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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
2
The Happenings in the different communities in the county and other news of the day summarize local events and notable occurrences across towns, with brief notices of people, gatherings, and daily life in a compact county page.
Sunday visits mark the week with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sheets at Carl Meyers and Mr. and Mrs. John Powell hosting the Melvin Bell home. Henry Henderson ill and cow loss reported. Conklins back from Peoria for the Anderson reunion. Tom Anderson visiting Alf Anderson. Alice Sandros from Muscatine visiting Frank Wilson. she heads to Des Moines. Lexington Aid society met with Mrs. John Powell, officers elected: President Miss Hattie Griggs, Vice President Mrs. Irene Oldfield, Secretary Mrs. Hortense Wilson, Treasurer Mrs. June Gardner.
Miss Ruth Carlson sewed for Mrs Chas Ruebsam last week. Reeney Dawson has been on the sick list but is better now. Miss Estella Page visiting at J Zeck's. Mr and Mrs Walter Brown and daughter visited at O Carlson's Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Victor Frisk and children returned home from Moline Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Sam McKee and Mr and Mrs Ann McGuire visited at Dave Benson's Sunday. Mr and Mrs FE Lawson and child ren, Mr Peel, Elmer and Harry, Mr and Mrs Ernest Carlson visited at Oscar Carlson's Sunday. Mrs Joe Wftright visited with Mrs Dr Terry Washington Saturday night.
Crawfordsville reports Miss Lois Hirper enjoying a week's vacation from J. F. Buxbaum's store with cousins Ruth and Christina Sommer visiting Hedrick Iowa to see Richard Bennett's home. Roy Farris of Winfield visits on business while Mrs J S Vernon of Oskaloosa arrives for her sister Mrs BE Franklin's illness. Harry Smylie from Los Angeles comes to visit relatives as Burlington business men arrive by special train met by Fischer's band and local auto escorts.
Des Moines visitors Clement Mehaffe and Paul Kreger arrive in Nira. Mrs Will McClelland travels to Keswick. Geo Cave and Jim Manley drive to Washington. Claud Squires welcome a new boy. Miller Bros buy cattle in Omaha. Jim Hanley Sylvian Green Nellie Wagerman visit Joe Hrodek. John Dimerly visits Mike Adram who installs a fine lighting plant.
The speaker longs for a monarch who governs without grandstanding as campaigns and factions churn the nation. A new chief is elected every four years, bringing noise, upheaval, and repeated upheavals when business quiets down.
Ainsworth, Sept 26, 1912. Mr and Mrs R E West are the proud parents of an eleven-pound son born Wednesday morning. Mrs Fannie Rowan departed yesterday for Westboro Mo to spend the winter. Edith Peterson and Ruth Simpson, recently operated for appendicitis at Washington county hospital, returned home and are improving. J C Gardner and George Brown serving on the petit jury in Washington this week. Dick Tidball was a business visitor in Wellman yesterday.
Kalona Sept 24 1912 a large crowd attends the Rogers sale with all items reported sold. Local reflections note Willis Durst sale last Thursday was well attended and others from Wellman visit. Community updates mention new cement building progress and hazel nut gathering.
Mrs. Wesley Smith of Washington Iowa died near Eddyville while en route to her brother in law George Smith at 609 Cedar streets in this city. She was about sixty four, survived by her husband and son Sidney S. Funeral plans call for interment in New Haven cemetery near Washington with relatives attending.
One hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo offer a cure with internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. National Bank of Commerce endorses the firm. Testimonials free. price five dollars per bottle. sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Boston plans a reception at Copley Plaza Hotel for delegates to the fifth international congress of Chambers of Commerce with Taft meeting many attendees and delivering an address after a 6 30 pm start. Governor Wilson tours Springfield then travels to Barre and Boston for a campaign day.
Detroit on September 26 reports Eugene W. Chafin, the prohibition party presidential nominee, arrived with J. P. D. Leland, gubernatorial candidate, Charles H. Stanley the prohibition singer, and state chairman William A. Brubaker for a big mass meeting tonight.
In Indianapolis the Socialists hold a mass meeting at Tomlinson Hall with presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs speaking. Delegations from across the state attend, aiming to recruit Progressives and noting shared platform similarities as campaign energies rise.
The first annual convention of the Old Trails Road Association opened in Fulton Missouri with over three hundred delegates attending. The gathering will conduct association business today and entertainments tomorrow as it promotes building better roads.
A dealer, H. W. Hendrickson of Ohio Falls Indiana, calls Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the best for coughs colds and croup and says it is his best seller. Lemmon's Pharmacy offers the product.
Milt Chapek and crew build a large machine shed for McCombs Bros Hi W Reece leads concrete work on Henry Keenig farm with Anson Small and Ed McEtree assisting Miss Tilda Liniz hosts a Sunday gathering at her brother Leonard Lintz home Walter Carl of Kansas assists cousin John Robinson with cement blocks New road north of town opens for business Miss Mary Smith visits Washington sister Mrs Biskamp Pearl Sharpe visits Washington Sunday Joe Prybil Jr spends Sunday with son Jim and W Spevacek family at Will Tellin's
Montezuma grand jury returns two more indictments on the automobile lottery case. Mother B MacGugin and Mrs Cochran are released from further indictment. Eight additional citizens including Dr G C Trimble G E B Cook Alex Ray Archie Duffus G W Willse Roy Crawford H H Moore indicted with bonds set at 500 each. Most cases head to November term.
The Democratic campaign opens next Monday evening with Daniel W. Hamilton, candidate for the United States Senate, speaking in Graham. Hamilton, from Sigourney, is a well known Washington County figure with prior court appearances, and the Democratic county central committee invites ladies to attend in hopes of a full turnout.
The notice states the final month to make the second tax payment, issued by McCoy, treasurer, reminding taxpayers of the deadline and urging prompt payment.
Notice announces closing out entire stock of woven wire fence at cost. Call and see Bowman and Knupp, 19116. sale details limited in readable text.
Notion indicates all debts to be settled by October 1 and warns of transferring unsettled accounts to a collector. Thanks patrons for three years of support. In a separate note J. H. Taylor offers 425 head of young breeding ewes and 8 Shropshire rams for sale or share in flocks at 1027 Main St, phone 603.
Hog prices start steady with bulk values around 8.40 to 8.80 for heavy and light categories. Light bids at 8.35 to 8.95, mixed notes span 8.25 to 8.95. Heavy bids 8.05 to 8.90, rough heavy 8.05 to 8.25. Cattle steady, sheep weak in early trading.
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