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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1909
Page
5
Clay resident Charley Rubio Meacham plans a public sale on Wednesday December 15 in Clay. HM Waters visited Stockport Monday on business for the county.
Miss Alice Strohm returned to Chicago after weeks with her parents in town. Miss Mellie Belle planned visits to Muscatine and Chicago. Families shared Sunday gatherings at Lemley and Will Hotse homes. Children rehearse a Christmas program for the eve performance. Ed Libe and Mrs Libe visited the Will Hotse home in Dublin. George Brown from north of Washington visits the Farris brothers. John Clegg called on Dave Peterson’s family. Peterson sold his farm to S J Statler and his nephew Ed will move next spring. Ladies Aid to meet at Mrs Ernest Mille’s home Wednesday afternoon. Joe Hammane and Leona visited the McKay home. Homer Porter stayed with his cousin Mrs Helwick in Washington.
December 13 reports show Geo Sojka and John Vesely visiting Richmond. Peter Withmier was a Kalona business visitor Saturday. Frank Kallous and family from Lone Tree visited relatives nearby. Several residents from Riverside, Richmond, and Lone Tree enjoyed weekend calls with friends and family.
Joe Baranek will ship three car loads of fat cattle to Chicago Thursday which will bring Joe enough to buy him a five cent cigar. L Heck and wife visited today with relatives near Riverside.
On Sunday the John Wright home hosted a large reunions as Mart and Elmer Wright from western North Dakota arrived Thursday followed by Frank Wright from Denver and daughter Mrs Gilmore Vincent from Washington Iowa. Another daughter Mrs Margaret Campbell and her little son joined, bringing the elder daughter Mrs George Vincent and youngest son Clarke Wright into a near complete family circle. The mother Mrs John Wright had been ill with blood poisoning but is now nearly recovered.
In Richland the M. E. folks plan a Christmas tree at the opera house as roads improve for sleighs. A infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ramsey was buried in M. E. cemetery. Local visits include J. M. White family at C. W. Wells, Miss Moore and Miss Harkins in Ottumwa, and a birthday for Mrs. John Holland on December 11 with cards.
Dec 14 election of masons officers with J J Easter as W M and Dr BE Spes sard as S W. Early morning death of a one month old baby of Mr and Mrs W P Wilson. Interment in Insworth cemetery. C P Nichols and wife left for St Paul Minn and likely to Montana. A C Miksch of New Haven Kan visited ill brother Tillman and returned home.
E. J. Davidson and M. J Yard returned home last evening from several weeks on a business trip to San Luis Colorado. Mrs Mary Walker has returned home from a several weeks visit at
The column lists residents visiting Washington for a day trip from Chicago and Muscatine. It notes J B McCoy returning from several weeks in Muscatine and Davenport. The Boyd Entertaining Co schedules a second lecture night on Thursday December 16 to benefit the local school.
Sunday visitors include Charley Kempf in Washington and Emmet Louck on a business trip to South English. Miss Ada Allen marks her fourteenth birthday with a party. Scott Griffith and wife from Weiser Idaho visit J E Wellman and relatives before heading to Portland Texas for winter. Other calls include Miss Mae Snider and Mrs N J Snair in Iowa City and Mrs Earl Kry with Nina and Ethel Shaver at Wellman. Tilton and family from Thornburg visit C E Hamilton over the weekend.
On December 13 several Iowa City visitors were noted including Mrs Anthony Stransky Celia Snoebelen and Mrs H Jardon Miss Blanche Critz returned from a visit with Lucy Bouquet Miss Edna Rice of Cedar Rapids stayed with Esta Holtz from Friday to Monday Miss Mary Herring returned from Iowa City where she learned dressmaking Miss Estelle Critz visited her sister Mrs C C Hahn in Belle Plaine Avis Ayers spent Sunday near Iowa City Miss Anna Saur traveled from Iowa City for a parental visit December 14 I O O F members hosted a reception for Mr and Mrs M E Brown who plan to move to Washington Frank Vesely from Iowa City visited town Monday night.
A brief social notice lists Edward Shalla and family visiting with Miss Kate and Grandma on December 13. The item records a family gathering and foresees no further events.
Dec 14 notes show Mr and Mrs Frank Bradford and son Vernus of Lone Tree visiting George Benson and Clayton Nicholson. A B Carr hauls cement blocks for a new house foundation while Edd Mayhew paints for Silas Caldwell. Hogs delivered to Washington. Edd Mayhew visits Robert Kephart. Mrs Lew Morrow and children visit friends in Washington. Letha Tomblinson and Perry Kephart visit Muscatine. Rural Route Three: Mr and Mrs Jave Benson were also noted.
Charles J Winter shops in Washington on Monday. Eva Houten, sister of Sam Neill, visits at Neill’s home. Mr and Mrs Merton Carlson and son spend Sunday at Charles Hodges. Andy McGuire delivers hogs to Washington, Newton Noecker transports 50 head to Kalona Tuesday. Mrs Fred Bartholomew visits Will and Karl Smith to meet her granddaughter Una Rebecca. Starry Crone moves to Philip Ahkren’s farm Tuesday. Martha Eyestone and pupils plan an entertainment and Christmas tree for December 24. Luella Beal attends the Academy this winter. Mrs Frank Page visits her brother Will Todd. Emil Larson and family dine at Oscar Carlson’s. Harvey Knapp returns from Texas after three weeks. Young people attend a Scott home gathering Sunday.
Citing higher feed and cattle costs, the producer Brewer announces a milk price rise to 7 cents per quart, effective tomorrow morning.
Milk prices set due to high feed costs. Bottled milk 14 tickets per dollar delivered and six cents per quart at the house. Applies until spring.
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