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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
8
Local items report visits by Muscatine residents and guests from Iowa City Wilton Columbus Junction and Keswick. The notes include travel plans business errands medical updates store ads and upcoming events at Buzz's Fair and the G A R hall.
East Hill shows a banner bloom with cherry peach and plum trees in full effect. The Weed Park Club held a productive session at the club house with sewing a short business meeting and a 6 o clock supper. Local residents Mrs. Ben Elder and Mrs. Hutchinson hosted visitors while others recover from illness or improve at Bellevue hospital and in homes.
Real estate transfer filed in county records shows a 244 acre farm in township 76 north range 4 west sold for 24800 dollars. Buyers John D Wolfe and Thomas L Wolfe. sellers Daniel F Kohl and wife. Mortgage 6500 dollars with payment of 18300 dollars. Orono lot sale of 40 feet in block 2 lot 19 to William Horton for 150 dollars.
The one month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Van Dorn died this morning at 219 East Third Street. He had been ill with infancy complaints. The couple moved from Davenport, his birthplace. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 PM from the home, with interment in Greenwood cemetery.
The Y M C A tennis club will meet this evening at the building to organize adopt a constitution and by laws and elect officers. The club numbers about 20 members with expected new joiners.
The mayor and city council with city officials resumed their tour at 1 26 PM to complete the inspection of the first ward and the fourth ward after starting yesterday afternoon.
Maria T Stolzenau acting through her attorneys has filed suit against Stolzenau and Maurer seeking about 500 dollars from a promissory note. The action requests payment of the note plus costs and interest as provided by the instrument.
The Springdale quarterly meeting of the Friends church brings Cedar and Muscatine counties to the city for events Friday May 4 through Sunday May 6 1906. Preachers include Clark Brown Mary Hornaday Joseph Sopher and J W Eldser with open Saturday and Sunday sessions for all.
American Association games Detroit 5 Chicago 2, Washington 3 Boston 2, Cleveland 2 St. Louis 1. New York Philadelphia postponed due to rain. National League Chicago 5 St. Louis 1, New York 4 Boston 3 in ten innings, Pittsburg 4 Cincinnati 1. Columbus 9 Minneapolis 4. Indianapolis 9 Kansas City 3. Louisville Milwaukee postponed by races affecting games.
Baseball schedule lists Chicago at Detroit, St Louis at Cleveland, Philadelphia at New York, Washington at Boston, Brooklyn at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at St Louis, and New York at Boston.
In Boston New York beat Boston 4 to 3 with McGinnity Ames and Marshall credited, Maroney and Needham also noted. In St Louis Chicago won 5 to 1 with Egan Holmes Lundgren and Kling listed. In Cincinnati Pittsburg edged Cincinnati 4 to 1 with Doerner Schlei Livingston Willis and Peitz named.
Baseball score recap lists rain causing a postponement in New York and Philadelphia. Also reports on Detroit and Chicago line scores with pitcher batteries and a Cleveland St Louis game with final tally and batteries. The item includes multiple city datelines and abbreviated team results.
F W Longstreth of Cranston Indiana spent yesterday in the city calling on friends and attending to business matters.
Muscatine township trustees J R Mark William Van Zyl and William Freers finished a week of sessions last evening placing about 60000 more on the tax books. Most increases applied to monies and credits with a few personal articles like automobiles receiving added assessment.
The Bankers Reserves met at Macca Bee Hall voting on 24 applications and initiating 20 candidates. In April the lodge added 99 beneficiary members and three social members from the Blues and Reds contest, which runs to May 15. A drill team social is planned for next Wednesday evening.
The International Typographical Union will donate 10000 to aid San Francisco earthquake victims. Local printers approve and praise the union's leading charitable effort. A further gift of 2 dollars was received from Mr and Mrs W H Simmons for local land.
The YMCA plans an exhibition on Friday evening May 18 with boys practicing nightly under Physical Director F D Applegate. The program features work on all apparatus and the event promises entertaining demonstrations.
The market shows stable receipts of 15,000 sheep and lambs with varied steers in bulk sales. Prices listed include heavy $6.40, light $6.20, and sheep at $5.90 with lambs $4.75. EGAT indicates overall steady trading.
Butter steady creamery price 14 20 cents per pound dairies 14 18 cents. Eggs easy price 13 14 cents per dozen. Market notes from Chicago show steady dairy and lower egg demand. Local creameries and dairies supply figures follow standard price ranges.
Chicago markets report May 3 shows poultry prices steady with easy turkeys at 12 1 2 cents and chickens at 12 1 2 cents.
New York butter irregular, creameries held at 13 1 2 cents per pound. Eggs steady, unchanged.
New York May 3 alive poultry steady with chickens 12c turkeys 12c fowls 14c Dressed prices steady for chickens 10 12c turkeys 15 16c fowls 11 14c Hulls and markets unchanged with small daily variations observed.
New York Produce Market notes wheat for July at 853.0 cents per bushel and corn at 5344.0 cents.
Peoria market closes with No 3 corn at 48 1/2 cents.May 2 in Peoria. Commodities trading details show price at 48.5 cents for graded No 3 corn.
St Louis May 3 wheat July 77 4 75 7 7 corn 45 4 oats 30 5.
Last year's Y M C A campers gathered at the building for a reunion night. The young group shared stories from the Cedar river camp and ended with a taffy pull, reporting one of the season's best times.
W C A Busch a registered pharmacist of South Muscatine filed a petition in the county clerk’s office seeking a permit to purchase keep and sell intoxicating liquors for lawful purposes at his business location.
The Iowa Central announces a popular excursion to St Paul and Minneapolis on Saturday May 19, departing Elrick Junction at 7 52 p m and arriving Minneapolis 8 25 a m St Paul 9 00 a m with a round trip price of 4 50 Tickets valid until May 22 and a tourist sleeper attached reservations via agents.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is recommended for women and children due to its mild action and pleasant taste. It is favored over violent purgatives like pills and tablets. a booklet and sample are available at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Wheat and corn prices listed on the Chicago Produce Market with bid prices for No 2 and No 3 red and hard wheats, No 2 white and yellow corns, oats, park and lard quotes, summer futures for May and July, flax and barley, and timothy and clover values. Market activity notes opening highs and lows for May and July contracts.
Chicago May 3 cattle receipts 9 000 best steady others ten lower beef prices ranged to 4.00 6.19 per hundredweight with cows and heifers 1.75 5.15 stockers and feeders 2.75 4.85 Texans 3.90 4.70. Hogs receipts 18 000, demand strong with prices rising.
Readers are advised to begin hay fever treatment now with the inhalatorium method praised as effective. The notice frames early action as key to relief during pollen season.
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