Community Notes From Hoopesville and Nearby
Hoopesville residents report visitors from Madison Nebraska and Oliphant Arkansas staying with relatives for two months. Local families note health updates including Everett Graham, Ruth Batchelor, and Esther McLean improving after illnesses. The South Muscatine Lumber strike affects 75 to 100 workers, while Chas Schmalz tours northern towns for business. Absent strong details, the report also mentions multiple visits, recoveries, and a few medical concerns in Hoopesville.
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John LaCornu
Madison
Neb
Philip LaCornu
Harry Ashcraft
Frank Selder
Conesville
Charles Graham
Everett
William Bridges
Frank Roth
Chris. Brase
Fairport
Henning Rehbehn
Rochester
Jos. Batchelor
Henry Koepping
Oliphant
Ark
Esther McLean
Ness Stoker
Columbus
Fred
Martin Seltzer
Art Selzer
Wilton
Jacob Seltzer
Muscatine
Chas. Schmalz
Andy Cracker, Jr
Bert Beadle
B. Heitmann
Health for 10 Cents Cascarets Candy Ad
Bright period ad promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic promising lively liver pure blood clean skin and perfect health. Genuine tablets stamped CCC not sold in bulk. Available at all druggists for 10 cents.
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C.C.C
Why Not Go West Special Summer Excursion Rates
The Iowa Central railway offers special rates from all points to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Ogden Hot Springs Deadwood Lead Custer in the Black Hills. Dates include June 22 24 July 1 18 Aug 1 14 23 24 80 31 and Sept 1 10 with round trips under one fare. Stop overs allowed final limit Oct 31 1902. For details contact local agents or A B Cutts Minneapolis Minn.
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Iowa Central Railway
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Hot Springs
Deadwood
Lead
Custer
Black Hills
S. C
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Interesting Bits of News Along the River
The surveyor general of logs and lumber for Minnesota’s second district reports winter 1902 log cut at 215 100 feet, not as low as expected. Excursion steamer plans form between Hannibal and Burlington. rail and river trade expand with barges and heavy lumber shipments up the Mississippi. The Peter Sprague towboat nears completion in Dubuque. Comet rebuilt by Kelley Bros after sinking. C W Cowles to serve carnival week excursions. sheriff’s sale of two river islands paves bridge access to a new riverfront resort and streetcar line.
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Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
Mississippi
Hannibal
Burlington
Quincy
Canton
Keokuk
Ft. Madison
Louisville Post
W. W. O'Niel
Donaldsonville
Yazoo
Lower
Louisville
Peter Sprague
Dubuque
Estes
Sprague
Burlington Gazette
Kelley Bros
Moline
Frank O. Walters
Monte Carlo
Walters
Keithsburg
Chavaneau
Kelly Brothers
Devonport
Cc. W. Cowles
Offerman’s Island
Kuehl & Mengel
Clinton
Buisson
Claus Kuehl
Geo. Mengal
Iowa Shore
Offerman's Island
Hazel Dell School closes term with program and picnic
Hazel Dell Montpelier township in Blue Grass Iowa hosts a June 20 program and picnic marking the end of a successful term led by Miss Margaret H Stuart. Pupils include Ella Keoppen Annie Keoppen Irma Keoppen and others. visitors attend and the next term begins September 8 for six months.
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Blue Grass
Margaret H. Stuart
Hazel Dell
Montpelier Township
Ella Keoppen
Annie Keoppen
Irma Keoppen
Frieda Keoppen
Elsie Keoppen
Nellie Wunder
Roy Schiele
Elden Cooper
Alfred Schnoor
Ellery Watts
Freddie Bohnsack
Arthur Bohnsack
Hugo Schnoor
Icy Thoene
Arthur Lehms
Elsie Wunder
Gertrude Wunder
Bennie Pazderski
Bertha Keoppen
Andie Lehms
J. C. Watts
Annie Drumm
Schiele
Lydie Kretchmer
Wm. Bohnsack
Ivah Dipple
Venus Lehms
Fred Lehms
Adam Drumm
J. P. Cooper
O. Bohnsack
Wm. Kecoppen
Perry
Charles Cooper
J. C. Stuart
J. Wunder
America
Ivy Thorne
Navrm Stuart
Suwanee
Margaret Stuart
Godfrey
Eldon Cooper
Gertrude Wonder
Mrs Woodworth Healings Draw Crowds in Columbus Junction
Reports from Columbus Junction describe ongoing revival meetings led by Mrs M B Woodworth with many attendees driving long distances. Daily healings are claimed across various ailments and letters from Muscatine indicate strong local interest in bringing her to Muscatine, though no decision has been made.
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Columbus Junction
M. B. Woodworth
Market Prices for Grain Produce and Provisions
A dense list of wholesale and retail prices across grains, produce, dairy, and live stock. Highlights include corn 68 66c, wheat 65 70c, oats 40 42c, potatoes old 70 75c, new 90 95c, eggs 13c, butter 16 20c, lard 12 13c, hogs 6.60 6.75, cattle 3.50 4.00, apples 35 60c per peck, bananas 2.00 2.25 per bunch, oranges 15 40c, cherries 7 ¾ c per qt, and fuel hard coal 8.00 8.25. The passage ends with a joke about a fifty cent meals.
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Illinois
Graham
Rio
Golden Rio
Peculiar Accident Ends in Death of Colt Near Macon
A resident of Macon Missouri hitched a recently broken colt to a light buggy. The frightened animal collapsed breaking the shafts and a splinter injured its side. A running sore developed and worsened until the colt died. The case mentions a medicinal tablet brand but ends abruptly with a garbled price note.
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Macon
Ab Ar Ngwisi
Traveler's Guide Freight Schedule Note
Freight arrivals and travel notices list Montezuma connection and passenger access. Daily and Sunday schedules show departures and arrivals with agent contact for bookings and connections at Muscatine and Montezuma.
Train Schedules for C., R. I. & P. Railroad
Eastbound and westbound passenger and freight trains listed with numbers and times. Vestibule trains Nos 11 and 12 run Chicago to Denver via Kansas City or St Joseph. Nos 15 and 16 Chicago to Denver via Kansas City. Nos 7 8 85 86 run daily except Sunday with changes to Evans Washington route. Nos 29 30 run daily through to Kansas City Viaso City of Mexico and California.
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Chicago
Denver
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Evans
Washington
Viaso
City of Mexico
California
Muscatine North and South by Co Schedule
The Taste Taking effect April 9 1902 at 12 noon daily except Sunday. South bound No 3 from Muscatine at 6 00 p.m. via Roundhouse Fruitland Grandview Wapello Elrick Jet arriving 7 32 p.m. North bound No 1 12 00 m to Muscatine 9 25 a.m. No 2 12 07 p.m. No 4 2 50 p.m. Stops include Elrick Jet Wapello Grandview Fruitland Roundhouse Muscatine with connections noted.
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Muscatine
Roundhouse
Fruitland
Grandview
Wapello
Elrick Jet
Connections
Iowa Central North and South Train Schedules Listed
The notice lists train numbers and departure times for Iowa Central North and South routes including No. 5 Mason City Mall No. 25 Way Freight No. 6 Peoria Mall No. 4 Peoria Express and other services with ex Sun and daily schedules. It promotes coupon tickets to US Canada and Mexico and provides agent contacts Geo Batty Marshalltown Iowa and L Seevera Elrics Junction.
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Wapelle
Burlington
Iowa Central
Elrick Junction
Peoria
Monmouth
Oskaloosa
Grinnell
Marshalltown
Mason City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Filrick Junction
Muscatine
Charles Howard
T. Paul Express
Suga
Way Freight
Sun
Peoria Mall
Peoria Express
United States
Canada
Mexico
Batty
Iowa
L. Seevera
Elrics Junction
Carnival Guy Packet For Davenport
Steamer Heelen Bair runs Monday Wednesday and Friday at 6 30 am and Sunday at 7 am while Steamer W J Young Jr operates Monday Wednesday and Friday at 7 am.
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Davenport
W. J. Young, JR
Burlington
Helen Blair
W. A. Blair
W. G. Block
Diamond Jo Line Steamers Timetable Details
Steamers Dubuque and Quincy operate northbound at 7 00 am and southbound at 11 30 am with voyages from Muscatine to St Louis and St Paul to Muscatine on varied June to September dates. Travel times show Muscatine as overnight stop en route to St Louis and St Paul, with arrival and departure patterns outlined for each city and boat.
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St. Louis
Muscatine
St. Paul
Louis
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Swift Specific Company
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Maria
Via
Great Rock Island
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G. Farmer
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Cedar Rapids
RL & Pay
Cedar Rapid
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Mobile
Atlanta
Savannah
Florida
Flie
the Southeastern Limited
Alex. Hilton
Enger
Bryan Snyder
Passengos Thaffioc
Saint Louis
S. G. Stein
Pine Street
Traveler's Guide
Montezuma
Pasboengzet
Ccccee
Gouth
R. 1
P. Railroad
Ilton
A.m
AP Wilton
A. Ma
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Eveceses Eeoes
Muscatine North & South BY. Co
Etrick Junction
Telephone
Diamond JO Line
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