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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
4
Miss Blanche Patterson attends the Chautauqua in Columbus Junction. Ice cream squares at the event provide a local social detail. Mrs Ira Sproul leaves today for a week long visit with her sister Mrs David Kilgore in West Chester.
A Drummond merchant claims Chambertin Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured him of flux without a doctor. He says the medicine is best for bowel complaints both children and adults and easy to take. Stewart's Pharmacy Ook & Sherman sell the remedy.
Due to a large expected crop in Minnesota and the Dakotas, the Iowa Central Railway offers special one way excursion tickets to harvest laborers at very low rates with liberal return terms. Comrades may travel to San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Oakland on August 1 to August 15 at 90 dollars round trip, returnable by October 15, 1903, with stopovers allowed both routes.
Iowa Central offers excursion tickets at a single fare for the round trip to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Tickets good to return Aug 21. Attractions and exhibits promise to excel prior years. For particulars call agents. Aug 2.
Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman advertise a refund if not satisfied with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The copy touts it as the most successful bowel remedy, pleasant and reliable, with a buyback pledge emphasized.
Iowa Central Ry offers round trip excursion tickets for 45.00 from August 1 to 14 to Portland Seattle Tacoma Victoria and Vancouver with return by Oct 15 1903. Stopovers allowed and travelers may mix routes. See agents or A B Cutts Minneapolis for details.
Miss Kate Bens entertains the ladies of the Catholic church this afternoon as they form a benevolent club. This first meeting aims to establish a lasting, useful organization in the city.
A midweek lawn tennis challenge is issued by Citizens National Bank of Washington IA to Washington National Bank of Washington and partners. The match awaits after 4 PM on a weekday, except Friday when the Washington team competes in baseball. opponents include F T Smith George Greenwood and Dudley Crone.
The Bell carriage shop in Washington displays two rubber tired carriages of top quality. One goes to J T Kinmonth and Son of Columbus City and the other to John F White of Crawfordsville. Also shown are Stanhopes and a light gentleman’s driving wagon with latest patter n. Mr Bell’s repository features bug gies carriages stanhopes and driving wagons ready for inspection.
A Toledo advert promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure known to medicine for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal administration reaches blood and mucous surfaces, builds constitution, and offers 100 dollars for any unimproved case. Includes testimonials and pill alternative.
Preston L. Parker, step-son of ex County Recorder Parker, and Mabel Nichols Parker are involved in a Des Moines marriage case. Parker reportedly used the name Ward on a license as investigators probe his legal status and possible adoption. Mrs Parker claims confusion over Parker’s legal identity and adopts Ward as a former name.
Des Moines region rail cutbacks reduce service on several lines. Trains 205 and 206 from Des Moines to Keokuk are removed beyond Eldon with one daily passenger and one mixed train remaining to Keokuk. Western systems coordinate similar expense steps. Rock Island, Milwaukee and others begin timetable changes.
A tonic and nervine claim presents Electric-Bitters as a preventive for despair and possible self destruction. Promoted as strengthening nerves and regulating stomach liver and kidneys, offered by Stewart's Pharmacy for 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
In Council Bluffs Iowa August 12 the Knights of Pythias grand lodge elected officers for the ensuing year after a long night of campaigning. Bernard Murphy of Vinton withdrew leaving Carl Kuehnle of Denison and Dowell of Des Moines as frontrunners. New officers include Grand Chancellor F M Mossberry Columbus Junction Grand Vice Chancellor W H Lewis Alden Grand Prelate D C Linaweaver Brooklyn Grand Keeper P D Walker Mt. Pleasant Grand Master Exchequer W H O Connell Audubon Grand Master at Arms C M Lamb Osceola Grand Inner Guard W N Reeves Bloomfield and Grand Outer Guard A M Westveer Lake City.
A lecture at the Second United Presbyterian church tonight features Rev. Charles R. Watson on Missions. Watson, recently named Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions, once led St. Louis church and declined Monmouth College presidency to pursue missionary work. Lecture starts at eight.
The article recounts how Jupiter's strong gravity altered the orbits of comets in 1770 and 1775 1781, diverting Lexell's comet and delaying Halley’s comet. It notes Jupiter’s dominance in the solar system and describes related anecdotes from newspapers and quips about marriage and social situations.
Miss Fannie Wilson departed this morning for Peoria following a visit at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Wilson.
In Iowa District Court a petition by Horatio Bean seeks to quiet title to the southeast quarter of section 6 in township 75 north range 6 west, Washington County. He asserts absolute fee simple ownership and seeks to bar all defendants and unknown claimants from any rights, with publication ordered for six weeks and a September 1, 1808 deadline for appearance. The court assigns Henderson and Thorne as plaintiff attorneys and Judge Clements approves the notice for formal publication.
In the District Court of Washington County a suit by C F Wabnitz seeks quiet title to the south eighty eight of lot five in block eighteen in Washington city. The petition asserts open continuous possession by the plaintiff and that all unknown claimants have no valid interest. a hearing is set for September 1 1908 at the Washington court house. The notice warns defendants to appear by noon of the second day of the next term or face default and judgment. Attorneys Brookhart sign as counsel for plaintiff.
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