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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1905
Page
8
Classified line lists one small Jersey cow for 25 dollars one Jersey cow for 30 dollars a fish wagon for 12 dollars a set of double work harness for 8 dollars with terms two dollars down and one dollar weekly until paid sales offices at Reliance on Co. Office over Post Office.
Local notices describe a lawn social at B Kemper's with dancing and trolley rides for excursionists. Several visitors and residents attend events at St Marys hill, Banner Lodge, and the Bryan lecture, with reserved seats selling and various city trips advertised.
Mrs. Charles Polansky, a young widow in Cedar Rapids, fearing her husband’s death from consumption took strychnine and died shortly after.
Anaconda Mont Aug 22 J C Savery owner of the Cable mine and well known in Iowa banking circles died at his Cable residence from heart disease aged 83 His death ends a prominent mining and financial career with ties across Iowa and Montana news records in the era.
Rock Island system extends service between Iowa City Riverside to connect with Muscatine trains 101 102. New trains run 8:50 a m 4:00 p m with return 9:40 a m 5:05 p m. transfers at Iowa Junction and Riverside. Geneseo stockyards move to New Shops with 60 cattle pens 15 sheep pens and 40acre site. crews moved to New Shops to speed rest and feeding under new rules.
John Mehafney an insurance agent tied to an industrial line pleaded guilty before Justice F W Eversmeyer to petit larceny after being charged with collecting money from policy holders in Burlington and not turning in proceeds. He was sentenced to 15 days in the county jail. Fast living is cited as the cause of his downfall.
Last evening's storm caused extensive damage to shade trees in the city with torn limbs and cracked trunks. Reports from surrounding areas say rainfall was heavy damaging roads and weak culverts. three inches near Illinois City and furious winds at Sweetland Center.
John Wesley Dean of Coalsville Missouri died at the Brooks hotel in Oskaloosa Iowa after falling ill at a Holiness camp meeting. He was 57 and formerly a Mount Pleasant resident. Dean, son of Henry Clay Dean, was ordained but spent much of his life farming and practicing ministry.
Free and third Tuesdays monthly travelers can reach Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and other states. Stop overs allowed and tickets limited 21 days. For rates and train times contact agents or A B Cutts G P T A Min.
The page lists open high low and close figures for corn and wheat in Peoria and Kansas City with prices. It provides stock figures for New York and various commodities including copper, pork, sugar, and farm products, along with railroad and shipping indicators and daily or estimated car receipts.
Receipts for oats show 653000 today and 1584000 previously. Northwestern totals list Minneapolis 77 today 76 last week and 145 last year. Duluth 7 today 31 last week 49 last year. total 84 today 101 last week 194 last year.
Chicago wheat futures mixed with No 2 red around 80 to 82% and September around 80% to 81%. Corn No 2 about 54% with September near 53%. No 2 white soybeans and other grains trading in the mid 20s to mid 50s with various months. Pork and pork products listed with Sept Oct bids and rye flax barley clover timothy figures noted.
Chicago market data shows cattle receipts at 12 000 with prices 5.35 to 6.15 for good to prime and 2.15 to 4.50 for cows. Hogs receipts 16 000 with prices from 5.65 to 6.30 for mixed butchers and up to 6.27 for good to choice heavy. Sheep receipts 18 000 with prices 4.00 to 5.50 for wethers and 5.50 to 7.80 for lambs.
Chicago August 22 butter firm at 17 21 creameries 17 21 cents dairies 16 18 eggs firm at 13 16 cents.
Chicago August 22 poultry market remains steady with turkeys at 15 cents and chickens and springs around 13 cents. Market reports show consistent demand across categories though no price spikes.
New York August 22 Wheat futures closed at 86 percent for September with bids around 59 4 percent per bushel. Market activity showed modest demand as buyers awaited further supply signals from Chicago and regional milling houses.
New York market notes show creamery butter extra 214 percent 22 cents and eggs unchanged as of August 22.
New York Poultry Market reports Chickens 14 to 15 cents per pound Fowls 12 to 13.5 cents Turkeys 13.1 cents per pound. Market conditions reflect current demand and supply in the New York area.
St Louis on August 22 reports wheat at 77 1/2 cents a bushel for September delivery. Corn at 50 1/2 cents and oats at 25 1/2 cents. Market notes reflect steady trading for grains.
Chattanooga hosts September 18 to 20, 1905 a large reunion of regiments from 12 states marking the Chickamauga battle and broader Chattanooga battles. The event offers one cent per mile travel, battlefield tours, and lectures by old war generals with rail route details via Louisville & Nashville.
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