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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1906
Page
2
The County News reports on accidents deaths births and marriages with prompt updates by staff reporters, noting local events and community changes. Details focus on notable incidents and life milestones affecting residents in the area.
August 23 notes: Jacob Good sick with typhoid fever east of town. Lena Schiatter improving after appendicitis. OG, K. Schantz finished W. I. Barnett residence and start on Harry Payne’s house. Lena Garrick of Merrimac visited parents Ben Roth and wife. Dean Cook returned to Iowa Falls after visiting family. The Wayland ball team will play Olds at Olds this afternoon.
Irvin Moore of Burlington and Tom Wood of Brighton called here Friday. C Hi Meacham is at Washington attending Chautauqua. Paul Norris and family returned home on Grinnell after visiting relatives. M L Waters and son Harry visited Newton en route to Des Moines for the fair. B and A J Morgan and C S Woodford attended the Crumley sale near Pleasant Plain Friday.
Mrs James Ranney and children Clara and Glen of Monmouth Ill visit Chas Johnsons. Mrs Willingham attends an Iowa City funeral. Cattle shipper Jemil Anderson sent a carload to Chicago. Lin Richardson and Velma return from Chicago after two weeks. Ranney and Johnson families visit Verdi and nearby homes. Numerous relatives hosted and visited across towns including Washington Des Moines Webster City Roann and Muscatine.
August 24 report from Iowa City describes Miss Lola Keisler visiting with Miss Mamie Kirkpatrick and a large Woodmen picnic. Four bands performed at the depot and park, with the Richmond, Washington, Lone Tree, and Riverside bands entertaining. Jno M Vankirk spoke in the forenoon and S S W Brookhart in the afternoon. A Hills beat Keota 6 to 4 in a ball game, followed by races, a dance, and farm news including Joe Dunn obtaining a new threshing machine from Des Moines. Farmers donated land to Edmundson and Miller and Durst for building Miss Iva Durst began the fall term.
In the Herschberger district northeast of here on Monday Mr and Mrs 8 D Yoder and Mrs and Wil Hochstetter began a trip to Hutchinson Kansas to visit relatives and friends There was also a visit from Mrs Chas Schroder and her Riverside born children to Mrs Frank Migwigan Here John Stover plans to drive a bus wagon in Washington during Chau tauqua Pearl Sharp and Waine will return to Washington after visiting their grandma Mrs Stover
August news notes Newton Noacker and family travel to Washington for Chautauqua. Tom McGuire will run the farm in their absence. Aaron Bailey shells corn. Mr and Mrs Isaiah Bush attend Woodmen picnic at Kalona. Mrs John Simpson and Margaret visit Washington. P Figgins and family plan Chautauqua camping. Chauncey Myers has been poorly and overheated baling straw. English River picnic crowd reports a fine time. Kid Bishop and Chas Maple visit Washington. Anton Reiner delivers corn for several days.
August 24 report notes Frank Brinton drew over 300 attendees for a show last night. He recalls starting in the business eighteen years earlier with six nights here and later three more in winter. Fans praise his drawing power and urge a return with familiar images including the Palestine scenes and a sought after photo of the man suspected of stealing a child plus the escaped baboon. Ed Divilbliss and wife returned from Sigourney after Chau tauqua camping. PD Munro delivered seven stock cattle cars from Missouri. they are for sale.
August 25 notes list travels and visits by residents including Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Harris to Chicago to see sons Milan and Nelson Harris. Nell Hartman returns from Washington to visit her father Philip Hartman. Several families attend Chautauqua in Washington and Sigourney. Lena Brownhousen, who shot herself, was taken to Iowa City hospital. Others head home after social visits in the area.
We will make cider every Tuesday and Friday on the old Crone farm one mile north four west of town. Wm. Miller and Son advertise Galveston Sea Wall safety. ER W Goodloe of Dutton Street Waco Tex praises Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption claiming five years of use, cough cured, prevents pneumonia, bottles 50c and 1.00, trial bottle free at Stewart’s drug store.
John N. Pleasant of Magnolia Indiana praises Dr King s New Life Pills as the sure remedy for biliousness and constipation. The pills are guaranteed to satisfy or money refunded and cost 25 cents at Stewart s drug store.
The Iowa Central announces ticket sales from September 3 to October 31 for Los Angeles and San Francisco at a single round trip fare. Routes vary with liberal stopover privileges. For details contact agents or A. B. Cutts G. P. & T. A. Minneapolis. Sept. 14.
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