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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1903
Page
6
Special to The Evening Journal reports the Iowa forecast for today and tomorrow. Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with a likely drop in temperature, colder conditions especially in the western portion tonight.
Local notes list a string of residents and visitors: Fred Smith returns to Richland. Milt Dennison travels to Cedar Rapids. Max Marbourg leaves for No 3. ED Morrison spends Christmas in Fairfield. L C Brindley to Rose Hill. L M McCoy to West Chester. H G Crawford visits from Ainsworth. Frank Thompson visits Wayland. T J Allen travels to Brighton. W D Crawford and son Roy head to West Chester. Della Deane returns to Coppock. Harley Gallagher departs for Grinnell. Frank Wells goes to Fairfield after Christmas. Mr and Mrs Sol Rico plan Chicago trip. Al Hott travels to St Louis. Cal Ritchie and Bessie Moore visiting J W Patton home. Our Goblins troupe stops en route to Ottumwa. Mrs Ross Coulter returns to Morenci. Hannah Wiley returns to Cedar Rapids. Otto Stichter heads to Fairfield. Howard Jeffrey leaves for Trenton. Mount family to Iowa City. Charles Mount to Hawthorne Novelty Co. in Iowa City.
The body of David Welliever was found Saturday evening beside the Rock Island track near Ainsworth. Coroner’s inquest ruled death from being struck by an engine. Funeral set for 10 o'clock tomorrow at his residence with burial at Camp Ground cemetery. The piece also explains a charity band concert to support local musicians and urges public attendance.
The Rev Everette Smith of Indianola will deliver an illustrated talk at the First United Presbyterian church next Wednesday at 8 15 pm. He will show more than a hundred stereopticon views in a program titled Lights and Shadows. The lecture is described as impressive with a full attendance urged. Admission is 15 cents.
A second fire rekindled at the Shanefelt residence Saturday after initial extinguishing. Mr. Shanafelt stayed to monitor the blaze and summoned help from his lumber yard to fight the flare, requiring floor removal and extra property damage but the blaze was controlled without further fire company calls.
A Washington Methodist Church audience enjoyed J Wesley Holland’s Christmas program for the Sunday School. Holland, a Garrett Biblical Institute student, performed impersonations and readings with child friendly pieces and popular selections. A male quartet contributed two numbers, and the program featured readings like The Swing Palestine and The Arkansas Witness.
Tomorrow evening Prof. Rbyner and his band perform in a local venue, delivering a varied program likely featuring classical and modern pieces. The event draws music lovers and students to a venue downtown.
A Miles Bradford home event Saturday celebrates a Bradford family reunion for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bradford of Davenport and marks the tenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bradford of Des Moines. The gathering lists members, gifts, and plans for further celebrations at Rolla and Lewis Bradford homes with church circle activities nearby.
The Young Men's Club of the M. E. church will host an informal gathering tonight at the parsonage to greet members home from school duties. All male members of the congregation are invited to attend.
Miss Marian Stewart will host the S S Club at her West Washington street home. Mrs. Archic Culley and Misses Maude Morton and Kathryn Wilson entertained guests at the C J Wilson home Saturday honoring Mrs W R Cubbins of Chicago Mrs K A Burnell of Newton and Mrs Fred Gaston of Des Moines.
A veteran manager recalls losing a manuscript titled A Lucky Find and overbilling a writer. The author, with a patient smile, returns, reveals the manuscript’s owner, and the play is contracted after a misdirected payment. The incident ends with mutual dinner payment and a successful production.
This year we present the best Outing Flannel Night Dresses for men women and children in our city. We secured them before the sharp rise in cotton prices.
Funeral services for Mrs Blanche Swick White were at her mother’s North Washington home at 2 pm. Rev. Schreckengast gave brief remarks. Hymns Asleep in Jesus and Jesus Lover of My Soul were sung by the M E choir. Pallbearers were Harry McCall Nate Jones Wm Dodder Wm Sheets Lee Mc Avoy and Tom McFarland. Interment in Elm Grove.
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