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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1901
Page
4
A man named Louis Wolf, about eighteen, accidentally discharged a revolver in his hip pocket while returning from a squirrel hunt just west of the city. The ball lodged near the knee, with doctors suspecting the bullet torn pocket lining and risk of infection.
The advertisement promotes Smith's Sure Kidney Cure as the only Guarantee Ca kidney remedy. It promises a refund from the druggist if one bottle fails to deliver satisfaction and result.
A travel tale from Wildbad describes Julie Ancelot, her arranged Prussian marriage to a nose obsessed father, and the comic twist when a rival suitor arrives with a longer nose. Colonel Eckerlin exposes the deception and wins Julie amid humorous, light social satire.
A. H. Bickford of San Diego California spends a week with his nephew Street Commissioner Bickford and leaves this morning for a visit in Jones county.
A brief item from Grace Hill Missouri notes a two year old, child of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Myers, scalded by hot water with the left arm injured. The report also mentions Bettle’s illness improvement, Rehmel of Richland visiting, a birth to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Dunbar on July 1, and Mrs. E. E. Rehmel and daughter Reva visiting Muscatine relatives.
Bread and cake are fresh daily at Johnson's with hot bread twice daily. Mrs. Chanflin of Chicago visits her sister Mrs. R. M. Wilson on East Washington street. Miss Kate Stichter hosts a small gathering for Mrs. Fasset of Oak Park Ill. Mrs Patton, mother of J. W. Patton, leaves for Aller ton. Prof. Bert Daverty returns from Cedar Falls. Will B. Steele travels to Chicago. University club meets this evening with Mrs. Nathan Babcock to read Homer’s Illindi Book 17. J. T. King arrives from Crawfordsville.
Mrs. Gibson returns from a two week visit with relatives in Meda Il. Miss Nellie Edwards of Brighton ends her visit at the H Newman home and goes home. Grandchildren of William Newman return home after visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Chas McMillan of Sheffield Mo who were here for the funeral of their brother in law Seth Nicola.
Report of a community picnic planned at Vuzzler's Grove two miles south of Bethel on July Fourth with an invitation to all. The article mentions local notices, obituaries, and weather notes including a rain event in Winfield with wind. Ward Duncan funeral details from Albia and local residents’ activities are briefly noted.
M. P. Miller arrived back from Cedar Rapids while A. N. Alberson came in this morning. Judge Dewey traveled to Des Moines and will speak in Sioux County at the Fourth of July event.
In this space we list many trips at very low fares and comfortable travel on the first close route from Washington. Destinations include Chicago Milwaukee Colorado points St Paul Spirit Lake Okoboji San Francisco Portland Seattle and more with dates in June July and August. Pullman Sleeper to Chicago daily except Sunday at 8 15 p m. See us for details and exact prices.
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