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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1905
Page
4
In Red Oak the jury rendered a verdict of acquittal after two hours and fifteen minutes of deliberation. Few spectators were present as the decision came shortly after 11:15 PM, with observers expressing satisfaction at the outcome.
Reports from lower Michigan describe a powerful electrical storm that struck late yesterday destroying homes, barns, and schools. Fatalities include Elsie Pellman of Hemlock and multiple family members near Cass City, with others injured or mortally hurt in Caro, Central Lake, and Care as the storm ravaged a six mile by half mile section and left many in danger.
Ames Iowa June 6 The class to be graduated by Iowa State College this year is the largest ever except for last year with over 170 degree recipients. The class includes prominent College athletes debaters orators stock judges and other activity leaders led by P J Walton of Ames who graduates as part of the electrical engineering class.
Fairfield June 6 Mayor Wickliffe Clarke aged about seventy six suffered a broken hip when he tripped on a step and fell at his North Court street home Saturday evening. Dr. Pardyce and Dr. Snook assisted. he is resting as easily as expected.
Dreaded cerebrospinal meningitis reaches Muscatine with Glen Althaus, son of Gus Althaus of Newell Avenue, hospitalized at Hershey Memorial under Dr. F H Little. The patient is very ill but holds his own with a fair chance of recovery amid prior spotted fever scare abroad.
The funeral services for the late Jacob Lohrer will be held tomorrow at 10 o'clock at the residence, conducted by Rev. L. D. Young. Interment follows at Elm Grove cemetery.
Be sure to attend the lounge sofa and davenport sale Saturday at the Dorth Side furniture store.
Miss Daisy Allen leaves this week for Chicago and Huntley Minnesota for undisclosed reasons.
Help wanted notices list positions for a girl for general house work with references required and inquiries at the Journal office. Also a middle aged woman to keep house on a farm and plain sewing by phone. Lost hat near Living Lake Church and Washington. Announcements for rent rooms and rental notices follow.
Community calendar lists a six o'clock dinner at Mrs. McCall's on East Washington, a W R GC picnic south of town with ride costs and supplies, G T club gathering at Miss McAllin's home, St James Sewing circle Thursday at Mrs Rein er's, and two marriages set for June 14 and near Brighton with relatives noted. The WTA meeting moves to Mrs McDowell’s home with topics on personal work and ending the drink curse.
In Des Moines on June 6 the bar committee chaired by Attorney General Mullan admitted twenty nine of forty four applicants after sworn approval by Justice Ladd. Forty five registered. two needed preliminary exams. Most failures were office-trained. three of twenty six law school grads failed. Will Montgomery of Des Moines among the successful admittees.
Interested residents met at the Jane A. Chilcote library to organize the Washington County Historical Society. Articles of incorporation were filed with officers: President M. W. Bailey, Vice President Chas. H. Keck, Treasurer J. A. Young, Curator Chas. J. Wilson, Directors Howard A. Burrell A. H. Wallace Col. W. B. Bell B. W. Neal Frank Stewart and Chas. BH. Wilson.
The London Telegraph notes Spanish silkworm grubs yield a transparent, tenacious silk. After vinegar treatment and killing, the silk is drawn from the grub’s gut, washed, softened, and dried in shade, sometimes bleached with sulphur to resemble spun glass.
The best people are those who act on what is available and do their best. Those who wait for something to turn up are often useless, while the useful endure by taking the first task and making it succeed. They learn to adapt if outcomes change and keep moving forward.
The piece notes many small birds migrate at night with daytime feeding and rest. It observes warblers and other species like phoebes, song sparrows, meadowlarks, and bluebirds arriving early as snow melts and hills warm. St. Nicholas.
A lecturer imagines a railway to the star Centauri to illustrate interstellar distances. The hypothetical fare at one cent per hundred miles would total 2.75 billion dollars with a journey lasting 48 million years at a speed of sixty miles per hour.
A Farm Progress correspondent outlines turning lambs into cornfields to weed and feed, noting lambs outpace old sheep in corn safety and yield. Benefits include weed control and land fertility with supplementary grain, plus a plan to offer rape and shade for grazing. Also featured is a Lincoln ewe as grand champion, bred by J.T. Gibson of Canada, with detailed feeding regimens through 1904.
Clipping reduces dust and sweat after work, helping horses dry quickly for cleaner nights. It lessens risk of scalds and harness galls, lowers cold danger, and can improve work ease on less feed. The mane is cut close to keep the neck cooler and reduce soreness.
The London Telegraph notes sacred stones in the Manchu Mukden, Da ring in Lassa Tibet, Mecca Kaaba, the Greek omphalos at Delphi, and Rome as influence points. Distances are measured from these stones, with reverence and ritual attached in diverse traditions.
An old practice of cramming corn into steers and relying on bogs to pick up undigested grain is criticized. Proper finishing demands thorough digestion of all food, with less corn and more balanced feeds. Government‑selected experiments support diversified feeding over corn alone.
The article outlines a castration method for pigs to reduce tumors. It advises separating skin from the tumor, tying off the cord with bands, and cutting the cord as high as possible. It suggests disinfectants and a carbolic acid solution for daily wound care, with clean pens post operation.
Clover hay is highlighted as an excellent feed for ewes with lambs and suitable for any farmer. It ranks high in milk production, offering a strong nutrition option for sheep farming.
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