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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1905
Page
5
Daily notes of visits and business from Enorville Havre and Crawfordsville include Wm Eichelberger Ed Morrison James Mitchell and Geo Yeager. A new water pump arrives and a Small claims payment brings relief. An Animal Story for Little Folks tells how Mother Mouse helps six young mice with warm muffs.
The steamer Montreal of the French line reached New York on April 6 from Havre after severe weather. Provisions were strained and 600 steerage passengers were transshipped at Payal Azones due to delays. The vessel carried 22 passengers on arrival.
The famous Seneca county chicken suit prompts an appeal to the supreme court. W. G. Burger, a farmer, won $500 damages in the Seneca county circuit court for false imprisonment after being charged with stealing a load of hay, twenty four chickens and a box of chop feed.
The Rock Island plans April 10 departures to Los Angeles San Francisco and California at 855.65 round trip. Travel via angular route with flexible return options. Brinton moving picture show at Broadway theater draws good crowd with humorous tale of a French nobleman seeking an American wife. Tonight offers an entirely new program.
Homer Stephens arrived last evening from Elgin Illinois where he has been attending school.
On the 43rd anniversary of the Shiloh clash, local veterans recall heavy Iowa losses and prisoner captures. Notable names from Washington County include Wounded: Curran, Elliot, Hoag, Hight, Palmer, Parrish, Small, Tirril, Nelson, Crippen, Clark, Girton, Kent, McCallouch, Patenburg, Pate, Ware, Wood, Graham, Coats, Chesley, House, Kyle, McCall, Nichols, Ogden, Polan, Stephens, Hawthorne, Smiley, Brown, Beck, Creath, Gongiver, Kelley, Lane, Moses, Snyder. (died) M. T. Snyder.
Mrs Hillmouse of Havre spent the day in the city. H H Dawson arrived from Colorado to visit his mother and friends. Mrs Gertrude Hannum left for Waston after visiting her mother Mrs Wright. Soi Rich returned from Chicago and Mrs Rich and Laura expect to come home soon. Rev Alexander Corkey arrived to lecture at the First United Presbyterian church. Col Dave Palmer of the Iowa railroad commission toured en route to Sioux City for a meeting. Mrs Winnie Durland and daughter from Omaha visited Battle Creek where Mrs Nicola will remain in a sanitarium. C D Gorham of Washington reported three loads of cattle sold well and noted Illinois buyers in Washington county. Old Clip faces Stumps as Seventeen years apart from Nancy Ellen ends in a plan to live together again in Ainsworth.
KE H Wolfe of Bear Grove Iowa says kidney trouble two years ago caused pain and anxiety but Electric Bitters cured him completely. He adds they help general debility and nerve trouble and keeps them on hand. J H Stewart druggist guarantees them at 50 cents.
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