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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1914
Page
9
The Zeidler concrete plant in South Muscatine is now operating with a large workforce. The plant's capacity is already straining to meet orders as tile and culvert production expands. Two new sidetracks are under construction to speed loading, and a shipping platform will enable direct loading into cars.
Workers and families stroll along Mustuting Slough and the river bank on the first spring day off from the factories. The outing marks the initial prolonged leisure time for many employees this season, with picnics and social gatherings observed across the area.
Material for re decoration of the Musservilla My E church is here. Men in charge of the work will arrive next week. The project should finish within two weeks with minor interior and exterior repairs. Decisions were made Thursday at a trustees meeting.
Wapella Indiana notes Lafayello Boom 3 incident and family tailed to big alde. Local youths went to Muscatine for a moonlight excursion on the steamer G. Wy Hin. Sixth grade exams held in the school yard. B Welsh and family from Barlington visited for the hall game. Doris Byrnes of Mt Vernon visiting friends. H W Baker in Columbus Junction on business. Mrs Clarente R Young of Columbus Junction visited in the city. Herrick and Cheely have moved.
A bank advertisement urges that wealth comes from labor and saving not luck. It emphasizes readiness, small regular deposits, and that opportunities arrive when savings accumulate. The message invites readers to come in Saturday night to start saving, claiming many have benefited before.
Muscatine State Bank updates mix with community notices. K L Waters returns to Centerville after business, new opera house foundation work progresses, cement deliveries recorded. Wedding announced: Miss Jonnie Sellers to Clarence Te of Crawfordsville, bride formerly taught, groom a mechanic. Various local trades, births, and Decoration Day planning detailed.
Mrs D Te Stenson and two daughters of Long Beach California arrive in Wilton for a several week stay with her parents Mr and Mrs William Ple gott. Laura Sibarhorn returns to Davenport after visiting in town. Mrs Harry Springer and Miss Nellie Houdek visit from Mason City for the day. Pearle Luoden travels to Muscatine for a relatives day trip. F A Latchow attends Davenport business matters and returns to town. Master George Blacham visits Davenport grandparents for a few days.
More than 200 people attended the Coneaville area picnic and athletic day with gate receipts, field events, and a boys and girls game. Coneaville High School defeated Woodmen in a hard fought contest. County Superintendent BE Bradley attended as local schools closed for year end. Rural schools including Olive Branch Parc Place Fruitland Laurel Hill Crab Apple Kalorahia Richman Yankee Hollow were noted.
Cattle and hog receipts near 600 to 700 head with mixed price ranges. Hogs bulk sales around 8.00 to 8.10, packers paying about 5.? to 7.? for various lots. Cattle receipts about 500 head in steady trade with prime fed steers near 8.00 to 9.20, dressed cattle at 7.00 to 8.40, yearlings 6.25 to 7.75, calves 6.60 to 10.50. Sheep receipts about 1,000 head with lambs at 7.00 to 8.75 and yearlings 6.25 to 7.15.
Receipts show hogs at 4,800 head with prices 5 to 1 cent lower. pigs and pigs, 7.00 to 8.16. cattle receipts 330 head with steady market. Native steers around 7.50 to 8.00, cows and heifers 4.25 to 6.00, stockers and feeders 5.75 to 8.40, native calves around FG. Sheep include muttons 4 to 7, lambs 7.00 to 9.00. Overall market described as steady with mixed changes.
Chicago livestock market figures show 8,000 head in hog receipts with mostly lower trades. Prices range from bulk around 8.00 to 10.00 for various hog classes. cattle receipts at 200 loads with steady market. steer and stocker prices near 7.00 to 8.15. calves and sheep also listed with mixed quotes.
Wheat quotations from Manitoba and American markets list values for July delivery with mixed tones. Corn shows American mixed prices in shillings and pence equivalents, reflecting market dimensions on the day.
Geo Banpick travels with Mise Laura Silberhorn while several residents, including Miss Lola Nellay Ruth Hing genbore and Mrs Jesse Sittler, visit Muscatine and Cedar Rapids on Memorial Day weekend. Harold Ringgenberg returns from Muscatine, Agnes Wicks joins a Cedar Rapids trip to Oxford, and others such as Miss Hertha Scull, Mr and Mrs Jakob Pentzer, Belle Scovil, and Rebecca Koepping plan short visits in Grinnell Davenport and Muscatine.
Auction notice offers fiber to farms in Missouri with 20 to 90 acres, 990 shares in a fruit processing company, two canning factories, and fuel equipment including a 1000 acre orchard. Price advertised as 500 dollars down plus monthly payments with life insurance options. Contact Willis R. Munger at 207 N. Y. Life Building, Kansas City, Missouri for photographs and full information.
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