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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
4
Town notes report visits by Mrs. Andrew Peterson and Mrs. Margaret Ryan, business trips by Cliff Cline and W. A. Smith, and inmate work by Ore Stuart. C. Otto & Son's advertise tomatoes and mineral water. Abe Fryer visits. Tiecke Edwards faces 10 day sentence. Rebekah Mite Society meets. Eagle Lodge No 10 holds installation and social hour.
Miss Myrtle Z Heinig and A B Othmer wed at the bride's parents home 308 East Ninth Street with about 50 relatives present. Rev R A Schmidt officiated. The couple will establish a Davenport home after a wedding feast and well wishes.
Fred Gies ler showcases a new Altman and Taylor separator, a mammoth modern farm machine. The purchase is made by Mavis Brothers of Illinois, drawing much local interest from Muscatine citizens.
Mrs Woodworth-Etter begins a series of meetings at Muscatine fair grounds in a tent. The evangelist appeals for faith as essential to religious life and promises two meetings daily at 1:00 PM and 7:30 PM as crowds grow.
A Grant Whitaker wagon team attached to a lumber wagon ran away around 9:30 this morning up Sycamore Street to Third. They struck a boy’s cart near the watering trough, one horse fell and slid on the pavement, but no injuries or major damage occurred after two policemen corralled the team.
Pauchet's band performs at court square with a varied program. Selections include Major Robertson's march, Fra Diavolo overture, Ain't Dat a Shame, La Belle Creole cornet duet, Guenod Faust excerpt, Japonica, The Skater, A Pickanning Christening, and King Dodo arranged by W H Mackie.
Sealed bids will be received at the office of the County Auditor of Muscatine county until 12 o'clock noon Saturday July 19 1992 for building a brick vegetable cellar at the county farm Plans and specifications may be seen at the auditor s office The right is reserved to reject any or all bids A C Noble County Auditor Ta The
The Iowa Central railway has placed tickets on sale at very low rates to St Paul and Minneapolis and Minnesota resorts good returning to Oct 31. The summer resorts of Minnesota are superior to any in the country and with the usual opportunities offered in the way of low rates all should take a trip for health pleasure or recreation. Fine fishing. Consult Iowa Central agents for further particulars.
Help wanted advertisement seeking a reliable woman for general housework at 305 West Third Street. Includes duties typical of household chores and domestic assistance.
The New York Mail and Express warns readers who insist on saying appendiceetis perityphleetis tonsileetis that the dictionary dictates the I t is pronounced as it appears. The piece emphasizes these terms are English not French Italian Portuguese or any other language, and advises correct enunciation.
The Record notes extensive discussion on the isthmian canal bill with over 400 columns of speeches. Senator Morgan contributes eight speeches totaling 172 columns, followed by Senators Hanna and Mitchell with 42 columns and two speeches. The shortest speech is Hawley’s one column. The Journal. 10 cents 1 week.
Telegraph dispatches say the Panama canal route select committee nears completion and US control of the canal title. Reports claim negotiations with France and the United States of Colombia will resolve title before December congressional session, making the United States the owner of the canal path.
Wisconsin Republicans debate endorsement of Senator Spooner at state convention as many La Follette delegates threaten to block support. The outcome hinges on whether Spooner gains formal indorsement despite opposition from La Follette supporters.
July 11 report from Pittsburg states fifteen workers were burned at the Homestead steel works hearth mill No 3. One man died and eight were seriously injured when a ladle of molten metal spilled as the crane drum broke during lowering. Crane cause under investigation.
Plans and capital are in place for a one million dollar packing plant in Louisville Kentucky. The facility will dress spring lambs for the eastern market and will also process hogs and cattle.
Indianapolis July 11 Senator Mark Hanna telegraphed Senator Fairbanks his acceptance of the invitation to join the Indiana campaign this fall He will deliver several speeches in October and a possible special train tour may be arranged for the state coverage promises a busy period for Indiana voters.
Two Chicago school teachers challenged revenue shortfalls and led to suits against the street railway companies. The final judgment awards the city 597000, with half funneled to the municipal educational fund, illustrating what determined individuals can achieve in pursuit of public finance.
Eirick Gladsson set out in 1121 to redis cover Vinlind in the Americas. The venture marks one of the earliest known European explorations tied to transatlantic settlement ideas.
The President plans to shorten his signature to T Roosevelt to save time. With many signings daily the change would reduce effort by about half, a move prompted by stress of business. The note ends referencing an auditor’s office context.
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