Local visits and travel notes from Wilton and surrounding towns
George Cory of Wilton and Ris Jennings of Columbus Junction visited the city yesterday. Verne Arnold rode the 7:58 train to Letts on business. Mrs. A. H. Gatton of Fairport shopped in the city. Frank Kincaid left for Chicago as a mail clerk. Cornelius Toohey rode Firefly to Davenport for the day. Ken Musser of Little Falls visited Wilton. Henry Wildasin and Joseph Bailey also in town. Lumber firm seeks several thousand feet of walnut lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wildasin
Joseph Bailey
Wilton
Ken Musser
Little Falls
City
Peter Musser
Musical Union orchestra concert ships seats in new opera house
Patrons urged to purchase seats early for the Musi cal Union orchestra concert next Monday. The event marks the first concert in the new opera house and a large audience is anticipated. tickets are 60 cents for any available seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musical Union Orchestra
Opera House
Muscatine
Gold and Silver Mines and Oil Lands in Colorado for Sale
Sale of gold and silver mines with one placer claim and 849 acres of land in Larimer County near Loveland. Property promises quick division and potential production. bidders urged to contact for details on terms and immediate assessment.
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Gliplk
Lar
Sear Loveland
Library Monthly Report on April Book Disbursement
Gift to the institution from Miss Jennie Hogan, formerly of Muscatine, accompanies the April disbursement. The building is being equipped with screens for display and protection of the books.
Muscatine Ladies Quartet Debuts at Union Concert
The Musical Union concert next Monday will feature the first appearance of a ladies quartet led by Mrs Murphy Miss Musser Miss Timm and Mrs Willace-Questen. The group, prominent Muscatine musicians, prepared a special number for the evening.
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Musical Union Orchestra
Murphy
Musser
Timm
Willace- Questen
Muscatine
Local Notes and Upcoming Events in Muscatine
Movements and visits as residents travel by train and river boat. Scheetz’s graniteware and Luellen’s Panitorium advertise services. The Musical Union orchestra Concert draws big advance box requests. The Chaperons show includes Nellie Follis in a star turn alongside Harry Connor performances.
P. M. Musser Library Reports April Circulation Growth
The Muscatine library, run by librarian Mrs. E L Mahin, issued 4529 books in April over 26 open days. Average daily circulation was 174, with fiction at 83 percent. Gifted painting from Miss Jennie Hogan of Oakland adorns the reading rooms as carpenters install screens and Elm trees are planted to enhance the building’s appearance.
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P. M. Musser
Muscatine
E. L. Mahin
Mahin
Jennie Hogan
Oakland
California
Greenwood
Charles Cadle
San Francisco Bay
A Place for Money
Titus and Jackson advertise first mortgage loans available for investment from 300 to 5000 dollars with no fee for collecting interest or principal. They invite interested investors to call or write.
We Hit the Nail on the Head With Cheap Wallpaper
Advertisement from H. Schmidt & Son Co. touts large wallpaper stock and low prices. It claims 10,504 yards sold and trim matched in a week and urges customers to ask for paste, noting hanging wallpaper costs nothing if done by customers themselves.
Davenport & Suburban plans interurban line to Muscatine
Surveyors for the Davenport and Suburban street railway say they have reached Fairport on the Muscatine route. The plan calls for an inter urban rail along Rockingham road and Fourth street with service every 15 minutes downtown to the Rockingham loop and hourly to Muscatine within a year of the ordinance grant in March. Offices have opened at Harrison and Second streets.
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Davenport
D. A. McGuegin
Davenport & Suburban
Muscatine
Fairport
Rockingham Road
Fourth Street
Perry Street
Harrison and
Second Streets
River Forecast for Mississippi Between Dubuque and Muscatine
River forecast ending 8 a m Wednesday May 7 1962 notes rapid rise between Dubuque and Muscatine as water levels climb. Davonhote and Reed's Landing areas mentioned with general river conditions and impacts to local observers.
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St. Paul
Mississippi
Dubuque
Muscatine
Buffalo Prairie and Eliza Sabbath Services Notice
Buffalo Prairie and Eliza M E church hold Sabbath services with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. on May 11. Another preaching at Eliza M E church at 2 39 p.m. Regular services every Sabbath at these hours. All are invited. N W Thornton, Pastor.
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Presbyterian Sabbath School
Buffalo Prairie
Eliza M. E
N. W. Thornton
Dance A. O. U. W. hall Saturday night
Community notices describe a Saturday night dance at the A. O. U. W. hall with painting and paper hanging by E. L. Kemptner of 714 East Fifth. Local residents George Arnold and Mrs. A. FE. Mackennar are noted for travel and visits, while river activity mentions the J. W. Van Sant steamer and shelling boats on the Musser mills log raft. Tickets for the Musical Orchestra concert are advertised at 50 cents, framed as a tradition to cover yearly expenses rather than profit.
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Musical Union Orchestra
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Vaily
Guarantee Loan Co
Furnstate
Bevig
Reliance Loan Co
Joe E. Kranz
Ave
Vor
C. H. Stone
George Cory
Cty
Ris Jennings
Columbus Junction
Eas Yean
A. H. Gatton
Verne Arnold
Letts
Bualnesa
Muscatine Sash & Door Co
Frank Kincaid
Chicago
Mrs. Cornelius Toohey
The
Teulig
Colorado
TOR Sale
Ecy
Opereia
Gvidseuta
Osurpase O
Agpry
Geo. W. Hill
Champa St
Denver, Colo
R. A. Holmes
of Books
the Institution
Nainsook
Scheetz’s
A. J. Weaver
M. H. Trusdell
Frank Pierce
Stuart
Ft. Madison
First Congregational Church
John Mahin
Clyde Leach
Messrs
Geo. and
Frank Hawkins
Cly
Evangeline
M. W. A. Hall
Scott Blackwell
Wanderer
G. Fleitz
Harry Fulton
U. S
Keokuk
John Weimeyer
J. G. Brendle
Wapello
E. F. Schall
West Liberty
Luellen Bros
East Second Street
Grand Hotel
F. P. Sawyer
Great Western Cereal Company
Lillian
Lila Kemper
Cedar Rapids
Miss Cross
Fruitland
Grinnell
C. L. Stafford
Bessie Hoopes
Anna Jepson
Keota
Missionary Society
Rose Aderman
Oshkosh
Wis
Will Price
McQuesten & Sawyer
Great Majestic Company
Nellie Follis
Harry Conor
Miss Follis
Frank L. Perley
Duprez & Son
Mulberry Street
Titus & Jackson
H. Schmidt & Son Co
Davenport & Suburban Management
River Bulletin
Buffalo Prairie and Eliza
A. O. U. W. Hall
E. L. Kemptner
East Fifth
George Arnold
Rock Island
A. FE. Mackennar
J. W. van Sant
Consort
Lydia van Sant
Musser Mills
Kirk
Parker
Casa C. C. D
Clay
East Hill
Saledt Ae
F. A. Neidig
East Second St
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