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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1902
Page
3
A large lumber raft 900 feet long and 200 feet wide being moved to Burlington was damaged after fog reduced visibility. The vessel struck a bridge pier, breaking the raft. crews spent hours recovering logs and debris while the captain urged a boom to keep rafts from piers on foggy nights.
Miss Slater returns from Mt. Pleasant. Various residents travel by Firefly and M N & S lines between Muscatine Davenport Chicago Cedar Valley Wapello and Grinnell. Notables include 93rd birthday of S R Chase and birth of Ellis Parker Butler's daughter in New York City. Several visits, trips, and incidents noted.
Mrs Ruth A Dodson sister of John Stewart arrives from Freeland Pennsylvania after his death on M N S tracks. She visited him eleven years ago and notes his 75th birthday the day before. Stewart had little property estate to heirs including his sister and her daughter. Burial took place at the city cemetery after a coroner's inquest found no fault by the railroad.
J M Butler resigns after 15 years with the United States Express in Muscatine to take a post with Muscatine Sash and Door. Elmer McBride is promoted to agent, with a Cedar Falls man arriving tomorrow to fill the vacancy, while Henry Burkhardt and Ed Erb stay in their current roles. The change takes effect tomorrow. patrons are assured of continued strong management and service.
Constable Harvey Warner went to Washington Saturday night and yesterday morning drove into Henry county south of Wayland to arrest Ren L. Kyes. He is charged with obtaining money under false pretenses by mortgaging property he never owned and borrowing from several loan companies in this city. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for this afternoon or tomorrow.
The imported stallion Reginald will stand for a full season at the home of Chas. Chamberlain one mile west of Summit Iowa. Service fees reduced from 15 and 18 to 12 and 15 dollars. Chas. Chamberlain keeper.
Mrs. Eliza Jewell and her daughter Mrs. Lulu Kinsley of Peru Nebraska visited D. D. Doty at 500 Park Avenue over Sunday. They left this morning to spend a week in Springdale Iowa before returning home.
The C., R. L. & P. will sell round trip tickets to Moline on August 14 with return on August 15. Fare is 90 cents. For information contact M. Gould.
The decomposed body of an unknown man was found on a sand bar near the head of Big Timber about ten miles below Muscatine. He appeared to have been in the water two weeks. Waltham watch and $2.75 found on him. No marks of violence. coroner’s jury rules accidental drowning possibly from falling overboard. He was about 5 feet 8 inches tall and lacked shoes.
The Elks race meet in Muscatine is slated as one of the best ever with many horses entered. Miss Williams, a mare with a 2.0914 mark, has arrived and others are expected. Grounds preparations proceed to handle large crowds and ensure comfortable viewing as more horses arrive tonight and tomorrow.
In Camp Lacey at Oskaloosa Iowa Company C members enjoy good health and steady instruction. The camp emphasizes schooling, with morning extended formation drills and battalion drills on a firing line. First and second lieutenants take command in rotating sessions as sergeants supervise skirmish drills.
Des Moines officials announce the board of control re elected W. W. Rotert as superintendent of the school for the deaf and dumb and Max E. Witte for the Clarinda hospital on August 11.
The marriage of Henry Hartman to Mrs. Jacob Neibert occurred Saturday evening with Rev. J N Eliott officiating. The ceremony was intimate with only relatives present.
A humorous reminiscence in Pike County lore recounts Colonel Luke M. Emerson’s near death and vow to reform, Judge Gray's lighthearted marriage ceremony miscue, and Governor Ball’s famed tongue of gold. The piece honors Missouri figures like Colonel George W. Anderson and Champ Clark with anecdotes from political culture and stump speeches.
Robert Hess, superintendent of the New York Zoological Gardens, recalls a dramatic single handed struggle with an eighteen foot python. He describes a tense escape as the snake's jaws clamped on his hand and, inch by inch, he guided the reptile toward the cage door to freedom.
A man describes a violent confrontation with a single python in which his hand and arm are severed, the snake trapped, and he escapes with nonfatal injuries. He anticipates possible infection and plans cautious care, vowing vigilance during future feeding.
The Iowa Central Railway launches a new sleeping car route from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Kansas City St. Louis and Peoria aimed at travelers seeking quick transit and convenience. The Limited departs Elrick Junction daily at 7 57 a m for Peoria and points east See local ticket agent.
A promotional notice from John Sebastian G P A Great Rock Island route Chicago invites readers to request free literature on Colorado travel. It promises detailed guidance for novices, hotel and boarding house information, and summer cheap rates.
WANTED 100 men to invest in 50000 acres of land sold on favorable terms one third cash and balance in 40 years at 4 percent interest. Optional payments offered. E. O. Burnside 306 East Second Street also listing FOR SALE 360 acres two miles from town rents at 3 dollars per acre cash, price 27.50 per acre.
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