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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
5
Local notices promote hot rolls and a full line of bakery goods at the Vienna. marketing mentions cookies, roasts and chickens for Sunday at South Side Market. Small items note visits, tailoring ads by Dougherty Bros with patterns and measurements, and a Sunday gathering with Mr Gradwoh in Lincoln.
Brief scan of daily events across counties notes gatherings, trades, weather, and local greetings. Ordinary happenings reflect community life and neighborly exchanges in rural districts.
Music filled the evening with organ harp guitar and accordion guests carried oysters and the ladies served supper of oysters crackers pickles peaches and cake The gathering mourned the loss of the Stockman family but enjoyed one last time at the Stockman home Ice cream and cake followed Frank Beitel of Chicago visited his parents over Sunday Mrs Chas McKinstry went to Ottumwa Kate Mauthe Muscatine sister Miss Maybelle Johnson visited Bessie Taylor and stayed with Mrs Genkins later in the week
March reports muddy roads and early birds while Neil Callister visits Fairfield. A. Neville hosts teachers at six o clock, Jess Bales and Mrs. Logan Brown swap properties, Leota Rice travels from Chicago for a funeral. Colona McPherson, fourteen, shot himself at home south of Richland. funeral at Richland Methodist Church. family grieving.
March 6 notes show Ray Conner and wife of Minnesota visiting relatives in Washington and Ella McKinney hosting. Local moves include Horace Ingham to a Grace Hill farm and R A Edwards to the Stewart farm. Sam McCleery ships hogs from Verdi. Will Cherry and Mrs. John Green with family travel to Washington. bad roads hindered carrier Darbyshire’s rounds.
March 3 notices show Wm Stockman moving to a Brighton area farm Vitus Disch relocating to a Lockridge farm and Frank Genkins settling on the Stockman vacated property. Thursday evening neighbors surprised Mr and Mrs Disch with a festive gathering at their new home.
The Washington City band presented twenty five pieces last evening in the opera house. Leaders and soloists received praise for skilled playing, with a series of band selections, vocal solos by Miss Ruth Benkett, readings by Miss Mae Brookhart, and moving pictures by J. D. Hawkins. Net proceeds support new band uniforms.
March 7 saw numerous locals traveling to Washington for meetings and conventions. Names include Henry McCoy J A Hawthorne C W Bennett Mrs Jacobs Myrtle and Sarah Crawford. Visitors also reported from Winfield Galesburg Farmington and Wapello with several families hosted at local homes.
Mrs N M Anderson returned from Chicago with spring millinery stock. Mrs J M Stewart Jr left for West Liberty to visit friends. S C Pearson came home from Chicago with a cattle car. Mrs Frank Woods was called to Riverside for her father’s illness. William Kirkpatrick left for a business visit at Wellman. Mr and Mrs H B Moore left for Cedar Rapids to visit relatives. C A Sprague visited Keota for a Sunday with sister Mrs Rev A L Graham. Mrs Thomas Marr is sick. Roy Moore returned from Texas after six months away. Delegates to the county convention left on No 1. Fred Spalding visited Washington for business. Robert Rhea attended the Washington convention.
Fred Spalding of Ainsworth served as city caller today at the Vienna event where macaroons nuttingers kisses and fruit sticks were sold to attendees.
Mrs. George McClellan and baby left for Brighton for a short visit. J J Holmes Mrs Cowger T E Maxwell M M Maxwell Hugh Davis H E Davis Elias Williams and James Hawthorne arrived from Crawfordsville this morning and spent the day in the city.
In the Johnsons bakery line a variety of pastries including lemon pies and cream cakes are available. Travelers and locals such as Roy Emry Walter Johnson Elia Woodford and several others were seen traveling to Brighton Sigourney Valley Junction Fairfield Chicago and Ainsworth for weekend visits and business.
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