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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1901
Page
5
Mrs. Emma L Mahin chosen as librarian and Robert B Baird named assistant after a wave of applications. The selection highlights include strong candidate pools and formal resolutions. Dr King was selected for a related role and the process drew broad interest.
The Muscatine Musser public library board met at Hon. G. M. Titus home and unanimously chose Emma L. Mahin as librarian with R. B. Baird named assistant. Salaries set at 59 dollars monthly for librarian and 30 dollars for assistant beginning when duties start. Museum planned. Dr. E. H. King offered to curate pro bono. Dedication program to be arranged. J. J. Engel appointed to fill vacancy on city council.
The advertisement touts fashionable high grade men's and boys' clothing with handmade ready-to-wear suits offering more elegance, fabrics, and style than famed tailor shops. It claims daily low prices year round and up-to-date spring styles for men, boys, and children.
The Twentieth Century Club held a regular Monday meeting at Mrs. Chas. Gray’s home. Members heard papers on The Union in Danger 1809 1815 and Celebrated Statesmen 1800 1850 with vivid presentations by E M Warner and Will McQuesten. A Charlotte Cushman study by H W Lewis closed the program. A California bouquet and a box of blossoms were received, plus war vessel relics from The Lowe. The next session will be at LeMoyne Porter’s May 14 with a Biennial convention report.
Capt. Fred L. Kennedy informs readers that he will open new edges at Red Wing Thursday morning and run regular trips for Shells of the best quality. He invites dealers to call at the Lotus before Thursday to arrange supply and mentions having men digging to supply fresh shells.
Go to California on the Iowa Central railway’s excursions every Tuesday until April 1901 at lower single trip rates. Tickets also sold to Washington Idaho Montana Oregon and British Columbia at unprecedented low rates. For full particulars call Iowa Central ticket agents or address Geo. S. Ratty G P T A Marshbailtown Ia.
The river forecast for 8 am May 2 1901 shows slow rise between Dubuque and Muscatine. April highs and lows are noted with 10.9 above low water on April 1 and 9.6 on April 14. The Young makes its first Sunday trip May 12 with several locals traveling to Davenport. About 30 ride the Lotus to Davenport. others join Firefly. Muscatine lodge to confer first degree at new wigwam in town. Boat returns around 1 am tonight. Dan Hayes travels to Dubuque on the Dubuque.
City death register for April records multiple deaths including Anna Freiberg April 3 age 23 typhoid fever Bertha Reinhert April 7 age 2 months bronchitis John Barnard March 31 age 78 senility Louisa Kramer April 4 age 79 Alice H Fiehlay April 9 age 26 years 7 months septic peritonitis Ernstene Scheller March 11 age 76 pneumonia Infant Council April 11 age two months Indigestion Edna Brown April 19 age 22 typhoid fever Raymond A Poole April 20 age 11 months pneumonia Mrs Jas Sewczyk April 20 age 34 septicaemia Samuel F Sawyer April 13 age 30 chronic interstitial nephritis W H Hoopes April 17 age 60 years 5 months chronic inflammation of spinal chord Mary Monk April 16 age 80 phthisis pulmonalis Fern Day April 23 age 4 years.
Market prices for grain produce flour and livestock shown with c per unit figures. Included are oats corn hay hogs cattle calves sheep lambs and poultry with prices for butter eggs potatoes onions fruit and vegetables plus fuel and oysters and green house items listed. Market described as unsteady with varied pricing and per unit or per sack values.
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