Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-01-06
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- tbs WEATHEk. = Tho Thermometer on
Sunday morning last sunk to Is below Zero Yes
tsrdsy morning it was down to 20 Q but soon began
to rise rapidly and to-day it was lSe above zero.
Sunday was the coolest day that has been expert
enced here for three years past.-Daily, Sd.
~ We learn that j. W. Dutton has
rssigned his oficsof Cashier Of the Branch Of the
State Bank here's and that Chester Weed has been
appointed his successor. At the annual meeting of
the stockholders, Monday, tho same Board of
Directors were elected "a aarved last ysar-as
follows: John W. Lucas. John u. Dougherty, w,
+ Brannan, Charles Nealley, 8. D. Viele, Chester
Weed, A. y. Patterson and Azel Farusworth. A.
.. Patterson was reelected President.
az The Sabbath School exhibition in
the Methodist Church, last evening, was attended
BY house full of people, mostly ladies'. The child
rem performed their parts remarkably we'll. The
Lords Prayer, in verse; by four little girls and four
little boys, (Mariah Stewart, Flavea Van Kleeck,
Annie Morrison, Fannie Mason, Willie Porter,
tue Goodno,) was very impress,vely uttered. The
collection for repenishing the library amounted
to I'll, 25-rather small for SO large an audience
Daily, soth uH. Ct p
FIRs.-About 2 o'clock on Sunday morn.
ing last the residence of Rev G. F. Vets, pastor Of
the German Congregational Church, on Walnut
street, near the Court House, destroyed by fire.
The house was occupied by three families, who es-
capped with most Of their effects. Mr.. Vets, who
occupied the upper apartments, and who owned the
building. was the heaviest loser His valuable
e
The loss, we understand, will be severely felt by
him. as he had just succeeded by close economy in
paying for the property.
The families of Christian Otto Cabinet maker) and
John Hine (shoemakery occupying the basement.
saved nearly all their furniture though in damag-
Cd condition. There was no insurance on the
building or its contents H. - - O.
The fire originated from the burning of the SCOT
in the chimney. Ahot fire had been kept in one o.
the stoves till near midnight, and it caused the
chimney to burn out. The fire was subdued by
some one climbing on the roof and stopping up the
chimney. All alarm had subsidized, but sometime
afterwards fire was again discovered between the
ceiling and the roof and before any efforts could be
made to extinguish it, the, house in flames. The
tGsrman Congregational Church, which stood only
lew lcct Eoua tue Oui uouSes CoiHe ueuI
| being consumed also. The snow on the roof and
tho efforts of those present who threw water and
snow on the exposed side alone saved it. The night
was intensely cold and very few people turned out
Ito the fire. in fact only those in the immediate
ghborhood knew anything Oft till the next day
| MIR. Vets was absent at the time, having gone to
Grsndvew on Saturday.
WARS TuE USE OF ADVERTISING p 1t is
we'll settled point that doing business without
advertising is like using wagon without grease
and yet there are many people who don't see it
For their benefit We copy the following illustration
from the Dubuque Times:
A few weeks ago our collector called upon one o.
our wholesale grocers with a quarterly bill for I'D
| vertisipg Our wholesale friend is not parsmoni
Gus, but, like good many other business men, he
loves to see the fruits of his investments come
round about as promptly and tangibly US possible
| In this instance he thought perhaps. he hadn'
seen 'em, he says to the collector I'll pay your
bill, Of course, but don't believe advertising does
any good = and turning to retail customer from
the country he said: DO you believe it does any
good9' Retail said he didn't know how it might
be with others but he came there to buy that very
bill BY reason of advertisement in the Dubuque
| Times
1t is our opinion that every advertiser could trace
up custom in the same way, if he would take pains
to inquire.
HINTS TO NEWSPAPER BoRRowERs.--An
exchange says
BY all means lend your paper. Do not suffer a
| man who is too mean to buy one to go without it..
Do lend it to him. Don't give him hint to take it
! himself. He won't do it BE kind, and lend it to
him before you have read it yourself aad then ask
him if he wouldn't like to borrow your cup Of hot
! coffee