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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1900
Page
4
Forecast for Iowa calls for fair tonight and Sunday colder. Local notes include Rev Jacobsmeier traveling to Pleasant Plain for tomorrow’s services and Mrs Rehmel visiting from Muscatine to her father Henry Humm’s south of the city. Also mentions Brownie cigars and bakery prices.
Morning and evening services listed for multiple churches including First Church of Christ Scientist Trinity Episcopal and Baptist. Subjects cover Good Work Sacrament The Gospel as Transformer of Character and Help from the Hills with special music and literature readings. invitations extended to all.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F & A M named M P Miller as worshipful master and other new officers including Alex R Miller senior warden J F Curran junior warden A H Wallace treasurer Eugene Anderson secretary. Community notes report visitors birthdays and local commerce across East Madison Street Sargent Neb Bethel and South Lawn Street with several noted social events and business updates.
A humorous account recalls a “very pretty” wedding of Adalaide Algarotti DeAlvérado and Archibald Avalanche at Lysie McGugin residence. The ceremony included playful ministerial advice and notes that guests included the bride’s father and groom, with several young ladies present. The piece ends with cautious, tongue in cheek optimism for a long, useful marriage.
Dec 8 ceremony saw Chas Smith wed Miss Ollie Retztinger at 4 30 pm officiated by Rev Ingham at the Theslera home, with a reception supper for Packwood. couple to reside southeast of town. Local notes report cattle trades, travels, and social visits across Milan Shields, Mrs M D Work, and others.
Miss Fannie Sayles, guest at the Carson Anderson home, returned to Brighton this morning. Miss Rose Minner, visiting at home, left for Mitchelville to resume teaching at the school of correction. Mrs. H. Parkinson left for Streator Illinois to visit her son Olh Swick, who had been hunting nearby and returned to Oskaloosa this morning.
Governor Pingree pardons William L. White and Arthur F. Marsh after restitution of 5000 dollars each to Ingham County treasury. He cites a flawed prosecution and notes Henderson-Ames company and agent Bickerstaff orchestrated the scheme to defraud the state of military clothing funds.
Representative Bonhaur proposes a bill to lift 1889 gas laws as constitutional risk but beneficial for supply. A Cloverland station collision near Brazil Indiana wrecks two engines and derails twenty five cars with two missing tramps feared buried. Debs predicts presidential vote over 100 000 possibly 140 000 and alleges vote theft. Queen's speech is the shortest on record. Roosevelt to hunt mountain lion and Japan plans an armor plate plant in Tokyo and ship builds.
J C Kilgore and his wife, well known in this city, arrived this week from Paria where Kilgore supervised an exhibition. Keota desires another football game with Washington.
Grace Benn, who has been trimming the past season in Edina Missouri, returns home this morning. Fred Jorden will clerk at Sol Rich & Co clothing store and work through the holidays.
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