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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1909
Page
5
Miss Hanna Schilling and Eva Crone visited Burling ton today while Vienna advertises the largest cookie cake and jumble assortment. Water customers urged to pay rents. Unique February 2982 offers 10 dining chairs. Ida Dupuis rode to Keota after visiting her brother Will Dupuis. Mr and Mrs C F Fish and child from Havre were guests at Thomas Moothart home yesterday.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s signature appears on each box. 265c.
Two children of Jonathan Conrad died of diphtheria Elizabeth aged three died Saturday and Ada aged nine died Monday and was laid beside her sister Mrs Folsom receives help with housework Miss Mary Rinner assists Ada Nebel guests at Wm Leeper home Joseph Witting and daughter Myrtle visited Washington George Roberts left for Algona after two weeks visiting local relatives
Adelia Pentagrapher of Richland visited friends in Brighton Sunday. The SHerean Bible class of the Christian church hosts a social in the church parlor Wednesday evening. Mrs. Fred Koster of Packwood visited Brighton Sunday. Susie Watkins is on the sick list. Hazel Morman of Packwood visited Mrs. C C Davis Sunday on route to Mt. Pleasant. Stacy Johnson of Fairfield and Edna Jackson of Packwood attended church Sunday night. Edith Clark is absent from school this week. No school in room six Monday morning due to heat regulation failure.
Feb 1 reports show Dr. C B Cladker on a business trip to Lone Tree last Friday night. Miss Little from the Intermediate room visited her Cedar Rapids mother over Sunday. Mrs Wm Boone and Mrs De France from Iowa City visited here Friday to see the Boone and Frederick homes. Mrs John Welre from Iowa City visited sister Mrs A A Elgin and friends. Elsie and Ida Snider were Washington visitors Tuesday. Rev Mr Hoerlein of Iowa City was a business visitor Saturday. Mrs J K Mehaffey of Wellman visited with her parents last night. Mr and Mrs Gid Petersheim left yesterday for the west, Gid to Julesburg Colorado and his wife to Washington.
Feb 2 report notes Howard Johnson visiting friends in Eureka last Tuesday. Pech Bros. held a successful sale despite poor weather, totaling 5500 dollars. Chas. Rupp slated for a sale on the 8th. F. T. McKune delivered hogs to Coppock at six dollars per hundredweight. Mr. and Mrs. John Bloomquist returned from Titus after attending the funeral of Mrs. Charley Johnson. Frank Trout began work for Ward Wisley yesterday.
Mrs Villa Swift departed Wednesday for a two week visit with relatives in Illinois. Neighbor residents reported a pleasant party at Mr Weigman’s on Tuesday night. Several local people were involved in visits and carpentry around town.
Will Craig and others traveled from Martinsburg Iowa and Washington to Crawfordsville for the death of Thomas Craig. The late's funeral will be held tomorrow at United Presbyterian church after the 10 15 train arrival with Rev. W G Robertson officiating, who arrived from Burlington today.
A scarlet fever case in the Haller family led to the school closing for two weeks and a quarantine of the family. No new cases have appeared and the situation is stable so far.
February notes show Mrs Kenneth Goff recovering from serious pneumonia. J G Alliman conducted business at Wayland Monday afternoon. A Friday storm toppled windmills owned by John Graber Sr and Edd Rinner. Harold Rich sick with rheumatism is improving.
Washington dispatch notes congressional temperance talk as anti saloon groups press for action. It cites Mary Armor and Dor Shannon urging drastic measures and praises Representative Sperry of Connecticut as the aged, readable speaker. Also mentions civil service exams for census clerks and tariff commission discussions with James M Cox the Dayton journalist.
The article notes the groundhog fears its shadow on February 2nd and suggests six more weeks of winter per astrologists and etc. It also includes a testimonial from J A Stone Kemp Texas a Civil War veteran about Dr Kings New Discovery curing a stubborn cold and restoring health with claims of weight gain and pneumonia prevention.
The regular council meeting was held last evening with Mayor Cunningham presiding and full council present. The session focused on approving claims and handling the city’s general business.
Local D A R chapter schedules a meeting Tuesday at 7 50 PM at the home of Mrs Ed Bow. The note lists the address as 98 2.
The Living Lake Literary society moves the February 5 program to February 12 due to Friday night storm. An earlier January 24 program is rescheduled for February 5 featuring songs recitations readings debates and performances by multiple members under Beulah Stewarts Nicholson and Effie Wright with Maude Shaw as paper reader.
Bethlehem commandery calls a called conclave Tuesday at 7 30 for work in the Order of the Temple. Sir Knights should attend promptly on time.
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