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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1907
Page
5
Local page highlights events and acts in the county communities with brief notices of notable residents and daily happenings. Readers learn who visited whom, upcoming gatherings, and small town milestones.
Mr and Mrs Will Todd hosted a dinner with the Will Clark and R Burham families and Willis Todd of Washington. Avis Green returns home from Mt Vernon for holidays. Over $12 was raised at the Union school box supper last Friday. Lincoln school enjoys a week long holiday vacation. Winifred Durst teaches there this winter. The Todds plan to move to Mt Vernon.
December 24 notes list Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Goble leaving for Lincoln Nebraska and Council Bluffs to visit relatives. D. H. Miller of Washington stops between trains. Miss Carrie Rowan returns from Washington after an overnight visit. Howard Stewart from Iowa State College Ames returns for vacation. Miss Ella Porter shops in Washington. Miss Glynne Rowan returns from Mundane to spend holidays. Mrs. A. J. Peterson visits Washington for business.
Dec 23 notes show Arthur Gray and daughter from Kansas City visiting at the Arthur Doty home. Mr and Mrs Eugene Tucker and children from North Dakota are visiting at the parental Tucker home. Mrs Frank Engle and children from Ollie area spend Christmas with Engle and Abraham families. Mrs Jane Notz returns from St Paul visit. Lorey Tucker home for two weeks. Mrs Florence Vosberg visits relatives near Valley. Shooting match held Saturday. Mrs Nick Tinnes sick in Colorado.
Muriel and Virgil left for Ft Madison to spend Christmas with Muriels sister. Miss Blanche Neiswanger received a Bible gift from her pupils. Mr and Mrs James Irwin of Canton Ill visit Mrs A L Armstrong. Mr and Mrs Ralph Fetters spent Sunday with Frank Mayhew.
Dec 24 reports Miss Jessie Anderson traveling to Wyman to spend Christmas with friends. Mrs. David Fishburn visited Washington with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Henry McCoy and their two children went to Wapello to see her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sellers. Luther Gormly visited Washington today.
On Saturday December 28 at 2 p m at the southwest corner of the square the following household goods will be sold: two bedroom suits a 10 foot dining table sideboard three rocking chairs three stands three stoves heater cook stove oil stove ice box 25 yards matting good as new 11 yards linoleum some pictures one good organ several window shades book case rugs sanitary cot carpet 15 yards matting used some lawn mower spring wagon set single harness good as new canned fruit fruit jars Bramer washing machine and many other articles too numerous to mention auctioneer D F Macon
The Methodist Sunday school Christmas entertainment is held this evening at 7 o clock in the Methodist church. Santa Claus will arrive near dusk and hopes to see every Sunday school and church member there. Candies of all kinds advertised at Johnsons.
Pound cakes plain nut and cherry sold at the Vienna. Devils food angel food and layer cakes at Johnson's. Mrs Huskinson traveled to Keota to spend Christmas with friends. Mrs John McCall is very low with no hope of recovery. Mr and Mrs John Babcock of Chicago return for holidays. Mrs Will Cherry and daughter Mary back from Chicago. Miss Mary recovering from pneumonia and plans a short visit to Verdi. Oysters 35c a quart at Royal Market. Stuart and McCreedy.
Mrs J E Hallquist died after a three week illness from pneumonia. She leaves husband J B Hallquist and four children Victor Alfied Anna and Oscar. Born Carolina Matilda Anderson in Sweden in 1871 she came to America in 1888 and lived in Des Moines since marrying in 1896. Funeral Thursday at 2 30 from 109 West Madison Street.
Mrs. J. A. Gibson and three children and Robert Gibson arrived this morning from Valley Junction and will spend a week at the home of Mrs. J. A. Dickson.
December 24 notes show shops will shut from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Christmas Day. Local residents arrive and travel. Milt Dayton and Chas Johnson return from Chicago. C R Wells comes from Texas. Miss Cora Goodspeed arrives from Chicago to visit. Miss Mabel Owens visits Decorah. Laithly Bros. deliver hogs. Frank Timmons visits Cy Timmons. Bruce Moore and family go to Brighton. PD R Munro and Al Augustine visit Pleasant Plain.
Havre notes Mrs Pickens arrived from Washington to spend the holidays with her daughter Mrs Will Easter. Mr and Mrs O Jugenheimer visited at Will Nicola home in Ainsworth. Mrs Ode Ferguson and two children are mentioned in the fragment.
The letter to Mrs D C Elder from Chi Kong Shan reports ongoing missionary work among Chinese, notes struggles with faith and language, describes a new school building and crowded reading room, and mentions daily Chinese meetings and encouragement to persevere in faith. It emphasizes revival prayers and blessings since returning to the field.
The advertisement offers gift packages from Wright's Colgate Allen's and Roger and Gallet with high quality perfumes. It emphasizes that good perfumes cost more and cheap ones are inferior and claims Wright's ranks best among American perfumes and outperforms many French makes.
A missionary wife writes of aiding Chinese Christians with basic goods like soap and bottles and notes a century of missions in China. She praises converts, recalls a cook’s baptismal confession, and highlights Stotts teaching Bible reading while praising brave female workers and her own family joys amid fever and illness.
We write from our mountain home in a healthy spot for China and hope you will send words for the children of missionaries. We miss their parents and yearround longing for letters. If friends read this, we send greetings and prayers and would cherish any home letters this Christmas season.
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