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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1909
Page
2
An old fashioned remedy elevates hair care with sage tea enhanced by sulphur sold as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur. Widely available at drug stores for 50 cents or one dollar per bottle, or mailed from Wyeth Chemical Company at 74 Cortlandt Street New York City.
Request notes interest in sewing machines with a reference to O F Haight at 589. The entry implies a catalog line or advertisement urging inquiry about sewing machine offerings and related services.
John Minick ill at home on the Heights. Mel Shields returns from Iowa City for vacation. Lena Maxwell of Crawfordsville visiting in Washington. Gordon of Crawfordsville and Cavin of Columbus Junction visit. T. O. Foley returns to Keokuk. Mr and Mrs T. W. Rickey visit from Crawfordsville. Mrs Stearns and daughter visit. Lucy Miller of near Fairfield visiting with sister Anna Miller. Kuhn and Kleese attend Holiness meetings in Oskaloosa. Kate Donovan home for summer vacation. Ray Foley to Denver to join surveying crew. Will Shearer Ike and Arch McCulley to Davenport for federal petit jury. Baptist choir to practice Saturday. Florence Miller visiting. returns from Monmouth. Rest Room visitors include Olds, White, Coppock, Wentworth. Shields family home from Monmouth. Edith graduates. Safe horses and cab service advertised. Various local callers from Coppock, Nobie, Wellman, Kalona. Grace Ingham to Iowa City then Drake summer school. Children’s day at Baptist church with no evening service. Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea advertised. Death notice: Miss Daisy Carrothers died in Broad Ripple Ind. tuberculosis. remembered by Washington residents.
Kadoka South Dakota June 12 The bodies of J Gooder of Rock Valley Iowa and W D Toney of Sioux City Iowa were found in a well on the McNally ranch two miles north of Kadoka. Michael Malone employed by them is under arrest on suspicion of murder. The men ran a breaking outfit on the ranch and had about 900 dollars in cash when they arrived May 18. Malone claimed to have bought out their outfit and to have taken them to Phillip the night before. He disposed of several horses and left town with the rest of the outfit. The city marshal pursued and arrested him at Cottonwood.
Waterloo Iowa dispatch reports a 200 pound dynamite explosion in a Fredericksburg shed behind a hardware store wrecking the business district. Several injured include H K Hawkins Owatonna Minn Lulu Carey and Glen Moore. Gasoline in the same building also exploded. Loss put at about 50000 dollars.
San Francisco reports the Calhoun case testing whether the defense may submit without argument. The prosecution opposes, with arguments planned to begin near Monday as testimony closes.
In Caracas on June 12 a congress uproar followed American warships visiting La Guayra. A joint resolution refused a portion of a dispatch calling Dec 15 for warships. Heated speeches urged Senor Paul’s removal as special envoy to Europe, and he was dismissed for insulting Venezuela’s dignity.
President Taft sent to the senate the nomination of Peter O Overfield to be judge of the Third judiciary district of Alaska in place of Judge Silas H Reid who has resigned. Overfield is a Pennsylvanian.
Chicago June 11 Wheat market had several dips on better fall sown crop outlook and harvest spread but closed fairly steady with modest gains. Corn and oats closed easy. provisions weak. Cash prices listed for No 2 hard wheat No 2 corn and No 2 white oats with July and Sept figures.
South Omaha cattle receipts amount to 800 with prices for native steers 5.00 to 7.00, cows and heifers 3.00 to 5.75, western steers 3.50 to 6.00, stockers and feeders 3.00 to 5.40, calves 3.00 to 7.00, bulls 3.00 to 5.50. Hog receipts reach 8,500 with heavy 7.45 to 7.60, mixed 7.40 to 7.50, light 7.15 to 7.45, pigs 5.75 to 6.50, bulk 7.30 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 500 with yearlings 5.80 to 6.70, wethers 5.40 to 6.50, ewes 5.60 to 6.00, lambs 7.25 to 8.25.
Cattle receipts 1500 steady with steers 5.50 to 7.25, cows 4.00 to 5.25, heifers 3.60 to 6.00, bulls 3.75 to 5.25, calves 3.00 to 8.00, stockers 3.30 to 5.25. Hogs receipts 22000 mostly lower. heavy 7.70 to 7.75, light 7.10 to 7.35, packing 7.45 to 7.55, pigs 5.75 to 7.00, bulk 7.30 to 7.55. Sheep receipts 700. choice lambs strong, others weak. sheep 3.25 to 4.65, lambs 4.50 to 8.75, spring lambs 7.50 to 9.50, yearlings 6.50 to 7.50.
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