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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1906
Page
2
News of the day from local correspondents reporting accidents deaths births and marriages promptly by our news gatherers with emphasis on community events and notable incidents.
Misses Lois and Clara Stewart and Lloyd Kenner arrive from Iowa City for the Christmas break. Mrs. J. C. Wiesenberger spends yesterday in Washington. Nellie Stevenson returns from Monmouth. Mrs. Fred Stewart travels to Chicago to visit relatives briefly. Karl Vincent comes home from Monmouth to spend vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Vincent.
Mrs Birdie Reysaider visited her parents Mr and Mrs Reynolds this morning. Dave Yoder formerly of Wellman wed last evening in Glidden, with his sister accompanying him. A commercial club was formed by local businessmen to promote building an opera house in town. Four carloads of hogs were shipped from Wellman today.
Community notes report the passing of Grandma Schnoebelen. Other items mention Miss Leona Shillig sewing for Mrs. Albert Strabala, Ed Kajllous elected president of telephone line four, and a well attended school hall entertainment where the children performed successfully and raised 18.80.
Mr and Mrs John Mangold moved travel to Kansas Monday. Walter and Ruby Peterson begin a visit to Galesburg Illinois to meet relatives and participate in a Christmas program with Walter’s violin. Mrs Curt Wells mourns the death of their daughter Allie. New Haven Sunday school plans a Santa Claus program at 7 30 Christmas Eve.
The Christmas tree gathering at Pleasant Hill church has been rescheduled from Tuesday to Monday evening. Attendees should note the new date and time for the community event.
Miss Opal Tucker visits Fairfield for the holidays while relatives host gatherings. Several residents travel to Texas and Oklahoma for family visits, with mentions of chicken pox among Roy Libe’s son and visits by Mrs. James Longer and Mrs. Geo Fetters. Hog deliveries occur in Washington and kinship ties connect Adam Libe and Fred Marthe families.
Rural Route Three item notes Mr and Mrs Newton Noacker visiting the Newton Gardner home in Wellman on Thursday. Mrs William Gibson enters singing activity and local social mentions appear in the rural community column.
Warning label describes LAXATIVE BROMO quinine Tablets with guarantee of refund by druggists if it fails to cure. Box bears Druggists refund money and E. W. GROVRE'S signature on each box. 2f¢.
Rush Helwick returned from Iowa City Thursday evening to spend vacation. Mr Hines and family moved into a new home. Maud McGuire is clerking at Bowman's. Mrs Florence Amlong hosted company Wednesday. Mrs David Rittenhouse is quite poorly.
Dec 20 community notes list visits by Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Glassburner and family to S. Williams. Riverside visitor Mr. Lowe called on his daughter Mrs James Hesseltine. Peter Godwin and family visited Chas. Nicola on Sunday. Ross and Letha Glassburner visited Charly and Emma Bloomquist. Mrs. O. S. Williams visited Wednesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Glassburner.
Mrs Will Jugenheimer and daughter Dorothy traveled to Washington for Christmas shopping on Thursday. Mrs Joe Maxwell hosted twenty friends for a rag- racking gathering with a fine dinner prepared by Mrs Maxwell with help from her sister and Louisa Richards. Mrs Frank Macon and children Lois and Harry attended with Miss Florence.
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