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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1905

Page

4

Pleasant Hill Notes Show Local Social and Property Listings

May 16 issue reports visits and church events around Pleasant Hill with many families visiting, relatives returning home, and church activities. It lists numerous property transfers and land transactions in surrounding townships, including names such as Hise, White, Schmitt, Matthews, Lape, McCarty, and Gallagher, with acreages and parcel descriptions.

Mary E. Hise Newton Whetstine Elizabeth A. White Et al Isabella Keating R. R R. B J. W. Stewart Nick Schmitt N. van Sickle J. T. Matthews Henry Horning John Lape Anna M. Brier A. A. McCarty John J. Lorack Ohbas F. Lorack Rose Lorack Schooler John Fagen Henry G. Sheets Catherine Crone A. Schneider J. A. Lemley Abraham W. Coulter J. R. Coulter John W. Gallagher James E W. J. Gallagher Frank N. Brown Frank Marek Amelia L. Mehaffey Moses L’orter Frank Anderson

Local residents attend G A R encampment and visits

May 17 reports show J R Hardin and daughter Carrie traveling to Oskaloosa for the G A R encampment and to visit niece Mrs M P Lewis. Muscatine visitors, Mr and Mrs W J Reaney and child, stay with L A Stephens. Various residents make brief trips to Washington and Cedar Rapids for meetings and errands.

Kansas G. A. Carson Iowa City Undertakers’ Association Ella Laird Cedar Falls Eva Master Harry Moore Cedar Rapids A. B. Moore Ethel White Washington A. D. Acheson Oskaloosa

Local arrivals and travel through morning listings

May 17 reports Frank Fletcher traveling to Washington this morning. Mrs. L. L. Twinam returns from Olds to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Reed. Mrs. W. H. Reynolds arrives from Monmouth to visit her sister Mrs. G. F. Niblock. Mrs. M. E. DeLong of Winfield arrives from Washington for a visit.

Frank Fletcher Washington L. L. Twinam Olds John Reed W. H. Reynolds Monmouth G. F. Niblock M. E. DeLong Winfield

No Circus Today Causes Local Disappointment

The Wm. P. Hall circus will not perform in this city today due to persistent rain. Heavy haulage is blocked by road conditions after the delivery from the railway yards, and the show moved on from Oskaloosa to Burlington, delaying its schedule for a day or two.

Cardus Jones Ladies’ Advisory Department Miss Owens W. H. Jones Cameron Wm. P. Hall Oskaloosa Burlington

Clinton approves bonds for city sewer project

In Clinton on May 17 the electors voted by a good majority to issue 125000 dollars in bonds to reconstruct the city sewer system. A special election was held and the turnout was light.

Clinton Greater

Johnson's Bakery Cakes Featured In Local Notices

Layer cakes in large quantities at Johnson's. Try those fine cakes at Johnson's today. Nut fingers and tea centangel foods praised. Butter Scotth snaps at the Vienna bakery. Carl Simons of Chicago visited Sol Rich's family. J F Casper delivered a car load of cattle to McCleery and Berdo for shipment to Chicago. J. W. Danham is about the same today. Service at Trinity church tonight at 7:30. Fred Bragg was a business visitor in Cotter yesterday.

Fred Bragg Cotter Johnson’s Johnson's Vienna Carl Simons Chicago Sol Rich and Family J. F. Casper McCleery & Berdo

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