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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
3
The County News summarizes events across communities including notable meetings, local visits, and daily activities of residents. Small-town notices and social happenings fill the column, reflecting the rhythm of county life.
July 24 notes reveal Mrs Frances McAvoy and her son Paul returning to Geneseo after a week with relatives. George Craig visited Iowa City. Rev B Jacobsmeier led a choir picnic near Davis creek. George Frazer, previously employed near Muscatine for Jos Barnett & Co, returned for a few days. H L Bryson and family came in after a month with relatives at Troy Mills.
John C. Conrad bought five acres east of Wayland at three hundred dollars an acre and plans building soon. Mrs. John Eicher of Springdale Ark visited local residents. Farmers are haying and cutting oats. Mrs. E B Benson visited and left for St Louis. Young folks held a social at the E H Cumming home. Roy F Alston of Illinois becomes the new Burlington station agent here. Beatrice Murphy of Crawfordsville visited relatives. Mrs Peter Witting and daughter Iva and Mrs Chris Widmer shopped in Crawfordsville.
July visitors and relatives travel between Washington Packwood Peoria and Eureka. Mrs McElroy and daughter Birdie stay with the Clay Humston home. Alma Johnson visits her aunt Mrs James Clegg. Hiram Wiggins and children return to Oklahoma after a week with the T E Johnson family. Charley McKay and Dessie White join excursionists to Peoria and Bessie Esther Richel accompany them home. Ives McKay visits from Packwood. Lela White visits her sister Mrs Earle Libe. Hazel Dawson of Brighton visits Roy and May Humston comes from Washington. Alice Atkinson calls on Lizzie and Della Fetters. Mrs Clay Humston and May Humston visit Jas Herring near Eureka. Mrs Jake Shrader and Mrs Ben Miller of Havre visit their sister Mrs Geo Garret today.
July 22 a son was born to Cliff Morgan and wife. Mrs. Dr. F. L. Woodburn visits from Keokuk, while Mrs. Earnest Taylor preached here. Miss Ford is away in Hardin county. W. G. Fleig is ill. Gospel wagon preaching occurred Tuesday evening. Miss Ethel Thomas of Mt Pleasant visits relatives.
Mrs. S. Frey returns to her home at Keota after a day or two visiting her son E. S. Frey. The Misses Morris of Minneapolis and Amy Richards return to Cot ter after a day in the city with W. Roberts.
The forecast predicts fair conditions in the western half of Iowa with showers in the eastern portion tonight. Friday is expected to be fair.
A 1867 notice invites girls who attended the Brick school to a Friday afternoon picnic on July 26 at 4 oclock. Bring a dinner bucket, singing book, jackstones and jumping rope. The piece lists various toasts and names of participants in a nostalgic program.
A large musicale and social at the M E church promises free ice cream and an eight o clock program. Citizens are urged to attend, with a note of promptness and a warning not to miss the event despite rain.
Mr and Mrs G Roscoe and daughters left Tuesday night for their new home at Ft Scott Kaw Mrs William Nelson of Des Moines was a passenger last evening for Crawfordsville to visit her brother Sherm White Mrs Lee Ward returned Tuesday evening from Red Oak Iowa where she visited two weeks with sister Mrs Glenn Pope Miss Griffith of Winfield is spending a few days with friend Miss Eva Stephens
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