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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1903
Page
3
OSU buys oysters at Allen's and Means & Stichter's advertises ice cream. Numerous brief travel, visit, and weather notes list residents and travelers. weather mentions rainfall, and there is damage from a storm in Louisa county with a blown brick schoolhouse and damaged houses and outbuildings.
City of Washington Iowa issued warrants in September 1903 across multiple funds. The document records payments to M00 Hook & I rt Co services Marion Anderson wood City Hall works and salaries to August, including amounts for Clyde Wilson, M. Ewing, G. Wy. Bissell, A. Raster, R. J. & P. Ry. Co. freight on coal, and various vendors for cement, coal, electric supplies, and street improvements. It also includes a sworn affidavit by City Clerk Hugh H. McCleery confirming the accuracy of the list.
The Rock Island System lists rates effective mid September through November from Chicago 35.00 Peoria 3.00 Rock Island 492.00 St Paul Minneapolis 41 Cedar Rapids 20.25 Des Moines 425.00 Missouri river points with no winter California discounts. Two routes Scenic and Southern offer tourist sleeping car service across the continent. Contact nearest agent for folder Across the Continent in a Tourist Sleeping Car. F. Boyd W. Russell agents.
The Iowa Central announces a regular winter tourist car service to Southern California starting Sept 24 and operating each Wednesday. The train departs Albert Lea and passes Mason City Hampton and Marshalltown en route to Los Angeles arriving Sunday. Tickets are discounted by 15.00 with lower berths priced at 46.00 and 6.50 from Marshalltown and south. For rates and reservations contact A. &. Cutts G. PL & T. A. Minneapolis. novis
Iowa Central Railway offers daily special one way excursion tickets to California Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana at reduced rates. Tourist cars through via Santa Fe System from Minneapolis area agents A B Cutts G P B J A. Also Home Visitors Excursion to Owens Indiana with Louisville Ky and Ohio west of Sandusky Columbus D H Wilmington Cincinnati priced at one and one third fare for round trip with multiple sale dates.
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