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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1912
Page
2
Receipts total about 22,000 with cattle and sheep trading mixed. Cattle prices range from 2.85 to 9.60 for various classes while sheep and yearlings fetch 4.40 to 8.85, market described as steady to stronger for sheep and slow to weak for cattle. yard will be open all day on January 1.
In Brighton on December 30 1912 Prof W S Dey and wife from Mt Pleasant attend the Wy koff funeral. Mrs Decker heads to St Louis to be with her parents. Mrs Buffem of Leroy Ind helps with her new granddaughter at Henry Helwick’s. Mr and Mrs Picken visit relatives Tom and Mrs Marshall. Mr and Mrs Lester Hanlon guests at Lydia Madden’s. Mrs Minerva Weidner visits daughter Ella Merchant at Coppock. Miss Rhua Day visiting Minnesota relatives. Miss Rulie B Walker leaves for Batavia to resume school after vacation with Rev and Mrs C L Walker. F A A holds regular meeting to elect officers. Henry Hydes visit daughter Mrs Ed Shepherd. John Whitacre at Iowa City spends vacation with parents. Rev L Walker leaves for Batavia. Funeral of Mrs Sarah Wykort held at home, conducted by Prof W S Dey, then burial beside husband in Brighton cemetery. News of marriage of Susie Watkins to Louis Holmes at Arm ingham Mont on Christmas Eve reaches friends. Wilbur Washburn of Idaho visiting.
The column summarizes local happenings across county communities with brief notes on gatherings meetings and daily life events. It highlights civic actions weather impacts and notable small events affecting residents and organizations.
Noble notes a load of hogs shipped to Chicago by Noble and Munson, local student Chris Graber from Washington high school visits home, and Christmas Eve exercises at Eich er church. A Meadow Brook farm gathering welcomes guests from several towns, and Clara Keeble marries Arthur Wyse at the Keeble home with Rev Gerig officiating. couple to Ohio for honeymoon then return to Fulton county housekeeping.
Visiting relatives and neighbors populate the week with social calls and events. Runaway bugy spill without injuries, Christmas exercises delight churchgoers, and holiday dinners bond families from Havre to Wayland. A marriage on Tuesday and new home moves mark seasonal changes.
Wellman residents share Christmas visits and travels with family and friends. Notables include Mrs. Walt Livezey returning from an extended visit, and multiple exchanges of visits among the Shachner, Turnipseed, Coffey, and Iden families. A local auction signals Mrs. Iden’s health move, and Blanche Wallace and Charles Dunshee wed at Lexington.
Lexington Ralph Schulty and wife spent Sunday at Don Brindley’s. Alta Munson vacationing in the neighborhood among relatives and friends.
A poem invites readers to ride the water wagon toward Better Fame with Redemption as the driver and Hope and Pride as the steeds. The journey begins rough, but improves as passengers persevere, leaving behind the fleshpots and reaching a hopeful, uplifted end.
Two McDonald children from Ames visit their former area. Several residents are listed at local homes and events, including Mrs. Blaine Holmes on the sick list, Pearl McClure recovering, and various calls and visits at the Matthess and Rittenhouse households.
The Jesse Phillips family held a reunion at the Sam Knapp home in Washington on Christmas Day with most relatives present except Mrs Phillips who was bedridden with pleurisy. Several other families from nearby towns celebrated, visited, or hosted gatherings, including the Leeper, Fisher, Nagley, Green, Quinn, Booth, and Craig households, with trips to Lamoni and southern Kansas mentioned.
In New Haven on Saturday and Sunday many locals visited friends and family. J W Combs and spouse visited F Smith, A J Robertson traveled from Washington, Bert and Mrs Smith with Wanda visited J B McCaleb, and A J Robertson with Charley McKinstry went to Mt Pleasant by auto on business. Irene Dunbar visited Hazel Robertson. Mrs Singmaster returned home after visiting daughter Mrs Arthur Conrad. Charles McKinstry shipped a carload of stock to Chicago.
Henry Horn and three New Haven road officials are charged with manslaughter for causing the deaths of passengers in the recent wreck. Prosecutors allege negligence led to the fatal incident and accuse the officials of gross misconduct.
Benjamin Franklin Brown born July 3 1830 in Luzerne County Pennsylvania died December 29 1912 at his Crawfordsville Iowa home aged 82 years five months and twenty six days. He married Anna Clause in 1854 and Louisa McElroy in 1881, leaving nine and three children respectively. A veteran of Company F 11th Iowa Infantry he suffered multiple strokes in later life and was a longtime member of the M B E church. Funeral services were held at the Crawfordsville Methodist Church.
A man recalls a single rattling moment when he asked his deaf father in law for his wife, speaking into an ear trumpet to break through the silence and prompt the reply. The humorous vignette centers on mistaken nerves and a fragile family barrier.
A brief classified note appears in column one on page seven listing small ads. Details are unclear due to scan quality but itemized notices include personal services and miscellaneous offerings typical of a community want section.
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