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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1913
Page
2
Chicago markets show mixed cattle and hog activity with receipts around 31 000 cattle and 24 000 hogs. Prices vary by class with cattle slow and weak sheep weak to 10 lower and hogs buoyed by a bulk at 7 25 to 7 40.
Monday notes show the Al Augustine family and Lou Augustine spending Sunday at W. E. Augustine's residence, marking a family gathering event.
Local items report travel to Washington for Mrs Pulaski Maxwell's funeral. Grace Keech departed Delavan Wisconsin after two weeks at O D Chapel home. Rev P M Conant new ME pastor preached twice to large crowd. Several residents left for home destinations and others remained. Box suppers announced at Grand Prairie January 16 and Fairview January 21 with Emma Shebank and Della Kos noted as teachers. Hogs delivered by T B Thrasher to Andy Augustine weighing 1050 pounds split into two loads.
Miss Clare Jay and Mr Walter E. Smith will wed next Wednesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Seth Carris. Prairie Flower ladies and Pleasant Plains Missionary ladies hosted sales and lunches netting about 40 and 25 to 30 dollars respectively. A large gathering bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Harvey Crone as they move to Idaho Falls, with neighbors gifting a silver cold meat fork and sharing friendly games and oyster stew.
Kalona residents report visitors and departures across the week. Mr and Mrs J A Wray of Bloomfield Iowa visited Presley Figgins. Annie Bopp rode to Iowa City Saturday. Mary Moore will attend Wesleyan University Mt Pleasant Iowa. Elsie Sommers moved to Iowa City for dressmaking. Helen Bock visited by Mr Bock of Mt Vernon. Bock studies at Cornell College Milt. A sick child of Navy improves. Ous Fry went to Riverside to install a Coleman lighting system for Albert Lintz.
Miss Mary McCartney and Marguerite Sterling returned home from West Chester after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Orville Dayton. Charlie Krotz stayed with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krotz. Mrs. Charlie Horak is ill with a cold. Howard Applegate Edna Applegate and Lela Smith attended the East Prairie box supper Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shuman visited Kalona area hosts Mr. and Mrs. Kline McDonald Thursday night.
Wm C Dean of Newton lectured at the church Sunday evening. Rubio W C T U met at the church Wednesday. Mrs Lucy Morgan of Clay organized an 8S T S. Rubio Savings Bank officers raised Cashier L B Luithly's salary. Daniel Jerrel lost a fine colt. Mrs Rolly Black and son Eugene have articular rheumatism. Dr Irelan and Bern Luithly subpoenaed to Washington. William Morrow and Helen Morrow improving under Dr Irelan. Milo Cox attended church and dined with Ott Smitt er.
Mr and Mrs John Robertson plus Miss Eva Fleming and Miss Opal Guy visited A J Robertson on Wednesday. Bert Smith moved household goods with help from Clarence Goodwin Rob McCaleb and J B McCaleb. Ole Docken left for Pipestone Minn after a week with Charley McKinstry. Dale Carris hauling corn to Char H J Cuddeback and son Glenn were West Chester visitors. Mr and Mrs Ed Robertson went to Washington. Local youths attended a Valley literary Friday and rode a bobsled for a fun evening. Jim Thompson visited Washington Thursday. Rev Phipps and Rev Catlin called in from Ames Iowa. Wesley Myers moved to a new southeast of Washington residence. Mrs P A Shockley substituted on mail route 5 amid N L Hancock illness. New Haven Church reopening drew a good crowd.
The report covers church services led by Rev. Catlin of Ames and social gatherings. family visits including Marion Robertson and Royal Robertson. local ice houses filling with fourteen inch ice. funeral of James Troutman in Wayland. updates on Will Wenger and his sister V Shaad. visits by the Frey, Roth, and Eich er families. a Literary Society program. and a mention of Jack Johnson’s arrest and General Blanco in Mexico.
In Crawfordsville Emma Buxbaum of Washington visits J F Buxbaum. Local residents travel to Washington. Mrs McCleary remains seriously ill as Rev Currie returns from preaching trips. The day closes with concerns for Mrs McCleary’s prognosis.
Des Moines reports plans to restart junket trips for state schools as alumni push for curriculum questions. Previously the legislature toured Ames Iowa State University and state institutions under the control board. In 33rd session junkets were abandoned with a limited committee visiting select sites.
In a local spat Mrs Collier Downe accuses her spouse of marrying for money. He retorts that she also has substantial real estate holdings, highlighting a friction over financial and property matters.
A fragmented ad lists canned plums with varying prices per can and per dozen. Items include green gage plums and kee plums with figures shown as 95 cents per can and 2.10 dollars per dozen in inconsistent OCR style.
We offer superior meat with sweet mild cure hams and bacon priced far below competing brands in Washington. Our product quality and value aim to set a higher standard for flavor and affordability.
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