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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1909
Page
8
Ornithologist Prof Abbott argues birds display emotions evidenced by feather position body posture and eye expression. He advises canary owners test by approaching cages with sympathy and whistled encouragement. He notes canaries show fear with fluffed feathers and a darting gaze.
The county notes a motor boat trip to Lucas Zihlman and return home after a visit. Nova Cannon visits Grandma Garrett in Media. Ethel Hesseltine is on the sick list. Jake Zihlman travels to Coppock by motorcycle. Mary Fetters of Verdi visits her brother Roy this week.
Lloyd Fletcher of near Wyman visited the town yesterday. Mrs. Lyle Nicola of Washington arrived for a visit with relatives. John White returned home after a short visit in Washington.
June reports show Oscar Godwin visiting Brighton, Mrs. E F Quisenberry from Santa Fe visiting relatives, and multiple travelers from Duluth Chicago Ottumwa and California visiting local families. Cattle shipped to Chicago by Pearson and Rogers. J M Stewart Howard Stewart and S R Wallace travel to Clio for a stock sale. A 240 acre farm near sold by William Marr to G C Ebner and A E Sands at 145 per acre. Georgia Hall and Mrs Lillian Hoffman from Reinersville arrive for visits. Alma Lewis from Columbus Junction arrives at S D Ross home.
Mrs August Tines spent a few days last week visiting friends at Keota. E Grubb and Reuben Engle attended lodge at Keota one night. Lorey Tucker is at home with tonsillitis. Mrs Pete Notz is on the sick list. Doc Engle and family from near Dublin visited our town. Mr and Mrs K Grubb stayed with John Koch at Dublin. Matt Koch family to return from Colorado. Mrs Koch ill. C Temple died Wednesday night of heart trouble and will be buried Saturday. Fireless Cookers soon at The Fair.
Michael Stigler killed his seventeen year old daughter with the blunt edge of an ax fracturing her skull and four ounces of frontal brain oozed out. He then hanged himself near Kate's glove factory. The daughter worked at the Globe hotel and the father at Graf Brothers brewery.
An earthquake levelled Korinchi in Sumatra on June 9 with a tidal wave sweeping away huts. About two hundred people were killed in the disaster, according to a special report for The Evening Journal.
The bank held its annual stockholders meeting on Monday afternoon and re-elected the following men as directors for the coming year: S. A. White Ek G. Wilson H. E. McCollum D. A. Boyer Samuel Thompson Ht A. Baxter David McLaughlin S. W. Brookhart J. T. Matthews. No officer changes were made.
The notice advertises four dozen fruit jar rubbers priced at 15 cents each at The Fair. Other brief items mention the Washington baseball team’s game at Keota, Lena Grush’s job acceptance in Charles J. Winter’s office, water rents payable at F L Stoke drug store, and local visitors Elmore Jones and Harvey Smith of G B Fisk Co. in town.
Ray Foley arrives from Champaign Illinois State University. Washington team to face Crawfordsville at Ainsworth on Saturday July 3rd with Ainsworth celebration. Chas J Winter fields a pacer at 2 20 on A Hays half mile track, considered better than 2 15 on a good track.
A rainfall of .48 inches was recorded last night and an additional .18 inches fell this morning.
Charles Gawtrey of Bombay notes a shift from luxury gold ornaments to poverty and hunger in India. He recalls upper class women once wore fine gold chains and bracelets, now unable to afford such tokens amid widespread hardship and famine.
The quote urges refusing to be bought by wealth or status. It demands that no man with broad lands should feel superior in the speaker's presence. Even in poverty, the speaker claims independence from comfort and pride.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Burris with Mrs. Cowells Mrs. Williams and A. Ty Burris Jr visited at Ainsworth yesterday. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is advertised to strengthen nerves aid digestion promote sleep and boost the system. 35 cents at Lemmon's pharmacy.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for any cough or cold and pneumonia or consumption prevention. It promises refunds if the cure fails and notes no opiates. The genuine product comes in a yellow package and urges refusing substitutes at Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
Three high quality draft stallions listed for sale in East Washington at the old barn. A 2200 lb Grey Percheron government approved with premier pedigree. an 1800 lb Black Percheron imported by Dunhams. and Equateur a Belgian stallion bred proven sire over three seasons. Reasonable prices with favorable terms. call at the barn for details.
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