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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1901
Page
4
Iowa City secured the prize of a handsome silver piece as the visiting team with the largest street parade delegation. The Woodmen from Iowa City arrived in large numbers and, accompanied by an excellent band, drew many complimentary remarks.
Estimates placed the Woodman event crowd between 8000 and 13000. About 40 to 50 coaches brought attendees with 2400 on Western trains and 700 on the Firefly. Major trains from Iowa City and Wilton added to crowds. improvisers rode atop coaches as eating houses strained to feed revelers.
Winners list from Woodmen events at the fair ground includes J M Gamble first in half mile bicycle for open and H Lyda first in boys half mile with $5 and $2.50 second. 100 yard races show H Lyda and C F Lutz winning top prizes. times given and prizes paid at judges stand after each event.
Constable Wiley from West Liberty pursued and captured Andy Bollinger, who stole a county farm pony Wednesday night. After a four mile chase, Bollinger led Wiley into a corn field where about 20 men helped complete the arrest near South Prairie on the Iowa City road. Bollinger claimed he planned to visit friends north of Iowa City and asked about Muscatine.
A birthday surprise was staged at the Summit home of Mr and Mrs Haver nagle on Thursday August 15 for Alfred Haver nagle turning 21. Guests included Misses Etta Cass Anna Nickerson Mildred Rodger Minnie Havernagle Alice Negus Birdie Maher Katie Sullivan Mary Maher Maggie Leach Mary Sullivan Sera Coss Sadie Chatterton Minerva Chatterton Hanna White and others with Tony Bermel Will Negus Nicholas Rodger Earl Duncan Ed Franklin Sue Moots Ed Sullivan Fred Coss Joe Dowdal Pete Rodger Jim White and the Purcells. The evening featured dancing and a large supper before departures.
The Grand Trunk Railway promotes a picturesque travel path to Buffalo via Muskoka Ka wartha Lakes and St. Lawrence rapids with white mountains and Atlantic coast resorts. Starting June 24, Pullman vestibule drawing room sleeping cars depart Chicago daily at 3 02 p m to Portland and Boston via Port Huron Toronto and Montreal. For tourist publications apply to city passenger and ticket agent 249 Clark Street Chicago.
Paris reports 125 bicyclers started the 400 mile race to Brest this morning. Among the riders is Mil ler, the American.
The Woman's Home Missionary society of the Methodist church held its annual meeting. Mrs. L A Peasley presided as Miss Belle Fulliam of New York city gave an engaging address on home and foreign missionary efforts. Miss Elva Batterson spoke on child-focused work in tenement districts. The event featured joyful music and showcased the dedication of young women in missionary service.
Burlington Aug 16 two fishermen found the body of F C Freeman in brush along the river at the lower end of O Connell Island a revolver with one empty chamber and a bullet hole in the left side lay nearby Freeman a bridge foreman from Rome Iowa had been in poor health and recently stayed at St Francis hospital for about six weeks before his death
The B C R N Ry offers reduced round trip tickets for the Wallace show in Muscatine within 50 miles on Thursday August 22.
John Dion, injured in a prize fight in Lowell Massachusetts last night, died this morning confirming a fatal outcome from the earlier assault.
Miss Gorda Morcombe hosted a large group at John EverSmeyer's home on North Mulberry with a musical program and a joyful mood. A birthday picnic for Walter Kinsman was held at Bachelor's Park with a group including Clara Kell and Mary Hickey among others. A launching party at Mackey's landing featured both local and Davenport ties with lunch baskets and lively socializing.
Washington August 16 The navy department acting on a state department request ordered the warship Ranger at San Diego to proceed at once to Panama to safeguard American interests during the Columbian revolution in the republic's progress.
Ottumwa Iowa August 16 fire at Moulton damages business houses valued at about 12000. four buildings burned and others scorched with several individual losses.
Ottumwa Iowa August 16 Hon Edwin Manning of Keosauqua banker and father of Calvin Manning died this morning at age ninety two in Ottumwa.
Muscatine florists Joe Krank and Geo Kranz donated their time to decorate the Woodmen and A O U W halls for the big Woodmen picnic. Photographer Townsend photographed visiting drill teams and will caption lands this afternoon. Local grocers Angersbach and Geo W Lindle advertise fresh fruit and Cedar Ice Cream watermelons for Sunday. Clement J. Welch visited the tri-cities yesterday.
Fall River mass August 16 textile workers council votes to call a strike of about thirty thousand members unless the manufacturers association reverses its plan to reduce wages by fifteen percent.
Keokuk Aug 16 Hon James C Davis a prominent Keokuk lawyer wed Miss Louise Pomeroy in a 2 30 pm ceremony at the bride’s mother's home in Waverly Iowa The couple’s union was arranged with local family and is noted in Keokuk society columns
St. Louis reports ex governor Stone ill with dysentery and in no danger this morning.
Market report lists prices for jam, produce, flour, corn, oats, rye, barley, wheat, timothy hay, hay, hides, potatoes, eggs, butter, creamery butter, hogs, cattle, calves, sheep, lambs, young and old chickens. Retail flour and meal prices given. market described as unsteady with various commodity quotes across morning trades.
A one fare round trip is in effect at all Iowa stations on the B C R N railway for the Democratic convention in Des Moines on August 21. Full details available from company agents. Also notices Carnival City Packet Co. schedules from Muscatine to Davenport at 6:30 AM and back 7:30 PM with 5 cent fare. weekday packets Muscatine to Burlington departs 8:30 PM. Inquiries to W G Block, Muscatine Iowa.
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