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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
1
Mrs. Mary L Breed returns to Perry to help care for Mrs Allen Breed after a visit home. Various local figures travel to Chicago and Washington for meetings, stock shows, and family visits while others return home after weddings and medical events.
Mr and Mrs Fred Henn and children arrived from Oklahoma for an extended stay. The Ladies Aid society will hold a bazaar tomorrow in the hotel with full possession by the organizers.
J. W. Harper joined Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bennett for a morning trip to Hedrick. A. D. Cherryholmes returned home from Chicago after tending to stock duties.
December notes show Sherr Benson renting the Matt Miller farm near Ainsworth for the coming year. Minick and a force of men arrived Monday to lay the foundation for the Wooley estate house. Ode Ferguson visited Ainsworth on business Monday. Mrs John Mitchell and her son from Crawfordsville visited Sherr Ben Clyde Maxwell’s home. Mamie Carother spent Saturday with Crawfordsville friends. Clyde Maxwell spent Sunday in Washington with his parents. Art Stiles of Trenton Missouri arrived in Washington to spend the day with the Maxwells.
Ralphh Dalrymple was summoned to his Des Moines area home due to his father’s serious illness. Lois and Clara Stewart return to Iowa City to resume their studies.
The Christian church revival ends with a final lecture by Johnnie Edwards son of Mr and Mrs William Edwards who died at home in Oklahoma and was buried here. The Friends funeral for him was held yesterday. Lucy Farmer and Earl Pridge wed Thanksgiving day at the bride’s home and plan to live on the Pringle farm after December 3. An auction ended last night. Local residents Gilbert Gardner conducts an overcoat sale in Merrimac. Several locals prepare to travel to Cody Wyoming, Chicago on business, or Oklahoma to tend land. The piano contest gains momentum with Flossie Davis still leading by a few thousand votes. Jank Duke buys the east restaurant and continues operations at the same site. Bertha Coffman returns home from near Delta for Thanksgiving. Keck and Trigg accompanied their teacher Miss Pawlson home for the holiday.
Verne Mathers traveled to Cedar Falls to attend the State Normal. HF. Owen left to join his wife at Bucklin Kansas then plan to proceed to Denver and other Colorado and Kansas points before returning to work. Two cars of telephone poles arrived for the mutual company and were spread along new lines. Mary Dean of Muscatine visited the H Boyd home on Sunday.
Dec 6 Mr and Mrs F M Mc Conaughey left for their new home in Colorado Springs Colorado. Guy Teeter family left for Mexico to establish a future home. Six Brighton boys departed for Oskaloosa to work for Western Union Telegraph. Mrs Frank McNally visiting her father before moving to Carroll Iowa. Charlie Kessel and Hattie Shaffer wed in Washington Tuesday.
Notice to customers promoting Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe remedy for colds and lung troubles. Claims no opiates or harmful drugs, suitable for children and adults, sold by druggists.
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