Flooding rises as river covers fields and damages crops
In Wapello Iowa on July 16 a large force with shovels works through the night to hold back floodwater that rose six inches since its peak last week. The rising water submerges many fields and ruins crops while crews repair the Muscatine North and South railroad bed north of town.
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Wapello
Harry Morgan
Crawfordsville
Edna Hough
Ethan Allen Barnett
North Kemmerer
Wyoming
Wallace Hough
Burlington
Barnett
Muscatine
North Kammerer
Muscatine North
South R. R
Myrtle Townsend
Monmouth
Ill
Ora Brown
J. Lloyd Maffit
Lloyd
Chicago
Illinois City News Briefs and Local Happenings
Mason Marple visited for Dr Twigg and Mr Rounds to Buffalo Prairie where the doctor builds a new house. Is sick M McCormack from heat. Family reunion at Dr Beadle's with relatives from Moline Rock Island and Logan Iowa. Mail carrier to quit after the fifteenth due to funds. Archie Titterington dies of consumption. grandfather Charles Titterington passes the same day. Rahn Hayes slowly improves after a possible horse accident.
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Illinois City
Leonard
Moline
David
Seivers
Rock Island
Wm. Morrow
Dicke
Matt
M. J. Brown
Taylor Ridge
Aledo
Lowe Brown
Logan
Iowa
M. Tyler
Muscatine
Drury
Archie Titterington
Edgington
Charles Titterington
Rahn Hayes
Pleasant Prairie News Tells Local Goings On
Pleasant Prairie Iowa July 15. Maggie Tough has house painted. Van Epps of Northwestern Iowa visits E A Allbee and W J McElroy. M J Peterson of Blue Grass paints Wm Stormer home. Farmers haying as sun shines. David Jenkins ill with malaria. Katharine and Gussie Plitt visit G D Baker. Mae Savage of Virginia Illinois visits Frank Kelley.
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Pleasant Prairie
Maggie Tough
van Epps
Iowa
E. A. Allbee
W. J. McElroy
M. J. Peterson
Blue Grass
Wm. Stormer
David Jenkins
Katharine
Gussie Plitt
North Prairie
G. D. Baker
Mae Savage
Virginia
Ill
Frank Kelley
Sleeping car service touted by Iowa Central Railway
Travelers are advised of a new sleeping car service from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Kansas City St Louis and Peoria. The limited train departs Pluck Junction daily at 7 57 a m for Peoria and points east. See local ticket agent.
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Iowa Central Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Louis
Peoria
Pluck Junction
Oats Blown Down and Crops in Cedar County
In Cedar County Iowa Township on July 16 the oats crop is badly blown down making salvage unlikely while the corn crop appears promising. The Cedar River has begun receding after a period of high water. Mrs. Richard Larue expects a sister from Kansas City. Mrs. Noring and son Harry visited relatives here last week. Mrs. Kelly shows health improvement. Joseph Briggles’ new farm house nears completion, soon among the county’s best.
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Iowa Township
Cedar County
Richard Larue
Kansas City
West Liberty Social Notes and Dietary Lesson
Summer social events in West Liberty include visits by Mr W B Ellyson and Master Oakly and gatherings at the Leonard and Tomlinson homes. An educational talk by Miss Alsine Andrews on Jamaica mission work inspires a Christian Endeavor gathering at the Leonard Home. A nitrate of illness, harvest weather notes, and food science columns discuss interchangeable foods, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and practical recipes for tomato soup and tomato dishes.
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Jason Negus
Mattie Tomlinson
West Liberty
Roy
Fern Westfall
Joe
Mary Negus
Arthur
Clara Fogg
Jamaica
Friends’ Church
Alsine Andrews
Cedar Rapids
Marion Gray
Joe Kingsbury
Dave James
Ethel Kinsey
Geo. Jewell
W. C. Phelps
Elvira Negus
Henry
Iowa City
Harriet Swartz
Mae Hutchison
Ethel Scott
Fd. Negus
Nannie Maxson
Buto
Harvest Busy in Cairo as Weather Stays Dry
Harvest is underway as farmers work to cut grain while the forecast remains dry. Local news notes Miss Josephine Havenhill, Wa Pello caller, and visits from Mrs. Nora Smith of Newport. Wapello residents Oscar Sellers family travel to Spring Run for a Jennings Puffington wedding. social visits include Mr. and Mrs. H. Murray at the Sellers home and Effie Murray visiting Oren Lee near Cone. Howard Barnes of Monmouth transacted business with George Havenhill.
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Cairo
Josephine Havenhill
Etta Weaver
Nora Smith
Newport
Joan Mishall
Andy Newhiter
Oscar Sellers
Wapello
Spring Run
H. Murray
Frank Sellers
Effie Murray
Oren Lee
Cone
Lee Riggle
A. H. Haven
Horse treatment claim for barbed wire wound in 1902
Letter from E. R. Bancks to 1-0-DO MEDICINE CO dated April 10 1902 describes a horse injured by barbed wire with an eight by five inch wound. He credits If-O-DO with preventing flies aiding healing and notes no proud flesh. He initially planned to kill the animal but was persuaded to try the product.
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R. Bancks
Traveler's Guide Notice to Passengers Arrives in Montezuma
A fragmented timetable note indicates a traveler’s guide entry for arrivals from Montezuma. The snippet mentions a 408 mm measurement and a late evening freight service around 10 pm with unclear destination and carrier names.
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Montezuma
Passoenbee - Vee
Ceeess
Suessees
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Time Taste Taking Effect on Muscatine Rail Schedule
Muscatine North & South by Co announces timetable changes effective April 20 1902. Southbound trains No 1 and No 3 depart Wapella to Burlington and westward points with connections to Iowa Central, Peoria and Monmouth. Special Saturday and Monday services link Firick Junction, Muscatine and Elrick Junction with Iowa Central lines. Charles Howard General Agent.
Rail Schedule and Ticket Office Notes at Elrick Junction
Iowa Central lists daily and Sunday rail timetables for northbound No. 3 St Paul Express 8:10 p m and southbound No. 4 Peoria Express 5:36 a m plus No. 5 Mason City Mall 11:59 a m Sunday and No. 16 Way Freight 1:50 p m. Coupon tickets available to all points in the United States Canada and Mexico. Geo S Batty Marshalltown General Passenger and Ticket Agent and L Seevera Elrick Junction agent listed.
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St. Paul Express
Mason City Mall
Sun
Way Freight
Peoria Mall
Peoria Express
United States
Canada
Mexico
Geo
S. Batty
Marshalltown
Iowa
L. Seevera
Elrick
Lows
Steamer Schedules for Davenport and Burlington Readers
Davenport steamers Helen Air operate Monday Wednesday Friday at 6 30 a m Sunday 7 a m. Steamer W J Young Jr runs Monday Wednesday and Friday at 7 p m. Burlington schedule details follow.
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Helen
W. J. Young, JR
Burlington
Helena Blair
W. A. Blair
W. G. Brock
Diamond Jo Line Steamers Schedules North and South
The Diamond Jo Line outlines steamer departures and arrivals between Dubuque Quincy and Muscatine with northbound and southbound trips from St Louis and St Paul. Sailings run June through September with specified calendar dates for each vessel and port connections including transit times to St Paul, St Louis, and Muscatine.
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Dubuque
Quincy
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Springdale
W. B. Ellyson
Master Oakly
Amos Cooks
Oskaloosa
Mattie Apple
Sallie Ketner
All. Pearson
Frank Ball and
California
John Leonard
Hitchen
Ani
the Natural Food Co
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Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railway
San Francisco
Portland
Tacoma
A. C. Shaw
Pass. Dept
Clark St
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Citizen’s Railway and Light Co
the Journal
Traveler's Guide
R. 1
P. Railroad
Cocccnccese PO OO
Denver
St. Joseph
Evans Astead
Wilton Branog
Wilton Muscatine
Cc, RL & P, Ry
Wilton
Muscatine North & South BY. CO
Wapelia
Iowa Central
Elrick Junction
Wapella
Grinnell
Mason City
Firick Junction
Charles Howard
Roundhouse
Fruitland
Grandview
Wapelleeeeeee
Elrick Jet
Ly Roundhouse
Carnival City Packet Company
Davenport
Telephone
Diamond JO Line
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