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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1908
Page
2
The column highlights diverse community events and day to day happenings across the county towns, noting gatherings, local concerns, and brief notices of interest to residents. Community leaders and residents are quoted on timely issues and upcoming local activities.
Kalona report lists b 10.-S Strickler sick this week. Mrs Snair ill for two weeks but improving after attending a high school debate Friday night. R Swartzendruber returned from Iowa City on Wednesday. Shrock rode with Dan Hochtler to town. Dan and family plan to leave this evening for a farm five miles from Shelton Nebraska. Wharton was a Wellman.
February notes show Bessie Shalla Lula Tobin and Leo Lintz at home over Sunday. Chittum and Sharpe enjoyed sleighing Friday. Wingler moved to the country to live with son Frank. Willie Welte rented town property and will relocate with family.
The Aug Escher house hosts guests this summer during renovations. The infant of Mr and Mrs Milt Novey was buried Saturday. Hugh Dougall Jr and Miss Anna Reiner of Washington visited relatives here. Mrs Selement is quite poorly. Grandma Shalla visits daughter Mrs Sam Swick in Washington. Band boys held a pleasant dance Saturday night. Will Koening’s two children, ill, are improving. John te Bockhorst joined sister Addie Brecht in Watkins last week.
The column lists residents visiting relatives and traveling home over the weekend. It notes Mrs. Lee returning to Washington from the Shaft home, Miss Thompson ill with typhoid, several residents visiting family in Columbus Junction Fairfield Indianola and Winfield, and the Evans and Gardner families moving or visiting, with additional local departures and arrivals.
Feb 8 updates report several deaths and burials including Mrs. Mary Manatt in California brought for burial in Snider cemetery and Mrs. Joe Yoder buried in Myers cemetery. Also notes better or improving health for several, visits by residents to Kalona Wellman and Washington.
Ice supply for summer proved excellent as farmers stored ice last week. The community noted several illnesses including la grippe with Mrs Schantz and Mrs Wittmer showing varying conditions. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Graber. Samuel Vansyoe wed Exie Zingg near Noble with Rev Collier presiding. A reception followed at the Vansyoe home and the couple will live on Exie’s parents farm near Wyman. Lincoln Noble shipped 38 carloads of stock in January.
West Chester church meetings hosted by Rev F E Morrison. Marriages planned near Pilotsburg with reception near Washington. Community events include a W F M S meeting, pie sale profits, and choir practice. Sapho revival at Muscatine fronted by May Hosmer draws praise and a New York run planned. An ad promotes Dr Shoop Restorative for weak nerves with free samples.
Feb 10 Mrs Mary Leedy and children return to her home near Lexington after visiting her mother Mrs Martin Augustine. Tom Carris and wife stayed Sunday at the Lemley home. J L Mayer and wife Sumlay visited John Mayer's. J Bo McCaleb butchered for Lee Craig Monday. Mint McCalenet to Washington on business Monday. Nonile and Will Brinning passed through town Monday.
February notes show Elmer Brimisall family with T B Thrasher. I K Beal delivered boys to Barrett and Link in Washington. William Snider and Ida visited Kalona. Wm Beal at FE Bartholow. Will Sickles at Kerr home. Newt Noecker family at M E church and W R Stryker. Frank Proby visited Richmond. E N Helwick delivered hogs to Washington. Win Rickey hosted at Earl Smith. Sam Neil and sons visited Washington. Tom McGuire literary surprise draws crowd.
No one is immune from kidney troubles so remember Foley's Kidney Cure will stop irregularities and cure any case not beyond the reach of medicine. Sold by all druggists.
Mrs. Bert Sands returned to Ainsworth after a city visit. H. Wilson left for Uniontown Pennsylvania to visit relatives. Miss Bina Porter flew to Ainsworth after a city visit. Hear the Burlington Washington debate Friday in the high school auditorium. Admission 25 cents. Miss Ora Dickson returns from Chicago this evening. Will O Loughlin returns to Sioux Falls after a visit. Miss Hanna Eicher returns to Milwaukee for school. Manton Hebner leaves for Iowa City to resume university work.
Mrs. Mary Long of Deering Kansas visits friends in the city. L D Higgins returns from a Stratford Texas excursion. Charley Porter spends the day in town before returning home. Miss Marjorie Hebner, recently with friends in Sigourney, returns home.
The W. C. T. U. will meet with president Mrs. T. J. McEnin ney on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. U. S. Smith’s address, postponed due to church meetings, is rescheduled for February 27. Devotional topic is Sin Finished. James 1 15. Be punctual.
A. T. Burris of Duluth Minnesota, who spent recent days in Tama on business, is expected this week for a visit at the Alf Burris residence.
Lemmon's pharmacy promotes Hyomei as a fast acting cure for catarrh and throat and lung infections. It offers an absolute guarantee of refund if expectations are not met. Also listed are farm auction items including hogs hay corn and equipment with terms and a lunch provided.
A farmer announces quitting farming and selling at public auction on February 13, 1908 starting 10 a.m. at the old Miller farm six miles southwest of Washington five miles northeast of Brighton and four miles east of Verdi. The sale lists eleven horses and mules including a bay team and saddle pony, plus one span of mules, a Shetland pony, a two year old colt, and forty one cattle comprising two milch cows a yearling Short Horn bull and 38 yearling steers.
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