Will Build Mausoleum for Ziegler a West mausoleum plan
A Davenport dispatch profiles William Ziegler of New York once a Muscatine druggist who built a fortune in baking powders. He plans an Oakdale cemetery mausoleum costing at least sixty thousand dollars, rivaling Jay Gould’s, and will fund a grand structure encircled by a road.
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Davenport
Muscatine
William Ziegier
New York
Oakdale Cemetery
Jay Gould
William Ziegler
Pine Creek
William
Royal Baling Powder Company
Ziegler
Brandt
Old Place
Muscatine County
New Era
Neck of Woods
Iowa
Lake Street
Chicago
Will Hold a Banquet Will Form a Club
A community group plans to host a banquet and organize a new club. Members will gather to celebrate and outline founding goals and activities for the upcoming season.
Greeks to Hold First Annual Muscatine County Banquet
The Muscatine county Greeks plan January 2 at the Hotel Grand for their first annual banquet to form a permanent club and preserve college days. About twenty six eligible men across Phi Kappa Psi Delta Tau Delta Beta Theta Pi Phi Delta Theta Phi Kappa Sigma Delta Upsilon Sienna Nu Alpha Chi Rho and more are listed. Wives and friends will attend, with reports of other activities including Clyde Erdice returning for a wedding and the Quaker Male Quartette performing at the opera house.
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Greek Letter College Fraternity
Hotel Grand
Muscatine County
Greek Letter College
Phi Kappa Psi
Harold J. Mahin
S. U
Zo. Hutchinson
Walter Hine
Rev. Beckermann
Delta Tau
Carskaddan
Hamilton
Sienna Nu
Bert Dean
S. U. T. Alpha Chi Rho
Charles Hanley
S. U. IT
G. M. Welch
Clyde Erdice
Missouri
Sherm White
Cransfordsville
Opera House
McGovern Versus Gans Set for Tonight at Tattersalls
Tonight at the Tattersalls building in Brooklyn Terry McGovern the featherweight champion 133 lbs will fight Joe Gans of Baltimore The bout is billed as the season’s major clash with pundits favoring Gans but many expect McGovern to hold his own The fighters speak confidently about victory and the bout attracts regional attention
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Tattersalls
Terry McGovern
Joe Gans
Terry
Baltimore
Tattersalls Building
Brooklyn
Frank Erne
Local Notes and Community Briefs from Lett s
Mrs Henry Weir in poor health and H Lieberknecht afflicted with rheumatism are noted locals. D L Cline has head troubles again. A Muscatine shopper visited Saturday. N R Letts and friends killed seven wild geese Tuesday. Blanch Shellabarger sews with Mrs Parsons in Muscatine and was home over Sunday. The first lecture of the course will be delivered Dec 19 at Shellabarger’s hall. The cold weather improved roads and wood haulers are bringing in wood.
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Henry Weir
H. Lieberknecht
D. L. Cline
Muscatine
N. R. Letts
Blanch Shellabarger
Shellabarger’s
Clark
Court opinion prompts entry of prohibitionary amendment
The strongest part of Senator Titus and allies case argues that the prohibitory amendment should be entered at length in the journals or at least so entered as to leave no doubt about its provisions. They cite the court’s language in defending the biennial election amendment.
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Creston Gazette
Council Bluffs
Clinton Herald
Iowa
Davenport
Titus
Muscatine Journal
Supreme Court
House Journal
Ottumwa Courier
Major Fleming
Low Rate to Texas From Iowa Central Railway
On December 11 1990 the Iowa Central Railway will sell round trip excursion tickets to Port Arthur Galveston and Houston Texas at rates less than one fare for round trip with a limit of fifteen days from date of sale. For full information call ticket agents or write Geo S Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
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Iowa Central Railway
Port Arthur
Calveston
Houston
Tex
Geo. S
East Hill Notes and Local Happenings
Miss Batterson's Park Avenue church recitals drew strong crowds with receipts over 10 for Sunday School benefit. Residents Franklin on Boone street and Lemp in frail health are mentioned, with typhoid fever and old age given as causes. R K Wintermute is building a large barn on Park Avenue. Talks of another wedding arise amid community chatter.
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Jerusalem
Fourth Stree
East Hill
Low Holiday Rail Fares For Christmas To New Year
Tickets for the holidays will be sold to all points on C R IL P B C R N M S L R ys within 200 miles at one and one third fare for round trip. Sales on Dec 24 25 31 1900 and Jan 1 1901 with return by Jan 2 1901 agent C M Gould.
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C. M. Gould
Battenberg Chotulies and Center Pieces Spark Holiday Gift Color
Elegant Battenberg chotulies and center pieces at Leibbrand, Ryan & Co. listed as classy Christmas gifts.
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Battenberg
Leibbrand, Ryan & Co
Lelia Erdice Arrives Home From Chicago Social Held
Miss Lelia Erdice returned home from Chicago Monday evening. The young people of the U P church held a social last night at the church, with plans for future activities discussed.
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Lelia Erdice
Chicago
U. P Church
Chicago markets special dispatch relief of livestock and grain
Chicago market report shows wheat and corn quotes with bid and ask ranges, hogs and cattle receipts, and price levels. Liverpool wheat higher and dairy and staple goods pricing noted as unsteady.
Markets in Muscatine Grain and Produce Report
Muscatine markets list corn at 28 20c, oats 26c, rye 40c, wheat 55 60c, hay 8.50 and 9.50, flour spring 1.15 1.25 per sack, winter 1.10, buckwheat 10c, white corn 35c, hogs 4.00 to 4.50, cattle 3.00 to 3.50, calves 4.00, sheep 3.50 to 4.00 per head, lamb 4 4 1 4c per lb, potatoes 40c per bushel, apples 25 to 50c per peck, bananas 1.00 to 2.50 per bunch, lemons 26 40c per dozen. Oranges 20 to 50c per dozen. Cranberries 1 10c per quart. Pears 50c, lemons boxed 86 or 90.
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Chicago
Chicago Board
MB BR
DeGscoe
Kansas City
Omaha
Liverpool
Oartmeal
Graham
Electric Tower at Pan Am Exposition Promises Grand Illumination
The centerpiece is a 375 foot Electric Tower with an 80 by 80 foot base and 75 foot flank colonnades. Five thousand horsepower from Niagara Falls turbines will power rainbow lighting and fountain basins as elevators carry visitors to restaurants on the colonnade.
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Niagara Falls
How to Get to Califrnia on the Cheap
Full information on economical travel to California available from Jno. G. Farmer A. G. P. T. A. Ro. R. WN. Ry. Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Califrnia
Jno
G. Farmer
T. A
Ro. R
WN. Ry
Cedar Rapids
Royal Opportunity Sale by S A Eaton Co
Clothiers S A Eaton Co offers entire stock of men youths and boys clothing overcoats at sacrifice to move stock. AI goods from first class tailors with deep discounts including boys pants 43c, men's pants 2 50, suits from 5 50, overcoats 4 50, shoes at low prices and 40 percent savings.
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Thy
New Yorker
North Pole
the Star Clothing Co
Jacob Fisch & Sons
East
College
Men of
Nual
Phi Kappa Sigma
V. Jackson
Northwestern University
W. A. Cooling
Wilton
Delta Upsilon
F. S&s. Batterson
E. F. Schall
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Psi Gamma
M’govern
Gans
LETTS
Texas
CoTicuzs Soar
Ainsworth
H. J. Toher & Co
H. E. McKay
Muscatine Markets
S. A. Eaton & Co
East Second St
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