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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1906

Page

5

Lost by the Richland High School basketball team

Local page item notes the Richland High School basketball team’s loss at the Armory, ending hopes for a better season. Included is a brief church notice for Thanksgiving at the First Church of Christ Scientist and an ad for salted almonds at Brown’s Candy Kitchen.

Richland High School First Church of Christ, Scientist Corner Town Avenue Jefferson Street Brown's Candy Kitchen

Coal orders urged after last winter’s shortages

Marion T. Anderson urges early coal orders citing last winter’s supply problems. Phone listed as 176 for placing orders.

Josh Billings Marion T. Anderson

No Journal Thursday Thanksgiving Holiday

The Journal will not publish on Thanksgiving, observing the day as a community holiday. Carriers are signed to watch the football game and a big dinner and game occupy the day. Note the Vienna offers the best 10 cent mince and cranberry pies in the city.

The Journal Vienna City Washington

Corn Husking Yields Impressively High Output

John Simmering husked corn for Joe Marek averaging 95 bushels daily over thirty days with a peak of 132. Marek gathered 10,500 bushels from 15 acres, an average of 77 and 19 bushels per acre. The showings mark strong husking and corn yield.

John Simmering Joe Marek Mr. Marek

Thanksgiving Orders Emphasized at the Vienna

Special attention urged for all Thanksgiving orders at the Vienna. Customers are advised to place orders early to avoid the rush and ensure timely pickup or delivery.

Vienna

Thanksgiving closings for rural and city postal workers

Will close Thursday for Thanksgiving as rural carriers suspend tours and city carriers cut regular trips. Post office operations will be partially closed and further announcements will follow.

United Workmen Member Ideals and Growth Quoted

The article extols a good member as devoted to lodge duties and ethics, urging support for the order and fellow members. It notes Nebraska Workmen nearing 40,000 members and reports Washington Grand Lodge organized December 2, 1801 with $1,474,000 paid to beneficiaries. over 6,000 lodges exist nationwide.

Nebraska Grand Lodge of Washington United Workmen

New supreme chancellor for Knights of Pythias named

Judge Charles A. Barnes of Jacksonville Sr. elected supreme chancellor. Born July 4, 1855, in Jacksonville, he joined the Knights of Pythias in 1884 as charter member and first chancellor commander of Jacksonville lodge. He became grand outer guard of Illinois in 1885 and has since risen through the ranks.

The Knights of Pythias Charles A. Barnes Jacksonville That City Knight of Pythias

Growth of Pythian Lodges and Ranks in Illinois

1892 saw Mr Barnes named grand chancellor of Illinois. Seventy lodges were organized with 7200 new members, the largest annual gain in any state. Barnes became supreme representative in 1804 and supreme vice chancellor in 194. Growth continues. sisterhood and Rathbone Sisters seek consolidation. District Deputy Towse of Hawaii Islands forecasts rising membership. Kansas City Kansas lodges plan winter meetings to boost results.

Enty Commonwealth Barnes Supreme Council Pythian Sisterhood Rathbone Sisters Towse Hawaiian Islands Kansas City Kan

Missionaries Seek Protection in Lienshow Incidents

Reports from Clinton indicate renewed anti missionary feeling at Lienchow. Property has been pillaged and the United States consul has urged the viceroy to enforce protection for missionaries and their property.

Hong Kong Clinton Lienchow United States

Descended Troy Miles Standish Ancestry Suits Age Knees

Columbus Ohio November 27 Mrs Mary Haveen sues for years in a case noting her descent as a Miles Standish descendant of the eleventh generation. The document references age infirmities and declares the plaintiff a rightful heir asserting historical lineage claims.

Troy Miles Standish Columbus, O Mary Haveen SS Years Miles Slandish

Candles Light Up Vienna as Visitors Arrive for Bakery Work

Mrs. Walker Skinner arrives from Des Moines to visit relatives in Vienna. Fred Dean arrives from Seattle and begins work with his brother Earnest in the Vienna bakery. Dean brings bakery experience and is expected to be a valuable helper.

Walker Skinner Des Moines Fred Dean Seattle Washington Earnest Vienna Mr. Dean

Local Notes From County News Hodges County

Ode Ferguson and nephew Bert Jeffreys visited friends Jon Ainsworth on Sunday. A Mrs Emma Perkins sale drew several locals. A. B. Carr shipped six cattle loads. Bert Hugh Jeffreys and J. J. Roe plan an evening departure to Tennessee. Mrs A J Hillihouse won a 100 prize at Ellert Music in Live Oak California.

Ode Ferguson Bert Jeffreys Jon Ainsworth Emma Perkins A. B. Carr Bert Hugh Jeffreys J. J. Roe Tennessee A. J. Hillihouse Ellert Musis Company Live Oak Calif

Washington Visitors Share Thanksgiving Connections

Mrs. John Smiley Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Chas Fishburn visited Washington today sharing a trip with local acquaintances and noting hospitality from the capital city.

John Smiley Taylor Chas. Fishburn Washington

Local residents greet visitors and move to new homes

Max Dunn of Wyman and Julius Conger of Washington were in town this morning. Henry Long and family left today for a new home in Mendon Nebraska, marking a move for several locals.

Max Dunn Wyman Julius Conger Washington Henry Long Minden Nebr

Mrs Muir Leaves for Ottumwa for Cancer Surgery

Keota reports Mrs John Muir departed yesterday with Mr Muir and Dr Trombauer to Ottumwa for a cancer operation. Emma Healsworth of Harper visited her sister, Lew Smith. Brock sails to Washington to visit sister Mrs Will McGuire. Mrs D D Brown returns to Sigourney after a Sunday visit with her husband.

John Muir Ottumwa Muir Trombauer Emma Healsworth Harper Lew Smith Brock Washington Will McGuire DD. Brown Sigourney

Thanksgiving Armory Event Draws Small Crowd

A notice promotes a limited Armory gathering on Thanksgiving night with an all in offer of 250 seats. The brief اماue hints at a local community activity or performance action.

Armory

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