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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1906
Page
8
Franklin Williams Jr outlines methods for clearing new land dealing with many roots. He urges steady teams, preferably oxen for plowing, warns against rushing with horses, and advises using grub plows or a standard plow with a cutter. He recommends keeping a mattock to cut roots and plowing with continuous furrows.
President Roosevelt sent to the senate a slate of appointments including George B. Cortelyou as Secretary of the Treasury Charles J Bonaparte as Attorney General George L Von Meyer as Postmaster General Victor H Metcalf as Secretary of the Navy James R Garfield as Secretary of the Interior Oscar S Strauss as Secretary of Commerce and Labor and William H Moody as Assistant Justice Supreme Court announced from Washington D C on December 3.
Rev. George D. Rogers started his duties as the new Baptist minister in Washington with morning and evening services. Morning sermon titled There shall be a wall of fire around about thee, evening message Who Is Thy Neighbor. Attendance strong and sermons praised. Next Sunday features autumn day service for the elderly with transport by carriage. Evening opens a three sermon series: Where Art Thou Where Is He and Where Are They. Music praised. Several local residents and visitors noted in transit and visits.
The funeral was held Saturday at 2 PM from the residence, Rev. Elias Handy officiating with assistance from Rev. W C Fisher. A profusion of flowers marked the deceased's life and wide circle. Woodmen attended. pallbearers were Don Sherman, Schuyler Livingston, Gerry Schilling, J W H Lathrop, John Little, and D J Patterson. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery.
The Women’s Relief Corps will host a thimble bee at Mrs. John Bryson’s home in east Washington next Wednesday at 2:30 PM. The event honors Mrs. Chas Griffith who is soon leaving for California and welcomes new members. All visiting sister members are invited.
The Home Guards will conduct their annual election this evening and a large turnout of members is urged to attend.
William N Hyde of near Brighton visited the city on business. Miss Dorothy Latchem helps at the Caner music store on Saturdays during the holiday rush. Elsie McCreedy arrived from an over Sunday visit with relatives in Haskins. Mrs John Gibson and children of Valley Junction visit in the city. Margaret Young returned home from Muscatine after Thanksgiving with friends and relatives. Delos Deane returned home to Oskaloosa after visiting Earnest. P P Schowalter and son Isaac Glep returned to Wayland after visiting in the city. Cap Miller of Sigourney and his wife plan to California for a teachers convention. Miller will lecture there.
Mr. E G Case of Canton Center Conn claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is king of all for croup and colds. He says it gives certain results with no bad after effects and that they are never without it in the house. Sold by Cook & Sherman and Stewart's pharmacy.
The piece discusses common plowing goals including land improvement, soil warming, moisture preservation, and pest control plus a postscript about farming priorities. It also cites Kansas experiment station guidelines for judging corn quality by butts of ears and kernel integrity with scoring suggestions.
J. M. in Farm Journal recommends wrapping cabbages in paper and packing in a barrel in the cellar with roots and outer leaves trimmed. Pears and apples store similarly. The plan proved satisfactory last winter for cellar access when outdoor pits were hard to reach.
The text notes that horse manure is very dry and difficult to mix with litter. It describes hot manure undergoing rapid fermentation, generating high heat due to its loose texture. It also says it tends to lose ammonia faster than sheep manure.
Miss Reese of Keota visits the Amoshurst home while Dr. and Mrs. L B Tracy of Onil Meathe Mo stay with the R P Lewis family. Mrs Judge Tracy and Miss A Stone of Burlington spend days at the Lewis home. Florence Wright returns to Keota from Amos Durst home. H Heckman and wife travel home to Sigourney after a relatives visit. Mrs Phillip Brown of Shawnee Okla visits Mrs DeMarce. her husband once worked for Harrie Horne.
Alex Lytle left for Chicago after visiting with friends in the city. W. C. Ralston returned home following a brief visit. Miss Freda Dayton came back to Keota from a stay with her cousin Miss Leona Grush. Miss Margaret Corette will resume duties at Monmouth College tonight, after vacation at home. Charley Hays Jim Walker Pollok Wallace and Frank McClellan left for West Chester to work on carpentry. Miss Hanna Richer left for Milwaukee to resume duties at Milwaukee Downer after Thanksgiving at home.
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