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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1912
Page
2
Washington shoppers and neighbors attend social planning at New Haven school lawn. Residents from the area bring guests and children as they visit friends, with several local families listed among attendees.
Ainsworth reports visits from Miss Alita Sharp of Keota and J L Harper of Burlington. D D Stephens buys a 407 passenger Regal auto from J A Marsh. Mrs J A Trotter and Francis arrive from Des Moines to visit relatives. Jr H House attends undertakers convention in Burlington. Tonight high school commencement at United Presbyterian with Prof C W Wansam speaking and Caner’s orchestra. Crowds attend band concert. Edna Richards shops in Washington. Marie Adams returns from Washington. Carrie Moore comes from Cedar Rapids. Mrs H S Smith leaves for Des Moines after visiting Mrs Nancy Supplee. Anna Barnes and Martina Swift visit T H Barnes household to see Mary Loniee born Monday.
Titus and family left Wednesday evening for Moline Illinois for a week visit. Mr and Mrs Wilcox of Washington were guests at Clarence Rathmels Sunday. Mrs D C Robertson of Dublin was a caller Friday. Miss Elizabeth Sutherland closed a successful school year at Franklin Center with a basket shower. Herman Meyer delivered cattle to Washington buyers Saturday. Miss Effie Van Sickle stayed Monday night at BE Andersons. Mrs W M Kleese shopped in Washington Friday.
Mrs Linnie D Savage and son Waldin returned home after spending the winter at the Isle of Pines. Isaac Stockman was a Washington caller last Thursday. Mr and Mrs Peter Seiren visited Harper on Sunday. The Smiths and Melinsky of Washington, Caleb and sons, and Bert Smith of Dublin party visited the H A Luithly home and spent Sunday. H D Luers and son were Sunday visitors at Dale Carris. Helen Galloway spent Sunday with relatives in Washington.
Grace Hill May 21 1912 news notes report visits by Mr and Mrs Fred Beitel of Muscatine to their relatives the Beitel household. Frank Anderson Lew Lemley Ivan Rehmel and Rev Vogler attended a Washington Sunday men’s meeting. Harry Taylor spending vacation with parents. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Tucker east of Gracehill Monday. Mr Rhea returns from Missouri trip. Lew Lemley trips to mill at Brighton Tuesday.
Miss Gertie Blick spends the week at home while Mrs Em Lemley assists Mrs Will Robertson. Frank Shebeck and family visit Joe Lasek household. Emma Shalla to undergo appendicitis operation at Mercy hospital Iowa City today. Waldschmidt family and Coletta visit Bert Dawn. Melo Vacha hosts surprise gathering. John Shadla family visit Joe Bockhorst home.
In Crawfordsville on May 22 1912 S P Gordon attended the funeral of his cousin William Campbell at Mt Pleasant. Juli Stewart of Washington visited at Roy Stewart's home and returned home. Lena Shaffer returns from Woolsey South Dakota where she taught. Samuel Donahey came home to Indiana. Several Washington residents visited including Mrs S W Huston and family and Mrs John Curtis. Irvin and Thomas Ferguson arrived with their father William C Ferguson's body. a short cemetery service followed. John Warnock and others from Washington attended the funeral.
The P. B. C. class of the Presbyterian Sabbath school hosted the M. M. C. class at Sunset park yesterday evening. From five to seven they played games and enjoyed a bountiful picnic supper attended by 32 people including Rev. H. V. Comin and guests from outside the two classes.
There will be a 15 cent social in Phoenix hall Wednesday evening May 22 and a called meeting of Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M Wednesday evening May 22 for work Ellsworth Frey acting master 83 The P S A A s regular meeting Thursday evening full attendance desired 84
The general synod of the Associate Presbyterian church began today at 11 AM at the southwest church with presbytery meetings earlier. Rev. W M McNeel of Richmond Kansas was elected moderator for this year as sessions run daily through midweek and evening prayer services are planned.
Market reports for Chicago dated May 22 1912 show hogs with light to mixed packers trading 7.20 to 7.85, and heavy shipping grades 7.35 to 7.85. Cattle receipts and prices indicate slow action with steadier to marginally lower tones, while sheep and western stock figures point to weakness in early trading.
Budapest May 20 eight countries are represented by their top chess players in the International Chess Masters Tournament at Poestyen with twenty competitors. Notables include Marshall Wahltron Janowski Leonhardt Teichmann Spielmann Cholin Flamberg Rubinstein Niemzowitsch Salwe Lowtzky Dus Chotimirsky Jabner Duras Schlecter Balla Mareczy Barasz Forgacs. Twelve prizes from 3000 to 100 crowns are offered for the one round event.
A Ottumwa resident at 4836 Wabash Ave. reports a kidney trouble that progressed to rheumatism. After taking Foley Kidney Pills through Lemmon's Pharmacy he improved promptly and says he is now completely cured with no rheumatism remaining.
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