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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1903
Page
3
Special to The Evening Journal reports Iowa weather today and tomorrow. Partly cloudy and colder tonight with snow flurries in the east portion. Thursday probably fair.
Local residents and visitors are noted with brief mentions of travel, business, and events. Hugh Teeter buys second hand goods. J D Daniels offers work teams. Miss Marjory Morrow heads to Cedar Falls. W T U to meet. First Presbyterian service at 7 30 pm. Gazelle Hose Co reports annual results. students face school furnace repairs and a tomorrow reopening. Includes names like Fred Steckia, L M Samson, Mrs Spessard, Mr and Mrs Dodder, Mrs John McCall, Mart Whitcomb, J A Young, Dr Newman.
Ad for Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets touts quick cure with a signature on each box. Local ad notes film screening at the Graham this Saturday evening with gallery seating in various price tiers and a child’s admission offered.
After a four week illness Mrs Adelia A Cheatham Savage wife of A Savage of East Madison street died last night at 11 50. She was born in Campbell county Virginia and moved to Ohio as a child. She married in Meigs county Ohio on February 4 184 and moved to this county in 1856. Survived by her husband and son Melzer who died last fall. Funeral tomorrow at 2 PM from East Madison street residence with Reverend Schreckengast and Reverend Thorne officiating. Remains to be placed in the Savage vault at Elm Grove cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Norman Scofield hosted a six o clock dinner for about thirty friends. Guests enjoyed a four course feast and art exhibit where each person drew a Mother Goose rhyme on artist board. a committee of judges awarded prizes to themselves.
A. Brown returned from Williamsburg and related a near wreck on a Milwaukee freight between Webster and Sigourney. Trucks derailed, rail bolts knocked free, a high bridge crossed, and only a linked pin saved crew and passengers. Martha Emry left Corning to become Fairfield High School principal, choosing proximity to home over a raise.
The advertisement claims longevity from healthy organs and rapid disease germ destruction. Electric Bitters regulate the stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood and aid appetite, with cures for kidney troubles female complaints nervous disorders constipation dyspepsia and malaria. 50e guaranteed by Stewart druggist.
Mrs N A Webster of Winnie Va says the remedy stopped her two year long sick headaches. The pills also cure constipation and biliousness and cost 24 cents at Stewart’s drug store.
In Rochester Indiana on July 7 a 14 year old boy, son of Thomas Dubois, crawled through a wire fence with a shotgun. The hammer caught, the load discharged, both hands were mangled and he will be crippled for life.
Chief of Police O'Brien of Anaconda reports the arrest of Joe Smith in St. Paul on suspicion of being the famous bandit who robbed the North Coast Limited at Bearmouth about two months ago. The arrest follows instructions from Chief Detective Macfetridge of the Northern Pacific.
Chicago January 7 police investigated a new ar ticle for pawn after Leo Lowy a bartender at 150 Fremont Street produced a receipt from a Clark Street broker demanding delivery of a half ton of coal if he did not repay $1.75 borrowed within thirty days.
Theodore N. Carl testifies his son Walter suffered chronic stomach irritation for years. Miss Denton’s treatments at the Benz house reportedly enlarged him back to normal size and restored playfulness. Other ads promote Rocky Mountain Tea and a no cure no pay offer.
The school resumes after vacation with tests completed or upcoming general examinations in four and a half months. Principal Mr Thomas warns students failing to raise grades will repeat a grade, citing board rules. Roy McFarland missed days due to toe surgery and a new library access arrangement is noted.
Mrs. Johanna Soderholm of Fergus Falls Minnesota dislocated her shoulder and found quick relief after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm bought by her son. The balm helped her sleep after days of pain and the son recommended it to others. For sale by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman.
Fraulein von Homeyer and Mrs Joseph Pollard Sr offer German lessons and welcome pupils at any time. Residence on West Monroe Street 74-31.
During a raging blizzard last night three persons were seriously bitten by a mad dog in Racine Wisconsin. The victims were Mrs. John Miephoff Vigo Peterson aged 14 a paper carrier and Gertrude Hoinse aged 13. Physicians cauterized the wounds and the dog was killed by a policeman.
Reduced rates to Iowa State College courses in Stock and Grain Judging and Dairying are offered on a certificate plan. Return tickets are one third off full fare. Sessions cover horses hogs cattle with evenings on general agriculture. Board near the college costs 3.50 to 4.00 per week.
Lansing Michigan January 7 The Agricultural College has obtained two cars of soft coal to reopen after a shutdown The coal will last until further orders arrive and will be used in the greenhouses to sustain operations
The community finds value at Hugh Teeter second hand store located one door south of the Washington buggy company. Shoppers browse a selection of discounted articles as bargains unfold in a local retail spot.
Felix Hoge, a longtime mail carrier between Richmond station and the post office, has tendered his resignation after over four decades of service. Born in Loraine, France, on February 7, 1825, Hoge has been a faithful public servant to Uncle Sam.
Tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays each month for a single fare plus two dollars round trip. Cheap round trips to Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska and many western points with quick service. Tourist cars twice weekly to the Pacific via Denver and Scenic route. Land agents offer cheap land. colonist tickets cost little more than half the regular one way rate. Contact EB G Fox Washington or Morrell Law Asst Gen Pass Agt Burlington Iowa.
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