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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1912
Page
2
A quotation notes that women feel friendship dull after experiencing love, claiming friendship lacks spice once love is tasted, attributed to La Rochefoucauld.
Iowa City reports the state board of education intends to be generous to the state university in funding and will press for financial aid with the legislature. President John G Bowman announced the tentative university needs and the board pledged to support a formal request, though the war over the engineering college’s move to Ames was not discussed.
South Prairie Flower edition reports Mrs. Anna Singmaster caring for a new girl at Clinton Grigg’s home and Mrs. B F Brown’s illness. Sam Henderson of Route One visited last week. Mazie Palmer visited the Charley Palmer home in Has kins. Snow Ball school closes for fall vacation Friday. W M S of Prairie Flower will meet with Mrs. L E B Larson next Thursday. Pastor C E Hamilton injured eye while serving at Prairie Flower. treated by Dr. Dean and returned to Pella, sight hoped to be preserved.
Havre records advertise a Sunday visit at Bob Davison home and a Havre school pie supper raising 33 dollars. Miss Mabel Kephart wins cake for popularity. Local residents from John Shebeck and Norman Pratt hosted gatherings. Ladies Aid plans an all day sewing at George Benson’s next Thursday.
Oct 21 1912 notes list Mrs Frank Schneider and Nellie along with Mr Charles Ruebsam visiting the Preada home near Ainworth. Several families including Zieglowsky, Burger, Koehler, and Gurtes are cited as visiting kin and friends in and around Iowa City and Adel.
Calendar of social visits and church events in Noble County Iowa. Families like Wells Wenger Shand Leichty Conrad Boshart Ruebsam and Stafford are reported visiting, with a mission sale totaling 145 dollars and several meetings postponed due to rain and bad roads. Effie Leichty welcomed at home.Billy Bryan visit. grand father Chris Wenger dies in Wayland.
Richland Iowa October 21 1912 the town mourns the sudden death of A G Chacey age over 85 who arrived from Kansas Wednesday night and died Thursday morning at his son John McPhearsons home The funeral was held at the Friends church Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev Canfert of Oskaloosa Also notes of visitors Mrs J Hunt from New Boston Ill and Mr and Mrs W E Smith moving into a new home Lucille Harkins returning from Canada and a report that A C Robinson has arrived in Richland
A car driven by Mrs. Carl Cady skidded on the west road near Talleyrand on Sunday afternoon. Miss Marie Burk, Mrs. Cady's two children, and Miss Cady were badly hurt. Miss Burk suffered three broken ribs, the girl broke an arm, and the boy crushed an ankle with a severe leg cut. The Cady car was badly damaged.
A brief item notes a person named Merly remains in a hospital in Des Moines following an incident, with no further details provided in the readable text.
Crawfordsville residents and visitors move among Washington and nearby towns. Mrs Max Keller visits Brighton and Mrs J H Rhea travels to Washington while Mrs Eva Eckerman hosts a day visit. several locals make Washington trips and extend visits with family.
Miss Marguerite Thompson of Washington is visiting here with her grandparents Mr and Mrs David Thompson. Angeline Harland and grandson Marion of Macomb Illinois are visiting old friends. Uncle Jacob Stone is real ill with hemorrhages of the lungs. T W Long and son Rollen of Pittsburgh are visiting at the John Long home. Rev Richard Hughes of Cotter filled the Methodist pulpit Sunday afternoon.
The funeral for Mrs Agnes Melville was conducted at ten o clock this morning at her North Second avenue residence by Rev W O Fisher. The service was private with pallbearers James Wilson Milan Mel Henry Shields Walter Wilson and W A Cook. Interment followed at the city cemetery.
Chicago market notes show hog receipts 22 000 with mixed prices around 8.25 to 8.60 and lighter early demand. Cattle receipts about 8 000 with steady to 10 lower tones and beef prices around 5.45 to 10.75 for beeves. Sheep receipts near 52 000 with bids generally 10 lower and lambs around 5.15 to 7.40.
A fragmented OCR item lists numbers 11.40 10.87 10.35 10.60 10.17 9.95 followed by Estin Wheat and a stray 119. The fragment hints at a market quote or price table entry. No clear event or entities beyond Estin Wheat are identifiable.
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