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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1903
Page
4
A roundup of Muscatine city items includes visits by H E Wiley and W X Wray, arrivals of Mrs Gately and the Pinkhams, and business notes on Firefly travel. Birth of a baby boy to Mr and Mrs Boldt reports, with various store promotions and public notices on shoes and home goods. The bricklayers adopt an eight hour shift with fifty cent pay, while a local forgery case undergoes court hearings and a trip to New York yields travel reflections.
A group of shoe stores agrees to stay open Friday night July 3 and close Saturday noon July 4 for the rest of the day. Signed by B. Schmidt Leysen's Shoe Store T. W. Cherry C. C. Braunworth Wilson Shoe Store.
A committee from the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Muscatine has begun seeking the removal of four saloons on Iowa avenue within 300 feet of the church. If saloonkeepers relocate voluntarily, no fight is planned. otherwise injunctions and legal steps will follow. Notifications will be sent to owners in coming days.
J F Riggs of Sigourney leads the Republican convention race for state superintendent in Des Moines with W L Lane also mentioned as a contender.
M N Keller, the Muscatine county tax ferret, after three days’ work, uncovered $85 000 in moneys and credits not listed in assessment books. Officials expect to reveal more unlisted amounts and to collect back taxes for prior years as well as the current year. Muscatine residents are implicated in the shortage, with many counties’ funds tied to city omissions. The investigation moves toward full assessment and eventual collection in 1904.
Ray McCormick of Muscatine married Miss Bess Van Scoy at the First M E church in New Virginia on June 24 in a ceremony attended by about 160 friends and relatives. Afterward, the couple planned to reside at 203 West Second Street and receive guests after July 15.
E Johnson accepted the Postal Telegraph Company offer to become manager of the Aurora Illinois office. He is filling Henry Metzger’s vacancy at the Western Union station and will move to Aurora in a few days to begin his duties. Johnson is a well known local figure formerly with the Western Union here.
Miss Harriet Rice will entertain a number of friends at dinner this evening at 6 o clock at her home 213 West Third street.
The bi weekly meeting of the Friends church Women’s Missionary Society in Musserville convened at Mrs Noll’s Kansas street home at 2 pm. Members plan an afternoon of apron and dust cap making. Otto Sick of Wisconsin street is ill with bilious malaria fever.
Jacob Valet born September 11 1813 in Wittenburg Germany died June 29 1903 at his son John Valet's home near Moscow Iowa A lifelong Evangelical Association member he helped build the local church and served in church offices He leaves two sons two daughters forty four grandchildren and twenty four great grandchildren Funeral held July 1 from Johns home to the church and Muscatine cemetery Wilton Iowa
The funeral for Michael Flannery was held at St Matthias Church at 9 this morning with Rev Father Kunkel and Rev Father Ryan conducting. The service drew a full church as Father Ryan praised Flannery’s life, noting his extensive travels and bravery recognized by English service medals. Burial followed at the Catholic Cemetery with pallbearers Frank Cullen Patrick Rabbit John Fogarty John Redington Bryan Conner and Michael O Melia.
The funeral of Henry Metzger was held from the Seventh Day Adventists church at 2 30 this afternoon Rev Dunkenbacher of Kalona Iowa conducted the services. The service was well attended and floral tributes reflected high esteem. The casket was taken to Greenwood cemetery where the remains were laid to rest. Pallbearers were Gus Schmidt FE Klepper I Kintzle Henry Mark John Burkhardt and M Schillinger of Moline.
Washington reports the federal government finished its fiscal year with a surplus of 52.7 million dollars. Receipts totaled 558.9 million while expenditures were 506.2 million. The year’s surplus follows record imports and heavy tobacco liquor duties. Daily revenue averaged about 2 million dollars.
Muscatine readers will find the full text of the temporary chairman r republic state convention address printed on page six detailing party significance and upcoming proceedings.
Open high low close figures show hog receipts 22 000 with steady to strong prices light hogs 5 75 to 6 05 mixed 5 60 to 5 90 heavy 5 55 to 5 90 cattle receipts 20 000 open slow close 10 cents lower beeves 4 25 to 5 55 cows 1 60 to 4 90 Texas 3 25 to 4 50 stockers 2 75 to 4 70 sheep 5 000 open and close steady car lots report wheat 17 corn 359 oats 198 hogs 20 000. Kansas City and Omaha receipts include hogs 5 900 cattle 4 000 and hogs 10 000 cattle 2 000 Duluth Minneapolis and Liverpool grain moves and feed prices listed with multiple commodity quotations and rain updates across Manitoba Dakotas Minnesota Illinois Missouri Iowa Kansas Nebraska.
Mrs. Robert Fitch suffered serious burns after a gasoline explosion. The incident occurred while she was hearing a report or discussion, leaving her hospitalized and severely injured. Local authorities investigate the cause of the blast.
The West Union race meet ran a deficit of 400 dollars due to heavy weather. Organizers blamed rain causing lower turnout and disrupted racing program.
Investment in southern lands is described as favorable with mild climate and adequate market and shipping facilities. The notice urges readers to obtain free circulars about land possibilities in Kentucky West Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana near the Illinois Central railroad for homeseekers and investors, addressed to J. F. Merry in Dubuque Iowa.
The true scholar is one for whom schools have done their best. The scholar masters one thing thoroughly and can apply it in action. He also has knowledge of related subjects and human life to place the special knowledge in perspective. Any thing less than this is not scholarship.
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