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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1912
Page
2
Alpine Aerie No 1948 meets the second and fourth Wednesday evenings each month. Visiting members in good standing are welcome. W P B G Fox and Secy R C DuBois announce details.
A condensed look at local happenings across the county communities and related day by day news. Highlights showcase civic events, social occurrences, and notable activities shaping daily life.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M regular meetings first Friday each month. Cyrus Chapter No 18 R A M regular meetings second Friday each month. Bethlehem Commandery No 45 KT regular meetings third Friday each month. Washington Chapter No 98 CE regular meetings second Thursday each month. Visiting fraters welcome.
Crowds attend services at M. E. and U P churches in West Chester and New Haven on May 5 1912. Local residents from nearby towns travel for shopping visits and social calls while noted residents make weekend business trips to Washington and Columbus Junction.
George Breitenbach error corrected snipe shoot note. W A Henry visits relatives in north. Everett Jones party enjoyed by Rubio crowd. Meat market plastering finished carpenters near completion. Garden care urged to protect crops from chickens. Mr and Mrs Wolf visited relatives north. Term of school ends next Friday with events at school house next Tuesday. Teachers Miss Brindley and Miss Breitenbach expected to take next term. Rubio Kids beat Clay school Kids 23 to 13 in baseball. Richard Van Dyke sheared sheep and sold wool to Richland buyer.
Pleasant Hill on May 6 1912 reports Mrs Silas Caldwell and Hazel visiting the J H Kephart home in East Washington. Roy Kephart and Mrs Roy Kephart visited John Wagner. Clyde Hillhouse called on Virnus Bradford. Al Tomlinson is a business visitor in the neighborhood. Mable Kephart returned from Wayland after a week at Peter Witting's. Dr McLaughlin was called to see Mil dred Caldwell who is sick. Mrs Elmer Kephart spends a week assisting at J H Kephart's as he returns from Ottumwa hospital.
Ernest Carlson traveled to Chicago on Monday with a car load of cattle. The route report notes the cattle movement from Rural Route One.
A nostalgic ode to greens like spinach and dandelion, praising their regal and everyday value. The speaker extols their supremacy over other foods, linking greens to history, family meals, and famous figures who thrived on garden produce. The poem lauds garden herbs and vegetables as timeless, nourishing fare.
Frank Horn and family visited Joe Marek on Sunday. Frank Lukavsky of Davenport visited Ernest Carlson last week. Boyd Foster lost a valuable cow last Sunday. A J Kallaus of Washington visited in the neighborhood with relatives. Mr and Mrs Ed Brown visited Charles Brown on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Joe Wright spent Sunday afternoon in Washington visiting Mr Wrights mother.
Community updates from Crawfordsville include moves visits and visits from nearby towns. Arnold Miller helps paint KE Riley this summer while various families travel to Washington Columbus Junction Winfield and Olds. A Titanic survivor Gunner Kinsley plans talk at the Methodist church with admission 15 20 cents. Robert Young dies from a paralytic stroke and funeral details follow.
Charley Thomas of Washington shipped a load of cattle from Havre on Tuesday. Dr Hull of Washington was called to see Mrs John Pathan Sr Wednesday.
Several measles cases are reported. Fred Telford’s baby is quite ill, and Dr. McLaughlin was called to see it. John Caldwell’s baby is also sick. John Putman hosts Tom Downing of Washington, and Jim Moothart of Washington visits Will Saville. Oscar Gardner bought a horse from Will McBride.
A. R. Miller and family visited the neighborhood Wednesday to inspect lumber and Crooked Creek operations. Sommers school closed for measles. John Graber reported shell corn with a carload of extra good crop, five percent expected to grow. Mrs Anna Conrad returns from Trinidad Colo after her brother in law’s death. Frank Rich’s family rejoices over a newborn girl. Mr and Mrs John Wittrig and Mrs Musser of Olds visited Henry Wittig near Crawfordsville after church. Will Stafford family visited P. P. Wenger after church. Valentine Shands visited Isaac Conrad Sunday afternoon. Communion observed at the Kicker church with Rev. Stuckey of Olds assisting Rev. Musselman. New church building crowded and includes 3S 8S rooms. Musselman delivered a sermon on First Corinthians 11:25-26. S. S. convention set for next Sabbath at 2 PM at Eicher church. Karl Frey returns to Washington work after Sunday at home.
The speaker argues that today’s world is larger and busier than in ancient times. Machines and daily complexity create more to recall and more potential for error than during Julius Caesar or Alexander the Great.
In parts of Syria peasants claim doctors and druggists can kill one man and one woman annually to make medicines. A druggist sued a boy’s parents for interference with trade after a boycott over an alleged murder attempt but received no damages due to the adults’ adherence to the superstition.
Mrs. Joe Reiner travels to Garvin Iowa for a sister in law's death. Dr Charles R Brown from New Haven visits Iowa colleges then plans Chicago detours as part of Yale divinity tour. Local notes cover births, banking staff travel, theater acts, and park improvements.
Special to Evening Journal reports Roosevelt will win sixteen of Baltimore’s Republican delegates to the Chicago national convention, Clark thirteen to the Democratic tally. In Baltimore total Democratic vote was 29,802 with Clark 29,277. Wilson 6,578. Harmon 3,208. Roosevelt led in Baltimore with 12,294 to Taft 7,283. Clark secures fifteen delegates to the national convention.
A reflective quote asserts that dissatisfaction fuels growth and greatness. It suggests that no content person reaches wide life, while a nation's unhappiness often drives significant progress and achievement.
Mrs Wapping is a term megant remarks trigger discussion as Mrs Pilcher notes Mrs Bluntsome agrees some people eagerly adopt every new fad.
Miss Fannie Harwood hosted several friends at her West Washington street home Saturday afternoon with refreshments. Mrs. C F Stierwalt entertained guests on East Washington street in honor of Miss Ethel Musselman of Des Moines. The First United Presbyterian church youth group met at Rev W O Fisher’s on South Second avenue for an evening of games and music with refreshments.
The regular meeting of the order of the Eastern Star will be held Thursday May 9 at 8 o clock. Lillian L. Kunath W M Susie B. Edgington Secy.
This morning’s market report cites Chicago and Texas cattle and hog prices with receipts and shipments figures. Cattle markets show slow demand and weakness, while sheep and lamb values edge higher on the day.
Vague OCR reads percentages and receipts with incomplete figures. The text lacks clear entities, dates, or outcomes to establish a concrete news item or event.
An old style advertisement promotes carpet cleaning for carpets and rugs of all kinds. It promises sanitary work, moth and germ removal, prompt attention, satisfaction guaranteed, and resizing of rugs. Roy Minick is listed as the contact, with a note about Fairfield Rug Co. and purchasing old woolen ingrain carpet.
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