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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1901
Page
3
Regular board session in J. W. Morton's office yielded no major actions. The sole notable expense covered tinting the High School assembly room beyond the original contract, with several small bills approved and the meeting adjourned. Local notices list visitors and social events around Havre, Crawfordsville, Keota, and nearby towns.
Wilmot the tailor advertises services while Smoke Borpham promotes Golden Buck treats at home. Dr. Hay returns from Chicago. locals Derby Verdi, Lewis and Scott visit Brighton, Muscatine and Noble. Numerous residents pass through or travel for business or family reasons today.
About ten local young men are constructing a club house at Augustine's ford to store gear for duck hunting. The project includes stoves and basic comforts for their outings. Local movements include residents relocating to nearby farms and new arrivals from Wisconsin and Illinois.
Michigan reports show old line life insurers issued 9 613 policies for 20 043 44 with 83 213 in force at year end totaling 158 174 154. Industrials wrote 62 425 policies for 5 769 849. Casualty and fidelity in force 112 741 480 with premiums 598 401 and losses 241 473. Fraternal certif icates in 1900 65 078, coverage 65 636 950. in force 284 643 certificates valued at 355 073 400. losses paid 2 384 865 22.
Howard, a La Prairie farmer near Janesville Wisconsin, shot himself in a barn after a suicide note to his wife. Three bullets struck his head but none were fatal. doctors held little hope of recovery as wife found him unconscious around nine. The couple, married two years, left a note saying he was tired of living.
In Fond du Lac circuit court the suit by Henry J. Klee against the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad for 5000 damages was dismissed after attorney CG D. Smith failed to bring witnesses and could not pay for an adjournment. In Lincoln Nebraska the Republican caucus had 35 of 71 members, adjourning until Tuesday night without a formal ballot.
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