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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1905
Page
5
News of The Day covers local events including accidents deaths births and marriages reported promptly by field correspondents across communities. The item highlights the role of reporters in capturing daily life and notable incidents for readers.
Berne Luithly was a Washington caller Saturday and Sunday. Edith Thompson is recovering from lung fever. Tobias Luithly delivered hogs at West Chester Tuesday. Mrs. Wm Sauterberg is on the sick list. The new bridge will be finished today. Whooping cough is the topic of conversation in this neighborhood. Jim Deal has the grip. John Luithly is on the sick list. Mrs Henry Blattner learned of her uncle Daniel Sickard's death in Knoxville.
Jan 12 notices show G G Ebner joining a grand jury in Washington and several locals including Willie Chihak hosting a game party. Others traveled for business or visited relatives in Burlington Missouri Cedar Rapids and Millard Kansas with brief returns and local shopping.
West Chester residents Mrs J D Dayton and son Daryl with Miss Jennie Cook spent the day in Keota. Dr Henderson arrived as a Washington visitor. C R Wells and son Ed and Harry Boyer returned from the Richland horse sale. Carl Herring and Jennie Walker were married last evening at the...
A defendant is to be held in the Jefferson County Jail without bond pending action by the grand jury. Authorities report the case involves ongoing investigation and potential indictment action in the near future.
J A Limerman and J J Dayton returned from the Mills and Ward horse sale at Richland where Mills sold a fine animal to Jake Fisher of West Liberty for 40. Mention of Walker home to the north and Wm Plummer Sr in Washington. Adds an ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills at J H Stewart’s drug store with 2tcs guaranteed.
A railroad twenty five miles long, financed and operated by Ramsey County farmers, moved their grain to market attracting three new towns, raising land prices by 75 percent and boosting wheat yields while funding schools and telephones. The first train served as an accommodation stopping for any farmer along the line.
A Iowa Homestead note presents a hog water trough design using two planks and adjustable center plank to scrape mud and allow easy flushing. The plan emphasizes keeping water pure and reducing cleaning difficulty compared to nailed slats. It covers construction details and labor considerations for large hog runs.
The hotel manager asserts that a major metropolitan hotel is incomplete without a diverse set of flags from many nations, comparing it to an admiral's flagship. He notes that leading hotels in large cities display flags to reflect global reach and hospitality, implying broader standards of welcome and security.
An account from central Africa describes a python killing and swallowing two goats in a kraal with three inch gaps between poles. The snake reportedly stretched its skin and dislocated its jaw to swallow prey larger than expected, then the goats were butchered and eaten by the travelers' party.
A Cornhill writer recalls Charles Nustin’s sighting as Versailles forces entered Paris. A squad lines a wall for execution. a boy, 12 to 14, begs to fetch water and returns to face death. The officer dismisses him, yet the child reappears to brace for the shot, many men and women watching in horror.
Passengers observe a village unchanged since the narrator left long ago. The traveler with water chain and eyeglasses notes the town’s unchanged appearance while a native on a flour barrel remarks that moving away did little to alter the place.
Ethel, six, proud of improving spelling, claims to spell in correctly. She asks her father if in spelled backward would spell out, revealing a child’s playful language and curiosity about words.
An examining physician for a life insurance company recounts a humorous exchange with a son of Erin. When asked his age he answered thirty three and added that in two months he would be a year older.
A philosophical quotation compares truth to a torch in grand, enduring terms. It underscores truth as a guiding, luminous force with broad, universal reach across time and thought.
Fairfield Iowa Jan 1 Dante Shepherd of Washington was bound over to the February grand jury after a preliminary hearing on the murder charge of Christian Womelsdorf. The defense pleaded not guilty and the stepmother and a stepbrother provided testimony alleging plans to steal money via chloroform and killings. Witnesses include Sheriff Wright and County Attorney Crail who secured statements from Shepherd's family.
Real estate transfers listed include A. E. and F. G. Sands acquiring part of Lot Ainsworth 3 000 and Marion O’Loughlin purchasing L. H. O’Loughlin interest in about 34 percent Jets Kalona for 1200. Also A. E. and S. B. Sands transfer, Tyndale Palmer to M. O’Loughlin, Winfield Smouse to W. W. Harrison, and W. E. Teeter to Charles Riley for various lots. Colonists Half Rate tickets go on sale January 17 February 21 and March 21 to Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico through L. D. Higgins Co. News briefs note local visits and events including Daniel Hamilton of Sigourney, Rev L. D. Young’s trip to Sigourney, Harvey Young’s California trip, M. E. church boys class gathering, W. W. Wells’ illness, Canadian trip by several men, and Mrs S W Brookhart’s letter about Jubbulpoe India arrival.
Numerous residents and visitors are noted in today’s city notes. Rey Ross is ill while Rev. Michels visited Keota and Mrs. Humble stayed in Brighton.
A letter from F. G. Huntley of Oaklandon Indiana describes his wife dying of consumption after three doctors gave up. She recovered after using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. The remedy claims to kill germs and relieve in one dose, sold by J Hl Stewart with a trial bottle free.
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