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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
4
A proclamation declares the entire stock of clothing will be sold within sixty days regardless of previous price. It promises Washington residents the best chance to buy first class clothing new and seasonable at reduced costs.
John Reynolds and family arrived from St James Missouri to spend Christmas at the H T Reynolds home on the Heights. Guy Lauser of Kalona leaves for Lockwood Missouri for the winter. The A O U W carnival offers five first degree can can prizes at Windsor Grocery with a contest closing tomorrow night. First prize six dollars in gold plus ten other prizes. Those under seventeen may compete. Mrs MS Warnock drew a rocker at Chas Miller & Son's. Mr Miller notes many tickets being turned in.
Christmas festivities fill city schools with plants and trees in First Ward through Fourth Ward as pupils hold end of term exams in high schools. Santa appearances, recitations, dialogues, and reader letters entertain crowds while teachers receive small tokens of appreciation.
The Keota Eagle presents a festive special edition after labor and thought by editors. The four Nal wishes them prosperity. Temple Building company directors plan a meeting tonight. Martin Swift Jr. returns from Chicago nearly fully recovered from a recent operation and endured the trip well with no serious aftereffects.
A movement in Pennsylvania schools expands to involve public school teachers and pupils in essay writing about the Pan-American Exposition to be held in Buffalo next summer. The plan aims to explain the exposition objects and world commerce benefits, inspired by success at Paris. The Ancient Order of United Workmen plans a $6,000 building in Buffalo for Exposition events, with $3,000 from the Supreme Lodge and $3,000 from the State Lodge.
The Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo running May 1 to November 1, 1901 will offer multiple on site dining options. Visitors can expect high and low priced meals in diverse settings including buildings at the Midway Stadium and Electric Tower with refreshments in the Temple of Music and various national kitchens.
Harve Richardson is on the sick list with a bad cold. Miss Maud Brown leaves for Clay to spend Christmas with her sister. Henry Peters visits from Moline to help at North Side Jewelry and fix a window for Mr. Nelson. Fred Howard heads to Rochester Minnesota to fetch his injured mother to live with him.
L J Wilmet the orchestra leader now operates in tailor parlors over the First National bank. He arrives from Shoals Indiana ready to furnish good goods and guarantees high class workmanship. He does not make cheap clothes but makes good clothes cheap. Inspection invited.
C C Wright was charged with stealing a horse near Crawfordsville and brought from Monmouth Illinois by Sheriff Teeter. He appeared before Justice W A White and waived indictment to the January grand jury.
Rev J J Nicholson returns from Sigourney where four county organizers led delegates from Washington Keokuk Mahaska Punsheik and Iowa counties to plan a convention in Keota from the first Monday in February 1901 through Wednesday. A new Automatic Kidnapper Alarm concept was reported from Washington and other hometown notes include holiday visits and officer installations.
Indianapolis reports Edward S. Roberts of Madison may run for speaker with Marion County peers calling him a dark horse or receptive candidate. Bluffton makes no verdict in D P Bolds embezzlement case as acquittal is returned with doubt over county debt.
Rumor says an Atlantic liner will be moored beyond the three mile limit near Brighton England and converted into a Monte Carlo style resort. Officials deny any 200 million dollars is available in England for the Carey family.
Mrs. Chas Gibbs of Galesburg visited the city yesterday with Mrs. B M Crone on the Heights and planned to go to Ainsworth. M B Biauvelt of Cedar Rapids left the Emry home for Peirce to stay some time. Miss Bertha Durst and her aunt Miss Dora Durst left for a two week visit in Ottumwa.
Hurry to the Journal office to place orders for engraved Christmas cards. Do not delay as delivery before Christmas is possible only if you act quickly.
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