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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1913
Page
5
Local and personal notes list two pairs of twins and a jealous wife in the Comedy of Errors tonight. Various people travel for funerals, visits, and religious services, with advertising for The Fair and upcoming entertainment at The Star and First U P Church.
Social items report Miss Wiebrngje Brewer visiting Burling ton from Elliott's College, Harvey Carter improving, and various hometown updates. Watches, knives, church music, and travels noted. several residents move, visit, or return from trips. Frank sends a kelp cane gift to his father, with kelp uses described.
Charles Whiting, Roscoe Exchange Bank president, died suddenly in a garage while pumping a tire. He was 54, had suffered a paralysis stroke four weeks earlier, and his death followed overexertion. Survived by widow, two daughters and a son. funeral in Roscoe.
Jesse Phillips suffered a Potts fracture of both bones in his left ankle when his horse, spooked by approaching youths, stumbled and fell at noon. He will be off the street for several weeks, delaying a planned trip to Center ville. Mr. and Mrs. Donahey of Nichols visited Addie Rickey this past Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Neiswanger hosted friends for a five hundred evening with Myrtle Otto and Walter Crawford winning honors. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. McCaulley and Mr. and Mrs. Thompson entertained about fifty guests in honor of Oscar Sundburg and a birthday surprise for Alma McCaulley. Guests included distant visitors Gus Behrens and U. L. Young family members.
CXTRA reports to the Evening Journal that Charles Heicke, former secretary of the American Sugar Refining Co., must serve the sentence imposed on him for his participation in the case.
Miss Faye Weigman daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Weigman of West Madison street married Fred H Pierce of Peoria Illinois on December 21 in Peoria After a brief visit at home the newlyweds left for Peoria to reside Pierce works for the Peoria street car company Weigman had studied at Snow dressmaking college here and had headed similar schools in nearby towns
Announcements list events for January with reminders from the Woman's Missionary Society the Current Event department the Priscilla club Homesteaders Pythian Circle Royal Arch Masons and Cyrus Chapter Royal Arch Masons. Meetings are set for January 28 with times from 7 30 pm to 8 pm and a note urging attendance for several groups.
President approves design for a memorial fountain to Maj Archibald Butt and Francis Millet. The shaft rises at the center with bas relief figures of art and an armed knight. Daniel French designed the monument to be placed near the White House.
Washington county clerks and trustees will meet at the courthouse on Thursday February 6 starting at ten o clock with an address by W M Keeley. Joe Long of Des Moines will speak at 1 30 with many county officers expected to attend and an evening smoker at the Commercial club. Mayor Hunt of Cincinnati is assisting his wife with the budget system in city affairs.
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