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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1909
Page
5
The report from Washington, DC dated April 20 predicts showers late tonight or Wednesday and warmer conditions in the western portion tonight.
Albert Donovan spent today at Knoxville. J R Guthrie of West Chester visited the city yesterday. Best apron Ginghams for 4c a yard. Mrs F S Brown and daughter of Columbus Junction traveled home after a visit. The funeral of Mrs Caroline A Darling of Keota was held at the Methodist church with local attendees.
A brief note underscores tensions between Oklahoma water control and its bank guaranty claim while a cryptic prompt urges securing coal supply via a phone line.
Blanche and Marie Adams came back home last evening after visiting relatives in Muscatine. Mr and Mrs L A Stephens and daughter Tressa were in Washington on business yesterday. Miss Martha Porter returned to her school duties in Washington yesterday.
April 20 reports J W Datin and family returning to Bussey Iowa after weeks with relatives. Mrs John Brown and children and Miss Edith Hough back from six weeks in Des Moines. Bernice Riley M W Welch and Jesse and Henry Curtis visit Washington. J H McCleary travels to Kansas with plans to visit Wichita Great Bend and Dighton.
April 20 report from Mount Pleasant notes Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Weekley visiting their son Virgil near Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. J R Hanley and children from West Liberty visited local friends. Five loads of stock were shipped to Chicago. Allen family of Ottumwa visited Mrs. Allen’s sister Mrs. Joe DeLong. Mrs. John Wilson returned from Illinois. Augistine returned from Chicago business. Dave McLaughlin and A R Duvall left for Chicago on business.
Fred Callister of Spokane visits family in Richland. Jesse Kent of Goodland returns home to his father John Kent. Mrs. Minnie Smith and Mrs. Nordyke visit Ottumwa on business. Mr. McPherson and daughter leave after meetings at the Friends church. Rev. S. K. Coates of Washington travels to Hedrick for Sunday services. Wilbur Figgins of Washington visits C. A. Neville. Clark Hadley shows improvement after illness. Mrs. Eliza Vastine remains very low with death expected soon at her granddaughter Mrs. Julius Brown’s home.
Miss Agnes Micheal of Iowa City spent Sunday at the B. F. Allen home. Misses Myrtle and Ida Snider visited with Mrs. Arthur Durst near Washington. Joye Fry arrived from Tripoli for a short stay with relatives. Mrs. Dunlap and daughter of Iowa City visited Wm. Smith’s and relatives here. Paul Hoffmeister and Lysle Fesler of Riverside visited Kalona friends Sunday. Mrs. A. Mellinger Sr. returned from St. Louis where she spent a few days. Mrs. A. A. Warner and Mrs. R. Fry visited J. M. Vankirk in Kinross. Mrs. T. Deweese and daughters were visitors in Washington.
April 19 report from Noble notes Mrs Joseph Witting's funeral trip to Hopedale Illinois. Visits from Ed Wenger south of Wayland and Aaron Leichty recovering from appendicitis. School reopened after diphtheria scare. Peter Christner cut wood for area farmers. Many locals visited Wayland and Grand Ma Conrad. Walter Jarrard visited home south of Trenton. Heavy rain moved streams from banks, delaying farming for days as fields soaked.
Mrs Lizzie Mellecker returns from Iowa City. Frank and Mrs Havelicek visit relatives. KC members ride a special train to Muscatine for Laurent council event. Lee Norris heads to Wellman to aid Mr Sanders in groceries. Albert Dann visits from near Richmond. St Marys Dramatic Club to present Oak Farm at St Marys hall with refreshments. Emma Vitosh visits Adeline Beatch. Wm Gerets hosts friends from Iowa City.
Washington dispatch notes Speaker Cannon may block Champ Clark from assigning Democrats to committees. Rewarding rebels who aided the Republican organization is discussed, with Goldfogle and Goulden named for key posts. Senate tariff debates center on Senator Cummins and the New England clash, while Aldrich expects some amendments. Justice Moody and Justice White are highlighted, transit concerns arise for senators, and North Carolina’s Kitchin is praised for humor in tariff disputes. Possible ambassadorship for Charles W. Eliot, with Seth Low as mayoral candidate chatter.
Barred Rock eggs from high scoring birds two dollars per fifteen and outside eggs eighty three per hundred offered by Mrs J M Stewart of Ainsworth Iowa. Also a testimonial about Bucklen Arnic a Salve curing gangrene and skin ailments with a local ad for 25 cent jars at J E Lemmon's.
J. W. Brown Grant Hughes and Harvey Thompson of Eldon were in the city yesterday afternoon and last night on railroad business.
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