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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1912
Page
2
Des Moines reports that the American Association of Fairs and Expositions approved a plan to seek 100000 dollars from Congress for a government building in each state with a fair. Iowa senators and congressmen are urged to support the measure for Des Moines state fairgrounds. The association also fixed the 1913 Iowa state fair dates as this year’s.
A quiet Monday sale at Ralph Brinning’s drew few attendees due to bad roads yet everything sold well. Wells of Washington is set to name the station Wells. Families in Dublin area hosted Thanksgiving dinners for relatives including Miss Bell Stevenson and Bir die Hotle, with travel to Washington noted for several residents.
Henry Brinton and family of Stuart visited the old Brinton home last week. Mrs. Lloyd Jones spent days with her mother at Lone Tree. A daughter was born Friday November 29 to Mr and Mrs Burch Hyde. Mr and Mrs L M Bacon of Oskaloosa spent Thanksgiving at Tobias Luithly’s. Mr and Mrs James Barnes and Mrs J C Vail of Fulda Minn visited Henry Barnes. Mrs Linnie Coil visited relatives at Fairfield last week.
Wellman records visitors and gatherings with families from Washington and Riverside. Dave Turnipseed and wife McGovern and Miss Marie Turnipseed joined D. F. Kirkpatrick, while Nellie McConnell and two daughters stayed with BE Lewis. Mary Iden dined with Cy Iden. Rachel Frite is ill. Chas Brown and family visited Roy Carr.
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