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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1906

Page

5

Classified notices and personal requests from a town paper

The page lists items for sale including a cook stove stand iron bed rocking chair and gas line stove with oven with delivery to arrange. Lost flue roller between McClean shop and Wells McCulleys. For sale Plymouth Rock cockerels and short horn calves and two work horse colts. Jobs and rentals offered and notices of travel plans and local workers.

A. B. Swift Route Washington Iowa

Richmond Notes on Local People and Incidents

Regular county news item lists residents and events from Richmond area. It mentions Anna Kroes teaching near Keota, Mrs. Anthony Kallous in town, Father Harmon Albres returning from Omaha visit, Chas Lintz welcoming a daughter since Jan 27, Wencel Malicky leaving for Ravenna due to illness, Chas Stubb hosting Keeleys, a fire at Frank Elecha residence damaging a bed, Mrs. D. J. Brennan improving at Iowa City hospital, and Ruth Easter ill with tonsillitis among other brief notes.

Anthony Kallous Harmon Albres Omaha Andy Renner Chittum Washington Chas. Lintz Jos. Prebyl Simon Wencel Malicky Ravenna Nebr Chas. Stubb Keeley Monmouth Frank Elecha

Local Women Arrive and Move in Downtown Oskaloosa

Miss Ethel Lewis returns to Burlington to resume school work after visiting Miss Eva Easter in Oskaloosa. Miss Pearl White arrives from Washington to spend a few weeks there. G A Carson moved his furniture store into a new building yesterday and added a new line of furniture and undertaking goods.

Ethel Lewis Oskaloosa Eva Easter Burlington Pearl White Washington G. A. Carson

Local Social Notes From Muscatine and Vicinity

Jan 30. Amalette of Muscatine visits daughter Mrs Clarence Beitel. Mr and Mrs Chas Johnson and family spend Sunday at John Bloomquist s near Brighton. Miss Sadella Stevenson of Washington visits Cary Porter s. Miss Bessie Taylor and Miss Irene Forbes visit Lin Richardson s. Carl Dunbar buys a Brighton restaurant and will run it soon. Luke Dunbar and daughter Ella visit Indiana. Grandpa Lewis ill with consumption in Pekin. Albert and May Belle Johnson attend Franklin Center literary and report a fine program. Irene Forbes leaves Will Tayor s for Chicago.

Amalette Muscatine Clarence Beitel Chas. Johnson John Bloomquist Brighton Sadella Stevenson Washington Cary Porter Bessie ‘Tayior Irene Forbes Lin Richardson Oarl Dunbar Luke Dunbar Ella Indiana Grandpa Lewis Ike Lewis Pekin Albert May Belle Johnson Franklin Center Will Tayor Chicago

Crawfordsville Notes and Social Roundup

Miss Alice Hobart returned from a week with relatives in Winfield. Mr and Mrs J H Huston visited Washington friends. Mrs Mary Lease and daughter Mrs D H Fox traveled to Winfield to visit Mrs A Paisley. Crawfordsville orchestra to play at home talent night with Cecil Manners performing. Robert Otterson traveled to Washington. Miss Alice Yard left for Pella to attend school and to live with sister Mrs J C Visser. Enoch Atkinson of West Liberty visiting William Randall. An error listed Mrs Wm Sherwood as recipient of the $12 pension instead of Mrs Sarah Yeager.

Alice Hobart Winfield J. H. Huston Washington Mary Lease D. H. Fox A. Paisley Crawfordsville Orchestra Cecil Manners Robert Otterson Alice Yard Pella J. C. Visser Enoch Atkinson West Liberty William Randall Crawfordsville Wm. Sherwood Sarah Yeager

Maxwell Sells Two Lots to Chas Anderson

J. H. Maxwell sold two lots to Charles Anderson for 400 dollars. Anderson plans to build a fine residence on the lots in the spring.

J. H. Maxwell Chas. Anderson Mr. Anderson

Bakery chatter and local visitors fill Brightons pages

Local notes report W H Riley and Carlton Wilson visiting Brighton on business. Several residents plan bakery treats at Johnsons and Vienna bakery. Visitors include M D Yard from Crawfordsville and J M Walker from Ainsworth. Deaths prompt travels of Roy Stewart and others. teachers plan mothers meetings. Carl Keck heads to Bowling Green Florida.

Local Mail Carriers Return to Duties and New Piano Shop

J E Wolf back on Route 6 after illness. Charley Hicks resumes work following a boil on his face. R H Elwell out ill with L B Ward covering. W L Eichelberger hires George M Garvin to open a piano repair shop at Eichelberger's Music Store. Garvin praised as finest workman. all tunings guaranteed. Orders welcome at the store.

J. E. Wolf Charley Hicks R. H. Elwell L. B. Ward W. L. Hichelberger George M. Garvin Eichelberger’s Garvin Eicheberger’s

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