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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
3
Mrs W B Southwell and her daughter Miss Glenn Southwell, who have been visiting in the city, started this morning for Washington Iowa to visit before returning to Des Moines.
Boys seen throwing at park squirrels. organizers urge restraint to protect the animals. Killing a squirrel carries a fine and supporters will press charges. Mrs. Brewer and daughter plan to visit relatives in Versailles Missouri this evening.
Keota July 28. Mr and Mrs Peter Stein drove to Wellman to take the train to Iowa City and will return this evening. Martin Reinert from Boulder Colo visited his brother J N Reinert and will visit his sister in Sigourney before going back to Colorado. Mabe l Stevenson hosted friends for an evening. Mrs S S Wright hosts her Sunday school class. Mr and Mrs E K Neal and Bert Zearfoss went to Richland to fetch Paul Neal. Paul went to Oskaloosa but rain prevented bringing the car home. he plans another trip soon. Father Peiffer of Buffalo returned home after filling his assignment at the Catholic church.
The Ladies Aid society plans an ice cream social on Saturday evening, August 1, at the Bruce Gardner home. Invitations are extended to all locals. Recent visits include Sherm Brindley and Esther Brindley from Washington visiting at the Bruce Gardner farm.
Mrs Will Mitchell and children stay with John Hillhouse while husband works in western Kansas. Dr McLaughlin treated Mrs Will McBride for severe sick headache. Clyde Hillhouse attended services at Washington. Church basket dinner praised. Rev James Nichols preached twice. Lee Pickens from Birch Tree Mo visited Wild Easter's Sunday. Booth family attended Ainsworth services. Jugenheimer helps Clyde Hillhouse with hay. Art Long very sick with typhoid malaria. Eva Moothart visited John Caldwell house. Bill McBride begins threshing Tuesday. D H Cherryholmes shipped a carload of hogs Tuesday. Jugenheimer visited John Hillhouse Tuesday. John Putman family visited Arthur Therion Sunday afternoon. Art Long's men shelled corn for Mr Wigman southeast of Washington. corn delivered to Havre.
The Misses Marie Palmer and Clara Horning are sewing for Mrs William Todd. Mr and Mrs George Brown are the proud parents of a little daughter since Saturday morning.
The Rev Mr Clark presented his resignation to take effect the first of September. T B Thrasher delivered hogs to Washington Tuesday morning to Crooks and Thomas. Mr and Mrs John Genkinger spent Sunday afternoon at Al Patterson's. Two lady friends of Miss Ethel Whelan are here from Illinois for a visit. Miss Margaret Simpson is spending the day at the Harve Kyle home helping a cook for threshers.
Miss Ethel Long assists at Bowman dry goods. Merle Lytle stays at Eicher and Brindley camp near Noble. Mrs T Minick and daughter Elsie visit Booneville Missouri. Mrs Campbell of Pennsylvania guests of sister H E McCollum. Fred Witte returns from Eldon. I Klein arrives from Davenport for business. Charles Patten of Charles City Iowa visits F F Parrish home. Corette McElhinney Crawford and Roy fish near Brighton. Mrs Ada Suter returns to Muscatine. Ida H Cowles returns from Washington and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Frank Raben visit Jack McKeone home in north Washington. Verne Ashby returns from White Lake Michigan trip. M B Crooks and daughter Zella visit J B Crooks home. Tom McLean and Elizabeth attend aunt D H Worthington funeral in Washington. Mrs S S Anderson improves from eye trouble. sister Eliza Johnson returns to Muscatine. Ella Prouditt and son Merle arrive from Trenton with Stiles family en route to Pittsburg.
A testimonial from L. M. Ruggles of Reasner Iowa credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing severe lung trouble. He says doctors diagnosed consumption and prescribed no improvement until using the remedy, which stopped hemorrhages and pain and left the lungs sound. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the product.
Washington sends a large wave of students to colleges this fall with many names listed for Iowa State University and others including Illinois, Chicago, Monmouth, Oberlin, Yale, and Purdue. Notable attendees include Pearl Montgomery, Vera Alberson, Dorothy Miller, Charles Cunningham, and Nellie Bowman among many others.
The W C T U will meet Thursday at 2 30 at Mrs Marion Crawford home to elect officers. Attendance is urged as the year closes at end of August. The June address by Rev K Michels is postponed to the last Thursday due to Chautauqua.
Mrs Samuel Cocklin of Washington Iowa visits with R Huston on East Eleventh street accompanied by David Gordon also of Washington who will visit with Mr and Mrs Huston in Muscatine Journal July 28.
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