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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1912
Page
2
A county page highlights events across communities with notes on gatherings, meetings, and local happenings. It records civic activities, social get-togethers, and broader countywide announcements impacting residents.
West Chester on April 4 1912 reports a branch train six hours late after a long wait at the depot. Passengers enjoyed a brief mood lift when the delay was announced then the train stalled again until an engine from Washington arrived by 3 o'clock. M F E Sunday school plans a program next Sunday at 10 30 and Baptist Sunday school at 11 with no sessions at either location. Crayne family and others visited Washington, and many attended a B Y P U rally at the Washington Baptist church.
Mrs Will White returns from Aledo to attend cousin Mrs Dan Anderson's funeral in Washington and Mrs C E Anderson and sons Maurice and Lyle visit Fairfield. Mrs Will Harper and children Clofield and Carol leave for Washington after a week here. A group including Mrs L L Teas and others travel to Washington. Miss Benson returns home near Washington from grandmother Mrs Thomas Smylie. Mrs John Cunningham visits her mother in Ainsworth. J A Hawthorne returns home to Washington after visiting here. Mr and Mrs Robert Wells visit Burlington. Dowell Kirkpatrick returns to Mt Pleasant after several days here. J H Glaney of West Chester visits Crawfordsville.
The New Haven Baptist church hosted the funeral Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock for George F. Cook with Rev. Mr. Phipps officiating. Interment followed in New Haven cemetery. Pallbearers named: George Mangold Fred Mangold Jake Mayer James McCaleb M. D. Work and John Woods. Contacts note local visits and illnesses among residents including Snyder Rittenhouse and Bert Smith.
Ralph Robertson and William Robertson with sons visited A J Robertson. Arthur Anderson injured knee in accident. Nurse from Cedar Rapids tending Mrs John McKinstry. Various residents, including families and guests, travel to Iowa City, Kalona, Washington and Tipton for business, visits, sales, and schooling. Spring activities include roof work, desk updates, corn husking paused by mud, and a leap year party.
April 5 1922 notes say the Methodist church contract went to O H Dunlap Kalona. Miss Renalda Thompson daughter of Mr and Mrs B Thompson died at 12 am aged 12. Funeral set for 2 30 pm tomorrow at Baptist church with burial in Ainsworth cemetery. Other items mention visitors and local school activities.
Seven Washington veterans who fought at Shiloh dined at the Shenefelt restaurant at noon and later met at J. W. Morton’s to reminisce. The gathering included S M. Logen Freeman Chesley Van Winkle Henry Stichter and Arnold Twiggs as six Washington county Iowa units from Companies H Second Iowa Crabb H Seventh Iowa Bell Eighth Iowa Moore FP Eleventh Iowa Elrod K Thirteenth Iowa Woodford. Few of the original six companies’ members remain in Washington and others live elsewhere in the county.
Colum bus Gazette reports the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs L P Palmer at Carthage Illinois on March 28 christened Robert Madden Palmer with Mrs Palmer formerly Miss Pearl Klotz. The Wayland and Richland areas note visitors and local happenings including horse sales and human interest vignettes from multiple towns.
Miss Harvey from Washington begins her spring teaching term at the Vane Wallace school two miles north of Haskins. George Hartman of Muscatine spends his spring vacation with cousin Fay Cherwinker. Mrs J M Stone and daughter Grace visit Washington Thursday.
A placid man says he never quarrels with his wife and simply rushes the can when she is in a mood for strife. A playful friend asks a wee girl if she is bad, and she admits mischief, insisting she is a bad girl because she is a boy.
A mosaic of short items from early 20th century papers. The poems depict irregular rhymes in English and feature snippets from Brooklyn Eagle Chicago Record-Herald and Houston Post with dialogue exchanges about manners marriage and social roles. The fragmentary text preserves era tone and quotation style.
Chicago on April 6 1912 reports total hog receipts 8 000 with strong to five higher market. bulls at 7 80 8 00 and mixed at 7 60 8 05. Cattle and sheep show steady to steady with light trading, and rough heavy hog ranges noted.
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