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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1902
Page
4
President John Mitchell of the miner's union arrived in Washington and met with President Roosevelt and Labor Commissioner Wright at the White House. The conference began near 1 PM, lasted about an hour, and Mitchell planned to return at 2 PM with no official statements issued yet.
The 43rd Tancual meeting of the Synod of Iowa convened in Ainsworth with about 100 ministers and elders. Rev J W S Lowry of Clarinda spoke on Luther and his times, followed by Rev F M Hamilton on Secret societies and a Christian life. This morning covered minor business and committee reports, with Miss M Shantz of Chicago delivering tonight on At the mercy of the state.
The Board of Supervisors adjourned court after finishing the Dutch Creek road case yesterday. Today the English River petition for a road to Kalowa is under hearings. Petitioners represented by W J Crookhart face remonstrators Strabala Greaser Kebbs Billingsley. Butterfield represents affected locals in a heated contest over routing to Kalowa.
The Fifteenth Today being the ith, the JOUR NAL carriers are provided with their subscription books and the payment of subscription dues will be appreciated.
Walter Fulton son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fulton married Miss Ella Dahl of Iowa Falls last Wednesday evening. They plan a short wedding tour through northern Iowa. The groom is a Washington boy with many friends here who will send congratulations. M Johnnson the baker has purchased the J W Moore property on East Main Street and the family will move in.
A Rock Island freight train wreck near the Brighton bridge blocked trains for hours this morning. One car left the tracks and swung across the road, complicating cleanup. No injuries were reported.
Local notes report Beatrice Harper performing her impersonations at the Academy Friday night. Several visitors arrive from Des Moines and Crawfordsville, with planned events including a concert by the Parsons boys and girls to benefit Academy improvements.
Gilhooley's reception, the fanny Irish farce, appeared at the Graham Theater last evening for the first time. The company is not the best on the road nor was the entertainment up to standard. They played to a good balcony and gallery house, their jokes were old, and the play went with savage velocity. Baby Gladys stood out, a young performer handling her part exceedingly well. Wilmot's orchestra gave excellent intermission music and Mrs. Luce was announced as the soprano soloist for Friday's Academy concert.
Miss Lydia M. Thomsen, Supt of the High School, has resigned and the school board accepted the resignation. She has accepted a German Latin teaching post at Pittsburg High School, Pa with a salary of 1000 dollars per year. Her successor has not yet been chosen. The notice ends with an advertisement for Baker’s goods at Johnsons.
Tiightdog struck a Texas church killing one man and wounding five. Governor Cleveland urges tariff reform as the dominant issue for the Democracy. Canton posts anti foreign placards. Turkey orders rail ready for military transport. U.S. Minister Powell at Port-au-Prince seeks settlement of the Haitian revolution.
A brief exchange unfolds as Mr De Science attends an ornithological convention at the Museum of Natural History. The dialogue jokingly questions whether birds will be worn next season, highlighting light city society chatter about a scholarly meeting.
A Chicago News item quotes a humorous exchange about the dying year. The long-haired figure answers that November and December are what wean the year, delivering the wry line with a fendish grin.
In District Court Washington County Iowa a suit by Wiggins and Joseph Hoy against Hetherington Peckover Manning and others seeks to quiet title to lot seven in block twenty of the original plat of Washington Iowa and to remove all unknown claimants. The petition details historic conveyances and asserts that the defendants Simon Teeple and Richard Moore hold no interest. A hearing is set with notice by publication to defendants and unknown claimants. The court appoints attorneys and issues orders for publication and service. The case is set to begin January 6 AD 16.
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune quotes a playful dialogue about dinner, publication deadlines, and a wealthy father in law figure. The reader is teased with an eccentric exchange on meals and manners, highlighting a comic tone and a mock crime of debts.
In a quirky aside from the Steveland Plain Dealer, a writer explains that historical accuracy guides his drafting. The author jokes the focus is on authentic costumes rather than the brakes or broader factual details.
Local notice states a business is for sale at 108 Main Street in Washington Iowa. Caller advised to contact the store. Listing under J M Allen 5 tf.
The note lists the title Passenger Traffic Manager at the Chicago based C B Q Ry Co with an address at 209 Adams Street.
Peoria and Puget Sound routes offer varied fares with daily and monthly sale periods. Homeseekers Excursion sells on the first and third Tuesdays each month with a single fare plus $2 for round trips to Puget Sound and California. Salt Lake Ogden Helena Spokane region tickets available daily in September and October. New Orleans one fare plus $2 for round trip on Nov 7 8 and 9. Milwaukee one fare round trip on Oct 20 1902. For details contact K G Fox Burlington Iowa or Morell Law Asst Gen Pass Agt Burlington Iowa.
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