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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1901
Page
2
The notice invites large groups to Black Hawk Tower with tickets for ten or more at 75e each. It notes a management change this year bringing a more accommodating approach and a pleasant visitor experience.
Detailed report shows 57 of 60 tied to opposed Cummins, with 8 delegates for him. Columus City and many townships report heavy anti Cummins sentiment. official tallies list delegates and preferences across Wapello, Columbus Junction, Concord, Elm Grove, Morning Sun, Marshall, Jefferson, Eliot, Grandview, Port Louisa, and Hopewell precincts.
Des Moines June 24 641 delegates to the Republican state convention 53 selected 369 uninstructed. Cummins counted 389 among instructed plus 80 of uninstructed making 469. His managers claim 120 of the uninstructed for 519 total. Harriman Trewin Conger Ottumwa and Conger among others receive smaller shares.
Grace Hix of this city was elected vice president at the Young People’s Christian Union convention of the United Brethren church held in Lisbon last week. The body chose Rev. Franklin E. Brooke as president with Hazel Runkle treasurer and O P Hornish junior superintendent among others. The next gathering will be in Vinton.
Des Moines June 24 J H Campbell prohibition state chairman says headquarters open late month and an active campaign will be run in Iowa due to few year elections and national committee attention. The drive will avoid violent attacks and use a conservative argumentative style with Fourth of July prohibition picnics statewide featuring distinguished speakers.
Celia Stone, formerly station agent in Piano Iowa, was presented with quadruplets last week. Three died but the surviving child, heir to the Stone estate, remains healthy and promising. The quartet included two boys and two girls. Stone has long worked for the Keokuk and Western.
Des Moines June 24 The Iowa board of control nears completion of third quarter contracts for state institution supplies. Awards range from 50 000 to 60 000 with Iowa firms prominent. Amana Society of South Amana secured a tobacco supply contract for six institutions next quarter.
The Sons of Veterans plan a memorial university on 160 acres near Mason City with a cornerstone laid June 26. The campus will include a library chapel museum and military instructional programs funded by veterans groups and local pledges.
The 32d Iowa volunteers held a biennial reunion in Iowa Falls selecting Des Moines as the 1903 reunion site. Col John W. Scott of Des Moines presided as president and John Reed, also of Des Moines, served as secretary.
A public meeting at the court house in Nevada was held to consider the Des Moines Nevada and Eldora Electric Railway proposal. A petition for a 2 percent tax was presented and about two thirds of attendees favored the plan.
June 24 Riverton reports cattle dying from blackleg. One farmer lost two cows in a day near town. Fears grow that the disease may spread. Large hog herds have contracted cholera recently with many deaths.
Articles of incorporation for the Des Moines and Southern railway were filed in Des Moines Iowa. Promoters include B F Clayton of Oskaloosa and F W Cherry of Des Moines Farmers Life. Capital stock 256000 in 1000 shares. Route from Des Moines southwest to the southern boundary. nine directors. officers to be elected annually. Incorporation begins June 20 1901 and lasts fifty years.
Des Moines reports show a drop in convict totals across state facilities while insane inmate figures rise. Anamosa records 464 convicts, Fort Madison 452, compared with last year’s 460 and 485. Insane hospital and industrial schools see increases at Clarinda Independence Mount Pleasant Eldora Mitchellville with specific inmate totals.
Nickel Plate routes from Chicago to Buffalo and return at $13.00 with a ten day sale period and midnight deadline from sale date. Chicago to Buffalo round trips priced at $16.90 with a 15 day limit, and $21.00 for a 30 day through ticket to points east of Buffalo. Stopover at Buffalo for ten days may be granted by depositing the ticket with a joint agent and paying a $1.00 fee. Write John Y. Calahan, General Agent, 111 Adams St. Chicago for details.
A local tale from Meveland Plain Dealer describes a young woman marrying a man with a wooden leg. The ruse is exposed as a couple faces community scrutiny and awkward questions. The article hints at danger and social gossip without detailing the episode.
A reflective line explores perception and gender, noting that many men claim perfection in women only if they themselves feel flawless. The sentiment twists on vanity and perception in intimate judgment.
A prominent dentist slipped while treating a patient and a finger wound festered into a dangerous sore. Blood poisoning followed, forcing weeks away from work. The ad promotes Io-do as an antiseptic that heals from the bottom and prevents recurrence, priced at 25c per box.
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