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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
5
A local ad notes a wig order ready at the Star tonight and a 53-21 Electric battery display. The Vienna advertises the largest Easter goods display tomorrow with fresh vegetables at the 5S Market. Jay Sproatt of Corydon Iowa visited the city Tuesday night, returning home Wednesday morning.
County churches announce morning and afternoon Easter services led by Rev. F. E. Genung at Methodist and Rev. J. H. Taylor at United Presbyterian. Morning 11 a.m. and afternoon 2:30 p.m. at Wyman church with Rev. Robertson also preaching 11 a.m. and 7:50 p.m. at United Presbyterian. The column also notes county happenings and other daily news.
April 17 in Ainsworth reports D. C. Hamil visiting Washington friends yesterday. Oliver Wallace of Winfield Kansas arrived for visit after his mother's death. Local residents James Porter Jesse Marr and Nora Martin were in Iowa City for business. Ladies Will Anderson C R Stearns D Chapel and G A Carson left for a missionary convention at Wapello. Sturdivan traveled to Cedar Rapids for business. G G Ebner and D E Kirkpatrick visited, and the Ainsworth Crawfordsville baseball game is set for tomorrow afternoon.
April 16 reports Mrs. C. O. Harris Mrs. Henderson Harris and Mrs. Ann Reed coming home from Washington Iowa after visiting relatives and Presbyterian missionary meetings. Mrs. Pete Stein and Ira left for Cherokee Oklahoma to spend a short time. Miss Stella Knotts and Fred Carpenter were in town yesterday. Mrs. Vastine of Richland visits sister Mrs. Henderson Harris. Miss Tillie Linen and Miss Martha Smock spent Tuesday at Oskaloosa.
April 16 social round includes Mr Rathmel visiting Eureka, Rev James Priestnal calling on parishioners, and George Hopping with family attending Sunday school at P Grosscup home. Hog delivery by Ward Essley to Coppock buyers, price around 6.00 per cwt. Multiple families attended services at Lawrence Grosscup and Alfred Booth homes with Acme nursery visitors. League meeting drew a large crowd and the service was engaging.
April events mention a political appearance by Governor Cummins in Wellman on Friday April 17. Joe Widlein travels from Des Moines to attend local interests while John Davidson works for Gil Cherry. Joe Bell finished ditching for Steve Ossman this week and Joe Starr installed a new pumping machine. Wade’s moved their sawmill to the English River site this week.
The new fire alarm system will be tested on Saturday April 18. The fire bell alone will not signify an alarm unless accompanied by the whistle at the water works. Jno. H. Steck is the Chief.
A health notice urges choosing Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds, claiming it cures persistent racking coughs and expels the cold without harmful drugs, promoted by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
G W Nickolaus and E J Davidson arrived back last evening from Ft Madison in the new auto Nickolaus bought there The 74 mile trip took a little under three and a half hours Walker Allen traveled to Washington this morning Miss Margaret Twinam returned from a visit with friends at Wyman The Churches Presbyterian morning service is at 11.
In East St. Louis on April 17, more than 16 workers fought at the American Aluminum works as Armenian, Greek, and Turkish laborers clashed over company policy favoring citizens. The timekeeper's shanty at the main gate was demolished, heads battered, and the plant closed earlier in December. After plans to reopen and employ 100 men, natives had been put to work, foreigners surged the gates, and Timekeeper T C Sharp fired a revolver to drive them back.
Berlin April 17. Chariemange Tow er the United States ambassador and Mrs Tower will leave Berlin for Dresden next Tuesday to be received in audience by King Frederick August of Saxony. Spencer F L Eddy first secretary of the United States embassy will return from Paris Monday and will be in charge in the absence of Tower. They will go to Switzerland the first week in May and give up their residence. They plan to return to Berlin when the foreign office arranges a date for the ambassador s farewell audience with the emperor on his return from Corfu. Tower will visit Austria and Bavaria in late May.
Dr. F B Day of the Methodist church in Albion rebukes Merry Widow hats at worship, urging women to leave fashion at home. He quips that sermons will lodge in the elaborate headpieces and mocks how many women crowd the church.
April 17 dispatch from Tiflis says Russian troops crossed into Persian territory near Lenkoran to punish Kurdish raiders after a skirmish at Belesuvar. Kurdish bands numbered about 4,000 and suffered casualties as villages were destroyed and fighting spread across the frontier.
Damages from the Hauser Lake dam burst in Montana are estimated at about half a million dollars with reports suggesting a final figure near 500000. The Missouri River rose three to four feet at Great Falls, increasing at about one inch per hour, while no danger to the Amalgamated copper smelters is seen. Craig, forty miles north of Helena, suffered the heaviest impact including a wrecked schoolhouse and several stores and houses, with cattle losses reported by stockmen.
New York on April 17 reports limited interest from local educators in the National Civil Federation plan to send twenty city teachers to Europe for study. Fewer than seventy five applicants have appeared to apply for the leave to participate in this educational exchange program.
Mrs. Marcella Rice widow of a famous circus clown dies at Santa Rosa hospital after suffering a general physical breakdown the cause of death.
An unknown laborer beat city dog catcher Geo. Robinson near the pesthouse for torturing a dog. He knocked Robinson down, kicked him in the ribs, warned against killing the dog, and released the entire group of dogs.
The Baptist ladies plan an all day Easter market of eatables this Saturday at Lemley grocery. Revs. W. A. Smith of Lexington and F. E. Morrison of West Chester rode through here yesterday morning, en route home from a convention in Chicago.
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