February 8, Past Commander Brown was in Marshalltown attending the dedication of the cottage pledged to the Soldiers' Home by Shelby Norman Post and the Relief Corps.

February 15, articles of incorporation of the Muscatine North & South were filed, with William Huttig, Richard Musser, George M. Titus and Henry Jayne as incorporators. The capital stock was $10,000,000.

March 5, the new Congregational church was dedicated by the Rev. L. W. Munhall, of Philadelphia, who started a series of revival services.

March 16, R. T. Wallace was officially succeeded by J. M. Gobble as mayor of Muscatine.

April 4, Mrs. B. Ter Stege was fatally burned while raking her dooryard. May 11, the homes of John Mahin, E. M. Kessinger and N. Rosenberger were blown up by dynamite, following activities against the saloons. The crime was committed at 1:30 A. M. and that evening $5,000 was pledged at a mass meeting to apprehend the criminals.

May 13, Judge Wolfe granted fourteen injunctions against saloons.

May 29, Muscatine's first electric car made its maiden trip over the new lines. August 10, Jewel, the rainmaker, experimented at Fruitland and brought a precipitation.

September 8, J. M. Gobble was nominated for senator by the democrats. October 14, the Congregational church was damaged by fire to the extent of $1,000.

October 29, the Rock Island roundhouse was destroyed by fire.

November 7, Muscatine went republican for the first time in twelve years. 1894-January 18, council appointed a committee to prepare plans for a sewerage system.

February 26, D. V. Jackson was elected lieutenant colonel of the Second Regiment, Iowa National Guards.

March 5, municipal election was held and Dr. E. B. Fulliam was elected mayor.

March 10, the council awarded the contract to Beckel, Hayde & Company for the Cedar street sewer for $9,350.

March 28, the Iowa United Brethren conference convened in Muscatine in its fiftieth annual session.

March 29, the city council ordered two miles of brick paving on Mulberry street from Sixth to the Fair Grounds, on Second, from Mulberry to Pine, and on Iowa avenue from Front to Eighth street.

May 2, the board of supervisors made an appropriation to bridge over Cedar river near Breckenridge ferry.

June 1, degree of honor of the Ancient Order of United Workmen was organized.

Guy Baker fatally shot George Rexrode while riding in South Muscatine. June 25, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lee celebrated their golden wedding at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Mahin.

June 27, J. M. Gobble was appointed receiver for the Williams Rolling Mill.
July 2, business was practicaly dead on account of railroad strike. No trains

except on the Muscatine Western for a week or more. David Eberling was killed by being caught in the machinery at Musser's mill.

August 7, J. Irving was killed in a runaway in South Muscatine.

November 15, the German Congregational College at Wilton was dedicated. 1895 January 25, Brown and Foster, the West Liberty safe blowers were sentenced to ten years each by Judge Brannan.

February 8, William Huttig was appointed postmaster pro tem.

February 9, George Moore was found frozen to death.

February 26, Florient Braunagle was drowned while trying to cross on the ice at the head of Burdett Island.

March 2, the Rolling Mill was sold by receiver J. M. Gobble to I. M. Bollinger for $35,000.

March 5, A. S. Lawrence was elected mayor and the entire republican ticket won with the exception of one alderman.

March 16, Mrs. Elizabeth Hershey donated $10,000 to Iowa Western University at Mt. Pleasant for the Elizabeth Hershey Hall.

March 26, six horses roasted to death in the fire at the corner of Iowa avenue and Third street, when Hoopes, Murphy and Bernhart barns and other buildings were destroyed.

April 25, an injunction suit against Sunday baseball players was argued before Judge Brannan.

May 30, Hershey lower mill was sold to the Consolidated Box Company. July 6, Abe Seabrooks was shot in the neck by "Bob" Robinson (colored). July 22, William Dwyer was killed by a freight train in the Rock Island yards.

August 27, Iowa Evening Newspaper Association met in Muscatine.

September 27, "Bob" Robertson was sentenced to four years for shooting Seabrooks.

1896 January 24, George Crippen and Mart S. Woods were arrested for dynamiting the home of E. N. Kessinger in 1893.

February 24, Allison Club was organized, with W. L. Roach as president. March 9, a special election was held for $15,000 high schools bonds, 2,170 for and 184 against. One thousand ladies voted.

May 8, jury in the Woods case returned a verdict-"Guilty as charged." May 22, M. S. Woods was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for dynamiting.

June 13, Policeman Jacob Neibert was foully assassinated by supposed tramps. June 21, German Lutheran Orphan Home was dedicated.

July 14, Tony Gorham was drowned while bathing in the Mississippi river. July 29, Belle Knott and Gertie Bishop, aged fifteen and thirteen respectively, were drowned in a pond in Musserville.

July 31, Silas Powell, a deaf mute, was killed by being run over by a passenger train in Muscatine.

August 11, Frank Toyne was instantly killed by lightning in Bloomington township.

August 25, A. L. Lindner resigned from the agency of the Rock Island Railroad.

BUILDING PAPPOOSE SEWER BETWEEN SECOND AND FRONT STREETS IN 1895

September 3, C. M. Gould was appointed agent of the Rock Island Railroad in Muscatine.

October 14, The Thirty-fifth Iowa Infantry held a reunion in Muscatine. November 2, The McKinley Club had a grand torch light parade, with fifteen hundred marchers in line.

November 7, Harold Edgerton, aged twelve, accidentally shot himself.
December 3, Columbus Theater was destroyed by fire.

December 21, D. V. Jackson was elected colonel of the Second Regiment. 1897-January 2, the high school was formally dedicated with addresses by President Huttig, Joseph Bridgman, J. R. Hanley, Superintendent Witter, Mrs. Barbara A. Detwiler, Elmer Batterson and A. S. Lawrence.

January 3, memorial services in commemoration of the life and eminent services of Rev. A. B. Robbins were held at the Congregational church.

January 11, Err Thornton, who came to Muscatine in 1834, died at the age of ninety years.

February 21, $15,000 was appropriated for a harbor at Muscatine.

March 8, button workers organized a union.

March 16, Jesse Bryant was badly crushed by a cave in while excavating on East Second street.

April 20, the cases against George Crippen, Mart Woods, Adam Von Dresky were dismissed in the district court.

May 9, First Methodist Episcopal church was destroyed by fire. Loss $15,000.

July 1, postal department inaugurated the two delivery day system in Muscatine.

August 2, Hotel Grand was opened to the public. An explosion of gas in the evening caused much damage and excitement in the billiard hall and saloon. September 1, W. L. Roach assumed the postmastership.

September 22, women suffragists held a county convention at the United Brethren church and perfected the organization.

October 4, a boiler explosion at Moscow killed Will Speers and Fred Marolf, and injured others.

October 12, Colonel C. C. Horton was selected as commandant of the Old Soldiers Home at Marshalltown.

November 12, Muscatine Building and Loan Association dissolved.

1898 January 21, council adopted the Gamewell fire alarm system which was later dropped.

February 14, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Berry celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.

February 16, great excitement prevailed in Muscatine when news of blowing up the battleship Maine was received.

February 22, Young Men's Christian Association basketball team won state championship at Cedar Rapids.

February 26, the council at a special session granted Hubinger Company a telephone franchise.

April 23, Colonel D. V. Jackson received orders to have Company C and Second Regiment ready to report at Des Moines for the Spanish-American war.