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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1902

Page

7

Insurance and travel notices from local city page

Local items include Kemble's insurance offerings and a list of Saturday visitors. Senator Welch left for Bloomington Illinois. Geo M Wittich returned from Chicago with fall goods. Oscar Harris visited from Cedar Rapids. multiple residents travel via El Paso Flyer to Rock Island and Wapello. Mrs Jennie Myers and Mrs E E Blake among others visiting relatives. Burdock Blood Bitters and Dr Fowler's Extract advertised.

Oscar Harris Cedar Rapids City Miss Bailey Keota el Paso M. W. Stirlen

Meeting of Printers Union Nods to Membership and Boycott Actions

Muscatine Typographical Union No. 251 met Sunday at 2 pm with N. Hoefflin presiding. D. I. Manrose of Wapello joined. letters urged union boycotts on Iowa Telephone Co and nonunion vendors. Reports covered wage gains for Des Moines girls, union labeling shifts for tobacco and boot makers, and cautions against Los Angeles employers seeking to disrupt strikes. Nathan Hoefflin resigned. Carl S. Evans elected.

Muscatine Typographical Union N. Hoefflin D. I. Manrose Wapello Iowa Manrose Trades and Labor Assembly of Des Moines Iowa Telephone Co American Bell Company Mutual Telephone Company Des Moines Trades and Labor Assembly Tobacco Workers’ Union of New York Los Angeles Employers’ Association Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Council of Labor International Typographical Union New York Stereotypers’ Union U. S. Printing Co Brooklyn N. Y Electrotype Department Retail Clerks’ Protective Association Denver Colo America Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union Triumpha Shoe Polish Co Boston Mass International Union of Canton Ohio Keystone Watch Co Nathan Hoefflin Trades and Labor Assembly Carl S. Evans

West Liberty arrests two for shoplifting and licenses

Saturday morning Marshal Wiley arrested two men for selling clothing without licenses. One fled but was not caught. the other was jailed. Police found stolen goods linked to West Liberty stores E. E. Smith and Oscar Shaw. An election for local officers drew a large crowd and the hose house project gains support with promises of a new facility. Officers named include Foreman Charles Clark and Secretary William Lantz.

Marshal Wiley West Liberty Wiley de Coop E. E. Smith Oscar Shaw Shaw Charles Clark Sherman Woods Fred Tuerk William Lantz Conrad Betzhold Huttig

Huttig Hose Company to Get New Building Soon

The Huttig Hose Company secured a new hose house soon as the annual elections were held at the East Second street hose house last week.

Huttig Hose Company East Second Street

Deafness Cure Claim by Constitutional Remedies

An advertisement claims deafness is caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube and ear catarrh. It asserts only constitutional remedies can restore hearing and offers 100 dollars for any catarrh deafness case Hall's Catarrh Care cannot cure. It promotes Hall's Family Pills as a remedy and lists F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo as suppliers.

Hall F. J. Cheney & CO Toledo C. Hall

Day to Take Year Long Vacation as Rock Island Official

Fred M. Day division freight agent for the Rock Island road based in Davenport will receive a one year leave of absence. He plans six months in the west for health with no replacement. M. A. Patterson will move Day’s offices to Davenport and occupy quarters in the new depot. Day is described as an untiring worker who needs rest.

Fred M. Day Rock Island Road Davenport M. A. Patterson

Market prices for corn to picker, cattle and fruit

The Magdcine Market lists grain by item with prices for corn oats wheat rye and barley. It covers hay Hides potatoes butter lard and live stock with rates for hogs cattle calves sheep lambs and various poultry. It also lists apples onions cabbage and other vegetables along with eggs cheese and fish prices.

Illinois

Public Notice on Final Sewerage Plat and Assessments

Public notice from Muscatine Iowa announces final plat and cost schedule for Sub sewerage district No 10. It lists assessment shares and invites objections in writing to the city recorder by July 31 1902. Objections will be heard July 31 1902 at 7 30 p.m. Bert C Benham signs for the city council.

Muscatine Iowa Office City Recorder Bert C. Benham

Notice of Incorporation Huttig Manufacturing Company

Notice is given that on June 25 1902 the Huttig Brothers Manufacturing Company renewed to Sept 13 1920 under a new name Huttig Manufacturing Company with principal place in Muscatine Iowa. It may expand offices elsewhere and continues to manufacture sash doors blinds and wood work and to deal in lumber and related products. Authorized capital 300000 with 200000 paid up and 100000 surplus. Board of up to five directors named for interim period.

Huttig Brothers Manufacturing Company Huttig Manufacturing Company Muscatine Iowa William Huttig Harry W. Huttig

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