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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1907
Page
5
Roberts Block at 8 E Corner first floor Ference reports Cedar Rapids Savings Deposits exceed $2,000,000 reflecting growing local savings in the period.
Reprinted filler text describes generic county happenings and daily items with emphasis on safe practices and quality. The brief notes cover community events and everyday county life without specific individuals or events.
October notes show Mr Babcux and Mrs Sands visiting relatives in Iowa and Waterloo, Dr Hull and families traveling between Washington and Stratford, and the Spessards planning to move to Stratford. Dated items include births, visits, and church plans with the Methodist church dedication dates in 1907.
Harold Helscher attends State University in Iowa City during weekend visit. Sylvia Robertson of Muscatine plans Santa Ana California winter stay with an aunt. D P Martin returns from Jamestown exposition after two months away. Funeral held for W Gwin at Christian church with Rev L F Davis officiating and sons among pallbearers. Mrs Margaret Nichols returns home to join family in mourning.
Oct 21 reports J B Rabenold and wife attending a Washington sermon by Rev L D Young. Mrs Ross Hancock's brother E Hopkins and wife from Bloomfield visit. Grandma McGrew fell and broke her hip last week.
Rural Route Two reports visitors at local homes including Mr and Mrs Howard Sigafoose and Alonzo Darrel. J E Bidwell bought six head of cattle in Kansas City. Elmer Carmichael plans a health driven move to Colorado with a sale next Thursday. Eureka oyster supper and Washington singers drew a good crowd and praise.
Oct 21. Mrs J W Dalin and baby of Bussey Iowa visit her parents Mr and Mrs John Shaffer. John Huston and family and Mrs Mary Reid of near Olds attend Services yesterday at United Presbyterian Church.
The dealer offers prompt delivery of well screened clean coal at the lowest market prices. Marion T. Anderson advertises coal with contact at phone 176.
Mr and Mrs Guy Tomlinson and children returned to Morning Sun this morning. Mr and Mrs A Davidson returned home Saturday evening from a several days visit with friends at Wash. Mrs Elizabeth Thompson returned home Saturday from a visit at Columbus City.
Oct 21 reports pleasant weather. Wheat purchases by William Rauscher of Lockridge. Mearle Bidwell visits town. Cleo Brier works for Pleas McCart. Nellie Norton assists Mrs A L Zihlman. W S Cochran moves saw mill to Safe Stout farm. Frank Swisher visits Jap Bidwell home. Ed Angstead paints Andy Zihlman Jr. house. R J Gudgell visits Lockridge relatives. Frank Snider saws wood Friday.
About one hundred friends and neighbors gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Will Easter near Havre to celebrate their nineteenth wedding anniversary. The event was planned by their son Lloyd Easter and a surprise was carried out. An oyster supper followed the return to normal and all guests reported an excellent time.
The Bachelor Maids will hold their regular meeting this evening at the home of Miss Josephine Babcock.
About sixty friends gathered at the Anderson home five and a half miles west of town to mark their crystal fifteenth anniversary. A noon dinner followed by a gift of a couch and crystal water set honored the couple with remarks by Gus Strum and a reading by Mrs Larson.
A surprise event at Mrs G W Dye’s North Iown Avenue home welcomed friends Saturday evening. Guests wore masquerade costumes and spent the night with cards and dancing before wholesome refreshments. Mrs Dye plans to leave the city near the end of October for California.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Durst entertained about two dozen young friends at their home four miles north of the city Saturday to celebrate Will Sniders twenty first birthday. Party games and a light lunch were part of the evening.
The Twentieth Century Reading circle will meet Wednesday afternoon October 23 at 2 o clock at the home of Mrs F M McElhinney. Please notice change of date.
Dance Thursday evening October 4 at the Commercial club with music by Mahanna and Ogle of Iowa City.
Committee members are called to gather at the Keck greenhouse on West Washington Street tomorrow at 1 p.m. to secure transport to the east greenhouse. Free transportation will be available to the public starting at 2 p.m.
The Second United Presbyterian church invites all to 7 30 PM sermons this week by Rev. Fred Elliott of Waterloo Iowa. Services will be held each evening with a cordial invitation extended to everyone to attend.
Ten thousand chrysanthemums will be on display tomorrow at Kecks southeast greenhouse. All blooms fill a single greenhouse measuring 200 feet long, promising a beautiful sight for visitors. Don’t miss it.
Hot rolls twice daily and raised doughnuts at Johnson's bakery with a fine line of cookies in Vienna. Theodore Neal of Oskaloosa visited en route to Crawfordsville. The Kling family from Chicago visited the I Rothschild home. Mrs Marsh W Bailey and daughter Eleanor returned from Burlington. E H Finney of Clarinda visited Amos Keller and plans to visit Mrs Bert Sands at Ainsworth. Mrs T T Keeley returns from Sandwich Illinois due to her mother's illness, with Mrs Morton improving.
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