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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1905
Page
4
Local Notes from Lexington April Update
Henry Munson of Peoria returns home after a several days visit with Charles and family. The W F M S will meet at Mrs Thee's Friday at 2 30. Roy Bishop and family host visitors this Sunday at I P Ley home. Violet Gardner reported ill this morning. Mrs J M Mace not well after heart spell. The Kings Heralds meet at Miss Alice Eyestone's Saturday at 2 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Munson
Peoria
Charles
Thee
Roy Bishop
Annie
Nettie
Jim Gardner
I. P. Ley
J. M. Mace
King's Heralds
Alice
Washington visitors and local residents noted in April report
April 12 notes show Mr and Mrs D L of Washington calling in the city. Dr N J Lease and Robert Gorm ley visit Washington today. Bert Sands of Ainsworth for business in town. J H Lease reports a valuable colt injured by a wire. Samuel Thompson near Wash spends the day guest of his niece Miss Jessie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L
Washington
Lease
Robert Gormley
Bert Sands
Ainsworth
Jookay
H. Lease
Samuel Thompson
Near Washis
Jessie
Local travelers and town changes noted in Washington entries
Anderson Murray Smylie and Lyman David son traveled to Washington this morning where David boarded the Milwaukee for Kansas City. Rev. E. H. Thompson returned from Keota after Presbytery meetings. Helen remains at F. O. Roos home for kindergarten. H. J. Cherryholmes shipped stock to Burlington. Our hotel changed ownership with G. W. Haines moving to his east residence and BE. B. Franklin becoming proprietor. J. E. Peck of Washington visited town today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. B. Franklin
J. E. Peck
Washington
Local Social and Business Travel Notes from Washington
April 12 updates include Miss Myrtle Kirkpatrick returning to Wellman after visiting J W Kirkpatrick and family. J B Randle of Washington was a business visitor. Clarence Easter spends the day at home before Davenport for treatment. Mrs S S Miller and daughter Winifred of Washington arrive to visit the W T Trotter home. Mr and Mrs T H Barnes visit Murcatine. G A Carson returns from a Burlington trip, G G Ebner visits Washington for business, James Trotter returns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Kirkpatrick
Wellman
J. W. Kirkpatrick
J. B. Randle
Washington
Clarence Easter
Davenport
RK. Miller
Winifred
W. T. Trotter
T. H. Barnes
Murcatine
G. A. Carson
Burlington
G. G. Ebner
James Trotter
Cedar Rapids Clerk Examinations Highlight Rail Hub Work
A Cedar Rapids resident took the civil service examination for a railway mall clerk position, signaling local efforts to staff a busy transit hub. The exam focused on clerical skills and public service aptitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Cedar Rapids
Epworth Leaguers Stage Surprise Birthday for Miss Robertson
April 12 notes guests including Mrs. Harry Leech and Mrs. George Helscher as callers visit Keiser and Richland households. Epworth Leaguers hosted a surprise party at Miss Ella McLaughlin home for Miss Mary Robertson's birthday with a light luncheon after their return from an errand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Leech
Keiser
George Helscher
Harper
Jennie Cook
West Chester
Triggs
Richland
Ralph
Epworth
Mary Robertson
Ella McLaughlin
Miss Robertson
Marriage Unites Lulu Pugh and Roy Mayne in Home Ceremony
April 12 reports Mrs. Horace Steele traveling to Mexico Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Overfelt return from Haskins. Mrs. Gee visits friends in Des Moines. Horace Steele travels to Chicago on business. At noon today Lulu Pugh and Roy Mayne wed at the bride’s parents’ home. Mrs. Mayne is Rev. Henry F. Pugh’s daughter. groom hails from Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Steele
Mexico
Overfelt
Haskins
Gee
Les Moines
Chicago
Lulu Pugh
Roy R. Mayne
Mayne
Henry F. Pugh
M. E. Church
Williamsburg
Washington Visitors and Local Social Notes
April 12. Mrs Frank McFarlane and baby are guests of Washington friends today. Miss Jeanie Cook visited in Keota between trains this morning. Mrs J H Grush and daughter Lena are Washington visitors today. Mrs A J Snider, once ill, is improving. Mr and Mrs Dillon went to Washington this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McFarlane
Baby
Washington
Jeanie Cook
Keota
J. H. Grush
Lena
A. J. Snider
Mrs. Dillon
Death of Capt. S. H. Watkins of Libertyville
Capt. J. A. Young received a telegram reporting the death today of Capt. S. H. Watkins a Libertyville resident. A prominent figure in G A R circles he also served on the Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge Monument commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Young
S. Hi. Watkins
Libertyville
Watkins
Lookout Mountain and
Missionary Ridge Monument
City Census Efforts Advance as Data Gathers
Officials press ahead with census compilation aiming to complete figures for the city. Enumerators canvass neighborhoods, refine tallies, and prepare provisional totals for release.
City Census Shows Population 4506 in Four Wards
Harvey Shannon completed the city census showing 4506 residents. Ward totals are First 764 Second 1307 Third 1342 and Fourth 1103. The count began January 11 and used a card system with reports sent biweekly to Des Moines for table construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Shannon
Shannon
Des Moines
Local Notes Highlight City Visitors and Licenses
Geo Kibby of the Standard Olman is in the city for business. Miss Alma Lowash of West Chester called on friends here. A license to wed was issued to James Mathews and Mrs. Francis Harden of Ainsworth. George Maxwell of Crawfordsville traveled through the city homeward from Keota after attending Keokuk Presbytery sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Kibby
Alma Lowash
West Chester
Logan
James Mathews
Francis Harden
Ainsworth
Two Teeth Costly Damages Awarded in Rail Dispute
A New York supreme court jury awarded $2,500 damages to a passenger for the loss of two front teeth after a guard struck him amid a crowd on a street railway. The Plain dealer reports the incident as a costly consequence of crowding and a guard’s punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Shonts Heads Isthmian Canal Commission Arrival in Washington
Theodore P Shonts the new chairman arrives in Washington from Chicago. The United Typothetae of America meets September 4 at Niagara Falls New York. The Conference of American Anatomists sits at the Wistar Institute Philadelphia. Five hundred Longmead Tron tube workers strike for higher pay in Conshohocken. Sir Mortimer Durand sails April 29 for London. The International Cotton Congress meets in Manchester in June. Robert J Wynne assumes duties as US consul general in London. J I Cudahy injured playing polo in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Typothetae of America
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Wistar Institute
Philadelphia
Longmead Tron Company
Conshochocken
Mortimer Durand
United States
London
International Cotton Congress
Manchester
G. B
Robert J. Wynne
J. I Cudahy
Kansas City
Terms in Advance At Local Hotel In Des Moines
A pompous stranger signing as Viscount Hardcastle of London asks for terms at a Des Moines hotel. The clerk replies briskly with cash in advance.
He'd Square the Circle in A Rhetorical Quip
A Dallas News playful line imagines a geo metrician asking to square the circle and responding that a couple of thousand dollars would enable him to square his circle of creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas News
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Crawfordsville
Duncan
Marwoods
J. A. Harwood
South Side
Riverside
Westchester
Capt. Watkins
George Maxwell
Keokuk
Theodore P. Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
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