Republican Caucus Call for Taft Supporters in Washington
A public meeting of all Republicans in Washington is called for March 5th 1912 at 7 15 PM at City Hall. The purpose is nominating delegates for the Presidential primary and reelection of President Taft. Ward leaders L D Robinson A BE Thomas EB Gardner and R M Smith urge prompt attendance before the 8 PM Commercial Club banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Ll. D. Robinson
A. BE. Thoma
EB. G. Gardner
R. M. Smith
Commercial Club
Primary vote set for Washington Second Ward
The Republicans of the Second Ward in Washington Iowa hold a primary in Mrs Chilcotes room on March 8 1912 from 3 pm to 7 pm to select eight delegates for the Republican County Convention in Washington Iowa on March 16 1912. Harry McCulley commits man for Second Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Chilcote
Said Ward
Harry McCulley
Republican Primary Notices for 4th Ward Jackson Center Marion Township
The Republicans of the fourth ward Washington city will hold a primary Friday March 8 from 3 to 7 pm at O F Haight s business place selecting seven delegates. G W Reed commitsman announces Jackson Center school house primary Saturday March 8 2 to 5 pm. Marion Township primary Friday March 8 1 to 4 pm at township house announced by W M Darbyshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4Th Ward
Fourth Ward
Washington City
O. F. Haight
Jackson Center School House
Marion Township
Debtors urged to settle accounts at Mapel and Masson
Notice asks all persons knowing themselves indebted on book account to call at the store and settle. Mapel and Masson.
Doings of the People in Rubio and Surrounding Communities
Local notes from New Haven and Rubio dated March 4 1912 record visits visits by Mrs Cora Snyder Edith Smith and others. farm activity hog shipments from Rubio to Ottumwa and Richland. a New Haven church dinner and talk by Rev Coon. school board debate over enlarging Rubio schoolhouse. plans to add space and the impact on teachers and future students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven Church
PD. I. Coon
The
Baptist Church
Washington
William Robertson
A. J. Robertson
Bert Smith
J. B. McCaleb
Snowstorms and Travel Setbacks Mark Local Week
March 4 1912 notes show John Orendoff moving to Hartley Ia with household goods and farming implements while Mrs Oren doff and sons head to their new home. A Saturday snow storm caused rail disruption though slightly lighter than last week. Local residents make trips to Austin Minn New York City Basel Germany and Wayland. Mitchell the stock buyer shipped hogs to Chicago and several families visit northern farms.
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Noble
John Orendoff
Hartley
Mrs
Arnold Rinner
Austin
Minn
Henry Wargler
New York City
Bassel
Germany
Chris. Boshart
Frank Magdefrau
Amos Boshart
Wayland
William Boshart
Local News Roundup From Crawfordsville Iowa
March notes from Crawfordsville Iowa include visitors from Galesburg Winfield Havre and Washington. E Seltzer guest of friends over Sunday. Reba Clossen honored by Susie Williams Sabbath class. Mrs M C DeLong sick. Ellis Congable visiting. Several locals traveling to Washington. Mrs M E Vesey and daughter Wait arrive from Winfield. Caude McCall visiting from Havre. Mrs Ella Proudfit arriving for visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Iowa
E. Seltzer
Galesburg
Illinois
Ellis Congable
Winfield
W. K. Wooley
T. J. Nicholson
C. A. Wooley
Joe Wooley
James Long
Roy Stewart
Washington
Caude McCall
Havre
Ella Proudfit
Sidewalk Sketches by Howard L Rain
A humorous column on cooking quirks, home meals, and how a wife with a good kitchen can prevent romantic missteps. The piece riffs on instinctive taste over cookbooks, contrasts light biscuits with heavy recipes, and closes with short notes about local happenings including a runaway horse near Washington and visits from Gertie Casper and the Zecks.
Sick Child and Winter Snow Halt Local Services
Grand Prairie reports Little Helen Genkinger ill as March snow reduced Sunday church attendance at Bethel. Neighbors and families visited, including Mr. and Mrs. Reed with Boyd Foster, and Ed Kos with son Edwin calling on Lewis Smith. Mrs. Carrison and Mrs. Shuman suffer colds while Jean Shuman ends winter term at Fairview School. Levi Shuman delivers hogs to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Prairie
Helen Genkinger
Bethel
George Reed
Boyd Foster
Ed Kos
Edwin
Lewis Smith
Charles Carrison
Emma Sojka
Anna Krotz
Levi Shuman
Charles Horak
Jean Shuman
Fairview School
Washington
Rural Route One Social News March 4 1912
Mrs Joe Wright returns home from Chicago Friday. Mrs Arthur Durst recovers from operation at Washington hospital last week. Mr and Mrs Parmer Babcock and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wright
Chicago
Arthur Durst
Washington Hospital
Parmer Babcock
1912 Dancing Club Plans Dance at Eagle Hall
The 1912 dancing club will hold a dance at Eagle hall tonight. A new club named the O U O s formed by Miss Marjorie Hebner and eight city young ladies. Pink and white chosen as colors. Mr and Mrs J A McGuire hosted a box supper social for Prairie Flower Baptist church raising over 12 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Hall
Marjorie Hebner
East Second Street
Ruth Wilson
Lucile Miller
Rhea Ford
Bee Stenefelt
Ida Carris
Phoebe Maxwell
Gladys DeWitt
J. A. McGuire
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Pleasant Plains
Grand Prairie
Rural Moves And Local Farm Purchases In The Area
Mr and Mrs Howard Kerr move to the Lewis Brinning farm. David Benson buys 40 acres of the late John Knapp farm. Mr and Mrs Merritt Booth relocate to the Samuel Bear farm they bought. Mr and Mrs Emil Larson move to the Stewart Bros farm. Mrs Eberly Bishop visits Davenport. Miss Edith McBride completes winter term at Union. Mr and Mrs Charles Palmer move to the Palmer farm near Haskins. Mr and Mrs Heathcote move to the Stewart farm west of Washington. Mr and Mrs W J Todd attend James Zeck anniversary with about twenty relatives. Roads cause little mail and school disruption. Ralph and Fred Stewart ship a carload of hogs to Chicago. Ralph accompanies. Mrs A C Durst in city hospital for appendicitis. Mrs Martha Eyestone visits L B Donaldson home. Miss Ida Snyder of Kalona visits Arthur Durst. Mrs E C Rice visits daughter Susan Donaldson. Miss Esther Carlson of Moline visits Axel Peel home. Charles Bear buys another farm.
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Howard Kerr
Lewis Brinning Farm
David Benson
John Knapp
Merritt Booth
Samuel Bear Farm
Emil Larson
Stewart Bros
Eberly Bishop
Davenport
Edith McBride
Union
Charles Palmer
Palmer Farm
Ralph
Fred Stewart
Chicago
Ralph Stewart
A. C. Durst
City Hospital
Martha Eyestone
L. B. Donaldson
Ida Snyder
Kalona
Arthur Durst
E. C. Rice
Community announcements for church groups and socials
The quarterly social meets at the Presbyterian church on Tuesday evening March 5 at 7 30 for members and friends with refreshments. The Navajo club gathers Wednesday afternoon at Mrs M R Meeks 1612. The M B A pie social is Tuesday March 12 with music. A pie supper Friday March 8 at Snowball schoolhouse five miles NW of Washington with pies. Junior Queen Esther circle meets tomorrow at 4 15 in the church Sunday school room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Navajo Club
M. R. Meek
Snowball School House
Washington
Ralph Keller
Queen Esther
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Promised At Sherman Store
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets with Bismuth Subnitrate and Pepsia are marketed to ease indigestion and strengthen digestion. The ad promises a money back guarantee if customers are not satisfied after a reasonable trial. Available in three sizes 25 50 and 1.00 at The Rexall Store Sherman Brothers S. W. Corner Square.
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Rexall
Sherman Brothers
S. W. Cor. Square
Cemetery Show Nets 190.80 for Cemetery Improvements
Brighton Enterprise reports the home talent show managed by W. Al White drew 282.25 in receipts with 600 attendees. After 91.45 in expenses, 190.80 remains for the Ladies' Cemetery association to fund improvements and ornamental work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
W. al White
Ladies’ Cemetery Association
Mr. White
Cemetery Association
Government ownership urged for U.S. express firms
Des Moines reports Attorney General Cosson returns from Washington express hearing urging federal ownership as the only solution to the express problem. He cites service improvements and lower charges possible, noting railroad returns keep rates high. Thorne and Wise also represented Iowa at the hearing.
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Des Moines
United States
Cosson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Aime Hay
Clifford Thorne
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
D. L. Wise
Commerce
Iowa
Kilduff murder trial ends in jury deadlock
Davenport reports Mrs. Anna Kilduff was tried for the murder of her husband, who she said was unfaithful. After 52 hours the jury could not agree, with seven voting to acquit and five for second degree murder. The case began with her shooting him on October 30, 1911, and the trial lasted 18 days. The state had said it would not seek capital punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Anna Kilduff
Iowa Editor Kieffer Shoots Self in Remsen
Remsen March 5 J P Kieffer editor of the Bell Enterprise shot and killed himself Saturday night. His body was found in a room above the newspaper office by a printer who was absent at the time. A note on the table stated I must have courage at 11 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remsen
J. P. Kieffer
Bell Enterprise
Keiffer
Big prizes at state fair raise prize money to seventy thousand
Des Moines March 5 The executive committee of the state board of agriculture increased prize money in eleven of nineteen departments over last year. More than $70 000 will be awarded this year. A special list of prizes will be offered for commercial boxed exhibits to promote interest in apples for commercial use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Suffrage Leaders Threaten Wilson Branding as Antis
Des Moines March 5. Woman suffrage leaders threaten to brand Governor Woodrow Wilson as an ant i suffragist if he does not answer a letter submitted during his visit denying accusations attributed to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Plans to establish a settlement house in Keokuk
Keokuk Iowa March 5 Plans to establish a settlement house in Keokuk are under serious consideration by the social service committee of the Men and Religion Forward Movement. The idea has been discussed at recent committee meetings and may be set in motion if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk, Ia
Keokuk
Social Service Committee
Men and Religion Forward Movement
Unclear Outcomes Noted in Ongoing Review
Report notes no definite result yet from the ongoing review and leaves the issue unresolved as officials continue to gather information.
United Commercial Travelers Meet Set in Burlington in 1912
The grand council of the United Commercial Travelers of America will meet in Burlington on May 30 31 and June 1 1912. Burlington Council No 393 had to have the date changed by state grand officers due to conflicts with two other conventions scheduled in Burlington that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Grand Council
The
United Commercial Travelers of America
Burlington Council
Death of Standard Oil manager found in bath tub
Brid Teeters, manager of the Standard Oil Co. branch in Iowa City, was found dead in his bathtub on Sunday. Help arrived too late. he leaves a wife and four children.
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Iowa City
Markets Report from Chicago on March 5 1912
Chicago markets show slow tone across cattle sheep and hogs with steady to weak tendencies. Receipts estimated at 27000 cattle and 32000 sheep with prices ranged by grade and packing type for bulk light mixed heavy rough pigs and Texas western stockers and feeders.
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Chicago
Texas
Ill
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Presiden
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J. D. Glasgow
G. W. Reed
W. M. Darbyshire
Mapel & Masson
the County News
New Haven
Cora Snyder
Miss Edith
Sam Henry
Frank Smith
West Chester
J. W. Combs
Isabell
Marion
Ruth Smith
Glenn Robertson
Zoras Robertson
Arthur Conrad
John Robertson
Charley and
Lloyd Robertson
Jim Robertson
J. H. Thompson
Rubio
L. B. Luithly
Ottumwa
Dr. Trelan
Claude Fleming
Pearl Morgan
Geo. Breitenbach
J. J. Pleige
Nordyke & Hannah
Richland
J. J.pleigg
Aron Wyse
Daniel Graber
Mitchell
Susie Williams
Methodist Church
Reba Clossen
Oregon
M. C. DeLong
C. B E. Harmon
Wyman
M. E. Vesey
Miss Wait
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Rolla Gallagher
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Gertie Casper
James Zeck
Haskins
Mrs. Heathcote
Stewart Farm
W. J. Todd
Charles Bear
Fort
U. 3
Colson
State News
Suscedy
Wilson
Plan Settlement House
John A. Babcock Commission
U. S. Yards
Illinos
Chicago, Ill
Harry L. Kaga Morrison
Lamson Bros. & Co
Reister & Son
Tuehers
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