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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1903
Page
3
Special weather note from Washington D C indicates Iowa will face unsettled conditions today with periods of rain possible. Tomorrow should bring cooler temperatures and improved skies with lingering chances of showers in the afternoon across many counties.
Plentiful ice cream at Means and Stichter's. Numerous residents travel and visit relatives in nearby towns including Crawfordsville, Brighton, Spencer, Sigourney, and Des Moines. Several city trips arrive by rail or road, with farm land and trade mentions tied to the Iowa Land Company.
Des Moines reports a thriving Iowa banking sector with five new banks per month over two years, total state and savings bank capital reaching two and a half million dollars and deposits surpassing 122 million. National banks remain dominant, but state banks show faster growth and popularity.
Cedar Rapids Iowa July 30 R J Hildman of Company F Fifty sixth regiment Mason City posted the highest total 124 over three targets 42 37 45 The Fifty sixths company F Algona led the company scores at 625 The Fifty sixth regiments total 5244 led regiments The Fifty third regiments regimental trophy went to Company B Waterloo Major Fisher of Fifty third high score 122 Detailed scores include Washington D Company Sergt J Steck 28 30 2 Corp P Wallace 2% 29 12 Lieut Miller 2% 32 20 Capt Harvey 25 28 18 Sergt C A Dewey 20 37 19
Sale notice for a residence in a good location offered at a big bargain for quick buyers. Inquiries directed to the office.
A firm named the Iowa Land Company opens on the northwest corner over J. B. Crail's dry goods store. Partners J. P. Thomas and Hl. B. Downing from Wellman will handle Iowa North Dakota Red River Valley and Canada lands with strong prospects for business.
The tennis tournament advances with George Greenwood and Ira Sproull defeating Norman Scofield and Earl Corbin 6 8 in the final rubber, securing a semi final berth. The last preliminary game between Mr and Mrs Scofield and Fred Jordan and Earl Corbin is expected to be played tonight.
The funeral for Mrs. Michael Beliel, who died yesterday afternoon, will take place tomorrow at two o'clock from the Second U P church. She was born in St. Eugene Canada and was a member of the Second church. Three sisters were at her bedside at her passing.
A gold medal contest is set for Friday evening at Living Lake church with good speaking and singing. Speakers from Riverside Ainsworth and Washington are expected, with Glendale Glee Club providing music. Admission is ten cents.
Farmers urged to arrange tile work now for fall or early spring planting. John Shields & Son advertises contact options including write, telephone, or visit at 31126.
A roundup of residents’ visits and comings and goings from Keota to Kalona. Names include Miss Marian Stewart, Joseph Sumerman, Hubert Crail, Miss Jennie Schurr, Chas and Carl Keck, A. W. Hamill, Mrs. Belle Zane, Myrtle Fitzgerald, Miss Hyrtle Rankin, Miss Blanche Strain, Joho Hays, Mrs. John Dewees, Mrs. Boma Irwin, Mrs. McMillan, John Ferguson, Mrs. Andy Ferguson, N. L. Hancock, Miss Charlotte Cunningham, Mrs. Emily Cunningham, Miss Isabelle Kilgore, M. W. Duncan and Laura Duncan. A hay loss from lightning is noted and a potential executive move rumor for East Iowa railroad appears as unverified.
At Pleasant Plain, a Tuesday morning blaze destroyed barns, cattle sheds, and corncribs on farm property owned by T. L. Emry. Cause attributed to spontaneous combustion of hay in the loft. Loss estimated at 1500 to 1600 dollars, about half covered by insurance.
Mr and Mrs W A McCall entertained a few friends at their northwest city country home Wednesday. A delightful three course dinner was served and the afternoon hours were spent socially. Guests included James Young, Mrs Bert Rittenhouse, Mrs Wil Ross, Ella and Jennie Bear, and the Misses Ellie Capitola O Laughlin and Maie Harley.
A vintage pharmacy advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as life changing. It claims to transform weakness into strength and listlessness into energy with a boost to mental power. Sold for 25 cents a box at Stewart s Pharmacy.
Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman offer Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied after use. The ad touts the remedy as the most successful bowel complaint medicine and universally accepted. Mrs George Schneider and children Elsie and Clarence plan an extended visit to Scotland and several South Dakota towns including Parkston Mitchell Tyndall Yankton Sioux City and Des Moines before returning home.
A humorous weather column advises temperance in weather talk and urges readers to keep calm and cheerful as heat rises. It jokes about a cat and cautions delaying worry until autumn while recalling summer nostalgia and warning against fretting in hot days.
Mrs. Miller improves at East Main street. L. D. Higgins visits Muscatine on business. Ron B Brown calls in Cedar township. Mrs. Margaret Robinson visits at Crawfordsville. Dr. McConahey and Grace of Wayland visit friends. Kate Buckley stays with Mabel Fordyce in Ainsworth. Ella Mae Brown attends White Evans reception. R. A. Quinn and Douglas visit sister J M Uratton in Vinton. Nina Alberson plans Marshalltown house party. Bessie Eichelberger Fritz returns from Minneapolis. James Taylor's family to join him in Guide Rock Nebraska. M G Campbell and Mack Wright return from Minneapolis. Marbourg family back in Emporia. Ice cream squares at the Johnson bakery.
On August 1 the Iowa Central Ry sells excursion tickets to Portland Seattle Tacoma Victoria and Vancouver at 45 dollars round trip with return by October 15 103 tickets allow stopovers both directions and permit mixed routes. See agents or A B Cutts G P L T A Minneapolis for details.
A New York restaurant proprietor says no man dining there pays under 75 dollars for a suit or overcoat and no woman dining publicly wears a waist costing under 25 dollars, noting complaints of ruined garments from spills.
A dialogue discusses selecting the fastest horse by observation, then shifts to baking pie crusts. The exchange notes that predicting the winner is the goal, while baking tips advise pre baked crusts and oven conditions to ensure a solid final shape.
In Italy the wholesale slaughter of birds for food includes the sparrow, making the species a rara avis in the country. The remark notes the sparrow's unusual status amid widespread bird culling.
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