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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1906
Page
5
Two purses were found and returned to their owners after investigators identified them with Anderson receipts for coal. The notices imply cash payments helped recover belongings, signed by Marion T. Anderson.
The March 13 report notes Whitecloud and Southhill join the Davidson Bros independent district after yesterday's school election. F B Young is elected school director. J H Huston is reelected. Lawrence Morehead suffers a painful finger wound from a colt kick requiring medical attention. J H McCoy and James Hawthorne delivered three horses to Wayland yesterday.
Miss Alma McCutcheon departed for Des Moines to visit friends for several days. Ed Piper and his wife from Carroll are visiting at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Black and Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Wood.
March 13 report from Vinton Iowa notes Oscar Myers home from school. Miss Bessie Taylor arrived from Washington and visited, then returned. Mrs. William Myers and Mrs. William Taylor visited I M Lewis home in Pekin. Charles Johnson family hosted Emi Andersons. Earl Burroughs welcomed a baby girl. Stockman family moved to Johnson farm. Sankey travels in Colorado seeking land. Mary Myers from Washington Academy spent Sunday at home.
March 14 report lists Mr and Mrs Guy Heacock returning home after visiting relatives. Mr Green the telephone man visited Washington. Mrs Ivy Hinshaw returns from Washington after weeks away. Rev and Mrs A B Cornell of New Sharon visit town. Mr Cornell led funeral services for Charles McClintic.
Clyde Sands and wife were business visitors in Washington Tuesday. Howard Crozier is home again after an absence of two weeks. Gene Annis is papering and painting the rooms at the hotel. Ira Foster of Columbus Junction was in town on business Monday. Ross Hancock returned Monday night after a stay at his Bloomfield home. The foundation is marked out ready for the masons to begin on the
Workmen at the Foster and Fisher store are constructing a kitchen for J C Mathers, reflecting ongoing interior remodeling. The project showcases local trades activity and house improvements.
Mrs. B F Herr visits Muscatine sister and returns. J T Matthews visits Samuel Matthews home. Samuel W Edmundson dies in Muscatine after lagrippe and heart trouble. Edmundson family mourning. funeral in Columbus Junction. Miss Carrie Colthurst returns from Monmouth college for spring vacation. School election names Marsh and Strain to fill seats. S A Chambers re-elected cashier. Grace Nichols visits. May Cocklin visiting grandparents in town. Various residents travel to Washington Cedar Rapids and Monmouth events.
M E Crayne hosts the Ladies Aid society meeting this afternoon. M D Work was a county seat visitor yesterday. Several farmers in the vicinity are delivering hogs to Munro and Lewis today.
W E Conn came back from Sac City with his brothers Andrew from Canada and Calvin from Seattle. Will Brown and Miss Etna Holmes were married in Washington. J E Long of Wyman reported Mrs Long improving. Mrs Jack Fletcher funeral held at the Presbyterian church with Rev Cotton and other ministers officiating. interment at the new cemetery. Pallbearers were James, Roy, Clint, Frank and Gene Fletcher.
Many brief items report visits and travels of residents such as Parrish, Miss Florence Parrish, Mrs. Warfel, and Mrs. Guthrie. The notice mentions sales at Johnson's, a charity bake sale by Baptist ladies, and scores of village movements including horse buying trips, hospital updates, and a Canadian emigrant train event near Portal with water scarcity issues.
Chicago Board of Trade quotes show May and July wheat ranges around .78% with mixed highs and lows. Corn prices hover near 43 to 42% while oats and hogs offer varied bids. Cattle and sheep receipts and bids listed. East Buffalo figures note steady markets for cows hogs and lambs with assorted car loads and regional price ranges.
Honolulu reports the Savail volcanic eruption devastates Malaeola and nearby homes. Lava pours into the sea forming a molten barrier, destroying a cocoa estate and several residences. A. King and G. Narleley lose properties as lava advances.
A ladle of hot metal overturned at National Malleable Castings in Cleveland injuring four workers Peter Koza ima Anton Whilinski Peter Nurie and Joseph Toth all of Cleveland. All are expected to recover.
The forecast calls for snow in Hainois and Indiana with likely rain in the south. Brisk easterly winds. Lower Michigan and Wisconsin expect snow with brisk to high easterly winds. Iowa reports snow and cooler conditions with high east to northeast winds.
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