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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
6
The column compiles items from various communities detailing local happenings, notable residents, and day to day events. It notes gatherings, greetings, and small milestones while surveying broader happenings across the county.
March 30 notes show J. J. Fisher leaving for Pierre to make a future home with Mrs. Fisher and daughter Louie to follow soon. Diverse items include Miss Cora Durian's county superintendent bid, Delia Crossett accepting a Keystone millinery trim job, and new feed yard plans by George and Warren Bishop in Lexington ahead of May 1.
April notes record residents visiting relatives moving plans and short trips. Rev J B Sullivan and wife depart for Ventura while Rev Ballard assumes duties and Eli Hesser searches for work in Oskaloosa. Several residents recover from illness and travel between Wayland Marsh Sunnydale Crawfordsville and surrounding properties.
Special to The Evening Journal notes Iowa will have increasing clouds tonight with showers by Saturday and a rise in temperature.
Accompanied home last evening by Marietta Marsh. Vera Miller and Blanche Adams are spending their vacation at Iowa City. Mrs. W. T. Trotter, Mrs. J. A. Trotter and Mrs. Bs Sands are business visitors at Muscatine today. I. G. Willey and daughter Pearl returned to Estherville last evening after spending a few days here.
April notes show Dr Stewart called to Linus Woods for a ill infant. Mrs Adam Libe had a birthday surprise from friends and kin. Ed Thomas children visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert Taylor. Eula Cherry improving from measles. Alice Atkinson returns from Toulon St. Moore helped John Green porch. traveled to Washington. Mrs Robert Dunbar home from Battle Creek with husband improving. Emma Bloomquist sewing for Mrs Dunbar. John Green and family with Albert Simpson at George Fetters'. Clay Humston at James Herrings'. Jennie Dunbar and Walter Little start spring terms at Walnut and Oakland. N P Schmitt from Kalona visited farm. Joseph Longer house painting. Ethel Atkinson returns from Des Moines.
April 3 report from Muscatine notes Mr. and Mrs. Jim Crawford and Mrs. Kate Atchison shopping, with Elizabeth Watson Susie Edgington Robert Rhea and A Sprague attending a Davenport teachers meeting. The Booth girls of Havre are also mentioned in the day’s notices.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Wright and their baby depart for Kansas City where they will reside. Wright has joined the railroad company in Kansas City after serving as telegraph operator locally. The note outlines other local social visits and small household chores among residents including Mrs Emil Larson Mrs Henry Cuddeback and Miss Katherine Mauthe visiting relatives and neighbors.
Washington Iowa druggists promote Vinci as a health restoring tonic from cod livers without oily side effects. They guarantee it builds strength for the old, the weak, nursing mothers, and children, aiding coughs bronchitis and throat lung issues. Cook and Sherman urge trial under their guarantee.
Howard Hill came back to Winfield last evening after completing a regular week of work at the Academy.
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