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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1903
Page
6
Muscatine Island reports a school board selection of Emma Hunter Florence Brown Cora Fitzsimmons and Mrs Greenman for numbers 7 8 9 10 11. Residents travel to Des Moines Davenport and North Dakota attend fairs and visit relatives. Community farming irrigation baptist excursion old settlers meeting and local visits noted.
After a long illness, a social at the church drew a good crowd last Wednesday evening and cleared about $18. Howard Rockafellow and family of West Liberty visited Charles Rockafellow and family Sunday. Mr and Mrs Dan McGee and daughter Mary spent the past week with relatives in Springdale.
Fruitland, Iowa reports from August 26 list visits by Charles of Grandview to the Yeagers, and many Sunday gatherings. Several residents including Miss Ethel Yeager, Mrs. S. J. Webster, and Miss Carrie Watts are mentioned with assorted visits and illnesses. Rev. W. L. Clapp preached at Island church and A. C. Craddock plans Des Moines trips for the state fair. John Frizzell, Sr. shows improving health.
A license to wed was granted Monday to Charles Co. Andrews of Mediapolis and Ella M. Wilson of Morning Sun. the marriage is set for Tuesday evening at the bride’s home in Morning Sun. In other news, Sunday is reportedly the warmest day of the season with a 101 degree reading in the shade.
John discusses a recent trip visiting friends over several weeks. He recalls snow and rains, frost on the moon, and cool breezes in Colorado, noting the strange warmth of a hot spell.
Conesville August 25 A son was born Sunday August 23 to Mr and Mrs Charles Wagner. Clarence Horton returned Friday from Washington Iowa where he had sold melons the past week. J F Thomas and L P Breeden were in Letts Friday unloading Breeden s household goods shipped from Packwood. Miss Hulma Strand from Galva came Saturday to visit uncle John Gunderson family. Mrs Ewick and son Leo visited Fredonia Thursday. Miss Myrtle Foster of Nichols stayed a few days with Grace Stickney. Miss Edith Springer of Wapello visited grandmother Mrs Carpenter while staying with Mr and Mrs Charlies McWilliams. Mrs Fred Coffin and two children visited Iowa City Saturday. Mrs Rudolph Geertz and daughter from Cedar visited with Mrs Wm Danis. Miss Acita Houck returned to Des Moines after extended visit with grandfather G W McKee. Harry Horton at Oelwein selling Incians. Walter Hannon and family near Columbus Junction spent Sunday with daughter Mrs Ben Wolford. G W McKee and Callie and Kessie visiting relatives in Des Moines.
Dr. Frank Carl and family from Nichols visited the Kirchners and Tantarlingers. Various residents attend the state fair in Des Moines while others travel to Peru and Earlham for family, church, and social events.
Miss Anna Senn of Cedar Rapids visited Miss Stella Chamberlain. J O Price spent Sunday with his daughter Mrs Geo Otto. Henry Pilgrim family returned from Galesburg. Mr and Mrs Andrew Long and Harvey joined Jacob Teufel for Sunday. Charles Fisher family dined at Hayden Gray’s. Hoskins Otto Teufel and Lauren Henderson left for Des Moines for the state fair. Others hosted or visited including Chamberlains, Corriers, Cromers, Greiners, and Meerdinks. North Prairie school opened with Miss Margaret Hoskins as teacher.
A notice urges readers that a remedy named Electr& Bitters can prevent suicidality by stabilizing nerves and bodily systems. It claims the tonic strengthens the body, aids digestion, and supports liver and kidney function, offered at 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by Havercamp's Prescription Store.
City council enacts an ordinance declaring part of Muscatine the water district. It imposes a special tax to pay water bonds and interest and lists detailed boundary lines from the Mississippi river to various streets and subdivision lines. The measure excludes property outside the district from the water tax while confirming the two mill tax remains applicable citywide. Passed August 20, 1903.
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