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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1902

Page

4

Little George Gibson's Fifth Birthday Party Noted

A report highlights Little George Gibson’s fifth birthday party with friends, plus several social events in Pleasant Hill and South Milton Avenue. Guests enjoyed dinners, donations, and staged entertainments at home and church social gatherings.

George Gibson George John McCall South Milton Avenue Rev. K. Coates Pleasant Hill J. H. Kephart T. McClean

Local families visit Hedrick fair and Ed Smith

Mr and Mrs John McCartney and their son Hugh and Misa Gertrude Smith visited Hedrick for the morning fair and to see Ed Smith. Miss Eva Denny arrived back from a several week stay in Chicago yesterday.

John McCartney Hugh Misa Gertrude Smith Hedrick Ed Smith Eva Denny Chicago Jobo McCartney Hugh and Mise Gertrude Smith

Local society notes and upcoming events in town

The column lists residents traveling to Mt Pleasant and Mt Vernon for college and work, attendance at fairs and cookery exhibits, and social events. It notes a third ward caucus in Smouse's hall, a wedding in Lexington, and visits to Lake George and the Hudson. Also mentions W C T U convention in Burlington and a Keokuk presbytery meeting. A New York police court remark ends the item.

Wellman W R C Convention Draws Delegates from Districts

The W R C convention in Wellman attracted delegates from Burlington Mt Pleasant Washington Des Moines and Sigourney. President Mrs M L Parker of Des Moines spoke twice to around two hundred attendees. Next meeting planned for Fairfield with time to be announced. The event closed with a packed camp fire at the opera house and many veterans attended.

Bessie McCaleb Washington Kansas City M. H. Danham Burlington W.C. T.U Wellman Flist Mt. Pleasant Dee Moines Sigourney M. L. Parker Des Motees Fairfield Opera House

Jury panel seated in Manatt v Hochstetler case over $100 joists dispute

The jury was impaneled for Sam Manatt against BF Hochstetler of Kalona over a $100 charge for joists and locks in a new building, after which one room was sold to S W Brookhart. The injunction case remained unresolved, while the Illuminating company amended its petition alleging mayoral noncompliance with a citizens election request. James Fannings faced charges for breaking and entering T J Dempey’s billiard parlors last winter, with judgment set for Saturday at 5:30 AM.

Sam Manatt BF Hochstetler Kalona S W. Brookhart Col. Scofield Douglass Maxwell the Illuminating Company James Fannings T J. Dempey

City Hosts Large Juvenile Fairy Play Casting Call

Mrs Raymond and her daughter from Chicago arrive to direct a major juvenile fairy play. About two hundred local girls aged four to seventeen are invited to audition at the Opera House after school on Thursday. Free lessons in Delsart physical culture and elocution will be offered to participants. The ladies come highly recommended by clergy, press and prominent city leaders.

Mine Ray Chicago Opera House Iowa Avenue Journal Office Raymond Chiago Delsart

Proper Treatment for a Sprained Ankle Helps Quick Recovery

A column touts prompt use of Chamberlains Pain Hem to speed healing of sprains, claiming many cases recover in days to weeks with early treatment. Also notes local social visits, millinery plans, and upcoming church services at First Presbyterian with Sunday communion.

First Presbyterian Church

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