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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1900
Page
2
The G A R plans its next regular meeting on Tuesday evening July 3. Those who wish to attend in advance and are entitled to the password may obtain it from J W Morton at his office. S W Rexp P Cc.
A special eight coach train passed through this morning at 10 15 carrying a New England delegation to the Democratic national convention in Kansas City. Massachusetts led the party with Rhode Island New Hampshire and Vermont also represented. Delegates wore Bryan badges and shared a lively journey noted for its jolly mood and east western sights. Prominent travelers included Hon and Mrs Thomas J Gargan of Boston and Col A J Drinkwater. The train ran six hours late and will reach Kansas City tonight.
Observers praise the central park as a rare luxury that costs little and yields smiles, better health, and brighter lives. The piece argues beautifying public spaces benefits squalid homes and children by fostering beauty and cleanliness, urging residents not to begrudge maintenance costs.
Reader notice promotes Dwight's Complexion Beautifier as elegant and harmless. It offers a free full size box valued at fifty cents to each lady sending address and 10 cents for packing and postage, limited to one box per address, to D. W. Custer & Co in Huntington, West Virginia.
A garbled OCR listing multiple transfers of parcels such as 14 lots and 40 acres plus notices to various individuals. Includes a fragment of an advertisement for Weeks Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets offered by Stewart's Pharmacy with a refund promise and a 25 cent price.
The program lists boys age 10 race at 1 15 and 15 year old race at 2 15 while a free for all event runs at 4 p m for eight laps. Prize is 5 00 in gold. Ed Bishow of the Wilson Beamer firm returned home this morning.
Sergi Ivy Baldwin of the U S Signal Corps will make a parachute ascent here next Wednesday. Baldwin, on furlough, is hailed as the top aeronaut in the United States and led the balloon team that was destroyed at San Juan Hill during the Spanish American War.
Members of the W. R. OC visit Sigourney on the 29th ult. to exchange ideas and exemplify work. The Sigourney Relief Corps hosted seventy two ladies with dinner and a 5 o'clock lunch in Odd Fellows hall. Two candidates were initiated by special dispensation from department president Christine Snyder of Creston.
The notice invites men and boys to join the maskers parade at 11 a.m. on July Fourth for cash prizes. Participants can win by entering the float or costume event and competing for recognition and prize money.
The executive committee calls a general meeting of city youth at Second U. P. Church this evening at 9 45 for organization. Rev Stark and others will speak as members discuss confining work to the county and staying out of politics.
The Washington Red and Gup Club announces a July 4 afternoon shoot for the club badge at the new grounds in Highland Park. Organizer W. H. Granam and B. F. Dixon are listed as points of contact.
Dr. A J Laird and P Nichols brought Frank Royce from Ainsworth to Mt Pleasant this morning. Royce, about 38, had shown three weeks of violent insanity. The board declared him insane and Deputy Black and Merton Teeter took him to the asylum for confinement.
The opening band concert will start at Sa. m and end at Ya. m with the U T D band. The pressers band will perform from Ya. m to 12 tm. Send your laundry to Washington Steam Laundry for prompt service. Telephone 48.
R BP Lewis and wife returned Saturday from Burlington. J and Patterson traveled to Columbus Junction for business. Attorney James Brookhart visited Keosauqua to see his parents. Miss Dupuis in charge of Keota telephone exchange spent Sunday at home. Wendell Palmer returned from Crawfordsville. Irwin Ferguson of Champaign arrived to visit his parents in south Washington. Mrs Fred Gaston and daughters returned to Des Moines after visiting Dr Dewey. Miss Helen Dodge and Miss Valadier of Davenport sail on the Patricia and will land in Plymouth tomorrow then visit Paris in August. Mrs Ada Suter returned from Texarkana and stopped enroute at Horton Keota.
John P Braty died this morning at his Wellman home at about six with his health failing since his wife’s death a year ago. He was sixty five, born in Belmont France, and came to Washington eighteen years ago. Survived by Frank Braty and Mrs Frechin in town and Mrs Lobbo and Mrs McQuaid in Omaha. Funeral plans unavailable.
J B Cameron offers a Wheeler and Wilson No 9 latest style for 18 dollars and promotes the familiar Domestic machine. He invites customers to inspect before buying and notes he carries needles shuttles and parts as a specialty with an office in the U S Express building beside the post office.
This evening at eight at Geo Glider’s Welman home the marriage of his daughter Mary to Frank Arthur will take place with a small gathering. The couple will reside in this city and have many well wishers. Mary has worked at Charles Hebener’s home and has many friends. The Journal joins in congratulations.
Mary Elizabeth Bean Blossom died Saturday afternoon at age 42 years 11 months and 8 days. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at two from her residence on south Washington, conducted by Rev I B Schreckengast of the M ly church. Burial followed at Shrock cemetery. she was born in Marion township and lived in the area all her life. Sam Barnett returned home after visiting with family and planned to return to Ouppock.
The piece extols Minnesota with 54 million acres and a lake-rich parkland region ideal for land and timber, and North Dakota with rich wheat and corn capable valleys. It highlights healthful prairie climates, Indians farming corn historically, abundant churches and railways, and invites readers to request Northern Pacific literature and Wonderland 1900 for six cents.
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