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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1900

Page

3

Washington High to Present Piano Benefit by Juniors

Local page notes a Washington High School junior piano benefit. The event aims to raise funds, with the social angle tied to school activities and community support.

Prices for Concert Co. pickups tonight

Notes from town: Miss Julia Smiley returns from Fairfield. Miss Susie Johnson back to Verdi. M J Williams and Geo O Connor visiters on business. Miss Stella Coppock touring Keota. M A Green and J Hite among Coppock visitors. Local ads include chenille rugs, cinch counting cards, and book offers. Community updates on departures and relocations, funeral notices, and subscribers to Topeka Capital.

Brooks Swallows Best five cent cigar in the city

Ju an 805126 B F. Dixon left for Illinois on business. Oral Clapper returned from a Brighton visit. Miss Florence Smith of Dublin visited Miss Ingham. Dan Rogers and Al Moss of Johnson county were in the city on business. The P. BE. Os meet tomorrow with Mrs. Ilood for officer elections. Editor C. C. Heacock of the Brigs ton Enterprise visited. James Work of Work & Meek left for Des Moines on business. Mrs. Campbell of Keota arrived after her father's death. Mrs. Joshua Chance returned from Eldon after two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. W. GC. Martin returned from an Oskaloosa visit.

City James Work Work & Meek Des Moines Campbell of Keota James Crawford Joshua Chance

March Tax Deadlines Prompt County Drive to Settle Accounts

The article notes March as the deadline to pay the first half of taxes and says County Treasurer A Hise and his wife are busy. Snowy spells lure residents to take drives to the county seat to settle county business. It reports the deaths of Mr and Mrs Alex Albough at Columbus Junction from lung fever, both passing Saturday and buried yesterday.

Alex Albough Columbus Junction

Regular meeting of Hawkeye Lodge No 37 D H

Regular meeting announced for Thursday evening March 1. All members urged to attend. Ladies interested in Physical Culture invited to meet Miss Grant at Poenix Hall Friday at four. James Wilson of Knoxville arrives as guest of nephew Frank Wil son. Frank C Beatty moves from father in law’s farm to Peter Lucky farm.

Hawkeye Lodge No D. of H James Wilson Knoxville Iowa City Frank Wilson Frank C. Beatty

Demorest Adjudged Sane and Taken to Mr Pleasant

Mrs A Demorest was declared sane by the insanity commissioners and Sheriff Slutts escorted her to Mr Pleasant on Burlington No 10. She had been an inmate at the asylum previously sent from Washington. The junior class plans a High school auditorium entertainment two weeks from Friday to raise funds for a piano.

A. Demorest Commissioners of Insanity Slutts Mr. Pleasant Burlington No

Ash Wednesday notices and social items in local town news

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent with social notices and events. attend the E R Concert at the opera house tonight with tickets available. Local residents including Fred Fear of the B N W and J H Crooks visit or host guests, while invitations go out for a six o'clock dinner Thursday. Several residents travel for business and social reasons including Orville Singmaster shipping hides to Chicago and Miss Jennie Brown visiting from What Cheer.

Orville Singmaster Chicago Jennie Brown Fred Howard

Arrival of a son for Mr and Mrs Nat McKee in Memphis

Mr and Mrs Nat McKee announce the arrival of a son named Horace Edwin at their Memphis Missouri home. Many friends are invited to join the Journal in extending congratulations to the family.

Ing DeWitt Squire Wilson Keota W. A. Wilson Nat McKee Horace Edwin Memphis Journal

Clover Root Tea Proclaimed Absolute Cure For Constipation

Muddy complexions and nauseating breath linked to chronic constipation. Karl's Clover Root Tea is advertised as an absolute cure, sold for fifty years with an absolute guarantee. Price a0 and 50c at FH Stewart's druggist.

Karl Stewart’s

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