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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1902
Page
6
Bus schedule from Muscatine to Montezuma with daily departures at 6:15 a.m. except Sunday and return times around 8:40 a.m and 7:10 p.m. Agent M. Gould appears as agent contact.
The notice lists trains east and southwest from Chicago and Denver routes with numbers 7 through 30, including limited vestibule service between Chicago and Denver via Kansas City or St Joseph, and through trains to Kansas City El Paso City of Mexico and California. It also provides a Wilton Muscatine schedule with specific departure and arrival times.
Fragmentary railway timetable notes show several train numbers and times for westbound runs from Wilton, including trains 20 22 4 21 3 1 19 41 and 41ik, with times listed around 4:57 am and 11:37 pm and 10:20 am and 4:20 pm, amid garbled OCR text and station annotations.
April 20 1902 timetable shows daily except Sunday trains No 3B and No 4 from Muscatine to Elrick Jct Roundhouse Fruitland Grandview Wapello and back with connections to Burlington Peoria Monmouth Oskaloosa Grinnell Marshalltown Mason City Minneapolis and St Paul. Charles Howard General Agent.
At Elrick Junction Iowa Central announces daily No 8 St Paul Express and No 6 Peoria Mail plus additional daily No 4 Peoria Express and No 25 Way Freight with Sunday services. Southbound No 5 Mason City Mail and No 16 Way Freight on Sundays. Coupon tickets valid to all US Canada Mexico with rates available from A B Cutts in Minneapolis and G L Seevers Elrick Junction agent.
State of Iowa tax sale notice to Lucy B. Taylor. Lot 17 block 40 Park Place Muscatine sold December 5 1898 for delinquent taxes to Muscatine Improvement and Manufacturing Company, which holds the certificate. Redemption ends ninety days after service. deed will be issued by the county treasurer if not redeemed.
Bloomington residents report visitors from Lone Tree Des Moines and Sunbeam Ill. Mary Negus hosted a W M S meeting with Elma Hoag detailing a missionary gathering. E M Pinkham plans to move his barn to Fairfield while coal worries rise for winter. Community events include church visits dinners and local travel chatter.
Notice to W C Battey that lot 12 block 17 Park Place Muscatine Iowa was sold December 13 1897 for delinquent taxes to Muscatine Improvement and Manufacturing Co. Redemption period ends and a deed will be issued by Muscatine County Treasurer unless proper redemption is made.
State of Iowa Muscatine County to W H Thompson you are notified that lot 24 in block 73 and lot 9 in block 18 Park Place addition Muscatine sold December 7 1896 for delinquent taxes to the Muscatine Improvement and Manufacturing Company which holds the purchase certificate Redeption ends ninety days after service of this notice or a deed will be issued by the county treasurer to the assignee.
John B. Lindle attended a large poleo-angus cattle sale at Mrs. Montgomery's near Reynolds Illinois with his daughter Sophia. They traveled about 75 miles via Rock Island Mercer county Buffalo Prairie Marston and Hamlet, noting abundant apples including snows Ben Davis and Jonathan. The Muscatine Journal was common in homes along the route. a wire fence injured three Lindle colts. Fred Fuller visited family on Sunday.
State of Iowa Muscatine County to Williams Rolling Mill Co You are hereby notified that lot 7 in block 19 and lot 4 in block 56 of Park Place addition to Muscatine were sold at public tax sale for delinquent taxes to Muscatine Improvement and Manufacturing Company and that we hold the redemption certificate which will expire ninety days from this notice date on you.
C M Gould announces round trip tickets for the Dan Patch race meet in Davenport at 1.15 dollars. Tickets go on sale October 16 with a deadline of October 17.
The speaker will move south for winter and assigns Frank R. Halstead to run the business with William R. Halstead assisting. The arrangement names Frank and William in key roles as the winter plan is set.
Springdale Oct. 14. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wilkins returned after two weeks in Defiance Ia. Rufus Hinkhouse installed a gas light plant. Rev. Barton returns from conference to continue M. E. church work. Mrs. Lou Todd resumes medical studies at Keokuk. Ladies Self Culture club met Oct 10 with 24 members. John Connors and Elmer Faires mourn infant sons. Mrs. Ella K. Mather attended W. C. T. U. convention in Des Moines. Carom club held at Joe Shreeve’s. rag sewing at Mrs. Helen McCann’s. Mrs. Lou Thomas back in Des Moines after two weeks. Mrs. Mary N. Rood returns after 16 years. Miss Nannie Maxson resigns Lowney school post due to mother’s death. Several visits and gatherings noted around town. Buffalo Prairie theater drawing full houses all week.
Lydia Harriett Yates born April 11 1839 Saybrook Ohio graduated New York Seminary and Female College 1861 taught in Ohio then Iowa Muscatine County Atalissa public schools formed a graded system first female Iowa school principal married Thaddeus W. Maxson October 7 1865 died September 29 192 at Springdale Funeral held September 22 at Friends church Rev Charles Hammond officiated Flowers and friends testified to her valued life and deeds
Duncan Iowa reports Mrs Retherford, a Muscatine resident and widow of a respected farmer and Civil War veteran, has safely returned home with two married children living in town. Farmers are busy digging potatoes.
Tom Sims sold his residence and blacksmith shop to John Novy of South Dakota who will operate the shop. H L Swift bought the Enfield property east of town for a brick making plant. E Nicola learned of Zalman Nicola’s Nebraska fire loss affecting a Lincoln suburb post office, grocery, hotel, harness shop and dental office. The M E church has no regular pastor yet.
Mrs Drury Fisher has been dangerously ill but is now much better. Will Retherford visited Aledo, and F W Goddard plans to move into his repaired house. Miss Etta Shoppa dropped by from Aledo. Mr and Mrs John Clark of Indianaopolis will stay with friends in Pomeroy this week. Harvest home social at Pomeroy M E church attracted 40 to 50 attendees with a short program and refreshments.
Sunday school at King's school house drew a good crowd. Charles Eden Sr is remodeling his home. John Eden and John Cline family welcomed a ten pound girl. Jennie House visits Pettis home then moves to Ainsworth. Jno J McCollister nephew of Springfield visits. Chas Eder Jr to travel to Chicago for exterior visit.
White Prairie Louisiana residents hear of a new rural telephone project while a cow owned by Mrs. L. Thompson was killed by a train last Sunday. The long distance company added cross bars and wires to poles in the past week. Gettert's threshing whistle alarm imitates Wilton fire signal. Journal at your door for 10 cents weekly.
Price list shows flour at 1.00 to 1.20 per sack with variations by season, corn meal 29c per sack, bran 1.00, shorts 1.10, spring chickens 40 to 85 cents, sugar at 5.00 per 100, cabbage heads 6c, hogs 6.26 to 6.50, cattle 3.50 to 4.00, calves 4.00 to 5.00, sheep 3.50 to 4.00, lamb 3% to 4c per pound, potatoes 15c per peck, sweet potatoes 2.50 a barrel, tomatoes 20c per peck, celery 5c per stalk or 3 for 10c, cucumbers 10 to 15c, radishes ic, beets 20c per peck, carrots 20c per peck, lima beans 20c quart, corn 10c dozen, fruits and produce with varied per bushel or per dozen prices, fish and oysters listed, fuel prices including soft coal 3.25 to 4.06 and cordwood 4.25, Musk melons 39.6 cents per dozen.
The Iowa Central railway will sell one fare plus 2.90 to bona fide landseekers for travel to points in Minnesota and North Dakota homeseekers territory. Tickets valid on any Tuesday for 21 days. Inquiries may be made with Iowa Central ticket agents.
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