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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1909

Page

4

Excur sions Offer Low Rates for Pacific Coast Travel

The notice details low fare periods from March 1 to April 30 with specific round trip prices to major cities including San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Seattle Portland Tacoma Vancouver Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Ogden Helena Butte and Billings. It highlights personally conducted excursions as comfortable and economical for cross country travel and notes the Colorado route as most interesting and attractive.

San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Seattle Portland Tacoma Vancouver California Oregon Washington British Columbia Montana Nevada Utah Idaho Arizona New Mexico Colorado

Three Iowa Boys Vanish After Midday Train to Ottumwa

Three boys who disappeared the night before last have not been found. They reportedly boarded the Milwaukee train around midnight and were seen at the depot in the city before getting off at Ottumwa. The Milwaukee conductor notified Sheriff Black of the sighting and the worried parents seek any clue.

Milwaukee Here Ottumwa Sheriff Black Miss Gray Davenport W. R. Sawhill

Fresh salted peanuts for Saturday at the Vienna

Local notes report social arrivals and departures including J A Hawthorne from Crawfordville J F Simpson traveling to Coppock Wm Harwood heading to Kansas City Mrs H T Nutt and an trip to Keota. Also mentions Foley's Orino Laxative and new Remington typewriters for county offices.

Vienna

Belver Sails Through Floods Ravaging Bocas del Toro

Captain Henry Hendrickson reported the steamship Belver arrived at Mobile with a tale of rain and ruin. Placentations near Bocas del Toro and Changuinola were submerged with waist deep water, bridges washed away, and all communication severed in the district.

Mobile Ala Belvernon Henry Hendrickson Bocas del Toro Changuinola

Kings Start Hunt Today at Villa Vicosa Preserve

A company of soldiers and scores of secret police arrive at Villa Vicosa Portugal to protect King Manuel of Portugal and King Alfonso of Spain as they begin a few days of hunting on the Zame preserve outside the town. The monarchs will be closely guarded in their movements.

Villa Vicosa Portugal Manuel Alfonso Spain Zame

Ordinance Prohibits Depositing Substances Into Sewers

Ordinance No 90 prohibits depositing solid substances into any sewer or drain and declares violators as misdemeanants with penalties. City Council of Washington Iowa enacts the measure to curb sewer clogging and enforce compliance.

Washington Iowa

District Court Notice in Schulty Case in Iowa County

Original notice issued in Washington County Iowa in a civil matter by Charles Schulty against multiple defendants listed by name and their unknown spouses heirs or claimants. The notice covers property described as the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 4 township and range in Washington County Iowa with real estate at stake and unknown parties.

Charles Schulty Thomas M. Tipton Nelson F. Tipton Robert Yates John Bitting Thomas H. Brown Catharine Bitting Wesley Runyon Rosa Bitting W. C. Runyon Rosa M. Bitting Eva Bitting Wesley C. Runyon Susan Bitting Victoria Bitting Jay Bitting E. H. Luddington E.M. Hagans Washington National Bank Washington County Iowa South West S. W North East North West N. W South East

Land partition suit seeks quieting title in Iowa county

In Washington County Iowa plaintiffs led by E T Wickham and Wilhelmina D Marbourg sue to partition the southwest quarter and the south half of the southeast quarter of section seventeen and the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section eighteen all in township seventy six north range seven west containing about 280 acres They allege referee is owner in fee simple and has held adverse possession over twenty years They seek to distribute proceeds with shares to Wilhelmina and the Marbourgs and want unknown claimants cancelled and barred from any claim The case calls for appearance by March 16 1909 at the Washington County District Court Elders note advocates Eich er and Livingston for plaintiffs

Ve Hogram Taylor Dayton Hiram T. Dayton Hiram P. Dayton Lenox Dayton M. PF. de Galleford E. Dayton Eliza Dayton Bertha Duvall Lulu Duvall Frank Duvall Bertha Weekly Fred Weekly Mary Louisa Duvall W. L. Duvall Wm. L. Duvall David Sidey Aetna Life Insurance Company Hartford Connecticut J. G. Henderson B. F. Brown Dr. C. Kyle Washington County Iowa District Court W. A. Stewart City of Washington Charles Schulty John Bull Elizabeth Bull Alexander Mearboureg M. A. Reno Margaret A. Reno John Havens Christiana Havens Alexander Marbourg Samuel R. Wilson Lydia Wilson George H. Wilson A. Marbourg Sarah Marbourg Craft Coast Alexander Gibson C. L. Keedy Maximillian Marbourg Charlotte A. Bell L. W. Keedy James K. Marbourg Minnie Marbourg Isaac Kaufman M. Marbourg Rowland R E. T. Wickham Wilhelmina D. Marbourg A. G. Marbourg J. K. Marbourg Sarah Marbourg Wickham W. B. Marbourg Kate P. Marbourg South West South East Max Marbourg Fannie Marbourg Marguerite Marbourg Court House Eicher & Livingston

Pants Lumber Co Promises Value in 1909 Banner Year

If you want a real bargain come to the Pants Lumber Co and inspect their stock of lumber lath shingles sash doors mouldings and building paper. They are headquarters for Green Fag Roofing and carry cedar posts and poles cement plaster lime sand gravel brick and the Iowa Gate. The business has grown yearly and invites customers to bring bills to make 1909 a banner year.

Pants Lumber Co Iowa Gate Washington

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STECK Tiffany Electric H. F. Steck Via Washington, Iowa Pacific Coast Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Ogden Helena Butte Billings, Mont Basin, Cody and Worland, Wyo Tah Wyoming Colo J. E. Kunath C.B Lemmon’s Pharmacy Dr. King Cypse All Throat Lemmen’sharmacy Frank Rogers J. A. Hawthorne Crawfordville Toam J. F. Simpson Coppock C. H. Wolf West Chester Wm. Harwood Kansas City Mrs H. T. Nutt Keota Foley Remington Johnnie Kling John Kling J. A. Cunningham Jno H H. Steck W.A. Stewart Edmunnp D. Morrison Plaintiff the District Court of Washington K. T. Wickham Wickham Yours Truly Washington Co Mason
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