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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
4
Local readers receive community notes from correspondents detailing events and everyday happenings in the county. The page covers social activities, gatherings, and notable occurrences across multiple towns.
December visitors include Mrs. L. L. Teas Mr. and Mrs. Wm Carson Mr. and Mrs. John Cannon Jesse Haines and Mr. and Mrs. James Martin. Rev Gardner Robertson returned from Fairfield last night. H P D Cherryholmes came back from Chicago this morning. Mrs Geo Maxwell traveled to Kevin to spend the day.
W S Green plans a sale on the 19th and Winifred Durst’s school hosts a box supper on the 20th. Neighborhood youths gather at the Dick Ferris home. Frank Melinsky and wife with Charles Wolfe and sister visited Bert Donaldson’s. Franz Landau hosted their minister Rev. Michels on Tuesday. Mr. Miller cut wood for Leo Shelangouski. Miss Mary Rohrer of Snowball is out sick this week. Rathme Bros bale straw. Mesd. Mollie Phillips Ida Negley and Maggie Knupp visited Mrs. Will Clark. Miss Margaret Simpson attended a Washington M E B church program.
A health news note highlights specialists ready to address patient needs with personalized care. The feature emphasizes access to tailored treatments and coordinated services, aiming to improve outcomes and patient satisfaction across care teams.
The report states Lou Davenport remained at his home in Oskaloosa yesterday and that his condition is very promising.
WEST CHESTER December 12 Miss Stella Knotts who has been ill is improving. Mrs Rev F E Morrison left yesterday for Muscatine to spend several days visiting relatives. Chas Dayton of near Keota was a business visitor here today.
December 12 notices show Mrs T J Easter shopping in Washington while K H Stearns of Mt Ayr and Mrs Carlson Nielsen of Chicago arrive to visit son and brother Chas R Stearns. Several others, including Mrs Rev W A Nelson Edith and Miss Carrie Hardin, spend time at M A Hardin home and with relatives in Washington.
Deputy Sheriff McCarty of Washington county nabbed two robbers after they blew a store safe in Haskins. He tracked them, and within hours, he arrested the pair with bracelets on their wrists as they faced December skies. Washington county praises its sheriff’s decisive action.
In a tense desert scene a commercial traveler recalls hope as flames crackle and water boils. A shadowy ebon chief and naked savages sharpen cruel knives while the doomed traveler confronts death and a final resolve with his sample case as witness.
The page features puzzle ad pleas and social notices. Mentions of travelers and visitors such as Miss Mary Lins and Ellis Rouse, plus moves including Mrs Jap Neiswanger to Crawfordsville, and the death of Miss Kate Byers in London Ohio. Local stores and openings are advertised by Snouffer Hughes Co.
Vernon Arthur Lambert 17, of Lime Creek township died at home seven miles south of the city after falling ill last weekend. Survived by parents Jacob and wife, five brothers Freddie Samuel Clyde Earl Homer and four sisters Ada Mabel Ruth and Mrs Fred Long. Post mortem set for 10 a m tomorrow. funeral at Pleasant Hill church tomorrow at 2 30 p m with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Frank Guthrie arrived last evening from Ames where he has been visiting his brother Joseph Guthrie.
Auctioneer D F Macon lists a December 20 public sale starting 10 a m on the W Ferguson farm four miles north of Havre. Items include two horses a cow twenty nine hogs five hundred bushels of corn farm implements harnesses corn shelter household goods and other articles with terms credit 12 months over ten dollars and cash for smaller sums. Kennedy lunch. Thompson Bros J A McCoy Clerk. 11,18
L. S. Patterson left for Keokuk on regular travels from Chicago. return to Keota after a week of sightseeing. T. A. Jones arrived from Wyman and stayed at the Branch. Mr. Love arrived from Ainsworth and spent the day in the city. Prof. Tom Davis came from Cotter on business for a short time.
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