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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
8
Local items report a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Anthony Mucha on Tuesday and many residents visiting Wilton Cranston Letts Columbus City Davenport and Iowa cities. Recitals graduation events and theater notices appear with several tours and travel plans. Mackerel specials and home sale bargains mark the day.
A Friday evening program at the Geneva school east of town will close the term with songs recitations and a brief dialogue. Participants include Victor Miller Norma Schwedel Anna Sabbath Whitney Fairy Otto Schwedel Ruth Stamler Walter Fahy Hazel Fitzgerald and others with Violinist Ralph Fischer and Beulah Le Fever directing. Refreshments to follow.
Crowds gathered for a Memorial Day program in Muscatine with a parade led by the Fifty-fourth Iowa National Guard. Veterans, island bands, and schools decorated cemeteries Greenwood and St Marys, then held afternoon services with speeches, hymns, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address read aloud.
The Young Men's Bible class of the Y M C A will be permanently organized next Sunday at 2 PM. Officers and committees will be elected as the group plans summer meetings and social events. The class studies the Bible with a conversational method, currently discussing Matthew chapter seven.
The speech argues for government power to curb overcapitalization in railroads while protecting investor returns. It defends honest rail managers, promotes public accountability, and urges moral conduct, fair regulation, and continued private investment to improve transportation nationwide.
Contracts received by the Ozark Athletic Club in Davenport confirm Packy McFarland and Fighting Dick Hyland will meet in a 15 round arena bout at the new Coliseum on June 25. Promoters report both fighters accepted terms and will begin training immediately for the wind up of the clubs first show.
Chicago cattle receipts 400 up 16 cents Belves cows and heifers listed from 4.50 to 5.50 stockers and feeders 3.00 to 5.15 western cattle 4.25 to 5.48 hogs receipts 16 000 up 5 cents light 6.10 to 6.35 mixed 6.05 to 6.32 heavy 5.85 to 6.22 rough 5.85 to 6.09 sheep receipts 8 000 steady 4.25 to 6.40 yearlings 6.10 to 7.09 lambs 6.25 to 8.00
Butter steady in creameries 18 23 cents and dairies 17 21 cents. Eggs steady at 14 cents. Chicago poultry market reports firm poultry with turkeys and chickens at 13 cents. May dates reflect market conditions in Chicago and product classes.
Mrs. Charlies Thompson was a passenger this morning for Burlington where she will visit during the week. Mrs. Walter Griffin returned home in Letts yesterday after spending the day shopping in the city.
Wilton College announces a summer school starting June 3 1907 with emphasis on teacher preparation. Work counts as county institute work per the county superintendent. Prompt attendance requested with reasonable terms and guaranteed satisfaction. Information from President John R H Latchaw Wilton Junction Iowa.
Mr and Mrs Harry Seems left for Lone Tree this morning to visit friends for a short time.
Mrs D J Cotter arrived back yesterday afternoon aboard the Firefly after spending the day in Davenport in a brief city outing.
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