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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1909
Page
3
Miss Kate Benz left Sunday morning to travel to Los Angeles with her mother to bring home the body of her father.
Local residents including M C Slocum of Cedar Rapids and Carl Combs report recent travels. Mrs Fred Smith of Richlanda and Mrs Rev W R Sawhill with daughter Mary Louise returned from visits. Miss Verna Miksch and Miss Edith Shields traveled home after engagements and college events. Miss Mike C Lewis spent time in Rockford and Chicago shopping for millinery and visiting relatives.
Keota resident R D Carris Jr and Havre visitors Mrs Louis Baker and others notables appear in the city yesterday. Crawfordsville and Washington callers include Mr and Mrs Sommers Holmes Maxwell Schenk Yard and Moore with several brief returns home after day visits.
Mrs A J Peterson of Ainsworth shoppered in town Monday. Miss Celeste Critz visited Brighton friends. Rev J F Kaiser of Grace Hill Moravian church was in the city yesterday. Mr and Mrs W R Charlton spent the day in town from Keota. Mrs Hugh Crayne of West Chester arrived on the Firefly for a day in town. Glenn B Martin and family came from West Chester for a city visit. John McLaughlin moved into a Main street property sold by S M McCleery. Leanna Swisher returned home at Brighton after visiting the Rogers. Irvin Ferguson from Champaign visited his parents in town. Scott Clapper visited near Brighton and plans to move to Chehalis, Washington. Julia Gertrude and Martha Swift joined sister Byron Vastine in Richland for a Sunday visit. Earnest and F E Snyder with J P Hennon and John Woods visited from West Chester. Frank Macon moved to a southeast Washington residence once occupied by M D Munsower. Lois Bell left for Regina Canada, will stop in Omaha en route. Mrs W H Hughes returns from Jennings La after winter with Doctor Hall. B W Nicola in town from Norfolk Nebr visiting at Col Nicola’s. Mr and Mrs W H Mayer and three children arrived from Zionne for a visit with Eckles and Purvis and relatives. Mrs Dr Fulh iam returned to Muscatine due to mother C F Wabnitz ill. condition unchanged. Minnie Wolf left for Chicago to buy season’s millinery. Anna Miller of near Fairfield will handle store duties in her absence. Deafness ad notes Hall’s Catarrh Cure offer.
Henry Miller will present a superb company in William Vaughn Moody's drama The Great Divide on Monday evening March 8 at the opera house. The production and scenery will be identical to the New York engagement.
Dr R A Wiltshire of Gwynneville Indiana extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as ideal for croup and children's coughs. He notes it contains no opium chloroform or morphine and calls it safe pleasant and efficacious. Sold by F L Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy. Regular post meeting tomorrow night. A good attendance is desired. G A Black P C.
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