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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1915
Page
2
Education board recounts tag day funds used for needy children. Truant Officer Kern notes 401.94 remains on deposit to cover shoes clothes and medical needs, with 435.03 collected on tag day in May 1915 and 404.58 total spent on shoes clothes and glasses for boys and girls. An advertisement for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy follows.
Illinois Republicans gain control of the Supreme Court with four of five seats, restoring a Republican majority after the February appointment of a Democrat to fill a vacancy. In Cook County early returns show 14 of 20 circuit judges voted Republican and two of the three eastern districts reelect Republican incumbents.
The Bloomington Grange will hold a regular session on Wednesday evening, June 5, featuring solo by Finns Genevieve Bremal, recitations by Elbert Brown and LeRoy Taylor, a question vox by Hazel Wannamak ver, violin selections by Clara Burmel l, and a roll call of quotations. Initiation will occur and a luncheon will be served at the close.
Five Rock Island residents including two women, two men, and a Davenport chauffeur were injured when their car rolled on a river road near Buffalo at about 50 mph. The crash occurred on a bad curve, the vehicle swerved after hitting the grade and plunged into a ditch. Passersby from Muscatine aided the victims. a Buffalo physician treated them before transfer to Davenport. An advertisement for investment loans follows.
Muscatine education board rejects all bids for a new north side school and opts for a two room brick building due to funding limits. Plans by Henry Zeidler were deemed unaffordable, with $7,456 bids vs a $5,030 cap. The board also filled several teacher vacancies and planned a nurse hire for pupil health.
Harry Clemo Ryan, once a Muscatine resident, is reported dead at his Chicago home. He moved to Muscatine from St. Paul about 26 years ago with his mother Lizzie Ryan, later moved to Davenport, and for five years ran a business in Caleagn.
The text notes unhealthful conditions among several younger pupils and states there is reason to believe these issues will receive due attention. It reflects concern and a promise of corrective measures by authorities.
G A Bartlett says local crops are above normal and packing will be heavy. He toured Heinz farms and expects to start packing around July first with cabbage and onions, finishing by November. About 150 workers currently employed at the Heinz plant.
In slack season ketchup is produced from tomato pulp cooked for preservation while pickles shipped in tank cars from Wisconsin are sorted processed packed and prepared for market. Beginning early the pickle factory workforce will rise by about 100 people including men women and children and stay through the fall.
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