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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1905
Page
7
A playful pig buys fruits at the market and shares a kite adventure with two misbehaving peers. They abandon his baskets and he returns home to his mother’s switch, learning that work comes before play.
The City Council of Washington Iowa approves acceptance of a street donated to the public by W W McFarland and others. The deed is recorded in County land records and the street lies in Congers Addition east of Out Lot One. The measure, adopted June 5 1905, names A N Alberson as Mayor and Jno H Steck as City Clerk.
City of Washington Iowa vacates a tract on North Second Avenue and grants it to the Washington Illuminating Company. Ordinance 97, passed June 5 1905, authorizes the mayor to convey the land by deed referencing this ordinance.
A east bound Cotton Special train on the Southern railway at Golden Gate Illinois derailed after striking a spread rail on a twenty foot trestle. Three were killed and twenty nine injured with many listed as seriously hurt. Names include J J Ahles J 1 Johnson Otto Graety W P Miller etc.
At LaCrosse Wisconsin June 14 the state convention of the Wisconsin Letter Carriers association urged unity to oppose proposed rule changes. William H. Law of Superior was elected president and L L Mead of Racine became secretary.
In Portland on June 14 Judge John DeHaven overruled Senator John H. Mitchells demurrer in the case accusing him of using his public office for private gain. The ruling advances the trial before the federal court.
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks departed Indianapolis for Iowa City to deliver a commencement address at the State University.
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness with showers and thunderstorms across Illinois and Indiana with fresh southerly winds. Lower Michigan and Wisconsin will see showers and thunderstorms with strong southerly winds, shifting to the west. Iowa will have showers and thunderstorms with cooler conditions and southerly winds becoming variable.
Wheat and corn quotes show July at 86 and Sept at 82 with various high and low marks. Oats at 20% and 28% ranges, hogs traded around 5.20 to 5.42 with weak movement, cattle receipts near 5,000 and prices from 3.75 to 6.75 for different grades, sheep and lambs in the 4.10 to 6.50 range. Dunning & Stevens provide live stock quotes with steady calf values and mixed hog demand reflecting a slow market across categories.
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