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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1910

Page

4

Local and Personal Notes From Crawfordsville News

Several residents and visitors are noted in daily city movements. Mrs. Dr. HW Hull and Col. D. J. Palmer travel for visits and reunions. Miss Edith Miller returns to Titus. J. A. Carden leads landseekers to Colorado. Mrs. Mary Grecian and Miss Janet Beamer have Omaha engagements. numerous trades, visits, and trips are reported across Crawfordsville and surrounding towns.

HW. C. Hull Crawfordsville City Cotter

Borrowed Smiles and Travel Tales Chronicle Local Moves

Local notes record Miss Carrie Eckerman of Rock Island visiting relatives in Chicago and Iowa travelers heading to Brooklyn and Albia. Several residents depart for Davenport, Des Moines, and Rubio for visits, with others returning home from Abia and Mt Pleasant. An Aurora and Magnet literary societies meeting is announced for Thursday evening to decide property disposition. The column includes quips from Lippincott's and short humor pieces.

Dr. Gy Hay Aurora and Magnet Literary Societies Academy

Struck by Automobile Injures A. J. Rankin on Brighton Road

A. J. Rankin was injured when an automobile driven by Horace Steele of Riverside struck him on the Brighton road three and a half miles south west of town. He suffered a severe brain concussion, remained unconscious for hours, and was treated at the City hospital before planned return home.

A. J. Rankin Brighton Mr. Rankin McLaughlin & Libe Threshing H. E. Baker Horace Steele Riverside Steele Rankin East Second Street

Marriages and Divorces in Washington County 1910

County Clerk George Eckerman reports 152 marriage licenses issued in the year ending June 30, 1910, up from 147. Divorces granted rose to twelve from nine. Death data lag behind, with 1908 deaths at 221 and 1909 at 20, while 1909 births show a decline from 347 to 340. Washington County appears healthier overall.

George Eckerman State Board of Health Washington County

Patents Listed for Citizens of the State

The notice enumerates patent rights including a bag holder by W Batlard Perry Webster City a flexible harrow by J Brower and A Cotton Chillicothe railway track by J B Engstrom and O J Page Manchester a replanting attachment for cultivators by I Farwell Dubuque a work holding mechanism for metal working tr bits and a car door by Covel Hampton Salsbury HR and Covel.

W. Batlard Perry J. Brower Webster City Harrow A. Cotton Chillicothe J. B. Engstrom and O. J. Page Manchester I O

No Games This Week For Local Baseball Schedule

No ball games in the city this week. Washington faces North English in North English tomorrow and Williamsburg at that town on Thursday. Friday the team travels to Fairfield. Next week a Chautauqua series will host daily games on the grounds east of the Chautauqua area with a heavy roller to improve the lot. Lone Tree visits Tuesday with Fairfield games slated Wednesday and Thursday. Expect fast games and large crowds.

Washington Williamsburg Fairfield Lone Tree

Iowa man faces odd pure food law on cider vinegar

Tom McClean has given away over 3500 gallons of cider vinegar and, under Iowa’s new pure food law, cannot sell his product because it does not meet the exact acid test. He argues the vinegar is as pure as possible but remains unmarketable due to what readers deem a quirky regulation amid reform era rules.

Tom McClean Iowa McClean

Patent grant reported by Washington attorneys

Davis and Davis patent lawyers in Washington report a grant this week. The notice gives no specifics on the inventor or the patent class but confirms ongoing activity in patent approvals during the period.

Washington, DC Messrs. Davis & Davis Washington

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