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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1902
Page
4
The Washington Illuminating company reports breaks in their wires as snow weighs down poles. Frank Stewart says wires are in worse shape than ever. Machinery was shut down last evening at ten. A large crew works today with hope of restoring service tonight.
The council debated replacing incandescents with Nernst lamps for the new city light plant. Prof. Bissell opposed the new light pending thorough testing, suggesting limited use on one circuit. The council kept to the contract, adopting a sewer resolution and ordering the alley in Block One, Denny's addition opened before adjournment.
Sheriff John Teeter accompanied eleven year old Oscar Collett to the reform school at Eldora this morning. Officials say the training there will be beneficial for the boy’s conduct and future.
The regular meeting of Chapter 1 is set for Thursday December 4 at 2 40 pm at the home of Mrs Archie McCoulley.
In Racine Wisconsin the Women’s club faces a court battle as Mrs A J Pierce sues to stop her expulsion from the club. The case will force about 100 wives of leading citizens to testify in circuit court. No charges had been filed, and Mrs Pierce seeks that charges be brought to answer. In Illinois, a separate note reports Weilay Hawley on trial for murder of Policeman Ben Martin as jurors are selected in the Moneaqua case.
Washington reports former Speaker Thomas B Reed suffered a sudden severe gastritis attack last evening. He was prostrated briefly before Th Gardner arrived and relieved his patient.
Special services begin this evening at First Presbyterian Church as prep for Communion Sabbath. Preaching each evening except Saturday night. Rev. W. S. Crozier to speak Wednesday and Rev. Roland Williams Thursday. All members urged to attend. Saturday afternoon service at 3 o'clock.
Samson and Livingston warn buyers that the Canton lump cannot be duplicated for the price in furnace or stove sales. The Canton lump pricing note is followed by a lecture course notice featuring Dr. M. W. Chase of Chicago presenting The Problem of Life at the Graham on Monday December 8. Season tickets available through C. IL Wilson at 46-00.
A New York dispatch reports Reynolds Hitt, son of Representative Hitt, will wed Miss Edith Gray on December 28 at St Bartholomew's Church. The bride-to-be is described as a blonde, socially popular young woman. London dispatch notes a royal commission leniency in South Africa martial law cases.
Community notes report bake shop specials and cookies at Johnson bakery. Social updates mention travels to Kansas and Missouri and a Winterset wedding. References include church fund meals, sewing circle, court of honor, and county events with multiple residents and business contacts.
In Heriin the reich stag’s vote on the tariff bill failed 198 to 45 after a heated exchange. The Socialists abstained from voting as Baron von Kardorff’s motion to consider the bill as a whole was ruled admissible under the rules.
Last evening at the home of Mr and Mrs J D Daniels the marriage of Geo W Holt and Miss Alice Jackson both of St Louis Missouri took place Rev J H Dimmitt officiated in a simple ceremony with limited guests of family and close friends.
A crowded program features elaborate scenes and ten handsome sets in the Sporting Life production. The National Sporting Club in London is highlighted as particularly engaging and the show will be seen here tonight. City Attorney Butterfield, Ollie, James Croul, W B Kerr, and Rev Howard McJunkin are noted as visiting or traveling for business or personal reasons. The piece ends with an editorial urging daily kindness and words of encouragement to others.
A humorous exchange features string and piano instruments quarreling over humor and tempo. A Dublin doctor famed for wealth is told of an elderly patient who dies after holding his fee, prompting the doctor to remark on her sensibility in death.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a lawyer who joked about a retainer from his son and later persuaded his client’s case to be dismissed. The tale ends with the boy receiving the whipping he deserved after the judge refused influence. The piece follows a second story of a merchant and his son who share a crust of bread and cheese and endure a harsh lesson on frugality.
In a Boston Transcript exchange, Ilones notes Pingrey is a literary man who spends much time at the public library where the quiet fosters rest and reading without disturbance.
A Philadelphia Inquirer snippet captures a quip where a doctor notes the system is upset and a child explains the foot being asleep, hinting at the dashed feeling of worry and innocent confusion in a domestic scene. The dialogue showcases lighthearted exchanges about health and bedtime in a city paper tone.
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