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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1903
Page
2
Crawfordsville notes include visits by George Cunningham Cortlandt and Grace Cunningham from Cedar Rapids and others in the area visiting relatives. School openings, teaching appointments, and local travel are listed along with funeral services for Mrs. T K Rehmel and associated pallbearers.
Miss Ellen Walsh boards at Michael Smiths. Maggie Morhofer teaches at Fair View. Willie Telin family welcome their firstborn son since Sunday. Frank Friese left county seat Sunday afternoon. Hlorshowsky Bros. harvest clover. Wd Kallous spent Sunday near the village. Alton Hill family due home from finals this week. Tony Escher sold young cattle to OCharlie Bear. Grandma and Kate Shalla head to Nebraska Saturday. John Malicky returned from western visit. Mr. Anderson rents Jack Mauck farm moving in coming week. Clarence Rathmell eyes Berdo eighty run next year. Ed Knouse buys southeast farm. Iva Durst to teach near Washington at 35 this fall and 40 winter term. Chariie Shradel buys Jos Wagner Sr residence in Kalona for 5000. Nellie Bartholomew to teach at Lookout.
Sept and Ed Myall and Issia Hox worth spent Sunday at Charlie Hoxworth’s home. Changes ahead with Cal Bean blossom moving to George Brown farm and several locals relocating farms. Other notes mention visits to the Birney home, Junction fair attendance, and farmers Karl and Chris hosting with strong county farms.
Sept. and Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Jones arrived on No. 3 from Washington and spent Sunday with friends nearby. Mrs. Ed Thomas, visiting locally, returned to Fairfield. Cecil Duke went back to Wapello after a few days at W. L. Derby’s. Mrs. Lamb arrived from Columbus Junction to help care for Mrs. L. J. Derby and the infant.
Sept and Mrs Morrow with daughter Cora return home from a visit with her son in Pawnee City Nebraska Monday evening. Mrs O GC Laffer and Miss Jessie are also mentioned in the brief report.
Laffer of Sigourney visits J A Crawford home then returns Saturday. Olive McClanahan comes home from Monmouth to run the primary room. Albert Cameron leaves for a visit with sister Rebecca Rush in Seneca. Mrs G A Carson returns from Adeline Kansas. Ed Anderson of Washington visits W A Walker home, Larry Washer assists in Columbus Junction blacksmith shop. Peterson and Josephine Mieharty return to New Windsor from L A Cocklin home. Winter and Samuel Stevens depart for Muscatine to attend high school.
The Sept and Quarterly Meeting was held at the M E church with Presiding Elder Thorn preaching in the morning. Members attended a basket meeting in New Haven. Mrs. A J Droz visited relatives in Fairfield. BK M Seabury plans to take Sidney to Keokuk Hospital for an operation after a buckle injury worsened to a pus draining wound. Rev F B Palmer and family visit. he is ex pastor of the local Baptist church. School opened with Miss Rose Minner as principal and Miss Henn in the primary. Local shipments include Munro & Lewis two cars hogs, Fisher & Augustine two cars hogs, and Cushman with one car cattle with Derwood Lowash.
Washington Baptist church gave a splendid address in the evening as sessions continued today. Wm Hay of Keota will speak this evening, though rain cut attendance. Several locals travel or visit others, including J Hl Crooks in Kansas City and Rev FE H Thompson aiding Rev John Gardenier’s installation in Burlington.
Sept Bert Ragan came down from Washington to visit Harry Hoyer. Mr and Mrs Verne Kerr of Iola Kansas are visiting at the Walter Boyer home. Miss Kate Gilbert of Bussey Iowa is visiting friends here. Charles Latchem of Washington arrived to visit Mr Hamilton. Rev Fred Palmer formerly of this place now of Chariton preached at the Baptist church to a good crowd despite the weather.
The Commercial Club held its regular monthly meeting last night. The building committee reported progress on the gymnasium with brick and carpentry work advancing and an occupancy target of early November. Committees were listed by F L Wilson and include Entertainment, Executive, House, Legislative, and Manufactures with named members.
Sept 9 notes report Geo Bailey and grandson returning home after visiting Joseph Harding. Fannie Gay of Conesville visits Mrs. W J Walker. Mrs. M M Anderson returns from Chicago wholesale millinery. M Matthews leaves Hofsteater home for Winfield relatives. J E Long of Cumberland Maryland visits daughter Mrs T H Will. Carrie Colthurst heads to Monmouth AL to attend school. Raymond Porter injured by barbed wire while returning from school. Starry Lauderman loses a hog to lightning. John Hillhouse family visiting Nebraska and Kansas. Wm Nicholson family visiting brother in Merrimac. Will Mitchell’s farm buildings painted. John Campbell and wife visiting Bartholow home and friends in Kirkwood.
Dr C G W Stewart returned from Burlington where he attended Mrs Robert Kephart during gall stone surgery at the Burlington hospital. The operation was hard but she is improved today and may return home in about three weeks if progress continues. Mr Robert Kephart, his father John Henry Kephart, and two brothers were present. J S Kephart returned home yesterday.
The Iowa Central begins its winter tourist car service to Southern California on Oct 21, with weekly departures every Wednesday. It travels from Albert Lea to Los Angeles via Kansas City and the Santa Fe route, arriving Sunday morning. Rates include double lower berths from Albert Lea at 6.00 and from Marshalltown at 5.59, with reservations through agents or A B Cutts, G P and T A, Minneapolis.
Former head of the post office department division in Washington, George W. Reavers, surrenders in New York and posts 5000 bail for appearance. Fire losses on Liberty avenue Pittsburgh estimated at 208000 with all horses burned. Senator Clark of Montana arrives in New York from Europe. In Hamburg area 200 people suffer trichinosis.
A Philadelphia pawnbroker, speaking from a long career, says Bible collateral has only rarely been accepted for loans in his shop. He notes that such use is against his policy, limited to exceptional cases, and that it carries a belief of bad luck and sacrilege.
A sprain often leaves a person hobbling on crutches for weeks or months, but early use of Chamberlain's Pain Balm can cure many cases in less than a week, sometimes in three days. Stewart's Pharmacy, Cook & Sherman sell it.
The first sessions of the W C T U convention were held yesterday afternoon and last evening at 7 45 led by Rev. R D Bohlin from the debate and prayer schedule.
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