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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1906
Page
5
There will be a meeting of the alumni and former students of the S A I L in Marsh W. Bailey's office Saturday evening at 7 30. A full attendance of these people is desired.
Members of the First United Presbyterian church met last evening to organize a Men's league following a recent Pittsburg convention of United Presbyterian business men. Officers elected include Rev. F. Ross as president, Dr. Clyde Boice secretary, and John M. Taylor treasurer, with an eight‑member executive board led by R. D. Daugherty and W. A. White.
Mrs. George Zaring, nearly 80, living with her son and daughter in West Washington, fell yesterday and cut her face and head after striking furniture. She has heart trouble and fainted from the illness but is up and about today.
Licenses to wed were issued to Clarence F. Rathmel and Leah M. Wilcox and to Charles H. Wolfe and Minnie E. Wilkin in a local ceremony licensing session.
Kenneth McIver of Vanceboro Maine credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving his life after three doctors gave him up for dead from severe throat inflammation and lung congestion. The medicine, claimed to cure coughs colds bronchitis ton silitis weak lungs la grippe, is sold by J H Stewart s drug store with trial bottles free.
Local residents and visitors travel between Ainsworth Columbus Junction and nearby towns for business and social visits. The Vienna bakery promotes its butter Scotch snaps and cream sponge as notable specialties as multiple figures arrive, depart, or stay briefly in towns like Rock Island West Chester and Pleasant Plain.
A brisk advisory urges cheer and preparedness as winter begins. Citizens are urged to keep a plentiful coal supply, with slightly more than usual, to endure the season ahead.
Four hundred Freundschaft club members in New York honored late president Charles Putzel on his appointment as tax commissioner. Mark Twain spoke jokingly about taxes and conscience, while officials like Attorney General Mayer and ex-Controller Grout attended. The discussion touched on dairy farming, fodder corn, and suitable crops for northern states, with emphasis on soil conditions and crop succession.
Albion College President Dickle warned students that the Brimstone brigade would be suspended for tobacco use. He noted a list of offenders is kept and those still smoking when paying tuition next term would be asked to withdraw their money.
The article advises gardeners to monitor March weather for frost risk and transplant cabbage and cauliflower after four leaves. Prune trees vines and bushes. It notes optimal temperatures for lettuce cabbage and cauliflower under glass and tomatoes, and suggests hand-picking early harlequin bug broods on cabbage. It mentions okra as a desirable garden addition.
The article notes bran at 18 to 22 dollars per ton and rising, with other mill foods similarly high, making it clear that northern farmers can cut dependence on mill sources. It discusses practical strategies to manage dairy cattle feed costs amidst rising prices.
The article advises on economical manure handling, urging direct field spread if possible and cautioning against piling. It discusses nitrogen loss from piles, lime or sand plaster trials, and when to plow. It also describes making a soft English cream cheese from thick cream hung to drain whey.
Dwight Hues and Edgar Saber of Huntsburg cut an old elm in early December. They found two coons, a swarm of bees, and two pails of honey inside the hollow. The tree was valued for its timber and bee content.
A short advisory notes that heavy refractory clays can be altered by a large dressing of lime. Liming opens soils to weathering, breaks up clods, and allows clover to grow luxuriantly, turning unsatisfactory yields into healthier crops.
County Auditor Frank Neal sent letters to similar cities to compare tax payments for maintenance of institutions. Reports show Washington sits in the middle, not highest or lowest, with a 24 mill judgment tax adding to the total. Excluding the judgment tax, the city would total about 204.9 mills, roughly 5.4 mills lower over two years.
Special forecast for Iowa from Washington DC notes fair tonight and Wednesday with rising temperatures.
A string of arrivals visits and movements including T A Jones from Wyman Al Moore from Alosworth Mrs Dr J Norton teaching music in Keota and visits by Howard Crawford from Chicago Miss Myrtie Humphrey returning to Verdi Dan Mannhardt Iowa City trip for Iowa Gas Electric Co Ralph Manners heading to Princeton Missouri for assignment Arch Graham en route from Columbus Junction to Keota Mrs Helmick Helena and Ben Helmick visiting relatives Mr Woods visiting then moving to Lincoln to reside Joan Lowry faces family death in Washington and funeral travel Rev Arthur T Fowler sermon at First Baptist church in Muscatine and related B Y P U convention notes
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