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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1925
Page
8
Miss Jeanette Rothschild will be one of the soloists on a Town City WSUI program broadcast from Washington yesterday. The program is set to begin at 12 30 PM next Tuesday. Beatty of Fairfield was seen tending to business matters in the capital.
Ten years ago today J L Lyon and his son bought the north side bakery with Miss Lena Lyon to head the sales room. A chatty merchant described several local dealers and a New York visitor while noting a Digestive Tablets purveyor who guarantees relief for gas and indigestion.
City mail carrier Keith Jones is on vacation with substitute Will Manussier covering his route. Several residents including Mrs Bert Tracy and Miss Vera Koch visit, return, or travel between Washington Brighton Crawfordsville and Ainsworth. An ad promotes MOR KID chick feed from McCall Bros.
A collection of short items lists residents travelers and local notices. Miss Jane Lechner Bert Tracy and Ada Wilson are noted as visitors or travelers to Brighton and Cyprus respectively. The column includes a rabies dog notice and a community tin can collection drive.
A scanned excerpt from the Washington County Press 1862 63 notes local business names such as Wm Wilson Jr McFarland Woolen factory EB Corbin and Mrs FE M Lewis. It reports proposals for a large hotel in Washington DC and details winter term of Washington College under Prof Doig. Marriages and a sociable at the Presbyterian church are listed along with a note praising Captain T H Stanton’s promotion to paymaster amid Civil War context.
A weekly sale introduces the Sellers Cabinet with Klean Front featuring regular specials. Buyers can secure a cabinet and receive a set of dishes plus a choice assortment of groceries. Limited to today and next week. CS Base or
The partnership of Carruthers and Co is dissolved with W B Carruthers withdrawing. Hugh Smith assumes control at the old stand and will maintain a full stock at the established grocery establishment.
A Civil War era letter from Prairie Grove Arkansas dated December 25 1862 describes a Merry Christmas enjoyed by Company C 19th Iowa. The soldiers draft ten resolutions praising home comforts and promising future skedaddling while sending the note to the Press for publication.
The university reports unprecedented prosperity with 259 students last session amid wartime conditions. The main building, formerly the State House, costs near $150,000 to refit and houses a chapel, library, geological cabinet, and extensive labs. Five professors and three assistants offer a thorough curriculum. matriculation is $6 per session. board ranges from $1.50 to $2.50 weekly.
The season just closed saw 40,978 live hogs and 8,149 dressed hogs shipped by railroad from this place, totaling 49,127 hogs. About 21,000 went to Chicago and 20,000 to Muscatine, a strong showing for a country village.
Spring Wheat ranged from 65 to 100 cents per bushel. Winter wheat 100 to 110 cents. Oats 25 to 28 cents. Corn 25 to 28 cents. Butter at 10 cents. Eggs 7 cents. Green hides 5 cents. Dry hides 12 1 2 to 15 cents.
The writer notes strangers stopping at Bacon's Exchange and staying over the Sabbath in Washington. They believe travelers have learned of a local hotel where they can rest on Sundays, contrasting with past behavior of avoiding Washington and staying in Davenport and Muscatine.
On the evening of the 12th inst the Rev. F. A. Shearer united Mr. James Pollock and Miss Margaret A. Fulton, both residents of the city, in marriage.
Notice proclaims W B Ogden Dentist will insert full upper and lower sets of teeth for soldiers wives widows daughters and themselves at ten dollars per set and extract teeth free of charge and fill all at half price during the war.
Clarence Wiber died February 21 from scarlet fever aged 4 years 6 months and 4 days. He was the son of A H and E B Wallace.
Locals report W C McClelland son of Dr Mc Clelland of this place is detached from Company A of the 25th Iowa as a steward.
The Muscatine Journal notes Shep Farsworth once with the Branch Bank has been promoted to 2nd Lieut in Co C 19th Iowa Infantry replacing Woodford. He serves with Major Stanton in the Paymaster's Department aboard the Hospital Boat City of Alton.
Last Monday's school election saw 104 votes with Cleaves 57 and Everson 39 for president, 45 to 44 for vice president, 92 for KE J Wooley as secretary, 50 to 44 for treasurer, and 28 to 12 to 15 for director. School House Tax favored 63 to 21 against. Crawfordsville marriage notice dated June 18 1863 reports Walker Neal to Fanny Clouse. Promotions safer: Capt Palmer of Co A 25th Iowa to Lieutenant Colonel. other notes include a fatal shell incident near Jackson Miss with Woods and Robertson killed and Dick wounded. H Scofield promoted to Colonel of a negro brigade near Vicksburg.
Train times listed for eastbound service from Washington to Muscatine Davenport and on to Chicago with connections to Rock Island trains. Westbound times show departure from Chicago to Davenport Muscatine and Washington including intermediate arrivals and transfers.
A new post office has been established in Highland township north of Ainsworth. The rural service, named Dairy, serves local residents and nearby farms. The facility aims to improve mail pickup and delivery in the area.
The public schools of Washington City District will begin spring and summer term on April 6 with a competent corps of teachers. Principal Sam B. McLane leads the High School with assistant Miss Jennie Cleaves, while the Intermediate Department is led by Principal Miss A. M. Fairbank and assistant Miss E. J. Israel.
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