Muscatine Race Meet Opens With Excitement and Aerial Shows
Thousands attend the Muscatine fair ground opening day as 2:20 pace and 2:25 trot heats draw crowds. Promoter Nevens adds aerial acts and a balloon ascent at 5:20 PM while heat races showcase horses like Unknown, Dauntless, and Onward amid warm weather and strong spectator interest.
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Muscatine
Fair Ground
Journal
Nevens
Guy Haker
Daunttess
James Wier
Races Feature Purse Listings at Davenport Track Meet
A detailed list of two racing events shows entrants for 2:40 trot with purse 250 and 2:20 pace with purse 300. Competitors include drivers L. D. Pickney and W. H. Chapin, with horses and owners linked to Davenport and nearby Iowa locations.
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Oma
Br. m
Bromide
L. D. Pickney
Davenport
Luzno
B. G
Stet Bruno
W. H. Chapin
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Ansilita B. m
Dexter Prince
Little Timber
B. S
Goodwood
John Nowels
Webb City
Mable L. B. m
Pat L
al Russell
Thomas N
C. D. McCall
Lisbon
Faucher, Allerton
Don Starr
Cedar Feapids
Lawrence C. B. S
Star
Bernie Wilkes
Roy Wilkes
H. B. Kootman
Williamsburg
Dr. Tom
Br. S
Prince Gold Dust
L J. Edwards
Table Rock
Ned
Baby Kidd
B. m
Capt. Kidd
Parker Bros
Decorah
Prince
Wild Pero
W. P. Downing
Millersburg
Tll
Nicolette
Bik
Adrian Wilkes
Frank Warfield
Muscatine
Joe Mack
E. G
Kentucky Central
D. E. Keeler
Holtz Farm Sold at Referee's Sale in Sweetland Township
The Holtz farm in Sweetland township owned by John Holtz sold at a referee’s sale at the courthouse for 12 560 dollars. Sections and bids included 80 acres at 4 400 to F G Holtz and 614 acres timber in section 20 sold to Otto Fitchner for 300. A team belonging to Joe Wartervelt broke loose on Front street, wrecking the wagon.
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Sweetland Township
John Holtz
F. G. Holtz
Sw. Ser
Montpelier
Otto Fitchner
Joe We Rtervelt
Front Street
Wapello Residents and Visitors July Social Notes
Wapello Iowa reports travelers and guests including Mr and Mrs G E Shearer departing for Kansas and visiting Mrs Shearers old home and relatives. Miss Lucy Gauss returns to Shenandoah after a stay with local friends. E C Castle and family host visitors from Mediapolis. Chet McWilliams and family of Columbus Junction visit relatives here. Local church services displaced due to heat. proposed early evening or courthouse park union meeting. Ada Beek leaves Morning Sun after weeks with sister Mrs Fred Keck. J F McGinnt of Letts visits town. Hon A C Carpenter of Columbus is noted.
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Wapello
G. E. Shearer
Kansas
Chet, McWilliams
Columbus Junction
C. E
Presbyterian Church
Court House Park
Ada Beek
Fred Keck
J. F. McGinnt
Letts
A. C. Carpenter
Columbus
Fire damages Conaway printing shop. insurance covers loss
Fire discovered in the Conaway printing shop at 11 30 last night spread rapidly. two streams fought the blaze as cabinets and racks warped. Loss about 800 dollars, fully insured, with little damage to the Freeman building and Siegel cloth ing stock due to quick water use. Origin believed to be a discarded cigar stump from about 8 30.
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Conaway
Freeman
Siegel Clothing
Mustaine race meet draws attention as finals loom
In Chicago, July 16, interest centers on the Mustaine race meet with finals not yet run. Cadillac, first Canada Cup defender, arrived from Quincy Point to Chicago harbor in racing trim. Shamrock II heads for Gourock to be dismantled for a transatlantic voyage after a final trial. Oxford Cambridge team plans Aug 15 departure for Montreal to face Yale Harvard in multiple events.
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Gourock
Greenock
Thomas Lipton
Watson
Oxford
Montreal
Que
Specias
Ovxford-Cambridge
Liverpool
Commonwealth
Yale- Harvard
Junction resident Geo Niccolls to practice law in town
Junction welcomes Geo. Niccolls who travelled from Winfleld to settle and practice law for his family. Wapello lacks rain though local showers with hail reported west. Marsh reports corn nearly destroyed. Bridge work progresses amid heat. river ford remains open. J. B. Barr improves from a recent relapse after illness.
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Geo. Niccolls
Winflekd
Wapello
Marsh
J. B. Barr
Dr Hackett Receives Iowa Veterinary Certificate
After a long delay Dr. C J Hackett is granted a state veterinary certificate in Iowa dated December 31 1991. The board explains a delay caused by a prejudiced member and credits counsel Mr McKenzie for resolving the issue while pledging cooperation with Hackett for the profession’s uplift.
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Hackett
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Iowa
Kansas City
Des Moines
C. J. Hackett
Muscatine
McKenzie
H. E. Talbot
Secy
Gentry Brothers Show Promises Largest Trained Animal Display
The Gentry Brothers bring the world’s best trained animal show to the city next Thursday. Described as pioneering in education of animals, they perform with dogs ponies monkeys elephants and camels. A street parade precedes the event as locals are invited to witness the grand exhibition.
Republicans Gather In Ward Caucuses On July 16
The First ward Republicans meet at the hose house July 16 at 8 p m to elect 71 delegates to the county convention July 20 and set ward committee for the year. Second ward caucus convenes July 16 at 8 p m to select 24 delegates and handle other business. Third ward caucus meets July 16 at 8 p m at the Rescue Hose House to choose delegates for the July 20 county convention and other business. Fourth ward Republicans meet July 16 at 8 p m at the Relief hose house to select 25 delegates for the county convention and conduct other business.
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First Ward
Hose House
E. H. King
Ward
Second Ward
Mark Quinn
Third Ward
Rescue Hose House
Fourth Ward
Relief Hose House
John Richley
Watermelons and musk melons arrive as market hums
Report notes rising fruit orders and steady yet weak prices on corn cabbage and other staples. Heat slows trading while muscatine and cedar melons from Conesville region gain demand. berries like strawberries decline and are canned for winter.
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Conesville
Missouri
Muscatine
Commission
Muscatine Market Prices Report
Corn market price 4c. Oats feeders 28c 30c. Oat meal mill 31c. Rye 4vc. Barley 40c. Hay Timothy old 11 12 new 10. Illinois Hay Bottom hay 5. Hides c. Potatoes 50c 60c. Butter 20c Creamery 17c. Live stock 496 pounds. Hogs 54.60. Cattle 3.00 3.59. Calves 3 4.50. Sheep per cwt 3.00 lamb 3 4 per lb. Young chickens alive 6c dressed 8c. Old chickens alive 5c. Flour 48 pounds per sack spring.
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Graham
Rio
Illinois
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