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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1906
Page
5
South Muscatine saw several mills and many stores close or cut hours yesterday to hear Booker T. Washington at the Chautauqua grounds. A small city crew works on south end streets while crowds rode special cars to the event.
Cabbage shipments slow as the island’s harvest winds down with most crops sent out this week. The Muscatine Island season produced a good yield and profit despite lice concerns, and interment and funeral notices are reported for Mrs. Charles Crow at Musserville Church.
Will Kaiser and companions depart by automobile for Saengerfest events in St Paul and Stillwater, joining the largest delegation by train tonight. The group plans a three day visit, attending the festival’s final two days and returning by Monday morning.
The Iowa State Federation of Labor outlines recent union activity across the state. Dubuque city council adopts union label printing rule while Oelwein machinists strike over grievance committee dismissals. Garment Workers resolve issues at Ottumwa, miners organize in Coin, and Des Moines Timers wage dispute persists with firm lockouts resisted.
Mrs. Sarah Dusenberry of Illinois City died at Hershey Hospital at 10 last night after a long illness. Born near Fairfield Iowa in 1867 she married James Dusenberry in 1883 and later lived in Illinois City. She is survived by brothers Jacob Johnson and Ebenezer Johnson and sister Mrs. Elizabeth Brown. Funeral at 10 am tomorrow from her brother’s Illinois City home with G A R post attendance. burial in Illinois City cemetery.
East Hill Weed Park shows few picnics this week due to the Chautauqua at Citizens Railway Park. Most pleasure seekers favor Railway Park, though crowds may return after the event ends. A private downtown dance at the club house is noted as the week's sole major event. Also reported is a runaway incident involving Julius Gerndt’s team delivering meat, and local visits, moves, and a funeral attendance among East Hill residents.
The local Bankers Reserve district convention met at the Eagles club rooms with appointed delegates in attendance. Two delegates Will Appel and Clyde Randelman were selected to represent the district at the supreme convention in Cedar Rapids on October 7 8 and 9.
The moonlight excursion by the J. S. last evening drew about three hundred passengers. The boat departed the levee at 8:30 pm and returned at 11:50 pm after a single trip.
H M Bartlett sues Theo Maier and others in district court to recover 72 75 on an overdue note signed by the defendants.
The chautauqua train arrived from Wellman this morning around 10 o clock carrying about 150 passengers. It is scheduled to depart this evening at 10 p m.
Taken up by Wm. Hildebaugh on July 6 1906 in Seventy Six township a black sow about 175 pounds with crop off left ear and three white feet. Appraised July 23 1906 at $10 before J W Brook hart J P Jane A 8 Lawrence Auditor.
The funeral was held for three year old Lester Leutzinger, son of Mrs. George Leutzinger, this afternoon at 3 from Charles Quandt's home on Busch street. Rev. J. N. Elliott of the First Presbyterian church officiated and interment followed in Greenwood cemetery.
The Iowa Central offers travel at one cent per mile to Minneapolis or St. Paul for the G A R National Encampment August 13 to 18 with a return by August 31 and an extension to September 36 on a 50 cent fee. Contact A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis for details.
Oak bath tub seats priced at 25 cents nickel plated 18 inch towel racks 25 cents and Cosmo lights complete for 50 cents. Located at 225 Iowa avenue.
Chicago July 25 markets show wheat prices mixed with No 2 red at 77% to 78 cents and No 2 yellow corn around 53 to 54 cents. Live stock receipts reach 22 000 cattle and 25 000 hogs with steady to lower bids as bulls and bears clash on prices.
Butter and eggs in Chicago market steady on July 25. Creameries quoted 15 19 4c, dairies 15 17c. Eggs steady at 12 15c.
Chicago on July 25 reports weaker poultry with turkeys at 21 cents and chickens 11 to 13 cents for springs, reflecting a softer market.
New York on July 25 reports poultry market rates. Alive poultry steady with springs 17 cents, fowls 13 and turkeys 10 cents. Dressed birds irregular with springs 18 to 22 cents, turkeys 11 to 13 cents, fowls 11 to 14 cents.
New York July 25 butter steady unchanged and eggs firm uncharged with markets holding.
St. Louis market data shows wheat at 7 44 cents a bushel for September delivery, corn 50.5 cents, and oats 34 cents, as of July 25 in St. Louis. Prices reflect daily trading quotes for staple grains in the market.
Peoria market update notes No. 3 corn at 52 1/2 cents. The July 25 report records prices and market activity for local produce buyers and sellers.
The notice announces a round trip fare with a two dollar surcharge via the Grand Trunk Railway to summer resorts in Canada Toronto east and New England. Details on sale dates limits stopover privileges available from Geo. W. Vaux A G P T A 135 Adams St Chicago.
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