Population counts show Muscatine County towns and townships
The first 1900 census bulletins from Muscatine reveal county wide populations for townships and towns, with comparisons to 1890. Townships listed include Bloomington, Fruitland, Goshen, Lake, Montpelier, Moscow, Muscatine, Orono, Pike, Seventy-Six, Sweetland, Wapsinonoc, West Liberty, Wilton, and Muscatine city totals. Nearby towns such as Keota, Columbus Junction, Columbus City, Mediapolis, Morning Sun, Tipton, Lone Washington, and others are given population figures.
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Muscatine
Bloomington Township
Edar Township
Fruitland Township
Fulton Township
Goshen Township
Lake Township
Montpelier Township
Moscow Township
Muscatine Township
Nichols Town
Ces
Seventy-Six
Sweetland Township
Wapsinonoc Township
West Liberty
Gahan
Wilton Township
Wilton
Wilton Town
Ieee
Muscatine County
Nichols
Columbus City
Mediapolis
Morning Sun
Tipton
Lone
Malet
Ogicil
Muscatine County Teachers Meet at Wilton High School
A Muscatine County Teachers association meeting is set for Saturday January 12 1901 at 10 a m in Wilton High School. Program includes Rural School of the Twentieth Century with Ray Nyemaster a discussion led by Florence Barclay Grace Ott and others and talks by Prof E F Schall Prof L G Focht and State Superintendent R C Barrett on professional spirit rural teacher gains and what a first year in a rural school yields with named discussants and aids.
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Muscatine County
Teachers’ Association
Wilton
Ray Nyemaster
Florence Barclay
Grace Ott
E. F. Schall
T. Ll. Bland
Nichols
Jessie A. Braunworth
R. C. Barrett
L. G. Focht
F. M. Witter
Gertrude I. Chenoweth
V. Burdette Perry
Katie Flater
Eldridge Sherfey Improves After Horrific Shredder Injury
Eldridge R. Sherfey of Sweetland township is resting easy after losing his left hand and sustaining severe arm injuries in a corn shredder accident yesterday morning. The machine was horse powered with a rope on the left side used to stop it, and doctors hope for a swift recovery.
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Eldridge R. Sherfey
Sweetland Township
Man loses arm in mill shredder accident
Mr. Sherfey leaned toward a running shredder to check a disturbance. His foot slipped and his left arm was torn from wrist to elbow as the rope failed to stop the machine. A child disconnected a belt but too late. He receives care from his wife, neighbors, and a nurse from the Modern Woodmen.
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Tce
Woodmen
Mr. Sherfey
Bound by an Oath Presented at the Grand by Home Talent
The Grand Theatre featured Bound by an Oath by home talent to a captivated audience last night. Cast members including Will Ripson Harry Kimmel Fred Perkins Etella Malone Joe Powers Stella Malone and others earned praise as the audience cheered the tale of Elias Jacob Johnson and the confession leading to a final arrest with a repeat performance announced for tonight.
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Elias
Will Ripson
Seth
Harry Kimmel
Jacob Johnson
Fred Perkins
Mabel Raymond
Etella Malone
Edward LeRoy
Joe L. Powers
Seth Randolph
Fred. Perkins
Philip Raymond
Bind Miller
Kosia
Lee A. Schenkel
Renard le Roy
Mabel Pesa
Sambo
Will Tiecke Elias
Will Ripson Drucella
Jacob
Stella
J. D. Fulhiam
Lucy Snuff
Lone Widder
Ote
Addie Barnard
Raymond
The Practical Joke Reflects Barbarism and Pain
Ada C. Sweet argues in the January Woman's Home Companion that practical jokes are remnants of savagery and aim to inflict pain, shaming, or fear on victims. She calls for an end to such “jokes” among civilized people, noting its harmful effects.
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Ada Cc. Sweet
Fire damages Clinton power house at State Electric Railway
A morning blaze in Clinton badly damaged the State Electric Railway power house causing $5,000 in damage. One hose team fled the scene as the driver clung to lines with frozen hands and was hospitalized.
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Clinton
State Electric Railway Company
Residents oppose Penn Oil storage erection in Southeast Washington
Citizens of Southeast Washington sue Penn Oil and Supply to enjoin ongoing construction of buildings and tanks for petroleum storage, arguing the improvements will lower neighborhood property values. The case centers on stopping further development by the corporation in that city district.
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Washington
Penn Oil and Supply Company
Hold Up at Bunker Crossing Nabs $30 from Man and Wife
Two men halted a couple five miles from Wellman as they neared the ford on Tuesday night. One robber stopped the horses and the other pressed a pistol to Henry Pelton’s face, forcing him to hand over $30 before the pair vanished. Pelton deemed himself lucky to escape unharmed.
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Henry Pelton
Bunker Crossing
Wellman
Pelton
Polton
Crowe Sightings Tied to Omaha Kidnapping Case
McNutt places Pat Crowe on Des Moines streets the Monday before Eddie Cudahy’s Omaha kidnapping and again after the $25,000 ransom. Crosby says he spoke with Crowe at Kirkwood corner a day later. Grand jury targets gamblers, broadening to include slot machines. Plus Death of Platt Thomas, entertainer from Manchester and a lawsuit by Fred Jenks over dog tax imprisonment.
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Geo. W. McNutt
Pat Crowe
Des Moines
Eddie Cudahy
Omaha
Heavers
Harry Crosby
Crowe
Kirkwood
Manchester
Platt Thomas
Sioux City
Fred Jenks
Jenks
Quaker Male Quartet Delights Wapello Audience
Wapello residents praised the Presbyterian church performance by the Quaker Male Quartet calling it among the finest seen locally. A watch meeting will be held Monday night with a century ending and new year ushering program expected to draw a large crowd. W. W. Cilley plans to enter the Mediapolis drug trade after visiting Quincy to choose stock.
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Wapello
Presbyterian Church
W. W. Cilley
Mediapolis
Quincy
Local notes from Mediapolis and surrounding towns
Community snippets report weddings visits and social events from Mediapolis Morning Sun and nearby areas. Notable items include Maurice Keck assisting at a wedding in Morning Sun, a Cinque club New Year watch party at Kecks, and a Wapello ball on New Year’s Eve.
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Mediapolis
Cinque Club
Jno. Keck
Maurice Keck
Morning Sun
Mary Rock
O. E. Sutcliffe
Baxter Springs
Chas. Johann
Edward
van Buren Street
Castle
Thomas
Howard
Nellie van Wormer
Wonnell
Virden
Wapelio
Mollie McCullough
Wapello
Ethel
Conesville
Kittie Grimes
Winfield
Chittum
Nellie Dunham
Chariton
Nelson
J. E. McCray
Rev. Martin
Muscatine
Presbyterian Parsonage
Della McKay
Cairo
A. J. Miller
Missouri
Robi
Miccols
Paul
St. Charles
C. W. Warren
Edith Springer
Columbus Junction
W. S. Grimes
Will Herrick
Chicago
Dr. Permineton
Will Morgan
Mammouth
Josephine Plitts
Cedar Rapids
Tim Riley
Burlington
Tourist Sleep ing Car Travel to California
The Burlington Route offers a three weekly tourist sleeping car service from Omaha to Los Angeles. One car goes via Kansas City while the other two travel via Denver and Salt Lake City. Travelers can return on the alternate route with no extra cost and enhanced sight seeing. California booklet mailed for six cents.
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California
Burlington
Omaha
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Denver
Salt Lake City
J. Francis
Neb
Bound by an Oath at the Grand Tonight
A local performance titled Bound by an Oath is set for tonight at the Grand venue. Details are sparse with fragmentary references 10 20 and 3c noted in the listing.
Miss Gertrude Lee Stars in South Before and North After
Miss Gertrude Lee appears as Aunt Ma lvina in the Stein’s stage production South Before and North After opening January 1. The play features local cast and runs through the week at Stein’s theater with a noted leading performance.
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Gertrude Lee
Malvina
Stein’s Jan. Lst
Chicago Markets Special Dispatch Wheat Prices and Livestock
Chicago markets report shows Dec to May wheat figures with highs and lows, corn and oats quotes, pork lard ribs futures, hog and cattle receipts, car loads, and regional grain receipts. Northwest and international wheat movements noted with Liverpool markets higher.
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Kansas City
Omaha
Northwest
Minneapolis
Duluth
Liverpool
Holiday Ticket Rates Announced for Christmas and New Year
Tickets for the holidays will be sold to all points on the C. R. L. & P. B. Cc. R. & N. M. & St. L. Ry within 200 miles at one fare for the round trip. On sale December 22 23 25 31 1900 and January 1 1901 with return limit January 2 1901. C. M. Gould Agent.
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C. M. Gould
Special Excursion Rates Offer Land Seekers in Midwest
The notice promotes land prospects in northwestern Iowa southwestern Minnesota and South Dakota with excursion tickets at one fare plus $2 for trips north of Abbott Shell Rock and Waverly on the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern line. Agents Illen Brooks Cedar Rapids and John G. Farmer provide full details and rates to numerous western and southern states and Canadian regions.
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Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Abbott, Shell Rock
Waverly
Messrs. Illen & Brooks
Cedar Rapids
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
British Columbia
Canadian Northwest
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indian Territory
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Manitoba
Michigan
Missouri
Mississippi
Montana
New Mexico
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virgina
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
John G. Farmer
T. A
Runaway Wagon Fatality and Local Crime Notes
John Ebert of Hubbleton Wisconsin died from lockjaw after a wagon runaway. A tree branch pierced his neck, wounds led to infection and death. Charles E Miller of Frankfort Indiana, a leading business man, was arrested for safe breaking and burglary and bailed. A Denver report says W Neff and Myrtle Wright, accused of murdering G A Barber for life insurance, were discharged at a preliminary hearing.
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Hubbleton
Wis
John Ebert
Ebert
Frankfort
Ind
Charles E. Miller
Miller
Denver
L’agosa Springs
Colo
W. Kt. Neff
Myrtle Wright
G. A. Barber
Iowa
Wealthy Indiana farmer found dead at home
Joel R. Drake a wealthy farmer from Brazil Indiana was found dead at his home on Thursday with the cause of death unknown. The coroner will investigate the death.
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Brazil
Ind
Joel R. Drake
Only a Pew Charred Bones Left in Wisconsin Fire
GrantsburgWis. Dec.29 Andrew Lund an aged widower and old settler of this county was burned in a fire that destroyed his dwelling at Webster Only a few charred bones were found.
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Grantsburg
Wis
Andrew Lund
Webster
Debts discussed with father and fears confessed
A dialogue from He-But I Still Dont Care to Confess reveals a man and a woman arguing about revealing debts to the father. The woman notes men are cowards and that Papa also fears disclosing his own debts.
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Papa
Regular Habits Mask Bad Habits in a Man
A man may maintain steady routines and still harbor harmful habits. The statement contrasts disciplined daily conduct with underlying vices that undermine character or health.
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Eldridge Sherfey
E. A. Brandenburg & Co., Telephone
3Rd and Mulberry St
Muscatine, Iowa
West Hill
River View
N. Rosenberger
THE
NEW Theatre
Lexington
Waterloo
Geo. Eichenauer’s
Sam. Borger
Jacob Fisch & Sons
East
H. J. Toher
H. B McKay
Lockjaw
Death
Payne
Ams
B.C. Hershey
McCoim
Schmidt
Chas. Moorpf
St., South Muscatine
Wheeler and Wilson
Singer
B. A. Metz
Scott Houae
A. NaYeavy
Joan J. Havpacamp
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