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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1909
Page
5
Forecast predicts continued warm and generally fair conditions with possible local thunderstorms tonight or Tuesday. Expect fair skies tonight and Wednesday with sustained warm temperatures.
Local brief mentions new soft shirts from Dougherty Bros. and a Vienna bakery advertisement touts freshness and cleanliness. A social booster note promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a toilet necessity for ladies of prominence, claiming benefits for mood and complexion with a 35 cent price for tea or tablets at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Look Here You can save money by calling at the Royal for your meats. You will get nice tender meat and a reputation for Sausage Lard and Smoked Meats. They offer Bacon 12 15 and 17 percent, mild cured Hams and other goods plus Fresh Fish Poultry vegetables cheese and pickles. The big clean City Market can furnish you anything you want.
A promotional note from 176 Anderson and Wilson claims their cook stove coal is the best in town. The text invites comparison and promises demonstration of quality.
Happenings across various county communities highlight daily life and local events. Correspondents report on gatherings, service notices, and small-town activities shaping the regional scene.
D Z Wonderly sold 167 hogs this morning averaging 300 pounds to H D Cherryholmes. Cherryholmes says these are the best hogs in Washington county.
June 29 at about 10 am W D McConnell lifted his 3 year old Myrtle onto a horse and held her while the animal started to move. The horse threw them against a fence and Myrtle sustained a leg fracture above the knee. Mrs Nora D Martin of Chicago visited her father Jesse Marr. W J Hamilton of Loveland, Colorado visited his son H B Hamilton.
Mrs Lizzie Fulton and Mrs Eliza McCart mourn father Sayer Brown in Batavia. Rev C L Walker conducted the funeral. Miss Rose Rathmel elected assistant principal and Miss Nellie Bowman named intermediate teacher in Washington. Delegates from Brighton plan to attend the union Sunday school convention at Crawfordsville.
J H Huston traveled to South Dakota on business. Georgia Gault Frank Gault and Wm Randall arrived as Washington visitors. Miss Lila Vesey of Winfield came for a visit. Rev E G Beyer of Brighton attended the Sunday school convention. Miss Kathryne Hopengardner of Washington arrived for professional business.
June 24 reports include Miss Lucy Bouquet from Iowa City visiting relatives. T. Montgomery returns from trips to Atchison Kansas and Quincy Illinois. Lee Mottet and sons Clare and Paul visit Kneiser family near Iowa City. Overfelt hosts visitors from Has kins and Hills. Guests include Mrs. S F Critz from Granger and Mrs. Jerome Webster from Ainsworth. Enid Annas of Haskins joins Overfelt gathering.
Henry Lauser is spending a few days at home this week. Local residents note his respite followed a busy period downtown with community engagements and family time expected to continue.
June 28 readers list visits and family gatherings in Brighton. Mrs. Joe Engle with Wes Engle, Mrs. L. C. Dunbar with Lloyd Hayes, Miss Leona Hotle with sister Mrs. Libe, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller at B. F. Beitel home, Ella Beitel back from Washington, C. L. Beitel to host fireworks next Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Wil Hotle at Ed Libe’s, Mrs. Sam McNees of Rubio with daughter Mrs. Hayes.
W. A. Row shipped a car of nogs and one of cattle last week. Mrs. John Abbott and son from Cedar Rapids visited John Hillhouse. Mr. and Mrs. Will Caldwell and children visited Norm Pratt and attended Pleasant Hill church. Willis Wagner family and John Wagner spent Sunday at Ball Gamon's. John Putman Jr. sports a new car. The Easter and Shrader families attended a M. B. A. ice cream social Saturday. Clyde Hillhouse visited Clare Nicholson after preaching. Madison Tucker and wife visited near Cowpock. Art Hazen and wife were Ainsworth visitors Saturday.
Sleepy Hollow items note Ed Miller and family spending Thursday at Sam Miller's. Charlie Frazier stayed Thursday night at Ernest Miller's. Sam Richardson went to Ottumwa Friday and bought a hay stacker. George Stevenson of Keota visited last week to tend farm interests. Sam Miller sold a horse and delivered to Washington Thursday and attended Ottumwa horse sale Friday.
B F Humm of Grace Hill visited the city today to see his father Henry Humm.
A detailed 19th century style guide explains disentangling knots from the ends, keeping hair sections small, and avoiding scalp pull. It advises brushing from the ends upward, holding hair securely, and braiding two plaits if the patient remains in bed to prevent soreness or headaches.
Sundry visits and travels highlighted regional life. Sadie Tice visited Lone Tree. Charles Hesselschwerdt and wife from Montesuma spent time with the Hesselschwerdt family. Cal Grady and D F Miller attended business in Inness. Howard Mehaffey of Weilman visited relatives. Mrs Lee Small and children visited Wellman. John Frank and daughter Thresa visited Riverside. Elijah Hasty came from Bloomfield for a family visit. N N Arnold and D C Miller were in Washington for business.
John H. Minner and Ola May Bailey, both of Washington Iowa, married Saturday evening at the home of Rev. Hougham with a small group attending. Minner works as foreman at the Free Press office and the couple will reside in a cottage on East Washington street formerly occupied by T. J. Phillips.
A lightning strike at Havre last night damaged the station building. The chimney was struck first then rafters broke and stove pipes unjointed, ruining ceilings in several rooms. Mr. Ecker man was slightly shocked. total damage expected to be considerable.
The McElhinney Drug Co announces it has secured the agency for Zemo a remedy claimed to cure eczema pimples dandruff blackheads and all skin or scalp diseases. Zemo is a clean liquid for external use said to give instant relief and destroy the germ causing disease leaving healthy skin. The firm will provide proof of many cures upon request.
Courtship in the North describes an Eskimo family scene with an elder's demand regarding a suitor. Alleged Black Hand letters led to arrests in Memphis with Salvadore Rossi, his mother-in-law Anna Gara, and ringleaders Felix Constantio and Tony Trabanco taken into custody as the Santoni family fled.
Harry Brennan who escaped the Ohio penitentiary sixteen years ago after serving one year of a five-year burglary sentence has been captured at Monroe Michigan.
A Nebraska wedding ends in a juvenile prank as Miss Dessa Wabnitz and Louis Hecklinger flee after 45 train miles. The wedding party intercepts them at Cotter and Columbus Junction forcing the groom to wheel his bride through streets while rice flies. They seize the couple’s suitcases and scatter the contents as the northbound train arrives.
Local druggists Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. promote Foley's Urine Laxative as a preferred remedy for constipation stomach and liver issues noting it sweetens the stomach and breath gently stimulates the liver and regulates the bowels unlike pills and ordinary laxatives.
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