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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1909
Page
7
Kalona society notes list visits to Iowa City Wellman and Riverside. Rex Louck returns from college as Chas Bear family and others attend the dedication. A new button factory prospect intrigues Newell Grady while local baseball loses to Wellman 7 to 2.
Edwin Martin returns home from Chicago on Saturday night. Pulaski residents Mr and Mrs Swartzendruber and son visit Clara Allebach and Ezra Eicher. Families and friends visit Mt Pleasant and Ottumwa for events and institutes. The Ollie band and Witting Preheim wedding are recorded among community activities.
The Kalona M. E. Church dedication on June 6 drew many from nearby towns. Sermons were delivered by Rev. C L Stafford and others, with about 8000 dollars target and 5000 subscribed at the event and enough to pay the building. Kalona High School commencement followed at the opera house with speaker Mr Wassam Iowa City and graduates Maggie Brewer Nita Edmondson Belle Dunlap Velma Snider and Clem Grady.
June T. Easter and wife rode to the Tri Cities. A E Spalding and wife visited St Anthony Idaho to see son Fred. Janet Beamer of Washington visited here yesterday. Jesse Marr and Willis Trotter were business visitors at Letts. S A Walker and wife visited son James in Washington. Mrs Harry Pearson returned from Moulton. Vera Miller and Carlton Marr operated for appendicitis. both returned home pale but well. J A Marsh and Rev W A Nelson rode to Pella for graduation exercises. Jesse McCoy Claude, Henry Curtis and Henry Menefee went to Muscatine from here yesterday morning. Sands Bros begin excavating for a 20x24 two story store addition. Frank Trotter returned from Bennett after visiting brother James.
June 7 report from Sleepy Hollow notes Mr. Linton of Ottumwa and John Teeter of Washington shared dinner at Lin Richardson's. Mrs. Henry Miller returned home to Washington after a visit with her sons Ernest and Carl. Adam Libe entertained guests at dinner. Miller Bros. lost a valuable horse last week to blood poison. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Richardson attended the funeral of Mrs. K. A. Riley in Washington. Henry Miller plans to repaint his farm house. Sam Richardson visited Washington on business.
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