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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1906
Page
2
Journal correspondents report day by day happenings in their communities. Accident reports birth notices and marriages are covered promptly by our news gatherers.
August 27 reports fine weather for Chau tauqua with modest local turnout. Several neighbors visited, including Claud Young from Washington and families of Myers, Rehmer, Miksch, and Strohm. A Des Moines trip to the State fair is planned, a successful ice cream social cleared 21.10, and Pleasant school will start with Miss Mary Myers.
Arthur Conrad and family spent Sunday visiting relatives in Valley. Nellie Robertson visited her uncle Jake Holle and family in Valley. Roscoe Robertson stayed at Will Reighard's home. Karl Burroughs and family visited Dublin. George Dillon visited his niece Cora Snyder. Linn Richardson Asie Robertson and Mike Edwards left for Des Moines for the State fair. Miss Hester Smith is in Washington. A C Mikseh returned from Canada. Liam Johnson and family went to Sigourney for the Chautauqua. Jas Banks and family visited Har ry Banks and Banks began work on G F Cook house with Elam Johnson and Hugh and John Wolfe assisting. Vern Wolfe and sister visited in the city. John Mangold visited his brother Fred. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Augustine of Valley were in Dublin.
Ray Simpson paints for Clarence Work. Mrs. Paron Kincaid of Kirwin visits the Thrasher home. Jennie McKee arrives for a weeks visit. Ezra Smiths entertain a niece. Henry Parkinson and family and Mr. Walker visit Alex Marbourg home. Frank Brimhall of Kirkwood Illinois spent Sunday with his brother’s family. He now works at the Kirkwood bank.
August 27 reports Mrs. Kathryn Tinnes on the sick list. Mrs. Tucker has been visiting relatives at St. Cloud and Minnehaha.
Miss Tillie Schuman owns a new plane and John Koch returned home from Chicago. Loyd Engle and John Schuman left for Des Moines to attend Emma Smith and children visiting in Boone. The Kochs and daughter Hazel visited the Will Page home in Sigourney. Mrs Mary Metzgar died after her Davenport illness. Several others traveled or visited relatives in Brighton Lancaster Sigourney and North Dakota.
James Combs and his brother Roy start for Dakota on Tuesday evening to inspect land. Mr. and Mrs. Miksch and daughter Verna visit the Ivan Rehmer home in Muscatine. Mrs. J. P. McAnulty improves from rheumatism and can attend Chautauqua daily. Mrs. A. Meyer family and Mrs. Will Anderson attend Chautauqua Saturday. John Combs returns home from Minnesota and the Dakotas. Dr. Ida Bailey was a professional caller in the area Sunday.
Dr Lorena M Breed arrives from India to visit the W T Marr home. Mrs W O Wood and son visit Burlington relatives. Mrs W Price and Mrs Jacob Stone head to Washington to visit kin. L A Stephens leaves for the State fair at Des Moines. Miss Mary Brockway travels to Washington to see her sister. Nancy Kearney returns home to Washington after a visit. Will Hollen returns to Rubio after an Sunday visit with Mrs Kate Mlanagan. Mr and Mrs S Hayden attend Chautauqua in Washington. Mr and Mrs S C Pearson travel to Newton briefly before Des Moines State fair. Mabel Dunham returns to Washington after a visit.
August 27 reports Rev and Mrs G Voorhies attending Chautauqua and hearing Bishop McCabe. Miss J Pearle Davis returns to Chula Missouri with sister Mrs H F Owen en route to Hale and Chillicothe. Eb Rabenold and wife plan to attend the State fair this week. Riley Miller of Washington visits uncle Owen Wehr. Sig Wallace spent several days in Iowa City last week.
Mrs A V Matthews departed for Chicago to buy millinery goods. Mr and Mrs W F Barnett left for Des Moines to visit relatives and attend the State fair. Mrs David Fishburn of Crawfordsville visited Mae Roth. Miss Anna Roth traveled to Olds to visit Peter Alvine and others. Miss Ella Goff returned from Missouri. Several locals visited relatives and friends in neighboring towns. Chautauqua attendees included C K Schantz and family. Miller Bros shipped stock. Olds beat Merrimac 10 to 7 in a Saturday ball game.
August 28 reports show campers and Chautauqua attendees in Sigourney had a fine time and returned home yesterday morning. Seventy six excursion tickets were sold by Agent Fish for the Des Moines trip. J J Arnold dies at his Keota home after a lingering illness.
Rural Route No. Two reports visitors from Red Oak and Des Moines, a Washington trip to hear Governor Folk, and social happenings. Elsie Booth to wed Will Moore of Allerton this evening at 7 30 with wishes for long life and prosperity from friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Bart Gregory return to their Keota home after a day at Chautauqua. Also visiting are Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lewis and Mrs. Martin of Wakita, Oklahoma. Col. and Mrs. D. J. Palmer, Mrs. Eva Livingston, and Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Livingston with son David depart for Des Moines to attend the State fair for several days.
Ruth and Hope Solbrig return from Amana where they attended German school and visited relatives and friends for two months.
Mrs G Norton and her daughter Lillian arrived home last evening after visiting friends and relatives in Lone Tree Colfax and Des Moines.
John N. Pleasant of Magnolia Indiana reports periodic bilious attacks and constipation were solved by Dr King's New Life Pills. The pills are guaranteed to give satisfaction or money back and cost 26 cents at Stewart's drug store.
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