Railway plans signal 1916 expansion across Muscatine area
The Rock Island railway reports exceptional 1916 activity with large scale repairs. About 3 000 feet of 85 pound rail replaced and 4 200 new men engaged in work. Major washout prevention, rock ballast, and 60 kegs of spike used. A 30 mile Culver to West Davenport stretch will be relaid with 100 pound rails, starting around March 1. New freight houses and yards for Muscatine cited, with location decisions pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Aaction Department
Cul- Ver
South
Mascatine
West Davenpor
Wotaw
Worthis
Pulao
Culver
Rock Island
Milwaukeees
Culver Station
Preight Hattine
Muscatine
Rock Island Road
Tt Tus
Sleighing Gains Popularity Amid Heavy Snowfall
Heavy snow blankets the country boosting sleighing interest as cutters and sleighs are overhauled and rural sled parties proliferate. Thawing Tuesday created rough stretches but overall sleighing is excellent. A new snowfall could extend the season with continued evening sleighing pages across the county. Swedish steamer Frign sunk, Lloyds reports from London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thik Vwielnsty
Cutter
Sloleh
Santa
Ice Harvest Starts Today With Quick Cold Snap
A sudden cold spell spurs immediate ice harvesting on the Misclasippi river as local dealers rush crews and teams to stock ice houses for next summer. The ice, nine to eleven inches thick, is expected to grow to twelve inches if cold weather continues, with about one hundred workers involved. Also noted are tickets for a charity concert and a university fundraising update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plana
Mason City Leads Iowa in 1916 Building Expenditures
Mason City leads the state with expenditures around 5.4 million for 1916 building and improvements. Reports from across Iowa note record activity in new construction, paving, and sewer projects totaling tens of millions statewide and about 2 million in road and bridge contracts. Des Moines and Sioux City follow, with other cities listing 100000s to 1 million plus projects, including a beet sugar plant and various public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State High Way Commission
Muscntino
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Ingles Moines
Rock Island
Morey
Sioux City
Mardin Department
Xis
Henry Ford
Dex Molhex
Keokuk-Hamilton
Laurel
Muscatine
Dental
the State University
Des Moines
Dubuque
Burlington
Fort Doda
Ahusentine
Iowa City
Davenport
iKeoluk
Councill Bluffs
Vec
Cedar Falla
Sheldon
Atlantic
Vinton
Mt. Pleagant
Housecleaning at Post Office After Holiday Rush
Muscatine post office workers held a housecleaning day after a heavy holiday mail rush. Most Christmas packages reached destinations with no delays in delivery. An exi am parcel post wagon started service today as staff prepared for the annual report amid overtime and minor tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exiam
Uncle Sam
Muscatine
Ree
Ord Ak
Helen Gobble Escapes Death in Auto Collision
Davenport Iowa December 25 Helen Gobble a 20 year old local girl clung to the cowcatcher of the Rocky Mountain Limited after her automobile was demolished. The car was carried 150 feet and tossed aside by the train. She remained uninjured while trapped but freed herself by hanging onto the engine pilot. Railroad men are mystified and Gobble says she does not know how she escaped. She is daughter of Mrs Amalia Schmidt Gobble a longtime local music figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Davenport
Rocky Mountain Limited
Helen Gobble
Fire Engulfs James Patterson Home at 306 Ninth Street
A morning blaze at 2:55 destroyed the James Patterson residence at 306 Ninth Street, leaving only four walls. The family had left earlier, and adjacent property remained unoccupied. Firefighters battled the flames with three streams, saving a nearby barn portion after its upper half burned. A Welmot-Goodwin concert and local notices accompany sale tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Patterson
Inst
Ninth Street
Dth
Orange
Mary Amlong
Patterson
Clyde Gordon Weds Mrs. Lottie Anson in Rock Island
Clyde Gordon and Mrs. Lottie McCleary Anson quietly wed in Rock Island on December 25, 1916. The couple returned to West Duberry and plan to make Muscatine their home after January 7, 1917, with friends and relatives awaiting visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Clyde Gordon
Rock Island
Lottie McCleary Anson
West Tdiberry
Mra. Gordon
Muscatine
Widow of G A R Man Is Stranded in Station
Mrs. C L Johns widow of a Civil War veteran, found stranded in Muscatine station without money or friends, boarded to Leavenworth, then helped by local welfare groups and the G A R Shelby Norman Post. She received shelter at a hotel and had travel plans arranged to reach the soldiers and veterans home in Leavenworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quarentine
C. L. Johnsson
Leavenworth
Kansas
Shelby Norman Post
G. A. R. Mra. Johnson
Wandas
Main
Indiana
Danville
Taois
W. 3. Humphries
Arisling
Chas, Kern
Young Women's Christian Association
Strang City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wil
Wes
Kalle
Numervous
Tito Countery
London
Lloyd's Shipping Agency
Frign
Jon
Walmot-Goodwin
Congregational Church
Hershey Hospital
McBride & Cope's
Havare Camp
Porschool
Chicago
Moadien! School
University of Chicago
Flarry Pratt Judson
Einemund R & Company
New York
Jn Poplin
He and She
Remianders
Iowa
Hixe
Music Instruc
Tor
Mas Gobble
Amalia Schmidt Gobble
Jocal Musical
Elrelos
Maseo
Welmot-Goodwin
McBride & Cone’a
Havercunty
Drus
Ady
Lottie Anson
G.A.R
Man
Lilly’s
Ben & Lilly
East Second Street
Glatstein & Isaacson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!