Wilton Sees School Comic Operetta A Merry Company
A large Wilton crowd gathered at the grammar school hall for the production A Merry Company directed by Misses Hattie Johnston and Burdette Perry with music supervision by Laura McCarl. The performance featured Florence the Village Mischief and Charlie the Missing Cadet, cadet drill, newsboy act, policemen, chorus and an orchestra from the grammar grades. The Wilton band and local residents were noted for attendances and travel, and the open air concert was announced for May 16 at 8 p.m. Weather permitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Hattie Johnston
Burdette Perry
Laura McCarl
Florence
Mary Lebow
Charlie
Edwin Bannick
Richard Atwill
Norman Abbott
Lorenz Dornseff
Clayton Teeple
George Mockmore
Perry
Johnston
Wilton Band
Blue Bells of
Scotland
Suwannee River
Excursion to Tri Cities May 24 Roach & Musser Hose Co
Local notes advertise a Sunday excursion to the Tri Cities by Roach and Musser Hose Co on May 24 with the steamer Columbia. Also mentions plans to travel to Peoria baseball game, sales ads for houses and horses, and local business promotions. Includes names such as G M Titus and Mrs M Conway with several Davenport and Rock Island references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roach & Musser Hose Company
Tri-Cities
Roach & Musser Hose Co
Rock Island
Peoria
Columbia
Conservation of Natural Resources Urged by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt calls for urgent national action to conserve natural resources warning of looming exhaustion. He emphasizes forests coal iron oil and gas and urges responsible use and long term planning to secure the nation’s future and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Roosevelt
United States
A O U W Meeting Called At K of P Hall
A O U W members are urged to attend Thursday evening at the K of P hall for important business followed by a social hour. Per order F Beitel M W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of P. Hall
F. Beitel
M. W
Montpelier Man Confesses in Court Admission Ends With 20 Days
Henry McCannon walked into Justice J. C. Coster's office in Montpelier and confessed to participating in a May 2 fracas at a dance. Judge Coster gave him 20 days in jail suspended on costs and a good-behavior promise. The case was filed by A. F. Drumm, who runs a Montpelier dance on Saturdays. McCannon had avoided the charges until this morning when he surrendered himself to the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McCannon
J. C. Coster
Montpelier
Judge Coster
A. F. Drumm
McCannon
Drumm
Muscatine
Former resident near death after paralysis stroke
Mrs. R W Leverich of Chestnut street learns her sister Mrs. John Walter of Fort Collins Colorado is gravely ill after a stroke. Mrs Walter, formerly Miss Sue Garlock, and her husband were longtime residents of the city. Medical care continues but recovery seems unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Leverich
Chestnut Street
John Walter
Fort Collins
Colorado
Miss Sue Garlock
Mr. Walter
Outlook in Steel Industry Bright
E M Walker of Citizens Railway and Light receives a letter from his brother in Pittsburg Pa with news that notices at American Steel and Wire and Carnegie Steel demand vacations before August first. The letters suggest plants anticipate heavy business after that date and foresee strong growth ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Walker
Citizens’ Railway & Light Company
L. M. Walker
Pittsburg
United States
Merchants To Be Visited For July Fourth Celebration
The soliciting committee of the Red Men will call on merchants who contributed to the July 4 celebration on Thursday morning. The committee requests merchants be ready. Joe T. Cosgrove, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Men
Joe T. Cosgrove
Sec'y
Chicago Markets Report May 13 With grain and hog price quotes
Miner & Co issues a Chicago Board of Trade market update dated May 13. It lists wheat corn oats hog lard ribs and pork futures with May and July positions, plus Chicago Produce Market receipts and cash prices for wheat oats hogs cattle and lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miner & Co
Chicago Board of Trade
H. J. Frenzel
Chicago
Chicago May Wheat and Livestock Market Summary
Chicago markets show Wheat July opening at 90 and closing 89 with May at 1.00. Cori July 64 cents. Oats July opening 47 closing 47. Pork July 13.50 Lard July 8.42 Ribs July 7.27 Rye cash 81 82c Barley 65 74c Timothy Sept 4.30 Clover no activity. Illinois cattle market report begins with cattle trading at Chicago on May 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cori
Timothy
Chicago Butter and Egg Market May 13
Butter steady in Chicago trade with creameries at 18 22 cents and dairy at 16 20 cents. Eyes Firm firsts quoted at 15 4 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Chicago Poultry Market Prices Report
Chicago Ill May 13 Poultry steady turkeys 14c chickens 12c broilers about 1 lb per dozen 3 4 dollars 1 1 1 2 lbs 4 50 5 50
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
New York Poultry and Butter Market Report
New York markets show poultry steady with alive prices for spring chickens at 30c, fowls 13c, turkeys not fully listed. dressed prices for turkeys 12 to 17c, fowls 12 to 14c. Butter steady with 8,535 receipts and prices from 14 to 21c. eggs firmer at 23,664 receipts with fresh gathered and storage packed at 17 to 18c. westerns unchanged.
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New York
New York Produce Market Wheat and Corn Prices
New York May 13 Wheat July at 98 and a half cents per bushel Corn July at 73 and a half cents per bushel reported by the New York Produce Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St Louis Produce Market Wheat and Corn Quotes
St Louis May 13 Wheat July 6 4c Corn 63 74c Oats No 2 cash 51 to 51 1 2 c price listings show grain bids at the market day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis
St. Louis
Peoria Produce Market Corn Prices For May
Peoria Illinois May 13 corn No 3 Toe mentions oats and market note.
Local Market Prices for Grains Livestock and Eggs
Corn 70c oats 45c wheat 1.00 1.10 dollars cracked corn 1.50 per cwt popcorn 1.15 to 1.25 shelled 1.40 to 1.75 per cwt per peck 30c bran 1.35 oil meal 1.75 shorts 1.35 to 1.40 barley 0.75 chop feed 1.50 hay 9.00 to 10.00 fresh eggs 11 to 16c live stock prices shipper pay choice heavy 5.15 choice light 5.25 rough heavy 4.50 stags 4.00 steers 5.00 to 5.50 cows heifers 3.50 to 3.75 bulls 3.00 to 3.25 veal calves 4.00 to 5.00 lambs 5.00 to 6.00 sheep 4.00 to 5.00 Muscatine Produce Co fresh eggs 12% c butter 16c hens 8c springs 18c old roosters 4c stags 1c per lb turkeys 10c geese 1c
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Produce Co
Local Produce and Goods Price List
Bananas 20 to 30 cents per dozen dates 10 to 11 cents per dozen Oranges 20 to 40 cents per dozen Hides 4 to 5 cents per pound Corn meal 20 cents Fresh fish retail Carp 6 cents per pound Catfish 15 cents per pound Black bass 15 cents per pound Striped bass 10 cents per pound Buffalo 8 cents per ton bag or box diet
Flower Market Price List and Seed Sales
Flower market offers carnations 75c per dozen for 325 units, roses 1.00 to 1.50 per dozen, Calla lilies 2.50 per dozen, and American Beauties 1.50 to 3.00. Seeds and garden items priced per unit: Millet seed 1.00 bushel, onion sets 10c quart, various seeds at 10-20c per oz, seed field corn 1.20 to 1.50 per bushel, seedling plants 11c dozen cabbage 10c dozen, pie plant 5c, prunes 8-15c, pineapples 15-30c, coconuts 5-10c, beans 20c quart, sweet corn 15-20c quart, spinach 30c peck. Advertisement ends with Susan endorsing bakinder biscuits by Gold Medal Flour for Peter.
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DR. Pentzer
East Second Street
Wilton News
Frank
Kentucky
George Hawley
Elmer Nichols
West Liberty
W. G. Griffith
Miss Salisbury
K. J. McAuley
Davenport
Burt
Oliver Prescott
Mason City
A. B. Kegley
T. D. Mitchell
M. E. Piggott
Reid Agnew
Denver
Tday
D. Agnew
I. L. Wright
Harold
Bennett
Wm. Ross
Olive Hain
Geo. J. Nicolaus
F. A. Maurer
Schuyler
Neb
J.E. Kranz
Opposite Journal
G. M. Titus
Iowa Ave
M. Conway
West Second Street
Franklin and Purdon's
Effie Groves
Park Place
Burlington
Frank Bowman
C. H. Sandros
East Third Street
Cal. W. Smith
A. I. E. Boss
Trinity Church
J. B. Jones
Rock Island, Ill
Dr. Norton
F. H. Sandros
Waterloo
Father Vaughan
Grand Opera House
E. H. Siltz
Otto Seidlitz
Stirlen & Rowan
J. L. Caulfield
Washington Street
M. A. Caulfield
Stowell
Thompson Bros. Co
S. M. Olander
New Era
Igleheart Brothers
Desk
Evansville
Indiana
Conservation OF Natural Resources
Justice Coster Today
National Game
Stooes
Siegel & Isaacson, Props
Dr. A. Reed
Wilson
Ft. Collins
Pittsburg Plants Post
Chicago, Ill
C. A. Giesenhaus
Cash Grocer
Peoria, Ill
Muscatine Markets
B. E. Lilly
Wiy
MaheLeee, IA
Ducks
Ittec
Luscious
Dr. Shoop
Geo. Bitman
Susan
Peter
A. S. Weidling & CO
Iowa Avenue
Cable’s New Jewelry Store
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