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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
5
County page reports local happenings from Our Various Correspondents detailing daily life, events, and small town notes across the region. Readers gain a snapshot of community efforts, gatherings, and everyday occurrences shaping local life.
May 14 notes show Miss Elizabeth Flannigan leaving for Cotter to work for Mrs. D. P. VanHorn this summer. Mrs. Mart Miller and her son Max of Washington visited on business. Chas. S. Harrison traveled to Muscatine for a short visit. Miss Nita Chambers rode to Crawfordsville for the summer. Mart Neiswanger of Muscatine arrived for a few days with relatives. Mrs. John Crawford of Washington arrived to spend days with her ill father, David Crawford.
May 14. Mrs. Dunlap of Washington was a business visitor today. E. R. Harvey of Washington heard the governor’s speech. Miss Jessie Walker arrived from Maryville Tennessee to visit her grandmother Mrs. Hamil. Woody Harding arrived from Muscatine. Mr. Beatty of Fairfield attended to business matters today.
May 13 lists several local notes including Jos Prebyl Sr suffering from facial cancer. Riverside workers Deutremont Bouquet paint and paper for Anthony Kallous. Blanche Abbey seeks upper room in next year’s public schools. A Sharpe visited Kalona. Willie Welte counted as county seat caller. Laddie Vacha remains in Washington city hospital with slow knee healing. Baltas Morhafer starts huckster wagon. Only five or six working in the vicinity. Tony Kern shows a new buggy. Miss Rose Kohlicek and Bessie Shalla visited town. Fred Morhafer returns from Cedar Rapids after spring work.
May 13 notes Mrs Tom Colton is quite sick with the measles but improving. Mrs Dr F L Woodburn visits parents and friends north of town then stays with Gene Annas before heading to Rubio to visit a few days on her way home to Castana Iowa. John Kinney is working an extra
A windstorm damaged the glass front of a hardware building while a barn on the Bell farm east of town near Sam Anderson was blown down Tuesday evening. May 14 brought Ross Hancock visiting Washington. Pat Boyd checked on his sister in Muscatine hospital, and W Beardsley learned his daughter Mrs H B Cox in Kewanee is able to return home from hospital.
May notes report several residents ill or visiting homes, including Mrs Elwood Grubb and Hazel Allen at the Henry Griener home. Mr and Mrs Koch visited Sigourney. Ahem reports a horse outbreak incident near Arthur Doty crossing into Canada. Burial of Mrs Mike Wallerich at Blackhawk area is noted. Lorey Tucker spent weekend at home.
May 13 news notes Will Lewis and guests visit Washington. Will Huston arrives from Wyman to hear the governor's address. John Wilson John Hopengardner John Stewart Gela Hise and David Eichelberger make business calls. Clint Hall of San Francisco visits John Reed home. Supervisor Cress of Riverside was a business caller yesterday.
The notice states a regular con clave will be held Friday evening May 15 1908 with business petitions and closing with work in the Order of Red Cross by order of Wm. M. Terry E. C.
Cedar View Mississippi merchant B G Stewart touts Dr King’s New Life Pills saying customers receive gold worth value for constipation malaria or biliousness. Guarantee offered at Lemmon’s Pharmacy with a 25 cent price.
The article lauds President Roosevelt for convening a diverse group of about forty state governors and prominent leaders from iron, coal, wood, mining, education, and law to study conserving resources. It emphasizes nonpartisan aims, improved interstate cooperation, future welfare, forest and mineral preservation, and ongoing social gatherings to foster better national unity and policy.
A brief quip from the San Francisco Examiner recounts a playful exchange about an engagement. It notes a request to keep the news secret and a humorous dig at Mabel always sharing gossip.
The window display highlights diamond rings at Steck's Jewelry Store with a Friday night opening sale and special prices. Local shoppers are urged to visit Steck's to preview the selection and take advantage of introductory discounts.
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