Bridges Replanked and Public Pay Station Planned at Weed Park
City council approved repairing Washington street and Isett avenue bridges with new planks. A public pay station will be installed in the Weed Park Club House by Iowa Telephone Co, requiring a nickel per call. Local residents had pressed for repairs and the street and alley committee was empowered to act. East Hill locals report visitors from Blue Grass and Davenport visiting Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Isett Avenue
Weed Park
Iowa Telephone Company
Barney Schmidt
Park
Schmidt
East Hill
H. C. Suhl
Blue Grass
James Crowe
West Liberty
Muscatine
H. Becke
Davenport
F. C. Hirt
Clifford
Hills
Ia., After Visiting With Mrs. Hirt
Frank Fischer
Mary Cross
Nichols
C. Brenner
Jena
East Fifth Street
Columbus Junction
Daisy Quinn
Gladwin
Harry Wilson
Fred
Margaret
Park Avenue
Sigourney, In
Muscatine Hatchery Deal Site Described
Muscatine prepares a deal site for a hatchery project with local officials outlining site plans, anticipated infrastructure, and community impact. The announcement stresses economic benefits, job creation, and adherence to zoning and environmental requirements.
Muscatine Seeks Hatchery Site for clam station and Y M C A factory branches
Government officials debate Muscatine as the site for a proposed clam hatchery and dam hatchery due to ideal natural conditions and strong local industry ties. Local button makers back the plant as leaders push for favorable federal action. Meanwhile the Muscatine Y M C A launches industrial branches in McKee & Bliven and other factories to provide facilities, education, and social services for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Bowers
United States
Fish Commissioner
B. W. Evermann
Department of Scientific Investigation of Fisheries
Muscatine
George Lefevere
W. C. Curtis
University of Missouri
Mississippi River
McKee & Bliven
Iowa State Fair closes amid rain cuts crowds and prizes
Des Moines reports the final day of the Iowa State Fair was ruined by forenoon rain causing the races and stock parade to be canceled. Total attendance week about 190000 with receipts near 130000 profit. Cass county dominated grain and prize lists. Des Moines exhibitors won on china and paintings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Cass County
Lucas
Polk
Delaware
Clayton
Warren
Bush
Mabel Carter
City to hire tax ferrer to reclaim unpaid taxes
Muscatine officials, facing a deficit, chose not to raise taxes after last night's meeting. Judge Ben McCoy of Oskaloosa, the tax ferrer, is expected to begin work soon to recover about fifteen thousand dollars in overlooked or omitted taxes. The levy drops one and a half mills as bond fund shares fall from 11½ to 10 mills, totaling 40 mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben McCoy
Oskaloosa
Muscatine
Bennbenneck Returns Home After Omaha Visit
Albert Bennbenneck, proprietor of the grocery at Fifth street and Park avenue, has returned to his Pittsburg Kansas home after a week in Omaha Nebraska for sightseeing and visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Pittsburg
Kan
Albert Bennbenneck
Fifth Street
Park Avenue
Omaha
Neb
Rev A J Kempton Critical Illness In Madison
Word from Muscatine reports Rev. A J Kempton pastor of the First Baptist church is very ill in a Madison Wisconsin hospital with physicians declaring his condition critical and prompt recovery uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
A. J. Kempton
First Baptist Church
Madison, Wis
Summit man heads to tri cities for visits
Annis Juggenheimer of near Summit leaves at noon for the tri cities to visit relatives and conduct local business during his trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annis Juggenheimer
Near Summit
Hartmans Welcome a Son on Evans Street
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. William Hartman on Evans Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bora
William Hartman
Evans Street
Klaiss Buys Old Globe Restaurant in Town Avenue
Horace Klaiss purchased the Globe restaurant on Iowa Avenue from Fred Gerdes who sold due to ill health. Klaiss moved in workers to repair the site and plans to open within days. lunch room sits beside the United States Express Company office on Town Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Globe
Iowa Avenue
Globe
Fred Gerdes
Horace 8. Klaiss
Gerdes
Klaiss
Town Avenue
United States
Ex Press Company
Fairbanks Engines and Batteries Advertisement Opens
New batteries for gasoline engines in all sizes available at Frank Ashcraft's showroom beside Kemble house. See one in operation to compare performance and reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Frank Ashcraft’s
Kemble House
Socialist Leaders to Visit Muscatine on Train Tour
A special socialist train will visit Muscatine on Tuesday September 1 with Eugene V. Debs speaking at a short meeting. A. M. Simons editor of the Chicago Daily Socialist will also address the crowd while the Volunteer band performs a concert from musicians in fifteen cities. The four car train will arrive at 8 45 a m and stay about thirty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Eugene V. Debs
A. M. Simons
Chicago Daily Socialist
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Brandenburg
RED Paint Store
Wash Street
Isett Ave
Weed Park Club
Muscatine Deal
Y.mlc.a
M’kee
Bliven
Young Men’s Christian Association
Muscatine Young Men's Christian Association
Central Association
Iowa State Fair
Jewelry
M'Coy
DR. Price
Metzger’s
Muscatine Broom Factory
Harry Metzger
Migr
Socialist Band
Oxfords
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