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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1907
Page
5
Local notices report visitors arriving from Keota Fairfield and West Chester with plans to visit relatives and attend events. Individuals listed include Mrs W L Dusenberry Mrs Richard Hughes Clifford Thorne and others. A sale offers 400 bushels of Yellow Dent seed corn and arrangements for delivery or pickup are noted.
A. D. Acheson attended the funeral of a state official in West Chester yesterday and departed this morning for Verona to visit at daughter Mrs. Clegg's home. Ernest Lemmon's dog Turk died early today from an apparent poison dose after being let out at about a certain hour. The dog was a beloved neighbor's pet noted for its gentle nature and intelligence and shown clear emotion in its final moments as its master tried to save it.
Mrs Al Miksch returns from Kansas winter visit and stays with daughter Mrs John Hotle. Nellie Bogle visits relatives in the area. Sam Donovan moves a barn for Adam Libe. Mrs Porter and Vitus Disch get new telephones. B F Beitel buys plants in Muscatine. Mrs KE Beitel injured herself and visits Mrs Fannie Rowan. Mrs R Donaldson and daughter Dorothea visit relatives at Joliet. The Stewarts and daughter Mable shop in Washington. Omi Funston visits Washington on business. Community attends the funeral of R M Morrow in Washington. Mrs Harry Long of Havre visits J S Stewart. J M Smith and daughter Gladys business in Washington. Dr H B Hamilton and Dr A J Laird attend medical meeting in Washington. John Laird returns to Shawnee, Oklahoma after brief home visit.
A passenger train traveling east was delayed for hours last evening after a cap blew off and steam escaped. The cars and engine remained at the depot until another engine could be brought from Washington. Mrs. E. M. Ritchey returned home after months with her daughter in Bloomfield.
April 24 reports Miss Mary Figgins and her brother Wilbur visiting Washington. Mrs Mae Rittenhouse departed for Iowa City. A social will be hosted at Harvey Knapp's residence. Mrs Win Rickey shopped in Washington. Mr and Mrs Harry Bishop welcomed a baby girl. Miss Jessie Whiteman from Biggsville Illinois visits Karl Beal. Arthur Dursts have wallpapering by Ben Keyes of Washington.
April 25 notes report Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Crawford traveling to Fairfield to visit their daughter Mrs. D. L. Baird and attend Sunday services. Mrs. J. H. Pearson and Madge with Helen Snelson spent time with friends in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Malio and daughter Myra called on the M. L. Miller home between trains. Mrs. T. W. Rowan of Washington was mentioned.
Mrs. Jennie Bailey returned to her Washington home this morning after a visit here. Miss Mary Manners visited Washington today. H. D. Cherryholmes and Frank Hull returned this morning from Chicago. Drs. W Huston and N Lease attended the medics society meeting yesterday in Washington.
Fire at the old Rock Island depot in Brighton yesterday morning destroyed the depot and two nearby barns. T. L. Emry & Son, poultry dealers who bought the building six weeks ago for a storehouse, face about 1600 in losses with two thirds insured. Wind from the south hampered efforts, and the fire appeared to start inside the structure with smoke visible before flames.
Theodore P. Shantz pledges 2500 dollars yearly for Drake University scholarships. The donor, former Panama Canal head, said to aid education, prompting cheers from Drake students. The article also notes a separate Illinois suit over county superintendent fees and a lawn mower sharpening offer at 50 cents.
Des Moines April 5 reports President Bell of Drake University in Des Moines. The brief item notes university leadership and local activity without additional details.
The Ames Iowa board of trustees met at Iowa State College and discharged leftover business. They accepted the resignation of Fred Rasmussen from the dairy department to take effect July 1. Plans for a new engineering laboratory and remodeling of the old engineering hall were approved. the agricultural college wing was postponed. Governor Cummins attended.
A Santiago dispatch reports Antonio Inmate, a man described as a negro, dying in Cuba at age 150. Born in 1757, he is said to have retained all faculties to the end, a record claimed as the greatest in modern times.
Advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with laxative bromquinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. Each box bears E W Grove signature and costs 25 cents.
Mrs I A Jones departed for her home in Wyman after spending the day in the city shopping.
A promotional notice offers information on South Dakota farm lands and new towns in the American West. It invites readers to request a free illustrated pamphlet titled The New Empire from A. Mayl5 B. Cutts, G P and T A, Minneapolis Minnesota, describing opportunities for farmers and stockmen.
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