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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1902
Page
3
Local items report visitors and arrivals in Washington including W. R. Walker from Des Moines and Will Warner from Oskaloosa. Menthol cough candy and Isenbart ice cream promoted at Allen's. Several residents listed traveling or moving, with licenses issued to D A Sturdivan and Florence Kulp and to William Sickies and Mary Kerr. District court adjourns to Monday. petit jury to reconvene.
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with likely colder readings in the northwest portion. The forecast covers today and tomorrow for Iowa as reported by a Tuk Evening Journal special.
Notice served to inform the city that Mrs Rosetta Hayes will sue for 5000 claiming injuries from a defective sidewalk.
Last night at the groom’s home one mile east of Ainsworth Iowa Florence M. Kulp of Columbus City wed D A Sturdivan. Rev Jones of United Brothren church officiated in a quiet ceremony with only relatives present. The bridal party will reside at the Sturdivan home east of town.
A personal vow by J. H. Stewart to endure hardship rather than be separated from his wife, expressing dedication to Rocky Mountain Tea across trials and travel.
Joel Dement of Lowood Iowa credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with saving his son's life. After struggling to breathe, the child improved after the remedy was administered as directed, with phlegm eventually expelled. The product is sold by Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook & Sherman.
The Iowa Central will sell homeseekers' excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of January and February 1902 to points in Iowa Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Texas with a fare plus 200 for the round trip and a twenty one day final return limit. Through chair cars and sleeping cars are offered as the line promotes its north northwest west south and southwest routes. For full information contact ticket agents or Gov 8S Batty G P T A Marshalltown
Misa Mary Kerr married William B. Sickles last evening at the bride's parents home one and one half miles west of the city. Rev. E F Lilley officiated with twenty relatives present. The bridal party stood under an evergreen arch as roses and flowers framed the ceremony. An elaborate dinner followed and the couple will reside on a farm eight miles northeast of town after March first.
Judge I Y Sherman spoke to the Second Presbyterian Men’s club in Springfield on local municipal affairs. He argued parks and buildings should be locally managed, water and street issues reserved to states, and cities must be classified by size to avoid one size fits all laws.
Eleven escaped convicts from McNeil's Island penitentiary are back in custody after capture near the cross roads on Tuesday night. The last four—James Moriarity, Mike Williams, Bruce Kenwright, and J. P. Stewart—were taken at 11 p.m. without a shot fired. One man faces loss of twenty months, another two years and two months, as they return to prison life.
Manila reports on January 20, Insurgent leader Briccio Laque and his entire command surrendered unconditionally to American forces in Batangas province. Laque operated near Mount Macolod and was given one week to turn over his party. Captain J M Hartshorne Jr of the Seventh Infantry was killed in an ambush in Samar on January 2. Landis and Tillman debate Democracy vs Republicanism in Dunkirk with about two thousand attendees.
Health authorities warn the smallpox situation in Indianapolis is serious. The pest house at the city hospital is crowded, with many under quarantine as new cases develop daily and the city’s finances limit capacity.
A Breakfast scene from Brooklyn Life quotes Bridget asking if the boys were called. The reply notes Oz and others called or thought of many things, but the boys would not get up.
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