Monarch Grubber Co Seeks Better Location for Growth
Wm Zimmerman of Monarch Grubber Manufacturing Co of Lone Tree visited Washington to discuss relocating the firm as it nears 155000 dollars in annual sales. The family-run operation employs about fifteen men and plans expansion to two hundred with improved railroad facilities and capital, seeking a favorable Washington site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm Zimmerman
Monarch Grubber Manufacturing Co
Lone Tree
Roy Davis
Zimmerman
Win Smouse
Michigan
South Dakota
Washington
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Kentucky
Maryland
Indiana
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Ohio
Texas
Tennessee
Nebraska
New Jersey
Illinois
Mr. Zimmerman and Son
Citizen’s Association
Iowa Weather Forecast From Washington Special
Special telegram to The Evening Journal notes generally fair conditions in the east, showers in the west tonight and Sunday, with warmer temperatures in the east and central portions tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
The
Evening Journal
Iowa
Contractors Very Busy On Milwaukee Cut Off Route
Ottumwa Courier reports McIntosh Bros of Milwaukee will start midweek with multiple sub contractors to build a segment of the Milwaukee cut off from Rutledge east. They will mobilize 150 workers, clear fences, haul lumber, establish camps every five miles, and complete work by February 1, 1902 to avoid forfeits. Ice cream orders urged for Sunday dinner at Allen's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
McIntosh Bros
Milwaukee
Wis
Rutledge East
Messrs. McIntosh
Highland
Mesare D. A
J. A. McIntosh
John and Anton Frankman
C. Eb, Sandeen
N. A Anderson
James Davidson
Phillips
Mclntosh Bros
Mrs Chilcote and Slocum Arrive From Colfax Visit
Mrs Wm Chilcote and Mrs Cas Slocum arrived last evening from Colfax where Mrs Chilcote had been for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Chilcote
Cas. Slocum
Colfax
Chilcote
Engineers Reach Grace Hill on Milwaukee Cutoff
Engineer Evans and his party completed cross sections west of the city toward Grace Hill eighty miles from here. All work from this city is finished and contractors may begin any time. Eastward cross sections are done and HQ will be at Grace Hill next week. Two rows of stakes mark fill and cut figures along the right of way. The crew averages over a mile daily, slower on rough ground. Watermelons on ice at Allen's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Milwaukee
Grace Hill
R. R. Improvement at Crawfordsville Depot
A work crew enlarges and renovates the Narrow Gauge depot at Crawfordsville. The depot is moved eight feet south, the building overhauled, a new platform placed, and a new car house planned. Yard improvements include ballast work and timber shipments as the section crew reorganizes the yards.
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Crawfordsville
Free Pile Cure Ad Promises No Cure No Pay
An old advertisement touts Rector pile cure with a free pile pipe in each package and a no cure no pay guarantee. It also notes samples are free and lists J H Stewart and Carl Burham, along with Iowa Central Railway Home Visitors excursions to Indiana Ohio and Kentucky on Sep 17 24 and Oct 1 8 1901 with round trip rates.
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Rector
J. H. Stewart
Iowa Central Railway
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Peoria
TP & W
Vandalia
Iowa Central
Geos Batty
Gp& T A
Marshalltown
Tickets sold for Des Moines and Columbus Junction fairs
West Chester on Aug 30 reports brisk ticket sales with fifty seven to Columbus Junction and thirty four to Des Moines. Local business includes McFarlane and Eckerman preparing a cellar under their store, stock yards active as Fisher and Augustine ship hogs and cattle to Chicago, and Monroe and Lewis ship two loads of cattle and three hogs. The sick improving.
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Des Moines
Columbus Junction
McFarlane & Eckerman
Fisher & Augustine
Monroe & Lewis
Chicago
Aug 30 arrivals and fair attendance reported in town
Rev Lackey and Mr Payne from Washington arrived on business. A large crowd attended the Columbus Junction fair yesterday and today. Mr and Mrs W Neal and Mrs Frank Neal came on No 12 for a reunion at Neal grove east of town. Rev and Mrs E H Thompson and daughter Helen will return from Ohio this evening. Mr and Mrs Robinson of California and daughter Mrs Arkille of Tenison Arizona visit Neal home east of town. Marion Neal is ill. Jessie Crooks visits friends in Washington Park. Davis returns from Des Moines fair. J H Pickett of Oskaloosa attends to business. Hugh McOcleery of Washington is in town on business.
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Lackey
Payne
Washington
Columbus Junction
W. Neal
Frank Neal
Neal Grove
E H. Thompson
Helen
Ohio
Robinson
California
Mrs. Arkille
Tenison
Arizona
Neal
Marion Neal
Jessie Crooks
Washington Park
Davis
Dee Moines
J. H. Pickett
Oskaloosa
Hugh McOcleery
Guaranteed Kidney Cure Promoted With Money-Back Offer
An old notice advertises Smith's Sure Kidney Cure as the only guaranteed remedy. A druggist will refund the purchase price if one bottle fails to produce complete satisfaction. Price listed at 50 cents.
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Smith
W. A. Smith
Keiser Bros Earn Praise With Wide Calendar Distribution
The Journal notes Keiser Bros of Keota distributing 3000 complimentary calendars nationwide. The large hanger features a cut of their fine stallions and highlights the firm’s world wide reputation. Sam Keiser’s role as a Minnesota State Fair horse judge underscores his standing among national horsemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keiser Bros
Keota
Sam Keiser
Minnesota
Piles remedy and lecture ticket sales advertised
Notices advertise a pile cure product with a refund guarantee and free samples, plus sale of lecture tickets by W A Smith and H Wilson at the Opera House. An exhibit of lace and embroidery by Mrs S A White is slated for next Thursday afternoon for Sunset Park with 10 cent admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Wilson
Opera House
Mr. Wilson
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Vitality At 35 Cents
An advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea as inspiring nobler deeds and happiness, claiming it unlocks gates of happiness and pours vitality into the system. Sold at Stewart's for 35c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain Tea
Stewart's
Judge Bishop to resign Des Moines District Judgeship
Judge Bishop who sat in for Judge Scott and sought the Supreme bench will resign his Des Moines district judgeship in November. He will join A B Cummins in his law practice, a move noted by the Washington county bar and local citizens. James Metzgar and wife and daughter, visiting farmers' sons, returned to Davenport. Metzgar walks with crutch after a second leg fracture from a buggy exit, recalling a prior break when horses stampeded in his barn lot.
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Bishop
Scott
Supreme Bench
Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
Washington County
James Metzgar
Davenport
Metzgar
A Cure for Cholera Infantum
Mrs Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving an infant neighbor from cholera infantum. She says two days of use restored the child, now nearly a year old and healthy. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Utter
Panama
Colombia
Chamberlain
Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Curtis Baker
Bookwalter
Ohio
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Mercer & Chilcote
Ren
Worrk
Mbebk
West Side
Uring Co
Able
Lemmon & Lewis
East Side
the Pleasant Plain
Pas
Robert Donnell
Elmer
Rusentine
and Labor Assembly
Fair Ground
Royal Baking Powder CO
William
New York
Weather Forecast
Allen's
Henry Knecht
R. R
David
Carl Burham
Kepta
Harwood
South Side
West Chester
Crawfords Aville
Journal
Keisers Bros
S A. White
Sunset Park
Ming
SOL
Rich & GO
Cago
Hotel Grace
Jackson
Clark Streets
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