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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1905
Page
3
Special to The Evening Journal. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Warmer in the western portion tonight. Forecast covers today and tomorrow across Iowa from a Washington DC dispatch.
Local items detail arrivals departures and visits including Mrs Watters Geo Dempsey Harry Boyer John McCartney and others. A late December note from Sioux City reports the funeral arrangement of Gustave Gluheisen a scarlet fever victim and queantine limits prevent a public service.
The Hawkeye notes Gardner and Gould Fern Leaf chocolate creams as the quality choice at top dealers. It reports 62-26 N.S. Miller arriving from Perlee and visiting Mrs. Chas. Benz, plus a delay in the Washington branch apartment car due to holiday rush.
The Southeastern Iowa Teachers association schedules its annual meeting for April 5 6 and 7 in Ottumwa. Executive committee members include Supt A K Stevens son Grinnell Supt P A McMillan and Supt A W Stewart with Prof Stevens on as president. Prominent speakers pledged include F X Schoonmaker Senator Collum and Rev Wm A Quayle.
In Davenport on December 19 Bishop Cosgrove appointed Rev. Father Henry Hogan to lead the Catholic church in Fairfield. Hogan will remain in Davenport through the holidays before departing for his new duties. Rumor suggests Rev. Father J. M. Walsh of Morse may succeed him at the cathedral.
J. E. Meeks & Co. departed this morning on Milwaukee No. 3 with a party of seven landseekers bound for Oklahoma and Texas.
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