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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1903
Page
4
A Tribune poem recaps a long, costly leak saga. The plumber, aged and skeptical, checks the drip daily for years at escalating hourly rates. He dies of old age, and his heirs inherit the unpaid time, with the leak continuing and the bill rising.
The sixteenth biennial assembly of Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias began at Lake Manawa with over 600 members encamped. Eleven companies are present from the first to fourth regiments, more expected by morning. Memorial services for General Manchester were held at the casino and a dress parade drew thousands from nearby cities to witness the maneuvers.
Wm. Crawford and his son from Raleigh went to Havre this morning on business. Fred VanSickle was recently visiting Eldon.
Tam just up from a hard spell of the flux says merchant St A Pinner of Plummond Tennessee. He used one small bottle and was cured without a doctor. He calls Chamberlin's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy the best cholera medicine in the world. It never fails and is pleasant for children or adults. For sale by Stewart's Pharmacy Sherman.
An adjourned city council meeting.
Miss Nellie Knapp died after a chandelier of four kerosene lamps fell and set her clothing ablaze during an Epworth League meeting at the Methodist church. Mrs. Jerry Sutter was severely burned but survived.
The past week in Iowa showed near normal temperatures with unusually cool nights and ample rainfall. Wheat and oats yields are generally unsatisfactory in weight and measure, corn progress varies with moisture and cold. some early planted corn reaches the roasting ear stage while much remains behind. Hay yields fail to break records, pastures and meadows show heavy aftermath. minor crops and apples do fairly well.
Mart White proprietor of Globe Barber Shop leased the room under the Washington National Bank for five years and fitted it with new furniture. The ad invites Washington and vicinity customers to visit the shop which offers three chairs and ninety waiting in a bid for patronage.
Des Moines reports from Director J R Sage of the Iowa Weather and Crop Service Bureau describe corn in two stages on stalks with ears needing hot weather for ripening and rain for kernel development. Sage urges very hot conditions through September with occasional showers, warning a mid September frost could ruin. He notes excellent hay quality this year and a strong hay market, plus a better oats crop. he promotes stocking and baling hay and storing oats as farmers prepare for the season.
Six Royal Arch Masons from the city traveled to Fairfield to assist Fairfield Chapter in conferring the Royal Arch degree. A train delay at Brighton led them to drive across, arriving about 11:30. The party received a hearty reception and banquet at Leggett House before performing the work at the Masonic Temple. They returned by the 12 o clock train, tired but pleased with the experience.
Miss Eva Moon enjoyed a pleasant visit at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Ward on East Second street and returned to Vinton yesterday. Walter Ayres was a passenger for Prairie City this morning in the regular course of his duties as a government pension agent.
A narrator recalls a journey from New York to Albany where a tunnel marks a life changing moment. Delia Pennington disguises as an old woman to reveal her love in the darkness, and a planned separation becomes a united future at West Point after a secret rendezvous and confession. ANTHONY DEANE.
A Chicago Tribune quote notes Skimmerhorn contracted smallpox at Sears and recovered with a changed expression, asking if it disfigured him. The remark says the illness improved him rather than deform.
A Detroit Prep Press line notes a society remark about a young woman, saying she lacks taste for extravagance and is unsuited for high society. The quip frames expectations of wealth, status, and social performance with light humor.
The text argues that being a good fellow requires time money and a strong constitution. Mere will power will not suffice.
Mrs Seneca Dewey hosts a informal gathering this evening at avenue D South to honor visiting Mrs Charles Stephens of Haskins. Mrs James Miller and Miss Lou Haskins gave a Sunday dinner for their aunt Mrs Elizabeth Brown of Rich Hill Mo with twenty eight guests. An afternoon at home tomorrow honors Miss Stark of Logansport Ind. Miss Carrie Hamilton hosts a casual dinner tonight at 705 East Main Street.
The public schools of Washington will open Monday August 31. Parents should ensure all children attend on the first day with punctuality. Non resident pupils must pay tuition before entry. Books will be available at local stores. bring needed books on the first morning. An August 20 meeting at the High School building invites incoming and transferring students to arrange the year’s work and schedule examinations for promotion.
A sensational notice claims a preventative for death by own action has been found. It urges using Electric-Bitters as a tonic to strengthen nerves and restore the system. The advertisement markets the product as a stomach liver and kidney regulator priced at 50 cents with guaranteed satisfaction by Stewart's Pharmacy.
A stranger posing as an advertising agent for the New Idea Journal sold magazines to Creston women at ten cents each and promised Haviland china dishes after 80 books sold. He left after two weeks with nearly $500, failing to deliver premiums or open a premium store, leaving buyers wondering if they will be fulfilled.
Mrs Benj Eicher and granddaughter Miss Hanna Eicher came home after a week with relatives near Bloomfield. Mrs Charles Stephens of Haskins is spending the week with city relatives. Hazen White returned from a Sunday visit with West Chester relatives. John H H Kephart left for Peoria Illinois to visit kin. Dr Howard B Hamilton of Ainsworth was a brief city visitor. Carrie Hamilton returned from a brief Columbus Junction and Ainsworth visit.
Mr and Mrs Tl R Brown and their son Master Merle of Cedar Rapids recently left to visit Burlington by boat to Oquawka to see friends and relatives. J J McKeone departed yesterday morning for Keota to oversee his concrete work.
Penn Oil and Supply Co. Ltd. offers a $100 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who tampered with an external connection at their house off site on the night of August, causing the loss of several gallons of refined oil. J. S. Wilbert, Manager. 49-10
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages. The ad asserts a constitutional treatment taken internally to reach blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills.
In Washington County Iowa district court a petition seeks to quiet and confirm fee simple title to the west half of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 33 township 7 north range 7 west. The plaintiff claims open continuous possession for over twenty years and asks reform and correction of deeds and other instruments to ensure full title against named defendants and unknown claimants. Proceedings require appearance before the second day of the next term with publication ordered weekly for six weeks.
Local notices promote Scranton coal sales by John Shields & Son Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook and Sherman with buy back guarantees and risk free Chamberlain remedies. Iowa State Fair excursion specials from Iowa Central Ry to Portland and Des Moines with round trip fares and return windows, plus multiple travel routes and agent contact details.
A notice urges prompt reporting of any negligence by carrier boys in paper delivery. It states the office only has knowledge of service imperfections if reports are made in person at the office.
Due to a potential huge crop in Minnesota and the Dakotas, Iowa Central Railway agents offer special one way tickets at very low rates with liberal return terms. From August 1 to 14, excursion round trip to San Francisco or Los Angeles is $50, with return by Oct 15, 1903, allowed via different routes and stopovers.
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