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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1907
Page
2
Barbers and Bakers meet Tuesday at SE ball park for another fine game. Attend as the teams showcase a spirited matchup in this local sports note.
Miss Clara and Rosana Tisch returned to their urney home last evening after short visits at the home of their jaunts. Miss Anne Houdek and Mrs. John Skipton were among those noted in attendance.
The G A R National Encampment will be held at Saratoga Springs New York September 14 with very low round trip rates from Washington Iowa for diverse routes stopovers and time limits. Tickets allow rail river lake combinations including Niagara St Lawrence Champlain George Hudson Jamestown Exposition. Ask for rates and illustrated material from J E Kunath agent C B Q KR R.
John Combs, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Harvey, and M. E. Dicken depart for Des Moines for the state fair. C. N. Dodder frescoing a Methodist church in Ainsworth. Chas Needham and family travel to Sigourney to visit relatives. Clarence and Victor Sandy return from Milo Iowa. Mrs. E E Everson visits Lorain Ohio. Barbers and Bakers baseball game scheduled next Tuesday at 2 30. Mary Bell Babcock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Babcock Chicago, shows improvement after serious illness.
Sam H. Gwin of Concord Georgia recounts a severe measles bout after a rainstorm that caused stomach and bowel distress. He credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with his recovery and encourages others to consider it, noting it is sold by Cook Sherman.
Local column notes preparations for Richland Chautauqua and state fair attendance. C W Mills household goods sale draws crowds. Miss Alta Walker linen shower planned. Marriages stir town as Midge Cowgill wed Chalmer Chacey in Oskaloosa. W C MeLin mourns loss of newborn babe. Ir. Eli Keck visits Cedar Falls then Wisconsin. Several residents travel to Ottumwa to see Barnum Bailey show.
August events fill this week with church musicale success and floral decorations. Miss Ella Keitel visits Muscatine relatives while Mrs Romig of Missouri is hosted by Emma and Katherine Buxbaum and Mrs Anna Rehmel. Local households host guests including the Dunbar Nicolas Hotle Richardson party and a Colorado visit for Mrs Rebecca Myers. A medical show troupe arrives with nightly performances in an alley between Ben Hum and B F Beitel properties. Reubsams of Ainsworth and Lester Blick from Washington stay with Mrs Myers, as do other local visitors.
Mr and Mrs Nick Tinnes of Talleyrand spent Sunday with H A Engle. Dr Andrew Robertson of Cres cent Iowa visited D C Robertson. Mr and Mrs A P Peterson visit Mrs Weston and children of Galesburg Ill. Mrs Weston is Mrs Petersons sister. Mrs R Leity and Miss Lou Augustine visited the Martin Augustine home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Eric Genkins welcomed a baby girl. Rev J F Catlin dined with Dr and Mrs H E Marr Sunday evening. Mrs H E Marr and family consulted Dr Palmer about teeth Monday. Roscoe Robertson made a regular trip to West Chester Monday.
August 26 report lists visits from Nebraska and Packwood residents, tours to relatives, and family news. Captain Flitner dies at 90, and Oscar Johnson sustains serious horse-related injury. Local residents travel to state fair and attend church and social events.
August 27 updates show J A Marsh leaving for Des Moines state fair for several days. Rev W R Yard of Chicago conducted service at the Baptist church. Will Chihak and J W Sands with A J Acheson headed to Des Moines for the fair. Pearl Stone of Hartford Conn visits J M Stone in town. Ethel Peterson departs for Chicago to stay with Mrs J J McDonald and friends. Meyers of Mt Pleasant visits briefly. W L Strain returns from Aberdeen matters. Mrs Chas McCreedy returns from Iowa City. Sherman to return Wednesday with his nurse.
August 26 reports teachers and residents visiting and planning. Frank Tellin teaches in Egypt while Della Sauer will reign in Salem district. Anthony Chalupa nears sale of his farm south of town and considers moving to Colorado. Several locals visit relatives in Missouri Chicago Ft. Dodge Riverside and Colorado.
Verne Romine and Harry Green were in a runaway on a bridge south of Nira. Harry escaped with bruises while Verne is believed fatally injured with a twisted spine and broken limbs. Dr Downing treated the injured and relatives are offered sympathy.
The Barbers and the Bakers prepare for a competitive game next Tuesday the 3rd. Players promise a strong show with brilliant plays and effort. Fans are urged to attend.
Wanted at once a young man seeks correspondence with a young lady for love and marriage. Address B. M. 25, Brighton, Iowa. St orine Laxative Fruit Syrup promises to cure constipation and related ailments with a money back guarantee if it fails. Sold by all druggists.
Mrs. Harry Ward and her daughter Dorothy travel to Vinton to visit relatives and friends. They are accompanied by Miss Ethel Barger who has been staying at the Ward home.
A good moral melodrama features a hero tramp and an unlikely triumph over vice. Presentation at Graham on August 30 promises strong scenery and unusual specialties.
R. A. Gray of Oakville Ind describes ten years of kidney disease confinement. He says only Foley's Kidney Cure provided relief after consulting top medical talent, calling it a Godsend. Sold by all druggists.
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