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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1901
Page
3
A clipped notice from the Washington Iowa post office lists mailing charges. Rates include per week per month and prepaid options per three months or per year in advance. The text ends with payment at year end.
An advertising page promotes subscriptions to the New York Times and Saturday Review. It markets books at Stewart's Book Store and vaccines and biological products from Pasteur Vaccine Co and French laboratories.
Saturday afternoon at Highland Park the West End boys edged the East End 13 to 9 in a close game. Rodna Crail served as umpire as runs piled up late in the contest. The scene included local figures and travel notes from the Milwaukee cut-off area.
The St James School children will present an entertainment at the Opera House on May 24 as announced in the Journal last Saturday. Sisters have engaged the venue and the program will be announced Thursday evening. In church news, Rev L B Schreckengast to deliver G A R memorial sermon at the Methodist church next Sunday morning. Local social notes include visits and travels of L C Emmons, Charles Mercer, L V Haven family, Cal Schurr, Joe Allen, Fred McClelland, and Owen Griffith with his mother leaving for Cedar Rapids.
A Buffalo summer schedule outlines a continuous sports carnival at the Pan-American Exposition stadium seating 12 000. Events include Cornell Michigan baseball Erie County track A A U championships interscholastic basketball and many others from May through October featuring lacrosse football and cycling.
Military groups plan visits to the Pan-American Exposition with a permanent camp on the grounds for about 200 men. Camp provides tents cots and basic supplies free of charge. blankets and subsistence must be furnished by organizations. One general admission per man applies. six day limit per organization. Major Charles J. Wolf oversees the Military Bureau. A separate note mentions a bee collecting honey in glass hives on site.
In Squire Folger's court two insanity cases were heard this afternoon. August Oleson, a Swedish resident, faced drunkenness charges after causing a street disturbance near the McElwain Dennison barn. He was captured after breaking away from citizens and jailed. Henry Bartholomew of Wellman appeared in the other case. the term Mrs. Bartholomew was corrected. Oleson was adjudged sane? No, he was ordered to the asylum. The super case may be postponed in the Supreme Court until October.
Sunday visits and weekend travel noted across Crawfordsville Keota and surrounding areas. Miss Dade Shearer, Miss Mare Weldenboeck and Miss Flo McChesney are among those seen at home or in town. Traders and agents including A L Griffith and Agent Nichols were in the city Saturday with plans to travel to Chicago.
Davenport visits include Mra Woods returning from her sister’s home and Mrs John Swartzendruber visiting her brother HH M Bicher. Other arrivals and departures involve Mrs D S Beatty, Rev Lackey, RM Dihel, and Mrs Fannie McDowell traveling to Des Moines for a party convention. Bert Thomas arrived from Des Moines and J J McKeone left for Keota for cement walk work. Stewart's ad promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure, and W G Nicola returned to Ottumwa.
An advertisement offers Rectet to cure piles with a full refund if it fails. It touts a free pile pipe with each package and free samples. Signed by J. H. Stewart.
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