September 9 election on the light question set
City council last night approved a September 9 election date for the light question and started paving plans. Notices will be sent to property owners 30 days prior, and sewer projects in several additions were approved with costs around 180 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
East Mate Street
H. M. Kicher
MacQugie
Kyle
Hebener
Sewer Committee
L. & W. Smouse
Washington
A.W. Uchilcote
van Buren Street
Pile Cure Offered By J H Stewart
Local advertisement by J H Stewart promoting a pile cure with free samples and a positive guarantee. Claim to cure piles and offer no cure no pay, priced at 50 cents per package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rector
J. H. Stewart
D. M. Thompson Ill in Missouri as Brother Hurries
D. M. Thompson, former Crawford township resident and president of the Farmers National Bank of Missouri in Butler, is critically ill at his Butler home. His brother Samuel Thompson, living southeast of the city, received word yesterday and rushed to his bedside after leaving the county in 1860. Royal Neighbors plan a full meeting Tuesday evening August 6 at 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler, Mo
Samuel Thompson
D. M. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Logan County
Ohio
Crawford Township
Colorado
Butler
Farmers’ National Bank of Missouri
Royal Neighbors
Milwaukee Street Improvements Extend to September First
Sidewalks must be in good condition streets named and numbered and lights in good order. Time on the Milwaukee options is extended until September first.
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Milwaukee
Lecture Course Tickets Urge Support For Fall Series
The Washington Iowa council approves renaming the building Jane A Chilcote Library Building and urges citizens to buy 200 tickets this week to save the lecture course. Mr H Wilson notes the course promises ten numbers including Roney's Choir Boys of Chicago and guarantees pay per seat. If 200 tickets aren’t sold, the course will be abandoned for the season.
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Ohl Wilson
Roney Choir Boys of
Chicago
Washington
H. Wilson
Academy
Crop Bulletin Des Moines Aug 1901 Corn Prospects
The week ending Aug 5 averaged 1 to 5 degrees above normal with cooler, humid, rain-filled weather ending drought. Corn in early fields is often beyond recovery except for fodder, while late planted corn shows healthy tassels. merchantable yield depends on weather to end of September. Threshing returns are encouraging and pastures show improvement, but more rain is needed.
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Des Moines
Remarkable Cure Reported By Panama Doctor
Dr Charles H Utter of Panama Colombia describes a near fatal dysentery case in which a sixteen year old girl recovered after using Chamberlains Colfe Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. The patient improved within eight hours and was fully well after one week. For sale by Stewart s Pharmacy and Cook Sherman.
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Charles H. Utter
Panama
Colombia
Chamberlain
Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Washington Iowa accepts bequest for Free Public Library
The Washington Iowa City Council accepts a bequest from Jane A Chilcote deceased of Washington Iowa. She devises Lot 8 in Block 9 Original Plat Washington to the city for a Free Public Library with building and appurtenances. Probate recorded April 15 1900s.
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Jane A. Chilcote
Washington
Iowa
Washington County
Baseball scores from major leagues and county convention totals
A summary of baseball results across the national leagues with scores from New York Boston Pittsburg Cincinnati and Chicago games plus Western Association outputs. The Des Moines report notes A B Cummins supporters claiming about 750 votes for the first ballot in the state convention with rivals listing 746 and a $21 nomination fee.
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Chicago
Celcords
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Hbroooklyn
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Friends of
A. B. Cummins
Friends of Cummins
Cummins
Fire destroys Chicago? no Essexville chicory mills blaze
Fire in Essexville near Bay City at 11 o clock Saturday night burned the Belgian chicory mills and eight cars of chicory ready for shipment. The blaze started in the dry kiln. Property loss set at 30000 dollars with 20000 dollars insured.
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Bay City
Mich
Essexville
Farmland to Become Presidential in Postal Sense on Oct 1
In Farmland Indiana the town will be made presidential in a postal sense on October 1. In Rexe ville Ohio twenty five Italian brickmakers were driven out by striking workers on Sunday night.
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Rexeville
Free delivery pending street naming and house numbering
City officials push for timely Post Office free delivery by completing street naming and house numbering. Mort Keeley oversees numbering, signs ordered, penalties for no numbers, and public cooperation urged with quick return of blanks. Floral Hall at fairgrounds torn down. Al Darbyshire purchased it.
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Mort Keeley
Keeley
Improvement Committee
C. H. Wixson
Chairman Improvement Com
al. Darbyshire
Options Extended for Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Route
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway extended option deadlines for property along the proposed cut-off north of the R I and P tracks. Options in the city now run to September 1, with right of way work continuing. County options extend to the first week of September. Todd Stuart's offers dressed fish and poultry to order.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
H. A. Sutherland
H. M. Bichber
Sutherland
Ottumwa
Kansas City
Campbell Provides Phonograph Entertainment at Local Farm
Mr. Campbell of north town visited the poor farm Friday evening and presented a phonograph program. The music was heartily enjoyed and an invitation extended for another visit. S. P. Gordon and daughter Ollie of Crawfordsville were city visitors today.
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Mr. Campbell
Campbell
S. P. Gordon
Ollie
Crawfordsville
City
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M P Miller
OK Brown
Olerks
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Geo Buckley
W A Stiles
M Gallagher
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Chas Hebener
N Stewart
S A Coffman
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J L Cherry
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J T Anderson
Jas Shearer
A E Cunningham
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H R Johnson
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D H Logan
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Elwyn
Baker
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Roy
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Crop Bulletin
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