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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1902
Page
3
Showers this afternoon and tonight and probably east portion Saturday. Fair west portion Saturday. Warmer east portion tonight and cooler Saturday. From Washington D C September 5 special to the Evening Journal.
Mrs R M Crail and son Scott visit relatives in Fairfield after attending in Oskaloosa. Washington county delegates to the Des Moines Democratic Convention return home. David McClelland returns to New Castle after visiting M Y Wallace. J T Brown heads west stopping in Sheridan and Omaha to see relatives. Lyda Jack returns to Farmington from uncle W M Campbell’s. Edgar Wilson of Farmers and Merchants State Bank buys Anderson residence on East Main. Mrs W E Taylor and children visit relatives in Ainsworth.
An announcement for a religious service schedule includes a regular communion on September 14 and preparatory services on Wednesday through Saturday. Chorus rehearsals resume with Friday evening sessions beginning at a stated time. No letters will be sent to members.
Personal notices recount Laudie Koste assisting at the R. J. lunch counter and multiple trips by residents to towns such as Winfield Omaha Lincoln Brighton Crawfordeville and Havre. Parents and relatives visit relatives in Lexington Mediapolis Waterloo Fairfield and Chicago. The column notes vacations illnesses and church services with brief itineraries and arrivals for the week.
Community notes recounting travel visits and arrivals from Colorado, Wisconsin, and Iowa towns, with church services, family updates, and local business ads. Mentions Rev Peter Hansen, Rev L D Young, Miss Ball, Miss Margaret Burnside, and J H Stewart among residents and visitors. includes product ad for Rocky Mountain Tea and Delta coal from John Shields & Son.
Dissolved partnership thanks patrons and invites settlement of debts. Stores hold books and stock including sheet music and instruments. Advertisement extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve and plan of best value with large inventory, low expenses, quick sale, and home delivery with catalogue by mail.
Rev W Roland Williams and Capt O'Brien lead nightly sessions at Haskins attracting growing attendance despite cold. A Sunday schedule includes sermons on Come Unto Me and a 2pm Sunday school. A Monday Sept 8 vocal music class at the Academy, led by Miss Ball, will start with sight reading basics, limited to 20, cost 2.50 per term.
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