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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1900
Page
2
Readers are invited to send their address and a 10 cent stamp to D W Custer & Co Huntington W V for a free full size Fifty Cent complexion beautifier. One free per address. Include order with payment for postage.
Bert Scofield offers a closeout at the Opera House News Depot with 25c books and 5¢ to 5¢ stationery and 20¢ to 60c boxes sold from 10¢ to 30¢. Mr H Ball of South Washington limped this morning after a kick from one of his colts.
Advertisement from Stewart's Pharmacy offering a cold cure with a refund if ineffective. Claims quick relief and lists price at 26? cents along with purchase option.
Washington speakers spoke in several county towns on temperance drawing varying crowds. In Kalona Rev Schreckengast of the M E church addressed a small crowd amid rumors of a rotten egg reception which were denied. A hostile incident occurred as the party returned, with missiles and a thrown rotten apple. no serious disruption reported. In Crawfordsville Rev A L Davidson of the First U P church drew a good audience and all venues reported courteous reception.
A Brighton crowd enjoyed a pleasant visit with Rev Logue H K McCollum and talks by Editor Dolph Rev Alter and the MKE church minister. The second church choir accompanied them and received a strong response from a fair audience who gave a vote of thanks.
Trinity Guild presents The Pixies at Graham Opera House on Thursday, September 13. Two hundred tickets available for an enchanted realm of music and fun. Purchase a ticket to enjoy a brief escape from work and worry.
A Saturday meeting at the Gazette office organized the Twenty-Fifth Iowa reunion to be held in the city on the 27th. The morning reception for soldiers will be at G A B Hall starting at nine. The Opera House is booked for two o clock for music and speakers, followed by a Gra ham campfire in the evening. S. W. Neal Col D J Palmer and P Maxwell named as music committee.
A neighborhood dispute over spillages from Gilligan’s property prompted Breed to sue for damages. The case in Judge White’s court features claims of malice from repeated dumping of garbage and decayed matter on lawn and sidewalk, affecting health and appearance. Attorney M W Bailey represents Breed.
The excerpt catalogs severe storms and cyclones from 1800s to 1890s, noting higher storm frequency in tropical regions and southern states. It lists countless deaths and damages in Calcutta, Haifong, Manila, Madrid, Sydney coast, Cuba, Apia, Martinique, Europe, Adams County Mississippi, and Gulf Coast Louisiana, among others, highlighting mass destruction and loss.
Announcement for a Grand Reunion of Cowboys at Granite Oklahoma Territory within the new railroad town on Red River. A second homeseeker excursion in September offers half rate plus $2 with 21 day tickets. Features include the Grand Comanche Indian dance and views of the Lodian reservation opening for settlement in 1901. Tickets and details from R. 1. U. P. agents or John Sebastian, G. P. A. Chicago.
The week ending Sept 10 was warm and dry with only light rainfall outside the north. Corn ripening is excellent with about 80 percent safely harvested and husking returns likely above prior records. Forage from fields is steady, plowing remains dry in the north, pastures are good, flax yields look solid, millet buckwheat and sorghum perform well, and potatoes are in harvest.
An enthusiastic temperance meeting was held at Bethel church nine miles northeast of town. Rev. H R Stark delivered the address and was aided by a Presbyterian choir including Messrs Pratt Shields and Misses Florence Parrish Dade Shearer Maude Moorehart. Rev W R Williams presided and opened with a brief talk. The audience voted to back the Good Citizens Union plan and law enforcement.
Milton Sweet and wife of Brighton visited the city yesterday with his sister Mrs. Ingram from Buffalo New York. They plan to move here at month’s end and will reside in the Henderson home on East Jefferson Street.
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