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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
5
Local residents made brief trips for business, hospital, and social visits to Iowa City Muscatine West Liberty and Cedar Falls. New barber shop staff added at Welch and Mehaffy. Carol Forgey returns to Cedar Falls. various officials and teachers cited in brief notes.
Everything fresh, neat and clean at Chal Ford went to Columbus Junction on business this morning. Christmas trees. Stryker and W H Warner attended Wm Engle sale in Rubio, where Engle family plan to move. Mary Manners from Crawfordsville en route to Davenport and Hopkinton to visit relatives. Baker bazaar advertises diverse goods and home crafts for December 7. Maria Rathbone from Sumner visits West Chester. Norton family update and illness noted. A doll dressing service at 500 So Ave B invites shoppers. Carl Ream visiting in town. Lecture course set for Dec 7. Clara Parkinson returns from Moundsville and other locations. Dennis Brown’s stray bicycle prompts owner inquiry. Methodist bazaar displays aprons, bags, crocheted jackets and baby items. home baked goods and farm produce offered. Sale results: Charles Brown sold cattle high, total receipts $8,885.78. Carl H Combs and Jet E Taylor receive marriage license. Pennell visits from Atlantic bank.
A Kansas City Journal excerpt describes a chaotic night with a cabman, a broke man named Cholly, and a violent escape. An axe attack on a father, pursuit with a blunderbuss, and neighbors joining the chase unfold in tense, melodramatic tones.
Villisea reports Joe Gourley aged 75 years proved the state’s most successful trapper after three weeks. He captured 63 musk rats earning 22.05, 20 skunks 40.00, 10 eunks 10.00, 9 civet cats 3.05, 2 mink 7.50, 1 raccoon 2.50 for a total of 95.10.
Des Moines reports the state board of control promoting use of crushed stone from state quarries and Anamosa reform school for roads. High rail rates hinder wide adoption despite legislative access, with efforts to secure better conditions to expand use of state furnished stone.
At the regular meeting of the G. A. R. in the Grand Army hall last night the following officers were elected Post Commander S. M. Logan Senior vice J. C. F. Weade Junior vice John Warnock Chaplain G. W. Black Surgeon J. C. Boice Quartermaster W. H. Warner O. D. A. Hunter O. G. Joseph Reiner Delegate J. C. F. Weade Alternate John Warnock
A brief editorial remark urges readers to reflect on morning pretense at home and personal conduct, noting how families may react to self-created illusions. The Universalist Leader voice frames everyday behavior as a test of character within the home.
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