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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1908

Page

5

Band Concert March 6 Signals Good Program

Local notes report Mrs. Samuel Thompson on the sick list and Mrs. F M Smith arriving from Crawfordsville to visit. Ode Ferguson of Havre arrived for a day in the city. J F Simpson escaped injury after his buggy was dragged by a broken harness through deep snow west of George Forest, then walked a mile to recover his horse.

Vienna Samuel Thompson Ode Ferguson Havre F. M. Smith Crawfordsville City J. F. Simpson George Forest

Social wedding rites near Madrid and West Chester

Last evening in Iowa two weddings were held with local families and distant guests. Bertha M. Kracaw and Oscar J. Sundberg wed at the McCaulley home southeast of the city, with a four course dinner and a reception planned in Madrid. Edith Skinner and Arch Munro married at West Chester in a quiet ceremony at the bride’s mother Mrs Dell Skinner home, followed by a wedding supper and a move to a new home three miles west.

W. P. McCaulley Bertha M. Kracaw Oscar J. Sundberg John Mayer Madrid Iowa R. L. Patterson Anne Houdek Ed McCaulley Joe Richardson V. I. McCaulley Nelson Thompson Orba Mayer Alma McCaulley Mr. Sundberg Chas. Sundberg Frank McCaulley Harry Kracaw Washington West Chester Edith Skinner Arch Munro Arch L. Graham United Presbyterian Church Keota Dell Skinner Eva Esta Smith Clara Skinner D. R. Munro

At Home Party Honors Washington Birthday in Crawfordsville

Mr and Mrs J R Rickey hosted Tuesday evening for the Social Hour club with their husbands and invited guests. The home was festively decorated with flags bunting and red white carnations. Guests received small silk flags as souvenirs and enjoyed a two course luncheon served by Mrs Rickey assisted by Mrs Nickolaus and Mrs Daverty.

J. R. Rickey Crawfordsville Washington Rickey Mmes, Nickolaus and Daverty

Local Wedding Seals Union of Mabel Means and Lee Thompson

The Chas Means home near Ainsworth hosted a quiet wedding for Miss Mabel Means and Mr. Lee R. Thompson officiated by Rev. W. A. Nelson of Ainsworth Baptist church. A three course dinner followed with relatives and Kalona cousins serving. The couple will reside on a farm south of Ainsworth and received a reception from the groom’s parents in Ainsworth.

Chas. Means Ainsworth Mabel Lee R. Thompson W. A. Nelson Baptist Church Faith Laura Means Kalona Jocal High School David Thompson

Fort nightly club meeting tonight at 7 30

The general meeting of the Fort nightly club conducted by the current events department will be held this evening at 7 30 in the Academy chapel.

Aurora Hall Academy Building Department of Academy

Ladies Benevolent Society Meets at Mrs Walker’s

The Ladies' Benevolent society of the Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. R. H. Walker tomorrow afternoon at 2 30.

Ladies’ Benevolent Society of the Presbyterian Church R.H. Walker

Emma Dittmer Weds George P. Scott at Dittmer Home

Wednesday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Dittmer near the city, their daughter Miss Emma married George P. Scott. The Lohengrin march by Miss Marie Dittmer accompanied the couple as they descended the stairs to stand before a flower bank.

H. C. Dittmer Emma George P. Scott Marie Dittmer

Mrs E R Lease leaves city for Moody Bible school

The Young Ladies Missionary society of the First United Presbyterian church and Mrs E R Lease’s Sabbath school class hosted a farewell in the church parlors. Lease plans to visit relatives in Cedar Rapids and Kansas then enter Moody Bible School in Chicago in May. A fountain pen was given in appreciation.

Young Ladies’ Missionary Society First United Presbyterian Church E. R. Lease the Missionary Society Lease

Wall Street and Taft sparring noted in senate scenes

Congress and labor voices echo as Rep McDermott and Rep Cary urge labor groups to shape political contests. Sen Depew defends Morgan and Cortelyou while Wall Street critiques intensify with Bryan's New York speech and Foraker’s Athens postmaster clash discussed.

Charles W. Arthur Washington House United States McDermott Chicago Cary Milwaukee Congress Depew Senator Depew New Yorker Cortelyou J. Pierpont Morgan John D. Rockefeller Morgan New York John D Latta Roosevelt White House Senate Foraker Ohio Athens Taft Fairbanks Latte Poraker Senator Foraker Wall Street Clayton Alabama Willam J. Bryan New York City Congressional Record Pete Hepburn Iowa

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