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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1906
Page
3
Special to The Evening Journal reports weather for Iowa today and tomorrow. Showers are expected this afternoon or tonight with Thursday partly cloudy conditions.
Miss Thusa Allen of Omaha visits sister Mrs. W. R. Sawhill. Mrs. George Benneter visits Rubio for a few days. Red Band Flakes advertised at Wind sor grocery. Mrs. J. B. Thomas leaves for Iowa City. Mrs. Stubbs and baby go to Monmouth. Dr. William Crawford visits Monmouth. Mrs. Oscar Carlson travels to Kirkwood Illinois. Louie Norton attends a baseball game in Keota. Mrs. Telin and son depart for Emporia Kansas to stay with sister Redig.
Laudie Kos becomes night clerk at the Colenso. Several residents travel for work and family matters including Fred Wilson to Ainsworth and Col W B Bell on a Des Moines business trip. Local social updates cover Florence Ward from Davenport, Amy Edworthy visiting Wayland, and Merle Proudfit’s Crawfordsville trip. A Keota Washington ball game is announced for Friday and ads note Red Band Flakes at Windsor for 10 cents.
Yesterday Washington defeated Keota in a ball game at Keota with Will Steele noted for his performance. Several local residents made short trips and visits, including Mrs Louesa Nichols and J G Miller. The page lists multiple travelers passing through and visiting towns such as Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Sigourney, Pleasant Plain, and Muscatine.
Miss Vera Keck returns from Rose Hill Iowa. Keota to host a ball game Friday with a loose egg. N G McDowell visits Columbus Junction. W Q O Ralston visits from West Chester. Mr and Mrs G Orcutt visit Muscatine. J D Hopkins travels to Des Moines for sanitarium treatment. Miss Jennie Mintier arrives from Polk City for Mintier Auld home visit. Mrs M Johnson returns from Oberlin Kansas. Claire goes to visit aunt Mrs Hitchcock. Harold McWilliams leaves for Des Moines to join Harper brush company. Twin Shetland ponies exhibition in Washington August 17 weigh under 100 pounds.
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