May eighth grade exams in progress at court house
The May eighth grade examinations are in progress in the court room at the court house today under County Superintendent Miss Conner. About fifty students from various townships sit the tests, some for the first time and others retaking.
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Court House
Miss Conner
Martha McGuire
Laurie A. Monson
Maude McConnell
Helen Mayhew
Bergie Larson
Edna Applegate
Wanda Beatty
Ola Foster
Munice Scott
Ruth Mayer
Myral MecCreedy
Mary Maud Timmins
Violet Gardner
Winnie Deal
Doris Benn
Rosamond Breitenbach
Grace Anderson
Cora Henderson
Verle Draper
Helene Helmick
Ruth Rittenhouse
Myrtle Kendrick
Ern Duvall
Ota M. Poster
Mars Cherry
Aaron Stafford
William Shebanek
Howard Applegate
Claud Rhodebeck
Harry McCreedy
Leo Ureitenbach
Herman Otto
Ronald R. Henn
Washington High set for May 29 commencement at Graham theater
Preparations underway for the Washington High School commencement in the Graham theater on May 29 with a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. W. C. Fisher at a union service May 26 at First United Presbyterian. The class counts forty, one of the largest, with a senior play planned two weeks before graduation under W. E. Chilcote.
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High School
Graham Theater
W. C. Fisher
First United Presbyterian Church
Washington High School
Taentiry
The
Graham
W. E. Chilcote
Sabbath School Contest Ends in Sunset Park Treat
Mrs. Claude Lemmon with her Sabbath school class of girls hosted Mrs. Dougherty's boys class at Sunset Park after a three months contest. The girls won for perfect attendance and punctuality and were rewarded with a supper. Rev Comin and family and C B Dougherty joined as guests, making thirty in all.
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Claude Lemmon
C. B. Dougherty
Church Ladies Plan Friday Sewing Session
The Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church will meet in the south room Friday at 2 p m to conduct church business and sew on ordered work. Also noted are regular and called Masonic meetings scheduled for May 9 and May 10 1912 with attendance urged for all members.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of
The
Methodist Church
Special party to view Red River Valley land sale
C. P. Nichols of Ainsworth district manager for Farm Land & Trust of St. Paul will lead a special party leaving May 21 to inspect land in the Red River Valley Argyle Minnesota. Government spending has improved the land and prices range from 20 to 35 dollars an acre for raw land and 35 to 65 dollars for improved land.
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C. P. Nichols
Ainsworth
Farm Land & Trust Company
St. Paul
Red River Valley
Argyle
Minn
Nichols
Stand not upon the order of your going
In the dialogue Myrtie and George discuss Shakespeare's line defining the phrase as a warning not to delay action until disaster. the speaker notes the meaning as not waiting for a house to fail on you.
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Myrtie
George
Six Girls Coast With Dustpan Sled In Jovial Ride
A hillside scene shows about fifty children enjoying a winter coast. Six girls ride a makeshift scooter built from kitchen dust pans, each girl wearing a tucked gown and navigating the hill with bright laughter.
Children Make Their Pigs From a Lemon Toy
Instructions describe making a toy pig from a lemon using a notch for a mouth and four matches as legs. Add pins for eyes, pink ear pieces, a string tail, and a small box pen. The piece guides the reader to assemble a dainty pet pig for indoor display.
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Pig
Strayed Barber Pole From Black and Redd’s
Notice offered for the return of the oldest barber pole in the city missing from the front of Black and Redd’s O K Barber shop Colenso hotel north end May 7. Reward for its return to serve as a backyard relic.
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Black and Redd
O. K
Colenso Hotel
North End
Black & Redd
P E O Sisterhood Holds Twenty Second Convention in Ottumwa
The twentieth annual state convention of the P E O sisterhood of Iowa is in Ottumwa for three days. A memorial service honored twenty two members who have died since the last meeting with 300 delegates present. Tribute was paid to Mrs Sallie Brindley of Washington Chapter 1. The afternoon program included Ottumwa Commercial Club band concert at the country club followed by receptions at the homes of Mrs George Haw and Mrs Charles Welch. A business session was held today.
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P. KE. O. Sisterhood of
Lowa
Ottumwa
Sallie Brindley
Chapter 1
Washington
Mother pattern spoons on sale in window display
G W Hobson announces a Saturday sale of one gross Mother pattern ten spoons priced at two dollars per set of six. Only one gross sold at this price and customers should watch the window display for details.
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G. W. Hobson
Catholic Church Dedicates New Building After Fire
The dedication date will be set soon with services planned for late this month or early June. The interior features costly elaborate decorations and furnishings chosen for beauty and appeal. The church seats over three hundred and is larger than the former church burned about a year ago.
Interesting plow exhibition attracts fifty spectators
G Mason of Mason Transfer & Storage Co staged a combined plow and engine show on the W W Wilson farm south of the city. A Fairbanks Morse Tractor powered Oliver gang plow cut six furrows and, running on crude oil, pulled the gang through the fields in fine shape. Observers predicted wider adoption of such power in farming amid current needs.
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Kk. G. Mason
Mason Transfer & Storage Co
W. W. Wilson
Fairbanks-Morse
Oliver Gang
Giants of Other Days Unearthed in Cornwall Ruins
While excavating the ruins of St Piran's oratory in Cornwall England many skeletons have been dug up. Several individuals measured seven feet in height.
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St Piran's Oratory
Cornwall
England
Massey Funeral Arrangements In City
The funeral for James H. Massey, former city resident, will be held Friday at 2 30 PM in Miller chapel. The Rev H V Comin will conduct. The funeral train is due in Washington tonight at 9 45 PM on Rock Island system.
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James H. Massey
Butte
Montana
Miller Undertaking
H. V. Comin
Washington
Rock Island
Riverside Man Killed by Fall While Preparing for Fishing
Coroner G W Hay found George Wombacker aged about eighty died from a fractured skull after a fall from a barn haymow. He fell while loading hay for his stock and was found on the barn floor by his wife about an hour and a half later. No inquest was deemed necessary.
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G.w.hay
Riverside
George Wombacker
Hay
Wombacher
Marésh
Wandering Ostriches Waltz Across Southern Sands
A writer notes the odd sight of ostriches on southern African plains. When groups move they run a few hundred yards then whirl with raised wings, sometimes injuring themselves. Males court by kneeling, balancing, and wing movements while necks rise and heads strike side to side. The single cry of the male is a tight mouthed sound.
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Africa
Raising Chickens Idea Sparks Garden Plan
Willie's mother finds him in the garden after a long search. Willie plants feathers in the soil and explains he is raising chickens so they won’t need to buy them. This playful plan shows a child’s imaginative approach to self-sufficiency.
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Willie
Simple Home Experiments For A Dull Winter Evening
A set of inexpensive physics experiments suited to lay readers demonstrates air pressure and basic pneumatic tricks. It explains using a candle and glasses to trap air, building a crude air pump, and shows how exhausting or compressing air creates balloon effects and water jets.
Memory Game Coins Turn Order Challenge
In a dimmed room or with blindfolds, players pass six coins in a prearranged sequence: nickel dollar ten cent piece quarter cent half dollar. Each holder keeps each coin two seconds, then passes. After all have handled the coins, light returns and players record the passing order. the closest or exact match wins the prize.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Reward Notice
How's This We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure F J Cheney Co Toledo O We the undersigned have known F J Cheney for 15 years and believe him honorable in all business transactions and able to carry out obligations Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting upon the blood and mucous surfaces Testimonials free Price 75 cents per bottle Sold by all Druggists Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Markets Opening Scores and Livestock Prices
Markets report steady cattle and sheep with receipts of 2 500 cattle and 8 000 sheep. Beeves and cows show wide ranges while hogs trade slow with prices 7 10 to 7 75. lambs and yearlings show gains in the mid to high single digits.
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Chicago
Yestereday
Texas
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Miller
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Ola Miller
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Massey
Andrew Wombacker
J. A. Harwood & Son
South Side
John A. Babcock Commission
U. S. Yards
Illinois
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Washington, Iowa
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Chicago, Ill
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