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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1908
Page
5
Special weather forecast notes fair conditions for today and tomorrow. Cooler temperatures expected in the north and west tonight and tonight with the same trend continuing into Wednesday.
Local notes list arrivals and departures in Crawfordsville West Chester Brighton Bucklen Kan and Kirksville Mo. George Alexander arrived from Crawfordsville last evening. Mrs J H Grush visits West Chester. Mrs Geo Matlock travels to Brighton. Mr Mrs H McCausland head to Bucklen. Mrs Roy Nowell departs for Brighton. Dr E B Carney leaves for Kirksville. Seven car loads of stock shipped from West Chester to Chicago.
A local hat shop advertises all pattern hats priced at 5.00 at Miss Lewis' establishment. The notice highlights a clear discount event aiming to attract shoppers seeking affordable headwear.
Republicans set up at the Star pictorium and Democrats at the Unique theater to read live returns. Officials expect results from New York Indiana and Ohio may arrive by midnight or later, with machines aiding rapid tallies.
The Journal reports returns likely to be delayed overnight as the city awaits a close election. The newspaper will publish comprehensive results in tomorrow mornings edition and offer bulletin updates by telephone and telegraph. Washington vote counting sped through with multiple ballots for both parties.
Miss Lewis' offers hats priced at 3.00 and 3.50 dollars. The display highlights two affordable headwear options for shoppers.
November 3 reports show Mrs James Miller visiting Burlington with various local movements. Visitors include Mrs J V Datin and son from Bussey Iowa at the John Shaffer home and Mrs Shares from Kalona. J B Orris travels to Cass county for a daughter visit, Henry Orris returns from Durham, Farre Huston back to Iowa City to resume school, Joseph Porter of Wyman visits relatives, Mrs H Hull returns from southern Illinois, and William Randall visits Washington.
Ed Vandersault departed for Columbus City to vote. Mrs. N. M. Anderson visited Washington yesterday. T. Vaneel returned from a week with relatives at Pella. Mrs. Alex Henderson and her daughter Ethel visited friends in Washington yesterday.
Irene Martin eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs John D Martin of east of the city died last night from diphtheria born May 21 1894 she was a student at Heights school She contracted a sore throat after a cold and diphtheritic membrane appeared on Sabbath evening A private funeral was held at 2 o clock this afternoon and interment was in Elm Grove cemetery The family mourns the loss with the community expressing sympathy
Jas Carden left for Winfield this morning. O E Brown arrived on the Firefly last evening. Call for a souvenir at our Opening next Friday. Mrs H N Morris travels to Brookfield Missouri to visit friends. Mrs Joe Dawson left for Havre to nurse a grandchild ill. Frances Porter left for home at Wyman after visiting in the city. Edith Chesney returned to Keota after an over Sunday visit with the T A Jones family.
The New York Times reports President Roosevelt will depart March 13 from New York aboard the Koenig Albert to Naples, then travel by sea to Mombassa via the Suez Canal. He will be joined by his son Kermit and others, and will visit Uganda, avoiding Congo territory.
Des Moines reports Jerry B. Sullivan, with William J. Bryan, predicting a landslide for Bryan in the East and a likely Democratic win in Ohio Indiana New York and New York City by about 100000. Topeka notes White alleging railroad-backed push for a Democratic legislature and senator with Reeder pledging to oppose Cannon if reelected.
The International Harvester Co. corn picker at James O Malley farm in Perry harvests six to ten acres daily. One man and team run the unit, which lifts ears into the wagon. Priced at 350 dollars, it is touted to pay for itself in a season. Purchased by Jas O Malley and Tim Graney through Henry Miller, the machine follows an earlier local model used by Ed Brown and his son Walter for two seasons.
In a change from the opera house plan, the Republi cans decide to receive election returns at the Star theater due to heating issues. The original schedule designated the opera house for the returns.
Miss Bessie Selement departed this morning for her Milligan Nebraska home after visiting friends here.
A series of brief notices records people traveling for visits and tasks across Iowa and Illinois. Included are marriage license issuance for F A Kolesick and Rose Havel and election news about the Journal delivering daylight reading of the special election edition to every house in town.
MclShields returned to Iowa City this morning. Fred Jordon left this morning on a business trip to Burlington. Lawrence Wilson a State university student spent today in the city. Mrs Isaac Hartman left this morning for Burlington to visit her daughter Mrs Henry Wasson. Miss Lucy Warne of Milwaukee arrived this morning for a visit with Miss Estella Donaldson.
Report of Schools for Month of October No. 3, South, made the highest average for the second month. B. Francis, Supt.
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