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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1903
Page
6
The head camp of the Modern Woodmen of America adopted the Town plan led by W. Hart of Waukon Iowa. The new Iowa schedule raises assessments for most ages but aims to cut annual assessments overall and could boost income by about two million dollars annually.
West Liberty, Washington, Nichols, Marengo, Wilton and nearby towns join Muscatine for the Epworth League district convention. Dr. C L Stafford welcomes delegates at the First Methodist as Miss May Villa Patten delivers an address on soul winning. The event closes tomorrow noon with a river outing and brief services.
Round trip from unspecified start to California and return priced at 58.75 dollars. Travel dates July 1 to 10 with good return until August 31. Promotes summer visit to California highlighting cooler northern regions and uncrowded resorts. Inquiries directed to nearest Rock Island agent for details.
Royal M. Zimmer a rural mail carrier at Dunlap is under arrest on charges of embezzling government funds. The amount of misappropriated funds is not disclosed.
The community at Guthrie Center has fully subscribed the $15,000 for a new electric light plant, securing financial backing for the project.
White Collar Line announces summertime sailings with Steamer Helen Blair to Davenport on Monday Wednesday Friday at 6 30 a m and Sundays at 7 a m returning each evening Steamer Silver Crescent to Davenport Monday Wednesday Friday at 7 p m and Burlington Tuesday Thursday Saturday at 2 15 p m Also Keithsburg excursions on the Crescent then return on the Helen Blair at 11 p m at excursion rates
The document outlines three proposals for current members: keep old rates and cover death claims within their group. switch to a level rate near the present but roughly double. or adopt a step rate with rising assessments to age sixty and then a tapering of the $1,000 policy to $281 by age seventy-five, continuing thereafter.
All signs point to another year of bumper crops in Oklahoma with wheat corn and cotton. The article notes Oklahoma as a farmer's paradise and directs readers to contact Bryan Snyder, Passenger Traffic Manager at Frisco System in St. Louis for descriptive literature.
E D Richardson of Davenport, agent for Davenport Co operative banks, explains kidney problems caused rheumatism and backache. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Havercamp's and Doan's ads, he reports a marked improvement and disappearance of back pain. Sold by all dealers 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
West Liberty Indiana June 23 Sunday visitors included A P Lamborn Muscatine city engineer and Henry Beeson Clinton who joined families. Ed Creese Davenport attended, Miss Mary Addieman hosted, and Epworth League delegates Daisy Johnson Vannie Burge attended Muscatine district events. Woodmen held cemetery visit and hayride, Rev J R Payne preached, Lillian Marks spoke about India famine experiences, Miss Newsom hosted.
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