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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1911
Page
2
Mrs. M R Meek invites friends to meet guest Mrs Carrie Burgess Parker before her Minneapolis departure. Mr and Mrs John Hindal hosted a Washington gathering with several Miller Koehler and Zielinski family members. Y P C U of Ainsworth United Presbyterian planned a homecoming service on Sept 10 with former members and reminiscences, noting church growth and renewed activity under the current pastorate.
A mix of farm sales and auctions including Charley Emde's Singleman place and Gilmer Coffman public sale set for Sept 14 plus Steiner farm stock sale Sept 20. Residents travel and visits noted, including Emma Austin in Rifle and Patience Brown in Wellman. Community events include W F M S parlor meeting and church services, with several relocations and engagements nearby.
Mabel M. Shelangoski died yesterday evening at 7 15 at her parents home, five miles northwest of the city in Franklin township. She was one year and eighteen days old and had Scarlet fever at four months old from which she never recovered. Funeral services will be held in Pleasant Plain at St. Mary's Catholic church at 9 30 tomorrow morning after a brief service at the residence. The mother is sister of Joe Melinsky of the Washington greenhouse.
Orion Lodge 75 calls a regular meeting on Monday September 11 at 8 pm with a smoker and social time all Pythian Knights invited by order of the Entertainment Committee The Standard Bearers of the M E church host a social at Mr and Mrs Joe Wright’s home Friday September 15 invitees urged to bring a box W R C hosts a 10 cent social at Dan Klopfenstein home East Washington street Thursday evening all W R C members husbands and others invited Home Steaders hold a regular meeting tomorrow at 8 pm with applications to be considered Fortnightly club household economies department will meet with Miss Wagner tomorrow afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Chapel were business visitors at Washington Thursday afternoon. Mrs. L. B. Cocklin, who spent the last year with her son Karl at Sunnyside, Washington, is visiting at the home of her daughter Mrs. D. D. Stephens.
Mrs George Morley and two sons Orville and Frank returned to Ollie after visiting W T Trotter. A Cocklin reunion near here drew many relatives from Iowa Illinois Oklahoma and Washington. M L Miller left with daughter Vera for Mt Vernon to attend Cornell College. others visited Washington yesterday.
Cottage prayer meetings will be held at fifteen city homes on Tuesday evening September 12 at 7 30. The list shows each home and its meeting leader and invites all to attend the meeting nearest to their residence.
A humorous if ragged column mocks obsolete furniture the reversible Davenport and a hair sofa. It parodies farming pages debating calf choking remedies and jokes about deacons swallowing money. Al Keister is mentioned as ill but improving.
An old advertisement urges use of Foley Kidney Pills before physical exhaustion ends and claims quick relief for backache nervousness rheumatism and kidney bladder and urinary troubles. Sold by all druggists.
This mornings opening from Chicago notes estimated receipts of 23,000 with 3,740 left over from yesterday. Market ranges show Light 7.00 to 7.55, Mixed packers 6.90 to 7.55, Heavy shipping grades 6.75 to 7.45, Rough 6.75 to 6.95. Cattle 24,000 head with prospects steady. Sheep 40,000 with prospects steady to 10 lower.
Chicago markets show mixed cattle and sheep with steady to weak demand. Estimated receipts reach 23000 hogs and 40000 sheep while beef and western cattle trade remains steady to slightly lower. Prices reflect light to heavy grades with notable spread among packers and stockers.
Grain market details furnished by Beach-Wickham Grain Co of Chicago. The report lists prices and movements for corn wheat and oats as of September 11 1911 with Chicago as the center of the market.
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