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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1903
Page
4
Mc Keone and Shields of Washington win the cement work contract for the new bank building in Keota. The foundation measures 0 by 80 feet with a concrete floor. Other building details are pending. The corner room will house the bank, the other room a hardware store. Jaimeon noted for frosted cakes in Lown.
Additional delegates to the Republican county convention to be held in this city Saturday include Highland Md Harvey W Db McConnell Capt Wilson Sam Anderson J Callumber T T Shorts W A McDonald Vincent Wim Green Nira A L White T WW Ashton Jos McClelhaned Clay Sam Savage John Horton CO Meacham II Bosworth and others reported for the event.
McCord and Finley of Mt Pleasant are charged by ten Mt Pleasant attorneys in a petition to Judge Smythe with unprofessional conduct by McGoid and Finley. The filing warns of possible disbarment and notes prior narrowly avoided experiences. Finley, a younger practitioner, risks reputational damage from this case.
Ors, Sarah Brown and daughter Minnie visiting Williamsburg were recalled home after Minnie fainted from a hammock fall last Sunday. The injury was a bad shoulder sprain, but she is reported to be getting along nicely now.
Dr. Grant of Riverside was appointed to the Pension Board to replace Dr. Claud e Terry who resigned. Dr. Gardner of Wellman attended a Pension Board meeting in Dr. Stewart's office. J. P. Lapsiey of the Government Geological Department is registered at Hotel Colenso and is linked with Mr HL Brown in Iowa state surveys.
Fairfield mourns the death of Hon. M A McCoid at his home Monday night. A former member of Congress and respected Iowa lawyer, he held numerous public posts and was noted as a great citizen. Funeral arrangements are set for tomorrow.
A bakery in town promotes fresh bread during a warm spring stretch. Local shoppers are invited to visit Johnson Bakery to enjoy daily loaves, rolls, and bakery specials as temperatures rise.
A Pattens Mills farmer reports dramatic relief from rheumatism after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He says a man brought the product to a farm and, after relief, paid for another bottle to keep at home. Stewart's Pharmacy Cook & Sherman sell it.
Brick layers have finished work on the McPar lane and Beckerman new store building. J D Dayton Steve Crawford and Dick Fisher travelled to Chicago with a shipment of stock. Mrs Sheridan who taught school in loka has resigned to join her husband in the restaurant business here.
May 10 reports Mrs M R Winner recovering after a quiet spell. Wm McCarty, section foreman, suffers cramps and possible appendicitis, resting easier today. Local children treated for sore throats mostly improved. McFarlane Kokerman Co building brick work finished, carpenters near done. Munro Lows and Fisher Augustine ship cattle and hogs. Baptist church ladies plan May 2 fundraiser at the new building. A Greenfield visitor stays with Mrs John Koupp.
May 19 notes show C Kirkpatrick leaving for a lengthy stay in California. Frank Wright visited relatives in New Ireland on Sunday. St Chas Frain returned from a southern trip. Miss Bess Narvis of Muscatine is guest of Mrs. J J Vale.
May 1 entries note Bruce Crissinger visiting at his brother Robert H Soper in Dixon TI and Jno Sickafoose Jno Crawford visiting Wayne. Young and Nichols shipped six carloads of hogs to Chicago, the largest locally in some time. T K Maxwell and Rev B A Thompson fished west of town. S R Harper and R E Lease plan several days in Chicago this week.
May 19 reports list many residents visiting relatives in Monmouth and Washington. Preachers Rev. W D Bradley and Rev W H L Davis led services at United Brethren Cop poc and United Presbyterian Cop poc. Several departures and arrivals include Miss Bessie White Miss Anna Harrison Miss Peat White and Mrs E Malin. A switch near Rock Island tracks enabled the traveling photograph car.
Des Moines residents travel for Misa Edith Stewart wedding this evening. Guests include Misses Bessie and Josephine Fall of Muscatine and Miss Bessie Narvis also visiting from Muscatine. Mrs Jno Fahey entertained guests with whist and luncheon. local social round continues with funeral visit and family trips to Corning and Fairfield.
May 20 Miss Jessie Mize returned to her West Branch home after visiting relatives in the city. Mrs Inez Riley Anderson and daughter and Mrs Maud Linehart of Rock Island are visiting at the J L Riley home today. Dr H C Hull is visiting friends in Washington. Miss Elia Clossen of Winfield returned home after a few days here. Through Harper Thompson a deal closed for Simon Fellenser to buy the L Le Twinam 240 acre farm for 14400. Twinam bought it last fall for 52.50 per acre and the increase was 7) per acre.
A meeting of the State Marshal Club is set for Thursday evening this week at 8 p.m. in Smouse's Hall. Delegates will be appointed for the State Convention in Grinnell on May 25 and 26 and other club business will be handled. Tat, Win Smouse, President. H. Keek, Secretary.
Mrs Wm Ferguson entertained a few friends today with a delightful dinner. A sumptuous course meal was served.
For buyers and investors the best farm lands in the Northwest lie along the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad line where crop failures are unknown. Good soil climate and people accompany rising farm values. Low excursion rates from Iowa Central and M and St. L points invite inquiry. Address A B Cutts G P A Ia Cent and M S L R R Minneapolis Minn 55 Sot.
When colds and grip are prevalent the quickest remedies are in great demand. Joseph D. Williams of McDuff Va reports cure of a lingering la grippe after trying several remedies with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For sale by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook Sherman.
The Iowa Central Railway resumes its Homeseekers Rates to Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon plus other western regions. Valid on the first and third Tuesdays of April May and June 1903 at one fare plus 2.00 for the round trip, limited 21 days from sale. Inquiries to any Iowa Central Ticket Agent or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minn.
On the first and third Tuesdays through September 1903 the Town Central Ry offers colonist tickets at very low rates to Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Colorado Texas Louisiana New Mexico and more. Inquiries to local agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minn for rates.
Railroad agent promotes half price excursion tickets to Nebraska Wyoming Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon with dates through June. California trips also cheap with through Pullman Sleeping Cars to Los Angeles and weekly personally conducted tours. Free state and Colorado guidebooks offered for postage.
Crowded city page lists shopping in town, visits from Kalona Crawfordsville Wayland and Sigourney, and funeral attendance at Columbus Junction. Licensed marriages to Geo F McCarty Edith Stewart and Walter L Leighton Iva Yoder. Washington eye ear nose throat doctor to move May 10. Local creamery and bakery offerings noted.
Judge Bailey of Fremont County issues an order barring engineers and firemen employed by the Denver Gas and Electric Light Company from striking in sympathy. The company remains under court supervision with a receiver. The workers say they did not intend to strike in solidarity with the general labor committee, which had exempted them from the strike order.
News notes report a major fire destroying the mining town of Little Bay in North Dakota where a large copper mine operates. Laurence Irving, son of Sir Henry Irving, wed Mabel Hackney of Swansea on May 2. Booth Tarkington remains dangerously ill with typhoid fever in Indianapolis. A golf beginner’s common faults are explained with tips on hitting and club control. Frank Broadbent in Strand.
The young Tennyson ranked Gray and Burns as the two greatest lyric poets of any age and country. He loved Burns' poetry, but valued the Bible most. He admired Dante's Inferno and knew it line for line, boasting he could recall the next line from memory every time and often did.
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