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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1907
Page
5
Local notes on desserts and railway workers
Coffee cakes and fruit loaves were offered at the senna while Roy Y. Stichter advertised fruit ice and ices. A. G. Long of Havre toured the city on business as did several railroad workers. Miss Dorothy Morrow assisted at the county superintendent’s office. Samuel Dicken, a C R I&L lineman, transferred from Little Rock to Davenport, enjoying the new post and Arkansas climate on travel home to see his parents Mr and Mrs Milam Dicken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Y. Stichter
A. G. Long
Havre
Dorothy Morrow
County Superintennt
Nton Dicken
Little Rock
Ark
Davenport
Arkansas
Benton
Milam Dicken
Ongoing Farm Work and Local Notables July Report
July entries describe oats cutting on the B F Brown farm for Mr. Anderson with Will Hartman aiding Arthur Rathmel, a birthday gathering for Grandma Bear, hay raising on the Green farm with Tom McGuire and Newton Noecker, and Maude McCreedy to teach Pleasant Plains school next year. Other notes include Nina Smith visiting Bartholomew, Will Gibson renting his farm to Will Clark, the Gibson family planning a fall move to Washington, Kleese Hartman building a barn with Jim McCutcheon supervising, and Adolph Wahldrop sustaining a hand poisoning while hedge cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Simpson
Mr. Anderson
B. F. Brown
Will Hartman
Arthur Rathmel
Mary Simpson
Margaret
Sam Knapp
Grandma Bear
Tom McGuire
Newton Noecker
Green
Nina Smith
Bartholomew
Will Gibson
Will Clark
Brighton
Gibson
Washington
Kleese Hartman
Jim McCutcheon
Adolph Wahldrop
Will Todd
Ainsworth News Briefs Aboard Visits and Departures
Ainsworth reports visits and travel highlights as Miss Lillian Olds heads to Washington then Smith Center Kansas. Letts family hosts Davenport guests while Mrs Walter Jennings and Fred Rush return from Iowa City. Dr G Gloeckner returns to Mt Pleasant after business. Local youths enjoy a catfish picnic on Long Creek. Ella Laird departs for Davenport. Winifred Miller returns from Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Long Creek
Ella Laird
Davenport
Winifred Miller
al Patterson
Lexington
Crawfordsville Social News Recap
A. B. Folger of Washington and Mr Bar of Wayland were in town as business visitors. Mildred and Glenn Stewart returned to Washington after a visit. William Randall visited friends in Haskins. Mr and Mrs Chas Sprague of Columbus Junction stay with the A Davidson household. Mrs Chas McCleary arrived safely at Elat West Africa on May 18 after a ten week voyage and work progress since. John Orris and J F Peck left for Washington this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folger
Washington
Mr. Bar
Wayland
Mildred
Glenn Stewart
Wm. Randall
Haskins
Chas. Sprague
Columbus Junction
A. Davidson
J. H. McCleary
Chas. McCleary
Chas. Kephart
Elmer Kephart
Walter Gardner
Susan Gardner
Harry Long
Frank Salladay
L. F. Woodburn
Highland Two
Emma Perkins
Roch Hesseltine
Amos White
Theodore
John Hillhouse
Jas. Ferguson
Crawfordsville
Ode Ferguson
Frank Macon
John Belville
O. Jugenheimer
Virgil Ferguson
Robert Ferguson
Local visitors and church services noted in town
Mrs A Twinam returns from Wyman and guests from Ft Dodge Sleepy Eye Winfield Mediapolis visited Mrs Elizabeth Thompson. 8S A White of Washington visits. Presbyterian Sabbath school 10 Senior Endeavor 7 40. No preaching. United Presbyterian 11 and 7 30 by Rev W G Robertson. Methodist morning service 11 Communion observed. No evening service. Rev J H Koch pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Twinam
Wyman
R. W. Crawford
Mamie
Ft. Dodge
Emma Reed
Sleepy Eye
Minn
Garmoe
Winfield
Porter
Miss Thompson
Mediapolis
Elizabeth Thompson
A. White
Washington
Presbyterian—Sabath
United Presbyterian
W. G. Robertson
Methodist
J. H. Koch
Sunday Visitors crowd at John Hillhouse home
Local families visited the John Hillhouse residence for a Sunday gathering. Several relatives traveled from nearby towns, including Mrs. Frank Mayhew and her grandfather Mr. Benz, who remains seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kephart
Mabel Kephart
Will Mitchell
John Hillhouse
Frank Mayhew
Keota
Benz
Will Hornung
Ode Ferguson
Miss Maud Ferguson
Washington
Verle Maxwell
Clyde Maxwell
H. B. Hamilton
Ainsworth
Local Notes Highlight Eats and Errands Across City
John Steen and F M McElhinney depart for Mediapolis on business while J W Klein visits Spokane. Roy Y Stichter markets ice cream and ices at 20 cents a quart as other residents travel to Cotter Crawfordsville and Fairfield. The town enjoys shoe and fruit specials at North Side Shoe Store and the Vienna pie at 10 cents. A Castoria flavored ice cream mix up amuses a local family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steen
Mediapolis
East Side
F. M. McElhinney
Vienna
Roy Y. Stichter
City Bakers and Barbers Rally for Ball Game
The city bakers and barbers are told to come out every afternoon at two to practice for the upcoming ball game on the afternoon of the 25th. Many showed up yesterday and today, with good form. Practice continues daily except Saturdays and Sundays until the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
North Side Shoe Store
Bethlehem Commandery Monthly Meeting Notice
Regular meeting of Bethlehem Commandery will be held Friday evening July 19, 1907 at 7 30 for business. Wm M Terry E C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. M. Terry
E. C
Johnsons bakery notes and family travels
Coffee cakes and all kinds of rolls at Johnsons bakery. George H. Lee and daughter Estella left this morning for Keota to spend the day. Mrs. DeVoe and daughter Mary arrived from an extended trip through the west to Los Angeles California Denver and Salt Lake City. They report heavy storms on the way home with rivers swollen beyond their banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Lee
Estella
Keota
McConahey Family Leaves for Wisconsin Visit
Mr and Mrs Merle McConahey and son George have been visiting relatives at A Glick's home. They will travel to Davenport this morning and then return to Fond du Lac Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle McConahey
George
A. Glick
Davenport
Fon du Lac
Wis
Testimony on Foley's Kidney Cure Benefit
Ira W. Kelley of Mansfield Pennsylvania states he suffered kidney and bladder trouble for years and spent much on doctors before being cured by Foley's Kidney Cure. He urges others to try the remedy and warns to refuse substitutes sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira W. Kelley
Mansfield
Foley
Excurison to Minneapolis St Paul For $4 Round Trip
Passenger excursion on the Iowa Central Ry offered for Saturday July 20. Fare is four dollars to Minneapolis and back. See the local agent for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis-St Paul
Iowa Central Ry
Vacation Tours Offer Low Excursion Rates to Western Resorts
The Iowa Central Ry announces summer excursion rates to eastern resorts and westward destinations including Minnesota Wisconsin Colorado Utah California Washington Oregon Montana Wyoming and South Dakota. Tickets on sale daily June 1 to October 31 1907 with liberal stop over privileges and variable routes. Inquiries to agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central Ry
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Colorado
Utah
California
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Excursion to the Twin Cities by Iowa Central Ky
The Iowa Central Ky plans an excursion to Minneapolis St Paul for Saturday July 20. The train departs Brightom at 9 19 p m and arrives Minneapolis 1 52 a m and St Paul 9 00 a m Sunday. Return trains run until July 23 with departure times 7 25 p m from St Paul and 8 00 p m from Minneapolis. Round trip fare is 4 00 dollars. See flyers or contact agents for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Iowa Central
Minneapolis-St. Pau
Brightom
Minneapolis
St. Pau
St. Paul
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Evening Journal
Orville Elder, Pusiisuer
Iowa
East Main Street
Wandineron Mutual
the County News
We. Th
Art Hazen
J. W. Park
Sunset Park
Washington Park Board
Martin Swift
City
Dress
Jas
Swift
Aberdeen
Frank McKay, Jr
Senna
Dr. Price
Kingsford
Oswego
T. Kingsford & Son
N. Y
National Starch Co
Successors
Ellsworth Ewing
Vna
Frank Rogers
Hotel Colenso
Ewing
Milwaukee
Rock Island
Milwaukee Depot
Johnson’s
P. J. Hanley
Lincoln
Ill
J. W. Klein
Spokane
Wash
Pat VanHorn
Cotter
H. L. Courtright
Fairfield
Edith Cherryholmes
S. K. Coates
Eldon
Elmer Keck
Boulder, Colo
W. A. Shannon
H. W. Glick
North Side
Ruth
Hope Solbrig
George Schneider
John W. Zaring
W. M. Hageman
Glenn Zaring
D. H. Tipton
West Chester
Bushnell
Ltl
Hastings
Nebr
I. A. Lowry
Florence
John Lowry
Crescent
Dora Wiley
Jessie
Monona
Montrose
Matt White
Martin
Pacific
Bethlehem Commandery
Irv
Steck
H. F. Steck
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
Johnson’s Bakery
Lipton’s
J. CG. Smiths Cash Grocery
Preventics
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