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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1910

Page

5

Local notices and social updates from the Fair and neighbors

Miss Alpha Walnitz teaches in Muscatine and visited home over Sunday. Mrs N Wright returns from six weeks in Arkansas City Kan. Mr and Mrs Bert Pierce welcomed a son yesterday. Belle Marsden traveled to Bringham for a visit with friends. Straw table mats offered at 3 cents at the Fair. Fresh cakes and cookies available at Vienna.

Alpha Walnitz Muscatine N. Wright Arkansas City Kan

Local residents travel and visit relatives in Keokuk and Iowa City

Big show at Mrs W R Stiles left yesterday morning for Keokuk to spend the summer with relatives. A Yexay Edward Yeggy and A Léar of Riverside were business visitors in the city yesterday. Miss Rose Goldner spent yesterday in the city and returned to Keota. Mrs G C Hoover returned to Brighton after a day in the city. Lawrence Wilson returned to his school work at Iowa City after a few days at home.

W. R. Stiles Keokuk A. Yexay Edward Yeggy A. Léar Riverside Rose Goldner City Keota G. C. Hoover Brighton Lawrence Wilson Iowa City Minnie Smith Harry Mayo John Bulger Anthony Veggy Mrs. Than Allender C. R. Beachamp Winfield Charles Custer Will Hunter Unionville Iowa Fred Rohrer W. P. Upham Quincy, Ills J. Albert Williams J. K. Dunn William Mary Wyman G. W. Hay Marion O'Loughlin Albany New York Mrs. Dunning Will Chileete Oskaloosa Daisy Lewis Lawrence McGugin Davenport Mrs Lyle McGugin Potter Algona, Iowa George Stewart Martha Wortman Crawfordsville Mrs. G. Sturgen A. J. Smith Mrs. L. B. Grant Kansas City Harold Baxter E. Washington Street Hor Ethel Nichols Washington

Many visitors and locals seen in town records

Mrs Minnie Smith visited her daughter Mrs Harry Mayo in Brigh ton. Keota residents Mr and Mrs Tom Singmaster and Mr and Mrs Joe Kaufman visited here. Mrs England and Miss Hastings from Wellman arrived for several days with Miss Gladys Warner. Numerous other residents and visitors are listed with brief travel and social calls around the city.

Mrs. England Belle Hastings of Wellman Gladys Warner

Washington Socials Highlight Quiet Wedding and Parties

Local society notes recount gatherings at the homes of Mrs. A. A. Rynearson Miss Marke Bidwell and Mrs. Elizabeth Heppengardner. Edna Young plans June Crawfordsville nuptials to Charles L. Rodgers while Kathryne Hopen gardner and Frank Beatty set a June wedding. A Sigourney ceremony united Miss Millie Strain and George Haffner with a reception at the Strain home featuring a hay rack transport and chicken-house decor. Additional items include senior banquet invitations and a Chanticleer party hosted by James and Baird with guests from Washington towns.

Marke Bidwell West Washington F. E. Young Crawfordsville Miss Edna Charles L. Rodgers Kathryne Hopengardner Frank €. Beatty Elizabeth Heppengardner Strain Sigourney Millie Strain George Haffner Swickard Methodist Church of Lemmon Mrs. Haffner Dr. _ McClelland West Washington Street James Baird Mrs. Baird Mike C. Lewis Mr. Baird

Local social notes from Davenport and nearby towns

Miss Grace Anderson visits her parents in Davenport while training as a nurse. Mr and Mrs Harry Montgomery and Mrs Ed Bowman returned from Chicago. Mrs J O Sexton and children came home from Des Moines. Mrs G D Jones and children leave South Missouri for Mt Pleasant after weeks visiting relatives. Mrs W A Darling and mother travel from Arkansas City to Keota for a brief visit.

Howard Fulton Earl Jim Chicago Grace Anderson Davenport Mrs Sam Anderson Harry Montgomery Ed Bowman J. O. Sexton Des Moines G. D. Jones South Missouri Mt. Pleasant

See Amusement Excerpt and Local Travel Notes

John Simpson and Ralph Bunce returned home from Momouth Illinois after a visit with friends. Mrs D C Elder left for Chicago to attend Moody Bible Institute conference and visit Beulah home for a few days. Miss Beulah Stewart returned to Des Moines after a brief visit with her parents, Allen and Mrs Stewart.

John Simpson Ralph Bunce Momouth Ill D. C. Elder Chicago Moody Bible Institute Beulah Home Beulah Stewart Drake University Des Moines Allen Stewart

Miss Laurie Doolittle Returns to Kirksville Teaching Post

Miss Laurie Doolittle, after a week with her mother in this city, left yesterday evening for Kirksville Massachusetts? No, Kirksville Ma where she teaches at the Missouri state normal school.

Laurie Doolittle Kirksville, Ma Missouri State Normal School

Always ask for the right leg of a chicken or turkey

A chef explains that fowls roost on the left leg, making it tough and sinewy, while the right leg stays tender and juicy. The advice urges diners to request the right leg for better cooking results.

Local Items Mention Paint Brushes and Relatives

The Fair features paint brushes and wallpaper cleaner at booth number 13. Mrs C K Needham just arrived home from Oskaloosa. Dan Patterson returned to Des Moines after a several days visit with East Second street. S J Boller, formerly Riverside High principal and now a traveling salesman for Independent Biscuit, was in the city today. C O Bailey plans to travel to Rock tomorrow for Mrs Eliza Bailey's funeral. The service is set for 2 pm tomorrow.

Dan Patterson Des Moines East Second Street S. J. Boller Riverside High Independent Biscuit Company

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