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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1912
Page
2
Chicago market notes show receipts 16 000 today and 29 127 yesterday with strong hogs and firm cattle. Prices for beef cows and natives steady to higher, sheep firm to slightly up, porkers and pigs trading steady to strong.
Christmas season notices from Dublin Bethel Pleasant Hill detail visitors and local events. Families like Augustine Wolfe McCaleb Lemley and Brinning share holidays, church programs, oyster supper and donation at Bethel, weddings and travel to Drake Des Moines and Chicago appear among community notes.
Will Stafford chauffeured Will Boshart Jones Rinner and Kenneth Goff to Mr. Pleasant on Wednesday. Crawfordsville visitors Mr and Mrs Clint Pletcher and several couples shopped in Washington Saturday. Dave Rich of Mt Pleasant delivered six fine Jersey cows to neighbors, Will Boshart receiving three, Louis Rinner one and Kenneth Goff two. Miss Wenger suspended school until after Christmas. Joe Conrad Hugh and family joined church visitors at Joe Mast’s Sunday.
The Brighton senior class presented a play last Friday as many attend holiday events. John Whitacre visits from Iowa State University during the break. Isaac Gouder suffered a serious injury moving a corn shredder. Charlie Harvey wed Miss Mella Beitel of Grace Hill last Wednesday.
Crawfordsville residents travel for the holidays as Mrs Leffler and children visit Washington for Christmas with relatives. W W Twinam and son Merle C A Wooley Herman Twinam and P L Huber head to Washington for Christmas. Mr and Mrs Ray Dix depart for Hampton Iowa to spend Christmas with his parents. Mrs C A Sprague returns from Burlington en route home from Pennsylvania. Mr Weaver of Houston Texas visits the Wonderly home.
Mr and Mrs Perry Kephart spent Saturday night and Sunday visiting the Tom Tomblingson household near Haskins, enjoying a weekend of hospitality and local chatter.
Advertiser seeks clean cotton rags white or colored to be paid at 5 cents a pound by the Journal.
Diplomatic exchanges in Washington mark the official end of the dispute between Great Britain and the United States over Newfoundland fishing banks. The Hague award of 1910 is ratified, with Bryce representing the United States and counters of regulations and future arbitration set by the tribunal.
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