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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1905
Page
4
A rear end collision at 6 54 PM last evening in Ainsworth caused significant damage to property. Police and witnesses reported a sudden impact with warrants for investigation and no serious injuries announced.
A fast Rock Island freight traveling about 40 mph rear ended a standing local at Ainsworth. Engineer Hu f ireman Lutz was injured, back and hearing affected, while the engineer on the fast freight also injured. The collision caused a massive wreck with debris scattered and a mysterious emigrant car passenger unaccounted for. A flagman warned the extra before impact as officials investigate the missing person and the train wreck aftermath.
A fast freight and a local train wrecked near Beatrice Nebraska with fourteen cars on the local and six on the fast freight derailed. One cattle car was wrecked with twelve of seventeen cattle killed and a load of horses collapsed. one horse died after rescue. Engine and crews cleared the scene, and missing immigrant was not found in debris by four o'clock.
Mrs. M. J. Henderson was not quite so well yesterday, but is about the same today.
Mr. Hugh McClelland is very seriously ill at his residence in southwest Washington, prompting concern among family and neighbors and likely medical attention at home.
An advertisement warns that many poisons originate in food and claims Dr King’s New Life Pills cure indigestion and related sickness. The pills cost 25 cents at J H Stewart’s drug store with a money back guarantee.
Public sale to close partnership will be held at W A Cherry farm two miles west of Lown on Sigourney road. Auction includes 14 horses including Norman and Birney bred stock, coach mares Bashaw and Laveron line, several yearlings and colts, plus 70 cattle with 42 yearling steers and 15 Short Horn cows and calves. Also listed are a Short Horn bull, three yearling heifers, and spring calves. Sale date to be announced.
Miss Houck died this morning at about Kippe the cause listed as unknown. The report notes the death occurred in the early hours and mentions nearby residents and hospital authorities responding to the scene.
The community mourns Nettie Houck who died this morning after a brief illness. Born in Ohio in April 1834, she was 70 and lived with her brother Alex Houck in Southwest Washington. The service, led by Rev. I B Schreckengast and Rev. L Db Young, will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at the Houck home with interment in City Cemetery.
J. T. Anderson and W. A. Cherry announce a sale of 127 hogs including 15 summer shoots 8 and 5 fat hogs 26 brood sows bred plus 1 Chester White boar. Also farm machinery Brown corn planter wagon steel hay rake fanning mill hay ladders corn binder stirring plow corn plow set work harness road cart sand roller Foster feeder corn sheller and about 18 or 20 tons of timothy hay in mow. Terms 12 months on sums over 10 cash on sums 10 or under notes with approved security at 7 percent interest if not paid when due 6 percent off for cash. 5-3t
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