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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
6
July correspondence from Liberty and surrounding towns lists visitors from Iowa City Atlantic Grand Rapids Chicago and Muscatine. A tea for Seventeen at Mrs Nichols's and Floricultural Society plans, plus several travels and small town updates on residents and property changes.
Daily notes from Riverside and Sunflower regions recount visits, weather, and local happenings. Families host gatherings, repairs and building projects proceed, and unusual incidents include theft of a team’s supplies and a drowned man found near Muscatine. Local figures include Rev Wendel, Mr August Henke, and Mayor Stewart amid weather and shipments disruptions.
In Columbus City on July 11 Mrs Mary Gamerdunger and her daughter Mrs Willian Buell left for Connecticut after visiting brother S C Allen and planned a Niagara Falls visit. Busy travels include Joe Utt from El Paso Texas visiting his brother John. Mrs Hall Metcalf dined with Mrs Mary Allen the Fourth and Nellie Pretz with her children from Fredonia spent time with Mr and Mrs Metcalfi. Also mentioned are updates on Mrs Sturdivan improving and Mr Baldry's slower recovery. Mr and Mrs Frank Crouse departed for Centerville for a short visit before continuing their travels.
River Junction Iowa reports a quiet week with residents Abe Maxin and wife of Minneapolis visiting for the Fourth, E D Porter and wife returning from Pueblo Colorado planning to settle near Akron, Colorado, crops in Nebraska praised, twenty five locals went to Iowa City for the Fourth, Ida Shelladay’s sisters from Cedar Rapids visiting, Mary Sweet returning from Montezuma, Mrs Geo Atkin back from Keithsburg July 9.
The artesian wells supplying Boise Idaho homes for heating and domestic use gush to 450 feet depth and emit water at 171 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Board of Supervisors met July 7 1902 with M Bernick chairing. They examined warrants June and abated several taxes including Crone Lamphere and M B A hall Sweetland. June and quarter reports from school fund treasury and county offices were reviewed and approved. Insane coroner and township relief claims were processed.
Very low rates announced for prominent meetings this summer across many cities including Denver Colorado Springs Tacoma Salt Lake City Seattle and San Francisco. Invitations urge readers to consult company representatives for full information and address Jno G Farmer G P and T A.
Fragmented OCR text shows street numbers and times but lacks coherent events or names. The readable parts mention a going east and going west reference, numbers like 45748, 10:38 pm, and partial labels such as TVA and IOI.
Local residents and visitors are listed with recent travels and stays. Ila Fried erickson visited Persia Iowa. Carlton Abbott from Chicago dropped by the Cummings home. Mrs Gardner of Washington Iowa visited her sister. Vernon Curtis moved to Muscatine for a lineman job. Miss Matte Coutts and Miss Miriam King visited relatives. others include Mrs Gilkes, J B Downer family, Mrs Scharfenberg, Miss Inez Clark, Miss Florence Cooling returning from Chicago, and the Dowdal family ending a visit with Par ents.
Six hundred miles of stupendous peaks canyons and cataracts constitute the world famed scenery along the Canadian Pacific line. View this grand landscape and take advantage of low excursion tickets available for numerous conventions and travel opportunities.
Literature can be obtained via any railway agent. Copies will be mailed on request to A. C. Shaw General Agent Pass Department 228 Clark Street Chicago.
The Iowa Central Railway introduces a new Limited sleeper and coach service from Elrick Junction leaving daily at 7 39 p m and arriving Minneapolis at 8 00 a m Travelers to the Twin Cities and Northwest benefit from fast schedules and low rates See local ticket agent for details
Train schedule details list stations Muscatine Grandview Fruitland Roundhouse Wapello Elrick Junction and connections. It notes arrival and departure times for B C R N and Iowa Central trains, with transfers to Peoria Monmouth Oskaloosa Grinnell Marshalltown Mason City Minneapolis St Paul and special Saturday and Monday services. Charles Howard General Agent.
Iowa Central lists trains from Elrick Junction: No 3 St Paul Express daily at 10 p.m. No 4 Peoria Express daily at 5:36 p.m. No 5 Magon City Mall ex Sus at 11:50 a.m. No 6 Peoria Mall ex Sun at 2:45 p.m. No 16 Way Freight ex San at 1:50 p.m. Coupon tickets to US Canada Mexico. contact Geo Batty Marshalltown or L Seevers Elrick Junction agent for rates and folders.
Steamers Helen Air and W J Young Jr operate on Monday Wednesday and Friday from Davenport at 6 30 am and 7 pm respectively. For Burlington Helen Blair runs Monday Wednesday Friday at 8 30 am. Young Jr operates Tuesday Thursday Saturday at 2 pm. For details contact W A Blair manager and W G Block agent.
The Diamond Jo Line lists steamer departures from North and South bound routes with Dubuque and Quincy services. It details departure times from Muscatine to St Louis and St Paul, plus intermediate travel times and stop dates for June through September, including round trip timings and docking points.
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