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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1901
Page
4
Muscatine's Leibbrand, Ryan & Co. renews a one year advertising contract in the Journal under a new plan that changes ads with each insertion. The firm, praised for fair business methods and customer courtesy, supports the Journal as the best affordable medium to reach local shoppers in their homes.
The Eastern Iowa Association F A A completed arrangements for its annual picnic to be held in Mediapolis on October 14. Bloomington council met with a well attended session, refreshments, and a social hour. Officers include T Ryan president, Guy Jones secretary, Barbara Detwiler treasurer, FEP Dev vice president. Delegates from Columbus Junction J H Tavton J P Swygard C H Wickert John Lamb.
Shire, Isaac Stone, Guy Jones and wife of Mediapolis, A. Romaine and wife, Mrs. J. H. Stokes and O. Shaw of West Liberty, Messrs. Jones and Davis of Richland, J. H. West of Ottawa Kansas, state organizer.
Rock Island railroad to begin an extra fast train between Chicago and Denver. The Rocky Mountain Limited departs Chicago at 1 p.m. on June 16, reaches Colorado Springs by 4:30 the following day and Denver by 4:45. The service mirrors the fastest routes on two other lines and offers the quickest path to Colorado Springs.
Little Jakey Worst was severely injured when a milk wagon ran over his hip after he jumped back onto the wagon to deliver milk. He is recovering at the home of his grandparents on East Ninth Street under careful care.
Political quotation notes that only the mint and advertising can generate money. Attributed to Hon. William E. Gladstone, emphasizing the link between currency creation and promotion.
Men and women of good address to represent us travel appointing agents and local workers to look after our interests. $900 guaranteed yearly plus commissions and expenses. Rapid advancement at an old established house. Pleasant permanent position with liberal income. New brilliant lines. Write at once. Stafford Press New Haven Conn 23 Church St.
Tomorrow at 3 30 p m memorial services will be held in the First U B church as a union meeting of all local churches. Pastors will participate with Rev L B Hix delivering the sermon and Mrs J L Murphy singing a solo. The G A R and W R C will attend as a group.
Miss Nettie Stiles of Wilton visits the city while W J Hill reports on the Journal and joins friends in Wapello. Mrs Pearl Bargholt of Columbus Junction returns home after a visit with Mrs Mary Tansey. The German Mechanics Aid society offers five Park Trace lots by raffle on July 4. Commercial club members meet Monday at 7 pm for important business. J H Munroe is president. Mrs John Elfers of South Muscatine wins raffle for a First Class rag carpet. John Neha Sr, famed cigar maker, ill with rheumatism. Captain E C Peto sells his famous Huckelberry stallion for 200 to Francis Kane of Iowa City. The German Inglish college male quartet from Wilton entertains in Grandview to warm applause.
Citizens are advised to avoid letting strangers clean wallpaper as risks include ruin and costly pay. The old method is praised for longer paper life and better results, urging careful choices and experience-based judgment.
A county postmaster sent a note to the Post Office Department saying he will be shot next Wednesday as he leaves. He adds that they may fire him but he will prove he is the only man in the neighborhood who can ride and write.
A county transcript from Justice Rose's Salem court shows a 36 cent judgment and 40 dollar costs in the Reeves vs Van Winkle case. Reeves formerly of Salem now Keokuk, Van Winkle deceased, tried in 1893, transcript filed to recover costs from the estate. The note likens the case to the Jones county call case from years past.
In Bloomfield New Jersey May 25 the recorder ruled that the word damn is not a swear word. The decision embarrasses many who believed they were swearing and may force new vocabulary to express strong feelings.
Des Moines on May 25 reports the Martin Flynn sale at the fair grounds as a standout event with 48 Shorthorn cattle sold for a total of 15 390 dollars. The average per head was 320 50 and the top price paid for a cow reached 1 030 dollars by H F Brown of Minneapolis. Wiese of Sutherland IA also bought a cow for 1 000 dollars.
Iowa Central Railway announces one fare round trips from many points to Lincoln Nebraska for the German Baptists meeting in May 1901. Tickets on sale May 23 27 with return limit June 4 extended to June 30 by depot with joint agent for fifty cents. Side trips from Lincoln to Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Indian Territory available at one fare round trip. For times and tickets contact any Iowa Central agent or Geo S Batty Marshalltown Iowa.
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