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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1910
Page
2
Captain Pollok Wallace received a note from Adjt Gen Guy Logan adjusting the Sparta maneuvers to August with Iowa Company I likely there August 10 to 19. Regular army troops will join the camp, a major event in military circles in Wisconsin.
Leon Martin of Peoria and Swain Beatty of Davenport stay at Story farm for a couple of weeks. Rev Walter Smith of Harvey Iowa visits Ezra Gardner home. W F M C meets April 21 at Mrs Mary Hishop home with an Oriental travelog by Mrs Cora Martin. Edna Gardner visits. Milo Patterson’s granddaughter born. a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Sol Hightshoe. Amlong finishes bridge approach near Chas Johnson home.
Mrs Longwell called on Mrs Stein on Monday. Gill Cherry visited Wellman on Wednesday as business contact. They planned a trip to Washington later in the week. Farmers planted fruit trees this week. Emmett McDowell hauled tile from Keota on Tuesday. Griffiths completed rodding on houses this week. At the Saturday telephone meeting the old officers remained in place: Geo Long as president Jim Hanley as secretary and treasurer.
Gen. Schaff reports to the War Department a thorough coast defense study. Japan could land 100,000 veterans on the Pacific coast in three weeks and double that in ten days. Germany could place 200,000 on the Atlantic coast in two weeks. A hostile force in a coast city could hold out against five times its defenders. The government plans army reorganization and expansion.
April 14 notes show Mrs. E Grubb on the sick list. Lorey Tucker visiting Keota students at home over weekend. Mrs. Joe Augustine from near Valley visited E Grubb. Mike Sieren and Margar ete Griner married at Clear Creek Catholic church Tuesday. Joe Grubb from Rennelsburg, Ohio visiting at E Grubb home.
Poet Walt Mason describes a useless showy horse and contrasts it with steady work ethic. He uses the horse Bucephalus as a metaphor for people who rush and tire, then sells the horse, and ends with praise for the reliable worker who buckles to the task without fuss.
United Presbyterian holds services at 11 am and 7 30 pm while Methodist church schedules 11 am and 7 30 pm services.
McElhinney Drug Co offers ZEMO a clean liquid external remedy claimed to cure eczema and other skin diseases. The ad cites many chronic cases, notes suitability for infants, and promises home treatment with a booklet explaining the cure.
Advertising claim for Paz0 Ointment promising cure of itching bleeding and protruding piles in six to fourteen days with money back guarantee. Includes price 60 cents.
April 14 residents and visitors include R M Keller and wife visiting Brighton and Mrs Keller's parents Will Rad and wife. Mrs W L McConnell departing for Verdi to visit son Will H McConnell and wife. Mrs Willis T Trotter traveling to Washington to see her mother Mrs George 38 Norton. Letts returning from Chicago. Prof Tom Davis of Washington on business. Fred Crawford of Oskaloosa visiting. Ruth Easter leaving for Rock Island to visit cousins Bernice and Gladys Holmes. Mrs W T Marr hosting Methodist choir practice. Mrs Shan Davis of Washington and Mrs Charles Bennett of Kansas visiting. M L Miller returning from Cedar Rapids.
Testimonies from De Forest Wisconsin and New Orleans detail relief from painful female ailments after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound avoiding further operations. Claims describe long standing illness and bed confinement followed by cure. Advertising urged readers to write for free advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Col S W Brookhart announces neutrality in the First district gubernatorial fight to avoid pulling the local campaign into the race. He says he will campaign on his own grounds and aims for party unity after the primary, noting friendships with Governor Carroll and Garst and support from both sides.
Des Moines on April 15 Governor Carroll sent a strong letter to President Taft endorsing Judge fl. E. Deemer of the Iowa supreme court for associate justice on the United States Supreme Court to fill the late Justice Brewer. Taft reportedly considers Deemer favorably for the federal vacancy.
Keokuk Iowa April 15 Martin Tracy longtime resident and former railroad man died Wednesday night at 9 20 o clock He served as the first fireman on the C B Q line between Keokuk and Fort Madison firing the first locomotive John K Hornish in 1857 when the road was first laid He was retired in later years and known for a quiet peaceful life.
Clyde Robins of Iowa Falls hooked two fine pickerel at Waterloo but was fined 13.85 dollars for an offense observed by deputy game warden H. M. Yordy who was fishing from the same bank.
Des Moines reports Dan Hamilton of Sigourney filed as a Democratic candidate for Congress in the Sixth District. Also filing were Congressman G N Haugen of the Fourth District and C F Pickett of the Third.
Crawfordsville brief mentions travelers including Robert Wells and Sterling White bound for Washington. Local residents John and Mrs Curtis returned from Burlington while Gurney Curtis and Thomas Mash visited Muscatine. Readouts cite Mrs Vesey of Winfield, Chris Sommer from Chicago, and a dinner for Mrs Flora Bennett of Conway Springs. Presbyterian services listed at 11 and 7:80.
George W. Dill a traveling representative for Embalming Burial Case of Burlington killed himself with a razor in Room 619 of the Hotel Davenport. He had been staying five or six days and was ill and nervous. He was found in the bath tub this afternoon with his throat cut. He is survived by his mother Mrs. Mary Dill and siblings Charles and Nettie of Columbus Junction.
Des Moines booster groups plan to lure Colonel Roosevelt on his western trip. He will speak at the national conservation convention in Kansas City in September, with a Des Moines visit possible before or after that date. Roosevelt to address Wyoming and Kansas locations, including Ossawatomie on August 31. Local committees coordinate with the Commercial club to arrange a Des Moines stop.
Mila customers are sought by Chas Dennison for milk delivery. Phone listed as 50 percent blue.
Note reads finder should leave the fountain pen at this office. It requests no other action and provides no identifying details beyond the object.
Mystic Workers regular meeting Friday evening in Woodman hall at 8. Fortnightly club Literature Department meets Monday evening with Miss Gardner. W R C holds regular meeting tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 at the G A R hall. Everyone requested to be present.
An Eau Claire Wisconsin man touts Foley's Kidney Pills for restoring sleep and back pain relief. He reports improved appetite and overall health after short use and highly recommends the remedy. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Company are cited as distributors.
A compact study prompt from Rev Dr Linscott analyzing Matthew chapter eleven and the baptism story. Questions probe Jesus ministry John the Baptist doubt faith miracles and the path to the kingdom with a later April 1910 lesson on warning and invitation.
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