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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1905
Page
4
Scurry children in a kindergarten Christmas celebration in their building entertain parents with songs and games. Teachers Miss Noyes, Miss Jay, and Miss Astiny receive credit for organizing the event and the year’s progress in the school.
Miss Emma Methesney will entertain her Sabbath school class tonight at her home on East Jefferson Street.
Mr and Mrs A Miller near the southeast edge of town entertained about thirty five guests last evening in honor of Mr and Mrs Ed McCauiley. The gathering featured various games and light refreshments.
Yesterday Roby Burham turned six and a dozen friends gathered at her home for a surprise party. Games were played and refreshments served, with Little Miss Burham receiving a chamber of nice gifts as keepsakes of the occasion.
A group of about thirty young people went to the residence of Mrs. Chas. Meyers and family west of the city Wednesday evening, taking them by surprise. The evening proved to be very enjoyable.
Mr and Mrs Sam Thompson were honored by about seventy neighbors at a country home today. They shared a noon dinner and received a sideboard as a token of affection. Today marks Mrs Thompson's birthday and the couple’s wedding anniversary. They plan to move to town soon to the East Main Street property recently bought from Sam Younkin.
Telegram informs Henry Ditmar Jr of his brother John Ditmar's death in Washington state. It appears to be death by own action. John was a bachelor with considerable property. Attorney J L Brookhart will travel to Washington to handle affairs and bring the body home. A sister, Mrs Whithoff, lives near West Chester.
Official notice says mail cars will run on the Frefly line numbers 49 and 50 from Columbus Junction to Oskaloosa and on the Burlington from Winfield to Washington. The two daily services will cover towns along the Branch and on the C B Q. Beginning date not fixed but expected soon after year start or as 2000 as cars can be completed.
Local shop Johnson's advertises a broad range of pure candies, highlighting variety and quality for shoppers seeking sweets.
The bazaar closes tomorrow at the Phoenix with dinner and supper menus listed. Dinner features roast beef noodle soup potatoes gravy haminy nut salad pickles coffee pie. Supper offers oyster stew pickles cake fruit coffee.
An advert claims millions chase a health remedy from extreme to extreme and promises prompt relief for liver and stomach troubles. It urges purchases at J. H. Stewart's drug store with a guaranteed effect and quick cure.
Local bakery Johnsons promotes a full line of pies cakes and cookies for Christmas and urges early orders. Visitors include Ray Latchem homem, Miss Etha Dawson returning from Chariton and Mrs J R Ritchey traveling to Centerville and Tingley. Also noted are a Vienna bakery advert and various townsfolk planning Christmas calls trips and visits.
Onaha Nebraska December 22 A 23 year old man described as a desperate thug attempted to escape after looting Jules Land Veter offices. He beat Land senseless and fired into a crowd at Fifteenth and Douglas before being captured by detectives. Jules allegedly confessed to other burglaries.
President Stewart of the police board received a letter from Governor Folk directing raids on so called clubs organized to evade the Sunday liquor law and drum shop licenses. He states clubs have no right to sell liquor without a license, whether or not they hold a club charter.
A violent twenty two windstorm hit the Lackawanna valley, reaching forty two miles per hour. It caused extensive damage including the collapse of a high trestling at Latley colliery and the deaths of two Polish miners on the ash dump. Washington Ball of the Patriotic Sons of America in West Scranton was damaged and the Saville building adjoining suffered a crushing collapse.
A scaffold collapse at a building site for the Erie Railroad three miles west of Marion threw eight carpenters from a scaffold about forty feet. Five were taken to nearby homes while three others including Thomas O'Connell Pearl Love and Carl Walker were hospitalized for leg and possible internal injuries.
Col William H Clapp, retired officer, dies after months of illness in Hartford. Born September 7 1886 in Mentor Ohio he joined the Union Army as a private in 1861 and rose to lieutenant colonel for gallant conduct. He later served in the regular army and retired as a colonel.
In Winona Minnesota committees of Republicans and Democrats at a meeting of prominent citizens arranged a banquet for Representative James A Tawney during the congressional recess to honor his appointment as chairman of the appropriations committee.
Brad ley M. E. church in Greenfield announces a ban on teaching in the Sunday school next year for anyone who plays cards. The sanction comes from Pastor and the Sunday school committee, and the new superintendent TA Goble supports the ruling.
San Francisco reports Robert Fitzsimmons will quit boxing after his setback to Jack O'Brien. O'Brien, the winner, has drawn challenges from Sam Berger Temmy Ryan and Marvin Hart as Fitzsimmons plans to return to the stage rather than reenter the ring.
Dr. M. M. Adams of Greenfield Illinois displays a peculiar double egg to friends. The outer shell contains a fully developed inner egg visible through a hole in the outer shell surrounded by the white.
The Flint council revoked the liquor licenses of Joseph O'Donnell and Charles Getchell after they sold liquor to four boys underage who became intoxicated. Chief Rust was ordered to close the establishments immediately.
A Sangamon county circuit court suit, filed in Springfield, targets the law authorizing the state auditor to collect a fee for township bond registration. Plaintiffs name ex state treasurer Henry Wulff and bondsman Lloyd K. Whittemore, claiming thirty years of improper collections and seeking relief if the action succeeds.
The Manufacturers' club and Terre Haute Literary Society urge renewal of Mayor Bidaman after he removed a safety board that refused to keep saloons open. They ask Governor Hanly to speak on law enforcement as impeachment plans face retail district opposition to strict saloon policy.
Mies Eilen G. White of the Seventh Day Adventists provokes a citywide stir in Rattle Creek Michigan with a new divine revelation. She denounces the local sanitarium management as failing to run as an Adventist institution and accuses Dr. J. W. Keloge’s book The Living Temple of containing heretical doctrines. Mrs. White spent most of her life in Battle Creek and later moved to California.
Washington December 28 after a session of a little more than an hour the senate adjourned until Jan 4. John M Genrin was sworn in as the new senator from Oregon and took his seat. The house also adjourned for the holiday with brief remarks and two speeches to be printed. Payne declared the oratory exhausted.
In Peshtigo Wisconsin December 22 crews of the Wisconsin and Michigan railway are laid off due to the Walsh failure in Chicago. Extraordinary work has been halted while affairs in Chicago are resolved. Peshtigo banks are still refusing checks but payments continue at the Wisconsin and Michigan station while funds last.
Jerry Photias, convicted of attempted premeditated murder, received an indeterminate sentence of up to seven years and at least three years, reduced by three years due to three years of army service. In a separate incident, Thomas knocked a friend unconscious on a high railroad bridge and dumped him into the river after a robbery.
Pittsburg December 22 Italians and other foreigners at gates and crossings along the West Penn division of the Pennsylvania railroad will be replaced soon by native citizens. No reason given but officials seek a higher grade of efficiency.
The death of Henry Harland author of The Cardinal's Snuffbox is announced by cable from Italy. Harland died in San Reno Italy. His US home was Norwich Connecticut and he also had a London residence. He wrote under the pseudonym Sidney Luska.
Secretary Hitchcock of the interior department is confined to his home with a severe cold and will not venture out for several days, acting on his physician’s advice.
A list of ready made Christmas items is presented including skirts shawls furs wraps handkerchiefs towels ribbons mufflers shawls table linens carpets rugs and other fabric items. The note also mentions carpets sweepers shirts ties mittens night shirts suspenders pocket books bath blankets and related merchandise.
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