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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1903
Page
4
May meeting of the Ames board considers candidates for the state college presidency. County correspondents report on robberies including an incident at Moravia and other general news.
Trustees of Ames College meet in Des Moines to select a new president. Expect delays. a decision may not be reached today. Rev Schrecken gast is a candidate with solid board support, while Secretary Wilson is not considered likely to leave the cabinet.
Clerk W. F. Wilson conducts the regular yearly civil service exam at city hall this afternoon to raise eligible carriers. Only candidate is Richard G. O. Friday from Sigourney.
Washington and city items report Haynes and Scranton livery urging the public to visit their shop in West Washington for the newest carriages and rubber tired carriages. They promise top service and fitting out for special occasions with close attention to regular livery business.
The Arthur House in Liberty Missouri, built in 1855, stood as a famous early hostelry and headquarters for politicians. Other brief notes include the German foreign office granting the exequatur for Cuban consul general Senor Velez at Hamburg. J F Calderwood, formerly of Minneapolis, elected vice president of Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Trials of the Shamrock NL paused by bad weather. Charles M Schwab reelected president of United States Steel. Columbia University trustees appoint Professor James Brown Scott to a professorship.
W Bi Walker suffers pneumonia while town hears visits and travel reports. Miss Gertrude Martin returns to Lenox after visiting Crawfordsville relatives. Mrs A Kelley from Columbus City visits Armatrong family. Henry Shaffer of Winfield and 4.8 Dodds of Wyman stop by. Mrs William Schurr of Washington visits daughter Howard White. Robert Crissinger and family move to Crawfordsville from Washington State due health. The Gibson family returns from Illinois after month with relatives. May Fishburn substitutes in the high school fourth room due to Prof Ruggles absence.
May events include mail carrier Bradford back on duty after injuries from a runaway last Tuesday. Queen Esther Circle meets with Miss Birdie Henderson Saturday at 2 PM. Fleming’s grandson Francis Longwell visits from Oskaloosa. Rev Hiram Thomas, former Peoples Church pastor, preaches at Pilotsburg May 10 at 3 PM. Miss Cora King begins work for Mrs L E Fleming this week.
May t Mrs A BE Hofer of Iowa City visits parents Mr and Mrs J Harding. Mrs W P Willis and daughter stay with friends in Muscatine. Mrs A B Olds and Mrs John De Harpoort visit in Washington. Grace Pearson returns from Cornelia Bluffs after six months at a children s home. Mr and Mrs F W Stone of Burlington visit relatives. Rev Mr Johnson of Monmouth visits relatives here.
Partly cloudy today and Thursday with a chance of showers this afternoon or tonight in the south portion. Southeast cooler tonight. Dave McLaughlin visits the city for the first time since a recent horse injury. He now walks on crutches. The Rev. Thomas McFall of Summerset, Iowa, arrives this evening as guest of Rev. W. C. Allen.
To save a life Dr T G Merritt of No Mehoopany Pa started ling test and a wonderful cure followed. He treated a patient with violent hemorrhages from stomach ulceration using Electric Bitters. The patient improved from the first and has had no attack in 14 months. Electric Bitters are guaranteed for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and kidney troubles. 506 Stewart's Pharmacy.
Call up the City Bus Line at phone number 1 with orders including the Colenso and hate message. Frank Rogers will promptly attend to all requests.
A parson finds a tired farmer under a tree and questions why he is not plowing today. The farmer recalls trying to do things too soon after starting a shack and how a cyclone blew it away, illustrating the proverb about delaying or rushing actions.
A characteristic tale of Captain, later General George Pickett, set during clashes over the boundary between British Columbia and Washington territory. He drinks a teddy, is summoned by a courier, returns hours later to find the glass empty, and a brisk exchange with an orderly ends with the cavalier line about swallowing the teddy.
W H Brown of Leesville Indiana survived a life threatening illness thanks to Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. He reports immediate relief from asthma and a complete cure followed by similar successes against consumption pneumonia bronchitis and grip. Price 50c and 1.00 guaranteed by Stewart Druggist trial bottles free.
The planned dedication of the Iowa Shiloh Monuments for the latter part of the month is postponed as progress on the monuments is not yet sufficient to allow the ceremony to proceed. The fragment ends with an unrelated note about chocolate cakes at the Johnson residence.
Local notes report Bert Ragan returning from St Louis with Allen Green visiting. John Squires and Will McCune move to Wakeeney Kansas. their wives follow. Grandview’s Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Johnson visit the Kendall home. Pension granted for Nettie Lindsay and her mother. Deputy U S Marshal Harry Fulton subpoenas W S Ayres for Des Moines grand jury. Moravia reports unknown bandits robbed C B Alverson jewelry and Harry Sharp restaurant. no suspects identified.
For settlers to Minnesota North and South Dakota Manitoba and nearby areas the Iowa Central Ry will offer Special One Way Settlers Excursion tickets at low rates. Apply to local agents or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minn May 12.
Classified notices seek a girl to learn tailoring at the Journal Office and a crew of men with teams and light wagons for country work, plus an experienced girl for a two person family at the Washington Iowa address. Also a testimonial for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from McDuff Virginia with local pharmacy availability.
The second annual May Festival will be held in the Armory on Saturday May 16 with two concerts. The afternoon features the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and soloists, and the evening presents Mendelssohn Elijah performed by a seventy-voice chorus with orchestra and soloists. The festival showcases notable vocalists and instrumentalists. last year’s success spurred a larger chorus and a more demanding oratorio.
All holders of the opera course tickets will call at the Carris drug store Thursday morning to check their seats for the Mikado which is at the Graham the 13th, the last show of the season.
Johnson bakery showcases seasonable goods while flyers push hair care products at Civic Hotel. Mrs George Dowell of Keokuk arrives for a visit with the Dixon family on East Washington. W S Wylie family moves to Sterling Kansas with farewell from friends at the station. Jessie Brown visits Winifred Adams in town. Etna Steck travels to Ottumwa and F M Crawford to Eldon, with Fern and Fred Randle accompanying to Fairfield to see a grandfather. Jack jokes about marriage and Rocky Mountain Tea priced 35 cents.
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