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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1909
Page
5
The forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Tuesday with colder temperatures in the east and central portions tonight. Special to the Evening Journal from Washington Iowa.
Mrs. H. R. Henderson and her young daughter Marie of Roscoe were in Washington for a weekend visit, stopping to see acquaintances and enjoy the capital sights.
Druggists refund money for the LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets as a cure. Each box bears E. W. GROVE'S signature. The price is 26 cents.
Dudley Crone spent Sunday with his folks at Washington. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Ranous and daughter Ruth left Saturday evening for Washington to visit the D. A. Boyer home and then Mrs. Ranous will visit Richland with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus McVicker and children returned Saturday from Sigourney where they had been visiting relatives.
March 29 updates list residents and visitors including Miss Lila Vesey of Winfield, Mrs Mize and Mrs McCumber of West Branch, Miss Accie Clapper from Washington, Mrs Anna Rehmel of Grace Hill, and others. Union services at United Presbyterian featured Rev W G Robertson on a lesson about Miriam and a woman's tongue causing trouble.
March notes show Mrs Stover to live with son John in Washington. Miller and Durst buy Timothy seed from Mr Lintz who will take machinery. Mr and Mrs Sharpe visit town. N Grady returns from Ohio with cattle. W Carpenter plans a safe Tuesday and lives southwest of town. Mrs J K Wells visits. Mr and Mrs J W Carpenter plan a later move to Nebraska. Ella Gringer visits from Hills. S Hart of Riverside calls on business. Mrs Hardy visits relatives at Riverside. Mrs H A Mellinger in Chicago. Mrs John Kirkpatrick visits daughter Mrs Sam Williamson in Iowa City. Bredenston of North Liberty and Frider of Lowa ay buy J Carpenter property to build their new outfit. Kalona awaits impact of new brick and tiled plant.
Fred Colton formerly assistant cashier of the Louisa County National Bank at Columbus Junction and later manager of Springer- Letts Packing Co. Koehler N M is a new employee in the George H. Paul offices. He will join the Department of Deeds and bring wide clerical experience. He is of a family and will move here soon.
March 29 reports show Mr and Mrs Frank Barden of Washington traveling by auto for business. Munro and Augustine shipped stock to Chicago. Mrs Nannie Callahan visited Ms Walter Fisher's home. Lewis Gardner of Lexington called on town. Blanche Wallace returned to Keota for school duties. Will Wallace and J D Dayton visited Washington. Prof W J Brown came back from Crawfordsville. Mr Seymour returned from a trip to Washington.
The Rev. Father Wm. Guynen of Albia conducted the St James Catholic church service at 7 30 pm. He delivered a sermon on confession of sins described as interesting and helpful. He and Rev. Father J Walsh were angels for Ottumwa this morning.
Miss Alma McCutcheon arrived home last Saturday evening for a week’s visit with her parents while she attends Drake University in Des Moines.
Cora Olds Mildred Stearns and Marie Schmidt were shopping in Washington Saturday. Mrs M L Miller and Vera visited Muscatine. Lew Duncan and family visited Columbus Junction. J B Webster moved his family from Riverside to make their future home here. Mrs S B Sands and Grace visited Washington Saturday. D N Easter and Benn Fitzgerald were yesterday at Riverside.
Paul Neal left Saturday afternoon for Mt. Vernon to resume his studies at Cornell after a week’s vacation at home.
Local notes list residents and visitors in Crawfordsville including Miss Jenness Abbey ill and many guests from Havre Ottumwa Ainsworth West Chester and Owatonna. People travel for business and leisure with sales and Easter cards advertised at The Fair and The Savings Bank store.
Miss Fannie Sayles of Brighton spent Sunday with the Carson Andersons at their residence, enjoying a day of visiting and companionship.
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