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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1902
Page
4
The school board announced opening Monday September for the new term at the High School building. Prof. Pratt will publish exact dates and invite inquiries at his office. Miss Agnes I Guthrie of York New York has been elected to fill the vacancy left by Miss Ollie Maxwell.
Threatening showers and thunderstorms tonight and likely Thursday. A train wreck near Numa, Iowa delayed the last El Paso passenger by three and a half hours. freight No 6 derailed but no injuries reported. A coat of pale, light color improves the academy’s appearance along with recent building upgrades and hoped for increased patronage next year.
Muscatine August 1 The four year old son of Joe Johnson is adjudged insane and to be sent to the asylum at Mt. Pleasant. Doctors suspect cerebral irritation and an operation may be needed for a permanent cure. Walton Foreman Co gave a show yesterday in the rear wad shed of the Foreman residence. Attendance large. The act featured Sammie and Joe Walton Pou Mercer and Mary Waloo in a comedy with strong opportunities to perform.
Shipped sheep to Chicago yesterday. Mrs El Thomas arrives from Fairfield visiting relatives. Roy Fetters injured but not seriously. Chas McCreedy rode as Washington passenger. Sherley Dawson visits Wapello. Mrs Chas Douglass travels to North English. Mrs R McGaughey leaves for Ablngdon Illinois. Ed Rush to Indianapolis for barber job. Mrs T J Lewis and children visit Columbus City. A dream about a fire in the schoolhouse. Mrs Dr Droz and Mrs Hamilton shop in city. Death statistics show 121 deaths in 278 178 population with 73 white and 48 colored. Prof W A Pratt leaves for Fulton and Illinois. Mrs Savage of Brighton shops today.
Wants and finds list items include Sace Restaurant stock and fixtures to a town of 1000. receipts $0 per month. offer at invoice price. Also a four room residence for Crawfordsville offered cheap, a second hand square piano for sale, and a branded four year old pony available for sale or trade for a fresh cow. Contact Journal office.
Under the auspices of the St James parish ladies a lawn fete is set for the parish lawn on Aug l ub. Notes report visitors Ray and Marion Houston of Wyman in the city yesterday and Mr and Mrs S W Nea visiting relatives in Greenfield. Rainfall measured six loches, not heavy but slowing threshing countywide. Internal Revenue Commissioner Yerkes says bureau receipts total 271 million 867 thousand 0 25, down 35 million 0 17 from last year due to repeal of war taxes.
Burlington Route advertises service to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Pacific Coast. It touts a record 22 hours 50 minutes Washington to Denver and 25 hours 50 minutes return. Departs Washington 7 30 p m arrives Denver 6 20 p m next day. Endorses new standard gauge with cheap rates and contact EG Fox Agent.
The Lowa Central Railway debuts a sleeping car service from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Kansas City St. Louis and Peoria aimed at travelers seeking speed and comfort. The Peoria limited departs Brighton at 6 41 p m daily and arrives in Peoria at 11 20 p m. See Brighton ticket agent.
The little town of Guadalupe near Mexico City draws thousands for annual pilgrimages to the holy shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe. On January 1 and the twelfth of each month the faithful climb Tepeyac hill to honor the Marian appearance described in legend.
A long account recounts the 16th century Marian apparition to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, the roses in December, and the miraculous image on the tilma. It notes the basilica Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, its opulent treasures, architecture, and historic role in Mexican history, including its relics and coronation by papal authority.
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