Pioneer Doctor Weed Helped Build Muscatine and Weed Park
Dr. James Weed arrived in Muscatine in 1829 after long travel from North Canton and Connellsville. He purchased land in 1842 and later donated 63 acres for Weed Park. He and his wife, married 55 years, remained active community benefactors, aiding road and railroad projects and shaping the city’s early growth.
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James Weed
Muscatine
North Canton
Connellsville
Conn
Pittsburg
Ohio
Mississippi
Dr. Weed
Washington Street
Park Avenue
Lewis Benedict
Weed
M. Barkalow
Edward Fay
Charles Warfield
Weed Park
Second Street
Linn County
Central of Michigan
Chicago
Mississippi Bluffs
Veterans honor in Muscatine longest avocation keeps Richman record
J Scott Richman of Richman and Richman lawyers earns distinction as Muscatine’s longest practicer of any avocation. Born 1820 in Somerset, he arrived in Muscatine in 1839 and practiced law through many seat shifts, totaling sixty two years in one place.
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Muscatine
J. Scott Richman
Richman
Bloomington
Hastings & Richman
Barney Beil
H. Molis & Co
Beil
Germany
East Second Street
War Time Tales Told by T D Smith in Muscatine
T D Smith recalls moving to Muscatine in 1855 and his early business ventures. He recounts wartime incidents including an attempt to sack The Enquirer office by a French Canadian faction, the oath of allegiance demanded of local residents, and bold defiance by Col. Thayer and General Gordon.
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Muscatine
Journal
the Enquirer
E. H. Thayer
Morning Age
Clinton
Mr. Thayer
Enquirer
Col. Munroe
Mr. Smith
General Gordon
Thayer
Eighty Seventh Birthday Of Charles Chaplin
The article notes Charles Chaplin will turn eighty seven on July 18 and hopes he can dine with friends. It says he can no longer read due to impaired eye-brain telegraphy, though his eyesight remains strong and he studies by memory. It praises his mind, faith, and love of nature as he awaits better days.
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Charles Chaplin
Stocker praises Mahin on editor in chief’s 50 years
Samuel Stocker says he has known Mahin for 47 years and offers sincere congratulations on the half century of the Journal editor in chief. He recalls moving to Muscatine in 1855 to run Stocker and Draper and commends Mahin’s consistent advocacy of what he sees as right in national state and local matters.
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Mr. Mahin
Journal
T. D. Smith
West Third Street
Mahin
Cedar Block
Mulberry and
Second Streets
Jacob Mahin
James Mahin
Samuel Stocker
Stocker
Muscatine
Charles Draper
Stocker & Draper
Reminiscence on Muscatine's Growth by Ewing B. Lewis
Ewing B. Lewis writes from Muscatine Iowa April 9 1851 recounting meeting editor John Mahin and noting long association with the Journal since obtaining it. He asserts Mahin has guided moral issues and reflects on their shared aging and city development.
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John Mahin
Muscatine
Iowa
Ewing B. Lewis
Joseph B Dean Early Muscatine Stone Mason Reader
Joseph B Dean described as a stone mason who came to Muscatine about 1850. He recalls reading the paper for about 50 years, but impaired health leaves him unable to remember exact dates. He lives with his son on Eighth Street and cannot engage in present activities.
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Joseph B. Dean
Mahin
Muscatine
Eighth Street
Fifty years of Muscatine Journal editor John Mahin
Joseph Bennett recalls the 50 year editorship of the Muscatine Journal by John Mahin. He notes early news delivery by stagecoach and steamboat, telegraph beginnings, and a life spanning from 1840 born Iowa Standard to a modern journalism era. Bennett urges thanksgiving prayers and steadfast moral and spiritual standards.
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John Mahin
Muscatine
William Henry Harrison
St. Louis
Jack Frost
Iowa Standard
Prince Henry
Some of the Old Timers in Muscatine in Early Days
John Mahin recalls arriving in Muscatine in 1850 and working across trades from lumber to plastering, later holding roles as teacher, lawyer, alderman and grocer. He paints a vivid social scene of early 1850s, naming figures like Squire Crandol, Major Henry O Connor, D. C. Richman, Stein, Houser and Washburn.
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John Mahin
Journal
Muscatine
Borland House
Second Street
Skipp Hine
Mr. Hine
Brannan & Phelps
S. G. Stein
Green and Stone
Park House
D. G. McColm
Ogilvie
Pennsylvania House
High Prairie
Justice of the Peace
Squire Crandol
Front Street
Stein’s
Blades
Reader
Woodward
Whicher
J. Scott Richman
D. C. Richman
Brannan
J. Carskaddan
D. C. Cloud
Carpenter’s Bench
Henry O'Connor
Iowa
Foster Family Remains Local Icon in Muscatine Home
Mrs Suel Foster of Maiden lane in West Muscatine, aged over 77, recalls early Muscatine days with editor John Mahin. She describes the old Foster residence once distant from town, the cultivation of gardens and orchards, and how the Foster family hosted many notable guests while Mr Suel Foster ran a prominent real estate business.
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Muscatine
Foster
Bloomington
Journal
Council Accepts Resignation Amid Snap Judgment in Mayoral Switch
J R Nisley notes that the council accepted a mayoral resignation soon after it left town and elected Auley McAuley as mayor in a snap judgment on subpoena, indicating swift action in the local government transition.
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Auley McAuley
J. R. Nisley
Old Muscatine resident Col. A M Hare recalls early days and Harrison vote
Col A M Hare an early Muscatine resident and former 11th Iowa infantry colonel recalls arriving in the city in 1838 and voting for General Harrison in 1840. He remembers John Mahin and family, Civil War letters by his brother Russel B Hare, and looks forward to a Crocker brigade reunion this fall while confined to his Hare block apartment due to frail health.
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Muscatine
Columbus
Ohio
General Harrison
Mahin
Journal
John Mahin
John
A. M. Hare
Russel B. Hare
Col
11Th
Iowa Infantry
Crocker
Shiloh
Hare Block
Second Street
Mineral Bath City Mt Clemens Reach Via Grand Trunk
Mt. Clemens described as the Mineral Bath City accessible by the Grand Trunk Railway without changing cars. Timetables and a descriptive pamphlet available free by applying to Geo. W. Vaux at 135 Adams St Chicago A. G. P. & T. A.
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Mt. Clemens
Bath City
Grand Trunk Railway System
Adams St
Chicago
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Veterans
Enquirer” Office
Joseph
Dean
Bennett
Joseph Bennett
Stein
Sam Houser
A. H. Hershe
Hershe
Pop Matthews
Wm. Palmer
Tom
Zeph Washburn
Humphreys
Parsons
California
Nevada
Zeph
Woods
Mrs. Foster
Harrison
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