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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1908
Page
3
Frank Chissen a Sturgis saloon keeper found a canvas sack of money thought missing twenty years. He cannot estimate the amount. The bag was hidden behind a partition in the safe and discovered during moving out to Vicksburg. The town had nine saloons closed under local option.
Charles Schmidt of Edwardsville is in serious condition after hammering a spike through a loose board in a corn crib to fix it. The spike pierced his leg and he had to be pulled off. Blood poisoning developed and he remains in precarious condition. Schmidt is a director of the State Bank of Edwardsville.
A Detroit Tribune snippet notes winter ailments like pneumonia pleurisy and consumption looming. It promotes Foley s Honey and Tar as a cure for stubborn coughs and colds and urges readers to buy at Lemmon s Pharmacy to strengthen lungs before winter.
Local residents arrive and visit relations from Iowa City Muscatine Richland and Knoxville. Plan for J A Work and Co shoe store opening and Queen Esther circle hosts a fundraising oyster pumpkin pie and coffee supper at Harvey and Warfel's rooms.
Mrs J M Chittum of Richmond visited on Saturday. Elias Williams of Crawfordsville called on friends in the city Saturday.
The M. Y. Wallace reports John Wilson of Atlantic is very ill. Miss Martha Walker spent Sunday at her parents home, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Walker, in Ainsworth.
Miss Florence Deaton left this morning for Des Moines after a visit with her sister Mrs. Dr. J. O. Sexton Mrs. Henry Widner and Miss Susan Watkins returned to their Brighton homes Saturday evening after spending the day in the city.
The carpet cleaner winds down its fall run this week and urges residents to drop off rugs and carpets for cleaning. Mrs. Jennie Smith and her daughter Wilna left for Keota after an extended visit with the K. Hartman family.
Next Mrs. J. P. Tobin left for her home at Cotter this morning after an over Sunday visit with relatives in the city. Her mother Mrs. Flynn accompanied her.
The Queen Esther circle of the M E church will serve oysters pumpkin pie sandwiches and coffee election night in the room over Harvey Warfel's starting at 5 o'clock. All are invited. Allen DeLong family and Mrs M H DeLong left for Crawfordsville after a visit in the city.
Mrs Ella DeLong of Crawfordsville spent Sunday at the Henry Shaver home and returned this morning. Grover Springman came back Friday from Oklahoma City where he played with the Russell Carnival Co band. Mrs Florence McChesney Milmoe and daughter Marion returned to Chicago today after a visit in the city.
Mr and Mrs Ady McKeown of Iowa City visited the Haney home yesterday. Mrs McKeown is remembered as Miss Lena Haney.
A. F. Hardy of East Wilton Maine credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing every sore boil ulcer or burn it has been used on for fifteen years. The remedy is advertised at 25 cents at J B Lemmon's drug store.
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