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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1912
Page
5
Local notes record Miss Iowa Henry visiting relatives in Newmarket and Ainsworth while other residents attend events and travel. A steady stream of visitors and departures includes teachers, shopkeepers, and clergy as the community supports fairs, church gatherings, and school activities.
The funeral for Mrs. B G Lytle was held Monday at 3 PM at the D A Moore residence on East Second Street. The service was led by Rev W C Fisher with assistants Rev W R Sawhil and Rev 8 B Houston of Eau Claire Pa. Pallbearers were J W Patton J T Matthews Charles Corette T J McKhinney H K E McCollum and George French. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery.
Miss Julia McDonald of Morning Sun visits W E Chilcote home as Centerville faces Washington in the first big ball game of the season. The Fair advertises pennants bread cookies fishing gear and lawn equipment while Emil True recovers from surgery at the city hospital and company reps travel to Saskatchewan.
Market reports show mixed livestock prices with receipts and shifts: hogs and cattle down to steady, sheep soft. First and second reports detail daily and yesterday totals, expected tomorrow receipts, and price ranges for light mixed heavy rough porkers pigs and Western cattle and lambs.
After twenty years in Washington’s dry goods trade and two years as manager, Harry Ward joins as partner in Snouffer Hughes & company. The firm reorganization leaves J. T. Snouffer and Ward as active partners with a big clearance sale to ease the transition. Ward pledges competitive prices and continued management to foster loyal customers.
Dean Thomas a catcher from Wapello joins the Canton Ilinois-Missouri league squad and will play in the opening games Friday and Saturday at the local ball park. Johnny Kerrigan from Ames is expected to play short, with other local players and managers noting strenuous practices as they prepare for a hot Centerville contest.
The grocery and meat markets will shut from 7:80 to 3:30 tomorrow afternoon to allow all to attend opera house exercises in the city.
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