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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1913
Page
3
A village near Chicago tests a central town manager model with broad executive powers while the board supervises. The manager’s salary is set by the town, and duties emphasize efficiency. the system aims to streamline administration without altering laws. The report links this model to broader discussions on reform in small towns.
An 1890 anecdote relates Senator Cummins and Myre Cum ming dining at a restaurant with colored waiters. Mrs Cummins forgot her glasses and could not read the menu, so the senator asked a waiter to read it aloud. The waiter politely refused, stating he would not engage in education.
A Muscatine park reports cherry leaf spot or sunscald shot-hole fungi defoliating trees. Fungal spores overwinter in fallen leaves and spread by wind. control with lime sulfur spray, Bordeaux mix, or copper ammonium carbonate spray. Apply three times: early fruit set, after harvest, and one month later. late varieties risk fruit damage if sprayed near ripening.
Kalona residents and guests mingle as Dexter visitor Mrs James Grady of Muscatine visits relatives. Bathe Grady returns home with Mrs Grady. Willim O Laughlin and Pauline visit Andale. Miss Clarg Sormas hosts. Dak Pendessoas from Galytsburg visits saloon friends. Mrs Stoner arrives from Town City to visit relatives. Mrs Robert Hinks Wrighter visits Bavengo. Douds Taenman visits briefly. Motorcycle race draws locals to Iowa City. Aster Young and Ara Kepler ride to Iowa City. Glenn Grady of Drake University stops by. Milton Sines remains seriously ill. Isa Hildee Speinsurk visits Marguerite Yoder. Jaapy Piane plans vacation to Sudan Gate with relatives.
Reminiscences recount petty thefts fifty years ago with pockets picked from Bainford and Miller and small sums mislaid. Charles Sullivan moves into the Railroad Eating House at Wilton after improvements. Forties recall a horse crossing the river and bricks laid for the new high school, with rapid progress expected as workers mobilize.
Clippings note a third ward child about six years old who spends much time damaging neighbors' property and acts of malice. He seems to know right from wrong yet comprehends the full offense of his acts. Also included are vintage items about past anniversaries and railroad inspection plans for Davenport and Suburban routes with prospective construction.
In a crowded city streetcar Helen Grey and John Norman cross paths amid shopping and social tensions between the Grays and Normans. A playful mishap with a shoe string leads to an awkward confrontation, a clumsy rescue, and a fateful bond sealed by a knot. Months later the couple recalls the evening that began their life together.
The Muscatine city council meets in special session led by Mayor Koehler to consider sewer and paving projects in Improvement District Nos. 30 and 38, authorize preliminary plats, and handle bids and repairs including hose house construction, grade changes, street paving, and sidewalk issues with multiple votes and referrals to committees.
A city council resolution orders construction of a hose house for the Ex celsior Hosa Company at the corner of Custry and Fourth streets on lot 6 block 49 Original Plat Muscatine. The city engineer is to advertise for proposals by June 19, 191a with bids due at 7 00 p m. and council to act on proposals at that time.
Alderman Sullivan moved publication of notices of intention to improve Sub-Sewer Districts Nos. 23, 25, and 26. The council will meet Monday evening June 16 at 7:30 to hear objections. Alderman Zeidler second. Sullivan also moved to require permanent sidewalk on the west side of Roscoe avenue between Dillaway and Fulljam avenues. Second Alderman Schroeder carried. Alderman Watson moved adjournment to Monday evening June 9 at 7:34. City Recorder H. B. Caple.
Wilton Mail column records a dozen social calls and travels. Rev and Mrs M B Jumbar return from Marseilles Illinois. Several residents visit Davenport Muscatine and Hobart Iowa City and Des Moines for family illness funerals and events. Community groups meet and members travel for visits andEncampment duties.
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