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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
5
Local items highlight Vienna bakery and The Fair sales while residents visit Brighton Des Moines Davenport and Chicago. Community notices include church service at Walnut schoolhouse Rev Sawhill, nurse Esther Maxwell’s convention trip, and Franklin Sage returning from the Northern Baptist convention.
McCall Bros receive car load of fresh alfalfa hay as area vendors promote summer goods and services. The notice lists diverse items from shoes and painting to plastering and hospitality, with multiple residents visiting or traveling, and includes a death report of Glenn Ferguson in Champaign Illinois.
Crowds filled the streets and cemeteries for Decoration Day events led by Schuyler Livingston. Children decorated graves, a large parade formed, and D H H McLaughlin, Senator S W Negl and Dan W Hamilton spoke on patriotism and citizenship.
Miss Trunette Smith entertained the Misses Bridges and millinery staff on Wednesday evening at her sister Mrs Hugh H Walter's home on South Avenue North. Music provided the entertainment and a two course luncheon followed.
A candidate on the Republican ticket announces for the office of Clerk of the District Court of Washington County in the June primaries. After thirty years in clerical work in the mercantile business, the candidate asks for voters support and influence at the June 3 primary.
Washington men hold key posts as Rev W R Sawhill is named president of the State National Reform association joined by Rev S B Greer as secretary and R L Coulter as treasurer. An executive committee includes W Neal Winfield Simouse Charles Coerette and Frank Sage with twenty other members from multiple Iowa cities.
Mrs. J. K. Beal departed yesterday evening for Monmouth IL where she will visit relatives and also stay in Biggsville. She plans to be away for a week.
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