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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1911
Page
8
Rural report covers visits of August Meskhi family from Faribault to relatives in Rubio Kalona and Rubio notes Thanksgiving feasts and community dinners. Reports on farm sales, hog shipments, possible new grist mill, a button works location discussion, football games, a theater show Indiana Folks, and various local visits and sickness.
Havre area locals report corn sales by Louis Baker to Washington buyers last week and neighbors helping John Thompson despite illness. Thanksgiving visits occur with Clyde Hillhouse at Tom Thompson’s and Ada’s 19th birthday party at Mac Beenblossom’s.
Ainsworth Iowa December 5 1911 reports the death of Joe Kolosick’s infant daughter twin born months ago weighing less than at birth. Funeral details unknown. Also notes the birth of a baby girl to Mr and Mrs Ellis Titterington and a local reading of The Cry Baby by G Carleton Guy with tickets 25 35 50. Miss Alma Shearer of Columbus Junction visiting at the Wilcox home.
Mr and Mrs Earl Kephart near Washington visited here yesterday. J B Crooks of Washington spent yesterday at his son Henry Crooks home. Amos Keller of Washington visited at son Max Keller's home. State superintendent DeVoe was here today regarding school consolidation. Several locals and visitors boarded for Washington this morning including Miss Tet White Thomas Anwyl Arthur Griffith J H Huston J A Moorehead and Dr S W Huston. Alice Swickard travelled to Sigourney for a few days with friends. Mrs D C Griffith returned from Galesburg. Mr and Mrs John Carter came home from Stronghurst.
Grace Hill reports travel updates and family visits as Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller head home to Westport South Dakota. Local news includes Thanksgiving visits by Howard Strohm and family, school activities in Pulver district, a successful Moravian Ladies’ Aid chicken pie supper raising fourteen dollars sixty cents, Boy Scouts activities, church events, and Sunday school teacher meetings.
Word comes of Mr. L. A. Iden’s serious illness at the Mt Pleasant institute. Public school teacher Jo Allen returns to Kalona after Thanksgiving. St Mary’s dramatic club stages Out of Town at St Mary’s hall with a crowd. Lecture course announced with three more numbers. Women’s Relief Corps officers elected and new members initiated. Local sales, visits, and entertainment events noted with receipts and gatherings around town. Nearby skating on the lower bayou, and residents preparing for December sales.
Notice asks everyone with an apron to contribute to the Methodist ladies bazaar. Aprons should be left at Mrs. Lewis Klein's home or Bowman's store before next Saturday.
At a Friday evening session of the Royal Arch Masons the officers were elected. Charles A. Dewey was chosen Senior Warden, Ellsworth E. Frey Junior Warden, James D. Glasgow Secretary, and John Wesley Morton was elected to a position not clearly stated.
Bright new rugs made from old carpet pets of all kinds and sizes. I save you money on rugs and guarantee all work. We pay freight and drayage. I also buy old woolen ingrain carpet. Write or phone 325 Black. Agent for Fairfield Rug Works. I-t-s-tf
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