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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
8
The Fort nightly Cinic general meeting will be held in the Bap at church Thursday evening. The department of Parliamentary Usage will meet at 7:60 o clock with a report of convention and program by the musical department at 8:00.
A brick building at Cornell Bluffs is ruined by a blaze with losses estimated at 140000 dollars. A Des Moines death row inmate Louis Busse gains a fourth reprieve shifting his execution from December 4 to January 11, 16w7. Professor W. W. Borden, 84, dies after a stroke in Indiana. Forty one Joliet penitentiary convicts are moved to Leavenworth. The Swedish government omits M Helmes as a representative. The Hague tribunal membership is confirmed. Carpenters request daily wage increase from 34.80 to 85. The Rockefeller income is rumored at 1 million. Senator Teller introduces New Mexico statehood bill. President nominatesHerbert Knox Smith as commissioner of corporations.
Mr E G Case of Manton Center Connecticut, a U S service member for sixteen years, calls Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the king of all cough medicines for croup and colds. He notes reliable, definite results and says they are never without it. Sold by Cook and Sherman and Stewart's pharmacy.
On December 20 to January 1 Iowa Central offers round trip excursion tickets at one and one third fare with return by January 7 1907. One Way Settlers Rates begin sale on the first and third Tuesdays November through March to western states with through rate two dollars above half fare. Call Iowa Central agents for details or address A B Cutts Minneapolis for full particulars.
The Iowa Central Railway offers a holiday round trip to Havana Cuba with a one fare rate. Travel there December 14 19 and 20 with return by January 8. Connections via New Orleans and Southern Pacific. For rates and details contact A C Cutts Mino Minneapolis.
New York December 12 Dir J B Garvin of St Johns hospital Long Island City reports a remarkable cure of tetanus. Richard Miller a carpenter contracted tetanus after stepping on a nail September 28. After severe contractions and delirium he was bled to relieve heart strain and gradually recovered. Miller has been discharged a well man.
A 12 year old girl testifies in Lansing municipal court accusing her father Delbert Booker of a serious offense. She says both parents remarried after separating and cites marriages in Tattle Creek and Kalamazoo. Authorities were notified about a Mrs. Kroon and possible bigamy charges.
The official forecast through tonight calls for warmer conditions across Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa with variable winds turning southerly later. Temperatures rise gradually with no precipitation indicated and winds mainly light to moderate.
Chicago traders report mixed grain prices with wheat and corn steady to firm, oats and rye mixed, and livestock bids steady to firm. Cattle and hog markets show varied receipts. Buffalo dealers quote steady cattle and strong sheep with calves at top prices.
County officers named the grand jury for 1907 and the January term petit jurors. Entries include Geo Stumpf J R McCreedy J 8 Edelstein J l Schooley J B Spencer F H Beechamp Geo Lutz Eli Deen and others from Belville West Chester and surrounding areas with a long list of jurors such as A Outright W Koening H Henderson M J Romine J M Brown W T Swatles and more.
William Carson arrived from Wyman and visited in the city. Annie Nickerson left for Cedar Rapids to spend weeks with relatives. Alice Wiedenbeck traveled to Muscatine for a day visiting friends. Mrs. B. Adams left for Packwood after visiting here. Howard Ross traveled to West Chester for a day with relatives. W O Ralston passed through from Mexico Missouri toward West Chester. J H Kelley J L Brookhart and A J Dawson left for Van Buren county on a short business trip. Z M Fleming returned to West Chester from Cave Tipton Home. Susie Johnson visited at Oliver Gray then returned near Verdi. Mr. and Mrs. Mart White left for Brighton for a day or two with relatives. M W Nelson left for Des Moines after visiting here. Mr. and Mrs. K R Cunningham and daughter Ollie visited for Farmers Institute. Mrs. S O Barden returned home from St Paul after visiting relatives.
McClure's January issue will begin a year long Life of Mary Baker G Eddy and the History of the Christian Science Movement. Geor gine Milmine has led the study with help from five staff writers to provide a thorough, first time history of Mrs Eddy and her cult amid ongoing press confusion. Carl Schurz's Reminiscences of a
A renewed national interest in Carl Schurz prompts memorial meetings and plans to raise 250 000 for a Schurz memorial. McClure's adds George Kennan Ellen Terry and numerous renowned writers to its staff, promising investigations, fiction by top authors, and ample illustrations in upcoming issues.
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