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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
2
The County News reports vibrant local activity across communities with brief notices from Our Various Correspondents. Readers get quick updates on daily life, gatherings, and small-town events shaping the region today.
Mrs G W Hill and daughter Grace returned from Aledo Illinois after visiting relatives. The Misses Lena and Mary Conrad and Mary Roth and Minnie Gerig visit Ohio. Mrs Fiffer and Ms Merner of St Louis visit relatives nearby. The Burlington sleeper Nos 3 and 4 was removed at month start. John and Mary Bigham visited E J Eicher home in east Wayland. Mrs Mahala Griffith and daughter Mrs Eli Klopfenstein of Trenton visited local friends Friday. John Wagner of Eureka neighborhood and Miss Beatrice Murphy.
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Crawfordsville visitors joined by J. S. Roth home host. Clive Leeper attends Wayland High School. Miss Ida Hauenstein of Cotter visited relatives. Many locals attended the J. F. Roth sale south of Wayland on Friday.
Mrs. Martin and daughter Florence of Muscatine visit Mrs. L Beitel and friends. Ed Hamm visits Fred Taylor at Verdi. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hayes visit the McNeese home at Rubio. Mrs. Eugene Stichter and Genevieve of Washington state visit Mrs. Fred Mauthe. Helen Dillange and Pleasant school pupils hold a box supper raising 2.25. Ollie Dunbar wins cake in popularity contest. Ivan Rehmel’s runaway wrecks their buggy but no injuries. Mrs. Clara Roberts and two children from Richland visit. Charney Harvey of New Mexico is visiting. Clare Dunbar ill. Elsie Schneider of Washington visits Helen Dillange.
Short items from Brighton Route Traer include J H Dawson visiting Steve Jones on Saturday and Nick Burchardt returning from South Dakota on Tuesday. Art Reynold dehorned cattle for W B Robison Monday and Osie Stockman had a tooth pulled at school Friday. Miss Love Grudgell of Fairfield called on her parents this week and Frank Saunders helped Bennie Sinn husk corn. O E Davison sawed wood for Henry Sinn Monday.
Forty four years ago today Bb I Jones was paroled after four months in Andersonville and other prisons. He recalls Thanksgiving dinner aboard the Old Frigate Constitution with the glorious flag waving. He remembers bread meat onions and coffee as his first square meal in months.
Mr and Mrs Shaw arrived last evening from the east and will stay with Mrs Laura Graham on South Iowa Avenue. Their daughter in law Mrs H N Shaw of Winterset is also in the city visiting relatives.
Fresh angel food devils food and layer cakes plus pound cakes will be available at Vienna tomorrow morning. Local bakers offer a variety of desserts for shoppers seeking sweet selections.
Berlin observers note Lord Roberts warned in the British Lords that a million troops are needed to defend England. German officials say armament should be Britain’s internal affair, with Germany pursuing its own buildup. The vote on Roberts’ plan passed 74 to 82 advocating strong land forces to deter invasion.
Miss Mildred Wabnitz, visiting at the Coder home in Fairfield, returned home last evening. She was accompanied by her niece, Wandeline Coder, who will spend Thanksgiving with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Wabnitz.
New York Nov 25 Owen Kildare a author and playwright once a Bowery newsboy hand is in Bellevue hospital where his sanity will be investigated. His commitment was ordered after arraignment on intoxication charges at his wife’s request. He admitted threats to die by own action citing overwork and financial worries and his wife fears his dissipation of money from forthcoming articles. After temporary Bellevue observation he will be taken to court again if declared of sound mind.
Official forecast through 8 pm shows partly cloudy, cooler conditions for Illinois and Indiana. Lower Michigan likely rain and cooler temperatures. Wisconsin expected showers and Iowa partly cloudy with cooler air.
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show wheat at 1.03 to 1.08 per bushel with December and July futures. Corn oats and hog cattle and sheep prices listed. cash sales note various No 2 red and white grain prices, hog and cattle receipts and ranges for prime fat steers and other categories. Dairy and hay prices also cited for Timothy and mixed feeds.
Mrs. Cora Webb leaves this evening for Valley Junction to spend Thanksgiving. The notice urges buying Thanksgiving supplies this evening with a large line in stock at Vienna bakery.
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