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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1902
Page
2
Muscatine service shows daily operation except Sunday with arrivals from Montezuma at 6 00 p m. Passenger and freight notes list C C Gorip as agent and reference B C R N M U S M. Details indicate a routed transport guide with times and stops for the Montezuma route.
The notice lists East and Southwest routes with passenger and freight trains including Nos. 12 30 16 15 29, and through services to Kansas City El Paso City of Mexico and California. It notes vestibule limited trains between Chicago Denver and that Evans replaces Washington for Nos. 7 and 8. Wilton Muscatine schedule shows departure and arrival times for daily and Sunday exceptions.
Muscatine North and South by Co issue effective April 20 1902 lists passenger departures and arrivals for No 1 No 3 No 2 and No 4 trains with stop times at Muscatine Roundhouse Fruitland Grandview Wapello and Elrick Junction and notes connections with B C R N Iowa Central and other lines. General Agent Charles Howard signs the timetable.
IO WA CENTRAL At Elrick Junction Going North No. 3 St Paul Express daily 8 10 p m No 5 Mason City Mail ex Sun 11 59 a m No 25 Way Freight ex Sun 10 05 a m Going South No 6 Peoria Mail ex Sun 2 45 p m No 4 Peoria Express daily 5 36 a m No 16 Way Freight ex Sun 1 50 p m Coupon Tickets on sale to all points in the United States Canada and Mexico For rates folders etc call on or address A B Catts General Passenger and Ticket Agent Minneapolis Minn G L Seevers Agent Elrick Junction Iowa
The Steamer Helen Blair runs Monday Wednesday and Friday at 8 30 p m. The Steamer W J Young Jr sails Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 2 45 p m for Burlington. For more information call W A Blair Manager and W G Block Agent.
Misses Orpha and Ada Stevens rode the morning train to Burlington. E Winter travels to Chicago for eye surgery due to a suspected cancer. Miss Minnie Shipman visits from Narka Kansas with nephew Tommy Sanford. The Epworth League Cantata will be ready in three to four weeks after nightly practice. Heavy rains injure crops with hundreds of acres west of Wapello submerged. Water from bluffs floods county ditches, yellowing and killing corn, delaying Baxter cannery supplies.
Ft. Dodge Iowa August 20 P D Keim part owner of a major candy factory was struck by lightning while climbing a mountain. Believed dead by companions his clothing was torn away and scattered forty feet away. He was found breathing after an hour revived and later sent home seventy five miles by stage. His ear drums are ruptured and his body is blistered.
Keokuk Iowa August 20 during a storm the steamer Ottumwa Belle carrying about 1000 excursionists was struck by lightning causing panic. several women were injured and rendered unconscious as the boat tied to a tree then took a further lightning hit. Captain's coolness averted disaster. most passengers were from Burlington.
Fifty two Greek workers on the Rock Island cut off near Brighton received about $2,500 in a short period at the Washington National Bank on Saturday afternoon. They had been employed on the Muscatine double track and were discharged here. Identification by cards and an interpreter was necessary as most could not write their names, which added an interesting note to the payout.
Boers generals Botha Dewet and Delarey arrived in Rotterdam this morning. They plan to meet ex President Steyn and later Kruger in Utrecht. The queen extended a cordial invitation for the visit.
Anamosa Iowa August 20 There is excitement over the disappearance of farm hand Ink Mihlmann who worked for farmer Schultz seven miles northwest of Anamosa They quarrelled July 22 during harvest and Mihlmann went north along a fence line after supper he did not return Several farmers and deputies searched the area finding only Mihlmanns trunk and clothing A rumor ships of a crazy man seen near a barn but the search continues with mixed opinions on foul play or insanity
Charles Jensen a Rock Island railroad employe near Clarion was attacked by large mosquitoes while acting as night flagman. Despite smoking attempts the bugs bite him severely. He fell ill in the morning and was bedridden for nearly a week. A physician diagnosed him as violently poisoned by the bites.
Consuelo Vanderbilt the Duchess of Marlborough arrived in New York from England with her mother and W. K. Vanderbilt Jr. The party included sorrow over the deaths of Charles Fair and his wife, triggering deep grief among the travelers.
Rev. Frank Lomack pastor of First African Baptist Church was fatally wounded in Des Moines last night after being shot by Al McKinney while escorting Mrs. Sophia Tyler home from the opera. Lomack died or is expected to die. McKinney is under arrest amid jealousy over Mrs. Tyler.
Rev Hans Zumstein of La Porte reports his brother Prof Rudolph Zumstein of Treynor Iowa died in Manila Philippines of cholera. He had just arrived to teach in Manila advanced schools and married Miss Jeanette Williams of Denver minutes before his death. The couple had become engaged while students at Wilton German English college.
Fort Dodge Iowa reports a widespread smuggling operation moving Syrians across the Canadian border. Three men George Radoyodda Mensur Radoyodda and Methen Khomry confessed through an interpreter to being smuggled for twenty seven dollars per person after being held in Montreal detention. They were released then rearrested and moved to Clarion for trial.
Des Moines reports the state fair opens Friday with plans to surpass last year’s display. The event features an exceptional machinery exhibit, strong races, Paine's fireworks, and the finest Iowa cattle show yet, aiming to eclipse the previous record exhibition praised alongside Chicago and Kansas City fairs.
Pittsburg Aug 20 Schwabs private car departed for Loretta to take him to New York where he will sail for Europe tomorrow. His trip is described by representatives as a usual summer vacation. James Gayley 45 is eyed as his successor if Schwab retires while Morgan is told he needs a long rest and may resign.
A August Everybody's Magazine excerpt depicts a farmer feeding hay and corn to stock, milking cows by lantern light, and savoring shared comfort with his beasts. The scene emphasizes the farmer’s bond with animals and the domestic morning meal mom prepares.
Luxurious Lehigh Valley Railroad service markets the Black Diamond Express limited route with stopovers at Niagara Falls. Through tickets link to New York and Philadelphia on a luxurious scenic line advertised as time sensitive.
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