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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1902
Page
4
G Stein president and V Jackson vice president with 50 000 capital and surplus listed. Directors include S G Stein D V Jackson J B Dougherty Charles Page Jr Carskaddan and F P Sawyer. Mention of vault boxes for rent.
Officers named J. Carskaddan as President J. B. Dougherty as Vice President and Chas Page as Cashier with capital listed at 80 99 00. The note references a four percent interest rate on 62 deposits and real estate loans offered at low rates with favorable terms. First Nation alone Sulliks.
ABT reports continued storm damage from Sunday night. Rainfall totals reached 3.52 inches in Iowa City and 2.85 in Wapello with varying amounts elsewhere. Flooding affected low ground, a barn blocked a railroad track, and river water neared June 19 levels. High water extended along the Iowa and Cedar rivers with streams rising in Kalona and Letts. some cellars and grain were damaged at Riverside, but streams began subsiding as rain eased.
At Wilton Camp Ground on August 19 the crowd was dampened by rain yet sermons proceeded with Dr. Hanche r delivering at 11 o clock and Rev. R D Pool from Oxford at 2. The presiding elder W G Thorn preached in the evening. Rainfall this year at the camp is noted as the heaviest yet during meetings. The association elected officers for the coming year and plans to close Thursday evening. Health at the camp is reported good with few Muscatine visitors.
A heavy fog along the river last night forced all boats and launches to tie up and many outings were delayed. Passengers remained ashore until 2 or 3 am or went back to fetch skiffs to ferry them home. The steamer J. S. also tied up until conditions improved with no casualties reported.
More than 1,000 passengers boarded the J. S. for a Davenport voyage. Early arrivals gathered from many directions and by departure time a large crowd filled the scene. The event was declared a pronounced success and will raise a tidy sum for the organizers.
The board of trustees of the P. M. Musser public library invites bids until 1 pm Monday August 25 1902 for 50 tons of third vein LaSalle chunk coal or equivalent. Bids must be filed with the secretary and the board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. J G Van Lent Secretary.
In a Denver letter Mrs Ida L Roser describes suffering from female troubles and menstruation pain. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after four bottles and urges others to try it. The note seeks a $5000 forfeit if not genuine and invites readers to contact Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
Henry Gerth seven, son of Henry Gerth a Park Place blacksmith, drowned in Mad creek near the pickle factory this afternoon after stepping into a hole while swimming with others. Rescuers pulled him from the water after about ten minutes with no revival likely.
Six people perished in a ramshackle tenement fire at 26 Essex Street in New York this morning. Firefighters recovered six bodies, including Mrs Annie Botcohin and several Leipwitz family members, after extinguishing the blaze.
Mount Pleasant Iowa August 19 Democrats in Henry County closed their convention approving the Kansas City platform. They pledged support to state congressional judicial and county tickets, urged a non partisan board of supervisors, condemned Republican county spending and the hiring of deputies to substitute for the principal’s work.
Des Moines reports that shipping prices on Iowa mined coal may rise to 2 dollars per ton f o b at the mine on September 1. The move follows a similar advance in Illinois mined coal, the sole competing source for Iowa operators, though no concerted action by operators has been announced.
Walter Kinsman hosted a party with young friends who traveled by river on the Clipper. Dense fog forced an anchor stop and a late return to the city. Guests included Mr and Mrs Davis and Misses Collins Schreurs Lomax Emmet Hubacher Fahey Little Terry and Messrs Kinsman Schoemaker Chase Garnes Johnson. A reception at Mrs Cummins home followed, with 396 ladies attended and Panachet’s orchestra playing. A dinner party honoring Mr and Mrs Tufts was also noted with attendees listed.
The Bankers Union of World lodge changes its weekly gathering from Wednesday the 20th to Thursday the 21st. The session will be held in the G A R hall with the same agenda and time.
Ray Quertemous, a Muscatine resident and Ames College alum traveling in Old Mexico, arrived home after surviving a train wreck near Letts on the C R I & P line. He suffered a severe flesh wound to the right hand and wrist from broken glass as he shielded his face. He was treated by a doctor and expressed relief that no serious injuries occurred.
The Iowa Central railway offers greatly reduced one way tickets for harvest hands and laborers to destinations in Minnesota and the Dakotas through August 19. See your local ticket agent for details.
Local notices include a free soap promotion at St John’s with Beach’s Peasta and Hand Soap, several small social updates, and upcoming visits. Mrs B Heiss returns from Cedar Rapids with her sons at St Matthias School, and Mr Holl McGrew family plans a trip to What Cheer for a sister’s home and a fair.
Titus and Jackson offer a 160 acre Muscatine County farm advertised as a quick sale. Property described as an extra bargain. buyers urged to act soon.
The Muscatine outlook favors a friendly convention atmosphere with hopes that county claims are acknowledged and William Hoffman will be the nominee.
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