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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1909
Page
5
Generally fair conditions expected tonight and Friday across Iowa per special Weather Journal briefing. Light winds and dry spells anticipated with no precipitation noted.
Miss Ruth Simpson of Ainsworth and Harry Benson of St. Louis visited the city for business. Miss Huston and Miss Musser of Olds shopped locally. Gertrude Beard returned from Monmouth to visit her mother Mrs. Agnes Beard. Ed Klopfenstein came back from Ohio after three months with George H. Paul Land Co. and other residents called on friends and shopped in the city.
The County News shows Miss Purvis, county superintendent, visiting town schools yesterday. Washington visitors included Mrs. T. W. Rickey, Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Anwy, and Mrs. George Yeager and daughter Vera. A telegram said Will Twinam was not expected to live, and Boyd Twinam left for that place this morning.
April 22 brief social items list residents and visitors including W K E Hogg of Pekin Iowa visiting here with friends. Mrs Eliza Marr left for Seymour Iowa for a brother's illness. Mrs Jim Walker of Washington and Miss Lillian Norton of Washington attended calls. A B Moore and Jim Morrison visited Washington. Mrs G H West returned from Columbus Junction aiding a sick sister. Mrs J S Jeffers returned from Delmar Iowa. Mrs O D Chapel and son Bert shopped at Sigourney. Mrs W E Paul was a Washington business visitor.
Kalona April 21 report lists Mrs. Cloyd Carpenter visiting in the country over Sunday. Mrs. Stover visits her daughter Mrs. A Sharpe in Washington this week. Mrs. D Flexner expected home from Chicago this evening. Mr. Adams and family in town Monday. Mr. Snider a passenger for Iowa City last evening. Mr. Brown the fruit tree man had trees shipped to be delivered Wednesday. J. P. Jackson and wife visited their son and wife in the country. J. Bishop a passenger for Muscatine this morning.
A crowd fills the town Saturday on a bright day as farmers head to market with hogs priced at seven cents per pound. Doctor Jones visits Iowa City on Tuesday. Charlie Brown arrives in town today while Mr. Dunlap surveys the country roads.
Mr Kos starts his huckster wagon. Albert Escher sold two loads of seven hogs last week. Miss Brown works for Mrs Chas Bear. Mr and Mrs Albert Sharpe visit county seat today. John Robeson home from Kansas City. Charley Shaffer suffers rheumatism this spring. Mr and Mrs John Dann entertain daughter Eda this week. Miss Celeste came from Oxford for an over Sunday visit. Mrs Will Koening and babies spent Tuesday at Washington visiting the Hugh Dougall Jr home.
Mrs Leigh Wallace visits Chicago this week while O P Dede of Oskaloosa spends last evening on business in the city. John Conrad L C Henss and Jonathan Conrad of Wayland were business callers today. G L White now works as day clerk at Hotel Colenso. A mad dog scare in the Baptist church area ends with a dog killed due to suspected poison. County Clerk George Eckerman starts loose leaf typewritten records to improve future county record keeping.
Burden of changing social order rests on daughters per the magazine. Features include Margaret Sangster on millionaire mothers, Mary Heaton Vorse on fatness, a Metropolitan Museum of Art tour, and illustrations. Also includes The Grandmother poem by James Oppenheim and full page drawings by Harrison Fisher.
The May issue article by Hugh S. Ful lerton explains how managers direct plays on field and bench. It details signaling to coaches about ball or strike, base steals, hit and run, and other frequent in game instructions.
The article details how Chicago players used and misread signals during games. It cites Sheckard and Chance spotting signals, and notes how observers like Evers Kling and Ganzel decoded Cincinnati's signals to anticipate plays and base runner instructions.
A marriage license was issued yesterday to John J. Lindsey and Sylvis E. White.
Mr F G Fritts of Oneonta New York praises Foley's Orino Laxative for his daughter noting it aids constipation and liver issues. The ad claims the remedy is mild pleasant and effective for women and children and a fine spring medicine to cleanse the system and improve complexion.
A Springfield North Carolina merchant recalls doctors declaring his son hopeless until Dr. King's New Discovery cured his illness after three weeks. The ad touts the medicine as infallible for coughs and lung disease with trial bottles and a guarantee.
Glen Laffer, long employed at forel Colenso, resigns to join the Pres office where he plans to learn linotype operation.
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