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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1902
Page
3
Partly cloudy with showers this afternoon in the east portion. Likely fair to night and Saturday. The forecast comes from Stewart's Washington DC string, dated May 10.
Local residents travel to Winfield and Crawfordsville for business and visits. Highlights include Bert Daugherty and Dr Dalbey visits, Mrs Eliza M Keith and Miss Harriet Pickett arriving, and Ignatz Birrer and Louisa Melecker obtaining a license to wed. Social calls, candy kitchen work, and a downtown tailor ad appear alongside a band photograph feature.
True magnetic healing is described as based on scientific principles that awaken life force and drive out disease. It invites inquiry with free consultation and descriptive printed matter by E H Cowes, D P, Moon, Room 20 Hotel Golenso, while a Exeter Nebraska family visits Mrs. A McCleery on Washington Street.
Hotel Colenso receives an oak rack from the B. & N. W. Railway. Various local reminders note social calls, drugstore offerings, bakery plans, and upcoming industrial and civic items. Also cited: snowstorm in Minnesota and immigration posts.
An ordinance grants to Washington County Mutual Telephone Company a twenty year right to erect poles wires and fixtures for a city telephone system in Washington Iowa. The city council sets conditions on placement operation and city access and reserves fire alarm use and city rights without compensation and requires public notice and publication.
Washington Iowa city council adopts a sewer resolution approving a ten inch cemented sewer along West Jefferson Street from lot 3, block 5 to near the courthouse sewer at lot 1, block 25 original plat. Mayor A. Wilson approves on May 5 1902.
Application filed in the United States circuit court seeks appointment of a receiver for The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. James N. Wheaton of Massachusetts moved, and Arthur J. Musten was appointed receiver as the paper reportedly faced financial difficulties.
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