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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
4
Harvey and Warfel promote a bakery and public meals service with lunch options. They emphasize affordable prices and a strong local reputation for quality service. The ad touts catering for the public and ongoing in-house dining.
Due to upcoming meetings the Iowa Central will offer excursion tickets at reduced prices. Cities include Burlington for Saengerfest Aug 9 12 Humboldt for annual assemblies Aug 11 23 Clinton for camp meeting July 25 Aug 26 Iowa Falls Baptist assembly July 24 Aug 7 Clear Lake state camp meeting July 17 Aug 10 Cedar Rapids Firemen’s Tournament Aug 7 10 with one or one third fare round trip plus certificate plans. Tickets on sale Aug 6 7 with return by Aug 11.
The Iowa Central General Passenger Department releases an attractive pamphlet titled Clear Lake, In. and the Oaks for summer visitors. It highlights Clear Lake as a cool retreat with sections on sailing and bathing, the Oaks Hotel, bath house and toboggan slide, and how to reach the area with illustrations. Copies are available from local agents or Geo. T. A., Iowa Central Ry.
Mrs Mary Bush traveled to Colfax for the Epworth League convention and to visit her brother Chas Crisman. Mrs Mabel Sands visits her father A Kellar in the city. Miss Buckley and Maud Robinson stay at the Wm A Walker home. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Pat Tobin in Keota. The Woman's club hosted a social at Dr McFarlane's home with refreshments and a photo guessing game. Eva Reed proved most successful in the event. Keota challenges Washington to a future baseball game.
Mr. Frank Kern learned last evening that his father who had traveled from Nichols to the Paris exposition died there July 23 from an attack of appendicitis. Others on the move include Miss Mand Ority bound for Iowa City and Mr. Miller and wife driving into the area.
Citizens including M. Patterson and son Otto S Beatty James Flood and Mrs Storey visited the city today to take advantage of a brief rent reduction on threshing due to recent rain.
F. Thomas' brother from Des Moines visits. Fern Nichols and her aunt Mrs. Millan are visiting. Warren Jakobi traveled to Washington to run an engine for Mr. Watson. Blackberries are plentiful.
The institute chapel hour is 9 20 a m and city residents are welcome daily to hear talks. Miss Harriett Gunn gave well received remarks on kindergarten work praised by attendees. Prof Grumbling led exercises this morning with Prof Bender to speak on school room health tomorrow. John Griffith recovers from an injury and plans to ride to the city soon. FRANK WEBB offers native ponies for sale or trade. A door dispute will be settled in Justice Folger's court tomorrow. Mothers Mutual Benefit will be addressed by Miss Gunn on Children Stories at Mrs Frank Wilsons home Thursday at two o clock.
Heavy rain drenched Solomon Kansas with over six inches of water. A German liner Deutschland neared the Atlantic crossing milestone. At Wiley’s lake near Ventura California Mrs Byron H Wiley A Wiley and a daughter 18 Miss Foshun Broderick a young man and a 13 year old boy drowned while rafting. Engineer Hathaway and Fireman Thomas were killed in a wreck on the C M and St Paul near Wabash with several passengers injured.
In Canton Ohio on July 25 Chairman Dick of the Ohio Republican committee met with the president to discuss campaign plans and the possible visit of Julio officials. Campaigns begin immediately with expected strong speaker lineups and mounted clubs. In Indianapolis committees prepare for Bryan and Stevenson notification events on August 8 at Tomlinson Hall with a large night meeting to follow. Military Park in Indianapolis will host the events with seating for about 200000 and a decorated platform.
A letter from George S. Boutwell denies any fusion between Anti Imperialists and Gold Democrats as a New York meeting and Bates House gathering proceed in Indianapolis. Gold Democrats discuss nominations or resolutions while opposing Bryan. Detroit convention expected harmony with Mayor Maybury likely to preside. Navy talks in Lincoln with Populists and a Tampico talk by Tama Jim. Actress Mine Janauschek suffers paralysis.
Ottumwa Iowa July 25 A muscular irate woman named Mrs Gallagher wife of a saloonkeeper publicly horsewhipped Colonel L L Lattin assistant sergeant at arms of the Kansas City convention on a city street after a dispute over business matters. The elderly man fled as she chastised him with a horsewhip. Lattin denies slandering her.
Market summaries show hogs and cattle receipts and varied quotations by category with totals for the day. East Buffalo and St Louis reports list price ranges for wheat corn oats rye and livestock including hogs cattle and sheep with noted shifts and currency figures.
Women praise Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a health and beauty aid for busy mothers. It purportedly strengthens and sustains.nity, eases maternity pains, aids infant nourishment, and lets mothers watch their healthy child develop while Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser offers guidance free with mailing stamps.
Captain William Smith says two crewmen attacked him in Racine and he fought back with an axe kept on board. He landed deckhand Robert Marshall at Milwaukee hospital after striking him on the head. Marshall reportedly improved after treatment. A second death is noted involving Rose Lieitzheits, age 16, from Chicago after ingesting pouch salt mistaken for sel.
The Burlington & Northern offers one fare plus $2.00 round trip to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City Ogden Utah Hot Springs Spearfish Deadwood and Guster Wyoming Sheridan. Dates of sale June 19 July 3 17 August 7 21 for 21 day tickets. Additional sale dates June 20 July 9 17 and August 21 for tickets usable until October 31 1900. For rates and sale dates contact BK. G. Fox Agent.
The Northern Pacific Railway offers Home Seekers Excursions on the first and third Tuesdays each month from eastern terminals to points on the main line and branches west of Aitkin and Little Falls Minnesota. Tickets cost one fare plus 200 dollars round trip. The program allows settlers to inspect land prices and conditions, with aim to purchase homes in the northwest. For details contact District Pass Agent G D Rogers in Des Moines or Gen. Pass Agent C S Fee in St. Paul. the Wonderland book can be obtained for six cents.
F. E Stewart, agent for the Great Rock Island Route, advertises low fare first class excursions from Washington to Colorado, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Yellowstone, and Paris aboard the White Star, Red Star, American, and International Transportation Co lines. Tickets available daily via Rock Island agency.
The piece praises Minnesota and North Dakota for farming, wheat, flax, corn, timber, lakes, and valleys. It highlights 44 to 45 million acre bounds, the Red River valley, rich prairie and forest lands, railways, and health benefits. Chas. S. Fee offers Wonderland 1900 for six cents with regional literature.
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