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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1901
Page
5
City schools reopened after an eleven day holiday with high enrollment. Measles affected primary grades, causing up to five hundred pupils to miss varying times. A new half day schedule was adopted in several schools to manage the illness and crowded classes.
Chicago markets report H J Toher & Co brokers with Muscatine office details. Hogs receipts 31,000 with prices 4.85 to 5.10, down modestly. Cattle receipts 12,000, prices softly lower. Sheep steady. Car lot receipts for Wheat 157, Corn 459, Oats 232, Hogs 31,000. Kansas City and Omaha hog and cattle figures listed. Liverpool wheat opened higher, closed higher than Monday.
Grain, produce and flour prices shown for Muscatine with corn at 28 to 30 cents, oats 20 cents, rye 40 cents, wheat 55 to 60, hay up to 9 dollars, corn meal 15 cents per sack, spring flour 1.15 to 1.25 per 48 lb sack, winter flour 1.10, buckwheat 50 cents per bushel, and various livestock values. Dairy and fruit prices included with eggs 25 cents per dozen, cheese 15 to 17 cents, lard 8 to 10 cents, oranges 20 to 60 cents a dozen, lemons 25 to 40 cents per dozen, and other staples. market described as unsteady.
The new schooling system draws a large and growing pupil body with 2,432 enrollments in November across wards and streets, compared with 2,386 in November 1899. Miss Tillie Steen, a third year Third ward teacher, has resigned and the board will act next Friday evening.
Captain A J Dawley of the Diamond Jo Line says three boats will operate on the upper river trade next season if water levels are good. He notes the Dubuque St Paul and Quincy are at Dubuque undergoing repairs and will be ready for business. He argues river commerce is viable and promises all three vessels will sail for up river landings given sufficient water.
List of uncalled letters for week ending January 2 1901 at Muscatine Iowa. Men include G Robert Baillie Oscar Billings John C Cambell Will Cassidy Michael Cromer W H Irwin Mr Kuhn James O Boyle Frank R Leem Fred Washburn Wim C Webb Williams Hunting. Ladies list includes Mrs W F Alban Flora Haywood Annie L Long Marian Madison Miss Mamie Othmer. Callers must say Advertised. P M Wm L Roach.
A report on the third assistant postmaster general details the January 1900 start of carrier registration and its travel through June 30 1900. It praises letter carriers for diligence and calls on Congress to raise carrier salaries as the new century begins.
December readings show a high thermometer of 56 degrees and a low of 5 degrees, with a December mean of 28.74 and a sixty year mean of 24.73. The coldest December in sixty years was 1886 with a mean of 10.61, and the warmest December was 1889 with a mean of 40.45. Barometer ranged from 29.70 to 28.56 inches. Rainfall totaled .54 inches for December. fifty year mean is 1.88 inches, with the wettest December in 1856 at 6.25 inches and the driest in 1853 at .32 inch. Mra. J. P. Walton.
A travel notice promotes weekly Iowa Central Railway excursions to California. Depart Wednesdays, arrive Los Angeles Sunday morning aboard modern tourist cars with sleeping car comfort at about one third the usual cost. Inquiries go to local agents or Geo Batty at Marshalltown Iowa.
The average dentist spares no pains to make his work satisfactory, reflecting professional dedication and patient care in dental practice.
Jan 3 report says a gasoline tank exploded while Wells was filling it. The blast destroyed the laundry undergoing its largest wash of the season. Injured include Young with severe facial burns, Blakesly with non life threatening burns, May Nason with hand burns and a broken ankle from a jump, and Clifford Nichols as a visitor. No insurance coverage was available.
Western Poultry Fanciers association offers excursion tickets to Cedar Rapids for the annual exhibition January 14 to 19. Tickets at favorable rates sold via the B. C. R. & N. Ry. Full information obtainable from Cedar Rapids Route agents within 100 miles of Cedar Rapids.
A 19th century moral note argues modesty in women as akin to a natural charm. It compares restraint to a display on the cheek and asserts it enhances beauty when not overdone.
Charley Moore of 520 F Street South Muscatine offers scavenger services to the city wardens at 35 cents per barrel until February first. He guarantees work satisfactory or no pay and invites orders via Mayor Schmidt or cards left for prompt attention.
In Sioux City on January 3 Mrs. Jennie Peterson and her two children nearly died after gas from a defective stove pipe and a two-burner stove combined. Neighbors found them unconscious. three hours of medical care restored Mrs. Peterson, while the children were less severely affected.
Dubuque Iowa January 3 movement to enlarge Iowa internal revenue district to add South Dakota to the third district. Iowa now covers north half. Nebraska district includes North and South Dakota. Officials consider the change and Patterson will travel to Washington for talks with senators and representatives.
A Burlington Route Passenger Department publication titled California offers 72 pages with 62 illustrations of California landmarks and scenes. It details climate Monterey Yosemite San Francisco and Southern California resorts with travel guidance and route information. Copies mailed for six cents to J Frances Omaha Neb.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Passenger department issued a census 1900 population booklet for all U S cities with 25000 or more. Send address with two cent stamp to the General Passenger Agent in Chicago to obtain a copy.
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