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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1908
Page
8
In District Court this afternoon the petit jury reported for duty in the case Iowa versus Henry. The jury had not been fed by late afternoon. The defendant faces charges of placing an obstruction on the track near Coppock with evident intent to wreck a passenger train.
The report lists numerous individuals traveling and visiting in various towns. H Walker is a passenger west this morning while Win Eyestone visits the city. N F Lease visits friends. Chas Blanchard travels from Chilli to Brighton with companions. Wm Horrel stays with his brother O Loughlin. Sadie Shrader visits her sister Mrs Chasullen at Verdi. Amy Richards returns to Cotter after city visits. W R Jeffrey returns from Keota. Kilgore from West Chester heads home via Chicago. Van Horn of Cotter and J Herson of Ainsworth arrive from the east. Mary Sueppel travels Iowa City to visit relatives. Besse Speer returns to Cranville after city visit. Mrs R L Hughes and son from Id spend days with friends. Katherine Phillips returns home to Knoxville after visiting Louis Eagle. Emma McChesney is a passenger. Nellie Saunders and daughter Reba visit Glick home in Newport. P Faris and Mrs Fred Stewart travel to Morning Sun due to illness of a relative. John Welch returns to Columbus Junction after an overnight visit with Sherm Welch. Mr and Mrs Will Smith return to Muscatine after visiting the Vale home north of town. N Long plans to leave for Milwaukee with husband to spend a few months. Geneva Pickering returns to Iowa City to visit sister and may go to Ion to begin training.
Cattle Creek Michigan January reports that due to notoriety from papers read at the recent purity conference no conference will be held this year and future papers must be submitted in advance to strike risqué passages. LaCrosse president R. S. Steadwell denies any censorship agreement while insisting impurity be spoken bluntly.
New York report notes Apprentice Hartnett of the U S S Cumberland died from boxing injuries, renewing calls to curb boxing in the Navy. Opponents cite dangers, while supporters say boxing provides needed exercise and discipline for sailors. Apprentice Manning, Hartnett's opponent, faces court martial.
Fitchburg Mass January 20 Fifteen years after leaving Fitchburg for New York Miss Hattie Jane Battles has heard of her uncle Joseph A Batties death and $50 000 estate. She telephones a local lawyer and plans to come to Fitchburg within days to pursue her interest.
Governor Warner allowed the Glazier case to go over until next Thursday and said the state treasurer must be ready to answer charges then. The delay follows concerns over Glazier's bond. James S. Gorman, Glazier’s attorney, said he had not received a satisfactory reply from his client on how to proceed.
Mrs Beatrice Metcalf arrives in Indianapolis and is described as a complete nervous wreck by her sister Mrs E P Miller at 2545 North Delaware street She says she fired shots to end her life and remains distressed with little sleep since her arrival.
Anderson Indiana January 21 Superintendent Pearcy of the Anderson high school says nearly 70 percent of students have kept up in study attendance and punctuality to qualify for exemption from final examinations for promotion. This is seen as an exceptional showing.
The Louisville and Nashville passenger train due at Frankfort at 9 30 a m derailed seven miles from Frankfort. Several passengers were injured but none killed. Passengers including many legislators faced delay and could not reach the joint legislative session in time.
Washington Jan 21 The president has sent to the senate nominations for surveyors of customs Charles J Robb of Michigan City Indiana and Leander M Shubert of Council Bluffs Iowa to fill vacancies in the customs service.
M Bross aged fifty two well known here died of heart failure on a street car while being taken to a doctor's office He leaves a widow and one son.
A butterfly seeks a wife among flowers visiting daisies and honeysuckle. He asks Marguerite for guidance but gains none, dismisses many suitors, and finally offers to mint as a lifelong companion. Mint declines marriage citing age, leaving the butterfly without a wife.
A butterfly courts various flowers in spring choosing the pen blossom as a potential wife until a withered pod interrupts, turning him into an old bachelor. Autumn finds him sheltered indoors where he laments dependence and longs for freedom and a partner. He ends up pinned in a curiosity box, likening marriage to being stuck. Plants question mankind’s influence.
A philosopher urges teaching boys true character over book learning. Emphasize honesty as first, pure thought and speech second, unselfishness third, and self reliance fourth. Value work, reverence for the sacred, and independence, so the boy learns the most important things to know.
The article describes a traditional firefly trade in Japan used for garden parties and as coiffure dressing. Hunters operate from sunset to early morning, using bamboo poles and nets to collect thousands, with experts reportedly gathering 3 000 to 4 000 in a single night.
A Duluth report says a band of Dukhubors arrived at Fort William and caused public scandal by appearing nude in the street. Local authorities seek steps to remove them and arrange Russia transport, but details and identities remain undisclosed. The sect is reportedly destitute and being cared for by nearby residents.
Washington reports to the immigration bureau indicate Japanese migration to the United States fell in December 1907 by 2201 compared with December 1906. Officials view the decline as evidence that last spring’s restrictions are effective, though overall nine month totals hint at a modest rise yet say the influx is checked.
The first train on the Key West extension has crossed the Long Key viaduct completing the route to Knight's Key where steamers will run to Key West and Havana. Regular passenger service will begin in a few days. Knight's Key is the southernmost point reached by a U S railway. The Long Key viaduct spans two miles.
Mr and Mrs G T Lauser returned to their home at New London this morning after a visit at the Chas Carpenter home. John Blattner of Nebraska, formerly from here, was in the city yesterday calling on friends and attending to business matters.
Notice of incorporation by to be formed in Washington Iowa for pecuniary profit. The George H. Paul Company to own buy sell lease real estate in Iowa and elsewhere incl Canada Mexico with powers to handle livestock farm equipment minerals and related assets. Capital stock $50000 split $25000 preferred and common, issued January 6 2008. Board of five directors elected annually at 2 pm first Monday January. Offices and governance described. annual meeting details. indebtedness capped at two thirds of capital stock. members’ private property exempt from corporate debts. Witnessed January 6.
The backache signals trouble in a woman's system and often accompanies nervousness headaches and loins pains. It notes that the feminine organism needs care and presents the remedy as the quickest way to restore health to a normal condition.
Mrs Will Young of Rockland Maine reports relief from long backaches after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Augustus Lyon of East Earl Pennsylvania says the remedy cured severe backaches and promoted sleep and appetite. The ad touts the product as a 30 year standard remedy for female ills including displacements inflammation and other disorders with numerous reported cures.
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