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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1909
Page
6
Persistent rain ruined outdoor Fourth of July plans in Muscatine. Picnic gatherings at Geneva park were scrubbed and baseball games between Bartonville and Muscatine were postponed as fields became unusable. Residents largely stayed indoors as the day’s celebrations were dampened by showers.
A list of property transfers compiled by G M Titus shows multiple Muscatine parcels changing hands. Names include Loveless to N Barry Jr. C C Smith and spouses to Geo Beckman. Fred Daut to Fred Vetter with a detailed boundary description. Hampe to John Boland. Elizabeth Gorey to Jennie McDougall and Jane McDougall. Becky and spouse to Emma Schmidt. Burnside and Jacob Zoller to E B Fulham. Prices range from 1 to 10000 dollars.
Transfers listed include Wigim Adam et ux selling part of Section 10 76 3 to Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul R R Co for 50 dollars. Anthony J Fuller et ax to Barbara Kemptner land in Section 35 Township 77 Range 2 West for 1800 dollars. Edward B Fulham et ax to Jacob Zoller and E O Burnside includes NE 80 feet of E 10 feet and E 20 feet of W Lot 9 Block 14 Muscatine with brick wall use privilege. SE 60 feet of W 10 feet of said lot for 13000 dollars.
Wellman High School alumni held a banquet at the K P hall with about 75 attendees. The evening featured music, refreshments, and toasts, with hope it signals more enjoyable gatherings for the association.
Miss Henn was in charge of the matter and the account was noted as very interesting in the report.
The report notes John Harvey arrived back at his home Thursday morning after escorting a car load of cattle to Chicago. Other local items include visits by Carl Hollenbeck of Cedar Rapids to Wm Idle and John Harvey, Mrs Nettie Meeker recovering from appendicitis at Bellevue, and several Muscatine visitors and hospital treatments. The Cedar Center school board elected G W Jones president, J F Hawkins secretary, and T J Manning treasurer, with teacher pay raised to 40 dollars monthly in spring and fall and 45 dollars in winter.
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