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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1911
Page
13
Iowa farmers may file their farm name and land description with the county recorder for one dollar. Once recorded a farm name cannot be reused in the same county, and owners can cancel or replace names for twenty-five cents plus a new filing fee. The law aims to prevent mail misdirections and naming conflicts across Muscatine county farms.
U S Marines at Fort Rosecrans identified General J R Mosby as a deserter from the Marine Corps. Mosby had commanded insurgents in the Ti Juana fighting and admitted the desertion occurred about a year and a half ago after recognizing marines who knew him from Mare Island.
D. Frankel of Stroud Oklahoma credits Breklin's Arnica Salve with curing a boil at home after his wife used it. The advertisement promotes the salve as fastest for burns scalds cuts corns bruises sprains swellings and piles. Available for 125e at Weavercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
The Fifty Fourth militia unit receives orders for its annual encampment at Ottumwa starting August 28 with a ten day stay. Captain H F Lange reports an Ottumwa camp is favored. Des Moines hosts the state shoot beginning July 10 with regimental contests and a subsequent state team selection for the national event.
Bishop James Davis presided at yesterdays diocesan meeting after the retreat naming two boards for diocese administration. Rev J M Walsh transfers from Washington to Cummings while Rev F J Leonard and Rev J I Grieser return from Davenport to this city.
A grateful mother describes curing her three year old son’s head sores with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent after eight months of suffering. She notes hair regrowth and no scar, and promotes Cuticura as an economical treatment for eczema and skin issues. The message cites G O Couvillom Plancheville La February 26 1910 and Potter Drug & Chem Corp as promoters.
A. W. Morgan reports middle aged and elderly people use Foley Kidney Pills for rapid and lasting help with kidney and bladder troubles and related irregularities.
West Liberty residents and visitors are noted in a roundup of calls and trips. Mrs John McCann returned from Tipton to visit family, others include J H Ditmers and companions touring Iowa City, and residents visiting relatives in Burlingon Davenport Muscatine Austin Minn and Downey.
Williamsburg Iowa hosts a three day chautauqua with Western talent led by William Jennings Bryan on July 3. The program opens July 1 with Forbes Juvenile Pipe Band Rev Nugent and a Forbes Band concert and continues July 2 with sacred music lectures by Rev Simms and sacred concerts by the Chautauqua Ladies Orchestra. On July 3 Bryan delivers a lecture Signs of the Times followed by a Chautauqua concert and sketches from Dickens by W S Battes.
Cantaloupes moving from southern California to Chicago and the east travel on fast Rock Island trains. An estimated 125 cars of summer fruit pass daily, with at least 75 cars daily in the past week. Fruit arrives from El Paso via the Southern Pacific and is rushed to eastern cities.
About two score workers from Boone Construction Company set up camp near Pine Mills to start grading for the Davenport Interurban line. Philip Daman will supervise the project as several more gangs are expected to join along the right of way this week. Grading aims to be completed before fall.
Agua Prieta Sonora Mexico June 24 voters in the first constitutional election for commissioner and municipal judge cast ballots quietly with troops ensuring access to vote in northwestern Sonora.
The Grace English Lutheran church Sunday school holds an all day picnic at Weed Park on July 12. The event features amusements for children, dinner and supper, soft drinks, and an afternoon athletic contest with prizes for the children. Many church members plan to attend at supper time on the east side park.
The Great Western Cereal company transfers its Fort Dodge and Joliet mills and Mother’s brand rights to the Quaker Oats company of Chicago. Great Western retains Akron Muscatine and Nebraska City properties. President Joy Morton says the firm lacked working capital and profits, making partial disposal advisable and stockholder action will decide future operations.
E F Meyers and S H Slagmaker, Beloit Wisconsin, are making a novel river trip by small canoe. They arrived in Muscatine from the north, en route to Alton Illinois, after spending the night they set off south. They report daily runs of fifty to sixty miles with unusual good fortune.
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