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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
5
Special to the Evening Journal reports the weather forecast for Iowa. Tonight and Friday likely to stay fair and warm with mild conditions continuing.
Local notes show the Star skating rink opening Friday night as part of a change of program. Also listed are social visits, travels and meetings including Mrs. Manda Boehne departing for Longford Kansas and a Degree of Honor meeting on Thursday October 15.
Marion T. Anderson offers coal at a cheap today price. The notice claims scarcity of good cheap coal and promotes an opportunity to buy coal in best condition now.
Ill resident "ily were entertained at Alex Marbourg's Sunday" appears in fragmentary OCR noting local entertainment gathering.
Oct 15. Frank Shoemaker, visiting his uncle B F Brown, left this morning for Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Fred Anwy Jd Maxwell and daughter Lena Milton White and sister Jessie traveled to West Chester for the John Hanna home reception for his son Lee and wife. Mrs Ferguson and daughter of Fairfield, visiting relatives here, returned home last evening via Washington. Dr S Dings of Keota visited relatives here yesterday.
Elrod Dayton of Brighton attends to business in the city. J J Orile and daughter of Brighton shop in town. Jessie Stewart, recently at City hospital, is home and recovering. R F Smiley arrives from the Junction to visit. E R Jenkins attends railway surgeons' convention in Chicago. W W Nelson travels from Des Moines for her stepmother's funeral. Hospital patients improving include Eliza Beard Milton Denison and Dr Boice. Baptist church plans meetings November 4 led by Rev A A La Grand of Pella. Ed Smith and wife, former locals, depart for Hedrick en route to Salt Lake City. Numerous locals from Keota Wyman Crawfordsville register at Rest Room. P J Hanley receives Democratic card from M J Wade and heads to Chicago to issue cards.
The County News presents brief items from county communities and daily events. Correspondents report on people, places, and activities shaping local life across the region.
Friends received word yesterday of the marriage of Charlie Hopkins. J. W. Sands attended the Sands wedding at Washington yesterday. E. H. Pickens hosted visitors and trips to Verdi and St. Joe are noted along with various arrivals and departures in the local community.
Miss Grace Stone returned by local train from Washington on Oct 15. Frank Welliever and wife attended the Eva Sands and Lee Hanna wedding at Washington yesterday. Mrs. F B Jackson has typhoid fever with Doctor Laird and a trained nurse present. The church vote ends Rev Geo Ballinger's preaching here. A new literary society was organized last Friday. the next program is planned for one week from this coming Friday.
On October 15 Miss Porter county superintendent of Washington county schools visited Brighton schools. Mrs A A Wall was at Ollie Monday. Lydia Madden Ella Madden and Mrs John Swisher traveled to Washington this morning. The Rev C L Walker preached at the Christian church Sunday evening.
Mr and Mrs Hicks of Chicago visit Mrs Kiegan and Mrs Hicks. Cottage prayer meetings are noted at Mrs Hoover's and Mrs Elijah Fulton's. C L Walker travels to Fairfield then Floris for a revival. Stokers of Corydon visit Brighton. A horse sale occurred early in the week. A A Walls plans to move into Sam Day property. Loren Bidwell of Wellman visits aunt Miss Mary Wicoff, while Harry Bidwell goes to Chillicothe Missouri.
Keota Methodists schedule a four or five week evangelistic series beginning Sunday with evangelist A S Phelps of Chicago preaching. Ed A Hulse leads music with a large chorus and seven to eight instruments. Evening services follow a 3 PM youth meeting, 6 30 Epworth League, 7 30 praise service, and 8 PM sermon daily. A Sunday school rally is planned for October 25 aiming for 300 attendees.
Frank Adams visited Geo. Longwell's on Wednesday. Thede Green hauls tile to his farm from Wellman. Farmers attended the Hudson-Carter sale at Kinross on Tuesday. Jim Starrs bought the Will Brown property at Wellman and plan to move January 1. Jim Hanley visited the Rowe home in Scotland Sunday. Cora Wade visited Wellman Monday. Emmet McDowell visited his mother on Wednesday.
Oct 14 social roundup lists the Harmon Brinning home gathering with Mrs Brinning and several helpers. visits include Thrasher and Walker households. cattle sale attended in Chicago. street fair planned at Ralph Cherry home. Iowa City visitors Lizzie McClelland and son. Other notes: Bert Donaldson’s Washington call and Veda Stryker visiting. Elmer Bush runs engine for Smith haller. Crone and Priestnal families mentioned.
Mrs. Sarah D. Fulton Brokaw born December 17 1825 near Wooster Ohio. She taught in Columbus City and near Richmond for ten dollars a month and lived with pupils. Survived by sister Maria and stepdaughter Mrs Nelson Des Moines. Long rheumatic illness, bedbound fifteen months. A founder of the W C T U and charter member of the local chapter. Funeral held at First United Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev W O Wisner.
A Brussels school uses dolls modelling great men and women to teach history to young children. The article notes European lessons and cultural exchange in early education.
The queen of Roumania praises spiders for their clever spinning and mothering. Queen Alexandra and the Russian dowager empress cherish constant togetherness. Princess Philippe of Wurttemberg aid goods for wounded and draws royal stipends from European ministries. Grand Duchess Marie Pavlova joined the Russo Greek church after lifelong Lutheran devotion with cautious Russian welcome.
A Casimer Wisconsin mother reports her three year old’s severe constipation and high fever were overcome after two doses of Foley's Orino Laxative. The next morning the fever disappeared and the child recovered fully, credited to the laxative from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Ralph Smith rode as a passenger for Ottumwa this morning. John Roberts of Lawrence Kansas visited Rev G D Rogers Tuesday. Joe McElhinney returned from a week in Oklahoma City. Albert Beasty arrived from St Louis for a two week stay. Mrs Nate Black in Chicago hospital slowly improving with her husband at her side. Martin White bought a new driving horse, buggy and harness to replace a sold-outfit, preferring horse and buggy to an automobile.
The piece notes New York hosts about 8000 actors and 8000 lawyers. Kobe Japan grows from 190000 to 360000 in ten years. Bernardston Massachusetts with 756 residents supports four Protestant churches. Chicago drainage canal boosts sanitation cutting typhoid deaths by 67.5 percent.
Cold cereals can be fried like mush and served with gravy. Fry fritters and doughnuts in sizzling hot lard. Garnish fish with parsley beets lemon and hard boiled eggs. With fresh fish serve squash peas or parsnips and with salt fish carrots or turnips are considered.
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