This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1907
Page
4
The Brinton Entertaining Co. returned from Sac City Iowa July 4 and 5 saying the Chautauqua was a grand success with 283 tents on campus and large attendance. They expect a possible net of around two million dollars and plan a new pavilion next season.
The Journal starts the new serial The Lion and the Mouse in today issue. It is a story with a strong stage history and a graphic portrayal of modern conditions. Read it now.
Mrs A B Singmaster departs this morning for Sigourney to assume nursing duties for a patient in need of care.
Local residents travel for business to Mediapolis Winfield and Olds. W A Wilson and W F Jurging head to Knoxville with Wilson Heating Co. B F Dixon buys a Jackson touring car. The Longer family welcomes Theodore Roosevelt Longer as their twelfth child. Milt Dicken and wife report Brockway farm size and livestock wealth after visiting the Brockways.
Local column highlights community events across the county with brief notices of gatherings, achievements, and daily life. Community members are named in short items reflecting social, civic, and social club activities.
July 6 entertainment in Kalona by Miss Lissa Adams and others at the opera house. Miss Kate Bishop of Long Island College Hospital visits home in Keota area. Mrs. Julia Cavender of Washington visits F. G. Martin home. Otto Patterson visits grandfather in Ainsworth. Stella Knotts voted most popular at medicine show winning a sofa pillow. John Batcock of Chicago seeks cattle in area. Iams and Glant finish carpentry at Martin's. Lora Martin returns from Washington. Duane and Mrs. McClure welcome a nine pound girl. Amy Gardner of Keota visits Ezra Gardner home. Wade and Violet Gardner visit cousins Arthur and Gladys Gardner. W. P. Gardner and mother visit friends in the vicinity. Rich Moore rents Widow Stoutner farm near Nira. will move next year. John Rittenhouse and W. A. Smith trip to Skunk River. Ladies' Aid to meet with Mrs. Testroet on third Thursday.
July 6 reports Frank Morgan leaving his niece Mrs Gordon for Kalamazoo Mich. Friends bid him farewell. Anna and Louisa Ansman visited West Liberty for the Fourth. Mrs Gertie Stiner went to Cedar Rapids to visit relatives. Grandmother Robinson buried on the Fourth with local relatives attending. Several residents celebrated in Kalona. Mrs Joe McClelland and Sammie shopped in Wellman. Gil Cherry and Stewart were in Wellman on business.
July 6 summary notes Patterson and Smith have filed for Jno Simpson. Newton Noecker and family spent Thursday with Andy McGuire. Many neighbors spent Fourth of July at Kalona. Mrs. Philip Ahrens hosts nephews Perkins boys from Lincoln Illinois. Mr and Mrs Gus Houser entertained Harry Welch and family at dinner. Picnic at Frank Jackson's Fourth called a grand success. Three bunches of crimson ramblers adorn the Jno Simpson lawn, noted as the season’s best.
Mrs Sally Ward of Gladstone Illinois arrived Saturday evening to visit Mr and Mrs John Carter. Mrs Jessie Datin and baby from Bussey Iowa visit her parents Mr and Mrs John Shaffer. Mrs Marsh Sewell and daughter from Winfield visit relatives here.
Mrs M W Welch was a visitor in Winfield Saturday. Mrs Elizabeth Thompson and Mrs M J Armstrong came home Saturday evening from a several days visit in Winfield. Wallace Cherryholmes of Washington was in town on business Saturday. Mr and Mrs Fred Shaffer were over Sabbath visitors in Mt Pleasant. The Rev J E Weigle and several young people from Ainsworth attended Methodist church services last evening. Mrs Mary Evans arrived this morning from Red Oak to attend the funeral of her brother John E Williams.
July 8 reports many local arrivals and departures. Clergy Rev A S Bailey preached at Fairfield U P church, while Rev W R Jeffrey from Spearfish filled the Methodist pulpit. Several residents return to homes in Washington Newton Lone Tree and Iowa City after short visits with relatives and friends. Amos Poland’s death prompts family travel to Avoca.
The Journal starts publishing cuts of Our Presidents with brief biographical sketches to help identify who was in office during specific periods. Readers are urged to save the pictures and bios for quick reference.
Public thanks for kindnesses shown during the illness and death of beloved wife and mother Mrs James Rathmel. James Rathmel and daughter express sincere appreciation.
In a Tuscan summer scene a narrator notes how wasps hunt flies through an open window. A conversation about manners unfolds as Mary and Master discuss scolding and apology in a domestic setting.
W B Chilcote Col Palmer and George H Lee with son Henry depart for Des Moines and Keota on business. Miss Eva Crone fractures an arm in a buggy mishap. Miss Mary Johnson heads to Colorado with visits at Cedar Rapids then Kansas. Mr and Mrs C A Thomas travel to Omaha with Kansas City next, while Mrs Neiswanger improves after a serious operation. West Chester hosts a church outing with several Cedar Rapids and Chattanooga connections joining homeward.
The funeral for the late Mrs James Rathmel was at her residence in north Washington yesterday afternoon. Rev Elias Handy conducted services with the Methodist choir. The W A C attended in a body. Pallbearers were Ora Turner Harry Turner Ira Rathmel Clarence Rathmel Arthur Rathmel and Will Hartman. Interment followed at Elm Grove cemetery.
A Home Guards notice states there will be no meeting scheduled for tonight.
Mrs Hicksz arrives home Saturday evening after visiting relatives in Allerton Iowa for several days.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.