Local notes on visits and meetings in city
Adam Hild of Davenport visited the city for business matters while Eddie Kemp of the Western Union is ill at home. Mrs. Rhinehart returned to Keota aboard the Australia. Floyd Davidson came back to Davenport on the Helen Blair after a weekend visit. Mrs. Chas H Hutits of St. Louis visited Peter Musser at 503 East Front. Valley Forge Post No 2 B P A plans a June 3 meeting. attendance urged. First M E Church board to meet at 7:30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Hild
Davenport
City
John Rhinehart
Keota
The
Floyd Davidson
Helen Blair
Chas. H. Huttit
St. Louis
Peter Musser
East Front Street
First M. E. Church
C. L. Stafford
Royal Neighbor Sunshine Club
Frank Shaner
East Third Street
Muscatine Promotes City Property Listings
Muscatine described as a prime western town near Chicago with strong market potential. G. M. Titus at 118 Iowa Avenue offers a curated list of desirable properties with prices and favorable terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Chicago
Muscatine City
G. M. Titus
Iowa Avenue
Thiesen Sells Paracamph and Grosheim Photos
Thiesen guarantees Paracamph and Grosheim at the Berlin Studio continues photography despite rain. Several local residents depart on business trips to Riverside Washington and the Southwest aboard the Western and other trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thiesen
Grosheim
Berlin
Pension surge as Spanish American War veterans apply in droves
About fifty percent of Spanish American War veterans are expected to apply for pensions by year’s end, far surpassing Civil War applicants. Commissioner Ware reports 57 046 invalid claims and 8 399 widow and dependent claims, with 9 881 and 3 160 allowances respectively and 34 210 claims pending as of May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
No Milwaukee Service Ends Muscatine Washington Train Plan
Washington IA June 1 Special. An ordinance grants Milwaukee extended time to run trains over the cutoff to August 5 to keep land title and avoid complications. The line was not completed and a train to Muscatine was planned but not run as the mayor’s signed ordinance arrived, removing the immediate need for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Muscatine
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Company
Musecatine
Waterloo
Two Bridges Between Kan City and Kansas City Flooded
Flood waters submerge the wholesale district after the Union depot in Kansas City Mo is abandoned. The two Kansas Citys cover about twelve square miles three miles by four, with $6,000,000 in estimated property losses. The Third Segment of M N G moved out to prevent looting as trains cannot enter the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas Citys
Union Depot
West Bottoms
Armourdale
Argentine
Kas
Packing House
Kansas River
Kansas
Missouri
Uion
Special Summer Excursion Rates to the West
The Iowa Central railway announces summer excursion rates from Elrick Junction for June 1 to September 30, 1903. Destinations include Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo at 24.25 dollars, Glenwood Springs 36.25, Salt Lake City and Ogden 37.25, with lower rates to Deadwood Lead City Hot Springs and Custer. Stops and diverse routes offered. For folders and rates contact any Iowa Central agent or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis MN.
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Iowa Central Railway
Elrick Junction
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Coln
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Salt Lake City
Oden
Utah
Deadwood
Lead City
Hot Springs
Custer
S. C
Iowa Central
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis, Minn
Industrial district near Union depot and stockyards
The passage lists a vast district along the Kansas river anchored by the Union depot extending to the stockyards. It includes major packing plants Armour Cudahy Fowler Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Swift & Co. and warehouses for fifty agricultural implement firms such as John Deere Plow, Deering Harvester, McCormick, Parlin & Orendorff, plus ten wholesale grocers and freight depots. It also names the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange and numerous other large concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Depot
Kansas River
Armour, Cudahy, Fowler, Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Swift & Co
John Deere Plow Company
Deering Harvester Company
McCormick Company
Parlin & Orendorff Company
Elks Lodge 394 to Meet in Muscatine Tonight
Muscatine lodge No. 394 B P O Elks will hold a regular session tonight at their hall in the Cook Musser building the meeting place noted for members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
Cook- Musser Building
O N T lodge plans regular meeting and smoker
A P O N T lodge will meet in regular session tonight following the business meeting. A smoker and general good time will be enjoyed after the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. O.N. T. Lodge
Meeting in Boston Seeks Nickel Pirate Road Rates
A notice announces a meeting in Boston from June 28 to July 1 and urges travelers to obtain favorable rates along the Nickel Pirate Road before buying elsewhere. Tickets go on sale June 25 26 and 27 with a final return limit August 1. For details contact John Y. Calahan General Agent 113 Adams St Chicago Room 2968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John Y. Calahan
Adams St
Chicago
Notice to Contractors for Greenwood City Cemetery vault
Sealed proposals will be received at the city recorder's office until 7 30 o'clock June 18 1908 for furnishing all materials and labor and constructing a sanitary vault in Greenwood City Cemetery Muscatine Iowa Plans and specifications may be seen at the engineer's office The city council may reject any and all bids A P Lamborn City Engineer Muscatine Iowa May 30 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Recorder
Greenwood City Cemetery
City of
Muscatine
A. P. Lamborn
Iowa
A Man Cares For Grudges And Turns One-Sided
A man cannot carry a grudge without becoming one sided as resentment hardens views and skews judgment. The saying warns that holding anger distorts perception and harms fair dealing.
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. X. Schaefer
Reliance Loan Co
J. E. Kranz
Florist
West Second Street
Thiesen’s
Eddie Kemp
Western Union Telegraph Office
Cedar Street
Valley Forge Post No. 2
J. O. Price
Pearless Pearl Button Co
Rock Island
John Mahin
Fairfield
Clyde Dove
Iowa City
F. M. Witter
F. W. Winslow
Avenue Tailor
C. P. DeLance
West Fifth Street
Riverside
F. E. Norwood
George Street
Jesse Morris
Centerville
F. Shiek
East Eighth Street
Frances Richie
Dubuque
St. Paul
Thomas Fahey
East Second Street
Winn Blanchard
F. O. Burnside
Southwest
Ralph Lillibridge
West Fourth Street
Huttig
G. A. R. Circle
Horace Husted
Snow Y
P. T. White
T. D. White
A. S. van Patten
Ican
United States
Volunteer Army
Pension Bureau
Regular Army
Venience
Ican Savings Bank Is
Capital
Mr. C. Hayes & Co
Umscheid & Seiler’s
C. T. Gremmel
Barnard’s Model Laundry
Ww. F. Mirsch
South Muscatine
Schneider
Des Moines
J. H. Snyder, Jr
Okoboji, Iowa
Darius Stripe
Silverware
H. F. Barnard CO
R. L & P. Railway
W. R. Luellen
D. McCurdy
Eaco Flour
Chapman’s Gallery
East 2d St
Mascatine, Iowa
City Property
Lindle & Daut
East Second St
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