Brighton visitors and local personnel changes noted
Docal News records Miss Myrtle Madden and Miss Grace Madden of Brighton visiting the L. & Neal home. Mrs. J. S. Saunders and son Ted visit Marshalltown, Prof Townsley and wife leave for Vermillion, S. Gibson to stay two weeks, Everette Allen joins Frank Rogers bus line, and multiple residents depart for Cedar Rapids Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle and
Grace Madden
Brighton
L. &. Neal
Mrytie Good
Ed Ruedy
Grinnell
J. 5S. Saunders
Master Ted
Marshalltown
R. A. Riley
Everette Alien
Frank Rogers
Mort Bickford
Stella van Doren Towell
H. M. Richer
Cedar Rapids
Horace MacMillan
Canvass Restores Mail Routes And Family Heads Counts
Three city mail carriers completed canvassing districts to list heads of families and residents for door to door mail delivery. District tallies show 224 heads for Clayton Neiswanger and Merton Bickford, 247 for Lloyd Purvis, with averages near 300 per carrier once lists are complete. Some homes were away. routes avoid isolated areas. carriers will wear gray winter uniforms and use leather pouches arriving soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Neiswanger
Merton Bickford
Cincinnati
Education forum program scheduled in academy chapel
To be Held in Academy Chapel on November 22 at 1 30 p m the program features music and talks on teaching liberal education compulsory education law and civic duty. Leaders include Seth Thomas Amy Folger Prof Pratt and Frances Cowan with discussions by R D Daugherty Gallo way John Stewart Myrtle Pearson and others. All friends of education are urged to attend and show support for teachers and their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Thomas
Amy Folger
Matt Stewart
Harriet Pickett
Pratt
R. D. Daugherty
RK. F. Galloway
John Stewart
Margaret Stewart
the State Association
Frances Cowan
Minnie Connor
Flora Purvis
Friends of Education
Deer Call Misfires in Grim Hunting Tale
An amateur sportsman misreads a deer call and is fatally wounded in a grim incident. The dying hunter gasps to a nearby sheep to tell his mother he died in the field, ending a brief, tragic hunting misadventure reported by Chicago News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
St. Paul Dispatch Song Parody Lines
A quirky verse from the St. Paul Dispatch features playful, rhythmic wordplay fans and readers may enjoy. The piece blends comic imagery with sports style cheer and wry humor.
Teachers Round Table Meeting at Academy Chapel
The Teachers Round Table gathers tomorrow at 1 30 in the Academy chapel. Attendance urged for the session after noon. Also note Means and Stichter provide meals and the Al Cove shop offers easy shaves by phone. Grand jury visited the poor farm finding things in good shape and local notables travel between Crawfordsville and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Means & Stichter
Cark Eckerman
Crawfordsville
Hugh Teeter
Academy Chapel
Academy
Pie social at No 9 school house to aid library
Invitations extend to all for a Monday evening pie social two miles north of town at No 9 school house with proceeds for the library. Also local notices include visits of Mrs. William Vincent and daughter, Mrs. John Bowman’s Fairfield trip, and promotion for Rocky Mountain Tea by J. H. Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School House
William Vincent
Robert Cherry
Keola
John Bowman
Fairfield
Frank Wells
Rocky Mountain Tea
Cts
J. H. Stewart
Henry Hull
Southeastern Glown Medical Assoiation
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Washington Resident
Mrs Maurice Herzog of near the city testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved years of backache and kidney discomfort. She bought them at Columbia Pharmacy and reports rapid relief, normal secretions, and improved health. Foster Milburn Co Braffle N Y sole U S agents price 50 cents a box. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Washington
Maurice Herzog
Columbia
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Braffle
N. Y
United States
Uncalled Letters List At Post Office Published
The post office releases uncalled for letters including Mrs Ella Bettle Mr Jake Both Mrs Josephine Burley Mrs Dr Curtis Carson Fulton Mrs 8 C Green Mr Matt Hallon Mrs Martha J Lowe Mrs Ellea Mathery Mrs BE T Showalter Ottson Anton and Messer Fortney. Samson and Livingston note Canton lump stove price policy states duplicate pricing not allowed.
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Post Ofice
Ella Bettle
Jake Both
Josephine Burley
Dr. Curtis
Carson Fulton
8. C. Green
Matt Hallon
Martha J. Lowe
Ellea Mathery
BE. T. Showalter
Ottson Anton
Care Messer & Fortney
Townsley Family Thanksgiving Dinner Reunites Long-Separated Kin
Mr and Mrs John Townsley hosted relatives for a full old fashioned Thanksgiving style meal at their home on 10 Avenue. Guests included Prof Townsley and family of Vermillion, Mrs D Mere, Letitia Gibson, Elizabeth Maxwell of Iowa, Rhetta Day from Clay, C E Townsley and families, Frank Townsley at home, and Aunt Maggie Townsley. Both hosts sat to dine, marking a reunion not seen in ten years.
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North
John Townsley
Townsley
Vermillion
Letitia Gibson (Nee) Townsley
Little Elizbeth
Maxwell
Iowa
Wm. D. Townsley
Rhetta Day
Clay
C. E. Townsley
Brighton
Frank C. Townsley
Maggie Townsley
Marion Ave
Low Rate Excursions for Homeseekers to the West
The Iowa Central railway offers excursion tickets for homeseekers at one fare plus 2.00 for the round trip, valid 21 days from sale. Sales occur on the first and third Tuesdays of November through April 1905 for west southwest south and southeast destinations. Inquiries via any Iowa Central ticket agent or A. Br. Cutten, G. P. & T. A. Minneapolis, Minn.
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Iowa Central Railway
Iowa Central
A. BR. Cutten
Minneapolis
Minn
Telegraph company faces suit over telegraph by phone
In Iowa a bank in Tritt sent a draft drawn in 1872 via telegraphic instructions to Denison. The telegram was phoned to the Western Union and acted without the bank's authority, prompting a federal court action likely to compel agents to refuse telegraph by telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ort Dodge
Western Union Telegraph Company
Tritt
Epring
Denison
Western Union
Denver Mayor in Contempt of Court Controversy
Denver mayor RK Wright Jr faces contempt over delaying franchise extension for the Denver Tramway Co despite a district court injunction by Judge Mullins. Eleven aldermen who voted to proceed are bonded on contempt charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
RK. Rf. Wright, Jr
Denver Tramway Company
Mullins
District Court
Funeral held for Harriet Markham on 82nd birth anniversary
The funeral for Harriet Markham was held yesterday afternoon at the home of Rev. S. K. Coates on East Washington street with the Methodist choir, prayer by Rev. Allen, and services led by Rev. J. P. Martindale from Greeley. Remains accompanied to Bushnell, Illinois, by her daughter, for church service and burial beside her late husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Markham
S. K. Coates
East Washington Street
Allen
J. P. Martindale
Greeley
Pleasant Hill
I. B. Schrekeengast
Bushnell, I
8. K. Coates
Bushnell
Local Interest Rises in Holida Murder Case
Charles Holida, a well known local figure, is accused of murdering James Gallaugher of River Junction last June. Mrs. Gallaugher faced trial in the previous term for complicity but was cleared. Holida’s case is on the Johnson county docket but may not be reached this session due to heavy court business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Holida
James Gallaugher
River Junction
Thanks to Friends and Neighbors for Illness and Death Help
To the friends and neighbors who were so kind and of so much assistance during the late illness and death of our mother we wish to tender our sincere thanks. Rev. and Mrs. E. K. Coates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coates
Directors Meeting of Washington Chau Tauqua Association
Notice announces a meeting of the association's directors Monday at 7 30 in the city hall 38 street location. The item specifies a formal gathering to discuss organizational affairs and any other business brought before the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Washington Chautauqua Association
City Hall
Minister urges students to have purpose in life
A Rogers minister told a class of young women they must have a meaningful object to work for and declared his life work is to save young men. An eager student cried out please save me a nice one prompting a lighthearted remark.
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Rogers
Benton Bounty Sun
Detour man found drowned amid shallow water
Detour Michigan on November 21 John Watson a farmer living nearby was found drowned in a puddle containing two or three inches of water He had suffered from epileptic fits. Athens Ohio on November 21 two hundred miners went on strike after the discharge of miner motor man Clarence Russell who skipped work for rabbit hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detour
Mich
John Watson
Here
Athens
Clarence Russell
Augustus Ke Leaves 860000 to Yale Law for Professorship
Augustus Ke of New Haven died leaving 860000 to Yale Law School to endow a chair in testamentary law. The bequest establishes a professorship aimed at advancing education in wills and estate planning within the Yale institution.
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Augustus KE. Lines
New Haven
Yale Law School
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Orville Elder
Eotered
Iowe
Offton
East Main ST
Per Eek
D. J. Norton, JR
North Side of Square
Washiington, Iowa
Undertakers
Ebmbalmers
Stewart's
Dell H. Duncan
8. S. Townsley
C. RB. L
Gibson
R. Palmer Dickson
Boston
Mass
Dickson
East Second Street
Hl. H. Hagan
Barnet, Kr
FE. McCollum
Ella F. Johnson
Connellsburg
T. E. Johnson
Kansas
Foley
Davenport
Foleys
Johnson
Dougherty Bros
West Side Clothiers
Dr. King
D. H. Turner
Dempseytown
Stewart's Drug Store
Washington, Ia
Football Hero
St. Paul Dispatch
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Weather Forecast
Washington, D. C
Evening Journal
G. W. Hay
Wyman
Dave McKee
Mediapolis
F. A. Baughman
Ella
Libbie Simpson
Bb. F. Dixon
Wapello
Thorne
G. W. Hale
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
E. F. Lilley
Sigourney
C. F. Haight
Singer Lewis
U.P
Lemmon & Lewis
Aaron Hise
West Liberty
Samson & Livingston
Johnson's Pies
Toilbert
Washington, Iowa
Sole Agenta
West Side Square
H. F. Steck’s
Reliable Jeweler
West Side
Business and
Monarch
Kaye & Lytle
East Side Square
the Singer Manufacturing Co
O. F. Haight
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