Washington Improvement League Eyes Central Park Fountain
At a meeting the Washington Improvement League voted to offer a center park fountain to replace the old one. The city might accept, funds are being built via an upcoming ice cream festival. The group also approved a $100 Y M C A endowment offer and planned a July Fourth parade float.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Improvement League
Central Park
League
Oscar Jugenheimer
Chautauqua Park
J. B. Crail
Woodlawn
Court House
G. W. Hay
Mre. E. L. Morrison
Kat and Drink in the Big Cool Room
A brief fragment notes Kat and Dean in a large cool room drinking. The scant text provides no clear event, place, or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kat
Drink
Dean
Keota man recalls driving oxen in Lincoln parade
S. K. Leacox of Keota seventy two 81 years old visited yesterday recounting a 1858 Toulon Illinois Lincoln Douglas debate parade where he and a companion hitched a team of oxen to their buggy and followed Lincoln's carriage closely enough for the Emancipator to be within reach.
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S. K. Leacox
Keota
Leacox
Abraham Lincoln
Toulon
Ilinois
Lincoln- Douglas
Lincoln
Emanceipator
Fred Dean Visits with Army Veteran Brother in Iowa
Earnest Dean hosts his brother Fred L. Dean of San Antonio a long time Army man on a 45 day leave. Fred Dean enlisted in 1895 served nine years in cavalry later coast artillery at Puget Sound. He saw action in Cuba and the Philippines in the Spanish American War and served two years in France in the ordnance department during World War I. He now holds a warrant officer rank in a branch created recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Dean
Fred L. Dean
San Antono
Fred Dean
Regular Army
Cavalry
Coast Artillery
Puget Sound
Cuba
Phillippines
France
Ordnance Department
Iowa
Bankers and Clerks Baseball Game Postponed
The bankers versus clerks baseball game, tentatively set for this week, is postponed until after the Fourth due to players involved in pageants and celebration duties. Home talent games may also be deferred with a few teams possibly playing before the holiday. After the Fourth, several games will likely be scheduled.
Teeter Family Visit to Crawfordaville
Mrs. A J Teeter and her daughter Martha traveled to Crawfordaville this morning to visit at the L E Griffith home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Teeter
Martha
Crawfordaville
L. E. Griffith
5 000 CARS EXPECTED FOR WASHINGTON JULY FOURTH
Citizens plan to reduce traffic by asking locals to park cars at home or in yards of friends to keep streets clear for visitors. Officials estimate at least five thousand cars will come from outside the area for the Fourth celebration. Lincoln pageant attendance is encouraged for July third and generous cash donations aim to reach about $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Crail
Washington
American Legion
Iowa
Epworth League Plans Monday Evening at Hunter Home
Epworth League members and Methodist youth are invited to the country home of Clifford and Mary Hunter for a social gathering Monday evening at 7 30.
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Epworth League
Methodist Church
Clifford
Mary Hunter
Gypsies In Town Briefly Foray Before Being Turned Away
Two trucks a Dodge and a dilapidated Ford came into town packed with Gypsies including two men four women and many children. City Marshal Ben Weidner acted quickly and guided them out of town. They stayed only a few minutes.
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Dodge
Ben Weidner
Chautauqua Park Pageant Rehearsal Lights Up Longest Day
A colorful rehearsal led by Chief Dallas Zimmerman draws Indians pioneers soldiers and wedding guests to Chautauqua park on the longest day. Rev Regan and Miss Gibson attend with Lincoln and a staged platform debate set for the event. A police corps guards the crowd as preparations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Zimmerman
M. R. Regan
Lincoln
Ruth Gibson
Chautauqua Park
Out Where the West Begins and Local Advertiser
Poem announcing a Western themed piece with a verse about brighter sun, bluer skies, tighter bonds, and a hopeful, more generous world. Ends with an advertisement for cash buyers of cream, eggs, and poultry by W.8. Reister & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reister & Sons Cash
Unclaimed Calves at Stockyards Tied to Fraud Case
Agent J C McKay reports forty five calves shipped from Omaha arrived last week and held at the stockyards. They are fed by McKay while awaiting owners, while a fraud case centers on W R Randall who allegedly forged checks to obtain cattle and funds. The scheme spans Fernald Iowa Omaha and Washington Nevada locations with multiple carloads implicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. McKay
Burlington
Omaha
Mr. McKay
W. R. Randall
Fernald
Iowa
McKay
Des Moines
Randall
Fred Gerlach
Gerlach
Bowles Commission Company
Nevada
Washington
Wall Street
Earl H. Shaw
Fernald, Iowa
Bowles
Kansas City
Fernald Bank
Commission House
Fostoria
Ohio
Shaw
Commission
Fostoria Bank
Randall the dandy farm hand eyed by town folks
In a local chatty note residents remark on Randall’s charm and versatility as a farm hand. The speech references cattle in town and questions ownership while praising his prospects at any farm job.
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Randall
Gerlach
Sigourney Defeats Keota in Baseball With Big Crowd
Several automobile loads of Washington residents traveled to Keota for a baseball game between Sigourney and Keota. Sigourney won 7 to 4 before a large crowd, as the Keota colored battery put up a good effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waington
Keota Yesteray
Sigourney
Keota
Mason leader visits Ames for Royal 3 Select Masters meeting
Dr. P. E. Brown of Iowa State College Ames, grand custodian of the Royal 3 Select Masters Mason body, visited yesterday to inspect Zeredatha council. He was entertained at dinner by Elliot Grayson, master of the council, with other officers present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. BE. Brown
Iowa State College
Ames
Royal 3
Ingpe Zeredatha
Elliot Grayson
Fragmentary confession from former stenographer about marriage
A former stenographer speaks in cryptic terms about her marriage and feelings, remarking on kindness and restraint. She admits at one point that she married him, requesting forgiveness for the sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conal
Lines to Be Remembered by R L Stevensen
Fragmentary note shows a quoted line about quiet winds and fortune during a thunderstorm, with a partial attribution to R L Stevensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L
Stevensen
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King Albert
Co. Slemmon
Rour
Arch Best
Oxfords
Frank L. Wilson & Co
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Miss Gibson
Wanda Neiswanger
John Applegate
Lyman Bunce
Clayton Nelswancer
Douglas
J. Wilkes Booth
Migs
Farnald
Earle H. Shaw
Fernald State Savings Bank
Mr. Shaw
George L. Fink
Union National Bank of
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Berry
Harry Kracaw
Ickers
Pic
Harvest Hand
Walter L. Hotle
Rubio
al Cocklin
Fort Nicola
Herrick Refrigerator
H. E. Busby
Dain Hay
W. S. Gallagher
Lloyd W. Martin
West Chester
DS Aera
Cate
Chas. Lovelett
Kitin Bros
Keolowa
Sal
Singer
Oliver
Thos. Simpson
Journal
OOS
Timothy
A. H. Plank
Floris
Napshots
Phillips Drug Store
Kodak Store
Council Masons
Gage
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