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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1913
Page
8
Jean Hahn, living on island land above the town, evacuated his belongings as the river flood rose. He moved his barge hauled property to the town side with help from relatives. The island was inundated this morning, and the move aims to allow return in four to six weeks.
Officials from the 57 Varieties company, including Charles Heinz and George McCrum, completed a five day review of the city plant and farm. They reported farm operations in first class condition and the pickle department in top form. new construction for a ketchup department addition will begin next week with materials already on site ready for rapid progress.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church reports plans for an April program. Arrangements are in progress and a complete schedule has not yet been finalized.
An old patent cure touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a blood purifier that promises clear skin in days. It claims no opiates, doctor endorsement, and wide use, selling at fifty cents per package.
The society plans a mid April event featuring dialogues and musical numbers all by church members. Rehearsals have started and final arrangements are pending. Proceeds will fund church improvements. This will be the third entertainment by the society. East Hil Tovals and Mrs T Dress and La cie of Iowa City are visiting. George McGaughey will move to 13 Park Avenue next week. John Stocker will move to the vacated property on Mulherry Avenue. Mrs Stutsman will relocate to 8 S G Kendall Street area. Mrs Rose Hall has returned home from Garden City. KL Craig of Savannah is visiting Fair Oaks. Mrs Bert Garrison of Walcott is staying with Mrs McGaugher on Sherman Street.
Cambridge March 27 The Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Licking rivers flood eastern Ohio as never before with water up to five miles wide in places. Major loss of life unverified. Zanesville reports the only confirmed deaths so far.
William Renkoph and Bert Nabor, workers in the glazing department at Roach and Musser sash and door factory in South End, were cut on the hands by glass while installing a large pane. Fragments in the frame caused the injuries unnoticed during the work. Nabor left for home on Stone Street. Renkoph went home on Clinton Street after treatment by Dr. J. L. Klein. Both fingers were badly cut.
On Muscatine Island the river reaches the levee while the Ble Tim bar floods nearby farmland. Farmers fear little property loss as the Big Timber area remains flooded, about six miles long and three quarters of a mile wide. Seventeen feet is the danger line with the river at around fourteen feet today. The Big levee, strengthened last year, is trusted to protect homesteads even as some squatters move stock to safety.
Musserville Methodist Episcopal Sunday school aims to retain W. M. Stark as superintendent for a 16th year. Officers will be nominated at the Musserville church tonight as Stark, valuable to the school for fifteen years, contemplates stepping down but is urged to stay.
A sizable turnout gathered at Island Methodist Episcopal Church for a Ladies Aid Society social despite threatening weather. The event raised funds to improve the church building, with many aprons sold to boost proceeds.
The notices recount birthday celebrations and gatherings at homes on Oregon Street and Hershey Avenue with music, games, and light suppers. Includes safety volunteers at a booth, plus a Mulford chapel meeting, and visits of several residents to relatives and friends. An article extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, noting its forty-year reputation and availability from dealers.
A blizzard rages across the flood district hampering relief work for flood victims. Cold has eased the flood but worsened suffering, with the region facing intensified misery as relief efforts stall amid severe winter weather. Proclamations also note Muscatine Iowa holding a special election April 7 1912 on funding a City Hall at up to ninety thousand dollars. Voting will occur at designated precincts across wards and specific street locations.
The article notes polling hours for Muscatine on election day at the Bleoker Street relic house or town hall, with observers and officials including Mayor Conrad Koehler and City Recorder I. B. Gmple attesting the notice dated March 2, 1915.
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