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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1904
Page
5
Washington Iowa forecast notes generally fair conditions for tonight and Wednesday with a drop in temperatures. The item is a special weather update supplied to The Evening Journal from Washington, D. C. on January 19.
Local visitors include W. S. Foster and Oral Clapper in Fairfield and Brighton. Hon. H. H. Wilson of Wellman also visited. Amos Stewart of Algona came to see his son George. L. H. Hall left for Sigourney, and Miss Laura Keables from Chicago stayed with Ora Dickson. J. H. Pearson edited the Clipper in town today. The Ten Nights in a Bar-room company performed a noon street concert. Johnson the baker advertised fresh pies and cakes. Prof. Rhyner’s band moved to a new room for spring and summer concerts. An Exchange note jokes about Mrs Dowie and a 7,000,000 chest of gold in Australia.
In county court the case of Margaret E E Simmons versus Sarah Hamilton et al continues. Plaintiff witnesses concluded their testimony and defense witnesses followed with Miss Hamilton leading the day. The proceedings near press time indicate the matter will consume more time before disposal.
In Kansas City on January 19 the jury was being chosen to retry Lulu Prince Kennedy for the murder of her husband who had sued for divorce. The tale follows a string of misfortune since Kennedy's death with Will Prince in prison, Albert drowned in the Challam disaster, the father charged, and the family home broken.
Word reached Mrs. Silas Ross that her sister Miss Cecil Ellis of What Cheer died at age 17 from pneumonia. She lived here previously and was well known in the city. Mr. Ross departed for What Cheer on the Branch while his wife stayed to tend a sick child.
At a Monday meeting the State Marshal Club elected delegates to the state marshal clubs gathering in Des Moines in January 2021. The chosen delegates are Col. W. B. Bell, H. A. Burrell, Col. D. J. Palmer, Hon. B. F. Brown, and S. W. Livingston.
A suit of clothes stolen from the Frank L. Wilson home weeks ago was recovered yesterday under the stock chute at the C. B. & Q. stock yards. The pockets still held keys but the five dollar bill was missing.
Sheriff John Teeter conducted a sale at one o clock today for the farm of J. R. and Alice Heaps in satisfaction of a Citzen s National Bank judgment. The property was purchased by J R Taylor.
The Temple Building Company met in J W Morton s office yesterday and reported 1903 finances were satisfactory. Five hundred dollars of the debt was paid off. Elected officers for the year to come were A N Alberson president M P Miller vice president J W Morton secretary and A A Rodman treasurer.
M C Struble cashier of the Secur ity Savings Bank of Wellman visited the city today. For Sale good household furniture cheap call at this office. Don't let your chimney burn out Pay 80c and have it cleaned out by Hiram Johnson.
W J Black, general passenger agent of the Santa Fe, calls for death penalty for willful train wrecking and for federal crime status to deter wreckers. He argues international law protects travelers, compares piracy to rail threats, and urges United States jurisdiction and army involvement if needed.
Charles T. Yerkes declares the London underground system is half finished and will be completed in about five years. The Baker Street to Waterloo section should open within a year.
A spinster narrator notes that men avoid courting and marriage seems outdated, while this leap year offers a chance to break conventions. She declares affection, hints at a double life, and proposes immediate romantic commitment ending with plans to seek a ring.
A London News writer notes Badenoch and Moriston glen in Inverness-shire as speakers of the most musical English outside England. The article praises their pure speech free from dialect and nonnative words, attributing it to direct learning from books. It also comments on Irish English as charming yet tied to dialect.
In Fuklen province villagers heat themselves with portable copper hand furnaces worn around the waist or carried in pockets under thick cotton garments. The contraption, likened to old char coal pans, is used only in extreme cold, while normal attire suffices for most winters according to locals noted by the Golden Penny.
Andre Saglio notes in Century that Brittany’s heart remains, yet its old Armoric peninsula culture is rapidly fading under modernization. Far from Quimper, the Bigoudines keep distinct dress and Mongolian faces, with Eskimo and Chinese signals in attire, language, and customs, drawing growing attention from artists, students, and tourists.
The London Figaro recounts a dockside incident in Southampton where a coal lighter blocks a grand steamer. An aboard officer orders clear passage but the lighter man asserts his equality by claiming he is the captain of the vessel.
An elderly man grimly surveys a flood from his roof. A boat asks if fowls were washed away and he replies ducks swam. Trees damaged, crop failure predicted, yet he notes the flooded windows needed washing anyway.
A man balks at contributing to the church while a deacon notes the varied difficulty of salvation. The exchange underscores how some find salvation costly and others free, illustrating differing spiritual stakes.
A witty exchange from the Cincinnati Times-Star features an irate watchman displaying a bold no smoking sign while an agreeable trespasser admits smoking anyway. The brief vignette highlights sign яс skepticism and comic defiance.
A brief adage notes that a fool is flattered by others while the wise see through flattery. This compact saying contrasts folly and wisdom in expressing caution about flattering speech.
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