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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1901
Page
6
A line of brief notes from Sweetland School records a patriotic message in the Our Country correspondence column. Scholars contributed lines reflecting civic spirit and school life during the period.
West Liberty Iowa June 10. Residents report telephones are now in and voices echo hello how are you. Local items recount visits from Mabel Stanwood Muscatine and J C Ansinger Chicago, school programs, and news from Sweetland and nearby towns. A Philippine exhibit by Lt. Elliott and Mrs. Elliott showcases war implements and curios from the Philippines.
A newspaper notice lists schedules for wh Express Daily City Mail and other freights with times and routes. It advertises tickets on sale to all points in two states, Canada and Mexico, and provides contact for agent Batty C L Seevers at Elrick Junction, Iowa.
Partial OCR shows Wilton main line service east and west with sporadic times and destinations. Entries mention No. 14.5.02 and No. 4.045 with unclear times around 4:00 p.m. and 4:90 p.m. followed by scattered notes on biases, sales, and aliens in garbled text.
Muscatine North and South by Company issues a May 1991 timetable for south and north bound trains. Southbound departures include rounds to Roundhouse Fruitland Grandview Wapello and Elrick Junction with listed times. Northbound departures from Elrick Junction travel to Wapello Grandview Pruitlands Roundhouse Ave Muscatine with corresponding times. Charles Howal, General Manager.
The W. J. Young leaves the city for Davenport every Sunday Monday Wednesday and Friday mornings at 6 30. For Burlington every Monday Wednesday and Friday evenings at 8. The round trip calls at Rock Island Buffalo Andalusia Muscatine New Boston Keithsburg Oquawka and Burlington with arrival in Burlington 9 15 and departure 3 15. Inquire of Wooka Son agents Muscatine Ia for details.
Columbus Junction notes show Dick Hughes and Cleve Duncan slated to return next month from New Mexico. Wyatt Sprague earns honors at Monmouth college, winning the society essay contest. Various locals travel for family visits, business, and vacations across Mediapolis and nearby towns.
Summit June 10 A train collided with two Aber deen Angus cows near Summit. The owners are Horace Smith and Jesse Gray of Beecamp Ind. visiting with son Hayden Gray. Grandmother Kaufman is ill again. A parsonage project is proposed for Blooming ton Friends church ground. Various locals and visitors described, including Miss Daisy and Mrs J M Scott’s sewing gathering.
In Shiloh on Tuesday evening residents attended an ice cream social at S Satherwaite's home to raise funds for Spangler chapel M E church. Visitors include Mrs Amanda Wallace from Muscatine staying with Mr Wm Fishburn. A horse of H J Freyermuth died Thursday. The Willing Workers Sewing Society met at Mrs O Scott of Wilton with the next gathering set for July second Thursday at Mrs S M Hoskins.
Head camp M W of A announces June 11 1901 one fare. American Medical Association annual meeting June 4 7 offers rate as first class fare plus 2.00 for round trip. Pan American Exposition Buffalo May 1 to Nov 1 1901 with 5 19 and 30 day rates on application. Call at passenger depot for details. Co M Gould Agent C R I & P rails
A E Sands and Maud Morricem wed at G M Welch’s home in Ainsworth last Thursday. The bride is well known locally and the couple begins married life with wishes for good luck. Also reported are a runaway involving Thomas Snelison family and Joe Rowan lifting his house from the cellar with plans for a concrete wall to protect it.
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