Benjamin Beach made a lieutenant in his absence and news
Col. Benjamin Beach arrived in Muscatine in 1850 after a trek from Cincinnati via St. Louis and Des Moines. A tin and copper smith, he later formed a business, served in the Mexican war, and fought in the Civil War rising to a colonel. He credits the Muscatine Journal editor Mahin for steady information and remains active in local affairs as overseer of the poor.
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Letts
Muscatine Journal
Iowa Infantry
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Crocker
Mahin
Arrival of J. H. Canon in Muscatine 1855 on Stage Coach
J. H. Canon recalled arriving in Muscatine in March 1855 after a ten day stage journey from the west. He described Muscatine then as woods with a brick house at the edge of town and a muddy streetcar era beginning, contrasting past travel with today’s electric cars and rapid 10 hour trip times. He noted Kansas as his initial target before settling in Muscatine near St. Joseph and traveling via Winterset Des Moines and Iowa City.
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Des Moines
Iowa City
Omaha
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St. Joe
Kansas City
Canon
Stephen Whicher
Whicher
Pennsylvania
Beggs
Thompson Brothers
George B. Jackson
Lilly Corner
McBride & Cope
J. B. Dougherty
Couch
Fremont
Mahin
Andrew Smalley
East Hill
J. H. Canon
Kansas
St. Joseph
Winterset
Mulberry Street
Mr. Bridgman
Elections in Muscatine County 1852 Returns
Fifty years ago Muscatine Journal reports the August 1852 general election results by township. J. E. Fletcher Democrat led A. W. Barclay by 32 for state senator. F. Alger Democrat and E. Sells Whig were elected representatives with margins of 16 and 3 respectively.
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Muscatine County
J. E. Fletcher
A. W. Barclay
F. Alger
E. Sells
Mineral Bath City Access by Grand Trunk Railway
Mt. Clemens, known as the Mineral Bath City, is reached without change of cars only by the Grand Trunk Railway system. Timetables and a descriptive pamphlet are mailed free on application to Geo. W. Vaux, A. G. P. & T. A., 135 Adams St., Chicago.
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Bath City
Grand Trunk Railway System
Adams St
Chicago
Bitzer recalls Muscatine Journal’s growth and early days
M H Bitzer recalls moving to Muscatine in 1852, becoming the first wagon deliverer, and building his business on Walnut Street. He details meeting John Mahin in 1850s and subscribing to the Journal in 1856 or 1857, noting the paper’s tiny width that “kept getting wider” as it grew.
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M. H. Bitzer
Mr. Bitzer
Oldest Subscriber in Illinois Claims Fifty Years with Paper
Jacob Seiver of Wrayville Lil lays claim as the eldest reader outside Muscatine county. He began taking the Bloomington Herald in 1846, paid his first subscription with fall wheat proceeds, and has kept the paper ever since. Now 82, he settled in Rock Island county in 1844 and lives on a 200 acre farm since 1851.
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Lil
Bloomington
Asbury O. Warfield
Seiver
Bloomington Herald
Muscatine Journal
Muscatine County
Aaron Stein
Rock Island County
Youngest Journal Subscriber Reaches 25 Years
Salt Lake City reader Mr John Mahin writes from Utah noting he began subscribing to the Journal January 17 1877 and passed 25 years of service last January. He also mentions he is 42 years old and signs the note respectfully.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
John Mahin
Golden Celebration Greeting For Iowa Editor Mahin
Alice Walton Beatty of Fruitland recalls early memories of Muscatine Journal and editor Mahin. She honors his lifetime temperance leadership, notes the Journal as a family schoolbook, and sends well wishes from Iowa readers for his golden anniversary.
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Mr. Mahin
Muscatine
Alice Walton Beatty
Fruitland
Iowa
Long Time Journal Subscribers Tell Their Tales
The article records longtime Journal subscribers from Muscatine area sharing when they began their papers. It notes 58 years for Joseph McMichael starting at a corner sale, 51 years for Jas Beatty and wife, 30-plus years for Chas Furnas, 55 years for Mrs L L Patterson, and other multi‑decade patrons. It recalls origins of the Bloomington Herald era in 1849 and anecdotes from readers like Judge Jarvis, Ella Woodward Thompson, and war memories including Belmont and a dog named Bruno. It highlights community ties and early shared read‑aloud sessions in local homes.
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Jas. Q. Beatty
Muscatine Island
Alice Walton Beatty
J. B. Roseman
Foster, Ul
Belmont
Illinois
Tom Pitchforth
Bruno
Tom
Running in the Rain Remembering John Mahin in Muscatine
Miss Mary Hart, a Muscatine resident since the late forties, recalls editor John Mahin as a young man running home from the Methodist church in the rain with his sister Pauline. She notes Mahin’s business career and has followed the Journal for decades.
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John Mahin
Miss Mary Hart
Muscatine
Journal
Mahin
Pauline
Miss Hart
Longtime associate recalls Mahin and Journal ties
Joseph Morrison, former Muscatine fire chief and deputy county auditor, notes 47 years of acquaintance with Mr. Mahin and extensive dealings with him. Morrison helped organize the Muscatine volunteer fire department in 1875 and served as deputy postmaster in the 1890s under Mahin, praising the paper’s growth and prosperity.
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St. Joseph
Muscatine
John Mahin
Joseph Morrison
Mahin
Morrison
Reader for 53 Years Celebrates Muscatine Journal Ties
M O Neidig longtime Greenwood cemetery reader and Muscatine native recalls arriving in 1849 and subscribing to the Muscatine Journal. He recalls editor John Mahin taking charge in 1852 and praises the paper’s editorial page and bold convictions.
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M. O. Neidig
Greenwood Cemetery
Muscatine
Mahin
Mr. Mahin
Iowa Central Railway Sets Sleeping Car Service
Travelers are urged to use the Iowa Central Railway sleeping car service from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Kansas City St. Louis and Peoria for quicker travel. The Limited departs Elrick Junction daily at 7 57 a m for Peoria and eastern points. See local ticket agent.
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Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Louis
Peoria
Elrick Junction
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