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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1906
Page
5
A note claims Anderson's Coal is unique hot stuff, contrasting it with ordinary coal and stirring trade discussions. The writer signs off sincerely, highlighting perceived quality differences.
Berry J Palmer died at his home in South Washington this morning at 10 30 after a long illness Old age attributed as the cause He was born in Ireland in 1827 and settled in Washington County Pennsylvania before moving west He leaves a widow six children and a brother Funeral will be held at his residence Thursday at 10 with Rev W O Fisher officiating Burial will be in the city cemetery
For Rent a six room house with city water. Rent cheap. See Fred Motts. For Sale a few dozen White Leghorn and White Wyandotte hens. Deal Poultry Farm. 83-e0d-41 was ae.
Reverend L D Young and Reverend J S Cotton of Crawfordsville left for West Liberty to attend a presbytery meeting. Mrs John Wolf travels to Garland Wyoming to spend winter with her daughter. Mr and Mrs Howard Ross arrive from Valley Junction for a week or two visit. Ott Cavin, agent at tight on, ill with possible appendicitis. Mrs R A Riley and others depart for Clinton for Crocker’s town brigade reunion. many come via Sigourney en route to Clinton for the event.
Sept 25 items note a bank vault blast at Sigel with $900 stolen and no crew found, plus discovery of a butcher knife linked to a torso found in a burlap sack near New York. Investigators trace an Italian purchase of a table covering near the torso site.
Sept 25 born a daughter to Mr and Mrs Harry Long. Both mother and child are reported as doing nicely. Hog shipments by Mr MecCleery noted. O Jugenheimer visited the Teas family in Washington. Will and Mrs Mayhew returned from Missouri. Don Hillhouse came back from a Kansas business trip. Jim and Mrs Mitchell visited the Will Mitchell home.
A plate glass arrived for Bidwell's furnishing store and was installed by A. Taylor. Rev. J. A. Boatman’s household goods arrived today. Sanders is excavating for a new building with his crew. O. T. Smith, candidate for treasurer, passed through town this morning.
M R Meek of Washington and W Neal of Washington visited Crawfordsville. George Weber and Farrel Huston led the imprint today. El Owen dropped in as a city visitor. Will Stull purchased the Cochran property from J H McCleary and will move in immediately. M I Sturges from Des Moines stayed overnight with relatives.
The steamer State of Ohio, ashore at Rattlesnake Island near Put-in-Bay since last Thursday, has been abandoned by its owners and turned over to underwriters. The vessel, which had twenty three years in service on the lakes, was valued by its owners at the time of the incident.
Mrs. Henry J. Tilford of Louisville, cousin of Mrs. Tom I. Johnson, died at Lakeside hospital after a bath room fall at the mayor's Cleveland home last week left her with a skull fracture and unconsciousness.
The funeral for the late Representative R. R. Hitt will be held in Mount Morris today at 3 p.m. The service honors the longtime official and local figure with community attendance.
A Saturday Review piece marvels at a penguin's birth method. The female lays two eggs. the male receives one while the female keeps the other. Eggs rest on the bird’s flat feet under feathers and warmth hatches the chick. The grip is so strong that a toppled penguin flops onto its back with feet rigidly clutching the egg.
The Allahabad Pioneer notes a British soldier who adores animals, covets neighbors' dogs and geese, and keeps at least six parrots per Tommy. He seeks to teach them a personal language, though he is an emotional man, often using hymns and comic songs as their musical education.
The piece notes that two thousand years ago Greeks and Romans used the chafing dish for meals and as a table ornament. Pliny tells of the tragic actor Aesopus owning a dish valued at 1000 sesters, suggesting the dish provided hot meals late at night with appreciation.
Comedic exchange arises as the new rector remarks on heavenly mansions and Miss Uppisch quips about not living near the heavenly huts of the poor during a parish event. The banter reflects social humor of the era.
W. E. Thoma of near Dublin arrived this morning from Chicago where he took a load of cattle yesterday.
Presbyterians in New York report spending about 2.0 million dollars on seven new church buildings and sites, with Madison Square church and parsonage cited as costing 1.25 million. The effort aims for dedication within two to three weeks, marking a record for the year. In Norfolk, Virginia, three former asylum attendants Forest Ellis William Byerly and Joseph Wiles were indicted on charges of assaulting patients and released on bonds after the state asylum investigation.
Mrs R L Coulter heads to Butte Montana tonight. Robert Mills departed on No 11 for Oklahoma. Miss Mae McFarland of West Chester shopped in town yesterday. Frank Franzier attended a relative's wedding in Morning Sun last night. Mrs Bella Perrine leaves tonight for Centralia IL after six weeks with sister Miss Margaret Duff. Mrs F L Wilson returns from Milwaukee with daughter Nena who entered Milwaukee Downer college.
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