City officers reports submitted at Muscatine council
Gustav Weis city recorder presents month ending September 15 1908 reports including cash receipts from cemetery fund cemetery trust fund and general fund totals and bonds returned for Improvement Districts 22 and 23. Street commissioner submits expenses and payroll with detailed line items and totals.
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City Recorder
Gus. Weis
Muscatine
Iowa
Gaeland S
Homme
Gustav Weis
Saloon License Action Sparks Muscatine Debate
Alderman Hess proposed revoking Otto Seidlitz’s saloon license after complaints of selling to habitual drunkards. The council with the marshal’s instruction to all saloonkeepers to strictly observe the mule law passed a compromise keeping licenses active for now. Chief Vannatta notified saloonmen today of potential revocation if law violations continue.
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Muscatine
Vannatta
Hess
East Front Street
Otto C. Seidlitz
van Zyl
Eppel
City Finance Committee Meeting Report
City Recorder's Office records a regular session of the city finance committee on September 15 at 8 pm. Aldermen Eppel Holmes Hahn and Grossklaus attended, with Alderman Eppel presiding. The committee examined bills, found them correct and recommended payment from the specified funds and appropriations.
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Vienna
William Lamar
Thomas Powers
R. W. Durkee
City Recorder
Ald. Holmes
City Recorder’s Office
City Finance Committee
Eppel
Holmes
Hahn
Grossklaus
Ald
Police Appropriation in General Fund
Police payroll listed under general fund appropriation outlining budgeted salaries and related expenditures for the police department.
Mayor's License Report Forms Muscatine Totals
Muscatine Iowa report dated Sept 16 1908 summarizes licenses issued or renewed since the last report. New licenses listed include L S Penrose peddling medicine Aug 27 for 2.00, B Gladstein peddling was Mie iad's Aug 31 for 5.00, S Pelton peddling or ahahee Sept 2 for 1.00, Frank Herman peddling potatoes Sept 5 for 5.00, and Chamberlain Kindt & Co two licenses Sept 8 for 58.35. Renewals include C A Craddock pop corn wagon Aug 18 for 5.00, Chas Dunham stand Aug 27 for 2.50, Mat Houdek pop corn wagon Sept 2 for 5.00, J A Barnard pop corn wagon Sept 9 for 5.40, Chas Dunham stand Sept 15 for 1.50, Albert Sherwood pop corn wagon Sept 15 for 5.00. Total month collections 95.35. Barney Schmidt Mayor.
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L. S. Penrose
B. Gladstein
S. Pelton
Frank Herman
Chamberlain
Kindt & O
C. A. Craddock
Chas. Dunham
Mat Houdek
J. A. Barnard
Albert Sherwood
Dr Hale's Household Ointment Advertises Skin Cure
Torturing skin diseases are claimed to be cured by Dr Hale's Household Ointment a soothing balm. First application brings relief. Available at drug stores for 25c or from Kenyon Thomas Adams N Y.
Stockton Residents Visit Relatives and Local Notes
Stockton Ia Sept 18 Mr and Mrs Geo Dittmer and sons Edwin and Herbert with Mrs Ditts mother Mrs Jno Frick of Walcott visit relatives for two weeks Hy Bohnsack family and Ella Riessen attend Wilton fair report good crowd Prof F M Witter Muscatine visiting Fulton township schools Ella Riessen Melia Lindamen Viola and Hazel Bohnsack visit Edna Riessen North Prairie Geo Dittmer family Jno Dittmer Wahcott area and others at Marx Dittmer Blue Grass visits Louis Dage family and Mr Spepler Davenport at Gus Broder’s Hy Dittmers North Stockton visit Geo Dittmer home Farmers finish hulling clover light yield digging potatoes good price Mail carrier on vacation Jno Metz Pleasant Prairie substituting.
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Stockton
Geo. Dittmer
Edwin
Herbert
Jno. Frick
Walcott
Hy. Bohnsack
Ella Reissen
Wilton
F. M. Witter
Muscatine
Fulton Township
Blue Grass
Louis Dage
Spepler
Davenport
Gus. Broder
Hy. Dittmers
North
Jno. Metz
Pleasant Prairie
Citizens' Railway and Light Company Ordered to Re-plank Bridge
At the regular city council meeting last evening the council approved reports and ordered Citizens' Railway and Light to lay new planking and paint the East Second Street bridge. Routine measures followed including sidewalk repairs and brick crossings, with several sidewalk and walk improvements approved for various streets and properties.
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Citzzens’ Railway and Light Company
East Second Street
H. M. Dean
Baker
Kansas
Nebraska
Lucas Street
Fletcher and
Newell Avenues
van Zyl
Linn Street
Fifth Street
Leu
Orange Street
Hessler
Spring Street
Fifth
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Hess
Fire Committee
Champion Hose House
C. H. Reesink
Busch Street
Citizens’ Railway and Light Company
Isett Avenue
Holmes
Neyens
Mohnsen
Indians Lay Away Weapons Banquet Held by Red Men
The Im proved Order of Red Men autumn banquet at their Wigwams drew 200 local members with visiting Indians. Speeches followed by big chiefs George O'Brien Dennis O Leary A Vetter Carl Hagerman Fred Ray and Daniel Borgstedt highlighted the event along with a feast and smoking.
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Order
Red Men
Muscatine
George O’brien
Dennis O'Leary
A. Vetter
Carl Hagerman
Ir. Sagamore Fred Ray
Daniel Borgstedt
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Okla
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Will M. Narvis
Roscoe Ave
kLighth Street
Samuel McNutt
2Nd St
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John Fiske
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H. C. Wittmann
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National Railway Training School Inc
Robert St
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River Road Farm
H. J. Heinz & Co
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Mulberry
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