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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1902
Page
6
Residents of Riverside Iowa urge altering the Muscatine passenger train to run west in the evening to allow same day Muscatine papers and better connections. A rural mail carrier also advocates the change to start his route earlier.
Bloomington residents report school director results for Locust Grove North Star Park Place with P B Lake Asa Johnson and W H Clymer. Local property moves include John Fishburn purchasing the C G Dykes farm and Sam Brogan selling to Mr Fisher of Clinton. Nearby social visits and travels are noted along with a smallpox scare and a few residents moving or traveling to California.
Port Allen Iowa notes that the school election was held last Monday with L. D. Miller elected director again. The report also lists neighbors visiting relatives, travels to Burlington, and local aunts and uncles visiting family members, including the Maxwell and Lee households.
Mrs Adaline Brooks died at her South Wilton home after two recent surgeries. Born Adaline McClure in Ohio in 1830 she married Canady Brooks in 1854. he died in 1889. Survivors include six children and relatives in Texas Iowa County Wilton and Sweetland. Funeral at Presbyterian church with Rev N N Hall. interment in Wilton. News also covers Junior Endeavor program and local incidents as well as city water tank progress and school director caucus results.
Daily March and April rates apply at all stations on the Iowa Central road. Reach Butte Helena Boise Tacoma Spokane Seattle Portland Salt Lake City Ogden Denver and many intermediate points at these low fares.
West Liberty Iowa items report Mrs Roswell Ackley and daughter returning to Brooklyn after a visit with sister Mrs Howard Simpson. Local society notes include Good Templar dinner plans, Sewing Society surprise for Miss Lin Harris, and various entertaining guests. The Enterprise Index changes owners with Wm A Teefers and P R Hardin leaving. The Floricultural Society met with eighteen ladies to discuss Our Modern Homes. Funeral services for Mrs Susan Heath were held at the Christian church with broad attendance.
Oakland Iowa reports a busy week with wood saw ing, visits and family news. James Boyd Sr returns from Washington after a week away, Robert Maxwell plans moving to Conesville, and a smallpox scare prompts quarantine rumor. Local events include a M W A banquet, a declamatory contest in Columbus Junction, and a sale by Robert Maxwell bringing over 1690 dollars.
Ira Lundy funeral draws large crowd from Atalissa neighbors with Rev. Birch delivering a sermon. School board seats filled as R. F. Stucker and Jesse Van Horne replace terms of Federlein and Vauble. Local visits include Lee Nyemaster and Prof. Pepper. A Monday rain filled cisterns as Norris family from Clinton visited.
In White Prairie Indiana on March 11 Henry Mark has been busy moving all week. Adolph Rexroth and his father John Mark have been helping. Frances Boot visited the area Thursday. Lewis Downer moved to the Maurer farm and Gotfried Marolf may join him this summer. Emil Miester, formerly of Dexter Tennessee, moved to the farm he bought from Adam Frenzel who has moved to Wilton. John Maurer was chosen director of the White Prairie school. Mrs Henry Maurer was ill with the grippe last week and Miss May Maurer helped with chores.
The Elrick Junction rail timetable lists northbound No 3 St Paul Express daily at 8 10 PM and southbound No 5 Mason City wall ex Sundays 11 9 AM and Way Freight ex Sundays 10 0 AM.
train schedule excerpt lists multiple times for Muscatine North and South lines with many arrival and departure markers. partial entries show No 3 and No 20 services with times around morning noon and evening and an unreadable line indicating a general manager.
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