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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1913
Page
9
A promotional notice invites buyers to test Bowstring Six Cord Spool Cotton against their current thread. It claims Sea Island cotton yields longer finer fibres, yielding superior strength and smoothness with no defects. Dressmakers praise its defect-free performance for continuous machine use. The price remains per spool.
McColm Dry Goods Company fans the drive for a proposed city hall bond. A Saturday night meeting with union, fraternal, and firemen representatives formed a publicity committee to educate the public and gain citizen backing. A second meeting is planned to expand participation and finalize campaign plans.
Local reports say farm products are unusually scarce with grain markets nearly at stands, and a thaw plus slick highways blamed for log jams. John O'Melia, city weighmaster, notes this month is the toughest of the year as grocers report butter and eggs hard to secure, a first in two years.
Des Moines session to decide ownership of water power rights within the state. Debate has involved many House and Senate members after discussions with Senators Kenyon and Cummins. The issue stems from the Keokuk Dam situation and a large corporation holding options on Des Moines River power sites.
The Muscatine city council met in special session with Mayor Koehler presiding. Ordinances creating Improvement District No 20 for street works and a special street lighting system were read, discussed, and approved on third reading. A refund schedule for Davenport and Muscatine Railway Company parcels was approved, as was a settlement offer on a disputed Isett avenue bridge claim.
An ordinance regulates the erection of posts for a special lighting system on Muscatine streets and provides for only formation of and posts for the lighting system.
A group of responsible men secured prior water rights in a large mountain stream and several thousand acres of deeded land in a peaceful valley with ideal climate. A few more partners may join with a small investment to share in the interest and game land. Lands may become valuable with valley development. For full information, call Georges Burns, Grand Hotel, until March 2.
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