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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1908
Page
8
Local notices promote a pair of Y M C A basketball games at the Armory with Cedar Rapids, Muscatine, and Muscatine Y competing. Several city residents are noted traveling, shopping, or visiting in Davenport and nearby towns as the community attends the events and peruses local ads.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Myers and children and Ralph returned to Mannon after a month in Michigan. Mrs. J. F. Willitts attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary P. Merritt in Aledo. Miss Mary Muhlenburg visited Buffalo Prairie over Sunday. Protracted meetings continue in the chapel with strong interest. The community was shocked Friday by a message concerning Ira.
Bill Papke of Springs Valley Illinois defeated Walter Stanton of California in under four rounds at the Armory A C Boston. Papke dominated each round with aggressive pressure landing body and head blows while Stanton pressed early before being floored and halted when his corner threw in the towel.
Funeral services for Benjamin Priest were conducted by Rev. J. E. Corley at the Moscow M. E. church on January 21. Interment followed at Healy Cemetery. Priest, born March 18 1830 in Bolton Massachusetts, died January 18 1908 at the Iowa Soldiers Home Marshalltown Iowa at age 77 years 10 months. He came to Iowa in 1852 and married Prudence Lefingwell September 22 1864. He leaves a niece in Muscatine and three nephews in Bedford Iowa along with other relatives in the east.
Sheriff M A Anderson of Montgomery County Texas arrested Nicholas Pickard after a long pursuit spanning Illinois Ohio Wisconsin Kansas Oklahoma and Texas. Pickard allegedly confessed to hitting a man with a cane and a reward notice linked him to a murder case involving William Teets.
Muscatine Tourists defeated Glasco 39 to 24 in a rough game played in a former stock exposition barn in Topeka Kansas. Kautz starred with free throws as Muscatine led 29 to 24 at halftime and will play Glasco again tonight.
Mrs Jennie Abbott died at the family home in Iowa City after a prolonged illness around 2 pm She is survived by her children Benjamin Ralph Fred Charles Hal and Carrie and her brother S M Gordon of East Sixth Street Local brother S M Gordon and his son Leonard left for Iowa City after learning of her death
Noble died that morning from heart trouble. The remains were taken to Eliza for burial. Rev T W Puffer preached at Union church on Sunday and the Ma sons conducted the grave service. John Pratt of New Boston attended the funeral and visited relatives. Mrs Cora Nelson of Joy visited her parents the Mas ons and attended the chapel service in the evening.
Furnished by Miner & Co. the Chicago Board of Trade reports mixed gains across wheat corn and oats with May and Sep contracts quoted. Pork lard ribs show varied trading while overall activity notes cars received today including wheat corn oats and related commodities.
Chicago January 22 Wheat futures moved within narrow ranges with May closing around 1.02 and July at 98. Corn and oats showed varied quotes across contract months. Live stock receipts reached 26 000 cattle and 55 000 hogs with generally softer prices across cattle hogs and lambs mixed in the session.
Chicago markets report steady poultry quotes with turkeys and chickens trading around 10 cents per pound and springs at 9 cents per pound. Wholesale buyers and retailers monitor demand as winter season persists.
Market notices from New York and St. Louis show poultry prices flexible with alive birds weak and dressed items steady. Butter and eggs hold firm in New York with slight changes in creamery specials, and wheat futures varying across markets in St. Louis and Peoria with corn and oats also quoted.
Comprehensive daily market list shows price ranges for grains, feed, eggs, butter, and meats. Livestock values include heavy and light shippers, steers, cows, bulls, veal, lambs, and sheep with varying bids. Also listed are fresh produce, poultry, seafood, fruits, and flowers with unit prices and per measure figures.
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