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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1906
Page
8
Multiple short items note residents and visitors traveling by trains and ships between Muscatine Des Moines Davenport and nearby towns. Mentions concerts sales and local ads plus recaps a Mayo Clinic medical visit by Dr A J Weaver and a chautauqua stage manager returning home.
The English Protestant union service will be at the Presbyterian church with Rev. S. J. Menning preaching. The German union service will be at the German Methodist church with Rev. A. H. F. Hertzler delivering the sermon.
The pastor of First Baptist Church will conduct the Sunday morning service at 10 30 AM after returning from a vacation in Wisconsin. Sunday school will be held at 11 45 AM.
The United Brethren Church at Corner Sixth and Mubberry hosts morning sermon at 10 o clock by minister J C H Light on The Shepherd Psalm. Sabbath school follows at 11 15 and Y P C U at 6 30. Union services at the Presbyterian church at 7 45 in the evening.
The First Methodist Episcopal Church led by Pastor John Wesley Potter schedules morning class at o'clock and Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Sermon by the pastor at 11 o'clock. Epworth League meets at 6 45 p m. No evening sermon due to a union meeting at First Presbyterian church. Rev Menning will preach the
Grace Lutheran Church lists a 9:30 Sunday school and a 10:45 sermon on What Makes Life Worth Living A 3:30 sermon at Fairport Luther League at 7:00 led by Miss Maisenbach A Monday Luther League social at Mrs Klink Cedar Street A Wednesday Ladies Aid in the church basement hosted by Mrs Dietrich A Wednesday teachers meeting at 7:30 followed by choir rehearsal Pastor H F Martin invites all to attend all services and events.
Services tomorrow August 26 include worship and gospel ministry at 10:00 am led by Rev. John Fry of Boulder Colorado former pastor. Sunday school at 11:15 with Mrs. Jennie Field as superintendent and Christian Endeavor at 7:45 pm.
Rev. Horace D. Herr of Humboldt will preach at 10:30 AM. Mrs. May Dolson Morgridge will sing. An evening union meeting is planned at the Presbyterian church.
Corner of Fourth and Cedar street notices Sunday school at 9 a m with Wm Rutpenberg as superintendent Divine worship at 10 00 a m Union services at 7 50 p m Invitation to all services by Pastor A H F Hertzler Friends and strangers welcome.
German Congregational Church at Cedar and Fifth lists Sunday school at 9 15 a m morning service at 10 30 and evening service at 7 30 at the German Methodist church Y P C Z business meeting Tuesday evening 30 Ladies Aid Wednesday Weekly prayer meeting Thursday 7 45 Come to our meetings C A Dett mers Pastor.
The Sunday service is at 11 a.m. and the evening service at 8 p.m. at the First Church of Christ Scientist located at the corner of Sixth and Walnut streets with the subject “Man.”
Advertisement asserts many deaths from heart trouble are really from acute indigestion. Claims the condition is easily curable with Electric Bitters and promotes Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store selling the remedy for 50 cents.
L C Brammell traveled to West Liberty for the fair yesterday. Mrs W D Harris returned from Chicago after a week with relatives. Mr and Mrs Mort Sullivan left for West Liberty to visit friends and attend the fair. Cc L Packer of Davenport arrived and spent the day on business and visiting. Mr and Mrs Shifler attended the West Liberty fair Thursday. Mrs S McClung and Miss Faye Kiser went to Muscatine yesterday for shopping and social visits. Mr and Mrs Dan Phipps and Mrs Phipps also went to West Liberty Thursday for the fair. Miss Clara Ruff visited brother Chas Ruff in Davenport.
Local notices list numerous residents traveling to the West Liberty State Fair, visiting Davenport Muscatine and Des Moines, plus family and social visits. Entries mention Edith Wacker Broma, Grace Woodhouse Florence Agnew, J. N. Edge, Miss Laura Craven, Thos Spalding, and others, with gatherings at homes and church events and a Card club surprise for Mrs. J. W. Illingsworth.
Chicago reports mixed wheat prices with No. 2 red at 72 72⅔ cents, No. 3 red at 71 72 cents, No. 2 hard at 71 71⅔ cents, and No. 3 hard at 69 70 4 cents. Sept contracts opened at 71 4% cents, high 71½ cents, low 71 cents, and closed at 71 ½ cents with white and yellow varieties listed similarly.
Chicago live stock market summary shows cattle receipts 400, steady prices for beeves 2.80 to 6.60, cows 1.30 to 5.30, stockers 0.40 to 6.50. Hog receipts 109000, active with prices from 5.95 to 6.55 for mixed butchers and up to 6.95 for good heavy, ligh t 6.00 to 6.57, pigs 5.40 to 6.25, bulk 6.00 to 6.40. Sheep receipts 20000, strong at 3.59 to 3.60, lambs 4.50 to 8.00.
Chicago August 25 poultry market reports alive birds steady with turkeys at 13 cents, chickens 12 cents, and springs 12 to 14 cents.
Chicago market notes butter steady creamery 19 23 cents dairies 17 20 cents and eggs steady 12 to 16 cents with no changes observed in pricing on August 25.
New York August 25 live poultry prices nominally firm. Dressed chicken parts routines quiet with springs at 14 to 16 cents, turkeys 13 to 14 cents, fowls 10 to 14 cents per pound.
New York August 25 butter and eggs listed firm with no change. Butter and eggs prices steady in today’s market.
St Louis market results show wheat at 70 7 8 cents for cash and 69 cents for September. Corn trades at 47 4 cents and oats at 30 4 cents.
Peoria market notes corn steady with No 3 trading at 49 cents per bushel.
Bank statement details a $3.84 million rise in loans and a $96 thousand gain in deposits. Reserves fell by $2.788 million and surplus dropped $2.811 million while ex U S deposits decreased by $2.769 million.
Corn 48 10c per bushel Oats 30 32c retail 37 Wheat 65 70c retail 1 Cracked corn retail 1.25 per cwt Pop corn on ear 1.15 to 1.25 per 100 TMHs shelled 1.40 to 1.75 per 100 TDs Pop corn per peck 30c Bran retail per cwt 1.05 Oil meal retail per cwt 1.60 Shorts retail per cwt 1.10 1.20 Barley dealers pay 30 35c Eggs market 14c retail 15c Chop feed retail per cwt 1.25 Hay 9.00 11.00 Butter farmers market pay 18c retail 20c creamery market 21 22c per pound retail 25c per pound Live Poultry Market Spring chickens dealers pay 9c Hens per pound 8c Springs per pound 15c Old roosters per pound 4c
Market notes show steer demand weak and prices off 25 cents from last week. Calf trade boomed to season high while hog and sheep activity mixed with price declines in feeders and bulk cattle. Cow values hold in weak range and heavy packers trade dull. best beef steers averaged around 5.35 dollars with prior weeks at 5.45 and year ago 5.00.
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