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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
10
The Muscatine Journal lists numerous residents and visitors, including Mrs. Moore in Chicago, Cora Smith to Davenport, Harold Davidson to Wapello, Rosenfield to What Cheer, and many others traveling for holidays, visits, or meetings. It also mentions ice cutting near the dam, school return after holidays, and a pending Farmers' Institute schedule mix up.
A Des Moines dispatch reports Tom Clay a jailed convict secretly marrying Yetta Page, a Knoxville born white 18 year old, amid jail rule violations. Sheriff Stout calls the act a breach, while Constable Ryan claims the ceremony occurred at Blyler court and was followed by Clay’s return to jail. The piece also covers a December mortuary list from the city recorder showing numerous deaths. It ends with New York notes on Miss Palmatier and William Hysham courting prospects.
Classified notice seeking a traveling manager. Pay is 65 dollars monthly plus expenses with future increases. Permanent position. Respond by enclosing a self addressed stamped envelope to the Manager at 330 Cax ton Building Chicago.
Ely Brothers advertise Ely's Cream Balm as a specific for membranal diseases in the nasal passages. The remedy is promoted as non drying and non sneezing inducing with a price of 50 cents, available at druggists or by mail from 56 Warren Street, New York.
A reflective note on how many people seize a wedding moment to kiss the couple and how those who skip papers end up with more to read, suggesting readers value marriage pages differently.
Advertisement for Cascarets candy cathartic claiming to purify blood and liver. Promises improved complexion and removal of pimples boils blotches blackheads for ten cents. Urges readers to ask druggist for Vascarets with certification guaranteed prices 1c 25c 3.
Two society notes record December 27 weddings for George Bates with Lil lie Stellrecht and Ed Christ with Hattie Ann Edgington, detailing ceremony pairings and venue hints.
Prom Tuesdays Dally notes H Elfers selling stock in groceries. Concannon and Fred Boston shut button factories for holidays. Miksch closed store, left for Washington for New Year. Will Ryan recovers from typhoid to enjoy fresh air. Chas Jones leaves for Dallas City to oversee a button plant. Clarence Dixon spends holidays at home. Bert Cecil travels with mother to Seventy-Six from Iowa City. Muscatine Slough sees heavy skating on New Year’s day. George Potter’s bicycle sled draws cheers. Mollie Herwig hosts Christmas tree class program with Supt. Witter attending. social evening ends well.
Sioux City leaders urge splitting the Fourth district to ease caseloads across Woodbury Plymouth Monona Harrison Sioux Osceola Cherokee O'Brien and Lyon counties. Four judges currently serve. calls to increase or reconfigure justice coverage prompt legislative attention at the Twenty eighth General Assembly. Political factors and party affiliations weigh on potential changes.
A list of marriage licenses issued in December 1899 by the county clerk includes pairs: John Clemons with Viola Jones on December 2. William Rexroad with Lola Benn on December 4. J H Arnold with Emma Meyers and John W Baker with Lizzie Patterson on December 5. Emory Duncan with Cassie Meyers and Frank Cassidy with Mary Fry on December 6. Also Archie Fletcher with Ida Berg on December 7. E A Towers with Maud Baker on December 12. Clyde Potter with Dora Fick on December 13. John Kile with Lillie Collins and Julius Reichbein with Mamie Stiles on December 15. Frank Wieskamp with Frances Lindenen on December 18. Clymer Coldren with Eva Shammo on December 20. George Gibbs with Clara Reynolds on December 21. Fred George with Mary Howe, John Crider with Hattie Oliver, Ernest Shulthers with Anna Cromer on December 23. Fillmore Terrow with Hattie Bryant on December 25. J C Rabe with May Haworth, George Schweitzer with Elma Chambliss, B D Cook with Katharine Martzzer, Howard Meeker with Ina Williams, Lincoln Butler with Nancy Francis on December 26. Also Edwin Holling with Ida Bear on December 25.
Titus G. Fish, age 66, founder of the Fish Wagons and president of Fish Bros. Manufacturing Co., died in Clinton Iowa. Born in Scipio New York he moved to Racine Wisconsin in 1862 to start a wagon shop, later partnering with his brother E B Fish. The firm moved to West Superior Wisconsin in 1888 and then to Clinton in 1895, becoming a leading wagon factory. Death caused by Brights disease after seven months of illness.
In Perry Geo Mead ows 16 shot and killed sister 8 on the McKean farm. The boy fled and is missing believed frightened. In Angus John Mead 16 near here fired on sister Sarah 6 while sparrows hunting. He fled and is not yet found.
In the case of L A Mc Kee against Fillmore Mellick a motion for a new trial was argued before Judge Brannan this morning. The judgment on verdict will stand and the entry for the appeal is dated January 2, 1900.
Miss Clara Wigam returns to Iowa City. Dr. Brook and wife spend New Years with relatives at West Liberty. Mrs. W. E. Horrell visits Le Grand friends. John W. Jayne back from visit with an aunt in Orient. John Carey moves to Iowa City and will be deputy sheriff next year. Mr. Faires and family visit West Liberty. Mr. and Mrs. Croneworth hosted by Silas White’s in New Years. Mrs. Jennie Crawford receives organ gift from father-in-law Andy Crawford. Fred Morrison moves into John Carey residence. Miss Sadie Pettis returns to West Branch school. Miss Phebe Gates and Sherman Siders wed in Iowa City December 21. Rev. E. D. Lahty presides.
December 1899 recordings show a thermometric high of 53 degrees and a low of 4 degrees below, average 26.20. Sixty year mean 24.73. Rainfall 2.21 inches. Barometer ranged 29.94 to 28.85. 1899 rainfall 28.75 inches versus 50 year average 37.81. 1899 mean temperature 49.01 degrees. sixty year mean 48.31 degrees.
Fragmentary rail timetable item notes eastbound service with freight and passenger times. Mentions Montezuma, 8:40 a.m. passenger, 7:10 p.m. passenger, and freight departures and arrivals.
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