BROCKHART URGED TO CHALLENGE CUMMINS IN SENATE RACE
Col Brookhart says the senatorial boom has nine lives and that a run against Cummins is possible but not definite He notes he plans to seek the first district Congress seat and could decide on that nomination Farmers and laborers disapprove of Cummins railroad bill stirring opposition in the primary The outlook hinges on Brookhart choosing between Senate and Congress bids
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Col. & W.rockhart
United States Senate
Washington
Cummins
Congress
Brookhart
Senate
School Board Election Set For Monday Afternoon
The city plans a 1 to 6 pm vote to elect three members to the board of education with incumbent J. M. Godfrey H. A. Pauls and W. A. Harper seeking re election no opponents are listed and discussions of women candidates have not solidified into a campaign voters are urged to support the schools and their progress by voting.
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Card of Education
J. M. Godfrey
H. A. Pauls
W. A. Harper
Washington
Washington vs Fairfield Second Team Basketball Encounter
Washington defeated Fairfield 29 to 6 as coaches clashed over substitutions and crowd size, with Davis and Duke leading Washington. The girls championship saw the sophomores beat the seniors 10 to 4, while leap year marriage licenses rise in Washington county amid a February surge.
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Junction High School
Washington
Saur
Fairfield
Indianola
Simpoon
Harrison
Switzer
Rider
Heald
Lawson
James
Davis
Duke
Brown
Harsha
Wapello
Gladys Clark
Lois Macon
Elsie Bratton
Mildred Mauthe
Edne Timmerman
Irene Pierce
Hannah Jones
Clark
Macon
Edna Talbott
Maude Randall
Esther Hay
Vera Haney
Gladys Mace
Edna Mae Hays
Mary Louise Minick
Vera Palmer
Jun, Willis
Prominent Brighton Woman Dies After Illness
Mrs. Amy Pringle Tracy wife of Henry Tracy of Brighton died today in Fairfield hospital between six and seven o'clock after a serious operation Thursday. A socially prominent figure she was active in the Methodist church and P E O society. She lived fifty five years in Brighton and is survived by her husband son Ralph Tracy and her mother Mrs Amy Pringle all at her bedside.
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Brighton
Amy Pringle Tracy
Henry Tracy
Fairfield
Tracy
Methodist Church
Sunset Park Two Story House Sealed Bid Deadline
The Park Commissioners invite sealed bids to purchase a two story house at the southeast corner of Sunset Park. Bids due by 12 o clock noon March 11 1920. The board may reject any or all bids. CC Deuel president Frank Stewart secretary W A Cook 1615 Ki eal.
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Sunset Park
Park Commissioners
BE. Deuel
Frank Stewart
W. A. Cook
Local clubs schedule meetings and socials this week
Washington Improvement League holds a general meeting at Mrs. H M Eicher home Monday at 8 15 p m All members urged to attend The Washington Choral Society meets Monday at 7 30 p m at the Hedges home 301 E Madison St shifted due to Y W C A play and high school auditorium usage The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Lexington M E church plans its March meeting at Mrs Wade Gardner's Thursday Feb 11 at 2 p m Delegates to Lett convention to be elected Home Economics Fortnightly Club No 2 reschedules to Tuesday March 16 at Mrs F L Wilson home The Evening Literature Department of Fortnightly Club meets Monday 7 30 p m at Mrs Wilsons with Feb 22 and March programs combined West Chester Queen Esther Circle to hold Shamrock Social March 12 at M E Church basement No admission but bring pocketbooks Presbyterian ladies ask to save papers for shipping early next month
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Washington Improvement League
H. M. Eicher
Washington Choral Society
W. C. Hedges
E. Madison St
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
Lexington M. FE
Wade Gardner
Near East
W. ©. Griggs
Lett
Fortuightlv Club
F. L. Wilson
West Chester
Esther Circla
Meb
Ehurch
Mrs Hoyle’s 1919 dairy payments reveal large farm purchases
A farmer’s yearly ledger shows Mrs L B Hoyle received 1498 pounds of butterfat at 57 1 3 cents per pound totaling 858.85 and 127%4 dozen CERS at 37% per dozen totaling 198.01, with overall payments of 1056.84. The note compares farm turnover to many other farmers and warns of eggs price shifts after the New York eye market drop.
Household Paper Drop Off Instructions and Rates
Instructions advise keeping items at home until shipment day or calling Mrs. Fred Reid at 809 to deliver to the church basement. Newspapers magazines and mixed papers have different rates, so keep them separate and tie them securely. 1612
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Fred Reid
Orient Elevator Burns as Second Fire Hits Grain Facility
A grain elevator owned by Sumner White at Orient suffered extensive damage in a blaze the second in the same facility this week. Loss is estimated at about 45000 dollars as firefighters battled the flames. The March 6 incident followed an earlier fire at the same location, prompting investigations into the cause.
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Orient
Sumner White
Giant grain elevator destroyed in southwest town fire
A large elevator in a southwest town burned to the ground causing about 45000 dollars of loss. The facility stored 15000 bushels of grain and housed good machinery. Fire two years earlier had destroyed a similar structure on this site. The cause is unknown and insurance covered about 65 percent.
Responsibility and the Thoughts We Admit
A quotation-centered note reflecting on moral accountability for the thoughts one entertains rather than originates. Emphasizes personal responsibility in mental discipline and choice.
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Charles B. Neweorth
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J. F. Deema
Burlington
H. M. Havner
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Nate Kendall
Albia
E. R. Moore
Cedar Rapids
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Prop
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Clover Hay
Geo. W. Stewart
Journal
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Royal Cleaners
Frank L. Dittmer
Co. W. Busby & Co
Washington Steam Laundry
Scott
Ainsworth Ros
International Mills
Norristown
Washington Battery & Electric Co
U. S.L
Boyd Berdo
Chester
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J. T. Sampson
Ted Eggers
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