18 Apr 1896
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1896
Page
1
A report from the minor courts section notes a ten thousand dollar structure project in the city. Officials indicate the project involves repairs and safety upgrades, with funding approved and timelines outlined for completion.
Monday the school board will publish an order calling for an election to bond the city for a ward school building costing 10000 dollars. Officials argue crowded schools and need for a new ward school on the east side, predicting an easy passage despite prior resistance to a 20000 dollar high school.
Notice states strict enforcement of the ordinance prohibiting bon fires and disposal of papers and refuse on streets and public squares. It covers anyone starting fires throwing papers or handbills in or toward streets, with prosecution for violations.
A plain drunk appeared before Justice Rogers this morning. The case was continued to Monday due to prosecutors' nonappearance.
Two or three young boys appeared before Mayor McCollum this afternoon after their hand bills caused a near runaway incident across the street. No serious charges were filed. the mayor issued a firm but simple reprimand and warned of stricter consequences if such carelessness continued.
The St Plunkard stage show at The Graham last evening drew poor business but the orchestra earned praise. J C Lewis lacks acting presence yet several troupe members shone in their specialties, notably the tramp act the Dutch comedian and LaPetite Freddie. Master Freddie also appeared, with the Baggage Check prior season.
Readers are told that catarrh is a constitutional disease and Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure it at all stages. The ad claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, promising strength and restoration of constitution, with a $100 reward for any case not cured. Testimonials offered upon request.
A. Krewson, long tied to Cripple Creek, is in town to dedicate a monument for his father’s grave. Born in the county near Lexington, he and his brother faced hardship after their father died, moved to Winterset, and later struck it rich in the mining camp. He has many friends in Cripple Creek.
Last Saturday evening Mrs. Fuller of the east part of town attempted death by strychnine. Drs Payne and colleagues saved her after forty minutes of artificial respiration, amid speculation about motive and family stress. The incident prompted sympathy, with note that she sought poison for her ailing mother and that her husband is in poor health.
In Crawfordsville Indiana on April 18 the Vigilance committee met with locals named in a recent tour and urged them to leave town. They departed Friday but returned that evening amid tensions and warnings of potential trouble.
In Eldon Hardin county the Herald and Ledger fought for county printing over claimed circulations of 980 and 1024. The district court ruling was reversed by the supreme court for missed appearances and alleged fraud, prompting calls for court reform and a critique of equity and justice in state rulings.
The weather forecast for Iowa predicts showers this afternoon and tonight with fair skies Sunday and a colder turn in the east and central regions. The page also records church services at the Presbyterian church with sermons by the pastor and Rev Gray. It notes deaths, resignations, new job moves, and local concerns about whisky peddlers, plus a public-health tip about Karl's Clover Root Tea.
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