberty Mr. Fowler First Baptist Church M. Hollingsworth Thornburg J. C. Coster R. A. Holmes Bond Jerry Donavan Chas. Mikesell Oskaloosa Minnie Shefaits Scheetz’s Wait Palmer Oriental Barber Shop Harry Caple Ainsworth Mrs. Caple Son F. A. Hacker Cedar Rapids A. W. Mellinger Kalona J. E. Griffith Utah Colorado Jerry Plumb Iowa City Plumb F. M. Baker East Hill Mabel Leverich Sioux Falls South Dakota Cora Hopkinan Marion T. G. White Cedar River Gorda Morcombe John Eversmeyer North Mulberry Street Miss Morcombe Garden City Society Muscatine F. Gerdes Quince Coder Letts Bhimber Yard Jake Sylvester Lower Mill Yard Lewis Arthur Klaffenbach Will Gates Irwin A. Port Belle McCoy Miss Anna A. N. Irwin Trenton H. W. Lewis W. E. Cone Conesville Columbus Junction C. H. Hogin Z. W. Hutchinson Frank Washburn Ella Willer East Buffalo Wellman the Jeweler Achter West Second Street Frank McKee & Eliven of Bliven & McKee Page-Faris Oscar Boltz Fairfield Sun M. E. MccCaughan Bloomington Indiana White River
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