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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1903
Page
3
Partly cloudy with possible showers Thursday and in the west portion tonight. Warmer tonight except in the south portion. Washington forecast notes July 22 from The Evening Journal.
Local social notes list residents visiting relatives and traveling to nearby towns. Entries mention Merton Teeter in Oklahoma, multiple departures on the Firefly train to Muscatine Colfax and Chicago, and visits by Mrs. J. Schreckengast Mrs. Weldin Miss Nora Holden Miss Edith Corette among others.
Information may be received from Mr. BR. A. Lewis of the Lemmon and Lewis jewelry firm. WU receives pupils on violin mandolin flute and all orchestral or band instruments and has led the New York State Band and Orchestra for four years.
Henderson Manners visits the city while McCall Bros. Big ad and Big Chief flour advertise nearby. Several families and travelers are noted across Crawfords Ville Newton Davenport and Keota with meetings, weddings, and a lecture at the Presbyterian church.
L. K. Shaw of Cowgill Missouri arrives to take charge as agent for the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway in the city. He plans to join his family in about a month and will oversee freight handling, yard work, and personnel with prepayment car lots and delayed service expectations.
A July 20 1903 letter from Cone Iowa describes campers at Lake Cone facing a heavy rain that flooded the tent area but subsided, catching about thirty pounds of fish the same day. M M Hebner notes good grub and cooking, busy with fellow campers, and nuisance mosquitoes.
Supt St Clair Lewis explains the afternoon water outage due to relocating a hydrant by James Cowger shop. Hydrant moved farther into the street and no pressure occurred from one to five. The city water consumers are advised.
Colusa California resident Joe Golobick testifies after 15 years of rheumatic pain that Electric Bitters relieved and cured him. The ad claims benefits for liver and kidney troubles and general debility with a 50 cent price and satisfaction guaranteed by local merchants.
Ward Coal on hand with fifteen cars of various sizes urges buyers to place orders now before the August price advance of 231 dollars per metric ton. Anderson signs.
Burlington line over the Des Moines River connected Saturday evening after two gangs worked all week to drive piling for a crossing. Bridge work will continue with false structure, steel rests, ballasting to follow. Completion expected around October first given labor limits.
July 22 at Hedrick a digger Hob Peller slipped into a four foot hole while resting beside it. He could not rise and Oliver Hielm had to dig him out, a difficult three hour rescue. Peller escaped unharmed.
The notice warns of ongoing coal shortages nationwide due to strong eastern demand for anthracite. It urges immediate orders to secure best hard coal grades, claiming 15 cars ready for prompt delivery and the lowest year price, signed by OM. T. Anderson, phone 176.
Aug Ist price holds until Sept Ist with fresh coal arriving in August. 333 T. J. Neiswanger advertises mine fresh coal and invites orders for delivery during August.
Miss Hallie Berdo of this city has been elected elocution teacher in Washington Pennsylvania public schools. She will start September first and teach in the high school and two other rooms after completing a Curry School elocution course in Boston and passing the teachers examination. Her friends here wish her success in the new post.
The board of control reports bids for coal for state institutions for the coming year. Lowest bids imply an advance of 50 to 1% cents per ton over last year, with 64 600 tons needed. A 50 cent rise would raise fuel costs by about 32 300 dollars.
One way rate with two dollars additional for round trip tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays of every month with return limit of twenty one days from date of sale. See ticket agents of Iowa Central for information or address A B H Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
To water consumers. Water rent due July 1 1903 can be paid at Washington National Bank where all bills now are up to and including July 25 1903. After that time all bills will be placed in the hands of a collector. 25-10 -F. H. Smith, City Treas.
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