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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1902
Page
7
Daily Journal notes a flurry of local activity with residents like Mrs. John Berg and Carye Rhodes visiting the city. Various ads promote graniteware, Hyomei, wood, china, cider, sauerkraut, flowers, and a sale on graphophones and records at the Hirt & Fester Piano Co. alongside mentions of a grand lodge attendee and travel to Oskaloosa.
List of farms for sale in Muscatine Louisa and Washington and Cedar counties. Some properties described as very cheap. Contact Fred S Pentzer at 122 East 2d Muscatine Iowa for details.
J M Rider of Wilton was a business caller in Muscatine. Mrs Margaret Benninger’s funeral set for Saturday at 2 from William Kemper’s Pine street. Miss May Demorest leaves for Milwaukee to teach in public schools. Mrs Gustave Weis travels to Centerville to visit relatives. Mrs Stockdale heads to Las Vegas NM for several months. New line of Japanese china at The Maze. Van Gent Robes offer dressed chickens potatoes.
The council fire at 1 39 Sunday afternoon in the Wigwam of Musquitine Tribe No 95 I O R M marks the last trail with Past Sachem James M Wier. Floyd E Whitman Sachem leads the event.
Money to Loan. I am prepared to loan money on good personal security and on farm produce and livestock. Fancy potatoes delivered at 40 cents per bushel. C. C. Smith. Home baked pumpkin lemon apple and mince pies doughnuts graham and ginger bread Saturday at St John's. Art Mull, a boy in the employ of the job printing establishment of R. A. Holmes, had his finger caught in a press this morning and severely crushed. A fine lot of dressed chickens at Geo. Ellman's. A suit for divorce was filed today in the district court entitled Anna T. Hughes vs. Harry Hughes. She claims they were married July 2, 1898 lived together until May 1, 1900 when they separated. She asks for a divorce and the custody of their three year old son. Farm mortgage loans made at lowest rates. Fred S. Pentzer.
Reports from wards show many voters enrolling their names by 3 PM. All residents who changed address or did not vote last election must register tonight or risk losing their vote as registration boards stay open until 9 o clock.
A brief item notes availability of sweet cider and fresa sauer kraui at Geo Eitman s shop.
Lima beans tomatoes radishes tender beets crisp celery and best sweet potatoes available at the St. John's market with a wide selection for shoppers.
The Second District Federation of Woman's clubs met in Iowa City with 49 visiting delegates and 30 Iowa City clubwomen. A six course luncheon at Barkley Imperial followed a morning program featuring Dr. Jennie McCowen and talks on Libraries, Housekeeping as an Industrial Art, Village Improvements, and Reciprocity. Muscatine delegation included Mrs. W. W. McQuesten Mrs. James St. John Miss Cora Hopkinson and others.
A meeting of the Library Debating Club is scheduled for Monday evening October 27 at 8 o'clock in the library auditorium. Full attendance is required as important business will be transacted. I. S. Pepper presiding F. D. Throop secretary.
The temporary program committee of the Library Debating Club will meet Monday evening October 27 at 7 40 sharp in the library auditorium to complete business assigned to the committee. J M Beck serves as Chairman.
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