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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1905
Page
5
Classified notice offers a partnership for $1 500 to invest in an established, profitable business with $6 000 net last year. No experience required and references are needed. Address W. K. Williamson 122 North Ward Ottumwa Iowa. Strict investigation invited.
Johnson's bakery draws PEO members and locals with treats while visitors from Winfield Crawfordsville Chicago Muscatine and Keokuk stop by. Dr G H Pratt and Dr C W Stewart are among the business visitors. Miss Mabel Dunham helps at Rothschild store and Anna Crile visits Brighton sister.
A Bradford council passes the strictest license ordinance in the state, restricting saloons to one and setting a high license fee. The move ends decades of a no license stance and follows a spring election that elected a license mayor and four councilmen.
Auction of Axminster and wood carpets a white and Whitcome oak bedroom suites a white bedstead springs mattress feather bed folding bed matting rocking chairs sofa large mirror mantel shelf kitchen range stove table rocking chairs washing machine cot hall tree sewing machine and all other articles used about a house. Saturday May 13 northeast corner square it.
The funeral services for the late A H Patterson will be held at the residence at 2 30 PM Thursday afternoon conducted by Rev Young with Rev Allen assisting. Interment will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.
At 3 40 this afternoon Mr Warren's condition was about the same. In the morning he was somewhat better but grew weaker again.
Mrs Jeanette Johnson is in critical condition this afternoon and doctors fear she may not survive the night.
A riding companion is offered for sale in good condition. Contact C. W. Reynolds at phone 472 for details.
Chicago dispatch lists league and association games with New York St. Louis 8 7 and Brooklyn Cincinnati 6 4 in thirteen innings. Separate item notes Judge Lanning denying habeas corpus for Anna Valentina delaying execution, plus Sarah Bernhardt provisional election to the Society of Men of Letters in Paris.
May 10 reports George Alexander in Washington on business while Mrs. Mary Walker visits Washington friends. P. Gordon and George Gardner travel to Wyman, Mae Walker visits Washington, and Mrs A F McClain arrives from Yarmouth for a visit with Mrs B Anderson. Mrs John Long visits son James and family in Wyman. Washington Academy youths prepare a play at the Columbian tomorrow evening.
Chas Welch brought a month old live wolf from Dutch Creek. Wm Augustine captured the wolf yesterday and seeks a buyer as a pet. If unsold, the scalp will be sent to the auditor for the bounty.
Miss Etha Baird arrived this morning from Ainsworth. Chas. Gorham went to Columbus Junction this morning. Mrs. Ed Blair left this morning for her new home in California after visiting at the Jas. Shearer home for some time. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Maxwell departed this morning for their home in What Cheer after spending a few days at the Milton White home.
Gray of Calhoun Georgia reports his wife suffered a severe cough that troubled her sleep until Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds eased her and helped her sleep. The advertisement claims a strictly scientific cure for bronchitis and La Grippe sold at J HB Stewart’s drug store with trial bottles free.
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