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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1907
Page
8
A stream of social calls and business visits fills the day as residents such as M C Blunk from Fairport and M Babb from Montezuma arrive for meetings. Several trips for funerals, visits, and leisure are listed along with local sales prompts and a steamer excursion ticket note.
West Liberty Ia Aug 21 The West Liberty fair opens with entries closed and a strong exhibition ahead. Children’s day draws crowds as the first race card tops a full schedule for tomorrow with purse races at 2:17 and 2:20 featuring horses from Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin and listings include Parthenia Velveteen Sweet Marie and Baby Red among others.
J. L. Davis offers blacksmithing and wood repair services for wagons buggies plows and horseshoeing in Muscatine and vicinity. Prices are right with satisfaction guaranteed.
Twelve girls from McKee and Bliven button factory form the Young Girls' Society for socializing and charity work. First meeting led by Miss Agnes Maeglin, with plans for future activities. Next meeting set for August 22 at Miss Anna Fowler's home to discuss program and visits.
Edward Ruckles and Viola Baldwin wed in a small afternoon ceremony at the justice parlor of Judge Coster. The couple, longtime South Muscatine residents, plan a summer camping trip and will reside at 1101 Oregon street. Kathryn Hayes and Antony T. Flaherty also married yesterday at the bride’s Oregon street home with a small gathering and plan to start housekeeping soon.
Chicago markets report butter for creamery firms at 20 24 cents a pound and for dairies 18 to 22 cents. Eggs remain steady at 14 5 to 15 5 cents per dozen.
Chicago August 21 live turkeys quoted at 12 cents per pound chickens at 12 to 14 cents per pound springs at 14 cents per pound reports show strong demand across the market with steady price levels and brisk trade for fresh poultry supplies.
Cattle receipts 18 000 steady with beef cattle and stockers. Hogs receipts 25 000 weak to lower with price ranges from 5 25 to 6 30 for various grades. Sheep receipts 23 000 steady with yearlings and lambs priced between 5 25 and 7 50.
Young workers at the Roach and Musser plant walk off as circus cars roll in causing the factory to close around 10 AM. The act shocks foreman and draws many employees toward the city for the show.
The column records arrivals and departures including Everett Eshleman’s gradual recovery after relapse, relatives from Cotter and Davenport visiting, infant improvement of the Munns, a pearl found by John Harris, and health updates on Minnie McCormick in Seattle. It also notes Miss Gertrude Black’s Wilton visit, Lydia Du Boy’s Davenport trip, and visits by Charles Smith with his son Reddick, plus Frank Blanton and Frank Hietman in town.
Peter Bretz, long time Columbus Junction shoe dealer who sold to Frank Oakes last spring and toured the Pacific coast, has rented a room in Letts and will soon stock a pile of footwear. The Gazette notes many locals heading to the Washington chautauqua and lists arrivals and departures around town. Rev Hursh attended chautauqua in Mediapolis while Rev A B Black of Wyman plans a move to Chicago. G L Fisher of Swift & Co. traveled from the north to Washington for the nine o clock program.
A string of visits and arrivals spans Colu mbus Junction area as various residents and relatives travel from Muscatine Shenandoah and Wapello to visit families. Notable movements include Mrs. Mary Fisher’s son Dr J W Morgan from Muscatine and Roy Adams with daughter Hazel returning to Muscatine. The Columbus Junction fair opens August 27 with four days of events and free entrance for school children on Wednesday. The United Presbyterian picnic is set for the chautauqua grounds Friday. The funeral of Albert A Reynolds took place at the Fredonia church with burial there after his Peoria drowning.
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