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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
4
A compact roundup of county happenings lists local events, community updates, and everyday activities from multiple towns. Reported items cover gatherings, courtesy visits, small milestones, and notices affecting residents and organizations within the county.
Duane McClure attends the state fair in Des Moines this week. Miss Edna Gardner leaves next week for Mt. Pleasant. Lora Martin and Wade Gardner enter high school in Washington next Monday. Alice and Arthur Eyestone will attend school in Mt. Vernon for the coming year. Lora Martin stayed with Edna Huber near Wellman as Grandmother Page improves. Dr. Wickham of Washington was called out Sunday. Warren Bishop and family visited his mother Mrs. Mary Bishop. Miss Kate Bishop returned from Sam Nicola home after nursing Mrs. Nicola through illness. Mrs. Maude Bendtsen and sister-in-law from Chicago visit the Sam Nicola home. Mrs. Duane McClure and daughter Pearl visit Milo Patterson’s east of here.
William De Wolf and family spent Sunday in Pleasant Plain. John Ricks moved to Coppock Tuesday. Miss Edna Mills spent Tuesday evening with Lila Gudgell. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Koch were callers on the new girl at Charlie Kessel's Tuesday. Mr. Gobel and crew are working at the river bridge at Brighton. Miss Jennie Coop began school at Riverside Monday. Miss Leah Stalder visited at W. B. Cochran's Tuesday. Eddie Simm of Morning Sun spent Sunday at home. John Adrian and family spent Sunday in Keokuk county visiting relatives.
Fred Hovel visited relatives near Hills Tuesday. James Kuptek attended the Vaclav Malichky funeral at Richmond Monday. J. H. Shalla and family from near Lexington were visitors at the John Shalla home Monday evening. Charles Kallous made a business call at Washington Tuesday. Several young people from the area attended the social at Richmond last night.
Sept 1 notes from Brighton Route Three report Mrs Ida Wiles and children visiting Perlee last week. Ed Morgan of Burlington visiting Mrs B V Galbry then returned home Tuesday. William Dawson called on Washington friends today. Nora Simpson and children at the state fair this week. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Kessel on Sunday August 29. John Lynn purchased Dr Wilkins property from Ed Fritz and moved there Thursday. Lloyd Morgan of Burlington visited his cousin Roy Garby this week.
Arthur Griffin returned to Ottumwa after a two week visit with his aunt Mrs. W W Watson. Mrs Carl Miller came home from Muscatine after a few days with relatives. The Misses Clara and Belle Groen dycke of Medicine Lodge Kansas visited Mrs Sam Richardson and plan to return Wednesday. Mrs Henry Miller returned to Washington after visiting her son Ernest. Mr and Mrs Robert Taylor attended church at New Haven. Mr and Mrs Sam Richardson and daughter Naundis visited the Greendycke home. George Stevenson sold eighty acres to D H McLaughlin for 90 dollars per acre. Mrs W W Watson and Miss Pauline Slattery visited Sam Kellogg in Washington. Mr and Mrs Ernest Miller spent Sunday with relatives near Brighton. Jesse and Valma Richardson attended a social at New Haven. Miss Susie Johnson left for Des Moines to attend the state fair. Mr and Mrs Ernest Miller and Everette Strohm were Brighton visitors.
People from Eureka and nearby visit Des Moines for the state fair. Local residents attend events, start schools, and plan building projects while a lecture on Slum Life in the City is announced for September 5 at the Eureka church.
The text records Aug 28 birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Emry and mentions June and Mattie Emry at the state fair in Des Moines. It notes Mrs Myrtle Anderson returning to Washington after visiting Laf La Motte's parents, plus several couples (Mr. and Mrs. Judson, Mr. and Mrs. Wl Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. McConahey) traveling to Des Moines for the fair. It adds Mr. McConahey subbing at the C B & Q depot while Berry tours the Western states, and Rev S K Coats of Washington visiting town to tend to property interests and call on Rev C L Walker.
Sept 1 reports Mrs A K Sands and children Dorothy and Neal shopping in Washington. G P Scott and wife return from a visit with his father at Wellman. G C Ebner and family return from North Dakota after two weeks away. J B Adams leaves for Denver to join his wife for a two week sightseeing visit. J P Henderson heads home to Kansas City Mo after two months visiting relatives. Fayetta and Orie Chapel travel to Verdi Iowa to visit uncle W A Chapel. T J Easter and wife visit Columbus Junction between trains.
Samuel Dings left Tuesday for Crawfordsville to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John LeFever and Mrs. LeFever's mother went to Ohio to visit relatives. Mrs. B. F. Coffman spent yesterday at Don Davis's home near Wellman. Mabel Randolph and Celia Warner returned from Des Moines after attending the fair. Mrs. Andersen of Cedar Rapids is visiting sister Mrs. Lee Embree.
Sept 2 reports show Mrs Catherine Morvan and daughter visiting Washington households along with J H McCleary. Rev W G Robertson and family returned to Kirkwood IL after visiting relatives. Presbyterians plan an annual Sabbath school picnic despite rain. Several local residents including John Wooley Susie and Dot Williams Sammie Fletcher and Mildred and Katie Williams visit Washington today.
C B Hamiltons settle in a stylish new hill home. Lizetta Van Hoene begins school at Nira while Jennie Dodds opens Pleasant Mound term. Mrs. Neudigate dies after hospital operation and is buried at Wellman church. Arthur Rhodds moves to J E Turnipseed house. John Sharp plans to move to A L Braden farm. Mrs. Susan Gardner gravely ill. Epworth League to send two fruit barrels to deaconess homes in Chicago and Des Moines. Various visits, travel, and store hours noted. Dr Carl’s wife burned in kerosene accident and dies after arrival of her husband.
Sept 1 report that Mrs Edward Koy and children came back Wednesday after a week visiting friends and relatives in Iowa City. L L Kos was a business caller at Hills today, with Miss Josephine Cerny of Iowa City also noted in the brief item.
Brighton highlights a stream of visitors from Fairfield and other towns. The list includes Prank Berry and family from Wayland, Roxie Chandler from Fairfield, H G Conrad, Ray and Clar visiting Illinois, Leslie Hicks and family visiting Fairfield relatives, and Blanche Brinton headed to Libby Montana to supervise Libby high school. Additional notes record Myra Peasly visiting relatives, H R Christy returning home, Ethel Long accompanying Mabel Huston to Mediapolis, and Cora Porter visiting Washington before returning home.
W C Hoth and Alf Anderson acquire Pettit harness stock and plan immediate inventory. Hoth will move his current stock to the Pettit shop, creating the area’s most complete harness stock as the new firm Hoth & Anderson takes possession. Pettit plans to move to a farm north of town by March.
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