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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1902
Page
6
West Liberty notes list residents returning from Beloit Kansas and joining or hosting family and friends across Iowa and Minnesota. The column records dinners at Clay street homes, tea parties, visits to Washington Atlantic and Milwaukee area, and departures to Rock Island Des Moines Colfax and Brooklyn for family and relatives.
Miss Verda Dove leaves Wilton after visiting friends and Miss Jessie Rider. Miss Bertha Griffith visits her brother Will Griffith in Muscatine and returns home. Miss Grace Ott and Miss Jennie Kalley travel to West Liberty for a week. Edna Smith and Lillian Hucke visit Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Edith Lark goes to Iowa City then Marion. Mrs. J. H. Rowe visits Clara in Muscatine. Mrs. H Seil and Florence go to Kansas City. Ayres family heads to Spirit Lake for a month. Mrs. J Archer visits son Matt in West Liberty. Griff Johnson travels to Des Moines to visit sister. A group outing at Wild Cat Den includes several youths. Mr. and Mrs. John McElroy plan to Texas. Sue Parker accompanies them home. Minnie Mason and Gertrude Moynahan go to Muscatine then St Paul. Ruth Eaton met them there. Sadie Goble, guest of Ida Morrison, returns to Spencer.
Port Allen reports farmers cutting oats while some finish corn setting. Two threshers arrive, one owned by Chas Wagner and one by Theodore Neff. George Brown and Orn Lee to thresh first. Mrs S C Wolford and daughter Essay visit Mrs W’s daughter Mrs C R Chown. Miss
Myrtle Chown returned home with visiting guests in the evening. Mr and Mrs R Marks and daughter Flora of Cone visited Alex McCulloughs. Nellie stayed for a longer visit and returned Tuesday. L D Miller and Ed Stanton visited Columbus Junction. Verne and Lazelle Babbitt helped Ralph Babbitt with corn at Lone Tree. Charles Wagner moving a threshing machine broke a weak bridge. locals urge a sturdy iron bridge for safety.
Cotter Iowa July 25 residents report Rev. W M Jones and daughter Alice leaving for Mankato and Lake Crystal Minnesota for visits. Rev Daniel Thomas to substitute in Jones's pulpits. Griff Jones and George Guth suffer minor finger injuries. John Rogers visits Keokuk brother Dr E C Rogers. Mrs James Blair and child visit from Buffalo Kansas. Bank contract awarded to Swift Washington Iowa. Auctioneer Thomas Hendrickson assists Charles with hay. Lawn social at W O Jones raises funds for church lamps. Depot agent R W Carter travels to Utah and Colorado for about a month. West Hill houses near completion. Rumor of R B Henderson selling his house to Hugh Edwards for 750 dollars. Roberts Griffith build salt house. E Bell on site. Wm Roberts Evan Arthur Jess Quigley attend concert at Ainsworth last Tuesday night.
An ad directed at real estate agents inviting readers to write for a circular about land booms and money making opportunities. Signed by J. F. Merry assistant general passenger agent Illinois Central Railroad in Dubuque Iowa.
Riverside dispatch notes binding machines failing in the hub area as farmers restart gear. A. Rogers builds a new barn southwest of Riverside. Rev Wahl preaches parental guidance at a Sunday service. Joe Chihak erects a tin shop on his east-end lot and rents to Frank Reha. Haymaking continues with three rainless days. Rock Island gains control of B C R N with stock cars on a side track. A Bohemian ex-blacksmith now deceased, formerly of Richmond, to be interred there Friday.
The Town Central railway offers very low priced tickets to St Paul and Minneapolis and Minnesota resorts with return until Oct 31. Minnesota summer resorts are praised for health pleasure and recreation with fishing noted. Consult Iowa Central agents for details.
In Fruitland Iowa July 25 residents note ongoing sheriff sale of Fell stock of merchandise drawing crowds as Sheriff Stuart auctions items at fair prices. Local farming news mentions rattlesnakes killed on several farms with Isaac Storms claiming two.
Grandview Iowa residents and visitors appear in a local roundup. Muscatine’s W H Thompson and South Muscatine’s David Stineman are noted guests. Farmers rush harvest using two binders as aid remains scarce while neighbors attend meetings and travel to Muscatine and Wapello.
Thos. Coffield of Toolsburro does mason work for Geo. Cocklin. Mrs. R. C. Wibber is quite poorly. Our corn crop shows prospects for a large yield. Aunt Grandma Jackson mentioned.
Travel deals list for several events and destinations including Des Moines Iowa and the Iowa State fair with sale windows from August 21 to August 30 1902, return dates, and round trip fares. Also notes for St Paul Minneapolis Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Elks Salt Lake City and San Francisco events with sale dates and return limits. Cc M Gould agent listed.
Rock Island system runs special train from Muscatine to Iowa City and back for the Modern Woodmen picnic on August 5 1902. Train leaves Muscatine 7 30 a m and returns from Iowa City 10 p m. Round trip one dollar valid only on the special train. Hon William Jennings Bryan to deliver address.
New York and Philadelphia are told this route offers the easiest reach with solid through trains and fine scenery. Descriptive literature is available free from Geo W Vaux A G P T A Grand Trunk railway system 135 Adams Chicago.
Muscatine North and South by Company announces April 1992 schedule changes with daily except Sundays Southbound No. 3 at 6:00 to 7:32 pm and Northbound No. 1 at noon to 1:40 pm. Connections include Iowa Central at Elrick Junction and BCRN at Wapello with listed arrival times and weekend variations. Charles Howard serves as General Agent.
Rail lines list daily and seasonal trains at Elrick Junction Iowa Central with northbound No 3 St Paul Express at 8 10 pm No 5 Mason City Mall at 11 59 am No 25 Way Freight at 10 em Going south No 6 Peoria Mall at 2 45 am No 4 Peoria Express at 5 36 am No 16 Way Freight at 1 50 pm Coupon tickets available to United States Canada and Mexico from Geo S Batty Marshalltown IA and L Seevers Elrick Junction Iowa.
Davenport lists Helen Blair steamer on Monday Wednesday and Friday at 6 30 am and Sunday 7 am W J Young Jr steamer on Monday Wednesday and Friday at 7 pm Burlington shows Helen Blair steamer on Monday Wednesday and Friday at 8 30 pm and W J Young Jr steamer on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 2 pm For more information contact W A Blair manager or W G Block agent Telephone 49.
The Diamond Jo Line lists northbound steamer Bye and Quincy sailings with dates in June July and August and southbound departures to Dubuque. Timetables show connections between St Louis and Muscatine and St Paul with arrival times and daily sailing patterns.
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