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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1913
Page
8
Mr F R Hulsman of Waynesville N C reports severe distress mistaken as heart trouble. After trying various medicines Thedford s Black-Draught restored health and indigestion. The ad touts digestion for overall health and notes 70 years on market with price 25 cents.
Mrs H M Smith of Nichols and Mrs Pete Byrne of Latts shopped in the city and visited friends before leaving for towns. Mrs Jossia Saundera of Pearls and Dr A Yager of Frulinand were in city yesterday then rode the afternoon train. Mrs B L Mee of 607 Syen ore shired left for Cone Ji to visit relatives Sunday. Mrs W Johnson of Alulissa burned home yesterday after visiting Mrs George Lott. The Misses Thelma and Edna Settioomiro of BOT Last Fifth st left for Conesville to visit relatives for Sunday. Mrs W W Orrla of Columbus Tunction and children returned after visiting in the city this week. Mrs R J Rebahaw and daughter Miss Hibl Rebahaw of 120 Marine avenue left yesterday for Adima to visit relatives briefly. Miss Margaret Healey near the city returned home from Larchweed Island and has been visiting friends. Mr and Mrs M S Hess en route from Pennsylvania to Oskaloosa spent yesterday visiting C R Lotspoich on Last Klaveath street.
West Liberty dispatch tells of Old Tom London living in a one room shack near the Cedar River, with 500 chickens and a famed half brother, Jack London, the novelist. The piece traces Tom London’s life from Pittsburgh to Moscow and Oakland, his circus work with the McMann troupe, and his solitary days tending chickens, horses, and a riverfront home rebuilt on a raised foundation after floodwaters.
A Washington man, E. S. Johnson, was shot while handling revolvers in his shop. He was treated at the county hospital after a bullet entered near the breastbone and exited under the right shoulder. His condition improved as the wound did not become infected. Travel resumed on West Madison street as paving nears completion. A local baseball game in Brighton saw Washington lose to Kenota 7 to 15. Justice fined Glen A. Burham 160 dollars for transporting liquor from Town City to Washington. Peach harvests in the area yield record fruit, with a tree bearing ninety seven large peaches. Several residents departed for new posts or study.
Jurist J S Noyes a Riverside county superior court judge was found dead in Sycamore Grove after a sudden collapse. A glass with a small quantity of poison was in the deceased’s hand, and the body was discovered today.
Went Liberty Sept 6 The Bome A-Set Club of ten couples gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Chet Grige home for a pleasant evening with refreshments. Numerous visits and travels occupied residents from Atalissa to Virginia. Real estate changes sweep Liberty as properties change hands this week.
Muscatine auto owners are warned by a Washington Pennsylvania case where a driver transporting liquor to friends was fined 100 dollars. He admitted delivering alcohol from Iowa City, with two bottles of whiskey and seventeen bottles of beer found in his possession. This underscores the law prohibiting transport of liquor to unlicensed dealers.
Advertisements for grading seek bids by 11 oclock Sept 15 1913 at the County Auditor office in Wapello Iowa for about 4 miles of grading on Jamison Hill off the Wapello New Port Highway. Estimated 5005 cubic yards of earth to move with bids on regular county form. A 5 percent bid bond is required and performance bond within 10 days of acceptance. Work to be completed by January 1 1914. County reserves right to reject any or all bids.
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