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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1905
Page
5
For Sale A huckster wagon organ and set of new single harness. Inquire at 603 S. Ave. T. E. Mc Millan. 22-6t For Sale Good barn and hen house. Inquire at No. 500 S. Ave. B. 20-61 For Sale Some nice young hens Inquire at this office. 20-11 Some good rent houses See Ashby Phone 457-tf NS.
The Hook & Ladder company hosts a dance in Phoenix Hall on Saturday night to raise funds for the firemen. Tickets are 50 cents. Come out and help the boys along. 25-31
A compact community page notes accidents deaths births and marriages reported promptly by our news gatherers with local names and places highlighted.
Local family news includes birth of a daughter to the Jos. Pieper household on March 12. Community notices cover illness, school board elections in Richmond and Salem, farming losses, social gatherings, and visits among neighbors and relatives.
March 14 report notes Mrs George Gillette and children visiting Friday and Saturday at Frank Kephart's and planning to move to Crookston Minnesota in about a week. Rev Marshall of Des Moines preached to a fair Sunday audience morning and evening. Mr and Mrs Fred Telford and Mrs Stiles visited Sunday at Mart Stiles with Frank Bradford of Davenport and Willie Nicholson of Lone Tree on Saturday.
March items show Robert E. Rhea finishing school in Monmouth and planning summer work with William Reubsam. Rev E L Tennant returns from Washington M E meetings. Davenport guest Miss Traxler visits Nellie Hulet. Several local couples attend the Pearson Coon wedding at Ainsworth.
H. D. Cherryholmes and M. Strain came back last night from Burlington where they had been on business assignments.
March 15 notes show Dr A J Laird a Davenport passenger and several visitors in Washington. Distinct events include the Nicholson Swailes wedding at the Swailes home and attendance by Grace Pearson Lulu Nicholson Ida Rickey and others from Iowa City Watertown and Olie.
Miss Stella Flyon is reported on the sick list. W. H. Cress serves on the jury this week. Mrs. Moss and her daughters Blanche Mary and Ida attend the Kepler Brooke wedding at Kalona.
Local notes report visitors in Winfield and nearby towns, with brief social items. W H Cress of Riverside on business. Miss Florence Parrish and Miss Nora Hamilton travel for visits. marriages licensed for Coon Pearson and Campbell Dayton. A Hook and Ladder Co dance is announced. several residents move or travel, including Miss Nora Corvette and the McElhinneys relocating to West Main Street.
Teeter and Lathrop announce a Friday at 10 a m sale at the Whiting feed yard featuring wood horses and several teams of good mules.
A series of free cooking lessons for the ladies of the city started yesterday afternoon at 2 o clock in the Wilson Heating o s store, old Schneider building. Mrs M Fisher of St Paul will teach baking breads dainties meats and salads in her own inimitable manner. No goods sold. Admission free.
Colonel John M. Fuller of Honey Grove Texas praises Electric Bitters in a letter saying they cured his liver and kidney trouble after failing with his family doctor. The advertisement claims the tonic treats dyspepsia biliousness and kidney disease and is sold by J H Stewart druggist at 50 cents a bottle.
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