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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1911

Page

4

Automatic Shop Employees Notice

A meeting of all striking employees of the Automatic factory is called at Assembly Hall tonight at 7 30 sharp. All employees are requested to be present.

Assembly Hall

Local Special Sale and Prices Highlight Fly Nets and Pianos

The notice lists a special sale on fly nets and a Blasius & Sons piano priced at 185 dollars. It also mentions Hirt & Feslar Piano Co in Hershey Building, plus local visitors and summer office closures for Dr. J. T. Martin. A. N. Van Camp of Highmore S. D. attends Iowa City commencement and reunion activities while visiting Muscatine. he was a former Wilton lawyer and friend of Major John Pickler.

Blasius & Sons Hirt & Feslar Piano Co Hershey A. N. van Camp Highmore Iowa City K. van Camp Park Avenue van Camp Wilton John Pickler Muscatine Faulkton

Dr Stein Presents Paper on Envelopes at Thirty-Three Club

At the Thirty-Three club monthly meeting held in the Presbyterian church parlor on Wednesday evening June 21, Dr S G Stein will present a paper on envelopes. H F Giessler will lead current events discussion.

Thirty-Three Club 8S. G. Stein H. F. Giessler Presbyterian Church

Ben Lilly Heads Long Auto Trip to Oklahoma

Ben G. Lilly of B. E. Lilly Dry Goods leaves by car with a Jackson Auto Supply mechanic for a 900 mile drive to Indiahoma Oklahoma. The travel aims to cover a substantial cross state route.

Ben Lilly Ben G. Lilly B. E. Lilly Dry Goods Jackson Auto Supply Company Indiahoma Oklahoma

Hanley Appointed Dubuque Official in Regatta Timers

Telegram from Dubuque announces Charles P. Hanley and Commodore Osborne named as timers for the Dubuque motor boat regatta on July 4. Also named are H. Cole Esteh W V Kidder and William B Rogers as judges, Commodore Dixon and Commodore Webb as starters. Three more entries, including Eph, join the field.

Charles P. Hanley Muscatine Dubuque Commodore Osborne Western Power Boat Association of Chicago Commodore Bishop H. Cole Esteh W. V. Kidder LaCrosse William B. Rogers, Jr New York Commodore Dixon Burlington Commodore Thomas Webb Peoria Ill Hanley Commodore Osborn Thm Eph

Fresh Air Picnic Planned for Muscatine Poor Children

Salvation Army arranges the annual Fresh Air outing for Muscatine’s impoverished children at Weed Park on July 13. Luncheon and refreshments will be provided, with mothers also cared for. Donations of edibles are requested and tickets available from 116 Walnut Street starting July 1.

A. E. Young Muscatine Salvation Army Weed Park Walnut Street Young Mr. Young

Ottumwa Baseball Club Treasury Empty

The Ottumwa baseball club faces a pay-day with no funds in the treasury. President Frank T. Lynch says several supporters have pledged money, but no director will collect it. The club is described as busted and in need of immediate funds to pay players and keep the team alive.

Ottumwa Courier Frank T. Lynch Proxy Lynch Lynch Baseball Association

Meeting Place Not Selected for Labor Federation

Muscatine delegation attends the State Federation of Labor meeting in Sioux City but no next meeting site is decided. The Iowa Federation of Labor debates whether officers will be elected by convention or by referendum, with no place chosen yet.

Muscatine Iowa State Federation of Labor Sioux City Associattd Iowa Federation of Labor Today

Ben Vardaman to Speak in the City

Ben R. Vardaman associate editor of the Merchants' Trade Journal will visit Muscatine Monday delivering lectures at the A. O. U. W. hall. He speaks to clerks on salesmanship in two sessions and to business people in the evening on A Greater Muscatine. A large attendance is expected.

Ben R. Vardaman Merchants’ Trade Journal Muscatine A. O. U. W. Hall Vardaman Vardamangs

Mueller to Join Adrian Club After Soaring Camel Hype

Charles W. Mueller known as Chick Mueller wired the Adrian club of the Southern Michigan league to accept their terms and will likely depart tonight or tomorrow. He previously starred for Saginaw and Muscatine, winning his first two Camel games with strong pitching and clutch hitting.

Saginaw Battery Walters Mueller The Camels Ottumwa Banks

Muscatine Man Named Treasurer

E M Cross of Des Moines was elected president of the Iowa Abstractors association at its Des Moines convention. Des Moines will host the 1913 meeting, with Keokuk Waterloo and Fort Dodge as finalists. New officers include Vice President Sherwood A Clock Secretary George E Whitcomb and Treasurer H C Madden all listed along with the executive committee members H J Henry Lore Alford S K Hart and W F Carlton.

Des Moines E. M. Cross Iowa Abstractors’ Association Keokuk Waterloo Fort Dodge Sherwood A. Clock Hampton George E. Whitcomb Northwood H. C. Madden Muscatine H. J. Henry Lore Alford S. K. Hart Knoxville Ww. F. Carlton Spirit Lake

Muscatine Institute to Open Next Monday

The Muscatine county normal teachers institute will open next Monday. County Superintendent M F Cronin expects attendance to surpass prior years with many outside the county and reservations increasing. Pedagogues from Cedar Johnson and Louisa counties will attend and lectures will be open to the general public.

Muscatine County

New York Stocks List and Debt Notice in June 1911

Stock prices list major firms with percentages including Amalgamated Copper American Sugar Refining and United States Steel. A debt notice from Joseph S. Vinton dated June 16 1911 directs all concerned to seek settlement via Rose Vinton. Public rental ad offers a modern furnished room at corner 7th and Mulberry for $1.25 weekly.

Amalgamated Copper American Car & Foundy American Cotton Oil American Locomotive Smelting & Refining Pfd Brooklyn Rapid Transit Baltimore + Ohio Colorado & Southern Delaware & Hudson Denver & Rio Grande Denver & Rio Grande Co Great Northern Great Northern Ore Cifi Illinois Central Interborough-Met Prdress American Sugar Refining Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Obania Oxen Atlantic Coast Line Poseeus Deena Canadian Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago & Northwestern Chicago, Mil St. Paul Colorado Fuel & Iron Louisville & Nashville Missouri Pacific Missouri, Kansas & Texaco STS New York Central Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pacific Mail People’s Gas Rose Vinton Joseph S. Vinton

For Sale Two Thousand Acres in Louisa County Iowa

For sale two thousand acres in Louisa county five miles from Wapello comprising several farms. All level black land with some timber improvements not good. Located in the new drainage district and will be under the new levee. Sold in tracts to suit purchaser Emery C Letts Letts Iowa.

Louisa County Wapello Emery C. Letts Letts Iowa

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Batiste East 2Nd Street Men Ruthenberg E. and J. Bilkey Iowa Ave F. Giebelin Newton, Ia Charles Clifford Cedar Street C. E. Richard & Sons Raymond Davison Florence Wyant West Fourth Street J. T. Martin I. Merel & Son Muscatine’s Federation of Labor Geo Eltman Geo. Eitman W. 2Nd St Ben Vardaman Coming Adrian Club Michigan Iowa Abstractors Associa Tion Institute McColm’s A York, N. Y H. J. Heinz Co Lindle Sycamore St Journal Anson
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