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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
2
Muscatine Journal reports residents and visitors daily from Muscatine to Davenport and Chicago. notes include Elsie Dean in Attalissa, Hart in Wilton, Holmes in Davenport, Barry and Florence in Chicago, and many others traveling on the Firefly and trains. events include a headcount of old soldiers, new marriage licenses, and civic activities like library building committees and a state rifle drill award.
At the old stand 306 Iowa Avenue James O'Toole advertises horse shoeing and general repair work with a satisfaction guarantee. O'Toole's Shop offers all kinds of jobs and repairs at 306 Jowsa Avenue.
The Old Guards encampment brought muscatine and statewide veterans to Davenport for a lively reunion with a parade of 1200 veterans. Davis elected department commander as Davis’s party hosts a public day. The event showcased long service and shared memories from Wilson's Creek to Gettysburg amid mixed public reception.
Washington Chapter No 4 Royal Arch Masons backed the library proposition Tuesday evening and named W. O. McCoy S. G Stein and S. Shamit to represent the order in Bet furtherance of the project.
Peto and Whittaker plan a 20 by 140 foot addition to the East Second street livery stable bought from Dennis Connell. A July Fourth opening is announced with a ceremony to tear down the old staples on the front. Locals recall the former church facade building that sparked Episcopal church objections across the street as the site was mistaken for a converted church. The firm will remove the eyesore by destroying the marks making the stable appear as a church facade.
Secretary Root reports to the Senate on Philippine casualties and prisoners since the uprising. General Masarthur at Manila furnishes figures: Filipinos killed about 10 789 wounded 2 104 captured and surrendered 10 424 prisoners in our possession about 2 000. No complete casualty records exist at headquarters. figures are approximations from many reports, with more accuracy weeks away.
Articles of incorporation filed for a new firm in Wilton named Wilson Lumber and Fuel Company. It succeeds Thompson-Wilson Company and is owned by J. W. Wilson, C. R. Wilson, and C. H. Wilson. The charter lasts twenty years with renewal power. Capital stock is 8,000 dollars divided into 80 shares held by the three incorporators.
Letters to Dr Hartman extol Pe ru na as a well tried cure for catarrh of the stomach and other parts of the body. A Missouri man credits Pe ru na with curing longstanding dyspepsia after failed medical care and other therapies. Summer Catarrh sent free by the Pe ru na Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio.
The Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Robt Courtney of Letts Iowa was celebrated with about 90 guests bringing baskets. They married June 16 1850 in Floyd County Kentucky and have one adopted daughter Anna. Guests from Letts Muscatine Morning Sun and surrounding areas attended with gifts.
A Pittsburg Chronicle opinion mocks Boer envoys touring abroad, suggesting their trip resembles a vacation more than a negotiation effort. The piece frames the envoys as disengaged from serious talks, treating their mission as a light getaway.
Mrs. J. H. John hosted an evening party in honor of her cousin Mrs. E. J. Richie of Little Falls Minnesota who is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. MacQuesten and other relatives. About fifty guests attended the cordial event with seasonal refreshments served.
Burlington’s Tony Carpenter, an amateur, shot 35 at the Burlington links to break the course mark. He matched the professional scores of Clyde Sherwood and Willie Hoar, delivering superb drives and precise play from start to finish.
Muscatine forms a reorganized baseball squad led by a strong manager and plans to open with Davenport in town. Star pitcher Jack Dudley returns to mound duties and Lonie Kantz may reclaim the catching job, forming a solid battery. Other roster names include Patterson Priester Vetter Gardner Freeman Kiefner Cassidy and Coonie Brenner as they aim to start strong against the Rough Riders.
The Thuredar's Dall excursion yesterday returned around 10 39 P M. The river stands today at 2 feet 9 inches above low water. A rise of one inch occurred in twenty four hours. The Button Workers' excursion departed about eight this morning with a smaller crowd than anticipated.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat notes Admiral Dewey seeks only a condemnatory resolution from the Democratic convention in Kansas City toward the federal court for cutting his bounty claim to 50 cents on the dollar.
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