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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1906
Page
2
August reports from Dublin and Verdi describe visits and gatherings. Families like Shuman Dunshee Mikseh Beitel and Beutie join funerals, thimble bees, and trips to Washington, Columbus Junction, and nearby towns. Community residents attend parties, family visits, and outings across the region.
Arthur Pepper has material on the ground to erect a barn to replace the old one recently destroyed by lightning. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Cheeseman went to Martinsburg Saturday and attended meetings over Sunday. Wm. Jennings spent a few days last week in Fairfield. Most of our people will attend the celebration at Brighton August 21. Work commenced this week on the Tracy barn. Wm. Jennings has the contract for the job.
August 13 items note health lists and visits: Grandma Sperasek sick. Irma Cruz from Riverside visited George Smith. Claude Carpenter hosted Sunday visitors. Celestia spent Sunday at home. Frank Shebeck family with Horeswoskey. James Yansky hosted company. Anthony Kupka entertaining friends from Chicago. Harry Whitacre family at Tobin home. Frank Yanksey visited Al Sharpe. many locals on streets early week. Henry Kron welcomed a baby boy. Mrs Jos Eglin and children from Springfield Illinois visiting. Gertrude Schiager of Birmingham visiting Franks Welte. Henry Smith plans move to Oregon. Rose Yanskey vacationing with sister Ed Snalia. Mesdames Escher and Sauer county seat visitors. Mrs Denny Brennan home from hospital. Mrs Will Horning recovering. autumn weddings booked. Aug 13 threshing near done. Everette and Ray Strohm visiting grandparents. Henry Bettle and four Verdi boys fishing at Columbus Junction. Elsie Beitle and children visiting relatives.
August activities highlight visits and departures from Marshal town and nearby towns. Mrs D P Sears and granddaughter Patience Wallace returned home after weeks with S R Wallace and wife. Miss Ora Henderson guests A P Jeffrey. Maude Erdice visits Morning Sun for a few days. The Henns spent Sunday with Crawfords ville relatives. Strain shopping in Washington. A group departs for Saskatchewan and Alberta to assist threshing. Chambers returns to Burlington work after days at home. Neal visits Crawfordsville and Weyland relatives. Athearn from Washington arrives to spend time with kin.
August 13 residents and guests include Jonathan Conrad building an addition at Alex Doran's house. Mrs. Davidson of Woodstock visits her daughter Mrs. Ed Rinner. Mike Richard from ship visits relatives. Ora and Vere Cummings return from Burlington where they visited Miss Elle Johnson. Dave Rinner tiles at his father's farm. Menno Christner of Cotter on business. Wm. Leeper and daughter Effie visit Mr. Pleasant. Frank Roberts attends Burlington fair. Samuel Huffman departs for Green County. his daughter Mrs. John Orendorf joins him. Will Vansant's sale at Wayland draws many locals. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Roth and Mary Bigham visit John Gerry home near Merrimac. Beatrice Murphy of Crawfordsville also part of outing. Mrs. Eicher and daughter-in-law from Archibald, Ohio visit relatives.
Mrs. Sarah Noacker traveled with grandchildren Herman Edna Genkinger and Verne along with Worth Noacker to Wellman on Saturday. Mrs. Newton Noacker joined for a week of visits with friends and relatives ending Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Smith attended preaching in Washington yesterday. David Rittenhouse and Lloyd Rittenhouse were Saturday visitors. Continued on page 5.
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