Death of Elmer Wells in Washington Iowa
Elmer Dallas Wells aged 40 died at home in east Washington after a several week typhoid illness. A native of Monmouth Warren County Illinois he was a butcher by trade and partner Wells & McCulley. He leaves a wife Allie McMullen and four children Ruth Frank and Gladys Wells and other relatives. Funeral services will be held Friday at 4:30 p.m. from the residence, with burial in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Elmer Wells
East Washing
Path’s
Ric
Mr. Wells
Iit
N.C. Allen
L. >. Young. Leterment
Elm Grove Cemetery
Elmer Dallas Wells
Monmouth
Warren County
John McCulley
Edith Heffner
Sheffield
Iowa
J. M
Stephen
H. T. Wells
Will
Wells
Washington
Columbus Junction
Wells & McCulley
Allie McMullen
Richard Hughes
Frank
Ruth
Gladys Wells
Obituary: Mrs Jennie Belle Wiley Dies at 33 in Oak Grove
Mrs Jennie Belle Wiley wife of A T Wiley died at her Oak Grove home August 4 1906 aged 33 years She was Catholic and funeral services were held at the home by Rev W E Jady and burial followed in Birch Tree cemetery She is survived by a husband five children her parents two sisters and two brothers from the local area.
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Jennie Belle Wiley
Birch Tree Eagle
Shannon County
Jennie Bell Wiley
A. T. Wiley
Oak Grove
Birch Tree Cemetery
W. E. Jady
Wm. McFarland
Colorado
Theo Morgan
Monroe
James
Dillinger
Wiley
Kb. T. Wiley
Death of Mrs Beckey Applegate in Chicago
Mrs Beckey Applegate died last night in Chicago after a long illness. She was about fifty, daughter of Alexander Clark, a well known figure in this state. The body was brought to Muccatine today and will be buried there tomorrow afternoon.
Court house closes afternoons during Chautauqua
Notice states all court offices close each afternoon during Chautauqua except the County Clerk's office, which remains open in the afternoons until next week.
Cider Making In South Washington By Thomas McClean
Thomas McClean explains he makes cider six days a week at his home in south Washington. The note includes his age as 61.
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South
Washington
Thomas McClean
Isabell Named Private Car For Emigration Agent
Walter Ayres, emigration agent for the Rock Island and Frisco systems, visited Chicago to oversee his new private car Isabel. The car, completed Sept 26, will depart Sept 4 on its first gulf coast run to Brownsville, Texas, with luxe fittings and telephones, making biweekly trips.
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Walter Ayres
Chicago
Isabel
Ayres
Rock Island
Frisco
Gulf Coast
Isabel Ayres
Car Iil
Brownsville
Texas
Pension Department
U.S
Rock Island Frisco
Gulf Coast Country
Local residents visit and events fill Crawfordsville area
Miss Mary Moore and many locals arrived from Des Moines Denver Keota Lebanon Kan Crawfordsville on varied errands and visits. Hand painted China display at H F Steck store August 24 with Pickard lines. Rock Island offers Des Moines round trips for Chautauqua week as tents arrive for White City site.
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Pickard Cibna
H. F. Steck’s
Rock Island
White
Prairie Flower neighborhood picnic with notable social events
Society notes report a picnic by the She Thresher McGuire and Bishop families at the Kkoglish river. Rae McElhinney will be guest of honor at a Saturday afternoon gathering at Ruth Latta's home on South Avenue I1. An evening affair by Martha Dill and Agnes Guthrie is set for 630 East Main Street Monday. Rae McElhinney attended a breakfast hosted by Carrie Hamilton and Mrs H H McCleery, with courses at 9 50 at the Hamilton and McCleery homes. The pink and white decorations announced the upcoming marriage of Isabel McElhinney to William Nelson of Minden Nebr on October 2.
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Rae McElhinney
Ruth Latta
South Avenue I1
Martha Dill
Agnes Guthrie
East Main Street
Carrie Hamilton
H. H. McCleery
Hamilton
Mast Main Street
McCleery
Isabel McEhinney
Wm. Nelson
Minden
Nebr
Attempted death by own action in Keota
Miss Lena Brownhousen aged nineteen residing between Dublin and Talleyrand near Washington county, attempted suicide last night in the orchard at her father’s home after buying a revolver in Keota. Found alive at about 5 am she remains conscious but recovery uncertain. no motive given.
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Keota
Lena Brownhousen
Dublin
Talleyrand
Washington County
Miss Brownhousen
Change in Management at Stevenson Hotel
The Stevenson Hotel changed hands yesterday at noon. S. L. Sturdivan, formerly of Ainsworth, is the new manager. Mr. Cobb will stay on for about a month to help transition to the new leadership.
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Stevenson Hotel
Hay Fever Relief Ad Patents Foley's Honey and Tar
An advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for hay fever and summer colds. It claims immediate relief from difficult breathing and healing of inflamed air passages. The genuine product is in a yellow package and available at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Ali Druggists
Weather forecast for Iowa today and tomorrow
The forecast calls for showers and cooler conditions tonight. Friday will be partly cloudy with additional showers and cooler weather in the eastern portion.
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Washington, D. C
the Evening Journal
Iowa
Local News Briefs From Muscatine Davenport and Des Moines
Carson Fulton was on a business visit in Muscatine. Mr. and Mrs. Wright traveled to Davenport for business this morning. Mrs. W K Young left for Des Moines to visit friends and attend the State fair. Earl Lewis arrived from Chicago on business. Mrs. Milton White is home from Iowa City with her daughter Ethel L Bester. Mrs. John Bellville traveled to Perlee to visit her father Safe Coop. Emil A Anderson traded a carload of steers on the Chicago market Monday at 1407 pounds and $6.30 per hundred.
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W. K. Young
Des Moines
Earl Lewis
Chicago
Milton White
Iowa City
Ethel L. Bester
John Bellville
Perlee
Coop
Emil A. Anderson
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Fie
Illinois
John A. Biggs
Columbia Pharmacy
J. E. Lemmon
Prop
Mary Moore
Charley Fishburn
Crawfordsville
W. Brookhart
Denver
Colo
Dave Donovan
Stella Hartman
Migslara Gatlin
Lebanon
Kan
McCaulley
William Randall
J. A. Jones
Norwood and
Hanna
Cotter
J. F. Frain
Wyman
A. D. Styles
Ella
Havre
J. W Maxwell
Pickard
H. F. Steck
Howard White
Florence
West Chester
James Lewis
Carlsbad
N. M
Port Lewis
J. T. Arnold
Lloyd
Ottumwa
Kalona
N Society
China
Pickarl
S’torb
Peter Pan
Mennen
Mds
Washington, Iowa
Weather Forecast
Carson Fulton
Muscatine
W. J. Wright
Davenport
Freda Vetter
Fred Brage
Verne Anderson
Ainsworth
Chautauqua
L. F. Sigafoose
of the Christian Church
Pickard China
Bagster
Cambridge
Oxford
G. C. Roscoe
Square
Chas Hubenthal
K. Kirsch
Mil—E Journal
J.c.smiths
Cash Grocery
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