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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1908
Page
5
Miss Eva Van Dyke departed this morning after visiting at the Mose DeMarce residence for several days. Master Rexwell DeMarce accompanied her home and spent the day in Sigourney.
Fiva Jones of Wyman was an over Sunday visitor at J B McCaleb's. McCaleb traveled to West Chester on business Monday.
Jay 14. Miss Vera Miller returns home after visiting friends at Lone Tree. Mr and Mrs Steve Hayden were Washington visitors yesterday. Miss Ida Dupuis returns to Keota after days at the Chihak home. Fred Witty arrives for a family visit after years away. Mrs Will Wallace dies suddenly north of Haskins around 2 AM. Mrs Sterling Holmes visits her parents J J Fitzgerald and wife.
Crawfordsville notes report Robert McCall riding as a passenger for Havre this morning. W. H. Smith, once a resident, returned to Washington after a short visit with friends here. Mrs. Edwin Griffith of Washington arrived for a visit with relatives and friends. Miss Gookins arrived home from a short visit at Washington.
Miss Gertie Lewis of Iowa City visits with friends in Westchester this week while Dr. A Boyer and J B Crayne of Washington are in town on business. Miss Dorothy Latchem arrives from Washington to teach music, and Miss Clara Stewart returns home to Keota after violin lessons. Hilda and Stella Hartman of Keota visit Mrs. Martin Augustine. Mrs. Eugene Smith of Winfield visits her aunt Mrs. Sam Ross. Clara Brownhauser visits her parents at Talleyrand. J D Smith Eva Smith and Clarence Skinner visit Fred Shaffer near Brighton. Rev Willie Hay of Chicago visits his father P D Hay.
Mrs. George Matlock of Brighton registered at the Rest Room. Miss Abbie Wells of Des Moines visits Wesley Smith on West Washington. Manton Hebner returns to camp at Columbus Junction after a home visit. Nellie Adair arrives from Kearney Nebr for a week with Miss Ella Dawson. Mr and Mrs H Stormfel tz arrive from Princeton Mo for a few days with Andy Cunningham. Mrs Edwin Griffith travels to Crawfordsville to visit her brother Glen Huston who recently broke his leg.
John J. Flannigan of the Irish-American team in New York claimed the hammer event title by tossing the hammer 170 feet 4 1 2 inches, securing the championship.
The Airdome debuts a new program featuring band and orchestra music, moving pictures, illustrated songs and new specialties, with Rozales' act unchanged. Admission for tonight and tomorrow is five and ten cents, five cents for children. The Airdome closes Thursday and Friday nights.
The Washington ball team left for Keota where they faced the Keota boys in a fast, close game. Washington list included Allen Shearer Gilbert Glasgow Shenefelt Lathrop Bell Darbyshire Stuff. Riverside defeated Washington 7 to 0 earlier, with the game tight at 2 to 0 until the eighth inning. Tomorrow’s test is against the Oklahoma Indians at the southeast ball park.
Reverend I W Williams of Huntington West Virginia testifies that Foley's Kidney Remedy helped nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble and claims the product will do all that is claimed by Lemmon's Pharmacy statements.
Mrs. D W Harvey and two children Dorothy and David, and Mrs. L H O Loughlin with daughter Miss Effie visited at the Harley O Loughlin residence northwest of the city.
An advertisement extols an ethical household laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, praised by physicians and the Well Informed of the World. It urges buyers to prefer the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product, sold by reading druggists.
The A B C girls held a picnic at Sunset park honoring Miss Verna Miksch of Muscatine who has stayed with city relatives and friends recently. The W R C C plans a red white and blue ten cent social at Mrs John Bryson's East Washington street home tomorrow afternoon with entertainment and refreshments.
An afternoon gathering at the Rich residence on East Second Street honored Misses Elsa Wisinger and Belle Frank of Chicago. About thirty young women enjoyed lawn games and charades, then moved indoors for readings by Miss Hallie Berdo and music by Miss Ava Mathews, followed by a light luncheon. Out-of-town guests Charlotte Cunningham of Ames and Ione McCahon of Kansas City attended.
A large Royal Neighbors farewell reception was held at the Kiburz home on West Third street for Mr and Mrs Robert Shaw who plan to move to St Joseph Missouri. More than fifty members attended mingling, games, and a luncheon hosted by Mrs Sherm Crone F M Barnoske George Teas and J H Lathrop. Out of town guests included Mrs Jeannette Sheboygan Wis Mrs Baer Monticello and Mrs McNally Carroll.
Indians take on Washington tomorrow afternoon at 3 PM with a full day of local travel and visit notices. Several residents, including D A Boyer and Walter Greer, were seen traveling this morning for business and visits, while others head to Keota Pleasant Plain and Havre for short stays and family time.
The Oklahoma Indians, champions of Indian ball, bring a strong lineup to a game here tomorrow. Pitchers Big Chief Pale Face Pa-She-Wa-The join catcher Hasty Red Cloud, with Eagle Eye at first base and Raubideau at short. Be out to see this exhibition and support the team.
A terse notice urges readers not to miss the ball game tomorrow. No further details on teams or venue are provided in the readable text.
Local note lists several residents traveling for visits to Muscatine Linvy Colorado Allerton Butte Manitoba Racine Dubuque Plumas and Valley Junction. Also reports a camping trip to Oklahoma Indians vs Washington and a funeral in Chicago. Jacob Bath and wife tour Europe including Paris London Exposition.
The Des Moines Register and Leader hires Alex Miller from the Washington Democrat as its Denver convention correspondent. Miller is praised as reliable and newsy, delivering a balanced report with facts, trimmings, and a measured tone suitable for a Democratic convention audience.
Dorothy Leona Caner three months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs J Caner, died last night at 7 30 after a short illness. The funeral is set for tomorrow at 9 am from the residence on the south side of the square. Interment will be in Elim Grove cemetery.
Mr A A Felton of Harrisville New York endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills as the exact remedy after years of use. The pills relieve constipation biliousness and malaria without discomfort priced at 25 cents at Lemmon s Pharmacy.
An ice cream supper is organized at Grace Hill Wednesday evening under the Christian Endeavor society. Everyone is invited to attend. Master Charles Bailey arrived from Cherokee Iowa and will visit relatives in the city before returning to Minneapolis.
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