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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1910
Page
5
Miss Helen Dean began her fall term at the Haskins school yesterday. Tel of Fulton spent Sunday in the city with Mr. and Mrs. Karl Johnotone.
The Rev and Mrs J C Currie of Crawfordsville were in the city yesterday en route to Goldfield. Miss Jennor Hayes, a Brown Business college student from Davenport, spent Sunday at her home here.
Mrs. Robert Cherry and Miss Ida Harmon with Mrs. Howard McCleery traveled from Verdt to spend time with Will Cherry, nephew, while Miss Harmon and Mrs McCleery left Sunday for Chicago to buy goods for a few days.
Blair Building owner Russel Davis and son Oscar Davis left yesterday evening for Pipestone Minnesota for a several day visit. Mrs George Haffner returned home yesterday evening from Sigourney where she had been visiting her parents.
Garney Curtis in town en route to Harvey Iowa to start a new home. Raymond Buckley ill with typhoid at his parents West Third Street home. Rothschilds advertises dress goods and a fresh line at Vienna. Numerous residents travel for visits and work, including Miss Lucy Miller at Asher millinery and Roy Hill to Des Moines for Highland Park college.
The Caner Music Co started its annual piano contest and invites public entries with a ticket price of five cents. The item appears amid a flurry of local notices, social updates, and upcoming events from Rothschild's and other area listings.
Griffith left for port this morning to handle business matters. W J Bradley Jeweler advertises seasonal discounts and layaway options at 3rd Street corner square. Stevenson and Son of Ida Grove Iowa visited, then returned home after staying with Mrs Oren Helwick. J Ross departed for Des Moines for synod business, then to Goldfield for Presbyterian church meeting. Rev W J Sawhill left for Goldfield to attend synod meeting, escorted to Des Moines by Rawhill and Mary Louise. Harry Montgomery began his regular Gulf Coast trip, accompanied to Kansas City by Mrs Montgomery for a few days.
A bedtime camel story follows an Arab and a camel at a desert camp. The camel asks to warm the tent with his nose then head then neck, eventually crowding inside and leaving the man outside in the cold. Jack and Evelyn listen to the tale.
The Candy Girls drew a good house at the Graham last night but the show was not up to expectations. Some acting was good yet the musical comedy lacked notable energy. Killa Warner Davis sang well and Billie Pritchard's dancing pleased the audience while Al Flatico delivered above average work for a lighter role.
A Clay township road case dominates today’s board of supervisors session. Petitioners John Brinton and L. Stone seek vacation of a current road and establishment of a new one amid strong local opposition. Bicher Livingston represent petitioners while Ed Deeds and C J Wilson defend the remonstrators before the courthouse audience.
A farmer or small trader in Scotland can establish a banking credit with one or two guarantors. The bank honors drafts up to a fixed limit, and interest is paid only on amounts actually drawn by the customer.
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