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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1902

Page

4

Keokuk Mortgage Foreclosure Involves Hubinger Assets

Foreclosure suits target J C Hubinger owner of Keokuk properties including the opera house and the Spiesberger store. Union National Bank Philadelphia holds the note and mortgage after a starch label claim was settled. Hubinger shows no immediate worry and plans to address the matter at his convenience.

J. C. Hubinger Keokuk Mississippi Valley Telephone Company Muscatine Keokuk Gate City Keokuk Opera House Spiesberger Graphing Company Pennsylvania Hubinger Union National Bank Philadelphia

Schoemaker Leaves Journal Office for Knoxville Position

Ed C Schoemaker resigns after two years as bookkeeper and assistant mess manager at the Journal to take a bookkeeper post with Anthes Lumber Co at their Knoxville Iowa office. He will be succeeded by Edith Hoefflin in the Journal business office. The little steamer Artie pumped another barge load of sand this morning.

Hubinger Ed. C. Schoemaker Journal Knoxville H.c. Schoemaker Anthes Lumber Co Iowa C. R. Musser R. D. Musser Little Falls Minn Muscatine Capital Anthes Company Shoemaker Edith Hoefflin Artie

Farmers Plan Boycott and New Store Scheme Across the River

Farmers in Illinois across the Muscatine river plan to operate a general store, hire a manager, and handle local grain and hogs while boycotting Muscatine for a year. They consider building an electric line from Rock Island to Buffalo Prairie to boost cross river trade. Local merchants back Illinois trade and oppose the boycott.

Illinois Muscatine Bridge Company Lillibridge Rock Island Buffalo Prairie

Farmers and merchants clash over bridge access and feeder yard plan

A city meeting discusses routing farm teams away from the bridge and creating a feed yard on the river's far side to avoid crossing. Merchants note many pedestrians hitching teams on the far side and seek future privilege, hoping for a quick satisfactory adjustment. Delegates to Trades Assembly and speakers from St. Louis and local District Organizer Carl Evans attended, signaling a growing labor union.

Man H. O. Schroeder J. Busch Andrew Wirtz Charles Dale Trades Assembly S. Brogan R. Rowland John Boke C. Quinn E. Poehl C. F. Ceilley St. Louis Carl S. Evans

Trial bottles of Kennedy Kidney Remedy offered free by mail

Barrels of samples sent free under a special arrangement with the Dr David Kennedy Corporation Rondout N Y Readers may obtain a trial bottle and pamphlet by mail just sending full name and post office address and mentioning the paper The offer cites benefits for kidneys liver bladder blood rheumatism dyspepsia and female weaknesses noting 91 percent of users bought larger bottles later The remedy is advertised as a laxative kidney medicine priced at 1 00 per large bottle six for 590 with 50 cent and regular sizes also available

David Kennedy

Diamond to Steamer Sidney to Start Season April 8

Agent W. G. Block announced the Diamond to Steamer Sidney will begin operations April 8 leaving St. Louis with connections to the Helen Blair at Burlington. The Helen Blair will run its first trip to the city this afternoon and be inspected by a government official tonight. An excursion from Davenport is rumored.

W. G. Block Sidney St. Louis Helen Blair Burlington Davenport W. G. Block & Son Iowa Avenue Diamond City Ondine

Wide Range Prices for Grain Produce and Live Stock

A broad list of market prices across grains livestock and groceries. Grain and corn quoted 65 68c with oats 43c and wheat 61 70c. hay and straw values shown. livestock prices for hogs cattle calves sheep and poultry detailed. fruits vegetables fish and staples with per unit rates and package deals. coal and fuel prices included.

Double Tracking Bridge At Rock Island Line

A Rock Island crew works east of the city near Brook street preparing for a double track bridge over Mad Creek. About a dozen men lay trusses while dirt is dumped on the railroad right of way. Ties and rails are nearby and the road plans double tracking soon, though for now it does not trespass on city property.

Journal Rock Island Brook Street The Mad Creek

Carpenters Union Elects Officers At Meeting

An enthusiastic Carpenters Union meeting at the Saturday Mail office last evening formed the mature organization and added eighteen members to reach 43 charter members. Elected officers for the ensuing term include President J K Frye, Vice President J Hartman, Recording Secretary D M Keckler, Financial Secretary J Busch, Treasurer E Maher, Doorkeeper H Freeman, and Trustees P Maher T Beeser Martin Bartlett, with Will Goetz heading the By Laws Committee.

Carpenters Union J. K. Frye J. Hartman D. M. Keck J. Busch E. Maher H. Freeman P. Maher T. Beeser Martin Bartlett Will Goetz

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