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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1902
Page
6
From Wilton Iowa and Illinois City Iowa March news items report local visitations, health updates, and upcoming term starts. Mentions include Miss N Patrick from Victor, Prof Paeschke’s resignation for ministry, Grandma Eveland illness, and spring term beginning at the college. Also notes about church missionary meeting, teachers’ meetings, various trips, and local sales.
The Sweetland community reports rain beneficial for crops while J C Aldinger returns from a Texas trip noting dryness in Oklahoma and Kansas. Miss Gertrude Chenoweth is retained as teacher for spring. Wm Moots buys J B Jester’s store and home. Easter program planned. Grace Crull and Elizabeth Crull relocate to Danville Iowa. wells drilled by C F Holtz and J O Holtz. revival meetings led by Rev Howe. school closes this week.
Miss Flora Manlove of Musserville visits Mrs. Lindsay in Fruitland. Peter Corbin recovers enough to sit up after typhoid fever. The Island reports a smallpox case in the Drake neighborhood, victim Mr. Simons. Fred Shepard shows slight improvement from typhoid. Miss Louise Cross ends her winter stay.
West Liberty residents host five couples while Frank Gibson returns from Ohio. School election reelects G A Moore and J D Raver. L A Nichols H W Hughes and F H Shalabarger serve with M Nichols as treasurer. Emma Templeman and Carl depart for Marion then St Charles with parents joining later. C S Barclay and Son short horn sale nets about 18 000 dollars with 57 head sold, top over 800. Rain delays but sale proceeds remain strong. Good Templar Lodge serves dinner in Woodman Hall, likely to net a modest sum.
A Riverside farm house burned early Sunday morning while occupants slept. The home, once owned by Sterling Stagg, left the family with nothing. A large dog killed after attacking Frank Hobenchild’s arm. the mayor ordered another dog restrained. Local changes include a new livery barn under construction and residents moving to Lone Tree.
Mr and Mrs Edward Feldman attended a nephew wedding in Barnum Iowa on Wednesday evening. Rev C L Flanders will preach at Fetersville Sunday morning and at the Baptist church Sunday evening. Rev W F Kettelkamp and F W Mewes returned from Naucomis Illinois after a telegram about an aunt’s illness. Measles patients are improving. Carrie Spickler visited the Van Gent home in Muscatine. Mrs Fred Foster has been ill but is improving. Ira Miller left for Oklahoma last Monday.
The country consumed 97,000,900 gallons of distilled spirits, 30,600,000 gallons of wine, and 1,220,000,000 gallons of malt liquors in what was described as an average year.
Downey notes report purchases, illnesses, and visits in Downey and West Branch Iowa. Listings include Wilson Erwin buying scales, Edith Smith teaching Hazel Dell, J H Secrest shipping cattle to Chicago, and a sixty year wedding anniversary for Colonel and Mrs E L S Schenck with a neighbor oyster supper and a humor about a forgetful citizen.
A memory stub found with school director ballots caused amusement as a citizen realized his vote was lost. Spectators roared while officials counted the memorandum and speculation grew that he may have handed his ballot to a merchant in error.
West Branch residents note Neal Madson can walk the streets again after a long housebound period. F. Dean resumes route work in Muscatine county after a brief vacation. Mrs. Carrie Wickersham buys Miss Mary Webster’s millinery stock. Rev. Barton’s revival at MBE church ends with optimistic view of his spread of faith. Rev. Furniss delivers farewell sermon at Presbyterian church before moving to West Liberty.
Cedar Valley Iowa report: Charles Staley elected director at Cedarville school to replace Nicholas Spilger whose term expired. Walter Blizard returns from Maryland to work for Oscar Drake this summer. Ladies Aid met with Mrs Anna Brown for an all day sewing. J W Flater traveled to Muscatine on business but was detained by a storm. John Arnold hosted by the Flater family. Mr and Mrs M G Swain visited Muscatine Friday. Mrs Odell visited Muscatine Monday.
Olive Branch reports Benjamin Lone traveling to Iowa City for an operation to remove a cataract from his left eye. Friends hope for a successful procedure and restored sight. Mrs. Jefferson Chamblis is seriously ill with pleurisy and grip, at risk of pneumonia. Lula Beatty shows improvement from a severe whooping cough. Amy Hoopes and Alice Yeager visited Sunday. J W Newkirk and wife were Muscatine visitors Tuesday.
During March and April the Iowa Central road sells one way excursion tickets to California from all its stations in Iowa and Illinois at a special low rate. Elegant tourist cars with modern conveniences depart every Tuesday, traveling through without change. For full information, reservations, rates and circulars, contact your local Iowa Central agent or Geo. S. Batty Marshalltown Iowa.
A new clerk is puzzled by a caller's coded message as the old clerk explains the phrase is a telephone girl with hairpins signaling the line is in use. The tale captures a comic miscommunication in a bygone telecommunication setting.
Grain and produce prices list cereals oats corn wheat rye and barley with hay and straw values. Live stock and poultry prices include hogs cattle calves sheep lambs turkeys chickens ducks geese and dressed weights. Retail and wholesale figures cover butter eggs cheese sugar coffee and canned goods with regional fuel and wood prices.
Through tourist sleepers daily to California via El Paso with routes to North Pacific coast points Salt Lake Ogden Utah Helena and Butte Montana On sale daily March to April 30 1902 Rates and information at C R L P ticket office G M Gould Agent.
Mr and Mrs Moses Barber of Atlanta welcomed triplets named Rockefeller Morgan and Carnegie amid reports of the family facing severe poverty.
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