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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1903
Page
5
Local booster notes Muscatine stands as a strong town west of Chicago and urges readers to buy Muscatine city property now. G M Titus at 118 Iowa Avenue offers a range of desirable properties with flexible prices and terms, accessible with a few hundred dollars as a first payment.
In regular session at the armory on Chestnut Street Company C elected Frank Chayka and Amos Weidling to membership, appointed Homer Junkin to recruiting, and set a new court martial with Norwood, Luckhardt, Parsons, Kennefick, and Fayle. Captain Harry Kern became board chairman and a by-laws revision committee was formed with Col. Bishop.
The Muscatine area reports limited impact from heavy rains with farms retaining workers at high wages while plow work slows and weeds grow. Waterloo area farmers discharge help as floods hamper field work. corn may still reach June 15 if ninety day varieties are planted. Director Sage notes widespread poor conditions across Iowa with delayed crop reports and ongoing wet weather. Tomorrow brings Muscatine’s weekly Bargain Day with numerous store discounts across the city.
Grand Trunk Railway offers a round trip to Boston for one fare plus $2.00 with liberal stopover options. Travel includes stops at New York City and scenic routes via the St Lawrence River to Quebec and the Saguenay. For full details contact Advertising Department Grand Trunk Railway System Chicago.
The resignation of Rev J P Clyde as pastor of the Eldora Congregational church is accepted effective July 1. He will assume the pastorate of the First Congregational church in Muscatine as the city welcomes him.
Moscow township Republicans will meet Thursday evening June 18 at 7 30 to choose five delegates for the Republican county convention in Muscatine June 20 to select delegates to the Republican state convention. S M Hoskins Committeeman.
The article notes preparations for a Labor Day celebration and mentions another meeting led by T. Fiske scheduled for Friday evening.
A catalog of new and popular fashion items includes wash skirts waist sets shirt waists fancy ribbons and parasols. The list highlights current style staples for the season.
Col. F. W. Bishop and a team of telephone men depart by morning train for Letts to install the new exchange. They plan to set about one mile of posts and have the system in first class working order after three days.
A Wright farmer, a strong advocate of extensive drainage, has eight workers laying tile and plans to complete about thirty miles of drainage tiles on his farm.
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