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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1908
Page
5
Special to the Evening Journal reports generally fair conditions for Iowa with a cooler Wednesday. Tonight will be fair with a west portion cooler and windy weather foreseen into Wednesday.
The Star announces a program change for tonight. The page lists local business ads and social notices including Mrs. James Kyle visiting Cedar Rapids, Dean Barden traveling to Richland, and several visitors staying with local families. Multiple residents from Illinios and New York are mentioned visiting Davenport and Keota.
Shortly after noon today the Gardner case concluded evidence and arguments will be submitted in writing with the judge’s verdict returned during vacation. The evidence lasted about ten days, among the longest in recent years. No criminal cases will be tried this term and court adjourns late this week.
Two weeks from now everybody will want coal. Right now it’s easy to fill needs and complete the job. Call Anderson at 176 to arrange.
Mrs A E Sands and Mrs G C Ebner visit relatives in Fairfield. R O Lynn attended a funeral in Brighton. T J Easter and wife returned after weeks in Burlington. Ainsworth hosts Wapello in football Saturday. Mrs C P Nichols returns from Muscatine visit.
The notice calls all Epworth Leaguers to be present next Sunday evening. It lists Mrs. Jackson Roberts and her daughter Ida, Mrs. John Beamer and daughter Janet, Mrs. Anna Anderson and the Misses Margaret Duff and Gertrude Kendall among those preparing to go to Ainsworth this evening as guests of Mrs. Dr. Roberts of Chicago, visiting at Mrs. McKenzie’s home with her sister Mrs. Tedford.
Westchester reports Dave McLaughlin of Washington shipped four car loads of cattle to Chicago. Dick Fisher sent two car loads. Mrs. T. R. Crowner and daughter Mable from Oregon visited J. D. Dayton. Ralph Coffman and family visiting N. R. Coffman in Valley Junction. William Plummer family held a family reunion with guests Ed Wiley and wife from Has kins, Hod Waters from Washington, Herbert Bosley from Valley Junction, and Clarence Plummer and bride from Illinois.
The Ministers' association will host a farewell banquet tonight in the parlors of the Methodist church honoring Rev and Mrs Karl Michels with an evening reception and meal.
Sept 22 Crawfordsville notes list T S Fenton traveling with Winfeld this morning. Mr and Mrs Will Bailey and their son returned from a Arkansas visit. Donald Vernon of Oskaloosa visited relatives and returned home. Fred Sayre visited Washington today. S W Neal returned to Washington after overnight with relatives. Mrs John Strain left for Washington for a visit. Mrs George Maxwell and Mrs Will Ewing and daughter Jane traveled to West Chester for a visit with friends.
Miss Alma Brindley hosts a Wednesday evening event in honor of Miss Hallie Bardo. Tomorrow at noon, at the Knight Wagner home south of the city, Eveline Wagner marries William R. Davis. Queen Esther circle officers convene a called meeting tonight at Miss Maud Haines's East Madison street home.
Epworth League members meet in church parlors to fill vacancies from officers leaving the city. Elected were Miss Ethel Nichols first vice president Mrs Chas Davis fourth vice president and Miss Mame McCreedy secretary. Rally planned for next Sunday evening with Rev U S Smith.
Mrs. Jesse Taylor died suddenly at her home eight miles southwest of town at 7 AM after heart trouble and other ailments. Born October 26 1847 in Wayne County Ohio, she moved to Indiana at nine and to this county in 1865. She married Jesse E. Taylor February 7 1867. their son William and four grandchildren survive along with two brothers Mann and John Zaring and her aged mother. She joined New Haven Baptist Church in 1868 and funeral will be Thursday at 2:30 PM from the New Haven church with burial in the New Haven cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Carl Hartman depart this morning for a week long visit to Wapello and Morning Sun where they will visit relatives and friends.
The October Woman's Home Companion opens with Lucy Green's adventures in New York, starting with five dollars in her purse and a world of opportunity ahead. The issue features fiction by Phelps, Rhodes, Thanet, McClung, Briscoe, plus Bacheller and Tompkins, home ownership discussions, Tsaritsa portrait by Kellogg Durland, Dr Woods Hutchinson on baby morality, and fall fashion ideas.
Bert England of Nira and RE F Riley of Crawfordsville are in the city on business. Mr and Mrs Lon Fleming of Wellman visited this afternoon. Ralph Shannon visited Pleasant Plain and Fairfield earlier today. Mr and Mrs Joe Guzeman of Iowa City are staying several days with his father A H Guzeman.
A Philadelphia real estate man recalls a single man who rented a monthly lodging for seventeen years yet rarely slept there. He lived and drank at a dubious hotel and used the lodging to ensure a respectable place to die in when delirium tremens struck. He died in the seldom used chamber after a final, lonely decline.
A New England preacher recalls his six year old daughter’s blunt critique after a Thanksgiving Day sermon. She said he spoke “awful long” yet she endured it for love and the promise of a good dinner at home.
A conductor on a famously slow train asks a heavy headed passenger for his ticket. The old man claims he boarded at Buxby's Crossing, where only one boy rode. The exchange reveals the boy was the man himself, in a twist from Lippincott's.
The administrator of Peter Fetes estate will sell at the Fetes farm six miles south of Washington Iowa on Thursday September 24 at 10:00 a.m. including 16 head horses and colts 60 head cattle 55 hogs 34 acres corn hay oats rye and farm machinery and household goods. Terms: cash under $10. over $10 credit ten months with note at 7 percent or 5 percent discount for cash. Auctioneers Teeter & Lathrop. Marcus Kuhn.
Invitation to Miss Lewis display of Fall and Winter millinery across Thursday Friday and Saturday. Readers are urged to follow judges to Frey's studio for quality photos with emphasis on good service and the Star branding.
The Everson property adjoining the City Library includes lot seven in block nine and lot one in block twenty six in Highland Park. It is for sale to close up the estate of Mrs. E. E. Everson. For price and terms, see A. Anderson, Executor, 67 tf.
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