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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1910
Page
5
A long list of social items, lectures, visits, and theater notes. Mrs. Hessler lectures on Home Decoration at the Academy with 25 cent admission. The P. E. O. grand chapter convention gathers May 10 11 12 at Albia. Several residents travel to Brighton Des Moines Minneapolis Havre and Chicago for visits and business.
A five week old puppy named Rags chases a rooster and gets lost in a big city. A kind policeman and a rival dog help him endure fear and hunger before he sees a newspaper ad offering only a ten cent reward. Rags decides the streets suit him rather than return home.
Residents like Mrs Will Henss of Wayland shopped in the city for salted peanuts and almonds. The day featured several social calls, a visit to see The Deacon's Second Wife at the Academy, and notices of a John Robinson show appearance and Dayton's Vaudeville in a big tent. The Centennial school beat the south in a 13 to 5 baseball game.
A Perthshire housewife cut into a loaf and found a mouse embedded in the bread. It is presumed the rodent entered the dough after proofing and remained unseen until baking.
A weather bulletin reports average temperatures below normal for the period. Forecasters warn of cooler days ahead and advise residents to plan for lower warmth levels in upcoming weeks. Officials note persistent regional deviations from typical seasonal norms.
An astronomer gained access to a business block roof to view the night sky causing a disturbance. The night watchman suspected a robbery and alerted authorities. By error a riot call and fire alarm were triggered and all police and the fire department were dispatched.
After twenty years of separation a man who deserted his home is found dead ending a long and secretive romance. Local authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal collapse of a strained relationship. The case highlights enduring loyalties and the social consequences of desertion.
A Des Moines report details a cool week with average temperatures about 8 degrees below normal. Frosts in the north, light frosts in the south, and varied rainfall affected crops with oats and corn impacted by dryness and recent rains. Farmers anticipate warmer, more favorable weather ahead.
Des Moines officials announce Sunday construction curbs for city projects. Councilman John MacVicar, head of streets and public improvements, says notice will be served to contractors today. The ban affects paving curbing and sewer gangs but is not expected to greatly hinder this season's public work.
In Council Bluffs on May 10 Galaficus Gorgodi a swarthy young man claiming to be a son of Queen Lil of the Sandwich Islands and heir to the throne was arrested for drunkenness. He used the alias George Smith and says he has been in the country two years saving to aid his mother in pursuing her claim before the U.S. government. He reports work as laboring to save funds for that purpose.
In Dubuque a man who eloped with his sister in law vanished with six children. A Racine pauper named John Squires left letters, a will, and life story claiming to be the missing Sunderland. The will cuts his Dubuque family out, two children born to the other woman, and Racine probate will decide farm ownership. The legitimate children on the farm seek their mother’s title.
Three weeks into a hog cholera outbreak at Grant Mackrill's farm two miles south of Griswold, about ten to twelve old hogs and nearly 200 young pigs have died. The disease has not affected nearby hogs or a separate herd on his property. Mackrill suspects a purchased feed preparation as the source. Losses run into thousands of dollars.
During a 24 hour check ending at 9 am Saturday, both phone exchanges in Council Bluffs called residents to verify census status. The effort shows about twelve and one half percent of households were not yet counted.
A Creston Iowa jeweler, May 1001, was charged by federal authorities with sending first class mail at a lower rate and pleaded guilty. The offense carries a penalty not to exceed 100 dollars.
Committees appointed to run the Decoration Day events on May 30 in the city. Executive committee includes H. L. Kenedall S. A. White J. W. Morton J. H. Stewart and A. Hunter. Rev J A Glendenning to deliver the memorial address. seats and details to be arranged.
Mrs Helen A Mauer of Hays City Kansas says eight years of stomach and kidney trouble improved after trying Cooper's New Discovery. She credits it with removing headaches backache dizziness fatigue and a six month stomach pain. The McElhinney Drug Co advertises the remedy.
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