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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1912

Page

2

Happenings in Wellman and Area 1912

Local items from Wellman Iowa detail visits from Lake Providence residents and Davenport guests, alumni banquet at E hall, toasts and programs with Susan Gardner and A O Thomas. Wedding of Alice Polton to Lewis Shettler in Iowa City and Pasadena plans. School events include junior class reception and Epworth League meetings.

Wellman John Trieschmann Lake Prov- Kleones Cane George James Lewis Davenport Opera House Standard Walt Livezey P. F. Krueger Grant Griffith A. O. Thomas U. 1 W. P. Knowlton Myrtle Moore Solo Susan Gardner Prudie Rhodes R. P. Griffith J. A. Dodds J. BE. Coffey Indw. Henn Fiev. Struble Roy Palmer Carl Oldfield Mabel Desing C. Gardner Excelsior Springs W. &. Baker Boerner-Fry Company Iowa City Bevin R. I. Snavely Littl Nellie Iden Lavanda Gardner Victor Miss Gardner Alice Polton Lewis Shettler Rollo Hurlburt M. E.parsonage Pasadena Calif Alice Louise Hamilton Olive Brown Jennie Dodds Polton Epworth League Jessie Adams Rose Dawson Liberty Zimmerman Marengo Mae Hoag Chicago

Washington High School Commencement Attendees

Several from here attended the Washington High School commencement exercises Wednesday evening. John Beatty and family were guests at the C. J. Herring home last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Beyer are the

Titus Washington High School John Beatty C. J. Herring Herman Beyer F .E. Hutt John Kurtz Washington C. W. Schendel W. B. Ingham Mary Wilma Mildred House Oakville Iowa Herman Meyer Howsare Crawfordsville

Indecision and hardship shadow Jasper in a river of woes

A satirical pageant follows Jasper who wavers between plans and delays as misfortune gathers. He faces lack of shelter and support after being driven from his home, while a stream of local notes records births, visits, piano purchases, and family news from nearby residents.

Local notes from Noble and Wayne counties June 4 1912

West Chester and nearby towns record shipments of cattle hogs and crops to Chicago and regional markets. Weekly movements include D R Munro and Dave McLaughlin shipping stock, Al Augustine sending a load, and various residents visiting Washington or preparing farms. Memorial services observed and school term closed with a picnic. Families plan trips to the Pacific Coast and return to farming duties after harvest.

West Chester D. R. Munro Chicago Dave McLaughlin al Augustine J. C. Bauer Election Board M. EE J. P. Dayton P. H. Dayton H. T. Dayton Washington Grace Ruth Schwartz Colorado Charlie Schulty Ott Patterson Cedar Dr. E. Brumback Miss Rodgers

Local Notes From Brighton Area and Surrounding Towns

Miss Wiebrigie Brewer completed her spring term at Indian Creek last Friday. Lacey Smith of Grundy Center visited the Isaac Stockton home. Helen Galloway finished her term at White Oak. A. I Mayer attends a church conference in Tripoli Town. Residents report a need for rain and several attended the ice cream social at Rubio on Tuesday.

Wiebrigie Brewer Indian Creek R. L. Beliel Louis Courtney Ottumwa Davenport Lacey Smith Grundy Center Isaac Stockton Helen Galloway White Oak A. I Mayer Tripoli Rubion

Richland Beats Washington 15 to 6 in Baseball Plunge

Washington pitcher Knowlton held Richland to ten hits while striking out ten and contributing three runs at the plate. Richland’s Jones allowed ten hits and four strikeouts, with a late surge in the eighth inning.

Washington Richland Frazier Jones Knowlton State University Thompson Holm Sullivan Schliebner Lorenzen Brown Stanley Beauchamp Wheeler Lehliebner Vastine-Frazier

Washington Plays Centerville Today in Two-Game Series

The Washington team travels to Centerville for two games today and tomorrow. Manager Holm notes ENert will pitch today and either Lorenzen or Frazier will start tomorrow. Washington seeks to repeat last week's two wins over Centerville and extend the streak.

Centerville Holm Enert Washington Lorenzen Frazier Kerrizan Ames College Rock Island Independents Shirley

Baseball Standings Across Leagues

Standings list for the American League National League American Association Western League Three Eye League Central League Wisconsin Illinois League Central Association with team-by-team results and scores from recent games across multiple circuits. No individual players are named in this readable standings roundup.

Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Washington Detroit New York Cleveland Boston Pittsburg Brooklyn Cincinnati Louisville Minneapolis Toledo Milwaukee Columbus St. Paul Indianapolis Kansas City South Bend Akron Wheeling Grand Rapids Youngstown Terre Haute Fort Wayne Erie Springfield Zanesville Dayton Canton Wausau Green Bay Appleton Oshkosh Racine Aurora Rockford Madison Central Association Burlington Hannibal Ottumwa Galesburg Monmouth Keokuk Muscatine Kewanee W. Law Club W.L. P.C. Chicago Aw Wash'ton Liz Boston Ween Philelia Bt. Louis Cincin Philel'ia Boston Eee American Association Denver O Moines Wichita Sioux City Lincoln Omaha JL Topeka i Quincey Dubuque Bim Central League Gstown Wayne Spr SAL Zanesville Appleton Anee Gr'en Bay Hob Keokuk Wnee M'nmouth M'seatine

Umpire Lewis Tracks Local ties with Washington stars

Harry Lewis of Davenport once umpired two Centerville games and played in a Washington uniform about fifteen years ago. Walt Davis and Tom Hughes, now with Washington in the American League, also appeared in the local lineup. Washington won 5 to 3 in the first game. a free-for-all at Fairfield ended the second game 6 to 3.

Harry Lewis Davenport Centerville Washington Walt Davis Tom Hughes Washington, D. C Lewis Fairfield Hughes Davis Short Will Graham

Games Af Home Rock Island Independents

The note lists games at home for Rock Island Independents in Iowa City on June 8 and at Trenton Missouri against Merchants on June 10 to 13, with venues and dates. The fragmentary timetable suggests a schedule or prep note for upcoming matchups and locations.

Market roundups From Chicago and Dallas cattle and hogs

Markets report opens with hogs in Chicago and Dallas trading near 7.40 to 7.55 for normal weights and lower for light and rough lots. Cattle and sheep show mixed to weak trends with cattle steady to lower and sheep down 15 to 25 cents from Tuesday. Receipts today and yesterday are listed with future projections and regional price ranges. Continuous notes on heavy, rough, and porker grades accompany district totals and market tone.

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