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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1903
Page
3
A Special to The Evening Journal reports Iowa weather for today and tomorrow. Generally fair tonight and Sunday with possible showers in the southeast portion.
Local brief items announce Allen's ice cream and sodas tonight with a call for 1000 attendees. Mentions include Patterson heading to Boston, Bragg & Bokenkamp advertising garden hoses, and various residents visiting Fairfield or Crawfordsville. Also notes about Richard Hughes joining Marshal Field Co in Chicago and travel updates of numerous locals.
The column records a flurry of local visits and trips across Wellman and nearby towns. Frank Webb and Sheriff Teeter call on business, while A J Hillhouse, Miss Margaret Dunham, and Mrs W Hi Hughes visit kin in Keota Ainsworth Davenport and Columbus Junction. Roy Stapp of New York Life plans a Europe trip and is praised for his promise.
The Chau tauqua association back line offers five cent bus tickets for ride access. Purchasers must show tickets to board and ride the service.
A major fire swept Star Grocery in Brighton last night starting in a storefront. crews fought the blaze into the early hours, with extensive damage reported and nearby buildings evacuated.
A blaze last night started in the Star grocery run by G A Smith and spread to the Barden harness shop and an adjoining implement store. Losses include the three buildings and contents with about 20 in damage to adjoining properties. insurance coverage listed for each structure and contents. Cause unknown. residents and band equipment affected. firefighters aided by community efforts.
At Cyrus Chapter Royal Arch Masons three candidates received the Royal Arch degree during last night's session. After the work companions gathered at Means and Stichter for lunch where visiting Fairfield residents John Wright Jefferson county sheriff W TH Neibert P L Gordon and Martin Liblim joined. Judge A R Dewey and Fairfield visitor gave short remarks and the gathering proved profitable for all attendees.
A large rural crowd watched Keota defeat Richland by 13 to 5 yesterday. Post office Grace Hill routes 4 and 45 start July 1, mail redirected to Washington. Postmistress Mary Meyers will resign.
Advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a cure for sick and nervous headaches. It promises pure blood and health buildup, selling for 25 cents with a money back guarantee if not cured, through Stewart, Druggist.
A grain threshing tale from a farmer’s wife in Bali Lak recounts a ghost insisting on single labor. Twenty seven threshers leave for supper to discover a strange sandwich bed with a ribben chicken croquette cheese and beurre boulard antebell plate, then refuse breakfast.
A jumble of queried geography items asks about Tennessee Colorado Wisconsin Illinois and Arkansas. It mentions a star name and odd spellings and seeks answers to several country or place related questions.
A vivid dialogue recounts a man named Williams valued at 90009 per week by a firm head, and a St Louis insurer warning of a new scam. The tale includes a burned store, a confessed arson rumor, and a farcical claim involving rats gnawing matches and limbuarger cheese to explain a fire.
A sharp remark questions naval purpose while a sailor notes reefs appear on every new chart. The exchange underscores ongoing concerns about ship navigation and reef dangers in the fleet's operations.
The exchange questions if a stream exists without thanks and answers with gulf stream as a joke. The speaker, losing a bet, leaves the impression of defeat as he exits.
Representative Mercer of Nebraska bets an employee that the new department chief would sign his own resignation if sent with other documents. Mercer wins when the resignation, along with serious papers, is returned already signed.
The Chautauqua association will run a first class bus line for ten days. Fare is five cents each way. Tickets must be purchased at the Eichelberger Grocery. Buses will start from the Eichelberger corner and all riders must buy tickets.
A municipal warning from Mayor A. N. Angerson states Ordinance Number 23 forbids cracker shooting and vows enforcement amid many complaints. Lumber yards to close at 1 p.m. Tuesday June 30, 1903, with notices from Shanafelt & Knupp et al.
During the Chautauqua season the City Library will be closed excepting on Saturday night by order of the Board of Trustees.
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