City News Items and Local Trains and Weddings
Local notes describe late arrival of the West bound passenger at 7 58 and various travelers to Chicago. A downer Hawley wedding planned with Dr. Echternacht as best man, and Miss Salisbury’s millinery building sold for 6000 to I O Kemble. Dr Hackett kicked by a horse near Wilton suffers bruises but shows no serious injury.
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Harry Echternacht
Marshalltown
Downer- Hawley
West Second Street
C. J. Hackett
Wilton
Mr. Hackett
City Board of Health Sees Nuisance Abatement and Smallpox Bill Row
Muscatine City Board of Health met in regular session to abate a clam shell cooking nuisance on Maple Grove avenue and to consider a disputed smallpox service bill from Dr J D Fulham. The marshal was ordered to clean nuisances at several sites and to pursue enforcement of nuisance laws.
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City Board of Health
J. D. Fulliam
County Board of Supervisors
Board of Health
Maple Grove Avenue
Board of Heath
City Recorder’s Office
Mayor McNutt
Engel and
Bartemeier
J. H. Carl
A. L. Lindner
Engel
John Grady
7Th and
Spring Street
Carl
J. D. Fulham
City Council
City of Muscatine
City
Musachine
Board of
Board of Supervisors
Muscatine County
Iowa
City of
Muscatine
F. E. Schmidt
Schmidt
7Th
Poplar Streets
Alderma
Freyermuth
West 8Th Street
Mulberry Street
W. L. Butler
East Third St
F. Kindler
West Seventh Street
Bert C. Benham
Pearl Swindle In City Targeted Fresh Water Beads
A stranger sold what appeared to be fresh water pearls but buyers found bead cores cemented to resemble pearls. One victim paid $10 before discovering the ruse in a confidence game. Police were alerted and are seeking the swindler.
Anamosa Lodge No 40 I O O F charter members named
The Anamosa Eureka records the celebration of Anamosa Lodge No 40 I O O F and notes charter member Benjamin Beach withdrew in November 1853 and moved to Muscatine where he remained.
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Anamosa Eureka
Anamosa Lodge No. 40
Benjamin Beach
Muscatine
Boland Settlements Over Forged Checks Staged In City
John Boland of this city settled multiple alleged check frauds with immediate payments after A G Whittaker, an East Second street liveryman, uncovered a $25 check with no funds. Other checks for $53 $18 $19 and $15, drawn on Alexis bank, were also settled. Boland works as business manager for Frank Hum mell of Alexis and previously sold marble for W J Vannatta.
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John Boland
A. G. Whittaker
East Second Street
Boland
First National Bank
Whittaker
Howard Bartlett
Seaton
Illinois
Bartlett
McBride & Cope
Ruffner
Hodkins
Alexis
Frank T. Hummell
W. J. Vannatta
State executive council weighs farm mutual line taxation
Iowa's executive council considers assessing rural mutual telephone lines to correct exemptions myths. About 700 lines reported, with roughly 750 companies statewide. Linn County leads with an estimated 150 lines. Final statewide assessment and July 14 hearing seek fair valuation for telephones, telegraphs, railroads, and other property.
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Muscatine County
Iowa
State Telephone Association
Farm Mutual
H. C. Raney
Fairfield
Raney
Legislative Assembly
Executive Council
Farm Mutuals
State Association
Nies
Linn County
Early Baseball Scores From Tuesday and Today
National and three league results show Brooklyn beating Chicago 8 to 4 and Philadelphia 4 to 3 over St. Louis. American League matchups list Chicago at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Boston with other city pairings.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
Baltimore
Washington
Detroit
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburg
Rockford
Evansville
Terre Haute
Rock Island
Davenport
Bloomington
Cedar Rapids
Decatur
American League Today
National League Today
Cage
Deccedentas Ae
Aseesee
Caaa
Es Ee Suns
Thane A
St. Louis Ee
Caietuhanes Y
New Yorker
L. Pet
Wwe
Cone Neae
Éebieve
Cecasasese
Ewe Ewan
Grain and Livestock Prices In Local Markets
A dense list of prices for grains fruits and livestock across local and mill markets. Corn 63 6éc, oats 48 5ilc locally and 48c at mill, wheat 65 70c, hay and bottom hay prices, hogs 7.00 7.30, cattle 3.50 4.00, calves 4.00 5.00, turkeys alive 8c lb and dressed 11c, butter 16 20c, eggs 17% per dozen, apples 75c per bu, onions 75c per bu, cabbage 4c, flour sacks spring 1.00 1.20, sugar various, coffee green 17 20c, fruit prices including lemons oranges bananas and many garden produce items with per unit or per bunch pricing.
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Illinois
Clean Out Sale for Defiance Starch 16 oz Deals
The ad proclaims Defiance starch at 8 cents per 16 oz package and a 3 for 20 cent bargain. Geo W Reuling announces the sale in The Journal with a weekly 10 cent subscription.
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Defiance
Geo. W. Reuling
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