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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
2
Correspondents report on the everyday activities across communities, detailing neighborhood events, social gatherings, and notable occurrences in the county. The column sketches local life, with brief notes on residents, clubs, and public happenings shaping the day.
June 25 entries report Miss Emma Snebek of Chicago visiting Anthony Kupka's, carpenters enlarging a barn for John Shalla, and a large barn being built for Newt Benson. Several locals return from normal, Mrs Sakulin’s husband Mr Holub moves to Chicago, a engagement rumor arises, Babe Eliskamp and Ehler Eliskamp visit relatives, Frank Blecha injures a finger, Mrs Kern and son visit her parents, and hills south of town, the McKree and Freund hills, are being cut down.
June 26 reports show Mr and Mrs A Peter son of Dublin visiting friends of Dr H Eb Marr. Mrs Chas Stephens of Pawhuska Okla visiting Washington friends and calling on Mrs J N Pickens. Win Smouse and Riley Miller families visit Haskins and Washington. Helen and Victoria Freding of Washington stay with Winifred Miller. Harry Dye and wife called Cumberland Ohio by the illness of Mrs Dye's mother.
Joel England died at his home in Wellman on Tuesday after a long illness. He lived on his farm for many years and moved to town with his wife a few years ago. His son Harry kept the farm in charge. Local notes include corn sales by Will Dorrance Antony Barrett and Matt Redlinger, and visits by Cc. L. Rowe family and George Stewart from Keota to Jim Hanley, Mary Walton visiting her sister, and Grandpa Largenbee visiting Crossett.
June 30 church recital announced for Miss Lissa Adams and her music class with all welcome. Local updates note Mrs. T. J. Riordan’s improvement and various townsfolk visiting, fishing, or receiving care. A street light in front of the church is reported as a nice local improvement.
June 24 item from Rural Route notes Joe and George McGre, with brief rural delivery update.
Elmer Hourning helps Earl Smith with corn plowing while Emer Bush assists Jacob Bishop with shelling. Mrs E R Powers and Miss Mazie Palmer visit A M Simpson’s near Centerville. Mrs Jessie Clark and Miss Mae Page spend the day at L E Burham’s. Miss Clara Horning sews for Mrs Clarence Rathmel. Sexton’s tiling gang works at Rittenhouse and Knapp corner. John Genkinger learns of sister Mrs Frank Beatty’s sudden death. Rev Clark of Prairie Flower church on a short clerical vacation. Joe and Rosa Heinz were Washington visitors. Ella Faulkner returns from Pella school work.
June 25. Asel Robertson drove a cattle load to Chicago Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Rathmel visited at the Lina Woods home Sunday. Residents attended the Woodman and Royal Neighbor memorial service in Washington Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Peterson visited Dr. H. E. Marr's at Haskins Wednesday. Harry Davidson and family visited J. W. Netherall's Sunday. J. C. Caner traveled from Washington to fix the church organ Wednesday. Ladies Aid meets with Mrs. Cora Snyder this afternoon.
Jim Bales lays cement walks for Alex Clark while G A Van Winkle and Henry Weidner install new sills under his barn. Harris and Van Winkle assist with clover hay. Jake Werner bought a horse. Rev R A Bruce called on them Wednesday. Mr and Mrs R B Gudgel visited Pleasant Plain friends. Will Dewolf's horse is very sick. Mrs F Funk and daughter Helen of Magnolia Illinois visit L W Grosscup. Mrs Sadie Simpson visits Bert Simpson. F T Bierce visited near Pleasant Plain.
June 26 notices show Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Wilson visiting. Mrs. Dave Stickley and granddaughter return to Kansas after weeks with relatives. Frank Supplee of Chicago arrives for a visit with Francis Parrow. Miss Lelia Rhodes leaves for Muscatine to visit friends. Miss Jean Stephen spending a few days at W. T. Trotter home.
Mrs S L Bowen of Wayne West Virginia says she suffered kidney disease and could not rise from bed yet a one dollar bottle and part of a second of Foley's Kidney Remedy cured her entirely. The testimonial appeared from Lemmon's Pharmacy touting the remedy.
W. T. Abbott of Chicago, representing John R. Walsh and the Southern Indiana Railroad, says he will file another suit as he discusses coal shipment rates from the southern Indiana field over the Southern Indiana and Big Four to Indianapolis and the gas belt. He notes the Indiana railroad commission and coal shipments are causing much trouble, with Walsh's lawyers kept busy and piling up official papers.
A heavy tie was placed on the track at Highlands east of Usia Oklahoma to wreck a Missouri Kansas and Texas passenger train. The obstruction was found and removed just in time to avert disaster.
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