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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1902
Page
5
A Muscatine taxpayer responds to a Sunday article by ex-city official Observer. He defends the preliminary plat and cost estimate for this year’s paying, argues assessments are accurate, and accuses the Democratic organ of malice while praising the current council’s caution and businesslike handling of city affairs.
At the Muscatine County Farmer's Institute meeting in Wilton County Supt F M Witter will urge consolidating four Lake township schools to cut costs and enable transport of pupils to a central, better educated teaching post By using a single teacher for higher branches and paid transport the plan aims to improve education while reducing county expenses and keeping children in school during harsh weather.
Attorney Fred Pentzer returns from Chicago on business. Hazel Dell Independent District 3 board member Adam Drumm visits the city. Miss Nettie Richards teaches at Union School No. 8 in Sweetland and calls on Superintendent F. M. Witter. Albert DeCamp teaching Lone Tree School No. 8 visits for exams. George Ingham recovering from illness and visiting his brother in Wilton. Superintendent Witter records life diploma for E. F. Schall of West Liberty. Deputy Clerk W. S. McKee returns to county work after measles illness. Shake remarks it was a measley shame.
Standard and fashionably bred trotters from sites including Senator N Silver Spray Baron Wilkes Idol Bezant and others rival on Tuesday December 23 1902 at West Liberty Iowa with times listed and catalogues due by December 1 to Albert Whitacre West Liberty Iowa
The Bloomington township board has closed Shi loh school and uses other schools during winter with three pupils. One child goes to North Star and two to Kalorama. John Parks, president, and F M Witter confirmed the attendance at three. If needed, the school may reopen in spring.
A through train will resume from Chicago Union Station at 8 40 p m on about January 5 1903 via the Pennsylvania Short Line to Louisville Jacksonville and St Augustine. For full details consult H R Dering A G P Agt 248 South Clark St Chicago.
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