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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1900
Page
4
The county treasurer will sell at 10:00 AM on Monday December 3 1900 in the Washington County Iowa treasurer's office delinquent land and town lots to cover unpaid taxes interest and charges for the years stated. Aaron Hise treasurer of Washington County Iowa issues the notice dated November 6 1900.
The county board completed the official count of Tuesday's general election. Proposals for a constitutional convention and biennial elections passed, by margins of 140 and 50 respectively. West Chester and nearby wards contributed to the tally as boards signed off on results.
District court fixed Monday for the trial of O J Evans, charged with conspiracy as one of the None Such Clothes Washermen. Prosecutor Preston seeks postponement pending Supreme Court decision. Parties discuss terms. Gen Colby of Beatrice sought delay. witnesses to be summoned if no agreement reached.
Suffering women are urged that their ailments come from improper care and can be cured with Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The medicine is advertised as temperance friendly and free of narcotics, with testimonial from Mrs. Loma Halstead describing relief from chronic pain and regained work ability after using the trio of remedies. Free private correspondence offered with Dr. Pierce at Buffalo, New York.
The city records proper November weather with minor damages. The steam collier City of Vienna sank in the English Channel after a collision, with nineteen sailors drowned.
A deadly wreck occurred on the M., K., and T. lines between Sherman and Denison after trains met on a curve. Fireman D. H. W. Weaver was killed. several others wounded, including a bank official from Sherman. Other items report Joliet mill plans, a coroner exoneration in Detroit, embezzlement case in Bloomington, a deadly fire in Poplar Bluff, and a tannery accident in Sheboygan. Promotions and travel notices from a railroad ad appear at the end.
The Iowa Central Railway announces the California Tourist Car Line connecting Minneapolis St Paul Mason City Hampton Ackley Eldora Marshalltown Grinnell Oskaloosa to Los Angeles California for the 1900 01 season. Inauguration is on Wednesday Oct 1 with weekly cars leaving Minneapolis each Wednesday and arriving Los Angeles the following Sunday four days en route. Modern Pullman vestibule gas lighted cars with conveniences promise a desirable California trip. Inquiries via Iowa Central ticket agents or Gene Batty Genaye Marshalltown Iowa.
Circulars advertise no better rates than the Burlington Cedar Rapids North Western Ry for rail trips to northern lands. Round trip tickets valid 21 days available on specified September and October dates to Abbott Sheil Rock and Waverly at One Fare plus 2. Agents Ito n Brooks Cedar Rapids IA and John G. Farmer formal contact for rates and train times.
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