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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1903

Page

5

Three People Arrested at Maquoketa for Vagrancy

Three undesirable colored people, two men and a woman, were arrested at Maquoketa on a charge of vagrancy and hustled out of town on the first train.

Maquoketa

Interurban trolley boom spreads through Illinois towns

The article highlights rapid interurban electric line expansion in Illinois Indiana and beyond. It notes Cherry Valley where 33 percent of residents rode daily and cites growing networks from Chicago to Beloit Elgin Rockford Madison and Terre Haute with substantial capital investment and favorable earnings compared with steam roads.

Illinois Cherry Valley Rockford Belvidere Wisconsin Indiana Michigan Chicago Milwaukee Road Elgin Joliet Beloit Peoria Pekin Galesburg Knoxville Abingdon Terre Haute Ind United States Trinois St. Louis Vandalia Dixon Rock Island Springfield Quincy Rushville Bloomington Ilinois Hammond and Whiting Marion Huntington Munice Vincennes Fort Wayne Hartford City Elkhart French Lick Indianapolis

Delivering Produce Across Regions Regardless of Weather

Farmers maintain steady delivery to main population centers, ensuring produce reaches markets with favorable rates. The message stresses ongoing transport capacity despite weather, highlighting reliability and pricing advantage for sellers and buyers alike.

A O U W Grand Lodge Considers Iowa HQ Plan

Sioux City meeting May 11-13 may launch a drive to fund a state headquarters in Des Moines. Proposals include a 44 foot wide three story fireproof building with potential net earnings of about 2000 dollars annually to apply toward lodge costs and per capita tax relief.

Grand Lodge Sioux City B. F. Rebkopf Grand Recorder of Des Moines Grand Recorder’s Citizen’s National Bank Sixth Avenue Walnut Street Iowa Grand Lodge General Fund Grand Lodge of the

Safe investments in mortgage real estate loans

Absolutely safe investments in sums of 190.00 and upward. First mortgage real estate loans not to exceed one half value of property. Interest and principal collected without charge. Call on or address G. M. Titus, 118 Iowa avenue.

G. M. Titus Iowa Avenue

Medical Society of Muscatine to Meet for Dinner

The Muscatine county medical society will dine at 6 at the Commercial hotel then convene at Dr. F H Little’s West Second street office. Dr L W Littig, professor of clinical medicine at the Iowa State University, will be guest of honor and speak on a Cesarean section case report from his clinics. Several out of town physicians will attend.

Muscatine County Medical Society Commercial Hotel F. H. Little West Second Street L. W. Littig Littig State University At Iowa City

Emma Luchterhand and Edward Stein Wed at Home

Miss Emma Luchterhand and Edward Stein married Wednesday at 8 PM in the bride’s home at Eighth and Climer with Rev J Jans officiating. The German Evangelical church Young People's Society gave a rocking chair and a German Bible. The couple will reside in the city and begin housekeeping at Third and Green streets.

Emma Luchterhand Edward Stein J. Jans Eighth and Climer Young People’s Society German Evangelical Church Stein Third and Green Streets

Thirteen Students Graduate From Sioux City Medical School

A class of thirteen has just graduated from the Sioux City School of Medicine, marking the completion of their medical training and readiness to begin professional practice.

Sioux City School of Medicine

Elevator to be Built at Wellsburg for Grain Storage

A new elevator with a capacity of 37 000 bushels will be constructed at Wellsburg to handle grain storage and transport needs. The project signals expanded local agricultural infrastructure and supports farmers in the region.

Wellsburg

Upper Mississippi clam fishing boom boosts towns along river

W E Dodge of Lansing Iowa reports the clam and pearl industry expanding up the upper Mississippi. Camps, rents, and boats dot shorelines as thousands work the river for pearls with potential high returns, while button factories and merchants benefit from growing demand for large shells and jewelry components.

Upper Mississippi W. E. Dodge Lansing Dubuque New Albia Barthelle Waukon Junction Iowa Prairie du Chein McGregor Cassville Guttenberg

Girls Pull Cars in High School Boat Club

The girls at a high school formed a non school organization to learn rowing. Prof. O D Longstreth will instruct with help from young men. Membership is limited to twenty with a waiting list, and consent of parents is required. Only four people including instructors are allowed in a boat. Members include Gertrude Herr Jessie Kopp Anna Wilson Florence Miller and others.

O. D. Longstreth Club Gertrude Herr Jessie Kopp Anna Wilson Florence Miller Miss Ruser Bertha Herr Ellen Hanley Blanche Munn Josephine Brunn Helen Lezotte Beaula Bennison Miss Osborne Gertrude Fry Margaret Niver Julia Niver Mildred Ruffner Marie Grant Cleo, Richards Maud Vanatta

Local Real Estate Listings Prompt Purchases in Des Moines Area

George W. Keckler at 917 East Eighth Street quotes sold residences on Park Place Sherman Street and East Eighth Street with plots by Otto Link Bert Hershey and H Stark. He invites buyers to consult before purchasing any property. A revived but unverified rumor says a Chicago Burlington and Quincy line may extend from Des Moines to Sioux City.

East Mississippi Aioneer Illinois North Dakota Postum Co Battle Creek Mich O. Dean Park Place Bert Hershey Sherman Street Otto Link East Eighth Street H. Stark Geo. W. Keckler Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Des Moines Sioux City

Matt Hunter Case Heads Again to Supreme Court

The Matt Hunter case will be appealed again to the supreme court, signaling another round of legal arguments and potential rulings on the disputed issues. The appeal underscores ongoing scrutiny of prior court decisions and the broader implications for the involved parties.

Matt Hunter Supreme Court

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