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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1909
Page
3
An advertisement touts the Royal Market as the oldest meat dealers in Washington. It claims they kill and prepare their own meat and offer ham bacon sausage lard and other goods. The copy promises quality and variety at a clean up to date CITY MARKET.
James Russell, known as the oldest Mason in Iowa, died at his Keota home at age ninety six after a sudden decline. He was born in 1813 in Pennsylvania and moved to Ohio then Iowa, leaving a large family including four surviving children. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Christian church in Keota, with the Masonic lodge in charge and burial in Keota cemetery.
Anita Dr L Eller arrives Saturday evening. Julia Cavender visits Lexington. C C Liming and Ella Blackwood obtain a marriage license. Fred and Mrs Smith from Richland visit city. T J Neiswanger and Harvey visitors over Sunday. Cora Porter leaves for Iowa City summer school. R S Cook returns from Oskaloosa. Rev Win Gardner visits en route to Keota. E C Carris and son Clarence travel to West Chester for Sunday. Dave McKee from Davenport visits Henry Richer home. Lee Ward family go to Cedar Falls. Frank Latchem on business trip to the Southwest. Mrs C Gardner returns from Oklahoma then home to Wellman. Liberty Zimmerman leaves Normal for Morning Sun. Beulah Stewart back from Monmouth commencement. Neiswanger family and N H Jones camp in Burlington. Beulah Eichelberger finishes nurse training, enjoys vacation. Alex Lytle arrives from Chicago for summer at home with Lydia Eicher. Baby remedy ad: Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea 35 cents. Mrs Ella Herriott and others register at Rest Room.
I repair all kinds of sewing machines and furnish parts and accessories. Rent machines and sell the late improved Goodrich Singer Wheeler & Wilson and New Model. See me for anything in the sewing machine line.
BE. W. Tardy editor of The Sentinel Gainsboro Tenn calls Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the best on the market. He says it relieved his baby’s winter colds quickly and he recommends it. For sale by F. L. Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Miss Nora H Curran of Washington has been elected as a voice instructor at the conservatory of Cornell College Mt Vernon. She studied three years at Oberlin College where her musical talent was recognized, and the Cornell position marks a high honor for a student from a renowned school.
The Fourth Class Postmasters of the First Iowa District gather at Fort Madison for their semi annual meeting on Tuesday July 15 1909. All postmasters of any class are invited to attend.
Clerks and rural mail carriers are invited to meet at headquarters overseen by Anthus J. P. Kennedy the president.
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