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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1900
Page
4
Frank Rogers will promptly attend to the orders left with City Bus Line Vail up phone number 1 and at Hotel Allen. The notice instructs readers to place requests and promises swift handling by Rogers.
Lost items include part of a blind bridle on Jefferson street and a two dollar bill at Brindley’s grocery or Burnham’s meat market. A purse with a key was found. inquiries to JOURNAL. Ads offer bargains on a Phaeton wagon, second hand buggies, and harness. several rental and job ads nearby.
The Philadelphia Cloak and Suit Co. announces a special sale of Ladies' Man Tailored Suits at the New York Store on Tuesday August 14 with measurements taken. Nearby, Mrs Lizzie Daugherty's home at 215 East Madison Street narrowly escaped a larger fire after a gasoline stove misfire damaged the area before the blaze was put out. A letter from G Logan Payne reports his family is settled on Monroe Ave as he joins the Chicago Journal in the business department. The ad ends with a cigarette promotion for Little Gold Coin cigars sold in Washington.
Tomorrow is regular collection day and patrons are asked to greet the collecting boys cordially. They are harmless and will do no one injury if not mistreated, with prompt payment of subscriptions appreciated.
Farmers report corn in poor shape after winds and rain Sunday and again this morning. Telegraph lines southwest and northwest were damaged, ending communications. east and southeast lines remain working. Charles Gorham shipped stock to Chicago. Cal Triblecock returns from Kirkland, Kansas. Ira Holmes visits Missouri. Ednn and Edith Wekerman of Des Moines visit the J B Kekerman home.
The Winfield Iowa District Fair opens today with a packed schedule for Wednesday and Thursday August 16. Events include Green Pace or Trot Lady Allerton and Lady Fatorvin leading a slate of horses, owners and riders such as Frank Parson WUE J Bocock and Jno Berry. The program lists racing classes, pace events like For-All Pace and a 4 mile repeat, plus the Narrow Gauge fare notice and Low a Central rate details.
A Peoria area farmer arrived in the city yesterday seeking a brown horse, a large gray, a fancy wagon with extended box, and a pony. He pursued a man, a woman, a little girl, a rig, a team, and the girl believed to be his, last seen heading west near the city. He refused to name himself but warned pursuit may lead to a confrontation. He traced the outfit from Peoria to the city edge, losing track after Tuesday morning. Social at St James church and miscellaneous local notes follow this report.
The report notes 66 inches of rainfall last night, with more this morning, bringing the total since Saturday evening to over four inches. Mrs. Grecian of South Washington returned home yesterday morning from a Burlington visit.
The Iowa Central announces low fare excursion tickets for multiple meetings. Humboldt hosts the Annual Summer Assembly and O G T Training School with an Aug 11 23 window offering one and one third fare round trips on the certificate plan. Clinton hosts Mississippi Valley Spiritualists Association camps July 25 and Aug 26 with the same fare policy.
Michael Free a former Joliet business leader died at Silver Cross hospital after a Sunday heat wave. The 61 year old succumbed to sun stroke following intense heat. The item notes rising temperatures and local distress amid extreme heat across towns.
Nebraska's Grand Army of the Republic gathers in Lincoln while forest fires blaze up to a hundred miles in all directions from Glenwood Springs Colorado. A report from Lidia notes Afghanistan’s ameer mobilizing infantry and artillery units.
New lines of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway emphasize regional growth across Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota. The company touts towns Reading Wilmot Lismore Kenneth Faribault Freeborn and Steele as thriving centers with dairy wealth and expanding rail infrastructure. Prospective settlers are urged to relocate from crowded towns to new business hubs with generous opportunities and rewards.
Kemble's flowers are the beat. Ordering direct they pay express shipping from Emble Flower Co. in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
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