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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1908
Page
5
Call up phone numbers to place orders attended by Frank Rogers with street and number provided. Ten seats free at Airdome tonight for families. Mrs S L Bowen of Wayne W Va testifies Foley's Kidney Remedy cured her kidney disease after failing remedies.
A breezy notice highlights Frey’s Studio discounting all quota items with fresh, neat, clean offerings at the Vienna location. The piece promises big free entertainment at the Airdom tonight and promotes the house of quality Star Pictorium as a featured venue.
Airdome welcomes the public with complimentary entertainment this evening. Local residents are invited to enjoy a selection of performances and activities without charge, starting at sunset.
Several brief items note bereavements and travels in the county. May Fitch’s death leaves a husband and two young children. Relatives of E. G. Gardner’s gain with the Fairfield accident. Mr. Guy and his father rushed to the scene. Elsie Sellers and Leona Greeson plan a Lincoln Neb visit. Jane Wade returns from Washington. Mrs. Hunt seeks treatment with her daughter in Sac City. Mrs. R. E. Neville to visit her sister near Cedar Rapids, starting Tuesday for a month.
A Saturday afternoon storm caused minor roof damage at the A. Knapp residence and killed two cattle owned by M. D. Workz. The West Chester orchestra’s concert at United Presbyterian Church drew a good crowd despite weather, with $25 door receipts. A Methodist church strawberry and ice cream social is planned for next Saturday. Funeral arrangements for the late Jacob Zeek had not been set.
Mr and Mrs Hook arrived yesterday morning from Chicago to visit her mother Mrs Mary Walker and other relatives and friends. Mrs Will Garmoe of Winfield is spending a few days with her mother Mrs Elizabeth Thompson who is ill. Maud and Ina Murphy Mrs John Brown and son Thomas Brown William Randall and Murray Smiley visited Washington today. Dr Mulhern and wife of Greenfield returned home after a short visit. Henderson Walker of Washington was a business visitor today. Miss Jennie Stevenson went to Mt Pleasant to attend institute.
June 8 local notes from Ainsworth record visits and departures. Mr and Mrs W B Long of Cumberland Md returned home after visiting J T Long. Miss Carrie Rowan visited Washington. Miss Lillian Olds left for Centerville for summer with brother Co P Olds. Mrs Pickens and Mrs J M Smith shopped in Washington. G A Carson left for Alta Vista Iowa to visit daughter Mrs Jay Sands. Mr and Mrs J W Kirkpatrick spent Sunday with friends in Washington. Mrs Frank Chihak was in Washington yesterday.
Rain fell steadily as the passing of Mrs. Wilbur Van Dyke, a resident east of the city, was reported. The obituary notes her death occurred yesterday.
June 4 report from Richmond lists John Sakulin and family visiting his parents, Mr Snider and wife attending decoration services, and Homer visiting. J P Jackson is unwell, Frank Lintz delivered wool, Rex Louck owns a gold watch from parents, Fred Skola back from Hot Springs, Mrs Emery Sharp in rheumatic illness, John Brown from Washington in town, Palmer Co to build new office, Joe Hise delivered corn, L E Edmondson returned from Cedar Rapids, Vera Oldaker and Myrtle Snider in Iowa City, and a kids ball game with Wellman ending 11 to 10 for Wellman.
June 1 report notes Lon Darnell installs another pipe after heavy rains wash a ditch across the road revealing an undersized pipe. The Rev James Priestnal and family visited the neighborhood Monday. Nearby, corn remains to be planted and Eureka church plans a June 14 Children’s Day evening observance. Will and Frank Snider delivered cattle carloads to Joe Link. Various local families visited or were entertained after church, including the Beenblossoms and Hopplings along with the Bloomquist and Wells households.
After trials and trouble due to the new apparatus the management has placed the machinery in top condition. This evening at eight o clock 3000 feet of new moving pictures and an illustrated song will be shown to the public at no charge.
Scores from multiple baseball games across leagues and venues. Player hits, errors, batteries, and per-game tallies listed for Boston Detroit St Louis Chicago Washington and others.
At Camp Chase Confederate cemetery in Columbus Ohio 2210 soldiers buried the annual memorial service featured Rev Dr Edward Garrant of Wilmore Kentucky as Confederate speaker. Garrant a former Kentucky cavalry captain under General John H Morgan recalled Morgan’s imprisonment and escape from the Ohio penitentiary and noted a Confederate captain addressing in Ohio's capital with his daughter described as a little rebel girl.
North Adams Massachusetts June reports that balloon North Adams No 1 carrying pilot N H Arnold and C De Angelis Frua was shot at while circling Poestenkill New York. Arnold says four shots were heard and one bullet passed between them as the craft hovered about five hundred feet above ground.
The People’s party of Indiana met in Indianapolis on June 8 and nominated a full slate for state offices. Governor F. J. S. Robinson of Cloverland. lieutenant governor O. L. Rose of Selma. secretary of state Richard Bonewityz of Wheatland. auditor James Reeves of Plymouth. treasurer Aaron McDonald of Galveston. Thirty party members attended.
Davenport June 8 The United Commercial Travelers of Iowa closed their convention naming A V Weidel of Sioux City grand counselor and Lt N Edson of Cornellbluffs grand secretary. Next year the convention will be in Mason City.
A collection of small city items including bakery ads for the Vienna with calls to buy and phone numbers, arrivals from Crawfordsville, and mentions of Miss Blanche Neiswanger and Beatrice and Ina Murphy. Social notes cover family visits, a free entertainment due to new Airdome apparatus, and a Foley’s Urino Laxative testimonial from W R Ward of Dyersburg.
After 15 years of chronic indigestion and spending over two hundred dollars, B. F. Ayscue of Ingleside, North Carolina praises Dr. King's New Life Pills as the best pills ever sold. Sold under guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy at 25 cents.
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