Danville Grand Jury Eyes Perjury Indictments
Danville Vermilion county grand jury debates indictments for perjury as it probes recent elections. Foreman Isaac Woodyard communicates with Adams County officials who exposed vote fraud. Detectives probe, poll lists reviewed, and witnesses to be summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreman Woodyard
Adams County
Ohio
Danville
Vermilion County
Isaac Woodyard
Grand Jury
Ernest X. Lesevre
Danville Natorial Bank
Cannon
Lewman
Kimbrough
Saloon Keeper Slain in Hold Up
John Mullany a 54 year old saloon keeper and father of ten was shot through the heart when two robbers ordered him to raise his hands at his saloon on 2101 West Sixty third street. He tried to reach his revolver but was killed instantly before it could be drawn. The robbers escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Mullany
West Sixty-third Street
Mullany
John
Evening Journal
Keota
Leah
Sanford Anderson
Bell
Hinscil
Baptist Church
Ayrault
Pioneer Michigan man Ripley dies at 70
Lauren H. Ripley of Flint Michigan died at age 70 after fourteen years in local business. A former captain in the Fourth Michigan Cavalry he helped capture Jefferson Davis and was in personal charge of the Confederate president as a prisoner at camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Mich
Lauren H. Ripley
Ripley
Fourth Michigan Cavalry
Jefferson Davis
Pioneer Hugh Foster, 88, Dies on Sugar Island
Sault Ste. Marie Michigan February 6 Hugh Foster died at his Sugar Island home at eighty eight. He settled on Sugar Island in 1855 and never moved more than twenty five miles from home. He did not see a railroad train until 1887 when the line reached the Soo. Fifty seven of his descendants live in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Hugh Foster
Sugar Island
Soo
Michigan
Methodist Church Series Closes After Fifty Join Faith
The three week Methodist church revival led by Rev. A. B. Smith ended yesterday with forty four new members and a plan for a few more to join. A free will offering of one hundred dollars was given to J. H. Sawtell who directed the song service and choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
A. 8. Smith
J. H. Sawtell
Burlington
Sawtell
Smith
Christ
Paul
Mr. Smith
God
Christian Endeavor Day Observed at Presbyterian Church
Last evening the Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyterian church celebrated Christian Endeavor Day marking the movement’s founding thirty years ago by Dr Francis E Clark. Miss Helen White led the program with reports from the Senior and Junior societies the K A boys and the Comrades and talks on the day s purpose and youth work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
Francis FE. Clark
Helen White
Christian Endeavor Societies
K. A
Comrades
Department of Young People
Uncle Walt the Seer and the Cheap Clairvoyant Ritual
In a satirical verse from 1910 by Walt Mason, a traveler pays the mystic Uncle Walt for a prophecy in a dim parlor. The seer murmurs fortunes of sorrow and joy while the narrator dismisses him as a fraud and robs him of his ill earned guns. The piece lampoons pretentious occult showmanship and common gullibility.
Department Needs Presented and Music Offering Recorded
The document notes a department presenting its needs and an offering received for the cause. Special music featured a ladies quartet and a duet, reflecting the event’s social and charitable purpose.
Rexall Orderlies Claim Safe Relief for Aged and Weak
An advertisement touts Rexall Orderlies as a safe reliable remedy for constipation and bowel disorders, suited to aged people and those with weak constitutions. It promises complete satisfaction or a refund, notes the product is candy like easy to take, with no griping or side effects. Sold at The Rexall Store Cook and Sherman, S. W. Corner Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall Orderlies
Rexall
Cook & Sherman
S. W. Cor. Square
Biethan Sells Interest in Local Mercantile Agency
R M Biethan has sold his interest in the Biethan and Griffith Mercantile agency to C C Griffith who will run the business alone. The agency opened late last year and has done substantial business. Biethan enters life insurance with Guaranty Mutual of Davenport, based in Cedar Rapids, and may later return to collecting elsewhere.
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R. M. Biethan
Biethan & Griffith Mercantile Agency
C. C. Griffith
Mr. Brethan
Guaranty Mutual of
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
The Old Dairy Homestead at Gray School House
A play will be performed at the Gray school house five miles southwest of Washington on Saturday night February 11. Admission costs 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children, with children under eight admitted free. Cast includes Jason Whilikins Lester Been blossom Beck Whilikins Jessie Hopping Malcolm Gray Archie Cannon Mrs Glimmer Edna Merchant Kate Snyder Grace Hopping Josh Arrowroot Joe Snyder Willie the tramp Henry Booth Mike the detective Grover Booth.
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Gray School House
Washington
Jason Whilikins
Lester Been
Blossom Beck Whilikins
Jessie Hopping
Malcom Gray
Archie Cannon
Glimmer
Edna Merchant Ruby
Kate Snyder
Whilikins
Grace Hopping
Josh Arrowroot
Joe Snyder
Willie
Henry Booth
Mike the
Detective
Grover Booth
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the Evening Journal
Orville Elder
East Main Street
Washington, No.6
Mutual
Inhi
SIM_T
Weather Forecast
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Universal House
Wabash Avenue
H. A. White
Ainsworth
Journal Office
American Pearl Button Co
Hay Baling
John Morrison
W. A
Whiting Residence
Wright
Green
Third Street
Verdi
Brighton Road
M. G. Guilmont
G. S. Fetters
J. R. Campbell
Harwood & Son
L. H. Ripley
Jeff Davis
Dol
Walt
Walt Mason
George Matthews Adams
Biethan
Change
J. O. Canfield
Prop
Travers
Horder
Enonne
Citizens Savings Bank OF Washington
Capital
South Side
Oriez & Speer
CRL & PR. R. Main Line
Ltta Island
Washington, Lowe
Lim
Washington Bratch
H. W. Russel
So'west Lim
Eeeer
Milwaukee
It Lim
Iowa Central Ry
Brighton
St. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Mason City Mail
Sun
Twin Cities
Waathonand
Peoria Express
Peoria Lim
Cara and Dalley
Pullman
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Wilson & Wilson C. J. Wilson Co
C. Wilson Lawyers Opposite Journal Office
Washington, Iowa
Charles A. Dewey
Notary Public Office
Temple
Eicher & Livingston
LAW
J. J. Kellogg
South Side Square
W. M. Keeley
E. J. Harmeier
Butterfield & Frame
Special Collection Department
Crail’s
F.dd. Morrison
P. J. Hanley
Over Crail
D. F. Macon
Macon
Towa
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
W. M. Terry
West Washington Street
Ray H. Dean Eye
CO Sherman's
J. D. Dayton
West Chester and Washington Co
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