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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1905
Page
2
Journal correspondents report daily happenings in their communities. News covers accidents, deaths, births, marriages, and local events with prompt reporting by news gatherers.
Aug 21 items record residents visiting, traveling, or leaving town. Many names and places appear: Mrs Scott Craig and daughters from Kansas City depart for Washington. Mrs Kate Sherwood to Burlington. Mr and Mrs Rickey back from Winfield. Senator Harper returns to Burlington. Portland Exposition visit noted. several visitors from Montezuma Des Moines Wellman Oskaloosa Centralia Wayland and West Point. Local events include two school openings and a What Cheer fair Sept 11 to 14.
Aug 21 reports show Mrs Dr Hamilton visiting Washington Saturday. Mrs A B Woodruff from St Paul Minn visits her father A T Brown. Grace Walker visited Washington with friends. Join Dellarpport traveled to Washington to hear W J Bryan. Mr and Mrs W T Trotter visited E G Wilson in Washington. A J Peterson spent Sunday camping at Chautauqua. W C White shipped a carload of horses. Clarahan and Carson with wives attended the Washington ball game. Dave Foster also heard W J Bryan in Washington.
Aug 19 items report Jos. Dawn’s new carriage and illnesses in town. A Kalona wedding at the M E parsonage Aug 17 unites Daniel Simon and Mrs. Mary Ferrow with witnesses. Mrs. John Bopp dies after months of goitre and heart trouble. funeral at Holy Trinity church. Public schools open Aug 28 with Mr. Auten. Also advertises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for kidney troubles in women with testimonial.
Miss Grady as teachers and parochial schools begin the first Monday in September. The Richmond vs Kalona game ends 5 to 3 in favor of our boys. Mrs Votruba and daughter Mrs Horeshowsky spent Sunday afternoon in the country.
For summer 1905 the Iowa Central lists lower round trip fares to resorts and the Pacific coast. From Brighton to St Paul and Minneapolis 12.00, Duluth 16.00, Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo 22.75, Salt Lake City and Ogden 35.75, with sale after June 1 and final Oct 31. to Denver for G A R encampment 14.60, sale Aug 30 to Sept 4, limit Sept 12 with 50 cent extension to Oct 7. Also Portland 49.00 with ninety day limit and stopovers, Hot Springs Ark one fare plus two dollars, sale daily to 30 days. Frisco System and Southern Railway through Pullman sleepers Kansas City to Jacksonville, Fla, via Southeastern Limited. Berth reservations via Frisco or connecting lines.
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