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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
5
A collection of brief classified ads from Crawfordsville Iowa listing lost fur neck piece, second hand sleigh, Mammoth Bronze Turkeys, Jersey male calf, a good seven room house for sale with details, and a five acre well improved property. Also a help wanted ad for general housework at Letts Bros. office in Ainsworth Iowa.
Snow flurries tonight and Friday with rising temperatures. Forecast issued for Iowa today and tomorrow.
J M Wilson visited Winfield today. Mrs Geo Davis left for Muscatine this morning. Basketball game urged at the club Friday evening with scores 76 to 21 and 76 to 26 cited. Elizabeth McCleary rode as a Crawfordsville passenger. Minnie Stewart of Richland visits city on business. Fresh homemade candy at Vienna bakery today. W H Pearson of Marshall Field's Chicago in town on trade. Wilson of Galesburg staying with Mrs Wisie Long. Doctor Leete of Davenport to hold 7 30 p m Episcopal service. O M Gray couple depart for Burlington then California to winter in San Diego.
Clinic ad claims Pazo Ointment will cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or provides a refund. Advertising copy states price 60 cents.
A church social at the Methodist U. S. room promises entertainment Thursday at 7 30 in the evening with admission 6 21. A O U W installation ended with a cake prize won by Lori e Jones and a box supper. City hospital reports four operations and full capacity as plans for a church dinner are announced. A religious author notes kidney trouble and Foley's Kidney Remedy helps.
Tuesday evening the G A R and the Relief corps held a joint installation in their hall with Captain Kellogg and Mrs George Sigler as officers. Mrs Nora Bryson was installed as president of the Relief corps and presented a W C pin to retiring officer Mrs Reister. A social hour followed amid good attendance despite weather. The Ladies Benevolent society of the Presbyterian church plans a thimble bee with Mrs C Cunningham tomorrow at 2 30 PM inviting church and congregation.
The Stewart residence on West Washington Street hosted an afternoon card club meeting yesterday. Four tables played five hundred with prizes awarded to Mrs. R. S. Warfel and Mrs. W. R. Mount, each receiving a cut glass dish. A light luncheon followed.
In Montgomery on January 7 a U S circuit court session opened with arguments for a restraining order against Alabama's new prohibition law. A brewing company from Evansville Indiana contends the law is unconstitutional and would cost about $125000 yearly, also alleging violations of the interstate commerce act.
Council Bluffs Iowa board of education bans secret societies in public schools. Omega Eta Tau members vow challenge, some expect national aid. High school students cheer the action while girls' sorority members wait on next move.
The New York Commercial praises Paid in Full a sober serious four act drama of American life. It notes the play is admirably written with real living characters and a broad strong outline. The Opera House engagement is highlighted as the season’s most notable.
A reader from Vernon Indiana dated January 6 1909 sends 25 cents for one copy of Hanley's Political Primer. The letter praises the book calling it music to a Bryan Democrat and hopes it will attract voters who did not back Bryan in November 1908. The writer signs as Gere Kite.
Capt. W. A. Wilson and son Sherd sold 225 head on the Chicago market at $8.00 per hundred, a figure well above expectations. Twenty-five cuts brought $6.00 per hundred, highlighting strong demand for lambs that day.
J. M. Taylor offers a loan of $10,000 on real estate. Contact 73 66 for details.
The Iowa State Drainage association will hold its annual meeting in Fort Dodge on February 16 and 17, 1909. Secretary W H Stevenson of Ames reports a strong program with discussions on drainage operations, a state drainage commission, and a talk by Professor A Marston on clay and cement tile durability. The Fort Dodge gathering is expected to be the largest in the association’s history. Further information may be obtained from the Ames secretary.
G T Everett reports Guy Gardner formerly of Wayland and Farnee Bridger who attended school here last year have bought a clothing store in Washington and taken possession. The note comes from the Mt. Pleasant Free Press dated January 6.
Miss Vera Alberson plans a departure tonight to Washington D C to resume school duties. She will spend tomorrow in Chicago with Misses Dorothy Miller and Have Martin before continuing.
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