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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1900
Page
2
H F Weimann arrives from Clinton and R K Swan departs on the W J Young. County Attorney Coldren leaves for Iowa City. David Noble and W J Walker visit. Mrs Clara Beedle recovers from pneumonia. Nellie Robertson leaves for Chicago aboard Firefly. City scenes include street repairs, river sailing, and new Lutheran church plans.
The piece argues that horse prices will continue to rise driven by war use and urban demand for drafter roadsters, with a belief that seven to eight years of price gains remain. It then describes the lumber industry, tracing logs from northern forests to river jams, booms, mills, and yards, noting the many workers and complex processes involved.
The Harlem and Crotona Highway Handicap is scheduled under the Westchester Racing Association at Morris Park today.
Stockton notes report light frost with no damage, farmers planting corn after rains, and residents like Hans Alsen visiting from Rock Island. Local improvements include Leutje’s painted picket fence, Jockhelk and Ella in Davenport, Bernick's county supervisors session, Knaack at the Des Moines Democratic convention, and Lamp and Boller home improvements.
W A Gray spent Sunday at home as public schools close for a break. Edna Williams is sick with measles while farmers start plowing. Mrs Peter Miller visited Victor last week. Vinnie Latta of California visits. Jim Cochran of Letts buys cattle. Sam McGill builds a new residence south of town. Ella Long of Wilton visits relatives. Mrs R W Wibber recovering from recent operation. N R Letts returns from Missouri with saddle horses. Fire damages J K Hammond's saw mill and home near Mt Hope.
Miss Addie Nagle spent Sunday at home seeking a tag boy option with Master Fred Barr. Elsie and Fern Dodge visited Geo Holling's on Thursday. Ike McElroy was seen passing through town Saturday. New Era chapel meeting Sunday evening drew a large crowd. A railroad social is planned at New Era on Wednesday evening May 16. Mr and Mrs Searth of Davenport are visiting James Irwin. Millie Hesson and her brother Will attended Sunday school at New Era.
Mrs Geo Coyot spent Friday afternoon with Mrs Simons. Yorace Smith dined with Mr and Mrs Garrie Scott last Tuesday. Becke and Wilson of Muscatine are doing fine work in Klein cemetery. Mr and Mrs Henry Will of Muscatine are visiting H G Smith. They called on Mr and Mrs Fred Kaufman of North Prairie Monday and Tuesday.
The Southern Cotton Spinners Association holds its May convention in Charlotte, N C continuing through tomorrow. Speakers include Senator Morgan on the Isthmian Canal, Sidney Payne on Electric Transmission, and George C. Draper on Improvements in American Cotton Machinery. A banquet is planned for this evening.
Readers opposed to Sunday editions question how they can read the papers on Monday without compromising their beliefs. The remark highlights ongoing debates over weekly publication schedules and personal observance.
Testimonial from Rabbi David Klein of Columbus Ohio praises Pe-ru-na as a superior remedy for stomach catarrh. Patient Alex Carter describes long dyspepsia with prior medical failures and relief after two bottles of Pe-ru-na and four of Man-alin. The ad claims Pe-ru-na cures catarrh anywhere in the body and offers free literature titled Summer Catarrh.
Jim Davis won the event at the old rolling mill site with high form and 32 of 40 birds. E. E. Davidson and J. Figg tied for second with 32 dead birds. Figg won the shoot off. Adam Von Dresky was third with 31 dead birds. Rev. J. N. Elliot and Supt. Fiske tied for last.
Sioux City Iowa May 9 President O P Beebe of the State Federation of Labor and two local delegates depart for Des Moines to challenge the Burlington Trades Assembly for treachery in opposing the Titus anti convict bill in the last Legislature. They bring letters from Samuel Gompers president of the AFL and aim to expel the Burlington body from the Iowa Federation.
Henry Critters, a farmer living northeast of Le Mars Iowa, was found dying at his home with a crushed skull after a barn kick from a horse. The hoofprint appeared above his right eye and a broken bridge of the nose. He died moments after discovery.
Denver Colorado May 10 The Republican State convention opened here to select national delegates.
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