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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1906

Page

2

County News Day Report of Events and Visits

Daily notes list visits from Donald Wall of Muscatine to Leland Page and guests Miss Chilcote of Washington with Dr and Mrs Droz and Homer Ashby and sister Verne of Washington with the Hulse family. Children's day services were held at four churches with memorial observances by lodges and a cemetery tribute.

Donald Wall Muscatine Leland Page Chilcote Washington Droz Homer Ashby Miss Verne Hulse M. RE LO. O. BF Rebekah Christian Church Davis

Local Social Notes and Travel Rumors From June Days

Attorney Eardley Bell and wife travel to Marengo and plan to return today. Miss Veda Stryker visited Miss Zetta Carr and attended commencements. The Ht. G. Moore family hosts Mrs. Barger of Chicago this week. Several locals attend commencements and visits, including Lavanda Gardner, Rev Willard DeVoe party, and Miss Lula Greigg. A horse owned by Harry Huffman was struck by lightning and killed. The Lexington Aid bazaar is set for June 21 at the parsonage. Florence Capitola Gardner, baby daughter born to Roy and Flora Gardner. Clarke Brown sells home to Harry Huffman for 2200 dollars. Various trips and visits noted around Washington, Columbus Junction, Fairfield, and Denver Colorado. Open air concert led by Prof. Wm Langenberg at Columbus Junction tonight at 7 45.

Eardley Bell Marengo Slriday Veda Stryker Zetta Carr Ht. G. Moore Mr. Moore Barger Chicago Lavanda Gardner Mr. Pleasant Columbus Junction Mabel Foster Willard DeVoe Delta Clark Brown Harry Huffman Jessye Campbell Nebraska Joel England G. W. England Washington Wellman Lexington Aid Society Roy Gardner Florence Capitola Lula Greigg Hamilton W V. Farris Harry Shrader N. J. Anderson Whetstine Martha Walker Colorado Eva Easter Lillian Olds Nellen Clegg Myria Moreland Normal Institute D. L. Baird Etha Fairfield J. W. Crawford W. A. Goble W. L. Strain M. L. Miller Eva Davis Denver Colo Walter Davis

Community Notes From Washington Township

Gardner returned to Washington Saturday morning after visiting his son Howard. Rev. Williams will speak here next Wednesday night. Chas. Saling was a business visitor Saturday. Mrs. Milo Patterson and daughter Lula McClure visit Ainsworth this week with Mary Patterson. Otto Patterson returned from Chicago Sunday. Sherr Brindley and family visited the Bruce Gardner home Sunday.

Gardner Washington Howard Rev. Williams Chas. Saling Milo Patterson Lula McClure Ainsworth Mary Patterson Otto Patterson Chicago Sherr Brindley Bruce Gardner

Local church and family gatherings under sunny Sunday notes

Sherm Brindley and family visited E S Bishop home in Washington. Rev Kelley of Chicago delivered a splendid address at Prairie Flower Baptist church and dined with Evra Smith and his nieces. Mrs Eyestone closed a year of teaching at Lincoln and district picnic featured lemonade and ice cream.

Sherm Brindley Washington E. S. Bishop Kelley Chicago Prairie Flower Baptist Church Evra Smith Mr. Smith Martha Eyestone Lincoln Ruxton Dave Benson Andy McGuire Addie Keljly Besse Rittenhouse

W. F. M. S. Meeting and local social visits

The W. F. M. S. met at the Bruce Gardner home on Thursday. Mrs. Laura Longwell visits with Frank Fleming in Oskaloosa. Roy Gardner and wife welcomed a new daughter Thursday. Ora Henderson visited over Sunday with her sister Brid ge. Arthur Mace and family visited J. M. Mace. Newt Gardner and family from Wellman visited James Gardner. Julia Cavender visiting F. G. Martin. Rev. Walter Smith and Edna Gardner toured to Williamsburg to see his parents. Alice Eyestone leaves for Mt. Vernon for the Eyestone Laughead wedding.

Bruce Gardner Blanche Wallace Frank Fleming Oskaloosa Laura Longwell Roy Gardner Ora Henderson Brrdge Arthur Mace J. M. Mace Newt Gardner Wellman James Gardner Julia Cavender F. G. Martin Walter Smith Edna Gardner Williamsburg Alice Eyestone Mt. Vernon Eyestone-Laughead

Local residents engage in travel for business and study

L D Higgins traveled to Chicago on business and C J Wilson went to Crawfordsville for business. Others including A L Armstrong Havre, Geo Paul from Keota, Ellsworth Ewing Ottumwa, Asa Jones to Burlington, Olive Ward to Keota, Nettie Slunter back to Crawfordsville, Chase Bannister to Ottumwa, Chas Winter to Urbana for school, and the bereaved party of Anson Kelley journeyed to Chicago and St Louis with burial duties and visits lingering in the city.

C. J. Wilson Crawfordsville A. L. Armstrong Havre Geo. Paul Keota

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