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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1902
Page
3
Washington May 12. Special to The Evening Journal. The weather forecast for Iowa calls for partly cloudy skies with showers in the east and central portions and warmer temperatures in the eastern area tonight. Tuesday is expected to be generally fair.
Local notes list many residents visiting relatives, business calls, and travel. Alfred Hillhouse and wife spent Sunday in Mediapolis. Mrs J A Jones returned from Cotter. Miss Franc Bailey home from Winfield. Ed Fillson of Burlington called on business. Mrs T W Thomas ill but improving. Frank Sage spent Sunday at home. W A McVall sells Coppock park interest. several people travel to Fairfield Des Moines Geneseo and Geneseo. J T Baker of Reed Bros millinery visited town. Mrs B G Lytle travels to Xenia for missionary convention. extensive social and church notices accompany brief commercial ads and public notices.
Society notes recount a Saturday afternoon reception at the J W Teeter residence at Second street and A avenue. About two hundred friends attended from one to five with hostesses Mrs J W Teeter, Miss Martha Emry and Miss Cora Porter. Attire featured yellow and black palmetto silk, blue silk waist with taffeta skirt, and black taffeta. Guests entered through the parlor entrance and aides guided visitors. Martha Washington geraniums and pink and white carnations decorated the home. A noon luncheon was served by Alice Rupp, Clara Bickford, Cordelia Ross, Alice Rownd, Mrs R L Emry, Mrs James Wilson and Miss Bila Woodford.
Mary Elizabeth Short born February 20 1845 near Hioomingburg Fayette county Ohio married August 15 1851 to Wm Knox. She lived in Washington county Iowa before visiting Maxwell in 1901 then died May 4 1902. Interment planned in Des Moines with J Gibson Florence Knox Cedar Falls attendees.
Josh Edgar of Germantown Cal says fourteen years of sciatic rheumatism ended after using Chamberlains Pain Balm. He reports immediate relief and a full cure with no return. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook Sherman.
The First Presbyterian Church will host a public reception for Rev. L. D. Young and his bride in the church auditorium Thursday evening. A musical program is planned as members and the congregation welcome the couple.
H R Phelps of Plymouth Oklahoma reports selling five bottles of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to threshers who continued work without loss of time. The notice urges keeping a bottle at home and lists Stewarts Pharmacy and Cook Sherman as sellers.
Reeves visited Galesburg last week and watched pacer Ed Keith trained by Frank Marvel. The three year old horse, bought by Char ley at Phillips sale, holds the Williams track record and shows strong form. Marvel manages sixteen other horses and is progressing well.
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