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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1907
Page
5
A fragment notes a wanted item for a 12 year old with inquiry directed to the Journal office. The readable portion is sparse and lacks clear entities or events.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages, a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. The ad claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease and strengthen the patient. A $100 reward is offered for any failure to cure, with testimonials available by address in Toledo Ohio. Druggists sell it for 75 cents. Include Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Kalona resident Mrs. W. W. Jones ties with Miss Callie Lyon as they head to Richland for a few days with friends. Neva Wallace arrives from Haskins for an over Sunday visit with May Crone. Mrs. 8. R. Tracy and Lorraine Tracy go to Richland after visiting the Lewis home.
August 1 list of local guests and travels in the county. Clare Sargent and R. H. Pringle visit A. J. Morgan. Wm. Jennings returns from Chicago with children Harry and Ethel. W. C. T. U. meets, Ladies' Aid cleans rooms, Rev Sland away. Mrs. Wm. Jennings travels to Fredonia. Miss Meacham returns from Cedar Falls. Miss Clara Meacham visits Grinnell. Calla Hand returns from Drake. Lee Noe & Co. paint Chase Woodford's dwelling. Wm. Balderson and wife visit. Blackberry crop described as immense.
August 2. Miss Ruth Knupp from Washington visits the Harvey Knupp home. The Simpson Gordon threshing crew works on the Prairie Flower run. Hugh Stryker, nephew of Rev W Stryker, assists J M Simpsons. Rush Helwick returns from Hun ter Okla. Mrs Leah Rathmel shopped in Washington Friday. The Queen Esther society of the Lexington M E church held a social at the parsonage Saturday evening.
August 2 report notes a daughter born July 27 to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Klopfenstein. Mont Simpson visited Des Moines relatives. Joe Snider Sr suffers inflammatory rheumatism while Joe Snider improves after hay rake injury. Threshing starts as hay takes priority. Ralph Wikoff hauls water for Andy Zihlman’s thresher and Geo Kern hauls corn from Merrimac. Joy Day paints B W Garby residence. Mrs James Hesseltine and daughter Mattie visit Tim Lowe from Verdi. Owen Wiles at Merrimac. Joe Rich family visits near Wayland. Marie Campbell breaks arm.
Mrs Martha Lauder man and daughter Henrietta of near Havre visited Mrs Sherry yesterday. Miss Lena Maxwell returned to Washington after a few days here with Miss Blanche Nicola and others. Rev W G Robertson travels to Washington to preach tomorrow. Mills Taylor arrives from Washington to occupy the United Presbyterian pulpit. J B Crooks and son Dr W B Crooks visited friends here. John Anderson and family from Maryville Mo go to Washington for a visit. T R Maxwell and auctioneer Macon of Washington were in town on business. Robert Knowles of Nebraska visits friends here. Mrs R S White and daughter Opal with several others depart to Washington for the day. Luther Gormley arrives from Burlington. Robert Mitchell, Will McKee, Silas Sewell and D H Griffith go to Winfield for Chautauqua.
Miss Aurilla Wadsworth returned to Minneapolis after weeks with grandparents in Ainsworth and relatives at Lone Tree. Mrs. Robert Breen of Ottumwa visited her mother Mrs. Ellen Hazen and other relatives. Rev. C S Cooper of Ottumwa will preach and address a union meeting. Carpenter work on the new M F E church progresses with scaffolding up and lower floor laid.
August 3 notes residents leaving for places like Evans Iowa Boone Iowa Nebraska and Marshalltown. Families including Mrs T A Bailey and children Henry Wilkie Jack Longman Daryl Dayton Tillie Campbell Lewis Gregory and Keiser family are mentioned with departures and visits to relatives.
Mrs. M. C. Dayton arrived from Valley Junction with her two sons J. Db. Dayton and J. P. Dayton and her granddaughter Bessie Hart to visit relatives. Union services are set for tomorrow evening at the Methodist church with Rev. J. F. Catlin preaching. Rev. Mr. Nicols from Columbus formerly of this place will preach Sunday morning at the United Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Martin Neff and her son, guests of the R. Stuart home, left Ottumwa for their own home this morning after visiting in the city. The bakery scene in Vienna is noted as the finest in town.
A Vienna bakery advertises a wide assortment of products in many colors and varieties. The shop emphasizes its diverse pastry selection and inviting display.
Sabbath school at 9 45 Junior at 4 45 and Senior at 6 15. No preaching service due to the pastor's absence.
Sabbath school at 9 30 morning worship at 11 senior endeavor at 6 15 evening service at 7 30 all are invited to attend these services.
Sabbath school at 9 40. Senior Endeavor at 6 30. No preaching services due to the absence of the pastor.
Sunday school at 9 30. Class meeting at 10 30. Morning service at 11. Epworth League at 6 15. Evening service at 7 30. Preaching by the pastor.
Preaching at 11 3 and 8 and Sunday school at 2 with Rev B R Penn conducting all are invited to attend these services in the church events led by Presiding Elder Phillips and Rev B R Penn.
The pastor will preach both morning and evening. Morning sermon titled Thy righteousness is like the great mountains. Evening subject Life's Samarias. The SS lesson will be illustrated by a temple model. B Y P U meets at 6 30 with free seating. All welcome. G D Rogers, pastor.
Corner of Towan Avenue and Jefferson Street announces morning service at 11 with the Spirit as the subject. Golden text Romans 8 9 states ye are not in the flesh but in the spirit. Wednesday evening meeting at 7 30.
Friends in this city report the funeral of Irwin Schowalter, drowned at Burlington Wednesday, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock in Wayland. The body will be brought from Burlington Sunday morning and interment will be in Wayland s new cemetery. W D Condit of Philadelphia, visiting at EB Harvey s and with Mrs Ella Rownd, left for Allerton to visit his son. Mr Condit is a former community resident and Mrs Rownd and Mrs Harvey are his sisters.
Mrs. G W Armor left for West Point Iowa after visiting Mrs. E Cunningham. Mr and Mrs H C Williams returned to Ottumwa after visiting the W W Jones home near Kalona. Miss Nellie Anderson came up from Ainsworth and spent the day in the city. Miss Hattie Bell returned to Morning Sun after a visit at the Oscar Georgy home.
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