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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1907
Page
5
A Philadelphia architect Frank Miles Day visits a Minneapolis home. The host jokes about floor polishing causing accidents, claiming Colonel Snow’s dining room floor and staircase once caused five people to break limbs and two slips during Easter week, while Day laughs at the tale.
Notices of fresh meat at Stuart's Market and multiple residents traveling to visit relatives or attend events. Breathing space includes Blanche Gordon, Winifred Adams, Jennie Cook, G K McFarland, Jeane Smith, B F Brown, W Y Reynolds, Eva Jones, plus a high school basketball schedule with games against Washington and West Liberty. Columbus Safeguard reports from Jan 17.
Mr. August Sherpe, longtime overseer of the poor, touts Dr Sing's New Skills as the best laxative. He says the remedy acts kindly, yields more good, and leaves the user feeling better than any other laxative, with a 25 cent price at Stewart's pharmacy.
Journal correspondents summarize day by day happenings in their communities with brief notes on events, gatherings, and notable incidents. The column reflects local voices, coverage cadence, and a snapshot of daily life across areas served by The County News.
Accidents deaths births and marriages are reported promptly by our news gathers detailing local life events and incidents from the community.
Jan 18 notes list Miss Sarah Crawford traveling to Crawfordsville and C P Nichols visiting Washington. Miss Marie Harding to Muscatine to stay with sister Mrs H B Caple. Mrs F G Sands and son Rex visited Washington relatives. Funeral for E M Funston set at home Sunday 10 am. brother Fred traveling. Mrs M P Miller and mother joined New York store employer for supper in Washington. Mrs J S Coop of Fairfield arrives after cousin E M Funston’s death. Miss Florence Porter shopped in Washington.
Morhafer caters at winter sales while Miss Eda Wieland and Bertha Grady spend Sunday with Will Kern. Bert Lowe visits Kaelona with wife to see sister Mrs. Welte. Geo Eglin conducts county business. Uncle Billy Arnold’s health declines as Al and Celesta Sharpe travel to Kalona. J W Spevacek drawn as petit juror. James Knebel and wife in Washington. Anton Reiner delivers oats to Washington. Al Rogers in town.
Sunday visits and social calls dominate the page as neighbors in the area meet at homes, with Mrs. Kilie Porter and Homer, Johnie Haifiey, Roy Perrier, and others listed. Wilber Harvey plans winter carpentering in Texas while John Zaring explores another Texas excursion. Beatrice Hotle joins Ed Libe at the Disc home, and a skating incident near Wess Meyer’s home leads to a concussion diagnosis for Nondas Richardson with Dr. Caldwell attending. Charley McKinstry travels to Chicago with cattle. prayer meeting set at Mrs. Rebecca Meyer’s. Christian Endeavor shifts to Saturday evenings. Ed Libe visits Wm. Dunbar Tuesday.
West Chester Savings Bank stockholders reelect the board for 1907. From 1906 to 1907 the station shipped 27 cars of livestock including 12,026 hogs and 13,412 total head with total costs over 210 thousand dollars. Shippers Fisher Augustine Munro Lewis bought and shipped six hog cars to Boston and one to Chicago. Local church meetings and health notes follow with updates on Mrs. Lou Watson and others.
Elsworth Palmer and his wife returned this morning after attending the funeral of Mrs. Palmer’s brother, Mr. Dewey, in Cedar Rapids.
On January 17 Miss Sarah Crawford of Ainsworth is visiting friends in town. P. V. Klein and family of Winfield are guests at the James Miller and Harvey Robbins homes. Mrs. Russell Allen returns from Winfield. Smiley Taylor travels to Washington. Mrs. Calvin Gormley visits Winfield for a few days. Dr. Henry Hull of Washington makes a professional visit to town.
R C C Holmes visited Washington yesterday while S W Neal arrived from Washington for a short stay with relatives. The Social Hour club met this afternoon at Mrs Ed McFarland's home. Presbyterian and United Presbyterian churches held morning services at 11 with a 7 pm evening service at United Presbyterian.
Yesterday several Wellman boys tracked a wolf and captured it after a great deal of effort.
A Town Topics quip explains bucket shop as a modern cooperage where a man brings a barrel to be mended and returns with the bung hole. The exchange is framed as a father lecturing Reginald on a curious term.
Giles boasts his wife can drive nails like lightning in a quick nick of time. Miles questions the claim, and Giles affirms with a wry line about lightning rarely striking twice in the same spot.
Rev. Mr. Kick questions his parishioner about leaving the church while Mrs. Hardhear and Bridget-Ile echo the stray remark with disbelief and curiosity in a tense exchange.
I have bought the E. G. Norton dray wagon and am now prepared to do all kinds of dray work promptly. Phone 300, 74-eod-to Jonn N. Dod.
Advertises top market prices for hides and furs offered by Cohn and Sivare located at Washington House with contact phone 387.
O Floyd of Kershaw recalls eleven year relief from consumption after using Dr King's New Discovery. He weighed 135 pounds with constant coughing before a six month course restored him to 170 pounds. Guaranteed at Stewart's pharmacy with 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes. trial bottle free.
Otto Dede went to Columbus on business. Joseph S Vierebome of Lamar Colorado visits W F Stockman. Howard Ross trips to West Chester on brief business. Byron Vastine leaves for Richlane after visiting the John Swift home. Mrs Wesley Moore’s body arrives from Oskaloosa and goes to the southwest Washington residence. W F Stockman buys a span of black wray percheron horses from George Augustine. Clarence Larson becomes a new barber at George Oldenburg shop. Mrs M J Wertz visits Keota then heads to Marion for the winter. G W Smith of Chillicothe visits Winfield and nearby. J G Burham leaves for West Chester for a short stay.
The Presbyterian church choir will meet for practice at the church Saturday evening at 7 30.
Weather bureau and railroad reports show Missouri, most of Kansas, and northern Oklahoma and Indian Territory blanketed in ice and snow as of January 18. Strong arctic conditions disrupted travel and prompted warnings from officials.
Cream pulls and chocolate sponge are listed for Saturday at John son’s while chop suey is noted at the Vienna and large Baltimore oysters priced at 35e per quart at Stuart’s. Various local residents travel between Keota Ames Ainsworth Keswick Crawfordsville and Burlington visiting relatives and resuming studies.
The regular installation of officers will be held this evening. All members are urged to be present at the meeting.
An old warning describes kidney trouble as insidious and dangerous. It urges taking Foley's Kidney Cure at the first sign of trouble to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes, with sale through all druggists.
John Waite longtime Wellman resident and carpenter died yesterday morning after a long illness. He was about 65, a former soldier, and survived by four daughters and one son. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 30 PM at the Presbyterian church with a Thursday evening prayer gathering at 7 45 PM.
Snow fell Monday and Tuesday nights making sleighing difficult. Effie and Lew Williams of Olds visited Mrs Disch and returned home yesterday. A skating party at Horseshoe Lake on Saturday brought a jolly time despite light ice. Mrs Jno Buxbaum was quite sick.
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