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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
5
Numerous short items list residents and guests passing through the city. Names include Mrs Ed Altenbernd, Mr and Mrs Raynes of Wilton, W C Morgan, Bert and Harry Duncan, and Otha V McCoy and Ida M Rodgers. The report covers travel on the Western and Firefly steamers and notes marriages, sales at Thompson's Book Store, and upcoming community events.
Cattle or horses to pasture. Also anything in the cattle line bought and for sale. Chas. M. E. Patterson, Sweetland post office, Muscatine county, Iowa.
The measure reduces the cost to readers and expands production for the Weekly Journal, aligning it with the Daily Journal in format and reach. This move aims to ensure broader distribution and consistency across publication frequencies.
The Journal will cut Weekly edition price from $2.00 to $1.50 a year and switch to two parts on Monday and Thursday. Reading matter will increase with larger pages or seven columns. Subscriptions paid in advance receive credit at the new rate starting July 1. Those in arrears pay $2.00 until July 1, then $1.50 thereafter.
The Prescott awaits at the landing to take the dredge boat as work proceeds at Hershey's upstream. Dredging may finish in a couple days but mud near the shore risks refilling the channel. The C. W. Cowley is idle for repairs with Burne boilers blamed, and raft traffic on the upper river remains a serious problem.
From Friday's Day the river stands 1 foot 9 inches above low water mark with a 3 inch fall in 24 hours. Sand bars dot the current and even small boats struggle to dodge them.
The La Salle County Editorial Association gathers at Glen Park for a countywide outing with broad newspaper representation. A brief business session reports harmony and good spirits among all attendees.
Mrs Pace of Muscatine Bloom ington Route 1 offers eggs for sale along with yellow turkeys Pekin ducks and B P Rock poultry. The ad lists available birds and contact in rural Maine style.
Halstead and Son’s on Mulberry runs Fully Equiped Paint Store offering best prices on work and materials for painting projects.
A shopper reports buying an Imperial bicycle at Schmidt Bros with evident happiness. no further details on model or price are provided. The note captures personal satisfaction rather than a broader event.
A great Adam Forepaugh-Sells Brothers circus opened in the city with large crowds and high praise for cleanliness and performances. The elephant Baby Boston drew attention while the Seals and Sea Lions impressed many. Bert Davis toured the grounds, noting the massive scale, daily expenses around six thousand dollars, two mammoth tents, seven hundred staff, five hundred performers, and a large logistics operation including 74 railway cars and extensive advertising.
The Woodworkers' Union No. 71 has elected officers for the coming term. President Wm. Pashdach, Vice-President I. Sanders, Financial Secretary J. Yeater, Recording Secretary Carl W. Mueller, Treasurer E. Macklin, Trustee S. Borgstedt. Delegates to Trades and Labor Assembly S. Borgstedt and J. Yeater.
A reader boasts about five years of riding an Imperial bicycle with zero repair costs. The note claims it still runs well and invites a look at the Imperial at Schmidt Bros.
A businessman argues for a $30,000 library gift, asserting maintenance costs are small compared with benefits. He contends libraries serve all classes, complement schools, boost reading, and act as a financial advertisement, urging voters to back the project.
Thieves entered the Miller home yesterday afternoon and stole jewelry, money, bank certificates, and mortgages totaling about two thousand dollars. The scene showed extensive rummaging with back steps damaged and tracks found in the ravine. A wedding ring and engraved pieces were taken. some valuables remained, and a back door key was left behind. The crime may involve someone familiar with the premises.
During the circus parade yesterday around 11 30 a.m. burglars robbed the home of J B Mark at Ninth and Orange streets. A nearby boy was found lying on the grass near the house and neighbors suspected he had knowledge of the theft but details are unclear.
A man attempted to break into Bert Mark's house, tearing a window screen and smashing the kitchen door. Unable to enter the front due to a locked door, he took fruit from the cellar and an old coat and hat before leaving. No trace of the intruder has been found.
The Muscatine Maroons meet the Moline Athletic Club at the Fairgrounds on the 24th to decide a local cross bat contest. The event pits two teams for a close league clash with regional interest.
A called meeting of the Athletic team to compete with Burlington will be held Monday evening at YMCA rooms. The gathering will decide on the proposition offered and set training plans.
Kansas City boxer Kid Noble, after a fifth win over Harry Shephard here, will fight Villian of Davenport in a 12 round Muscatine Athletic Club bout at Armory Hall on July 4. A hard battle is predicted.
The Nichols Gun Club of Nichols Iowa offers invitations to a Wednesday July 4 shoot at Shannon's Grove east of Nichols. Seven events of ten birds each provide four prize purses for winners.
Ed Erb and J Smeenk of the Star challenge the Lillie, then Countess, for the Elk cup after a delayed dispute. Lillie counters with a Berlin studio cup bid. Star holds that only the Elk cup challenge matters. If the first challenge isn’t honored, Fourth of July races may be canceled.
Sioux City dispatch notes excellent crop prospects within 150 miles of Sioux City. Railroad officials C. L. McKinley and Martin J. Larson report booming conditions from Nebraska line to Mankato, with drought damage easing toward St Paul as Milwaukees and Illinois Central routes confirm superb growth.
Despite price increases, Wheeler's continues to offer flour at low rates, keeping costs down for shoppers. The store maintains affordable staples amid rising food prices.
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