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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1913
Page
7
The island levee has been temporarily repaired at a cost of 200 dollars under Supervisor W Y Daut. About 1900 feet of weak embankment below the city was rebuilt with dirt and gravel to guard against high water. Further reinforcement is expected as inspections show extensive work needed and government aid is uncertain.
Seabern Alsace December 1 soldiers patrolled the town to quell unrest after arrests of thirty citizens for alleged disorderly conduct. Courts cleared those detained. protests were filed with the war ministry. The emperor ordered authorities to report immediately as officials investigate.
At a Saturday meeting Antone Bersch won the contract to erect a riverfront clubhouse at the foot of Cedar Street in Muscatine. The $3,500 structure aims for occupancy by year’s start with early spring work on riverfront ways. Plans will be refined at Tuesday’s meeting as 25 active rivermen guide the project led by Commodore Schmidt and officers Bond, Arbogast, and Cook.
Muscatine County's highway program under Engineer James J. Ryan included sixty concrete culverts constructed or repaired this year, expanding rural road safety. A major project was the bridge at Wapsle Creek, with concrete work finished and final sections delayed by late ironwork delivery, hoping to complete before freezing weather.
West Liberty Iowa December items show Ard Simpson boarding for Chicago on Sunday for business. Mrs John Maun and baby of Des Moines visit relatives. Robert and Margaret Cheshro return to Des Moines school work after vacation. Mrs A F Cox and children head home to Des Moines after several days in town. Mattie Knowles came from Chicago and will be joined by daughter Jessie for the winter. H B Childs hosts a noon dinner. Mr Snyder and Virginia visit. Lucent Merrill and another return to Waterloo after months in Iowa.
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe substitute for calomel. It claims they purge poisons, improve digestion, and clear the skin with a gentler, non irritating action. The ad promises visible results after weeks of nightly use and lists a price of 36 cents per box.
A string of weekend visits and departures spans Harper, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Davenport, Burlington, and Rock Island. Notables include I. D. Potter en route to his daughter in Council Bluffs, Miss Lucy Evans visiting Rocky Island relatives, and Mrs. BE Ady with Janet shopping in Rock Island.
John W Miller of Ninth Street North shows notable improvement after a paralytic stroke last week. A well known machinist, he played a significant role in advancing local machinery development and the improvement of industrial work.
Frank Brown and A La Baron were involved in a brief Saturday night scrap after Brown saw La Baron and Brown’s former wife leaving a dance at Armory hall. Brown pleaded guilty to information filed. fined £10.00 plus costs after requesting venue too late. La Baron protested innocence and his trial was set for late afternoon. Brown had been ordered to leave the city and was living elsewhere prior to the incident.
Weather conditions cause a week of fog that disrupts Davenport and Muscatine Interurban service. Freight cars in operation on icy tracks raise risk of wrecks as railroad yards on the river route proceed with extreme caution. Farmer George Peterson near Grass reports loss of five head of cattle struck by a freight car on the line.
A season ending today cost 135 lives in 21 states with 149 injuries, as 60 000 hunters were in Michigan and Wisconsin and thousands more in Minnesota Maine and New York. Prince the male African lion died of a broken heart at Lincoln Park zoo, and Leine the mate earlier perished. Mrs John Kestruck bore her 29th child, bringing the total to 29.
An ad-style guide promotes Resinol to clear complexion by washing with Resinol Soap and applying Resinol ointment for ten minutes twice daily. Claims include soothing pores, antiseptic healing, and removal of itching, keratoses, and minor skin issues, with prices for ointment and soap and a free trial offer.
The Muscatine City Council levies a first and partial special tax against abutting properties and the Davenport and Muscatine Railway for Improvement District Thirty Series B. The tax, based on schedules and plats, funds the completed project, with installments due November 29, 1913, and penalties for delinquency.
Resolution authorizes issuing bonds to finance street improvements in Muscatine Iowa Improvement District Thirty Series B. The project covers Park Drive from the southerly line of Washington Street to 45 feet east of the east line of Lot Forty-Five in the Fall Osaka Addition.
City resolves to issue bonds for improvements on multiple streets in Muscatine Iowa under Improvement District Thirty Series B. Two bond issues: a seven year 6 percent issue covering contractor payments and a two year 3 percent issue for the citys share and intersections. bonds dated November 29 1918 and November 29 1913 respectively. authorized by mayor and city recorder with denominations 500 400 300 200 and 100 dollars and payable within stated terms.
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