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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
5
Cyrus chapter No. 13 Royal Arch Masons will meet Friday evening February 14 at 7 50. Business and petitions to be acted on and possibly work. Kerr, H P. John Smeltzer is on the sick list.
Milwaukee Feb 13 Robert W Hamilton who built the first pumping engine for Milwaukee waterworks and designed engines for Civil War monitors died in Pittsfield Massachusetts at age 82. A Milwaukee resident 1870 to 1874, his death closes a notable engineering career.
Governor Folk offers 500 dollars each for capture of the Rich Hill bank robbers and 400 dollars each for the Willard bank raid suspects. The Rich Hill bank loss exceeds 20 thousand dollars and the Willard bank loss is about 10 thousand dollars.
T L Emry a Brighton business man and Civil War veteran of the 2nd Iowa Cavalry died last night after a three week illness. Born January 23, 1843, he lived near Pleasant Plain before enlisting and later moved to Brighton where he ran an egg business. Funeral Friday at 2:30 pm from his residence, with interment in Brighton cemetery.
Several residents travel to Washington and Chicago while J Frank Henderson and Miss Myrla Moreland wed at the bride’s home four miles northwest of town. The couple will start housekeeping on a nearby farm, with families hosting dinners and receptions in their honor.
Davian Love will entertain for them Saturday as this longtime community couple receive congratulations and best wishes from friends who have shared their life and service in the area.
Robertus Love surveys Alexander Hamilton as a proponent of strong central government while noting his distrust of democracy. Hamilton shaped fiscal policy as first U S secretary of the treasury and acted as a balance wheel in early American government. He accepted Burr’s duel challenge to serve the nation’s interests despite abhorrence of the duel code.
In Salina on February 13 a mob of 100 masked men seized George Washington a black man from Ellsworth jail and threatened hanging. He received a horse whip and fled town after being shot in the shoulder by a mob member during the incident.
Vancouver report says the lieutenant governor signed the re enactment Natal act with immediate effect. Immigrants to British Columbia will be required to pass an educational test. Authorities plan to test the law in court and expect federal disallowance opposed to imperial interests.
Davia Kotich, just returned from extended U S Navy service, shot his mother Olive Kolich in St Louis. He surrendered to police and claims the shooting was accidental. Olive Kolich corroborates the account.
George C. Day former leading Terre Haute lawyer died in Cincinnati of paralysis. He married the daughter of the late Samuel B. Gookins and his body will be buried in Terre Haute. While here he was prominent in Indiana Episcopalian affairs.
The Japanese method of wrestling known as Jiu Jitsu will be introduced into all military and naval gymnasiums in Germany by imperial command. This reform aims to expand hand to hand combat training across the armed forces.
The article notes wheat bran as a traditional dairy feed and discusses cheaper alternatives. It outlines a plan for small herds to cut purchased grain to three to four pounds daily and substitute home grown corn, with a balanced mix of cottonseed meal, flour middlings, and corn. It also suggests malt sprouts, distillers grains, and tailored distributions through silage or hay, aiming for a low daily cost while maintaining fertility.
An Indiana dairy woman reports on feeding trials starting Jan 4, analyzing silage as economical and low effort versus bran. The seven day tally shows average daily rations of 40 pounds silage, 5 bran, 5 clover hay, and 6 stover per cow, with bran fed up to 6 pounds per cow and total weekly cost $8.24.
A historic Alabama signed memo outlines profitable beef farming practices. It favors thoroughbred beef bulls and beef blood dams, ample pasture, economical farm feeds like cowpea and sorghum, trained managers skilled in crops and feeding, and intensified marketing to raise quantities and ship high quality cattle to top northern markets.
H Benton outlines a method for Johnson grass fields: plant winter forage like vetch or crimson clover with a small oat crop, autumn plowing to condition land, and expect winter hay plus two to three Johnson grass hay cuttings each year.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Chris Schantz will be held from Eicher church Friday at 10 o'clock a.m. instead of 1 o'clock as previously announced.
The advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for obstinate coughs and colds with a mild laxative effect. It guarantees authenticity with the yellow package and notes it is sold by all druggists.
Simple remedy for la grippe coughs that may lead to pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar stops the cough and strengthens the lungs with no harmful drugs. Sold by all druggists in a yellow package.
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