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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1907
Page
5
Help wanted for an industrious man to work on a farm with a small family by the year. I Rittenhouse 48 21w. Lost during Chautauqua a white linen money bag with letter D on cover containing one five dollar bill and one one dollar bill. Return to Journal office. Reward 21.
August 27 reports a medicine company visiting with nightly shows, Al Augustine shipping two car loads of stock to Boston, Mr and Mrs C R Wells returning from Deward Minnesota, Elmer Thoma sending stock to Chicago, and Jacob Zeck's fall at home leaving him in serious condition due to old age.
Local brief notes list residents traveling for visits and events. Mrs B I Jones leaves for Mediapolis, Mrs T C Kyle and daughter Bessie head to Brighton, Miss Julia Thompson to Mediapolis, and others travel to Marion Centerville Des Moines and California on various visits. Also mentions W L Langley of Standard Land Co en route to Brooklyn Iowa and trips from Wyoming to Cedar Rapids.
August 27 notes show D. H. Fox returning from Pan Handle Texas and G. W. Nickolaus from Texas. Henderson Walker and James Wilson with Will Jurging visited from Washington for business. Henry McCoy came back from Minnesota. Lois and Hazel Davidson returned from Columbus Junction. Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson Ben Miller and Paul Walker left for Washington. T. E. Maxwell and Ben Hassel traveled to Merrimac for a few days of fishing.
St Augustine Florida plans its inaugural St Johns county fair in November with a broad display of county products. Hastings will showcase diversified farming and blooded stock while other regions send sheep cattle poultry and thoroughbred hogs. Fruits vegetables cigars and furniture from local industries will enrich the exhibits with prizes and strong competition.
W J Anderson, newly arrived in New York from Colon Panama and Kingston Jamaica, claims a multi million Irish estate tied to a family razor over 200 years old. He says the heir to the English chancery court estate may be him and has been seeking identification of the heir through the razor. He recently worked on the Panama canal and returned to pursue the claim.
August 27 notes Mrs D L Stuart plans to leave this evening for a visit with relatives in Des Moines and to attend the state fair. Robert Ferguson returns to West Chester after a visit with his sister Mrs Ode Ferguson. Mrs O Jugenheimer returns yesterday from Fairport after camping with relatives. Mr Jugenheimer stays longer.
Brighton mourns Capt Flitner a respected longtime seafarer over ninety dies of heart trouble at home Survivors include wife five children Funeral at 10 tomorrow from residence Also reports Mrs Lee Davison dies at MecCart age with infant and sister Emma McCart. funeral set for 2:30 tomorrow.
Mrs Nettie Anderson and son Oral arrived from Ainsworth and spent the day here. A H Wallace, taken ill yesterday, is improved and up in his room. Mr and Mrs R Wells and Miss Harriet Chilcote returned from Deward Minnesota. Mildred Cavin returned from a visit to the J T Matthews home. Irma and Essa Daugherty returned from Chicago. Johnson the baker is rushed to death but plans to supply bread and desserts, and help in a ball game next Tuesday. Al Wagner injured a finger with a washing machine, losing the fingertip joint, leaving him with a short finger. The moral is men should not monkey with washing machines.
The Rev. R. L. Patterson travels to Ottumwa on business. Paul and Bobe Kurtz visit Richland for several days. Mrs. Chas. Stout journeys to Rubio to stay with the Sam Coffman home. Miss Nona Finney of Chicago leaves Richland after a Coal Long visit. Mrs. John Rhodes of Kansas City visits M. Hollinger and A. Brock in Richland. Chas. and Mrs. Greenwood welcome a nine pound daughter born Monday. Mrs. Lloyd Lytle and son Charles visit Richland. The Rev. and Mrs. Patterson and daughters Vera and Ruth return from a Brighton visit. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Stone depart for Centralla Mo after three weeks with M. Hollinger. Eve lyn Lane accompanies them to attend Centralia school.
The Concordia Kansan sketches Swedes along the Republican river reading King Oscar’s invitation to return to Sweden. It humorously imagines uprooting farms, tearing up rural mail boxes, and heading to Sweden, noting the irony if Oscar owned farms nearby.
Rosamund Marriott Watson presents a September Harper’s poem about autumn leaves drifting along a stream. The scene depicts amber, brown, and red leaves, faerie imagery, and a hunter’s moon rising. The poet muses on following summer’s passage and the wish to vanish into the seasonal drift.
A morning scene at the Vienna with passengers arriving and departing. Mr Clarahan headed home to Keota as Paul Calhoun of Indianapolis rode eastbound, Dr J H Hull and Miss Alice Anderson traveled on the Rock Island, and Miss Emma Pauls planned a visit to La Porte Iowa after staying with the H A Pauls. Fresh nut linger smells fill the Vienna today and tomorrow.
Macaroons, cupcakes, hermits and cookies available at the Vienna today and tomorrow. Roy McGugin arrives from Ainsworth. Frank Webb and Miss Edna arrive from Burlington. Mrs. Ronaldson returns from Mediapolis and Burlington. Martha Shaffer goes home to Winfield after visiting nearby. Miss Della McNabb travels from Wayland to Delta this morning.
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