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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
5
Journal ad requests a house for rent for a family of two with a phone contact 409 and a return note. Also seeks a wanted energetic man to travel to town with tailor made suit free in 90 days and asks to write for particulars to J. B. McBrady Co Chicago.
A local notice promotes a chance to buy coal at low prices today. It notes demand outstrips supply and warns buyers that affordable coal is hard to come by, urging quick action.
Special to the Evening Journal reports that Iowa will see partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with cooler temperatures in the northwest portion.
Local notices list fresh salted peanuts and almonds at the Vienna, Sealshipt oysters as pure food, and 82 cinnamon rolls and coffee cakes for Saturday. C M Buchanan and son James visited between trains at the Steck home. Mrs James McCreedy travels to Red Oak Iowa to visit her daughter Miss Ethel. James Green a Brighton lineman passed through town from Waterloo after a telephone convention. Largest and best assortment of cookies in the city at the Vienna.
Patent report lists patents issued on the 13th to Iowa residents including 900 823 clothes line reel 900 856 chuck 900 858 safety catch for lifts 900 872 toilet article 900 919 gang plow 900 964 horse hitching device 901 005 drill 901 022 hatchet 901 073 hay stacker 901 074 hay loader 901 140 journal bearing 901 156 haystacker 901 221 disk cultivator 901 285 chair and other inventors and towns such as Dubuque Cedar Rapids Ottumwa and Newton.
The eccentric comedian W. B. Patton performs The Blockhead at the opera house. The story follows gambler Jack Steele who impersonates a Latin professor to win the daughter of a wealthy merchant and disrupt a troubled household.
Keota Oct 16 Special The Atlar society of the Catholic church met at Maplehurst hosted by Mrs J O Singmaster with about twenty five attendees. Four cars transported guests from town and a luncheon of turkey dressing cranberries olives sandwiches fruit salad two cakes coffee and mint wafers was served. The meeting time moved to Wednesday with next gathering at Miss Tillie Levi on Oct 30. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Peter O Flaherty Des Moines and Mrs Kirk Chariton.
Mrs Blanche Rynearson of Webster Iowa was guest of honor at a Thursday afternoon thimble bee hosted by her sister Mrs Walter Brown north of town. A dozen ladies attended a two course luncheon. She was formerly Blanche Chaffee and a former Academy student and left Webster this morning.
Mrs Laura Springer Stichter of Chelan and Miss Mary Hoover of Detroit were the complimented guests at a picnic supper last evening given by the Chating Dish club in the woods west of the city.
Mrs. W. A. Philips entertained a company of ladies at a chicken dinner yesterday. Those present from town included Mrs. Rachel Riley, Mrs. D. Arthaud, Mrs. Il W. Thomas and Miss Hattie, who all praised Pinehurst as a fine place to tarry.
For sale 70 head of two year old steer feeders around 1200 pounds each and 20 head of yearling steers ready for a short feed. Cattle can be delivered now or contracted for delivery in three weeks. D. A. Boyer Washington Iowa phone 406. 8-tf Also Bakers goods at the Vienna phone 78.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Baker hosted a dinner yesterday including Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Crayne, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bartholomew, and the Rev. and Mrs. G. D. Rogers.
Mr and Mrs John Hanna hosted a reception at their West Chester area home for their son Lee J Hanna and his bride. More than fifty relatives and friends attended the noon dinner and social hours. Guests traveled from Moline Coal Valley Crawfordsville Columbus Junction Ainsworth and other nearby locales along with local residents Mr and Mrs W A Walker and Clyde Sands.
Mrs. J. C. Smith hosted ten ladies for a Wednesday dinner in honor of Miss Mame Rowland of Cedar Falls. The afternoon was spent socializing with needlework as the guests enjoyed the occasion.
The Journal notes St James school Dante recital yesterday afternoon and mentions a Mothers Jewels Missionary society picnic and mite box opening tomorrow at 2 PM at Mrs A McElwain's home on South Iowa Avenue. All church and Sunday school children under ten invited to join for the new year. Annual dues ten cents.
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