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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1913
Page
7
The East Hill Huttig plant plans a temporary shutdown lasting about three weeks. With the invoice season underway, production will resume after orders are filled, and the factory may close Saturday evening if the work wraps sooner. Steam pipes and mating system are restored. factory operations began again by 10 o clock.
Fifteen residents of Fat Oaks visited Pleasant Prairie yesterday and shared dinner at Lewis Duguay’s home. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. R. McKee and son, Miss Nellie S., Mr. and Mrs. B. D. L. Pate, Mr. and Mrs. Hraz, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bodkin, Miss Marie Kirstenmaker, John and Charles Tough, Lincoln and Vergil Fridley, Mrs. Ed. Luodtke and daughter, Alerty and Helen of Fair Oaks, recovering at home. Mrs. J. W. Lewis remains at her Mast Path street home.
The office of Wilfred C. Lane lists patents issued to towans for the week ending December 21 1912. Notable items include water proofing 1 049 202 by A Brown Ames All valve 1 048 508 by C 4 Dunham Marshalltown plus burial vault 1 049 269 by O Robinson Albia and lampburner 1 049 861 by G E Ss Taylor Des Moines. Other entries cover carpenters square 1 049 090 Harvie Ottumwa device for returning horse collars position repair 4 049 818 by J A Moorman Packwood veterinary obstetrical instrument 4 048 728 Norden Shelby and structure for building embankments in water 2018 100 by Z Johnson Davenport.
Alt and Mrs Walter James of Phillips Street were arrested on the charge of possessing with intent to defraud altered money and were taken to Davenport late Saturday afternoon in custody.
Illinois officials push a million dollar canal expansion as shippers supply figures claiming tolls and lockage would net the state a rapid return. Estimates show 200 thousand dollars yearly from key goods with potential to reach 3 million tons annually once barges are built.
A statement notes that federal officers will be brought before Commissioner Bush for a hearing in the federal court there.
Fuller and Son grocery on Lucas Street adopts cash only sales as New Year policy. The move, publicized in the Journal on Christmas Day, aims to reduce costs and offer lower prices. A. Puller is now a junior partner, with West Hill managing operations and advertising space set for weekly Journal ads.
West Liberty high school visits Muscatine in the county season opener. The faster West Liberty quintet is expected to test Muscatine after recent workouts, with Wilton already defeated and Davenport looming as a tougher foe. The matchup hints at a close, hard fought battle.
The national baseball commission began its annual meeting in Cincinnati with extensive business planned. A key issue discussed is the salary limit in class AA leagues, to be reviewed by a special committee from the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues including Sexton Barrow and Justice of the Central Association. The Commission also noted the annual report by Chairman August Morrman and ongoing transacted business.
The article notes expectations that Herrmann would be reelected chairman and John E. Bruce would be named secretary, signaling a return to prior leadership roles after the decommission period.
Governor-elect George W. Clarke will hold a busy final week before his swearing in visiting Keokuk for a booster meeting on the Keokuk dam project and meeting the Des Moines Commercial Club to discuss legislation for the city. He will also attend his son Charles F. Clarke’s wedding to Miss Kate Macomber in Des Moines on Tuesday.
Runaways narrowly averted as a large rotary track sweeper operated on the Davenport and Muscatine interurban line. The snow and moving broom frightened horses, but timely interference kept lines open and service uninterrupted throughout the winter season.
Washington reports from American consuls in Chihuahua and Sonora say conditions in Mexico have improved with no outbreaks on the border. Revel bands near Mexico City dispersed per embassy news. In Cananea and mining regions large American interests helped restore quiet and security after strike suppression.
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