Proposition on Depot Improvements and Rail Corridor
The proposition requires building a depot costing at least $50,000 within two years and mandates several improvements. It includes sidewalk maintenance from the freight depot to Hershey Avenue, paving Front Street from Linn to Hershey Avenue, paying half the Front East of Sycamore paving, installing watchmen and railroad gates at crossings, extending sewers under tracks to the river, allowing other roads to use Hook Island tracks, and the option to elevate tracks within ten years if the city desires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Avenue
Linn
Sycamore
Hook Island
Front Street
Linn Street
Rock Island Company
Sycamore Street
Cedar Street
Orange Street
Musecatine
Rip Rap Bank
Muscatine Proposes Rail Line Additions and Depot Grants
The city outlines conditional grants to the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Co. to add tracks south of the main line, build a passenger depot in front of block 12 with sheds cost not less than 60,000 dollars, and expand freight facilities. It covers crossings, street paving costs, sewers, riprap, overhead passageways, and rights for future rail access by other companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Davenport
Brook Street
Iowa Avenue
Pine Street
Sycamore Street
Muscatine Slough
City of
Muscatine
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad Company
Pine and Linn Streets
Usentine
City of Muscatine
Front Street
Hershey Avenue
Rock Island
Iowa
Rock Island Company
Rock Island Road
Mississippi River
Illinois
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co
Block 12
West Front Street
Linn Street
Ash Street
Rock Island Co
Dewey Avenue
OAT PANIC ON BOARD OF TRADE AND LOCAL MARKETS
Not many changes in Muscatine markets with hog prices firm at 5.75 and granulated sugar at 18 pounds per dollar. Eggs and other cold weather items hold steady despite nationwide rises. some expect 4 cents more for eggs later. Hog farmers hope for higher prices in May or June, while oats are pressured by Chicago activity but local supplies remain ample. Oatmeal mill pays 43 cents as markets run about 44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Commission
Grain and Livestock Prices in Illinois Market Report
Grain, produce and livestock prices listed across corn, oats, wheat, rye, barley, hay, eggs, butter, lard and more. Retail flour, corn meal and sugar prices appear alongside live stock figures for hogs, cattle, calves, sheep, lambs, turkeys, chickens and ducks with dressed and live weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Graham
Local Market Prices for Groceries and Provisions
Prices list various foods and fuels with per unit costs. Includes coffee Rio, green percb, eggs, poultry from young to old birds, lard, bacon, ham, cheese, vegetables and fruits, lemons, bananas, oranges, grapes, figs, dates, coal types, cord wood, oysters, fish, and other staples with cents per piece or per unit and per ton or per peck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Valley
Pocahontas
Homeseekers Excursions Offer Sale of Travel Tickets
On listed dates excursion tickets will be sold at all stations of the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern to Abbott Iowa and other points. Tickets cover 21 days from sale with stopovers in certain territory. For land information contact Sten and Brooks immigration and industrial agents Cedar Rapids Iowa or B C R N agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Bay
Abbott
Messrs
Sten & Brooks
Immigration and Industrial
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John G. Farmer
GCG
N. R.y
Davenport Wrestling Scandal Ends with Quick Exit
Manager Charlison and the so called Terrible Turk left Davenport amid a drop in box office receipts. The Oriental act and trainer Mike Ell were abandoned. Ell plans vengeance but will not pursue them. Reportedly they have moved on to Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlson
Turk
Davenport
Charlison
Muscatine
Mike Ell
Des Moines
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Sell Rapidly Nationwide
The public buys Cascarets Candy Cathartic at six million boxes and rising to eight million before New Year’s. The ad proclaims Cascarets as the year round bowel regulator and guarantees cures with druggists selling at 10c 25c or 50c per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Funerals Masses for Eddyville Mine Victims Continue
Eighteen miners were buried in Eddyville over Sunday and Monday with three more in Oskaloosa, totaling twenty two victims. Crowds filled the Eddyville churches as one thousand attended. excursion trains by Rock Island and Iowa Central aided transport to the camps near Lost Creek. Six hearses carried remains from Lost Creek Fuel Company locations to Eddyville four miles away. Services at the Congregational church were led by Rev W H Dillon. three masses were said at the Catholic church by Rev Father O Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddyville
Oskaloosa
Edé¢yville
Rock Island
Iowa Centre
Lost Creek
California Limited Promises Luxurious Rail Travel
Avoid snow blockades on trips to California via San Diego Los Angeles Pasadena and San Francisco by using the Iowa Central and the Santa Fe route. Save a day and enjoy the Cali fornia Limited, among the world's most luxuriously appointed trains. For rates and the Land of Flowers booklet contact Geo. Batty G P and T A Marshalltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Diego
Los Angeles
Pasadena
San Francisco
Iowa Central
Santa Fe
California Limited
Land of Flowers
Marshalltown
Iowa
Traveler's Guide Freight and passenger train schedules
A dated railway schedule lists Montezuma and Muscatine departures and arrivals, passenger and freight times, and line notes. It details trains east and southwest from Chicago to Denver, with service changes and station calls at Muscatine Wilton and nearby stops, including daily and Sunday variations.
Railroad Schedule Notice At Elrick Junction Iowa
A fragmented rail timetable advertises mail and express trains at Elrick Junction Iowa showing North South routes to St Paul Peoria and Mason City with freight and way freight services. It lists ticket agents Geo. & Batty Co. L. Beevers Fass & Tkt Agt Elrick Junction Iowa seeking rates folders and tickets for United States Canada and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Express
Mason City Mail
Sun
Way Freight
Peoria Mail
Peoria Express
Coorpon
United States
Canada
Mexica
Geo. & Batty. Co. L. Beevers
Agent Ten
Fass
Tkt Agt
Elrick Junction
la al
Cabalite Lowan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rock Island Railroad
Dr. Lyon
Muscatine North and South Railroad Company
AL Baking
Shiloh
Troe Lena
Co. Wests & Co
le Roy
Karl
Traveler's Guide
Muscating
Montezuma
Luna
C. M. Gallup
Denver
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Suan
Evan
Washington
Wilton
Cee Teare
Wilton Muscatine
Gielog
Muscatine North & South BY. CO
Tims
Ries
Walio
Eerie Junction
Wapello
Grandview
Fruitland
Wam Roundhouse
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