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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
3
A collage of short notices lists sales and ads from local merchants Johnsons Bakery and Dewey with items like Wittmers Swiss Cheese and Okamo cigars. It also notes travel by residents to Missouri Illinois Michigan and Ohio, visits by relatives, family welcomes, and community updates including health and social events around Washington and nearby towns.
To foruar STUDENTS and friends of education. While we admit that the rural school teacher in Whose hands the future of our county rests is not overpaid yet prices named by Stewart's News Agency on the best Periodicals make it easy for our teachers to supply themselves with more than one Teachers' Journal. Several of these filled with thoughts of the brightest teachers of the day cost less than 50e yearly.
Crawfordeville residents join Saengerfest in Burlington while locals like J J Weldon and family visit. The White child remains critical, and Dr Wescott travels to Iowa City with wife and baby. Benn and Folger visit. Baptist church lawn social nets about 25. Erdice and Cooklin attend Keota ball game. Stewart arrives from Blackfoot Idaho for a school post in Anamosa. Lurana Yard departs for Illinois. R W Thompson heads to Burlington for Saengerfest.
Brighton resident Brighton and Lee Morris are in Fairfield on business. G W Smith and Ed Deeds are in Grace Hill for business matters. Mrs Nancy Newkirk returned home in Freemont after a week with relatives. Mr and Mrs R L Emry attended the double wedding. Verdi and Harley Bearinger from Muscatine, who was at the Downs wedding, are in town for a short visit. Mr and Mrs Samuel Miller visited his brother Ira in Fairfield. Ed Humain traveled as a passenger to your city last evening. Miss Laura Newland returned to your city after visiting her parents Frank ABerganist and Leonard Vikschwlee from your city last evening.
The forecast for Iowa calls for fair weather tonight and Saturday with showers and thunderstorms in the northern portions. Warmer temperatures are expected.
In Keota a thrilling game drew near 100 in gate receipts as the Keota nine beat Grinnell 5 to 1 in the decisive third meeting of the season. Keota and Grinnell had two prior defeats for Grinnell, with Keota taking two of three in the series.
Roblin Fitzsimmons prize fight returns tonight as Henry Orth arrives from Rock Island. Various locals arrive by rail and road from Havre and West Chester for business and social engagements.
City of Washington Iowa approves a 1900 tax levy totaling 905 566 dollars to fund General Sewer Library Sinking and Park funds for the year ending April 1991. The Finance Committee M Keer J A McCann oversee allocations totaling 7244 52 for General Fund 18584 for Sewer 8815 for Library 1811 15 for Sinking and 52 78 for Park Fund. Mayor pro tem I D L Aughey signs the resolution with City Clerk Huan H McClmery attest.
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