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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1908
Page
5
Tom Neiswanger returned home to Harvey after an overnight visit at the G. W. England home. Mrs Crone and daughter Ida left for Wyoming Illinois to visit relatives. Today marks D S Cole's 43rd anniversary since his 1865 release from Andersonville prison, corrected from 45 in last night's paper.
President Roosevelt opposes creating commissions to study currency and tariff issues, noting lawmakers rarely act on such proposals. The piece reflects on past commissions, the political stasis on direct senatorial elections, Jamestown postage stamps, Senator John Kean’s social standing, and Davis’s Arkansas trip amid stalled anti trust bills and naval appropriation debates.
April 28 reports Sam Foster of Columbus Junction visiting here yesterday. C. N. Easter called at Washington between trains last evening. Van Hovutan the newly elected principal of the Ainsworth schools arrived and will spend a few days on business. Mrs. Lillian Grubb, visiting Lewis Evans, returned to Columbus Junction. Mrs. David Crawford returned to Washington after visiting relatives here.
April 28 report notes Don Wittman’s return to Washington following an overnight stay here. Miss Bessie Speer arrived from Columbus Junction to teach a music class here. Mrs. Sellers of Wapello, visiting Henry McCoy’s home, returned home this morning. Robert Gormly visited Washington today. John Brown had a successful operation yesterday in an Iowa City hospital. An advertisement urges Foley's Kidney Remedy for kidney and bladder troubles with Lemmon's Pharmacy as the outlet.
At eight this morning A Raymond Will Strain Jim Strain and Joe Trotter hunted a wolf den in a hollow stump near Ainsworth. They shot the mother wolf and captured nine pups alive, all under three days old. The nest had been located last Friday by Will Strain while cutting posts.
Sweibach visits Vienna crowds, Lee Dusenberry travels to Keota, Dr George Kerr rides Branch, Glenn Abdill of Illinois visits, W R Beamer heads to Nichols for a day on business, Will Eichelberger leaves for Columbus Junction, Mollie Cherry travels to Keota for a weeks work, Elizabeth Dinsmore Nott a Davenport contralto appears in Fairfield recital, Mr and Mrs J A Sprague of Columbus Junction pass through to Keota for time with daughter Mrs A L Graham.
A local option battle in Murphysboro Illinois aims to declare the town antisaloon after a township election produced a 285 net dry majority. The city clerk blocked the ballot measure while ballots were written with the proposition. petitions from both sides fueled protest and a legal count is sought.
New York reporters note a United States flag aloft at two miles altitude during early tests of a barograph device by D. G. Braine and A. Triaca. Fourteen box and eddy kites carried the instrument as the wind carried the flag and the light from the Atlantic Highlands lighthouse flashed with each swing. The ascent ended with rain bringing down the kites.
Oakland City Ind April 28 Alvin Redman a well known farmer and dairyman near here is recovering from a very serious illness Since Redman has been sick notices of his death have twice appeared in the press of the Pocket
An old advertisement extols blood purification with Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and All Healing Salve for scrofula sores and skin eruptions. It urges use with the constitutional treatment, notes the salve available by mail, and claims a known composition with ingredients listed on the bottle.
Walter Coppock left this morning for a visit at Fairfield. Sam Barden, of this place, will meet him there and they will drive together in the Barden automobile to Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. Chilcote returned from Chicago, where Mrs. Chilcote’s health is much improved.
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