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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
9
The YMCA men’s meeting moves from Family theatre to the association building for a fellowship service Sunday afternoon. J G Mitchell religious work secretary will preside. An orchestra will provide music and Glen Shafit will play a cornet solo. All men invited.
Miss Reva Stickney, who died in Davenport Friday, will be buried Sunday at 2 pm in Greenwood cemetery. The funeral service will be at the Eiermann residence on Fulham avenue, with the remains arriving earlier today aboard the Firefly.
Mt. Pleasant Indiana December report from Glasgow notes Mrs. Ralph Crane, 27, bitten by a kitten while playing. Hydrophobia symptoms quickly appeared and death was expected. The Cranes recently moved from Missouri with husband and child. The kitten has been examined.
A cat showing no symptoms of rabies may have eaten an infected rat and caused Mrs Crane to be inoculated. The report notes she is suffering untold agony with no relief possible.
Edward Hanlan, famed world champion rower, described delivering a speech after winning his second race in England. His first win left him unprepared, so a newspaper friend had drafted a ready speech he kept in his coat. Crowd cheered on a window ledge as he gestured and smiled, finally pulling away amid requests for the full speech.
Mrs Jane Pent zer Myers of this city contributes a dialect Christmas tale titled The Family Portrait in Leslie's Weekly. The story centers on the discovery of an old will that bequeaths property to the rightful party and is illustrated.
Sen ator Beveridge presents Indianapolis businessman Harry Reisenberg to the president in Washington on December 12. Reisenberg says he has access to all canal related books and papers and is certain nothing has been concealed about the canal work or its purchase history.
The Minnesota supreme court affirmed a district court ruling that a practicing physician may not engage in dentistry. The decision was announced in St. Paul on December 12.
Open high low and close prices for Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard hogs and beef prices. Cash grain and live stock markets show bids receipts and retail food prices with fruits vegetables eggs and poultry. also wood coal sugar flour and flowers market data.
Society cards listRegular meetings for Masonic bodies OWA Lodge No 2 Washington Chapter No 4 Webb Council Royal and Select Masters K T De Molay Commandery Muscatine Tribe Mohawk May meet weekly Fraternal Alb Association Bloomington Council Fraternal Bankers Reserve and related offices Visiting members invited to attend addresses and officers listed.
A. W. Morgan the druggist urges readers to try Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble saying it costs no more and has forty years of cures while avoiding unknown preparations that may contain harmful drugs.
Wheat May opened at 1.05 with high 1.06 and low 1.04, closed 1.06. Dec at 1.01. Corn May opened 0.61, high 0.6144, low 0.60, closed 0.61. Dec 0.5754. Oats May opened 0.524, high 0.533, low 0.52, closed 0.52. Dec 0.505. Pork Jan 15.67. Lard 9.12. Ribs 8.15. Rye cash 0.76–0.77.
Chicago Illinois December 12 poultry prices show easy wholesale rates with turkeys at 13 cents, chickens 9 to 10 cents, and springs at 10 cents as market parity shifts. The brief notes reflect daily price movements in the Chicago market.
Chicago market report notes butter steady with creamery 22 30c and dairies 21 2% 6c values. Eggs steady with firsts at 32c.
New York grain market report shows Wheat May at 1.11 amass and Corn May at 68 percent. The update reflects trading levels in the domestic wheat and corn futures during December.
New York December 12. Poultry alive prices dull chickens 14 1 2 c fowls 16 17 c turkeys 13 c. Dressed steady springs 13 20 c fowls 11 14 c spring turkeys 15 19 c.
New York market reports scarce creamery butter yet firm with specials at 32 cents and official prices around 31 3/4 cents. Creamery outputs vary with limited receipts. Egg prices steady with declines noted. receipts total 4,509 with firsts at 31 cents and seconds 28 to 36 cents.
St. Louis reports December 12 grain quotes with Wheat May at 1.063 and Corn at 60 cents. Oats at 52 cents. Market conditions referenced for the St. Louis grain market.
Peoria market bulletin notes Corn No 3 at 57 cents per bushel as of December 12 with prices listed for grain traders in the local exchange.
The Bank Statement from New York on December 12 shows loans declined by 7,598,000 and deposits fell by 15,535,000. Reserve dropped 5,156,000 and surplus decreased 3,272,000 with ex U S deposits down 3,172,000.
Muscatine market listings show corn 55 60 cents, oats 45 cents, wheat 80 to 85 cents. Cracked corn retail 1.70 per cwt, popcorn on ear 1.15 to 1.25 per ewt, shelled 1.40 to 1.75 per cwt. Hay 7.00 to 8.00 per ton. Live stock: choice heavy 5.40, choice light 5.30, rough heavy 5.15, stags 5.00, cows 2.25 to 3.25, bulls 2.60 to 3.00, veal calves 4.60 to 3.00, sheep 3.00 to 4.00, lambs 4.00 to 4.50. Butter 19c per lb.
A local union of lodges and orders invites members and visitors to regular meetings. Listings include Modern Brotherhood of Awelied Woodbine Camp Royal Neighbors of America Court of Honor Muscatine Court No 677 I O O F Muscatine Lodge 6 Miriam Lodge D of B Prairie Encampment 4 G A R headquarters Eagle Lodge 10 A V U W EAGLE, E C electa Chapter 82 Elks Muscatine Lodge 304 Elks. Meetings are weekly or monthly at K P hall Woodman hall or city halls with officers named and visiting rules.
Maccabee hall hosts the Laurent Council No. 1305 meeting on the second and forty each month. All visiting in good standing are invited to meet with J A Bartemeier grand knight and G K Bestenleibes fin sec.
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