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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1911
Page
7
Local reports from Riverside and nearby areas detail visits by residents to Cedar Rapids Washington and Iowa City. Fire damaged a barn near Keota with losses around $2,000. A wedding unites Margaret Meyer and Will Embree at Lexington and reception afterward.
Crawfordsville notes detail Perry Carkuff visiting his brother in law D W Bamford in Milton Vale Kan. Mrs H B Seales was greeted by King's Daughters at West Liberty in a postcard shower. Local residents Mr and Mrs M D Yard and Alice Yard visit E J Davidson home.
A satirical piece rails at reformers who seek power for uplift with paid motives and political maneuvering. It mocks those who court the masses with fiery rhetoric yet join factions to gain Congress seats, urging genuine organizers over street corner brinkmanship and corrupt alliances.
Six Washington men came home from the Men and Religion Forward Movement gathering in Cedar Rapids reporting 500 participants and strong interest. The two day event emphasized missions, boys work, evangelism, social service, community extension and Bible study with six speakers and a mix of laymen and ministers. Washington plans to reproduce the convention locally and in 22 eastern Iowa cities with a boys convention to follow in Cedar Rapids for boys over 16.
State dairy cattle herds under the state board of control are freer from tuberculosis than ever before in state history, according to State Veterinary Surgeon Gibson who credits sanitary barns built by the board during the past year for the improvement.
Brighton reports Route One resident D. H. Wentworth on the sick list. Miss Lucy Frazier sprained her foot Monday. A Halloween social is planned at the A. L. Mayer home next Saturday evening. Rev and Mrs F E Clark visited the Wm Robertson home. Born to Mr and Mrs J W Dunbar a daughter on Oct 19. Miss Lettie Singleton and Bessie Baler were in Muscatine. Farmers begin to husk their corn.
The supreme court denied L H Frank’s petition for rehearing in Sioux City, ending hopes that cafes restaurants and hotels could legally serve liquor in dining rooms. The decision follows H H Sawyer v L H Frank ruling that waiters may not dispense liquor to guests even if paid for by the guest.
Des Moines reports the major express companies will not oppose the November 1 rate changes in Iowa. Attorney General Cosson and N T Guernsey returned from Chicago after meetings with company lawyers and traffic managers who assured cooperation and supply of information on the new rates.
Freshmen enrollment at Iowa State College tops previous records with 661 new students in regular programs and about 160 more in two year courses. Agriculture leads gains with 390 freshmen, while home economics shows strong growth with 102 freshmen this year. Agricultural engineering and animal husbandry also rise in popularity as the overall freshman total nears 700.
A semi religious Knill ceremony in St Ives Cornwall marks St James day with the old Cornish Flurry dance and The Girl I Left Behind Me, followed by singing Old Hundredth and a banquet. A fund established a century ago by Knill funds today’s small monetary distributions.
Austrian schools teach children to carry writing paper to roll into a cone form a cup when thirsty. After use the cup is placed in a waste paper box. A small notch is torn to strengthen the cone before rolling it.
Iowa City nurses report Miss Lulu White of the university hospital is gradually regaining consciousness after a fall from an interurban bridge Sunday. After 453 hours unconscious she began responding to tests and gave a half formed assent to food or water but cannot yet speak clearly. Doctors fear possible paralysis as power is diminished on one side.
An international Iowa State College team will enter the student judging contest at the National Dairy Show in Chicago on Friday October 27. One member, James G. Watson, hails from Beith Ayrshire Scotland.
A N Dunlop from Ballinamore County Leitrim Ireland and G F Harmon from Waterloo Iowa join alternate L G Gillette from Fosteroriala to contest the sweepstakes intercollegiate championship in dairy cattle judging. They expect a hard fight for Taft’s cup and other trophies, aiming for a creditable showing.
Gloom hangs over Iowa football as coaches Hawley Eby and Stewart unite to strengthen the Hawkeye eleven. The line up remains largely unchanged from the recent slaughter and offers little promise with Minnesota only four days away.
Cedar Rapids Iowa October 26 State Fish and Game Warden George A Lincoln returning from Avoca reports many deer feeding on alfalfa and damaging crops. He plans action to reduce the herd by capture and redistribution to preferred sites and parks request for animals from several parks.
The Roberts method uses dramatic teaching to impart a 600 word vocabulary in thirty one hour lessons. A first lesson shows getting up in the morning with actions and repeated words. Subsequent lessons cover domestic scenes then work, meals, visits, and later industrial and commercial topics.
A class of eighty learned the language program last year and one member passed the qualifying exam at Ames after completing the course.
Mrs. A. T. Lowery of LeGrand underwent emergency appendectomy at St. Thomas hospital Marshalltown. Dr. M. A. Cheatre removed an unusually large inflamed appendix and cut it in two to find an ordinary pin lodged in an abscess, a first noted by witnesses.
F W Areschoug on a bicycle trip from New York to Seattle is staying a week with Peter Everts in Clinton Iowa on Thirteenth avenue. He plans to continue toward Seattle by Christmas for his brother’s wedding, aiming to finish in the western city.
Iowa City residents who invested about 200000 in Colorado coal lands pursue a new lawsuit against Routt County Fuel company of Colorado. The case alleges fraudulent possession of land and improper harvesting of coal from land not owned by the defendant. The government seeks 405000 and has ordered seizure of 4400 tons of coal in Denver yards.
Theodore R. Hultz was found dead in his room at 17 South Third street Keokuk Iowa. A physician said he died about two hours earlier. The coroner's jury ruled the death due to heart trouble induced by cirrhosis of the liver.
Marion Anderson's Brown Swiss cows are leased for future milk supply for children's use. Additional customers accepted after next month. Telephone 283 red or visit Woodl and Dairy Wagon. Also handles Leet Bros milk with cream and sour milk available. 156 Sa Lb. C Gillette.
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