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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1901
Page
5
Chicago crowds pack the Proviso track for midsummer opening led by a Golf steeplechase handicap won by Sam Hildreth's Filon d'Or. The card includes multiple races with a few results contested by spectators who questioned the judges' calls.
Chicago reports the University of Chicago football season starting today under Assistant Coach Herschberger with maroon jerseys and padded moleskins. About a dozen players, eager to switch from tennis and golf, pushed for an earlier start, as Cincinnati defeated Chicago 10 to 7 in yesterday’s results.
Chicago plays Cincinnati while Philadelphia faces Boston and Brooklyn meets New York as St Louis contests Pittsburg in a set of league games.
Baseball scoreboard recaps show Cleveland 6 over Chicago 3 Milwaukee 19 def Detroit 4 Boston 3 over Baltimore 1 Baltimore 9 over Boston 0 Philadelphia 10 over Washington 3 and Philadelphia 2 over Washington 0 with multiple late games reported.
Boston visits Baltimore in a slated game while Washington travels to Philadelphia at 7. The card lists two scheduled pro basketball matchups with no results.
Chicago observers report no decisive performance data from Invader after morning and afternoon trials. The Canadian cup challenger remains untested against rivals, delaying assessment of her sailing qualities until a Cadilllac race in the first cup series.
Aug 6 notices report Mrs. Vic Cruz traveling to Cedar Rapids and Illinois. An ice cream social occurred on B Law lawn. Mrs. Kate Macune from Jewell visited. Sherd Wilsons horse caused a wreck with Gold Woods team. both wagons were damaged and the horses ran off. An extra train carried stock with three cars loaded. Ed Godlove harvested 50 bushels per acre. Joseph Walker plans a large cattle barn three miles east. Cal Coe starts a barn at Iowa Junction.
Reprint notes the date February 15 1902 and February 15 1962 as milestones in Cuban struggles. It touts So-do relief for humanity pain from wounds and sores, claiming quick soothing and healing as an antiseptic powder sold by druggists for 25 cents a box.
Fairport on August 6 reports Mrs Bradey and daughter Gladys Lange of St Louis visiting relatives. E K Tyler of Muscatine and Miss Ethel Tyler of Illinois City spent Tuesday with A G Tyler. Nellie Reeves of Waterloo vacationing at home. Abraham Spicher in Buffalo. Wedikine brothers camping near town. Gardner family from Muscatine visited Reeves. Various local residents visited Davenport Wilton and Wilton. Depot gains new paint. Mrs E F Stull and Mrs Josie Russell noted.
Frank Van Dorah spent Wednesday near Illinois City with friends. Mr and Mrs G C Leach spent Sunday at Julius Welch s. Mrs Wiley son and grandson spent Monday at A G Tyler s. John Schellhorn shipped a bill of flower pets to Burlington Saturday.
Stockton August 6. Mr and Mrs J H Thiel visited Mrs Thiels brother Herman Lamp of New Liberty Iowa. The J H Thiel harvest dance was postponed to August 17. The Stockton Elevator Co shipped a carload of hogs to Chicago. Annie Bangert attended her cousin Henrietta Schulte s Davenport wedding with Albert Carstens at Durant.
Fire discovered at 9 15 this morning in a rag pile at Greenblatt Bros junk yard on East Second Street. City and independent companies responded quickly with two streams, gaining control within minutes and extinguishing the blaze in about 15 minutes. Loss estimated at 250 dollars.
Ladies G A R Circle calls a Wednesday evening meeting on August 8 with full attendance desired. Meeting of importance per order of the president.
Saturday carried 85 passengers to Burlington while residents and visitors scattered across neighboring towns. Notables include Kate Lamberson from Nora Springs and Mrs. A. S. Thompson, Ed Shellabarger visiting Letts, and many trips to Trenton Mo and Wapello. Local business changes, church events, ship deployments, and social visits fill a dense list of community happenings.
Multiple brief items report social visits travel to the county fair in Burlingon and Springdale, a Wisconsin visitor, illness improvement, a quarterly meeting attendance, a Sunday concert plan canceled, a horse accident injuring three riders near S. D. Haifleigh’s residence, and a family visit from France Pontal.
A reporter overheard prominent business leaders praising Judge J Scott Richman for his deep knowledge of Lincoln's constitutional powers and the history of the republic. They called him an honest, loyal citizen with a pure heart who acts for the community’s good.
Local markets are brisk as farmers receive strong prices for hogs oats and butter. Oats pay 35 cents to feeders with the meal mill raising from 33 to 34 cents. Hay and baled hay sell for about 10 dollars a ton while flour and milk products show rising or high figures amid tight supply.
Grain and hay prices listed for Muscatine markets include corn at 55 cents, oats feeders and oatmeal at 35 and 34 cents, rye 45 cents, barley 40 cents, wheat 55 to 60 cents, Timothy hay aged 11 to 12 dollars, new Timothy hay 311 dollars? 12. Illinois hay and bottom hay priced around 5 dollars, hay-baled 12 to 13 dollars.
A long column lists wholesale and retail rates for eggs, butter, lard, flour, corn meal, sugar, coffee, various fruits and vegetables, onions, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, turnips, and other produce. It also shows livestock prices for hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep, plus fish prices and coal costs. Market conditions described as unsteady.
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