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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1909
Page
5
Special weather forecast notes showers tonight and Wednesday for Iowa with rising temperatures. The report from Washington, D.C. is dated July 4 and is filed to the Evening Journal.
Kleese was picking cherries last Friday when he slipped and fell several feet, injuring his back. He remains unable to get up and doctors fear possible internal injuries though authorities hope the harm is not permanent and expect a swift recovery.
The north side challenged the west side to a baseball game set for Wednesday July 7. Admission is free and the public is urged to attend. officials promise an entertaining contest for all spectators.
A heated dispute over coal for cook stoves drives a local sales faceoff at 176 Anderson and Wilson. Advertisers claim their coal is the best, inviting neighbors to compare and decide which brand truly heats homes best.
Riverside July 5 reports visitors final weekend Kalona and Hills celebrations attendance at Kalona Hills events C J Thomann Davenport guest Earl Cress Northwestern University Chicago home vacation Frank Cruz Belle Plaine visit Mrs Chas Hahn Kalona baseball defeat 6 0 George Cress Wheatland visits father Rev B Jacobsmeier leaves Friday for Colorado for a few weeks
Jake Figgins welcomed sister Mrs Miller from Dakota and Miss Alice Pfeifer of Rockford Ill will visit the Palmer home. The Odd Fellows lodge hall is freshly painted and a merry go round is expected for the celebration. Others include Mrs BE Dunlap visiting her brother, W H Palmer cement sidewalk, Miller and Durst selling binders, Dave Flexner in Chicago with wife and daughter, George Stumpf in town, and Mrs John Carpenter staying with son Cloyd while husband travels in Kansas.
July 4 festivities drew visitors from Iowa City Muscatine Riverside Lone Tree Washington Richmond and Wellman. A Riverside ball win 6 to 0 capped a day with music speeches and a large crowd. A newborn girl July 2 to the Cloyd Carpenter family joins a report of local visitors and health notes among residents.
Charlie Brown visited town last week. Mrs. Snider hosted guests Saturday. Mr and Mrs Spevacek spent a day at the Fred Skola home. Mrs Chalupa visited for a day with her granddaughter Miss Carpenter.
Ed Olds of Des Moines visited his uncle M L Olds. Mrs Geo A Carson of Sigourney visiting. J A Marsh A J Peterson and James O Hara went to Cedar Rapids. Families and friends spent the Fourth at home and nearby towns including Keota Brighton and Fairfield with several departures to Iowa City Colfax and Washington.
July 5 notes repair work planned for the Bunker bridge over the English river. A large local crowd attended Kalona’s celebration Saturday and reported a good time. Visitors include Miss Cherney from Iowa City and Mrs. Willies with Rosa Vacha from Cuba Kansas, among others.
Buster Springman and a Washington friend pass through town advertising a carnival on July 12. A second dance is set for July 24 at the Z. B. J. hall.
July 3 festivities in Kalona drew most neighborhood residents. Visitors include Miss Josephine Derney from Iowa City and Miss Alice Vessey. Local trade notes report Geo. Kos shipped seventy head of fat porkers to Kalona buyers at 7.67's. Various locals visit relatives and friends in Riverside and nearby areas over the weekend.
July 6 report lists Mr. and Mrs. Ja Miller and daughter Mildred returning from Danville and Sperry. A Davidson Gary and Miss Collie Lease, Mrs. H C Hull, T W Rickey and Peter Conrad are Washington visitors today. Clarence Young, B R Harper and M W Welch returned from Burlington this morning.
Grace Limerman, a Crawfordsville telephone operator, spent the weekend at home. J. D. Dayton sold the Elmore Thoma farm of 205% acres near New Haven to W. C. Hotle. The farm lies two and a half miles from Titus and 56 miles from West Chester, with nearby school and church. J. A. Limerman and J. D. Dayton seek entrants for a fat man’s race of about one and a half miles. Modest Fourth of July celebration. Geo. Frain delivered hogs. Augustine and Craig were in town on business. Mrs. Pinney visiting her father W. P. Stevenson.
July 6 social notices list visitors and a few local arrivals. Mrs Will DeBar and son Keath and Mrs Hilda DeMarce of Kansas City spend time with relatives the Heschers. Numerous friends from Iowa and beyond converge for celebrations and visits.
The Rev J E Robertson and family plan a two week vacation to Muscatine. Rev J C Kendric to preach at Keota next Sunday morning and evening. Kendric previously delivered Keota's first Methodist sermon. Local residents host and visit relatives from Sumner Oskaloosa Wapello Crawfordsville North Dakota and Washington with church services noting a patriotic Sunday and sermon on God in History.
A Chicago street fair injury case shows the Illinois Supreme Court ruling that street fairs and carnivals are nuisances and cities cannot permit exhibitions on streets. Anna Van Cleet may have sued and won damages, with the court upholding a $15,000 judgment against the city.
The McElhinney Drug Co announces it has secured the agency for Zemo a liquid remedy claimed to cure eczema pimples dandruff blackheads and other skin or scalp diseases The firm offers proof of many cures and invites customers to see testimonials from users seeking instant relief and germ destruction for healthier skin.
A washout near Seymour flooded two miles of track delaying Rock Island trains eastbound. Most eastbound trains passed Washington between 10 and noon except No 2. The Firefly held for fast trains, delaying No 12 about eight hours, and the Golden State Limited and No 62 several hours.
In areas relying on shallow wells diarrhoea is common and Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is in demand. One or two doses may check the attack and prevent serious illness. Sold by F. L. Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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