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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1903
Page
4
In Ainsworth the horse kicked while shoeing for W G O White, knocking T Trotter down and trampling him. He sustained a deep facial gash and bruises to his right hand and arm, with no broken bones, and will be laid up for several days.
Weather outlook indicates showers this evening and a likely shower on Sunday. Cooling trend follows with unsettled skies and light winds across the region.
A valet narrates the Brookhaven affair where Lady Kildare schemes to wed a penniless aunt’s heir. Sir Edward fends off the marriage while a lover meets a deadly end as the couple are exposed and he shoots himself. The coroner labels it temporary aberration.
Special Miss Sadie Davis had a frightening runaway while returning from a Living Lake church gold medal contest. Her horse bolted near boards along the roadside, she fell and was dragged thirty feet. the buggy passed over her waist. She suffered a badly bruised face and body but is able to resume duties.
In Ainsworth on August 1 Mire Tubbs and Mrs. Nider of Muscatine visit John Strain and Joan Newton. Mrs. Tomlinson of Rock Island, visiting at T. J. Easter home, departs for Bloomfield. M. Wilson of Jamesport arrives for a brief stay. Mrs. B E Neal and daughter Martina of Farmington Iowa visit her parents Jacob Stone. Minnie Finley of Clarinda visiting sister S Sands in Washington. Floyd Lewis of Oskaloosa arrives for a family visit.
August 1 reports include Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Cotton and children returning from the east. Mrs. A. K. E. Ross of Winfield visits at N. L. Long home. Miss Nettle Hunter of Washington stays with parents and friends. Rev. H. Thorpson goes to West Chester to preach at United Presbyterian tomorrow. Misses Margaret and Cornelia Sperry visit H. Robbins. Blanche Strain of Red Oak returns to Washington after visiting Miss Dale Neal.
Regular services Sundays at 10 30 am with Sunday School at 12 15 pm. Wednesday evening meetings at 7 00. All are cordially invited at Seitional Corner Jefferson Street and Iowa Avenue.
Dr T W H McMichael of Monmouth will preach tomorrow morning at the First Church serving the First and Second United Presbyterian congregations.
Tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock services will be held with preaching by Dr. T. Hi McMichael.
Dr. T. J. McMichael president elect of Monmouth College will preach at the usual park services tomorrow evening at 6 30. If rain interrupts the outdoor service the union service moves to First U P church at 7 30.
Church of the Covenanters holds services tomorrow at 11 am conducted by Rev W Allen. Christian Endeavor at 5 pm Sunday School 9 30 am Preaching 1 pm by Rev Robert Kehlin titled That Counts at 5 30 pm No evening service due to pastor’s absence. Sunday School 9 30 am Christian Endeavor 5 30 pm.
A narrator recalls using raw onions and lemons to protect against yellow fever and smallpox while serving as a nurse in New Orleans. He claims he remained healthy while others died, challenging the hospital physician’s medicines, and attributes his survival to the onion lemon regimen.
Preaching at U1 o'clock by the pastor. Other services as usual. No preaching at night due to park service. The public is cordially invited.
Miss Hensie Moothart entertained friends at her East Washington home as a compliment to Edward Kirkpatick of Bloomington LI visiting the city. The evening featured games and a charity luncheon served by the host.
The Valley event was postponed one week because threatening rain. A good crowd is expected to attend from here.
About sixty people attended the Monmouth college reunion and picnic at the Chau tauqua grounds yesterday. Alumni ex students students and friends enjoyed a basket dinner followed by games including tennis croquet and quoits. President elect T H Mc Michael was present along with others from neighboring towns.
Dr and Mrs A S Hays depart tomorrow night for an extended eastern visit including Pittsburg and other places. Several relatives and friends are mentioned visiting or returning home from East Washington Crawfordsville and Oskaloosa. The Golden Rule Circle meets Monday evening and others travel to Chicago Cedar Township and Missouri while real estate deals and local visits are noted.
The account notes John Wesley as one of eleven infants from Samuel and Susanna Wesley and the only son among surviving siblings. It recalls a February 1700 fire at the rectory that left him sleeping in his bed unharmed and later described as a “brand plucked from the burning.” It contrasts his mother’s pious expectation with his father’s more practical, teasing view of his early temperament.
Edward Bourts of Iowa City married Lenora Knauss of East Third Street at the bride’s home this afternoon at two o’clock. The ceremony was by Rev. L. B. Schrecken gast. Bourts is a liveryman. Kuduas is a daughter of A. J. Knauss. They plan to reside in Iowa City.
Farmers' Mutual files losses for the past week. J. B. Cook of Crawfordsville reports a calf loss. Lizzie Chalupa of Kalona suffers barn and hay damage valued at 17.50. T. L. Emry of Brighton reports barn damage by spontaneous combustion totaling 1000.
Mrs J T Stephenson went to West Chester this morning as Capt D W Tlarvey Lieut Stanley Miller Sgt John Steck Sgt Chas Dewey and Corp Pollock Wallace returned home from Cedar Rapids where they attended the shoot on the state range. Mrs Roy Faris returns to Red Oak after visiting her mother and friends.
For sale at Johnson bakery this evening three thousand loaves of bread and five hundred cakes are advertised. A stray white and red heifer wandered from its owner and inquiries should be directed to the Journal. Also listings for rent and other items appear in the classified section.
Quoted line warns to think twice before speaking, attributed to Tommy and his mother. The remark is contrasted with a remark about happiness, linking Maeterlinck’s idea that inner joy comes from sharing happiness with others. The fragment reflects old timey newspaper quotation style.
Governor La Follette denounces public service corporations as corrupting national, state, and city governments. He cites Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee as examples where corporate money influences municipal policy. He warns that the lawmaking power is the system’s danger point and that lobbyists, bribes, and intimidation tilt politics.
Loran Waldo Reynolds a Boone attorney and former Iowa gubernatorial hopeful died at the Sherman House after complications from a stroke. He, with his family, sought medical aid in Chicago twelve days earlier. The Boone native leaves a widow Florence, daughter Clare married to Harold Chickering, and two sons Joseph of Westinghouse in Pittsburgh and Jolon of Boone Electric Light and Transit.
The agricultural secretary, Wilson, is noted as the latest visitor to the president at Oyster Bay. A bizarre note left by Louise Killan of Jersey City, describing a wish to be cremated and to stay cheerful, adds a puzzling twist to the scene.
A fifteenth century Galway mayor James Lynch hanged his son for defrauding and killing merchants to set a public example. The tale links Lynch law to Lydford law and Jedburgh justice, noting similar quick justice in Scotland and a Virginia case.
A National Magazine account praises General Grant for supreme courage and composure under Confederate artillery. The narrator recalls standing at Spottsylvania Court House as a shell passed nearby, with Grant calmly ordering examination of the shell to identify the ammunition.
One way rate with two dollars extra for round trip tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Return limit twenty one days from sale date. Inquiries to Iowa Central ticket agents or address A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
The foreman of a 200 worker firm explains why many try window cleaning but few last a week. Training eases beginners from private homes to department stores and skyscrapers while avoiding look-down nerves that doom most newcomers.
A Washington Post article explains keeping a young alligator in a box setup. It notes feeding once a month, offering worms or raw beef, and presenting moving food to stimulate appetite. It describes a sunlit wooden box with sand moss and a water dish to keep the gator comfortable.
The Iowa Central Railway announces special summer excursion rates from Brighton for June 1 to September 30 1903. Destinations include Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo $22 75 Glenwood Springs $34 75 Salt Lake City Ogden $35 75 and lower prices to Deadwood Lead City Hot Springs and Custer. Diverse routes and stopovers offered with forwarding details via Central agents or A B Cutts Minneapolis.
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