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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
4
Bank directors will convene this week for the annual meeting to review year’s results, elect officers, and discuss future plans. Shareholders are invited to attend and hear committee updates and profit guidance.
Directors authorized to raise stock to 100000.00 if they see fit. Mr S A White retires from active work though remains president, handing duties to Cashier R L Coulter and Assistant Cashier W A White. Bank reports a good year and optimistic prospects for a prosperous era ahead. White has long banking career in Washington.
Cedar Center schoolhouse hosts an ice cream supper on Thursday evening June sixth. The school presents a program led by teacher Clara Faulkner. Everyone is invited.
Middle aged and elderly people use Foley Kidney Pills for quick and permanent results in all cases of kidney trouble. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is promoted as not dangerous for whooping cough when the cough is kept loose and expectoration easy. For sale by Lemmons Pharmacy and other druggists.
S M Logan asks the Journal to announce the fiftieth anniversary of the company leaving for war on July 20 and to contact any surviving members or wives. Survivors in the community listed include C D Rickey, R S Young, Calvin Nelson, George McKay, with unknown members and spouses urged to respond. A remedy note promotes Chamberlain's ointment for rheumatism, sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Seismographs nationwide register a severe quake believed to be thousands of miles from Washington with unknown direction. In Mexico City Francisco Madero enters the capital amid the wildest enthusiasm and largest demonstration in generations as streets glow with bunting and crowds cheer.
A brief, fragmented notice mentions an ice house sale on Sunday and includes the name Wes Lou Jugenheimer in the readable text.
City subscribers without new telephone directories are urged to call at the Central office to secure their copy. Dr. W Mannhardt is noted in association with the notice.
Beginning this evening the Presbyterian church will hold services in preparation for the communion next Sabbath morning. The pastor will deliver a short sermon each evening.
Mexico City on June 7 endured a major earthquake. Fifty to sixty people died as several structures collapsed including the artillery headquarters where seventy soldiers were buried in the rubble.
Burglars entered the home of Mr and Mrs Malcolmontgomery eleven miles southeast of town Friday night without waking occupants. They ransacked the lower floor rooms seeking a gold watch and a pocket table, leaving drawers scattered and doors ajar while upstairs items remained undisturbed. The watch belonged to Will McCall. No clue to the culprits.
The Keights and Ladies of Honor initiated ten new members and dancers celebrat ed the evening. Mrs. W J Southwell hosted about a dozen ladies at a South Iowa avenue party for Mr Hore Potter of Miami Florida. The Junior Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian church hosted a social at Miss Margaret L Cowden’s home on East Second street with lawn games and Rip Van Winkle entertainment, followed by refreshments. The Ladies Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian met at Mrs Milan Shields’ home in north Washington with a porch social and luncheon. The DAOR met at Mrs Earnest Lemmon’s East Washington street home with officers reelected and a report from Mrs C J Wilson on the national convention in Washington DC.
In Missouri a contest drew 1013 hymn entries for a $1000 prize. The winning song will be announced tomorrow and performed at the University of Missouri during commencement day events. Lizzie Chambers Hall is favored to win with the entry titled Missouri.
A fragment discusses mental discipline urging clean thoughts and avoidance of self pity. It frames inner purity as essential, citing wisdom to keep the heart diligently, warning against uncleanliness or distrust that taints memory and foreboding disaster.
At the city council meeting the concrete road from South Iowa avenue to Elm Grove cemetery was awarded to J. J. McKeone for 1.39 dollars per square yard plus 38 cents per cubic yard for extra excavation. Total bid about 3416 dollars plus engineer and publication costs, with final project near 3600 dollars. The 1821 foot road will be 27 feet wide with a 9 foot concrete center and 9 foot dirt tracks. Construction starts immediately and should be finished this summer.
Philadelphia June 7 Application was made today for a charter for the Philadelphia Locomotive Works to be the new name of the Baldwin Locomotive Works. The change follows a fusion of new capital and interests in the pioneer locomotive concern. Drexel & Company act as bankers. The Baldwin works began in 1825 and grew with railways to become the nation’s largest unincorporated firm until its 1909 incorporation with capital of 20 million dollars, expected to rise to 25 million or more.
M W of A social in Woodman hall Wednesday evening June 7th features strawberries ice cream cake and music by orchestra all invited. O E B S regular meeting tomorrow at 8 o'clock last meeting until September full attendance desired. W M secretary. W C T U meets Thursday at Mrs Mary Nelsons North Eighth avenue. F A A regular meeting tomorrow evening balloting on candidates full attendance desired. City Bus Line calls phone 589 Black for orders with street address.
A chemist has invented a process to turn gasoline into a stiff white jelly by adding 1 percent steatite and alcohol. The solid form reportedly saves about 30 percent in fuel usage.
A dramatic plea to use a police dog to track a villain who kissed you in the dark prompts action. The plan hinges on Nero the dog following the scent after a kiss, aiming to locate the offender.
Boston hosts the thirty-eighth annual National Conference of Charities and Corrections as about half of the 2,500 delegates arrive. Demonstrations of moving pictures promote education on disease, pure milk, and tuberculosis while delegates are urged to organize local shows. The program covers state supervision, dependent youth, families, prisons, labor, housing, health, recreation, and church social work.
Iowa death sheet shows statewide deaths drop from 2145 in March to 1898 in April. Typhoid rises to 17 from 11, infantile paralysis up to 3 from 1, organic heart trouble 174 vs 212, pneumonia deaths 2068 vs 280 in March, tuberculosis 144 vs 186, other diseases down. Want ad in the Journal promises results.
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