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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1908
Page
3
Homer Crawford, after a brief stay at Mrs. Kate Crawford residence, departed last evening for Greenville in Iowa where he is currently located.
Mrs F L Broadgate departed yesterday for Marshalltown due to her sister's serious illness. Mr Broadgate accompanied her as far as Muscatine.
If any person suspects their kidneys are deranged they should take Foley's Kidney Remedy at once and not risk Bright's disease or diabetes. Delay gives the disease a stronger foothold and you should not delay taking Foley's Kidney Remedy. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
May items from the county recount visits by Mr and Mrs Wesley Miksch of Muscatine to Sun day, Ira Rehmer with Harry Taylor, and Lloyd E Hayes wed to Pearl McNees by Rev F E Morrison. Phrase notes include Miss Bessie Taylor’s rheumatism, Alvie Hayes starting barber work in Washington, Edgar Meyer’s new buggy, and a pocketbook loss by Miss Ella Belle on the Washington train.
Sam Neill reported a lost colt on Monday. Joe Carson made a business call in Washington on Monday. John Simpson and family attended church in Washington on Sunday. Rena Irwin is employed by Mrs. H. H. Brinning.
Builds up muscular flesh healthy tissues rich red blood and clears the stomach kidneys and liver. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will do it. 35 cents Tea or Tab lets Lemmon's Pharmacy and Mc Elhinney Drug Co.
Ray Minick offers carpet cleaning services with a guaranteed finish. Call 325 or 80 for quotes and appointments. Text shows a local small ad style with contact numbers and a two line 75-2t style filler.
Attorney General Bird leads an inquiry into alleged irregularities in the disposal of university property at Michigan with emphasis on $5,000 in assets. Secretary James H. Wade is in Chicago with his daughter while Hamilton Reeves may be asked to account for $3,000 in property. Local coal dealers report shipments from the university to other institutions. Investigation may extend to other university departments.
May 11 reports a lively social at All Bales with Mae McCaleb visiting sister Ola. Howard Mangold and Ber nice shopped at Keota, while Banks carpenters work on a barn for Bill Hotle. Mrs Crist Brinning from Oklahoma arrives for five weeks with relatives as Rob McCaleb heads to Keota and the McCalebs visit Sidney Smith and Washington, Dale Carris and Clara Sheetz call on friends south of town.
In Rockford Illinois on May 13 Alderman Edward Carty resigned as the city council accepted his resignation after he pleaded guilty to a bribery charge. Carty paid a fine of $38000. The graft committee keeps sessions and will present valuable evidence to the grand jury next Wednesday.
In Millersburg seven miles from Aledo Illinois a fire destroyed the Presbyterian church and two school houses on May 1. Mrs. Wiley, wife of the Presbyterian minister, and her small child were seriously injured when timbers fell.
In Grand Rapids on May 1s every city judge is said to be on the paper of Franklin D. Eddy the post office cashier who was found to be short in his accounts.
May 12 entries report visits and travel in Riverside. Frank Dautremont of Monticello visited his daughter Mrs Barnett Loraine Verina and son Frank. Mary Wombacher of Iowa City spent Sunday with aunt Mrs Frank Lafourek. Mrs W J Kuuneman and children visited. Miss Helen Plough of Iowa City visits grandfather F X Rummelhart. Albert Thomann from Iowa City helps at Jos Barnett Co wholesale lightning rod dealers. Olive Hoffman visited friend Lucy Bouquot in Iowa City. Blanche Fairall, stenographer at Joseph Barnett Co, spent Sunday in West Branch with family. George A Stephan went to Rewey Wisconsin on business.
May 12 notes list tiling by Palmer Babcock and painting by Tony Kallous. Several households entertain relatives and visit neighbors including Mrs J H Keating, Elmer Brimnall family, T B Thrasher, Rev James Priestnal family, Newt Noecker home, Bert Donaldson, Harmon Brinning, Mrs Margaret Carson, Joe Carson, Henry Horning family, Will Palmer, Frank Proby, Franz Landau, Shrader home, Arthur Durst and children at Lexington. Bert McKune spent Sunday at the end of the fragment.
The forecast extends through 8 oclock tonight with Illinois Iowa and Indiana remaining warm and generally fair though local thunderstorms possible. Lower Michigan sees partly cloudy skies while Wisconsin remains partly cloudy with possible showers and storms.
The Royal Box recalls Edward VII skates in strict English style. Queen Amalie of Portugal presides over a vast European scientific library with medicine a key study. By Victor Emmanuel's orders court menus shift to Italian with Italian wines served. Carmen Sylva of Roumania sports flowing draperies and a lace veil secured by jeweled pins.
A letter carrier found an envelope inscription reading Postman postman do your duty Take this to my black eyed beauty. The dialogue includes a quip about a master dressing down Crasher and a jab about being nearly as bad as Thruster in a Punch magazine exchange.
A customer asks if a barber is experienced while the barber, Tatlor, is described as having prior work as a barber, implying familiarity with the trade. The exchange highlights ongoing staff experience in a barbershop setting.
Iowa City held a conference with pastors and college representatives to consider the university's religious and ethical life. A religious committee led by President MacLean was formed. Next year a religious study class for students will be organized and lectures on religious topics likely. All city religious groups will be encouraged.
Luther Gormly returned to Crawfordsville last evening after a brief business trip to the city.
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