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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1908
Page
4
The County News reports on daily doings across communities, detailing notable events, upcoming meetings, local initiatives, and community updates from various towns within the county. Read for concise notes on residents, schools, churches, and local officials.
O K Mauck and wife visited B F Allen Friday night. Fred Hasty left Friday with Frank Arnold for a Nebraskan trip. Mrs M Kepler Mrs J A Fry and daughter Grace visited Iowa City Saturday. M V Rogers traveled to Oskaloosa and Ottumwa. Jno A Yoder visited Riverside and Iowa City. Mrs W R Adams visited Davenport relatives. Miss Gertrude Binhoff of Muscatine came for a few days with the A J Rogers family. Mrs Z I Grant and three sons of Tingley Iowa are visiting sister Mrs D N Troyer.
Oct 2 reports Mrs Will Page and two children from Sigourney visiting John Koch home in Dublin. Residents attended Conrad Frank sale at Valley. Lawrence Sieren and son Wilford returned from Minnesota to settle near town. Matt Koch’s Colorado Springs trip notes wife’s health improving. Maggie Morgan visiting relatives in Washington. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Henry Greiner on Sunday Sept 27. John Koch of Dublin visited town on Wednesday.
Oll Davison cut a bee tree yielding over one hundred pounds of honey and another yielding one pound. Simp Donovan of Fairfield and his sister from Colorado visit the Donovans. Will Dawson on the sick list. Matt Stone helped his brother Gary move a load Saturday. Byron Stone and wife visited Matt Stone’s Saturday. Ben Lafe Jr. and Taylor Stout cleared a mile and a quarter of land Thursday. A family lost a door key and tried burglar stunts by crawling in windows. Turner and Earl Hesser file for C. E. Davison. Lee Davison has typhoid fever.
Mr and Mrs Wm Brown who have been visiting relatives at Crawfordsville departed.
8S. D. Carris and wife with Harry Davis and wife joined The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church yesterday. They expect to serve lunch at Mrs. Sam Ross's sale tomorrow.
Last evening residents gathered at homes in West Chester and Columbus Junction. Miss Lelia Rhodes visited relatives. Eva Easter Ruth Easter and Tressa Chihak stopped between trains in Columbus Junction. Mariel Dunham visited Mrs KE W Spessard. Martha Walker and Ora Henderson spent Sunday at the W A Walker home.
The funeral service for Arthur Plecker was held yesterday at 1 pm at the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev. Mr. Davis of the Christian church. Interment followed in Keota cemetery. An oyster supper in the Ramsey building Saturday benefited the Ladies' band to buy music. Special rally services for the Epworth League at the M E church featured leaders Misses Mary Deyoe and Ruby Hulse with music from a quartet, orchestra, and a violin solo by Miss Nelle Fish.
Oct 5 Lon Adams returns from Nebraska with three loads of cable. Dr and Mrs G W Hay of Washington visited yesterday at the P DPD Hay home. Frank McFarlane plans to leave Tuesday night for Canada on a business trip.
Oct 5 reports show Wallace Cherryholmes and John Kirkpatrick, both of Washington, calling and visiting in town. Mrs Ella Prouditt and Mrs N J Armstrong also spent time with friends and family. The Randalls from Haskins and the Andersons from Titus plus Rehmels from Grace Hill visited C E Anderson's home. Mr and Mrs John Brown move into G W Alexander property in east Crawfordsville with their family.
Mrs J C Steele of Riverside visited the city today. Chas Hahn of Keota is in the city for a few days. Mrs G M Humble from south of the city stayed with relatives at Brighton yesterday. Promotional ad urges buyers to see Rothschild's big stock and lowest prices before purchasing a suit or cloak.
Mrs. Joh Parks left this morning for a visit with friends in Wayland. Mrs. J W Zaring traveled to Cotter to visit her son Glenn Zaring. Miss Ruth Warren from Red Cloud Neb is in the city visiting her sister Mrs. E D Morrison. Miss Lucy Miller returned home to Perlee after a short city visit. Mrs. E G Mason headed to Havre for a day with relatives.
Local residents and visitors return or depart after visits in the city. Mr Lazinby of Wellman comes home from Harvey Carter’s. Miss Baughman of Oskaloosa spent the night with city friends and left this morning. Frank Sandros of Muscatine visited and departed on the Firefly. Mrs W J Wright of Knoxville returns home after a stay with her parents. Mr and Mrs R H Adams of Alta Vista travel to Packwood after visiting Martha Adams.
Ten night Miss Clara and Clark Pulver returned to their Keota home after providing music for a Knupps hall dance Saturday evening. The Degree of Honor plans a pastry sale October 10 at North Side Furniture. donations should be left there Saturday morning. Master George Ross, two weeks with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Payne, returned to Libertyville with the Paynes.
Andrew Ferguson shows New York variety potatoes weighing a half pound to over a pound in his garden and at Frank Brindley grocery store. David Blankenborn displays twenty bushels of large potatoes weighing over a pound each. The Star notes good yield and big spuds this year.
Hattie Jamie and Jack hide in clover as a barn bursts into flame under a bright moon. They rush home to find their father calm on the porch noticing the blaze while the children react with surprise and embarrassment in a quiet uncleared scene from Youth's Companion.
Mrs. Milt Denison and Dr. A Boice underwent appendectomy today at the city hospital. Surgeons Dr C S James of Centerville and his Fairfield-based brother performed the operations, and both patients are recovering as well as could be expected.
A poem depicts a cottage night scene where katydids crickets and frogs join a natural chorus. Squirrels and fireflies observe while moonlight dispels fog as leaves and breeze accompany the tunes. Mother Nature’s heart echoes through the nocturnal melodies and the gathering sounds.
A blaze at Hicksville gutted a pickle factory owned by L. L. causing a loss estimated at 0 million in pickles as two inches of snow covered New York’s North Creek district near Seward and adjacent mountains.
Washington lodge No 26 A F and A M schedules a stated communication on Wednesday Oct 7 1908 at 7 30 PM for work on the third degree. All fraters are urged to attend. Jno H Steck W M
Regular post meeting set for tomorrow night at 7 30 with strong attendance encouraged by J. C. Boice. P. C.
The one night performance Tuesday promises a merriest farcical musical treat with over eighteen new numbers. It has drawn strong applause in other cities and appeals to fans of light, clean, snappy entertainment.
At 2 30 Thursday afternoon the W C T U will meet at the First United Presbyterian church where the Rev W R Sawhill will give a temperance talk. The public is invited. Also notes a regular K of P meeting at 7 30 this evening with J C Ford serving as C C.
J C Lemley offers fifty Poland China pigs for sale two blocks south of Sunset Park, Washington IA. Pigs include spring and fall stock, both sexes. Fall boars strong, spring pigs okay. Pigs sired by four different boars, ensuring variety for buyers. Contact R R 9.
A Casimer Wisconsin father writes that after two doses of Foley's Orino Laxative his three year old son recovered from a high fever and severe constipation overnight. He adds that the boy was entirely well the next morning and credits the remedy with saving his life. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
A brief notice invites readers to call Phone No 1 and leave orders for prompt service by Frank Rogers. It requests street and number details to complete the request.
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