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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1905
Page
2
Iowa City August report lists Amana society assets: 26 225 acres valued 40 an acre with 5 356 under cultivation, 7 026 meadow and pasture, 15 413 brush land. It notes seven villages, three factories, hotels, stores, barns, shops and livestock values plus annual outputs and sales figures.
In New London on August 2 a mob formed to attack Victor Lee to prevent the sheriff from taking Mrs. Lee back to Mt Pleasant asylum. The crowd attacked the Lees with eggs and fruit while the brakeman Drinkall avoided injury as the mob redirected its assault.
John Kelly, a young married man in Iowa City, lies unconscious after a brutal attack by three men on Monday night. Authorities suspect revenge motive and liquor may have fueled the assault. Kelly has been unconscious for more than 24 hours and may die.
Des Moines officials report tuberculous infection was described as alarmingly prevalent among Iowa hogs after state veterinary surgeon Koto released findings from a Chicago examination of shipped hogs at the annual health board gathering.
Dr. Koto reported to the board that a large proportion of animals inspected carried tuberculosis germs identical to human strains. The findings pose a serious sanitation problem for the state and a written report will be submitted to Governor Cummins in the coming days.
G A Lyberger a farm hand on Dan Rhodes’s property in Tabor Iowa attempted suicide after an unrequited love for an orphan girl. He swallowed arsenic in a crisis moment but survived when the overdose acted as its own antidote and left him unconscious by the roadside.
Fire of unknown origin at four o'clock yesterday morning gutted Hindrick's Crockery and L I Jay Crockery wholesale and retail buildings, with an insured loss of 40000. Earlier at two o'clock a blaze consumed the Valquardson Wooden Shoe factory, causing 7000 in damage with no insurance.
New York reports a surge of undesired emigrants entering the United States with Commissioner Watchorn noting about 48 000 arrivals in July compared with 56 000 a year ago. Deportations also rise, signaling stronger action against the undesirable element.
An enthusiastic Monday night meeting secured funds to bring the Muscatine North and South road into Burlington Iowa. The line is planned to extend to Dubuque, connecting east and west state routes.
A sudden twenty five foot rise in the Osage river at Miller county on Monday night submerged lowlands three to five feet. Corn crops valued around 250000 are reported a total loss as water begins to fall and further damage is not anticipated.
I W Bishop reports patents issued on the 1st to Iowa residents including W H George Dexter on a traction engine coupling and A R Joy Wapello on a sparker. Other filings include H A Le Mar Des Moines on a fruit drier and G W Singleton Des Moines on a tabulating mechanism for typewriters.
Readers learn a cure for catarrh claiming to cure all stages of the disease through constitutional treatment. The advertisement asserts the remedy works on blood and mucous surfaces and offers a hundred dollar reward for any uncured case. Includes address in Toledo and price 75 cents with a suggestion to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Lloyd and Adele Holder of Waterloo return home after visiting the L. B. Ward and Tom Downing homes. They were joined by Miss Olive Ward and Mrs Buckman who will stay at the Holder home for a period.
Rail lines publish low round trip fares for 1905 summer travel with Brighton to St Paul and Minneapolis at 12 dollars, Duluth 16, Denver area 22.75, Salt Lake City 35.75, Portland 49, hot springsArk 1 fare plus 2 dollars, sale dates vary from June 1 to August 30 and limits range 30 to 90 days. Agent contact A B Cutts.
Beginning November 15 and daily until summer 1905 the Frisco System with Southern Railway will operate through Pullman Sleepers between Kansas City Missouri and Jacksonville Florida. The Southeastern Limited leaves Kansas City at 6 30 P M and features electric lighted cafe and observation car on a route serving Southeast cities. Berth reservations may be made through Frisco System representatives or connecting lines, Passenger Traffic Department Saint Louis.
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