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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1909
Page
8
James Shrader was a passenger for Havre this morning where he will work for the week.
The Home Guards start initiation tonight with large attendance hoped. The Mission circle of the Baptist church hosts an all day sewing Wednesday. Fortnightly club’s literary section meets at J A Work residence with Miss Nichols. Twentieth Century Reading circle skips this week then meets next Tuesday with Mrs Stewart. Miss Ruth Wells hosted A B C girls Saturday on East Jefferson with music and refreshments. guest of honor Miss Lillian Wells of Davenport.
Little Jessie Kerr entertained fifty kindergarten friends at her home on Saturday for her sixth birthday. Games and a souvenir surprise box filled the afternoon with happiness as refreshments were served by Odessa Darbyshire Edna McKim mey Grace and Mauree Applegate. Guests from out of town included George and Loren Dudley of Sigourney and Hortense House of Belle Plaine.
Chas Brown traveled to Kalona and Barnes City to conduct business and spoke at the First Methodist Church in Burlington on Saturday evening and yesterday.
A Flint-toned advertisement promotes a flour called Manhattan flour from Chalmers and Eldridge with a 6 quart Berlin kettle offered for 25 cents during a limited week at The Fair. Local social notes mention Clifford Thorne traveling to Chicago, Mrs. Wm Schaefer visiting from Burlington, Miss Jessie Stewart returning to Burlington, Mr and Mrs A A DeLong visiting Washington, and Miss Ida Zieglowsky traveling to Havre for a brief home stay.
A burst of short travel notes from local residents and visitors: Mrs. Lee MecClintic and Miss Sadie Barringer visiting relatives in Mediapolis and Columbus Junction, while many residents travel to Ainsworth, Fairfield, Knoxville, West Chester, Keota, and Muscatine for business, teaching, or social calls. The item also advertises Vienna bakery goods, Haviland china sale at The Fair, and Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea with local outlets Lemmon’s pharmacy and Wooley Bros.
One hundred fifty head of cattle two years old or younger to be sold Thursday April 22 at Rock Island stock yards starting 10 o clock. Quality described as good. Auction notice with yard location and date.
Local notes from The Fair page mention John Lutz of Keota visiting the city on Saturday. Several residents including Mrs. J. D. Smith of West Chester and Clara Skinner of West Chester spent Saturday in Washington. Misses Ida and Merle Strain of Ainsworth also called on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. B. Wolf of Cheyenne are visiting then plan Chicago departure. They expect to return to the city before leaving. You are welcome to look around The Fair.
Mr and Mrs T J Harvey and their two children from five miles northeast of the city spent Sunday as guests at Crawfordsville.
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