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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1906
Page
4
Walter B. Wilde left yesterday for Peoria after a short business visit. He reports prospects next year are excellent and notes last year was a winner for his firm.
On the first and third Tuesdays each month the Iowa Centracy will sell round trip excursion tickets to points in Minnesota the Dakotas Iowa Saskatchewan and the Canadian Northwest also to places in the South Southeast West and Southwest. Rate one fare plus two dollars with liberal limits and stop over privileges. For rates and details contact agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minn.
A quotation from the Chicago Inter Ocean proclaims there is no dull page and readers stay attentive without a moment of flagging.
Jay O Hearn was found guilty of murder for killing Nels Lausten during a Jan 20 hold up at Laurens Saloon at Twentieth and Cutting streets. O Hearn and three companions Leo Angus Joe Warren and Raymond Nelson entered Laurens and demanded money. Lausten refused and O Hearn shot him. The four were arrested. Angus confessed. The others face trial.
Frank Z. Wilcox head a Syracuse Royal Arcanum council opposition to rate increases and was found guilty of improper conduct. He allegedly furnished Syracuse newspapers with articles defaming supreme council members and charging them with dishonesty.
Mrs Darr us Sewell of Taw Paw attempts suicide by firearm to avoid facial disfigurement after failing to end her life. The shot injures the base of the skull but she is expected to recover. In Wisconsin, the Y M C A elects officers with J M Whitehead of Janesville as president and La Crosse chosen for the next meeting site.
In St Louis on March 19 an unknown elderly man cut the hair from Mattie Hill 14 in the street for the second time in two weeks police search for suspect and safety concerns rise after daylight assault on youth nears.
An advance in wages of 1 cent per hour has been granted to the employer of the Pittsburg Railways traction company. Mrs. Mary McKittrick of Uniontown Pa has celebrated her 108th birthday. Ex President Cleveland was 69 on March 18 and is in Florida. Robert B Roosevelt, uncle of the president, is seriously ill in New York at 7? years old.
BrightonMarch 19Special A business deal secures the J. H. Bull lumber business sold to the Pauls Lumber company of Washington and possession is taken by the new owners. The stock in the yards totals 10000 dollars and the new management are experienced lumbermen likely to run the operation to satisfy the local trade. The local manager’s name is not yet advised. The Pauls Lumber company operates several yards and the two brothers reside in Washington to oversee the yard there.
The district court reopens with the estate of Charles Shrade under review for objections to the final report and distribution petition. Probate entries include wills admitted to probate for Hervey Bell N Amspoker William Edgington Peter Widmer, executors named with bonds. hearings set for March 26 on Nathaniel Squire and related cases. Daniel Graber named executor for Widmer estate with $4000 bond.
The funeral for Mrs. John Lowry was conducted this afternoon at three at her East Madison home by Rev. Elias Handy. Members of the Methodist choir sang. The body will be transported to Fullerton, Nebraska, this evening for interment.
J. Bayne editor of the Herald Addington Indian Territory reports relief from rheumatism after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He claims the liniment provides prompt relief and enables him to resume work. Available from Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy.
Miss Mollie Cherry leaves in the morning for Waterloo. Various residents visit the city including Babcock of Chicago and Dempsey to Des Moines. J. Guest heads to Mr Pleasant on business. Miss Hope Ott hosts friends at her West Main home. Wallpaper sale at Stewart's. The Journal notes a March snow drift and a West Des Moines High play, Second in Command, featuring Lee Dowell.
Spinach can yield 500 to 1000 bushels per acre within eight weeks of planting and fetchs prices near the potato rate. Overfeeding and rich soil cause oversized leaves that tend to spindle and lose value, as plants require balanced fertility to avoid spindling.
An Ohio Farmer article argues seed corn testing over reliance on traditional methods, detailing a warm room germination test and its timing in March. It also discusses maple syrup adulteration with sugars and glycerine, noting imposters use hickory bark extract to mimic flavor and lower prices for maple groves.
C. T. Hartley argues against the idea that corn seed must change due to running out. He states the finest corn strains have been bred over long periods in specific regions, confirming that extended selection yields superior varieties.
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