Muscatine School Board Sells Bonds and Elects Teachers
The Muscatine school board approved a $25,000 4 percent bond sale to Muscatine Savings Bank after bids from Chicago firms failed to beat the local option. Several teaching vacancies were filled including Miss Helen Eggert and Miss Josephine Wyant, with Anna M. Jepson added for the second grade. The board also set bids for fuel needs for the coming year and assigned repair and planning duties across district buildings.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Savings Bank
Chicago
Cook, Musser and Co. Bank
Muscatine Sayings
Helen Eggert
Green Street
First Ward
Josephine Wyant
Fuel and Light Committee
McDale
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Green Street Congregational Church
Franklin and
Appel
Fourth Ward
Musserville
Hunt
Grandview News Roundup Includes Visits and Repairs
Grandview Iowa reports visits from Ed Johnson and wife of Washington and Mrs D Stineman of South Muscatine. Lumberman John Schafer remodeled his barn and painted it. Willis McGrew bought a new binder from D M Bridges. Mrs Huffman of Muscatine and Mr Mrs Cone of Fruitland visited town. Craddock plans to return to Des Moines Saturday.
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Grandview
Ed. Johnson and
Washington
J. P. Waixer
John Schafer
D. Stineman
South Muscatine
Willis McGrew
D. M
Local Harvest Progress Amid Rain Skips
Morning notes report farmers in the field between showers as they work to harvest crops. Mrs Elizabeth Fryer hosts relatives visiting from Indian Territory during the two week stay.
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Elizabeth Fryer
Indian Territory
Too Much For Waiter At Local Chop House
A dining room comic scene unfolds as a patron tries to order lunch in elevator slang. The waiter, puzzled, repeats the phrase while the man parades his faux culinary jargon, finally sensing his own overreach as the elevator echoes the bearded rascal’s grandiose language.
Fish Market Impacts From High Water Levels
Market notes on abundant catfish and buffalo despite high water. Fish scatter from normal feeding grounds as depth rises, delaying catches. Friday remains peak star fish market day with strong Friday demand and Saturday trade optimism.
Drowned Victims of the J S Recovered Near Hannibal
The bodies of a man and woman drowned when the steamer J S backed into their skiff near Hannibal on the Fourth have been recovered. At the morgue a canvas bag holding $800 was found on the woman and the man carried $175 in cash with a large diamond ring. The bodies, found about twelve miles south of Hannibal, were badly decomposed and no inquest was held.
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Hannibal
J. S
Miss Nettie Dill Embarks on Two Week Vacation Trip
Miss Nettie Dill starts a two week vacation traveling Tuesday with Miss Jones from Muscatine. They ride the Firefly to Chicago then Buffalo for Niagara Falls, New York, Asbury Park for a week, and return. The Journal notes their generous travel allowances and stylish Pullman journey.
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Columbus Gazette
Nettie Dill
Muscatine
Miss Jones
Chicago
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
New York
Asbury Park
River Bulletin Forecast for Mississippi River July 12 1902
River forecast ending 8 a m Saturday July 12 1902 shows a nearly stationary stage below Dubuque with a slight fall at LeClaire and Davenport. Muscatine region readings are around 8.9 feet with other gages near 8.4 to 5.4 feet.
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Dubuque
LeClaire
Davenport
Low Rate Excursion To Clinton Steamers Offer
W G Block general agent for the Diamond Jo line announces excursion tickets to Clinton at 1.25 for the Mississippi Valley Spiritualists annual meeting. Tickets on sale July 19 through August 22 with return by August 30.
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W. G. Block
Diamond Jo
Isaac P. Lusk
Clinton
Mississippi Valley Spiritualists Association
Mate Breen Cleared After Self Defense Shooting Aboard Dubuque
Dan Breen of Dubuque was not held for killing two Mexican passengers Lee and Christopher Leonidas on the steamer Dubuque near Davenport. The coroner jury found he acted in self defense during a dispute over baggage on the lower deck as the men, armed and with a bloodhound, confronted crew members. Witnesses described tense moments, shots, and Breen’s subsequent release. The victims, father and son from Chicago, had been selling hair restorers and were en route to New Orleans via Mississippi.
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Davenport
Dan Breen
Dubuque
Lee
Christopher Leonidas
Breen
Rock Island
Davenport Landing
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Central City
Colo
Iowa
Morris Killeen
Tfa
Mr. Breen
St. Louis
J. H. Swats
Klondike
Swats
John Selectmen
John Simmons
John Breen
Frank Breen
Detective Mundt
L. G. Stock
Clinton
N. K. Latting
Leonidas
Texas
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Sewer Project Nears Finish on Iowa Avenue Extension
Contractors Korneman and Kemper expect completion of the Iowa avenue extension sewer along with Sycamore street and Ninth and Tenth streets by next Monday. Weather has slowed progress but the work will finish two weeks ahead of contract. City officials prepare plans for paving this year and file the Sub-Sewer District No. 10 record for inspection. A brick culvert on Eleventh Street is contracted but not yet started.
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Iowa Avenue
Korneman and Kemper
Iowa Avenue Extension
Sycamore Street
Ninth
Tenth Streets
Ryan
Fourth Street
Pine
Eleventh Street
Project Delays Hit Timetable Amid Weather Snags
Owing to a delay in securing the necessary material for the job, work has fallen behind schedule. Wet weather has further hindered progress, extending the timeline and complicating completion.
Sunday Morning Simpson Earned His Nickname
In a New England town a character named Zaptieh Simpson earned the moniker Sunday Morning after a deliberate delay during a house fire and a vow to stay in bed until church time. His lazy temperament became a legend as he watched the parish go by from his sofa, later drifting into local lore.
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New England
Zaptieh Simpson
Zap Simpson
Zaptieh
Dr. Pedbury
Sarah Maria
Sally
Simpson
I Married Her Once So I Know Her Best
A Chicago man praises his wife as among the finest minds, while a Dakota stranger, who claims to be her former husband, challenges his authority with a calm reply that he used to be married to her. The exchange ends with the stranger asserting he has firsthand claim to her excellence.
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Chicago
Dakota
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Decatur
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Clevelander
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West Hill
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H. BH. Sharrar
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