Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1904

Page

5

Local Notices and Social Tidbits From Vienna Bakery

Miss Mamie Gardner of Lexington shopped in the city today. Licenses to wed issued to Duane McClure and Lulu Patterson, Fred A. Donaldson and Minnie May Sands, Charles S. Glasgow and Clara Alice Davison, Thomas A. Todd and Minnie A. Orr. Ford Publishing Co. Indianapolis ad offers five dollars for three hours of work.

Mamie Gardner Lexington Duane McClure Lulu Patterson Fred A. Donaldson Minnie May Sands Charles S. Glasgow Clara Alice Davison Thomas A. Todd Minnie A. Orr

Valley News Notes Local Happenings and Rural Route Changes

Community brief from Valley reports Ross Singleton visiting father Ed Singleton and Bertha Thompson staying with sister near Washington. Marginal items include funerals, visits, a promenade band concert at the Opera house, extended stay for Miss Ollie Hall, and rural route changes effective Jan 16 1905 affecting Routes 1 2 and 3 with altered mileages. Some names: M W Thompson C H Clarahan Lee Thompson J B Scott.

Local Notes On Residents Visit and Events In Hamlet

Mr. Jos Reiner was a business caller in our hamlet Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Bessie McCall nurses her sister in law Rosa Fouche this week. Miss Mary Horak has recovered from appendicitis. Anson Small is about the same. Shorty Sheridan left for New York last Monday. Revival meetings have closed at the M E church. Will Leadman and family Sundayed at Dunlap McKree s. Messrs John Shillig and Michael Smith drove to Riverside Wednesday.

Bertha Thompson Myrtle Ball Washington Rubio Bridge M. W. Thompson Tobias Laithly Richland Medes Bileal West Chester Jos. Reiner Bessie McCall Rosa Fouche Mary Horak Anson Small Shorty Sheridan New York M. E. Church Will Leadman Dunlap McKree’s Richmond John Shillig Michae Smith Riverside

Local Notes From Town Life This Week

Mrs Emmet Louck is sick with the quinsy. Grandma Boone returned Wednesday from a visit in Iowa City. A D Shaw took Grandma Payne to Iowa City and placed her on a train for Colorado Springs to spend winter with her son Dick and family. Abe Fenstermaker returned from Galveston Texas due to worse bronchial trouble. L R Feldman and A J Rogers attended the Hamilton sale at Wellman. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Joel J Miller Monday.

Emmet Louck Grandma Boone Iowa City A. D. Shaw Grandma Payne Colorado Springs Colo Abe Fenstermaker Galveston Texas L. R. Feldman A. J. Rogers Hamilton Wellman

Local Notes and Society Briefs From Dec 13

E M Funston returned from Richland after attending an aunt’s funeral. Mrs Chas Foster shopped in Washington. Rev A S Bailey and A D Acheson left for Keokuk to meet with the Presbytery of the U P church. Acheson will visit a sister in Burlington. J C Turbott of Washington was a visitor. Mrs A E P Athearn spends winter with relatives at What Cheer. Pedrick of Ottumwa, expert chicken scorer, rated 70 birds for J M Stewart Jr. high averages include 12 Silver Lace Wyandotte hens at 92 points, 28 Plymouth Rock pullets above 0, one P R hen at 52 1/2 points, and 25 P R cockrels averaging 9 points. H W Wickham of Chicago arrived to visit friends. Mrs J McCaleb of Coin, Iowa, noted.

Chicago J. McCaleb Coin Iowa

Local Transportation and Social Notes Heard in Wayne

A collage of short items from Wayne and nearby towns includes travel to Washington by John Reed and James Ogier, and Miss Ida Spangler with Clyde Grimm inviting attendees to a December 22 wedding. Mrs. H C Hull receives word of ailing mother and leaves for Mason City. Dr C Griffith moves a restaurant to a new location after improvements by carpenters.

John Reed Wayne Washington H. C. Hull Wyman John McCartney Ed McFarland Dr. C. Grifith Vesey

Local Notes and Family Travels in Letts and Nearby Areas

Miss Maggie Reaney returned to her Letts home after visiting her sister Mrs. J L Derby. C Crackenbauch of Sibley Iowa visits Frank McKee. C S Thomas returns from Chicago with stock shipment. Roy Fetters moves to a farm near Fairfield. The A Sutherland home was quarantined last Saturday for diphtheria, with one sick child.

Maggie Reaney Letts J. L. Derby. C. Crackenbauch Sibley Iowa Frank McKee C. S. Thomas Chicago Roy Fetters Fairfield A. Sutherland

Johnson Keeps Busy Baking Leaves No Time for Meals

Johnson remains constantly occupied with baking duties leaving him with little time for meals or breaks.

Rev and Mrs Sanders Prepare to Move to Yarmouth

Reverend M L Sanders and his wife plan to depart later this week to establish their new home in Yarmouth.

M. L. Sanders Yarmouth

Mrs G M Welch Visited Ainsworth Relative in City

Mrs G M Welch of Ainsworth was guest today at the home of her mother Mrs M J Henderson in the city.

G. M. Welch Ainsworth M. J. Henderson

Bowling Contest At Dem Psey Alleys Ends Narrowly For Commercial Club

Three commercial club players and three Dempsey players staged a bowling match last night on the Dempsey alleys with the Commercial club winning by three pins. Wilson posted a city breaking match game average of 227 for all three games, with scores of 200, 246, and 237. Coffman also starred, opening with 211 and finishing 208 in the third game.

Commercial Clu Dempsey Commercial Club Wilson Coffman Crooks Hut Warner

Indoor baseball match at Commercial club gym

Tonight at :30 o'clock the heavyweights and lightweights from the Commercial club clash in an indoor baseball exhibition. Heavyweights Mercer Livingston Wilson Eicher Krockhart Smith Eicder face lightweights including Butterfield Sproull McCall Chilcote and others as welterweight contenders issue a challenge. Admission is 1 cent to any seat except player areas. boxes sold. A bakery goods line is offered at Johnson's.

Commercial Club Mercer Livingston Wison Eicher Krockhart Smith Eicder W. E Butterfield Sproull McCall Chilcote Welterweig Oday Pollok Vaace Leigh Wallace O. Clapper E.c«.Bin Geo. Barrett L.(aston Claude Kcoy John Bowman

Western ties bloom as Parkinson named Mountaint View postmaster

Leigh Wallace received a letter from California with news that his brother-in-law George Parkinson has been appointed Postmaster of Mountain View California at a salary of 2000 dollars a year. He returned to California after leaving here months ago and reconnected with old friends. Johnson mentions he enjoys the bakery business and its busy pace.

Leigh Wallace California George Parkinson Mountain View Cal George West

Keota Guest Edith Smith Hosted by City Friends

Miss Edith Smith of Keota visited the city yesterday as a guest of friends, enjoying her day in town and returning home later.

Edith Smith Keota

Mrs MacGugin Improves After Illness at Son’s Home

Mrs M S MacGugin, previously ill at her son Lyle’s home, shows signs of improvement.

Cattle Shipment Returns From Chicago Voyage

Chas. Thomas arrived this morning from Chicago where he accompanied a shipment of cattle.

Chas. Thomas Chicago

Ida Roberts Visits Fairfield for Short Friend Visit

Miss Ida Roberts traveled to Fairfield this morning to spend a few days with friends, seeking a brief visit away from home.

Ida Roberts Fairfield

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Evening Journal Urville Elder PuntLisuEr East Main Street Ark Nice Stewarti Vienna Bakery Ford Publishing Co Indianapolis Laundry Blue Company Munn & Co Scientific American NN & Co Washington, D. C Chamberlain Anderson the County News Journal Ross Singleton Ed Singleton Grandma McCaleb Myrla Moreland Opera House Ollie Hall McConnelsville Ohio Jos Harding Post Office Department J. M. Utterback Corner J. B. Scott C. H. Clarahan Oskaloosa Lee ‘T'Hompson Crawfordsville Kalona Joel J. Miller Monday Johnson Corpusen's Chal Johnson's E. A. Lewis & CO J. H. Baird Special Immigration Agat Mobtoller Bee Tre Fricke Biwac Washington la Marion T. Anderson W. N. Bragg South Iowa, Avenue McCall Bros. Feed Store Kfhone Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway F. A. Miller
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication