Muscatine Sees $30,000 Free Public Library Gift Planned
The Muscatine community is assured a free public library funded by P. M. Musser with city support and a corner lot donation. The new building on Avenue and Third Street will include separate reading areas, an auditorium, a tea room, and a steam heating plant, with a nine member board of trustees to manage operations.
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Board of Education
Emma Mahin
Mira Hershey
Muscatine
Journal
P. M. Musser
G. M. Titus
Library Board
Avenue
Third Street
Musser
P. M. Musser Public Library
Moscow Iowa Pioneer History and Merchants Highlight
A lengthy chronicle recalls Moscow's early settlement by Webster and Drury in 1836, the first store by Mitchell, ferry and railroad development, mill ventures, and a German community. It notes 300 residents, multiple general stores, farms, and a period without a saloon, plus memories from J Hirshman of 1840s hardships and barter economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Webster
Charles Drury
Moscow
Indiana
Bigelow
Mitchell
LeClaire
Davenport
Ross
Martin Baker
Doden
Wilton
M. E
Besley
Hirshman, Lake
Muscatine
West Liberty
Journal
J. Hirshman
Hirshman
Bloomington
Rock Island
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Maquoketa
Burlington
Iowa
Pio
Summit Station A Diminutive Hub For Trade And Rail
Summit serves as a small trading and shipping center with a post office and general store, acting as a mail distributor for surrounding farmers. Station agent John Long, longtime fixture for twenty years, oversees the line where Wilton plug stops occur. The town, near Muscatine, has historically aided regional development through its railroad facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summit
John Long
John
Muscatine
Adams Station a Center for Melons and Potatoes
Adams Station is described as a hub where a literary society provides entertainment and instruction. The town is noted as a strong center for the melon industry and sweet potato growing.
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Sterneman
West Second St
Muscatine, Iowa
J. S. Sterneman
Gen'l
Geo
J. Nietzle
S. G. Stein
Chas. L. Breckon
Mrs
Henry Jayne
W. D. Burk
J. G. VanLent
Co. R. Musser
W. C. A. Busch
Mr. Ross
Iowa City
Wm. White
Wm. Reynolds
Daniel Healy
G. W. Hunt
Delavan Bratt
Wm. Gatton
William Hendrickson
Cedar
Dan Smith
J. E. Parker
Rev. L. A. Crull
Sweetland Business Firms
Frank Leimkuehler
Conrad Schwin
C. S. Hain
Lou William
John Teufel
Moscow Inn
Frank Wilhelme
A. Otto
Neer
Sugar Creek
Ton Plug
Resi
Dent
Adams Station
Western
C. A. Griffin
Lowa
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