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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1901
Page
8
Local notices list residents and visitors in Cedar Rapids with short trips to Burlington and Reno Oklahoma. It records a round trip fare to Burlington, train departures on the Western, and errands of Hoopes, Titus, Boland, and Hudkins. A Hershey lumber raft arrives. Downs joins St John’s grocery. a ladies sale auction is set at Frank the Jeweler’s.
Long list of local residents and visitors in Muscatine and nearby towns for a Presbyterian excursion to Burlington on Aug 7. Notices mention Rev. Fiske returning from Cleveland, various railroad passengers, markets, and a large Davenport bank draft.
The July 1901 report records a maximum of 106 degrees and a mean of 78.81 degrees, with 21 days reaching 92 to 106 degrees. Muscatine’s 62 year record shows only 1868 with a higher mean and 1848 as the coldest July. Barometer ranged 29.48 to 29.00 inches. rainfall 1.44 inches, below the fifty year mean of 3.94. Mrs. J. P. Walton.
Nickel Plate road sells daily tickets to Buffalo with ten day return. Low rates for 15 and 30 day Chicago to Buffalo round trips. Also cheap fares to all eastern points. John Y. Callahan general agent 111 Adams St Chicago. Phone Central 2057. Chicago city ticket office 111 Adams Street.
Washington Iowa Aug 6 postmasters appointed Bunch Davis county J M Jones vice A E Pairs resigned James Plymouth county R N Sher rel vice C W Harrison resigned Peru Madison county A C Turner vice W L Hiatt resigned E C Sharer substitute clerk Des Moines Frank J Zaiser Burlington Original John Brady Keokuk $6 Clark Cox Sac City $6 Christian F Bloom Owens $6 Jacob Meyers Missouri Valley $6 Increase restoration reissue Zachary T Fuller La Porte City $10 Jennings P Osborne Earlham $8 Martha A Owens Burt $8 War with Spain original Jessie Seydell Hill s Siding $6 Original widows Nancy A Webb Stockport $8
Members and friends of the A M E church plan a lawn social on the vacant lot at Seventh and Mulberry streets with Paudiet's band providing music. The event is set for Thursday evening August 15, aiming to raise Rev Gordon's salary through collective effort.
Firemen from Muscatine select the M. N. and C. and Iowa Central routes for a trip to the state tournament in Marshalltown on August 28. A special train departs at 5 a.m. from the M. N. C. depot, stop at South Muscatine street car crossing to board, round trip fare two dollars. Inquiries directed to M. N. S. depot or Chief Nerbert and foremen. A. L. Dmer, General Agent.
The Post Office Department announces new money order forms printed in red ink for payee name and address. These forms are issued free of cost and can be requested through the postmaster at any money order office in any reasonable quantity for distribution by businesses to their patrons or for remittance to firms.
George H. Stewart of Washington presented a large steel range valued at 59 dollars to the United Brethren Church last Sunday. The church ladies had long needed a better kitchen stove and express gratitude for the gift from Mrs. Fred Giesler’s brother.
The river forecast ending 8 a m August 7 1901 notes the Mississippi River will likely continue to fall slowly between Dubuque and Muscatine.
Chas Pontel and Jacob Lieberknecht of Grandview came up on the M N S and spent the day in the city on business. Carl Ware said Thursday would be his last day with the C R I P de pot in the city and that Ethan Barnett, the night operator, would also be released. Their replacements will arrive after that date and the two will return home before heading to Utah.
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