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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1900
Page
4
Local firms offer a free grand Schaeffer piano to the voter with the largest ballot tally by November 1, 1900. Each 25 cent cash purchase earns a coupon ballot deposited with Jerry Carl at the Vienna Bakery within a week of purchase.
The Muscatine North and South railroad offers round trip tickets to Clear Lake with two days of board and lodging at Whitaker’s Lake Shore Hotel for 11.10 dollars. Tickets go on sale during July and August.
Colunbus Junction officials report 18 000 to 20 000 on grounds for the event. Races crown Red Sign Fidel Chief and Billy Mason. premiums awarded to Breeders Norman Greenfield Gray Stewart Orndoff Hendricks Schuessler McPherson Minear Holland Foster Foster Rodibaugh McFadden Brown and others. Pocketbooks stolen from Muscatine girls but recovered later. Journal tent among popular resting spots.
An Iowa barber shop advertises dyeing tan shoes to black at the Oriental Panitorium Club. For one dollar a month, Bundles are called for and delivered using compressed air with no extra charge. Tel. 1151, 102 East Second Street.
San Francisco August 31 Captain Girard commanding officer of the general hospital disputes Crenshaw’s ante-mortem claim of little treatment. He says Crenshaw had both nurses and full attention while addicted to morphine. J C Carrington supports Crenshaw was insane from his wounds and irresponsible.
Reports from Winnipeg describe a trade clash in the Great Slave lake region where American traders allegedly smuggled goods and whisky to Indians, provoking a showdown with Edmonton traders and police. One American, August Briese, was fatally shot as combat spread among about fifteen men.
Muscatine North and South railroad announces reduced Labor Day round trip fares with Elrick Junction to Grandview and return priced at $1.00. A one and one third fare round trip applies for all points within fifty miles.
The undersigned guarantee refunds for Greene’s Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure a cough or cold, with a 50 cent bottle and a 25 cent bottle offered for satisfaction or money back. Signatories include G. A. Reinicke W. B. Barkalow Nesper & Co. Jno J Havercamp and J Theo Keuchman.
The record lists eighteen marriage licenses issued in August. Couples include F M Welsh with Amelia Gergen, T S Bear with Ida Meyers, John G Woodward with Indiana Murdock, and others such as Samuel J Brumbaugh with Pearl Clapp and George M Judson with Sarah Cummins.
Republican caucuses for four wards meet on September 5 at local halls to elect delegates to the Muscatine county convention on September 8 and handle other business. Times range from 7:29 to 7:30 p.m. per ward committees.
Republican officials set a delegate convention in Muscatine on Saturday Sept Sth at 10:30 am to nominate candidates for county auditor clerk of courts county recorder county attorney and one supervisor member. Representation is townships and wards plus votes for L M Shaw in 1899 with chairmen to call the caucus. J W McKee chairman and O D Longstreth secretary.
Mrs. G. M. Welch visited Washington on Thursday. Residents attended the Columbus Junction fair yesterday. School starts next Monday but will adjourn Thursday for Buffalo Bill's show. Telephone line construction advances and will soon have the wire stretched.
A Boston Transcript item notes the Hicks Matrimony puzzle as puzzling yet entertaining, suggesting the puzzle loses appeal once solved and wonders about the nature of ongoing interest.
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