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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1907
Page
5
The county pages report daily happenings from area communities with brief notes on local events and everyday life across towns. It highlights miscellaneous items of interest to residents and summaries of small-town activity.
A humorous miscellany notes a prominent club woman recounting a near mishap with her baby after a nurse left it with its mother for an hour. Banter on stammering and philosophy frames social chatter as characters discuss marriage, economy, and personal fortunes. EK Patterson arrives from Sigourney for a brief city visit. W Cherryholmes departs Buffalo with a horse shipment.
In Fedora Tennessee C V Pepper recounts illness with lung and throat hemorrhages and how King’s New Discovery brought relief. He claims coughing stopped bleeding diminished and within three weeks he returned to work. Stewart's Pharmacy offers 50 cent and 1.00 bottles and a free trial bottle.
June reports include Frank Fleming returning from Oskaloosa the first of the week and plasterers from Williamsburg working for F. G. Martin. Attendees from here heard Taft in Iowa City. Billy Dusenberry lost a horse yesterday. C. C. Gardner of Wellman and Pearl Gardner of Newton visited Thursday. Ida Rum works for Mrs. McClure this week. The Ladies Aid plans its annual bazaar and ice cream social next Thursday. Children’s Day program slated for Sunday evening with no morning services.
June 14 Miss Cora Kise of Kansas visits friends here. William Billingsley visits from Iowa City. John Durst and family dine in the country Sunday. Robert Shaver Blanche Snoir and Lizzie Tice visit Iowa City over Sunday. Jim Choteborsky sells his lot to Mr Vercal and will rent the shoe store while keeping his business at the old stand. J N Arnold in Washington one day last week. W G Brook returns from Iowa City. Preparations for the Fourth of July are under way. Dr J E Wells seen on the street. Tony Escher delivers sheep to town. Many young people attend normal at Washington next week. Mrs William Miller not well.
June 15 reports Mr Meek of Washington selling Columbian stock powder to customers in the area. Miss Sue Hamilton of Washington visits the Wilber Beenblossom home. Mr McVey of Kibby Art Co Chicago collects orders for enlarged pictures. Sue Hamilton Mrs Wilber Beenblossom and Glenn visit Samuel Simmons home near Perlee. Asa Johnson Batavia visits Elmer Carmichael home. carpenters to start Hermon Petratz house work first of week.
Crawfordsville reports a Sabbath visit by Albert Hall and wife of Columbus Junction. locals Will Nickolaus Will Anwyl Will Harper Chas Strain and Wm Randall attended a ball game in Winfield between an eastern ladies team and Winfield girls. multiple residents departed for Washington Cedar Falls Oberlin and Burlington for study travel and visits.
Will Harper of Wellington Kansas arrived Saturday evening for a visit with relatives here. The Rev Gardner Robertson left this morning for a month long visit at New Wilmington Pennsylvania. Miss Effie Nelson of Washington is visiting the J C Mitchell home.
Mrs Rev F E Morrison and daughter Helen visited Oskaloosa. Mrs Al Augustine returned from Oskaloosa. Joe Simerman traveled to Washington on business. Mr and Mrs W Ralston spent Sunday with friends in Washington. Children’s Day services were held at United Presbyterian Baptist and Methodist churches with strong attendance and well prepared programs. Flowers adorned the venues.
The vacant creamery in northwest Washington, owned by T. L. Emry & Son of Brighton, burned Saturday at 8:30 PM. Firefighters saved the engine, separators, and deep well pumps, but the building and contents were lost due to dry wooden sidings and rapid spread. No insurance was held. News spread to Pleasant Plain as flames were visible for miles.
Mrs. Mary L Breed was called to Fruitland by a friend's death. Howard Hofsteater from Alabama arrived to visit sister Maggie Hofsteater. Mrs Hofsteater stays with her parents in Richland. Elizabeth Malin returned from Washington. Recitations and music highlighted Children's Day at the Methodist church. Nelle Clegg returned from Winfield. Verne Anderson leaves for Iowa City summer school. Prayer meeting set at the parsonage. Barbara Protzman and family plan extended visit to Charleston W Va after West Liberty visit. J E Weigle returns from South Dakota homestead claim. J E Chapel and grandson travel to Santa Fe Missouri. W A Robinson returns from Cordova Ill for mother's death. Tedford of Hawley Okla visits N J Hamil. Alice Stephens returns from Chicago and Muscatine.
June 17 reports show Mr and Mrs ID P Martin returning from Dubuque after a week at her mother's home. Lloyd Kennel returns from Iowa City where he studied the past year. Mr and Mrs E A Kennel travel by Rubio to Illinois for a friend's wedding. Owen Crawford returns for vacation with his father. Charles Yeage spent Sunday visiting friends.
Community brief listing residents and visitors. E P Dusenberry travels to Burlington on business. Herman Shultz from near West Chester visits. Mary Flynn visits Cotter. Grace Hartman returns from Winfield. Carbeck attends state bankers convention in Clinton Iowa. Mrs. Ella Proudtit and Merle back from Wilton Junction. Bethel Irwin visits Stella Wells. Mrs N L Babcock and Mrs A VanSickle return from Sioux City and Oskaloosa. James Coder and baby return to Fairfield. Ida B Cooke and Mary McCleary return to Huntsville Ohio. E T Houston and wife visit Inghams of Agra Oklahoma for summer. Houston and J W Ingham are siblings.
C D Kimball former Mt Vernon resident buried in Seattle last week. Husband of Nora Hebner Kimball sister of Chas Hebner and Mrs A N Alberson. A Mt Vernon pioneer, first mayor, and twelve years post master. Retired about a year ago and settled in Seattle.
S A White reports regular post meeting tomorrow night with full attendance desired. Bert Rice has left for Newton Iowa to begin work and establish a home there. He is praised as a hard worker and his many friends regret his departure.
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