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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
5
A special to The Evening Journal reports Iowa weather today and tomorrow. Generally fair tonight and Friday with colder southeast and warmer northwest portions tonight and warmer Friday.
Notes from Davenport list Johnson sales and Genuine Hickory Nut Pound Cake, Mahara's Operatic Minstrels, a church revival, a student recital, and basketball games between Davenport Ladies, Washington Ladies, and the Academy Ladies. Local visitors include Harry Ditmar and J H Pearson.
Social items report unanimous support from Muscatine Company C for Lieutenant Colonel F W Bishop as colonel of the Fifty fourth regiment to succeed Colonel Caughlan, with a friendly, non confrontational contest and a committee to inform other company commanders. Bishop’s lengthy Iowa and U S Army record is outlined.
The excerpt compares flesh color and flavor of guinea fowls. It notes dark flesh in guineas resembling ringneck English pheasant and describes white guinea flesh as lighter, with crossbreeding to a garl variety yielding similarly light meat. It ends with a generic remark on wisdom and nomination attributed to Napoleon.
Mrs Mary Ann Cherryholmes died at her son’s home south of Crawfordsville after a long illness from a stomach tumor. Born March 22 1826 in Harrison County Ohio she married John Cherryholmes in 1849. Surviving children include Wallace J H U and Hl D Cherryholmes and Ida Ferguson with two sisters Harriet Rankin and Martha Stevens. The family attends United Presbyterian church.
A short service will be held at the home south of the city tomorrow afternoon due to Mr. Cherryholmes poor health. The body will be brought to the city for a 2:30 United Presbyterian church service conducted by Rev. E. H. Thompson, with interment in the old cemetery.
Mrs. Fred Abraham’s condition remains about the same with her family present. Her husband is not yet heard from directly but is believed to be in Nevada Missouri and will likely return soon.
A large crowd attended service at Second United Presbyterian Church last evening. Rev. Paul spoke on Pardon using Micah chapter seven verse eighteen, emphasizing three points that God is able to pardon, we must recognize our need, and we must ask for pardon.
Mrs. Frank Wood visits sister in Washington while Isabella Ferguson arrives from Havre. W. E. Halstead takes possession of the local hotel as the family plans to arrive later. Grandma Pratt’s condition worsens. Local residents attend M S McGahey sale with strong demand. Professor Langenberg teaches band pupils for a forthcoming concert.
A veteran poultry writer argues that incubators and hens both fail with unhatched eggs. He notes 10 to 20 percent fail to hatch, urges cooler reasoning, and warns against discarding unhatched eggs at the gatepost or blaming incubators for all losses.
In Washington, the pure food bill faces rough weather in the Senate after passing the House under pressure from constituents. Genial tension centers on cottonseed oil impacts and paternal government criticism, with Augusta Gardner and Senator Lodge debating bill basis while Hanna’s candidacy remains disputed. ARTHUR W. DUNN.
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