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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1907
Page
5
Marion T. Anderson advertises two cars of coal including Peerless Nut for cook stoves and Carterville 6 lump for stoves or furnaces. The hand picked coal promises no slack and reduced prices via telephone 176.
The passage notes ancient warm-climate peoples in Asia and Africa wore light head coverings. It mentions Iawa style wraps and similar loose materials around the temples forming the common Hebrew headdress in patriarchal times.
Mrs. A F F Smith of Williamsburg was taken ill with heart trouble Friday morning at her son Rev W A Smiths home but had recovered enough by Saturday to return home.
John Tener returned from Mercy hospital Iowa City after appendicitis surgery. Mary Younkin comes home to Cedar Rapids to visit family. M. W. Truxan and Wm. J. Kueneman visited Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Jos. Critz stayed in town with S. F. Critz family. St Mary's church social cleared over 130. J.C. Nicola from Williamsburg visiting parents K. Nicola. John Thomann visited Iowa City. Violet Fester came from Muscatine for a visit. Ed Veggy left for Moline to work at Deere Mansour plow works.
May 7 residents greet relatives and travelers as Frank Boller visits Iowa City for a few days. E Bittler heads to Cedar Rapids and a German band plays on the street Saturday. Dr L Pyke opens a photo car nearby and Carl Roth’s family visits. A new road east of town opens and is graded, offering an alternate to the railroad.
Lexington notes a Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meeting moved to Mrs. Charlie Rickey's home Thursday afternoon. The West Chester orchestra plans an evening entertainment on May 30. Charley Brown from Well performed shelling corn. Harry Pettit's horse injured by broken glass, needing ten stitches after artery repair. Frank Wilson visited City for a sick case. Mrs. J. M. Mace remains ill. Reuben Ri and family stayed at their aunt Henry Schulty’s home. their residence was destroyed by fire at dawn. Lissa Adams Poe Gardner visited Wellman afternoons. F. G. Martin was a guest on Thursday night.
The annual commencement at the Ainsworth opera house featured six graduates four girls and two boys Ivah Strain Teresa Stephens Elizabethe Flanigan Helene Wickham Roy Marr and Floyd Edmundson. Elizabethe Flanigan earned special praise for her portrayal of Joan of Arc with music by the school orchestra. Reverend A S Bailey urged graduates to live by the motto Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you as he distributed diplomas amid a large crowd.
Mrs J F Robertson and Marjorie are home after a visit in Muscatine. Ardmore I T is mentioned as a brother. Owen spent yesterday visiting friends. Mrs Frank Henness and Mrs Dittman with Mrs Shellen were in Richland Monday.
J. D. Dayton sold Marion a fine horse yesterday. A. J. Droz of Keota was in today. Jenoie Cook returned to Washington after a short stay at home. Rev. G. W. Hanna traveled to Estown Virginia to spend the summer with relatives. B. Crayne visited Washington bar yesterday. Mrs. Robert Dihe moved to Mrs. Laubach.
May and J C McCoy were passengers for Iowa City this morning. Mrs J H Armstrong and daughter Ollie returned from a several months visit in Panhandle Texas. Mrs Bert Orris is recovering well after an operation in Iowa City yesterday. Mrs A Twinam and Jennie Stevenson were passengers for Washington this morning. Mrs Guy Tomlinson and children returned home to Morning Sun this morning.
The EB society of the Presbyterian church with town talent will present a musical program on Tuesday evening May 21. The event promises local musicians and choral pieces in a community concert setting.
The Twentieth Century Reading circle held a pleasant meeting last evening at Mrs. Co. D. J. Palmer's residence on West Washington street. The group completed its study of the Reformation and agreed that Wil Carleton will be the topic for the next discussion.
The St James choir and friends gathered at Miss Anna Eagles South Iowa avenue home for a miscellaneous shower in honor of bride elect Bertha Reirer. She will wed Hugh Dougall on May 14 as music entertained and a luncheon was served by Mrs Waldschmidt and Mrs Eagle.
Mr and Mrs J S Wilson will entertain a few friends this evening at a 6 oclock dinner in honor of Mrs Eugene Schneider of Washington state.
Frank Sproul hosted a turn at his West Main street home drawing about twenty five pupils from Miss Jessie Sages music class. The evening featured each student performing in a well received recital with an encore for Franks The Blacksmith by Mokreys.
A Muscatine convention of the Muscatine district home missionary societies of the Methodist church convened Saturday with broad participation. Washington led auxiliaries in membership and benevolence, reporting 2286.90 donated last year, while Muscatine placed second and West Liberty, Wellman, Marengo, and Wilton followed.
The Regular convocation of Cyrus Chapter No 13 R A M will be held Friday evening May 10 1907. Business of importance and inspection by Past Grand High Priest A S Lawrence of Muscatine. Every companion should be present. 71 26 C A Dewey H P L VA.
The narrative recalls Father Marquette pitching a camp at the Chicago River mouth and fishing, predicting the stream would become more backward before the century's dawn. He mourns homesickness, hopes for a later car trip to Paris, and asks Fernando Jones to represent him, angling for perch.
The regular fortnightly landseekers trips departed yesterday with Standard Land company members L. D. Higgins George Grifith John Ingham and family Mrs Ingham Carlton Wilson Dave Donovan F F Parrish and Samuel Gardner. John Ingham plans Texas summer stay and Donovan will run the new Stratford cars. The George H Paul Land company left last night with additions from Montezuma Fairfield Newton Illinois and Nebraska.
A group of fortune tellers dressed in Oriental colors struck town and visited W. A. Whiting’s office near the square. Two entered the office while the other opened the safe and stole nearly 830. The heist was discovered, the sheriff notified, and the full amount was recovered. The gang was told to leave town at once and complied.
Funeral services for the late Frank Jugenheimer, who died Monday in Cambridge Nebraska, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 from his father William Jugenheimer Sr.’s residence. Rev. Geo D. Rogers will officiate with the Baptist choir. Interment will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.
All band members are asked to meet tonight in the band room on the north side of the square for rehearsal ahead of the funeral of Frank Jugenheimer.
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