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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
8
Citizens mention upcoming baseball at the fair grounds with Riverside and Muscatine White Sox, a 2:30 PM game, and local visits to Davenport for commencement. Miss Myrtle Crees returns from West Liberty, and Miss Nelson from Fort Dodge visits family. A correction notes Walter Lewis not related to local resident.
A 14 year old boy is blamed for a fatal wreck of the Twentieth Century Limited at Mentor. Investigators question a switch keeper and consider negligence or a deliberate act. Officials doubt the boy had a key. motives range from mania to revenge.
Miss Harriet Kennedy Heller and Ray N Batterson wed at the Hellers North Mulberry home in a ring ceremony conducted by Rev J W Potter. Miss True Batterson sang O Promise Me as guests witnessed in a simply adorned west parlor. Afterward light refreshments and wedding gifts followed as the couple plan to return east then settle in Pasadena at 365 North El Molino Street.
A group of fifteen ladies from the Macca bees enjoyed an outing at City Railway Park. They spent the day in pleasant company, taking in the park’s scenery and facilities.
A Boston Store advertisement touts a corset sale offering girdles and satin hip corsets for 39 cents each. It highlights new shapes and colors white blue pink and urges shoppers to visit Saturday for value and pleasing fit.
Boston Store offers silk ribbons at 10c per yard for several widths, with narrow varieties at 5c per yard. 300 pieces of finest all silk ribbons available, plus 5 inch changeable taffeta ribbons in all colors at Segard.
Display includes about fifty new pieces bought late in the season at reduced prices. See the pretty goods on display this week. Other wash goods priced at 5c to 50c per yard. Handsome white goods with new patterns offered at 8c 16c 12c 15c and 25c per yard.
Yesterday afternoon the gentlemen went out and at six o'clock luncheon, which the ladies had taken, was served. About nine o'clock all returned to the city.
A social evening featured a river launch ride, refreshments at Leu’s parlor, and a lively armory dance. George Koenigsaecker and Alfred Wagner organized the event with the Thomas orchestra. The attendees included many named young ladies and escorts, listing several local youths and hosts.
Miss Kathryn Kennelly hosted about 20 young ladies at her East Washington street home in honor of Miss Blanche Munn and Miss Beulah Bennison of Muscatine. Pink and white roses decorated the rooms and the Entre Nous color scheme framed a three course luncheon served by Miss Fanny Winters and Miss Cecil Rogers.
Mr and Mrs N E Crees will entertain at their West Liberty home with a 6 o'clock dinner tomorrow evening in honor of Mr and Mrs N E Crees Jr who were married in this city Wednesday evening Attending will be Mr and Mrs F L Schwertfeger their daughters Hattie and Stella and son Fred from this city and Miss Dora Emmerson of New Boston Illinois who is visiting here.
An afternoon at City Railway park featured the Rathbone Sisters enjoying the event with neighbors and families. Spectators reported a lively scene as local residents gathered for leisure and community spirit amid sunny weather.
A social group enjoyed a park picnic supper at six o'clock followed by dancing at the park pavilion until ten o'clock before returning home. The narrative notes several couples attended and shared an afternoon and evening of leisure.
Mrs Herman Hartwick was surprised yesterday at her Woodlawn avenue home by about 25 female friends. The afternoon included pleasant visits and a 5 o'clock luncheon served to the guests before they departed.
Miss Effie and Miss Eva Groves entertained about 18 young friends at their Monroe street home last evening. Amusing games were played and refreshments served.
Private wire reports open high low and close for wheat corn oats and fats. Includes July September December futures with percentages and prices, plus car receipts for Kansas City Omaha and Minneapolis and Duluth activity.
Wheat prices at the Chicago market show No 2 red and No 3 red selling at varied levels. No 2 hard opened at $1.95 and No 3 hard at 96 to 100 cents per bushel.
The fragment lists monthly and yearly price quotes for oats, rye, lard, ribs, and cash corn with various open, high, low, and closing figures. It includes July and September entries, reveals price ranges, and notes specific contracts such as No. 2 No. 3 white and yellow oats and cash rye. The text resembles a late 19th or early 20th century market roundup and commodities table.
Cattle receipts about 2000 with steady trend. Good to prime cattle $5.25 to $5.60, poor to medium $4.00 to $5.00, cows $2.50 to $4.60. Hog receipts around 15000 up about five percent with mixed butchers $5.25 to $5.42, choice heavy $5.30 to $5.42, heavy $4.65 to $5.20, bulk sales $5.30 to $5.35. Sheep receipts about 1000 steady with lambs strong $4.50 to $6.50.
Butter and eggs hold steady in Chicago trade on June 23. Creameries sell butter at 16 19 or 19 6c per lb while dairies offer 15 18c. Cheese remains steady at 12 13 4c per lb. Market activity shows stable wholesale pricing across primary buyers.
Chicago prices show poultry weak with turkeys at 14 to 15 cents and chickens at 11 to 16 cents for springs, in a market overview dated June 23.
New York poultry market report shows fowls at 10 to 15 cents, springs 22 cents, broilers 20 to 25 cents, and turkeys 13 to 14 cents. Prices reflect typical mid June trade with no major shifts indicated.
New York June 23 Wheat July 9544c and corn July 59 1/4c quoted from the New York Produce Market. Market figures show grain trading activity with July contracts leading.
New York market notes show butter unchanged and eggs unchanged for June 23, reflecting steady prices and supplies in the city markets.
Peoria market note lists corn No. 3 at 54 cents. No other goods or prices shown in readable text.
Daly, Yale varsity rower, was removed from the boat after being charged with cribbing in his psychology exam. Ortmayer, from the varsity four, took his place.
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