15 Apr 1897
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1897
Page
1
Rev and Mrs Allen of Covenanter church travel to Sharon in Des Moines county to aid T W Robb in communion services next Sabbath. He is joined by T Montgomery visiting longtime friends for a few days. Foley's cabinet photos now 1.50 per dozen with guarantee. Sam Barnett returns from Cedar Rapids trip. Philip Alter and wife of Wayland visit Dick Cane's home Sunday.
An advertisement touts Stuart's mild smoked hams and sweet cured bacon. It promises lean bacon, honey cured varieties, and pure leaf lard, along with a wide selection of meats, pickles, jellies, jams, oysters, fish, and poultry in the city.
Assessor Conner completes a city census for Washington including Highland Park and Smouse's Second Addition. The count shows 4 365 residents plus railroad crews and students, with potential growth to about 4 500. Building activity and new homes rise, and the city touts modern churches and public buildings exceeding peers in its size.
The first horse race of the season drew sports lovers to the Fair Grounds yesterday afternoon. The Gypsies, camped near the city, owned two racing horses and proposed a match against Tom Clancy's pony. Clancy's pony won a race against the sorrel, with hints of a possible rematch or bait race with the other Gypsy horse.
Plans for summer upgrades at the Coppock parks include new bathing houses by Scott Brown on the sand bank below the dam and talk of a river chute for boats above the dam. The improved facilities are expected to attract more visitors from Washington.
A Denver Quaker evangelist will deliver lectures on intemperance and the liquor traffic and on saving the boys. He will show Dr Sewell's drawings illustrating alcohol effects on the stomach and brain in Washington on Wednesday April 21 after prayer at the First U P Church. Miss Mazie King and Miss Libbie Davidson open rooms over Ron Nichols grocery to offer Easter gowns with known quality and reasonable prices.
The county treasurer released the March tax collection report showing total receipts of 72808 dollars and 3 cents. This marks the period's revenue intake and may influence upcoming budget planning.
An advertisement claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tubes is curable with constitutional remedies. It asserts nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers a $100 guarantee from F J Cheney Co of Toledo. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills as remedies.
The forecast notes showers in the eastern portion with generally fair conditions tonight and Friday. Cooler tonight with frost likely.
Father Schreiner died at his home in Mt Pleasant after a brief illness. He would have been 86 on June 15. A longtime resident, he and his wife hosted a large family and many friends, known for generosity and aid to those in need.
Instead of the regular prayer meeting the Ladies Missionary Societies of Second U P church met last night and asked for a thank offering. The amount received was six dollars, a nice sum. Short talks were given by members and the children helped entertain. The meeting was delightful and profitable.
G S Andrews and Br Simmons of Clinton arrive to fresco the courthouse. They will start in the courtroom and upper halls, erect scaffolding, and完整 complete about one month of steady work.
Leases of fair grounds for pasture, doubts on a saloon start amid temperance town standards. Health improving, with few serious cases. Henderson recovering from neck strain after a fall. Local visits, funerals, sidewalk work, and upcoming field work on the C R I & P line. Bell passed a manufacturing bill in the Senate 26 to 24.
In Des Moines the senate voted 24 to 26 to approve the house amendment reestablishing liquor manufacture with strict limits. The bill allows production where petition thresholds are met, bar to Prohibitory law prosecutions once filed, and requires no retail sales by manufacturers. Palmer opposed the amendment.
A testimonial from HE N Moniis of Washington To endorses Ballardvale Lithia Water as a proven remedy for nervous headaches after his wife drank twelve bottles. The letter notes sale by all druggists and references local services and an auction store offering repairs and delivery.
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