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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1910

Page

4

Local and Personal New Indian suits at The Fair

13 Merle Lytle spent Friday night at Keota with Will Shearer. The largest and best assortment of fresh cookies in the city at the Vienna. We are showing a complete line of razors. McNamara's South Furniture. 8813 See our line of hammocks and porch goods. McNamara's South Side Furniture. ah.

Merle Lytle Keota Will Shearer Vienna McNamara South Furniture Victor McNamara’s Sons

Local Visitors and Family News From HATS Area

HATS 8813 T. E. Brown returns home from Clay after visiting relatives. Mark Campbell of Fairfield arrives following his father M. G. Campbell s death. Minnie Titterington of Rock Island visits cousin Susie Edgington. Clifford Thorne returns from Mediapolis after delivering the Decoration Day address yesterday.

Mark Campbell Fairfield M. G. Campbell Minnie Titterington Rock Island Susie Edgington

Visiting Miss Myrtle Lauer Heads To Wapello In Iowa

Miss Myrtle Lauer of Monte Vista Colorado who stayed with the J A Carden family leaves for Wapello to visit friends. The Fair features a large rubbers sale 4 dozen for 15 cents. Anna and Rose Segill return home to Harper after working in the city. John Conklin of Chicago visits with Sister Mary Clem of the St James Irish. Various local notices: purchases at The Fair including cups and saucers, wall paper cleaner, and perfumes. Teachers and residents add to social visits across Keota Fairfield and Osceola areas. Mrs Gray and son Paul visit from Osceola. Martha Porter, Stella Melchior, and Mae Clancy are noted travelers. J S Watson Johnson county treasurer visits. A long list of local shoppers and residents frequent The Fair and Vienna. Marie Jericho leaves for Mt Pleasant after teaching at the Academy. The commercial class gifts a locket to Miss Jericho.

Marie Jericho Academy Mt. Pleasant Miss Jericho

Local residents travel and visit relatives in area

Shellabargers L Baird and daughter Miss Etha Fairfield arrived yesterday and spent the evening at the James rd home. Rev S K Coats returned from What Cheer and Delta after assisting in Memorial Sunday and Decoration Day services. Miss Kate Montgomery plans to leave later this week for Pine Wyoming to visit the home of Mr and Mrs John Wylie for a couple of months.

Ella Woodford Brighton C. J. Fulton Fairfield Henry Stichter H. D. Devall Ottumwa E. C. Richer Burlington Bess Dicken Milt Dicken Davenport Business Charles Pauls W. R. Sawhill J. H. Crooks Mabel D. Z. Wonderly John Washington L. Baird Etha 7Rfield James Rd Kate Montgomery Pine Wyoming John Wylie

Button hole bouquet sent to D. J. Eichelberger

Charline Yssley of Denver sent a button hole bouquet to D. J. Eichelberger at Memorial. Charline is Abe’s granddaughter and a niece of Mrs. Eichelberger, and she presented the bouquet yesterday.

D. J. Eichelberger Charline Yssley Arley Essley Denver Charline Eichelberger Bhe Abe

M Campbell Dies Sudden in Sunset Park

M G Campbell known as Breth Campbell died suddenly yesterday of heart failure while working in Sunset park with A G Gault. Coroner summoned, funeral tomorrow at 1 pm at his residence, with interment at Ainsworth. He leaves a widow Mary L Vaughn and seven children. Campbell was 73. He moved to this city in 1898 and was a longtime member of the Second United Presbyterian Church.

M. G. Campbell Breth Campbell A. G. Gault Central Park Sunset Park Mr. Gault Cault Mr. Campbell Hay Mark Gilbreth Campbell Mercer County Pennsylvania Ainsworth Crawfordsville Oregon Township Novy Mary L. Vaughn J. W W. S Madeira Calif Frank E Hanford A. F. Cocklin W. R. Sawhill

First Call for Breakfast on a Pullman Sleeper

A baby in a Pullman sleeper cried loudly at seven o clock as passengers woke for breakfast. The porter announced First call for breakfast and the car filled with laughter. The scene was captured in the Missouri Ilerald from Columbia.

Ilerald

Memorial Day Observances in Keota Honor Veterans and New Bell

Keota marked Memorial Day with Catholic all day services and the blessing of a new bell. Rev. Ayrault led the Union Memorial sermon at the Baptist church and gave the address at Lafayette Center cemetery. A large crowd of about 1000 attended afternoon programs at the Christian church and cemetery procession led by local groups and the Keota Koncert band.

Keota Union Ayrault Baptist Church W. KK. C Lafayette Center Cemetery Christian Church Minsic Vests Christian Church Keith Hamillee Stanley Stewart C. L. Walker Father Nugent Jos Fritz Father Grothe J. M. Walsh C. F. Singmaster Nicholas Peiffer

Wasting the Tea Question in Detroit Free Press

A brief note from the Detroit Free Press discusses social etiquette and a remark about inviting a young man to tea. The exchange highlights conservative manners and perceptions of courting in its era.

Bacher Detroit Free Press

Peck Family Heads to South Dakota Visit

Mrs. George Peck and her children Miss Flossie Ray and Margaret left last evening for a month in South Dakota. They will first stop in Sioux Falls and then in Parker to visit Mrs. Peck’s daughter Mrs Jed Fitch.

George Peck Flossie Ray Margaret South Dakota Sioux Falls Parker

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