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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
8
The Muscatine Journal lists numerous brief items: Miss Hopkins travels to Chicago, Mrs. May Morgridge and Mrs. Jim Letts arrive, several families visit relatives in Bennett and Chicago, and students and teachers pursue trips and study. Ongoing notes include sales at Hine Bros and Otto & Sons, race events at the fairgrounds, and a special train for the U P convention.
Local notices detail visits, weddings, substitutions, and social events in Mount Pleasant. People travel between Davenport Rock Island and Muscatine. births, engagements, and school news appear with names like Stover Owen Carr Pugh and Noll. Excursions, work changes, and summer plans fill the column.
A sale notice lists 23 one year old high grade Pollangus steers and heifers available on the Graded Wilton road. Seller identified as H. N. Lang.
Schmidt Bro's presents latest sheet music display featuring new releases and popular titles. Shoppers can browse selections across genres and artists with music stands set for easy viewing.
Word comes to the city of a delicate operation completed on Harley Watkins twelve days ago. Harley, 16, had an abscess on the right side. Attending physicians were Dr. Ady of West Liberty, Dr. Noland of Nichols, and Dr. Kimball of West Liberty. The procedure met with complete success and Harley is recovering well. Mr. Chas Watkins of Nichols praises the surgeons for their skill.
North Star School in Bloomington township district No 1 shows 26 pupils enrolled for the term ending June 15 with 20 average daily attendance and no absences among listed pupils. Names include Harrison Fishburn Githa Shellabarger Clara Rockafellow Maude Rockafellow Helen Miller Eva Negus Raymond Miller Bernice Miller Bertha Clark and Sadie LeFevre is the teacher.
A 28 acre fruit farm on a graded road three miles from the city is offered for sale at a bargain if bought within sixty days. Seller: H. T. Willits.
The French Sunday school will host an ice cream supper next Tuesday at the schoolhouse to benefit the Sunday school. Everyone is invited to attend. A telegram announced the death of Mrs. Isaac Foster’s brother Joe in Nebraska. his funeral was Sunday. Social visits and gatherings occurred with ice cream, cake, and cheerful hospitality at several local homes.
A special coach and railroad officials arrived about 5 30 Friday morning to begin proceedings on condemning Noll land for depot purposes. Six freeholders were appointed by the sheriff to appraise the land soon. A refreshing shower improved corn and fields. Surveyors for Henry Miller and Frank Boland finished their work yesterday and found the lines separate.
Local notes report visits by Chas Kruger and family to Odgington and Emma Kruger. June 26 ice cream social by French Union Sunday School. visits by August Kranz to Hindis. Jess Hayes and wife sampled cherries at Ferdinand postmaster’s. Foster Baptist picnic well attended. W F Kruger’s well dug by T Schulte and Albinus Elrickson. Cherry picking and canning common. illnesses reported. Martha Mewes visited Muscatine. correspondent and others noted as Muscatine callers.
The Silver Autumn Leaf club of Davenport spent Friday at the A. M. E. parsonage hosted by Rev. Mrs. M. J. Gordon. They arrived at eight o clock, enjoyed a full program and a delicious dinner, and left on the 9 58 train feeling royally entertained.
Four entertainers Tom Brannan Leigh Lewis Lee Fox and Ralph Stafford wow the J F F club and their ladies at Camp Cleveland Long Island despite bad weather. About twenty club members gathered as showers fell and at 830 p m the party boarded the launch Juanetta for a river return enjoying a pleasant trip home.
Imperial bicycles Tribune bicycles Cleveland bicycles Orient bicycles offered at Schmidt Bros with selections in stock and displays noted for variety and price.
The council, on motion by Ald. Washburn and Ald. Arnold, unanimously approved several bills and referred others for committee action. Notable items include payments to Muscatine Pressed Brick Co., Muscatine News Co., Wallace & Son, and G Schmidt & Bro. Fuller & Kemper's $3,455.60 bill was withheld until council acceptance. P. Weingarter's $256 was referred to the sewer committee with power to act. To be continued.
Poem in memory of Winnie Ryan reflects deep grief from friends and family. It laments her early death and loss, mentions her bright voice and joyful presence, and asks how to bear the separation. The farewell concludes with a line about her dwelling beyond, dated June 15 1900 in Wilton Iowa.
About seventy five friends and relatives witnessed the nuptials of Henry Marx and Bertha Brandsma at the home of John Miller on Clinton street South Muscatine. The ceremony featured Mayme Shoemaker on the wedding march and Rev Shoemaker officiating. The couple plan to cohabit immediately. Marx is a longtime Musser Lumber Co employee and Bertha is well known locally.
An Imperial bicycle labeled Be Happy And Ride An Imperial is sold by Schmidt Bros with a full guarantee. The ad emphasizes product quality and shop backing. The listing highlights a reliable retailer and a warranty policy for buyers.
Seven incurable inmates who had been at the Muscatine County In sane Hospital for years were moved to Mt. Pleasant State Hospital yesterday. Attendants followed them from Muscatine as space opened due to removals of other incurables to county hospitals. County supervisors sought the transfer, and the state Board of Control issued the order last week.
Robert D Bodman expresses heartfelt thanks to friends for responses during his affliction and for tokens of respect at the memory of his deceased daughter Louise Genevieve.
The notice promotes Hine Brothers as the destination to buy pants and overalls. It emphasizes that customers can find workwear essentials at this local shop.
Reports from Kingston Jamaica describe the disaster on the Demerara river near Tumatumari Falls in British Guiana. The Mabel with 120 passengers and three tow boats was swept to the cataract. two boats wrecked on rocks and the steamer blew up. Victims include Dr G C Taylor and J B Tars.
Havana reports say by the end of June the Cuban treasury will hold 3,000,000 dollars. In 1900 there was 1,800,000, with nearly 1,000,000 spent on municipal deficits census or sent back to the United States. Police reform under military supervision improved efficiency and reduced crime in Havana. Washington meanwhile Senator Platt arrives to map the Cuba inquiry and determine when the Senate committee will proceed.
Cedar Rapids reports Attorney Edgar Brackett a New York state senator donor of 30000 to Cornell college Mount Vernon. A chair is said to be endowed though the department's character remains undisclosed. Brackett, Cornell class of 1872, is brother to Mrs. Clara Brackett Smith of Mount Vernon.
Marshalltown Iowa June 22 A deal transfers the Iowa Central railroad to the Minneapolis and St Louis line. Directors met in Chicago to finalize the transfer. General Manager Clarke retires. President Kimball resigns and Edwin Hawley of the Minneapolis and St Louis succeeds him.
Fort Dodge Iowa on June 22 reports A J Snell a Rock Island magnate visiting with local leaders about building a modern hotel. He would finance an $80,000 hotel if the city leases the property, with a committee reviewing the proposal. In Fond du Lac Wisconsin on June 22 a man committed suicide at Lakeside Park by carbolic acid. A. E. Krause of Oshkosh was found in a notebook with the deceased.
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