Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1901

Page

4

Mixed Classified Items and Notices Highlight Local Shop Ads

A jumble of short notices includes a lost child’s jacket, a missing eight year old mare with a white star, a housework job advert, room rent and sale offers near the square, a flower ad, alias William Plummer jailed then escaped, a noble title death, Algerian outbreak worry, English ship returns, Presidio hospital fire loss, Jersey City marriage row, and West Point exam results.

Ed Swift Eireles Algeria Sues Canal Presidio San Francisco Anna Schults Jersey City Joseph Tt. Corder West Point

Iowa Weather Forecast Warms To Fair And Thunderstorms

Forecast for Iowa calls for generally fair weather tonight and Thursday with probable local thunder storms and fresh southerly winds.

Social Roundup of Local Visits and Market Notes

Local residents host and visit across towns including A N Albersons hosts Westley Smith of West Chester. Mrs Rush of Ainaworth visits city friends. D A Boyer and daughter Mary stay with city friends. S Mason sells prime strawberries. forty boxes shipped to Kohaka on special order. Mason’s berries sold at J O Smith grocery. Keota resident S E Divilbiss returns from Cedar Falls commencement. Mrs Chas Mead of Jamesport visits Chicago. Archey McKay sails to Rock Island to see grandfather. Mrs Geo Welch travels from Ainsworth to Lenox. N Livings heads to Mr Pleasant. Laura Wertz acts as pallbearer at Mrs Harry Cady funeral. Miss Fannie Cowan hosts A class. berry dish given by pupils. Ada and Ida Harmon serve refreshments. Mrs Chal Ford and daughter Rhea visit relatives. T J Berdo ships cattle to Chicago. J P Latchfield of Burlington on business. Stella Cunningham hosts Lela McKihinney of Morning Sun. Rocky Mountain Tea advertised 35c at Stewart’s. Carl Roberts visiting Allen Stewart. heads to Fremont, Kew. Masson returns from Grove City Pa with mother. notes late spring east and meeting a Captain Montgomery’s brother who has not begun corn planting.

A. N. Alberson Westley Smith West Chester Rush Ainaworth D. A. Boyer Mary Dublin S. Mason Kohaka Mason J. O. Smith S. E. Divilbiss Keota Cedar Falls Chas. Mead Jamesport Jas. Ward Chicago Archey McKay Rock Island Fannie Cowan the Heights Grammar School East Main Street T. J. Berdo Crawfordsville J. P. Latchfield Burlington Stella Cunningham Lela McKihinney Morning Sun Madison Medicine Co Stewart's

Masonic Meeting Advised for O. KS At Morton's Office

Owing to a Masonic meeting the O. KS. will meet in J. W. Morton's office Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Let each member be present by order of Wortray Matron.

O. KS J. W. Morton Wortray

Auction Notice by Mr I Klein at Southeast Corner

Mr I Klein will hold an auction on the southeast corner of the square next Saturday afternoon June 15. Items include a Steinway square piano parlor and sitting room carpets two bedroom sets with dressers sideboard upholstered chairs and other furniture all in good order. Any unsold by Saturday June 15 will be offered at auction. The P B E Os will meet with Miss Eva Denny Thursday at 2 30 for full attendance.

Mr. I. Klein P. BE. Os Eva Denny

Corner Stone Laying at St James School

The laying of the corner stone of the new St James school included a solemn high mass, remarks by Bishop Cosgrove, and a sealing of documents within the stone. Attending clergy included Rev Weil and Rev Schulte among others. a dinner followed and local officials noted.

St. James School Father Weil Richmond Cosgrove Father Jacobsmeier Leo XIII Sebastian Martinelli U. S Wm. McKinley Leslie M. Shaw H. Wilson Washington First Communion John Teeter Lewis Hampsher Frank Swift Harding J. J. O’brien Jacobsmeier Diel Jos. Schulte Davenport Weil Schulte Lowa City Weiland Riverside Grieaser Muscatine Tyazca Brighton Grothe Harper Houser Sigourney This Place

Music interest expressed by dying Mr Jones at social

Hostess asks Mr Jones if he is a musician and he admits some knowledge of music while discussing turning over sheet music for the hostess's daughter to perform at a social gathering.

Mr. Jones Wetmore

Made the Application Knight of the Razor Quip

A Philadelphia Times item notes a barber asking a shrinking man how things are. The man replies dull and the barber appears to take the remark personally, staged as a wry exchange in a city paper.

Knight of the Razor Philadelphia Times

Also Mentioned on This Page

Windsor Grocery Baird & Johnson rcCall Bros Pat Mississippi River Todd Stuart City Market Inquire Journal Tequire At Journal M. Keck The Journal Kemble Amble Flowwen Co Oskaloosa Lowa William Plummer Johnson Sioux City James Lloyd-Lindsay Baron Verntage V. C.K. CO. BL Washington, D. C Tom Evenine Journal Iowa N. Livings Mr. Pleasant Laura Wertz Harry Cady Carl Roberts Allen Stewart Fremont Kew Masson Grove City Montgomery P. E Walther Schneider Nervita Medical Company Clinton and Jackson Streets Illinois J. H. Stewart West Side ST. James Bishop Cosgrove Cedar Rapids Norman Scofield Henry Eicher Academy P. J. Hanley Nira Slocum Stratton Senator Tabor Tabor Leadville Viper Maria Padilla Guadalajara Mex Madrid Ave University of Chicago Jackson Lemmon & Lewis East Side Diana Mftg. Co WM. Blair & Son Cardus Mitchell Mia Will Mitchell Grace Hotel Jackson Boulevard Clark Street Oscar Solbrig Washington, Iowa J. J. McKeone East Main St Charley Rpee Mea As Mares P. B. BR WREST Stock Freight HANCH Mm Ems Columbus Junction California Pacific Northwest Fr. E. Stewart Agt Eis B Bro Peoria Indianapolis Ind Cincinnati B. C. HK Sunda West AM Mason City Mail St. Paul Ietis Dard North Xc Sun South AD Ally Sun Sun Peoria Mall Marshalltown Omaha Denver Eat Southeast JN Tittemore Geo 8 Batty Ad Newaa Marehallty Chew Wetmore’s M. C. Wetmore Tobacco CO Louis America
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication