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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1907
Page
4
July 2 column from co. r. co. r. details Fourth of July festivities across communities with picnics at Rubio Hayden's mill dam and Iowa river. Residents like Mabel Hoskins and Mabel Mayer visit relatives while local clergy and families enjoy quiet observances, family dinners, and a fireworks display in the business district.
July 3 reports show Mr. and Mrs. Frank Genk and daughter Bessie of Verdi visiting Chas. Johnson's home. Mrs. Fred Mauthe and children visit her parents near Verdi. Grace Ingham and Mabel Brinton visit Willingham's. Emil Anderson and family visit near Richmond. Katherine Mauthe travels from Washington to visit Frank Anderson. Many plan a Rubio Fourth celebration. Chas. Johnson and family visit Fred Hutt's Saturday.
July 5 reports Will Todd and Newton Noecker delivering hogs to Mr. Crooks of Washington on Wednesday. Hugo Ahrens assists Jno Simp son with corn plowing. Mrs Clarence Rathmel and baby visit Mrs Horning Tuesday. Tom McGuire works for W J Todd this week. H H Horning buys a new hay loader Tuesday.
July 3 local notes report Jesse Nicola recovering after self inflicted accident. Farmers harvest clover hay. Grace Lamonsky works for J C McClelland. Tom Kyle moves sawmill to Grosscup log yard. Jessie Knerr attends Sunday class party. Mell Simpson visits son Gilbert at Owen Wiles home. John Shepherd assists H Sinder. Railroad contractor Mr Welsh adds dirt at river bridge dump. Tom Waters helps Jap Bidwell. Bertha Shaffer visits Curt Wells near West Chester. John Bramen visits Will Dawson home. Mrs Milt Snider visits T B Davison home.
Claire Booth of Washington arrived Wednesday evening to celebrate with Rex Sands. Mrs. T J Easter and daughter Ruth left Wednesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs J K R Newton. Fred Wilson was a business visitor at Iowa City Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. B Mikesell of Fairfield visited their son W T Trotter yesterday. Mamie Ferguson of Chicago and Zelda Jardine of Wilmington, Illinois, returned home after weeks with Mrs. M L Elyea.
July 5 report shows Rev I B Schrecken gast of Burlington visiting relatives then delivering an address in Sigourney. Others include Hugh Pettit and Dr J F Richardson family in Chicago. Adla Richardson with relatives in Sigourney. Mrs George Zimmerman and children with Fairfield parents. Mrs E E Neal at a Holiness meeting in West Chester.
Iowa residents visit friends in Keosauqua and Bonaparte while the Fourth is marked by a Presbyterian park picnic and Sabbath school program. Glyn Sheriff sustains a hand injury from a firecracker incident. Logan Kite and Miss Lillian Kite travel from Keosauqua to Bonaparte for visits. Mrs. Embree and baby stay with James Embree. Mrs. Mitchell and Babe vacation with the Hamil and Keiser families. Keiser returns from Kansas City. E C Gilbert travels to Missouri for business.
In Rome on July 4 toughs angry over anti clerical election wins mobbed twelve students at the College of the Propaganda Fide on Piazza di Spagna. Among the students was William Demury of Mobile Alabama. Ambassadors of the students' countries will sign a joint note to Foreign Minister Tittoni urging steps to prevent a repeat of the outrage.
The admiralty and War Office in London refuse to enlist a boy born in London to a Negro father and English mother. He seeks to serve his country, marking a new departure in Britain.
Pittsburg mills resuming tonight after 4th of July shutdown due to heavy steel industry orders. Repairs planned during holiday closure are postponed because demand requires immediate operation.
The steamer finally reached Alton last night an hour late with skipper crew and passengers reporting a dire encounter at sea. They described insect swarms resembling a vast cloud that clogged the engines and forced the vessel to halt before the ship capitulated.
Springfield reports General James B. Culver retires after thirty one years as commander of the Second Brigade at his request due to pirate business. Colonel Frank P. Wells to succeed him. Michigan Naval Militia to receive the gunboat Don Juan de Austria for Lake Superior use.
Oscar S Straus secretary of commerce and labor leaves Montreal for Honolulu via Toronto and Winnipeg to study immigrant port conditions in the United States. Paris police report telegram of Delorme arrest in Athens for misappropriating one million dollars entrusted for investment.
King Edward has awarded the Victorian Order to Enrico Caruso the celebrated Italian tenor for his artistic contributions. The honor recognizes his achievements in opera and cultural impact.
Local residents leave Wednesday evening for Independence Day visits and trips. Miss Hope Ott travels to Oskaloosa, J R Taylor and wife go to Burlington, Nathan Campbell to West Chester, Elsie MccCreedy and Bessie Hoxworth to Columbus Junction, Ruth Black heads to Cotter, Ruth Williams returns home, J A Hillhouse returns to Havre, Thomas Craig to Crawfordsville, Howard White family to West Chester, Ray Foley to Sigourney, Nellie Clegg visiting Nutt home, Fri B Jacobshagen to Mediapolis, choir concert participant. Music class resume July 8. inquiries for lessons via phone 591. Excursion: $4 round trip to Minneapolis-St Paul on Iowa Central Ry this Saturday July 20.
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