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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1901
Page
13
The committee pledges a fun evening with a social program following the Lion races. Everyone invited is assured entertainment and hospitality.
One billiard and three pool tables by Prunswick Calke available at Kuriger Bros. store. Inquire at 110 East Second Avenue for details and pricing.
City council holds regular monthly session hearing reports from city officers and the board of equalization. Grading dispute on Isett avenue prompts council to refer the matter to the committee of the whole. Health concerns from Brook street stagnant water lead to immediate bid advertisements. Tree removals mandated on West Fourth street as paving progresses. Marshal Balluff, weighmaster, fire and water department reports presented. Various budget figures show treasury balances and receipts. Fire Chief reports 336 firemen and 29 alarms with aid from independent companies. Street expenditures cited plus barniwood crossings. cemetery burnals and lot sales recorded. Marshals and collectors report monthly activity. new hose house proposed for Champions district. committee of the whole to decide. All reports approved. Council committees and appointments noted before adjournment.
E B Gipple of Western Saline County Nebraska renews Journal subscription and notes extreme summer heat lasting four weeks with 100 to 105 degrees in the shade and a strong southerly wind. Crops are light with fall wheat yielding 25 to 40 bushels per acre while oats are poor and some fields uncuttable. Corn is badly injured and potatoes and gardens suffer though sweet potatoes fare better.
Burlington offers a personally conducted Yellowstone Park trip departing Omaha on Tuesday August 20 for nine days round trip. The voyage costs under 100 dollars for all expenses. Write for a booklet with full itinerary and details.
River forecast ending Saturday July 20 1991 notes a slight fall in the Mississippi River between Dubuque and Muscatine. Forecast area includes La Crosse Prairie du Chien Davenport and surrounding locales with a brief note on river conditions and sections.
Met last evening with Mayor Schmidt presiding. Board orders city attorney to prosecute M H Bitzer for maintaining a nuisance on lots in blocks 74 and 14 abated but not removed. Vault cleanings mandated for Mull estate and Wm Kepke properties. Marshal to report on East Eighth Street vault nuisances. Dr J D Fulham bill for 34 50 approved for smallpox expenses. Adjournment follows.
Special reduced round trip fares offered from Chicago to Buffalo with three through daily trains. Vestibuled sleeping cars and dining car service available. Meals priced 35 cents to $1 under the American Club meals plan. Chicago depot at Van Buren street and Pacific avenue on the Elevated loop. John Y. Calahan, general agent, 111 Adams street, Chicago. For full information and illustrated folder of exposition buildings.
Oats face shortages with oats meal mills bidding 34 cents and warning of further rises. Chinch bugs damage wheat in the north while drought in the south dampens crop prospects. Iowa reports light rains but no relief from dry ground.
Market prices for gram produce and flour, oats, rye, barley, wheat, hay, livestock, and retail staples in Muscatine. Includes hogs, cattle, calves, sheep, lambs, chickens, butter, lard, eggs, fruits, vegetables, coal, fish, and a humorous exchange from the Indianapolis Journal.
The Wapello Gun club plans its fourth annual shooting tournament next Thursday and Friday with more than fifty Southeastern state shooters expected. Ten events daily, $82 in purses, railroads offer a fare and a third rate, and a strong turnout from local and Illinois sportsmen is anticipated.
Tickets on sale daily for travel to the Pan-American Exposition via Nickel Plate from Chicago and Buffalo. Round trips priced at 16 dollars with 15 day limit. 21 dollars for 30 days. Special Chicago to New York and return rates. John Y. Calaban, general agent, 111 Adams Street, Chicago, for details.
Advertising note seeks E L Nemptner to provide decorating paper hanging and painting services at 714 East ith street.
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