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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1903
Page
4
Severe wind storm hits Wellman causing windmill and tree damage with no injuries reported. Funeral held for James Nessnes in Methodist church. Nessnes dies of Bright's disease after four months illness, survived by wife and two children.
A severe storm struck What Cheer last evening tearing off roofs from two buildings and damaging other property. Electrical disturbances accompanied the storm but no injuries were reported.
Joe Neal of Washington visits on business in town. Miss Ferne Henderson of Winterset tours the Walker home. Mrs Jeffrey and Mrs Welch return from Washington after attending Chautauqua. Mr and Mrs Corty return to Monmouth after weeks with relatives here. James Stewart Sr back from a brief Oskaloosa trip. Many attend to Washington to hear Hobson.
Fire at the George Lewis grain elevator in Keota began around five o clock and soon looked like a total loss. The Singmaster barn was endangered but may be saved if water holds. Six thousand bushels of grain were lost after a gasoline explosion caused the blaze.
J B Crayne of West Chester was crushed when seats collapsed in a big tent at the Chautauqua grounds. His feet were badly mashed but he is progressing as well as could be expected after the accident yesterday afternoon.
Five store buildings on the east side of the square, owned by J. Albert Williams & Co and others, will receive new fronts. Built of brick with greatly altered architectural design, work may start in a few weeks and will enhance the square’s appearance.
Owing to the rush of the past week, no church services tomorrow evening. Preaching in the park Sunday evening at corner Jefferson Street and Iowa Avenue. Regular services Sunday morning at 11 with Rev W M Rownd in Buffalo, N Y. Sunday School times vary by location and schedule.
Regular morning services as usual with preaching at eleven by Rev. W. C. Allen. Sunday School at 9 30, class meetings at 10 30, Epworth League 6 45, Junior League 3 30. No preaching at night. Public is invited. Services tomorrow at 11 in the Church of the Covenanters.
All kinds of bakery goods will be on sale at Johausons bakery this evening with a variety of breads cakes and pastries available for customers. Local shoppers may find discounts on popular items during the event.
James Kephart and John Garrett were arrested last evening for fast driving while driving buses to and from the Chautauqua grounds. They are charged with racing buses loaded with passengers and will appear before Justice R. T. McCall at seven o'clock this evening.
A storm last night toppled a windmill near William Rathmel and the Ike Hartman place. Hartman reports barn doors blown away. In Cop(p)ock N Kassley lost a cow and two calves, insured for 100 dollars in Farmers Mutual.
Bakery and transit chatter fills the page with Sunday treats at Johnson bakery and lingering Chautauqua visits. Brighton bound travelers include Mr and Mrs Frank Bristow Addie Brinton and Blanche King Cornell and others. A license to wed is issued for John W Lewis and Pearl Irene Elder with a Tuesday wedding planned at the G C Lewis home near Nira. Plus health notes and small town greetings amid ads for ice cream and cake.
Customers note Johnson's bakery offers fresh bread with a texture and flavor rivaling home made loaves attracting locals seeking comforting bakery staples.
Edgar Ingham brought five young wolves to the Clerk's office after finding them June 1 in a hollow log while surveying flood damage on horseback. He had been trailing a dog when an old wolf signaled the pups, and farmer Logham notes his recent pig losses to wolves, prompting capture.
The Chicago mail did not arrive until 140 this afternoon. The delay was on the Illinois division and No 3 had to hold at Rock Island.
A fragment notes a research inquiry involving William Wy Billy and oats during July through September, suggesting an agricultural or economic context without clear details.
We the undersigned dissolved partnership between W A Dodder and Louis Baird as of now.
Colusa California resident Joe Golobick reports 15 years of relentless rheumatic pain relieved by Electric Bitters. He says the medicine also aids liver and kidney troubles and general debility and offers 50 cent bottles with satisfaction guaranteed by Stewart Drugstore.
Eva Reece attended a Chautauqua in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday. Mary Wombacher managed the telephone office during Reece’s absence as L. D. Higgins returned from a Kansas trip.
In a North Carolina revival a minister misreads a Bible verse about women while parishioners react. He corrects the misquote amid interruptions, then clarifies the text is from Timothy not the Clover variant, joking that it was a kind of grass.
Old Lady Simmons praises Doc Judson over diploma doctors. She recalls a rheumatism spell where Judson's herb mix cured her in less than half a day, leaving the ailment scattered but the mind free from pain.
An old Berks County judge faced a sharp remark from a lawyer who called the court intellect dark. After friends intervened, the judge allowed a public apology. The lawyer then amended his statement saying the intellect could be penetrated by lightning, acknowledging the court's insight.
The ancient Egyptians used solid and tubular drills along with straight and circular saws for stone work. Jewels such as corundum set the drills, and the tools show remarkable cutting edges. Tubular drills wore slowly, leaving no marks, while each revolution bored a tenth of an inch in hard granite, producing smooth holes through both hard and soft materials.
Byron sent John Murray a Bible placed on a shelf for years. At a dinner party a verifier spotted a turned down page and found the verse Now Barabbas was a robber altered with the word publisher. The quiet prank lay hidden long.
In a Susquehanna river cemetery a grave marker reads Chas. Lewis He Voted for Lincoln. A Baton Rouge tombstone proclaims Here Hes the body of David Jones with the last words I die a Christian and a Democrat. The brief stones mix faith and party in death.
Clara playfully asks for a compliment while pressing Charlie to dance. He laments his poor dancing and shies away from other girls, calling himself a poor dance partner in a light hearted exchange. Dallas News.
Parties may join excursions to the Canadian Northwest on the first and third Tuesdays of July for a round trip of 27 dollars. For details contact Cash Caldwell Company, One City, Iowa.
Help wanted for a cook or party to take charge of a hotel. For rent or sale a furnished house. Apply at Journal office. End of display.
A station agent recalls a night on the A V and Y railroad when a bridge threat forced a life saving plan. He used a single match and improvised to relight the lantern and signal trains, saving passengers as the bridge collapsed at dawn and earning a promotion.
Johnny claims a remarkable automobile is “as big as a house” while Precept remarks to his son that such exaggeration is not true. The father scolds Johnny, reminding him of previous warnings about his habit of exaggerating.
Speech in a domestic, tart exchange hints at tension and looming trouble as a dinner guest arrives and plans to outwit troublemakers. A Boston Globe snippet preserves a dramatic domestic moment with implied conflict and resolve.
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