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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
5
Muscatine slough grows as a leisure spot with frequent picnics and rowing. The river’s high water limits fishing upstream, but the slough offers sport for anglers and a retreat for residents and visiting families. Local residents and visitors are noted in South Muscatine notes.
Street Commissioner Fuller has a crew draining streets in South Muscatine near Nebraska Street and Miles Avenue. Workers lay tile and pipe to channel water to a nearby pond, with shells dumped at Miles Avenue end for fill. Kemper Avenue remains flooded and traffic is difficult as water covers sidewalks. The Ladies Aid Society prepares for a church social at Musserville M E Church tomorrow at 8 pm with booths and ice cream tables. Theodore Coberg suffers a severe cold at home on Indiana Street.
Miss Ora Parkins and Mr. Percy Mayne wed at Rev J C Kendricks home at 8 pm. The couple will set up house in a cottage owned by George Brackett after a brief visit with the Parkins family. Parkins has long worked at W L Ayres store and Mayne at local meat markets. The article also notes birthday celebrations for Della Foster and various local visits and trips by residents.
S H Moorehead of Buffalo visited Davenport on interurban line plans to Muscatine. He said Buffalo residents spend about 3000 yearly on Davenport fares and a better line could double that, with freight and regional traffic boosting revenue. He favors a Buffalo route for higher profitability.
Walter Kiefner, born September 5 1868, died at Bellevue hospital after a stabbing in the Rock Island rail road yards Sunday evening. Funeral set for 2 PM tomorrow from the Kranz home with Rev. J N Elliott. An inquest by Coroner Appel to be held at 3:30 PM today.
E A Batchelor of this city completed a 22 foot Columbia launch with a 6 hp engine and 12 person capacity. Built with his sons for a New York client, it has drawn much riverfront admiration and may race if contests are arranged before summer. The craft is praised for speed and potential for an exciting launch contest on the river.
There will be a special convocation Friday evening May 4 for work in M E M degree. W H McCoy and Silas Johnson serve as officials and secretary respectively.
Three fine stallions will stand for the service of mares during the 1906 season at the stable of W W Wagner located southwest of Letts Iowa. Bataclau a black imported Percheron stands among the largest in the state and produces notable colts. Brabancon 29512 a black imported Belgian, bred from top Belgian blood, also shows strong colt results pleasing draft-horse enthusiasts. Lord Aesop a blood bay standard bred stallion combines size speed and quality, expected to mature as a 1300-T horse. his sire Aesop 27805 has 21 sweepstakes to his credit and his dam Jeanette 2:26 is a leading mare from Lemon Bros stock farm. Pasture available for mares left to breed at reasonable prices. Visitors welcome to view the horses for any potential customer.
Local youth expect to attend the Y M C A permanent camp at Lake Geneva Wisconsin this summer. The article describes the camp facilities a reception hall library cottages and athletic grounds and lists conference dates including students June 15 to 24 and an August schedule for boys and workers conferences.
An advertisement touts Newbro's Herpicide as a grease free dandruff treatment that destroys the scalp parasite causing hair loss. It cites a Wyoming man whose experience claims itch relief, dandruff cure, and new hair growth with the product, offered by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store and The Herpicide Co. samples available by mail.
Tim Essex pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined five dollars with seven days in jail. Clarence Stapleton had charges withdrawn after denying involvement in the brawl at Hare's Hall that chased Harry Cissell to his aunt's East Third Street home. all three spent the night in the police station.
The local market remains steady with eggs at 15 cents per dozen and butter up to 25 cents a pound. Strawberries arrive from the south at about 10 cents per pint while garden produce like rhubarb onions and lettuce is plentiful. Sugar sells for eighteen to twenty pounds per dollar with eastern and western varieties noted.
Miss Grace Stickney visited her cousin Myrtle Foster in Nichols over the weekend. Miss Pollie Jones returned from a seven month stay in South Dakota. Miss Maude Newcomb, now employed in Nichols, spent Sunday at home. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Chapman and baby Helen visited Mr. C.'s mother in Wapello then returned to town. Blacksmith Mr. Trunk moved his family from Lowell and will occupy Willis Hand’s former house. John Daniels of Letts visited his brother William. Grace Gunderson returned to Mt. Auburn to resume studies after a two week home stay. Mrs. Tyte learned John Higgs of Silver Twig North Dakota, an old resident, had died. Wm. Chown called in Nichols. Mrs. I. W. Jones spent time in Iowa City with Mrs. McKee who is poorly. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Meredith and G. W. McKee with Miss Bessie were Muscatine callers.
Wrayville May 3. John Bowser and family visited Dan Foster. Willis Thirtyacre and family hosted Sunday at New Boston. Sophie Anderson of Moline visited her parental home in Foster. Adam Zoliner and Louise Feldman attended at the Thirtyacres. Laura Kennedy of Rock Island visits Bell Reynolds in Wrayville. J E Wray and wife were in Rock Island for several days last week.
A Brant visited his New Era home by launch at Fairport on May 3. Fern Dodge of Pleasant Prairie spent Sunday at a local home. Mr and Mrs Bast of Muscatine visited Mrs Kretschmer on Sunday. A storm Tuesday morning caused a yearling colt to be killed by lightning. John Batchler of Sunflower Ridge conducted business at H Wunche on Tuesday.
The Iowa Central schedules a Saturday May 19 round trip excursion from Elrick Junction at 7 52 p m to Minneapolis arriving 8 25 a m and St Paul 9 00 a m at 4 50 dollars. Tickets good for return on any train until May 22. A tourist sleeper will be attached and reservations available from agents. See bills or ask ticket agents for details.
Letts precinct Republicans hold a caucus at Gipple's drug store next Saturday May 5 at 2 p m to elect three delegates to the county conventions in Wapello on May 9 and 26 and to attend to any other proper business. J A McDaniel Com Rev
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