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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1909
Page
4
Washington forecast for today and tomorrow called for warm humid conditions with periodic showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Temperatures near the upper 80s to mid 90s are expected with heat and humidity levels peaking in the afternoon.
A compact roundup from local correspondents covers daily life and community happenings in the county towns. It highlights small events, gatherings, and notable occurrences across several communities, reflecting local concerns and social activities.
Mrs KEK H Pace and daughter Maud arrive for a visit at the Everett Shearer home. J J McConnell and family depart for Washington. Emma and Anna Pehler shopped in Washington yesterday. Mrs Harriet M Stone and daughter Golden of Chicago visit Jacob Stone and return from Ottumwa. Maud and Ruth Hazen visited grandparents in Washington and return home. T Y Wickham Jr of Philadelphia arrives for a visit with his parents. TY HW Barnes and family depart for Viola Illinois to visit his father Rev J A Barnes.
Mrs Bierce and Nellie returned home from visiting Grandma Smith and relatives in Kidon. Rev GC Walker conducted the funeral of Miss Hattie Ross in Drakeville. Mrs Art Dillon and daughter returned to Des Moines after weeks with Uriah Smith family. Mrs Ella Keegan visited Ed Blackwood in Fairfield. Scott Irwin and Bertha Cottman from Chicago visited Coffman family. Charlie Mumper recovered from heat while threshing at Avery. Fred Blackwood of Indiana visiting John and Mrs Joe Keegan. Baraca class held a moonlight picnic. Invitations issued for the August 4 wedding of Love Gudget and Frye Copelsec of Fairfield. Mrs Wade Corneli nee Emry recovering post appendicitis in Rochester.
Riverside August 2 social roundup lists visitors and travels. Mrs. Griffin and family head to Williamsburg to see relatives. May Mottet visits Cedar Rapids and Monticello. May Eagle travels from Washington to relatives in town area. Cattle shipment to Chicago by Frank Knotek. Several locals visit kin or return home after trips. Religious services held at St Marys by Rev E Weir. Chautauqua attendee Guy Setinoebelen.
U. L. and family spent Saturday and Sunday at Washington visiting Miss Lou Wombacher.
August 2 reports threshing by J C Lasek and Hloresowsky Heros, Lizzie Welte Pieper visiting Muscatine relatives, Frank Tellin Jr taking a bookkeeping job in Cedar Rapids, John Ripson working at Kalona brick plant, Zita Pieper recovering, a large Catholic gathering, and Geo Saur leaving for Moline after a visit with his brother.
August 2 itemized notes detail sales attendance and multiple visits across towns. Mentions Mrs John Randel sale crowd, Charlie Brown cried, Miss Sprague leaving for Cook County, Iowa, Edna Allen engaged to fill grammar vacancy, and Rhina Sommers painting barber shop. Various visits to Iowa City Riverside Muscatine and countryside guests. Includes births and gatherings with many named residents and families from Washington Ainsworth Cotter Crawfordsville and Wyoming.
Mrs Ardigair Keannie of Brunswick Missouri died at her sister Mrs Arminda Farrier home Sunday morning after a brief illness. She was visiting when illness struck and the body was shipped from Titus to her home this morning.
Multiple items list regional people visiting relatives and others, including Carr shipping cattle, McLaughlin treating Howard McBride, Hillhouse and Mitchell visits in Ainsworth, Mrs. McFarlane visiting Washington daughter Will Mayhew, Art Long new threshing separator, Will Haster threshing, Rob Ferguson visiting Oole Ferguson, Madison Tucker and Klugh visits near Crawfordsville, Norm Pratt and daughter Zolla visiting Doc Moore, and Will Easter family travel.
August brings a wave of visitors with Miss Minnie Straimrel in North Krioglish visiting friends and relatives. T Y Wickham from Whiladelphia arrives to visit his family here. John Newhouse and daughter Gertrude of Harper appear between trains. Cedar Rapids summer school graduate Charles Kirkpatrick returns home. Pete Stein of Cherokee Oklahoma sells his farms to Dick Fischer and plans to settle soon. Local residents Mabel Northup Ada Schwartz Mary Marr Floy Dunshee and Raby Hix visit Chris Swarts home north of town. Curt Wells of near Dublin spends time in Keota. Wells recently bought an auto.
Elam Johnson and family visited Clint Robertson on Sunday. Evelyn Lane stayed with Mae MacCaleb Saturday night. J B McCaleb Henry Laithly Evelyn Lane and Walter Holle visited Charley Augustine's near Valley Sunday. Mr and Mrs Jake Mayer visited Howard Groendycke's near Washington. John Koch and wife Sundayed at Grubb home at Talley rand. Dale Carris and Elam Johnson attended a ball game at Verdi Sunday.
Clarence Hotle has been on the sick list for the last few days. Mae McCaleb stays with her sister Mrs. Sidney Smith this week. Dave Wentworth and family from near Brighton spent Sunday at Nancy Jinning's. Mr. and Mrs. Wallas of Valley visited Arthur Conrad's Sunday.
August 2 reports Henry Miller helping on the farm with hay as his sons assist. Valma Richardson returns home after a week with relatives in Naskins. Edith Miller visits her brothers Carl and Ernest. Susie Johnson visits Washington for Sunday with friends. Reva Rehmel of Muscatine visits aunt Mrs Carl Miller. Mrs Abigail Dearmin, aged, dies after illness. remains moved to Brunswick for interment with daughter.
The Misses Ethel and Stella Palmer visited at Earle Little's last Friday as farmers in the neighborhood began threshing. Taylor Stout's of near Brighton.
Sunday visits trace social activity with John Goodman's group and Miss Edith Miller visiting her sister Mrs John Libe. Mrs Murray Conger stopped by relatives in Washington Monday. Linus Wood and Ed Myall were in Washington on business as Henry Miller visited Sund John Libe's house. A Miss Mary White is visiting friends in Washington.
August 3 report lists Louis and Bert Delarpporte visiting Washington, Grant Newport with wife and daughter returning from A. J. Peterson home Cedar Rapids, A. Peterson relatives in town, Paul driving cattle loaded car, and Mrs. J Lindley Coon of Newto visiting parents S. C. Pearson. The heat affected bystander Jos one.
Keota residents Mary Deyoe Bess Holmes Lillian Kite and Maud Erdiee traveled to Sigourney yesterday to attend Normal this week. Mrs Sanford Anderson arrived from Washington after a sanitaria stay. Rita Schreckengast returned to Burlington after five weeks with grandparents J C Clarke. Mrs William Hotchkiss and family left forColumbus Junction after visiting Jam Ralston home. Mrs John Green went home near Washington after a weekend visit.
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