Bachelor Maids Meet With Ellen Reid
Bachelor Maids will meet with Ellen Reid Tuesday at 7 30 p m. All members are requested to be present for the gathering.
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Ellen Reid
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1903
Page
7
Round About Crawfordsville Notes Novermber 30
Mrs. Margaret McKee returns from Parsons Kansas after visiting daughter and family. Nellie Manners back from Biggsville Illinois. Nettie Hunter and Ora Orris of Washington visiting. Lena Maxwell returns to Washington after illness. H Manners ill with neuralgia. Mrs. J KR Rickey visiting in Washington. Myrtle Jacobs back from Mt. Pleasant. R Proudfit reported ill. Harry Lease from Cedar Rapids visiting. Mrs. N Sayre returns from St Paul. Lena Shaffer begins school near Winfield. Henry Witting resigns as rural carrier. George Shafer takes over tomorrow. Henry will attend the Academy in Washington this winter. Mrs. I M Lewis and children of Grace Hill return home. Mr. and Mrs. W A Harper and Clotfield visit Washington. Flora Hopengardner teaching Sunset school west of town. Alice Hobart Sabbaths in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McKee
A. L. Grifith
Parsons
Kan
Nellie Manners
Biggsville
Nettie Hunter
Ora Orris
Washington
Lena Maxwell
H. Manners
J. KR. Rickey
Myrtle Jacobs
Mt. Pleasant
R. Proudfit
Harry Lease
Cedar Rapids
N. Sayre
St. Paul
Minn
Lena Shaffer
Winfield
Henry Witting
George Shafer
Henry
Academy
I. M. Lewis
Grace Hill
Sol White
W. A. Harper
Clotfield
Sam Cocklin
Flora Hopengardner
Ainsworth
Sunset School
Alice Hobart
Local Notes From Winfield and Nearby Towns
Winfield residents report return home this morning. Miss Nellie Whittacre came back to Muscatine yesterday after a week with sister Mrs. P Nichols. A R Black of Gallatin Mo visited old friends here yesterday. Karl Cocklin resumed Iowa City duties after Thanksgiving at home. Mr and Mrs Jos Rowan visited Washington yesterday. A L Field left for Kansas City after visiting his parents. J E Adams and Allie Laird were business visitors in Iowa City yesterday. Miss Omi Funston visiting Washington today. Academy students returned to work after Thanksgiving recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Whittacre
Muscatine
P. Nichols
A. R. Black
Gallatin
Karl Cocklin
Iowa City
Jos. Rowan
Washington
A. L. Field
Kansas City
L. S. Field
J. E. Adams
Allie Laird
Omi Funston
Academy
Birth Notice From Grace Hill Parents
Grace Hill, November 30, birth announced for Mr. and Mrs. of Grace Hill. The newborn adds to the family, with details limited in the fragment.
Weekend Visits Span Families Across Muscatine and Brighton
Geo Lemley notes a Saturday visit by Miss Kate Mauthe of Muscatine to her parents Mr and Mrs John Mauthe over Sunday. Verna Miksch of Muscatine visits grandparents John Mauthe and relatives. Ed Houmm, night watching on the R R dump, reports no further slips after ground froze. F A Dunbar and family visited home Sunday. Ed Rehmel and daughter Reva return to Muscatine after visiting relatives. L A Dunbar and daughter Bila visited Sunday in Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo, Lemley
Kate Mauthe
Muscatine
John Mauthe
J. M. Lewis
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Verna Miksch
Ed Houmm
R. R
F. A. Dunbar
Ed Rehmel
Reva
L. A. Dunbar
Bila
Brighton
Local notes on visitors and moving plans
E K Annis visited Riverside to paint and her brother Geo Overfelt stayed the week. Floyd Pigmen and wife of Davenport visited his sister Mrs Chas Yancey. Richard Hragg spent Thanksgiving with family in Morning Sun. Beardsley’s daughter visited in Haskins. Dr Summers of Columbus Junction visited Henry Boyd Riley Millery of Washington reported his wife’s health improving. W Stephens packs to move to Kansas midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Annis
Riverside
Mrs. Annis
Geo. Overfelt
Floyd Pigmen
Davenport
Chas. Yancey
Richard Hragg
Henry Boyd Riley Millery
Washington
Tom Drophen Visiting Parents and Local News
No. 30. Tom Drophen visits his parents after working for Iowa Central at Ft. Dodge Ia. Mr. and Mrs. G W Smith travel to Eldon on No. 3 Sunday morning. M B Huston and daughter from Mediapolis visit Bridwell home. Parson's College of Fairfield plans an entertainment at M E church Monday night Nov 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Drophen
The
Iowa Central
Ft. Dodge
G. W. Smith
Eldon
Huston
Mediapolis
Bridwell
Parson's College of Fairfield
M. E
Nebraskans Visit In City While Bargains Abound
Thomas McElhinney of Minden Nebraska is spending a week in the city visiting his brother in law Geo B French of French Patton. Bargains of all kinds are offered at Hugh Teeter's second hand store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McElhinney
Minden, Nebr
City
Geo. B. French
Firm
French & Patton
Hugh Teeter
No Vowels In It Hamlet Near Paris
The hamlet of Ws near Paris lacks vowels in its name and is officially still listed as Ws. It has 117 residents with attractions including Chateau Osny owned by Edmond About’s family and the Renaissance Chateau de Vigny noted for its architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chateau Osny
Edmond About
Chateau de Vigny
Award Decision at Millinery Show Sparks Clash
At the millinery exhibition a committee debates prize merit versus cost. The chair notes Miss Meckleigh’s bonnet as the most artistic while Mme Sokkettuum’s piece is the priciest. The medal finally goes to Mme Sokkettuum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meckleigh
Mme. Sokkettuum
Altenberg: A Taxless Border Village of Calamine Mines
Altenberg sits at a tripoint where three countries meet and is ruled by none. The village has no army or police and imposes no taxes. Inhabitants speak a mix of French and German while working the land and the notable calamine mine.
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Europe
Altenberg
Meteor Shower Dazzles Viewers Across the Night Sky
Residents report a bright meteor seen Monday night in the northern sky. The object appeared as large as a wash tub, lighting the heavens with a rainbow of colors and described by witnesses as the finest display they ever saw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton News
Farmers and groups gather for Iowa events in Des Moines brief
The Towa state farmers' institute and agricultural convention meet in Des Moines. The Iowa Park and Forestry Association plans its annual Des Moines meeting for December 7 and 8. A farewell reception in St Louis for Rev R J J Marty saw a church floor collapse but no injuries. George Utterback dies by accidental shotgun shot in Centralia. The Purtsche Cantieny Hauenstein Block in Lima burns costing 50000. The First Methodist church of Peloit Wisconsin marks its sixty first anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa State Farmers’ Institute and Agricultural
Des Moines
Beef Trust
Iowa Park and Forestry Association
St. Louis
R. J. J. Marty
Manila
George Utterback
Centralia
Lima
First Methodist Church
Peloit
Wis
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