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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1903
Page
4
City News Items Highlights Local Daily Happenings
Local briefs report residents visiting Muscatine for business from Sweetland Wilton Des Moines and Letts. Notes include dances at Armory, steamer excursions, family visits and a new partnership forming W J Vanatta & Son altering the monument firm name and scope.
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W. J. Vannatta
Middle West
W. LD. Vannatta
W. J. Vanatta
Muscatine man faces jail over Muscatine factory scheme
Meyers sought to relocate the Imperial company to Muscatine and recruit dozens of young men on a mail order plan for an enormous factory. Police arrested him after he failed to explain his whereabouts and anticipated a Marshalltown warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyers
Commercial College Block
Imperial Company
Chicago
Muscatine
O. L. Peck
Mr. Meyers
Commercial Hotel
Rice
John Kienley
Marshalltown
Nyenhuis Home
Lucas Street
J. P. Clyde
Robert Baird
Congregational Church
Maine
Chief Rice
John A. Robbins
Robbins
Police force changes under Chief Rice in Muscatine
Chief Rice reshuffles the night and day police forces in Muscatine. James Billings gets the South Muscatine beat, Thurman moves to the day force, Cooper becomes night captain, Thurman chooses day service, J. M. Peck joins night beat, and McDaniel takes Cooner’s former post. Rice aims for a finer department with the new arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chief Rice
Rice
James Billings
South Muscatine
Thurman
Cooper
J. M. Peck
McDaniel
Cooner
Columbus Junction Fair Opens Amid Crowds and Excitement
The Columbus Junction fair begins under favorable conditions with crowded exhibits and growing crowds. Races are planned for midweek with strong spectator appeal. Notable visits include Mrs. Isaac Stone and family from Mediapolis and Miss Vera Stone staying longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Isaac Stone
Mediapolis
Wm. Outcome
Vera
France
Jennie Mize
West Branch
Elia Mize
Ainsworth
M. B. Thomas
Center Point
John Laughlin
Colorado
Dan McKay
Cider Mills Advertises Farm Wagons and Engines
The notice lists corn shelters buggy tops wagon boxes and road scrapers wagons surries and buggies as in demand. It also touts supplying gasoline engines cheaper than competitors to meet current market needs.
Local arrivals and happenings near Wapello
M Benham and S F Small arrived from Wapello with others passing through for civic duties. Walter Grafe of Burlington visits. Franc Sigafoos hosted a Sunday dinner at the Commercial hotel with multiple households praised. Asa Merrill and J C Smith travel to Wapello for grand jury duty. Aaron Hurley and sister Alice depart for Wapello from Denver, planning to reside there. C M Fulton buys the Dr Clegg home at Third and Oak. Drs Clegg may rent downtown offices. A Rock Island wreck between here and Cotter delays travel. no injuries. Supt. Wallace of Wapello oversees local matters. Fred Colton returns from Wyoming, wife and sister-in-law absent for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Grafe
Burlington
Franc Sigafoos
Commercial Hotel
J. A. Hanft
A. J. Schmoker
Ella Mize
Asa Merrill
Columbus City
J. C. Smith
Wapello
Aaron Hurley
Miss Alice
Denver
Hurley
C. M. Fulton
Dr Clegg
Third
Oak Streets
Wavello
Fred Colton
Wyoming
Suburban Men Visit Muscatine Rail Officials
Davenport and Suburban Electric Railway leaders Adolph Priester C G Hipwell and Dan McGugin came to Muscatine to discuss company affairs with J M Kemble. No unusual significance was noted. McGugin promised an official statement when available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport-Muscatine
Adolph Priester
Davenport and Suburban Electric Railway Company
C. G. Hipwell
Dan McGugin
Davenport
Muscatine
J. M. Kemble
Non-Union Man Charged After Double Slaying in Bellaire Riot
In Wheeling West Virginia on September 1 two drowned men were found with one shot before the body entered the water. Victims are William Pracht and Anthony Holloran. Fred Williams, a non-union man, was brought in for safety amid fears of a lynching by union men in Bellaire.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Bellaire
Wm. Pracht
Anthony Holloran
Fred Williams
Wanted to Buy Two Farms in Muscatine County
C. A. Peck & Co advertises for two good farms in Muscatine county and notes they have three houses and furnished rooms for rent in the city.
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Muscatine County
C. A. Peck & Co
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Janette
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Nichols
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Peoria
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Grandview Avenue
Helen Blair
Rock Island
E. R Healy
Anna Healy
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Sidney
St. Louis
Lena
Sophia Freyermuth
Freyermuth
George Plitt
W. J. Vanatta & Son
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M. N. Bond
L. Boston
Everett Crow
Russell Crow
Charles Friederman
E. T. Lily
O. D. Deems
E. R. Ryan
D. W. Proctor
H. V. Crull
L. R. Dalton
Jack Foster
Bert Lockwood
Warren C. Eastman
Milo Smith
Phil Schweitzer
J. E. Drug
Tipton
Frank Abbott
Louis Graft
Carson
Galesburg
Arthur Hayes
Minnie Mason
H.scmidt & Son Co
Mrs
Amalia Schmidt Gobble
Seventh St
Damien
Ave. Cash Grocery
L. Augersbach
Prop
Toben
Malone @ Co
M. Benham
East Second St
Sociation
S. F. Small
Seiler Bros
Unscheid & Seiler
D. W. Wheelwright
Wail Lake
Swan, Ohfe
Oxford
Lillys Dry Goods Store
Chas. H. Gobble
Reliable Companies
Anson Clothing Store
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