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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1902
Page
5
Listed carpet and rug prices include 98c per yard for Axminster carpets 18.00 for a fine parlor rug 21.50 for the largest parlor rug 12.50 for the largest size tapestry rug 65c per yard for good tapestry Brussels.
Muscatine’s annual school meeting ordered a special election to decide issuing 25 000 in bonds for new and enlarged school buildings. The vote will be held in about a month with polls open today from 10 to 6. Women will be allowed to vote on the bond issue under Iowa law.
The M W A Lodge of Nichols prepares for a grand St Patrick's Day ball and locals anticipate a major social event of the season. Music provider has not yet been announced.
Miss Mattie Edmondson visits home as her father R F Edmondson marries Miss Alice Lupton of Dexter Ia. H L Duncan named railway mail clerk between Burlington and Albert Lea. Thomas Wright relocates from farm to city renting Orr property near the school. Farmers selling land due to high prices. some move to town. Arthur Johnston to Milan Mo for Swift Packing Co work. illness end of winter. Mrs C A Butman visiting Keota with daughter. Bruce Hanna moves family to Mason City. Wilbur Allen buys his former home. Orville Sipe, now fireman on a Cedar Rapids switch engine, reports satisfaction with new duties.
West Liberty readers discuss a calf grazing puzzle with 400 feet of rope to a barn corner. F A Macdonald argues the area depends on whether the calf is inside or outside the barn, noting confinement alters grazing. Mrs J W Rankin adds a contrasting view.
Rural Route 3 Muscatine editor states calves graze over four feet. Drury Illinois editor cites 480880 square feet as pasture for any calf. Ackworth correspondent E W Wedekind Pliny Fry sends a figure of 484253.953467 square feet.
Martha James of West Liberty submits a complete explanation of her solution whose answer appeared in last week's issue.
Dr H L Penney of Wilton solves the problem and secures as his answer 495,219,6736 square feet.
Andrew Cockshoot of Wilton corrects the previous solution and provides an answer of 486 335 88 square feet. The report notes the exact figure and the reference to last week’s submission.
J. A. Becky of Muscatine revises his prior answer and now reports a solution of 481,356 square feet.
The compiled list details respondents and their measured land areas in square feet. Names include Blanche Fitzsimmons of Brooklyn, E. C. Nichols and R. H. McCampbell of West Liberty, Margaret Estle of Minburn, John C. Spring of Fruitland, Martha James of West Liberty, S. Boden of Columbus Junction, Neil Whisler of Columbus City, and others such as Andrew Cockshoot with J. A. Beckey of Muscatine.
Belasco’s farce Naughty Anthony hits the Grand with a strong cast led by Will Phillips as Anthony and Marie Cora as Cora the hosiery model. Patti Rosa and Doros perform songs with the notable stocking scene highlighted for theatre fans.
Market dispatch from Chicago shows wheat futures steady to firm with March and July contracts, corn and oats mixed, and pork and lard futures edging higher. Hogs prices noted as $5.75 to $6.15 for light to mixed classes, with clearances for the day including wheat and flour and coal and wood prices.
Price listings show corn at 62 65 cents, oats 43, wheat 65 76, rye 5, barley 40, hay 12 14, potatoes 90 cents per bushel, sweet potatoes 1.20, eggs 18 cents, butter 26 cents, lard 12 4 cents, hogs 5.60 5.85, cattle 3.00 3.20, calves 5.00 1.00, sheep 3.00 3.50, turkeys alive 54, dressed 10 11 cents, chickens alive 6, dressed 11 0 cents, ducks live 6, dressed 8, geese live 6, dressed 8, corn meal and flour prices listed, sugar and coffee quotes, butter and eggs markets, various vegetables priced per peck or per pound, citrus and fruit quotes, fish and fuel prices including coal types.
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