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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
5
Weather bureau forecast for Iowa calls for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. The notice appears in a Washington D C dispatch dated December 28.
Local brief notes report Miss Lou B Johnson vacationing with friends in Des Moines and Alma Sharpe of Keota visiting in the city. Several residents like Dudley Crone and Olive Ramsey are listed as visitors or travelers. Mincemeat from Baptist women to be sold at Lemley’s mid week. Fo ley's Honey and Tar promoted for coughs and colds.
The Star Theater presents a mixed program tonight featuring Li The Custom Officer's Revenge The Witch and The Merry Widow Hat among film offerings. A concert segment includes songs Are There Thorns in the They You Wear and The Story the Daisies Told.
The notice hints many candidates will seek the presidency with credentials, urging readers to call 176 for a reliable goal.
County wide notes report daily events and community items across several towns. brief mentions recount social gatherings, local travel, and common affairs from various neighborhoods.
A holiday roundup notes numerous travels and greetings across Iowa towns. Donald Mitchell visits Havre with grandparents, Ben Gray returns to Davenport, J W Kirkpatrick clan spends Christmas in Wellman, and Bert Nash guests hosted by Mr and Mrs Pickens before Elkader return.
December 26 items from Crawfordsville list numerous residents and visitors. Mr. and Mrs J G Maxwell, Henry Crooks, John Wooley, Jesse McVoy travel to Washington. Alice Yard returns from Pella. J F Buxbaum visits Grace Hill. J R Rickey at Griswolds. Jennie Sellers at Wapello. McCleary family dinner. Mary Clark visits from Washington. Anna McCleary returns to Washington. Yard family and others travel to Washington. Alex Knox and Nellie Anderson back from Washington. J B McCoy and son visit Muscatine. Chas Fishburn receive word of daughter Autumn Cummings's death in Kansas. Wilson Martin and J B Dodds business visitors. Alice Hobart and Alice Maxwell visit Winfield. James Wooley and Kya Wolf visit O A Wooley.
Westchester Christmas events drew crowds at Baptist and Methodist churches. Residents reported with relatives in Gibson Iowa and Valley Junction while others like Miss Martin and Miss Bishop arrived from Washington and Lexington respectively. Several local families hosted visitors, and shipping activity included Limerman sending horses to Buffalo and Munro shipments to Boston. A death from pneumonia occurred to Mr. Rumm, and church dinners were planned for New Year’s Day.
The ladies of First United Presbyterian church work this afternoon to ready the auditorium. The church will be ready for occupancy next Sunday morning. In the evening the annual Bible society service will be held with Rev. W. R. Sawhill delivering the sermon.
Mrs J M Law spent Christmas with her son Carl and departed for home at Sigourney Saturday evening.
The Atlantic fleet crews aboard 14 000 sailors await Christmas at sea as the supply ship Celtic misses the holiday window. The Celtic, at Brooklyn Navy Yard, will not depart until after Christmas and likely reach Gibraltar by February 3 with 500 tons of fresh beef and other cargo for the battleships. Uncle Sam still plans a festive fleet Christmas with trees on every masthead and wardroom decorations despite the delay.
Violent earthquake shocks were felt in Calabria this morning. Serious damages caused several deaths reported at Milete Gonadi and Stefanconi. Stefanconi recorded the strongest quake with Sangregorio Sangiorgo and Majesata also affected.
Crawfordsville December 28 Special Mrs Autumn Cummings died Christmas day at her Panhandle Texas home after a brief pneumonia illness She was born October 24 1882 and was married to Calvin Cummings February 18 1903 They moved to Panhandle in 1906 She leaves her husband two children her parents and four sisters Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 PM from the Fishburn residence
A. N. Alberson received a gold mounted badge from the Grand Chapter of Iowa as Past Grand High Priest of the R. A. M. The badge represents Masonry’s degrees in an artistic form and is a fine piece of jeweler's art.
Local notes mention a full line of baked goods at the Vienna bakery with fresh candies and a nightly shooting gallery offering prizes on December 31. Visitors include Miss Dorothy Jugenheimer of Navre Mrs. Jane Abbott of Winfield and Herman and Miss Florence Meyer of Lincoln leaving after three weeks in the city.
City notes greeting visitors for Christmas as Havre residents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mayhew arrive in Vienna. Miss Margaret Twinam comes from Crawfordsville. Frank Galloway returns from Nelia, Ohio for holidays. Mrs. W. A. Shannon arrives back from Davenport. Yale professor Evans from Iowa attends a few days in the city. Mrs. Owen Wilson and two sons from Des Moines visit L. A. and W. A. White households and relatives.
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