Local activity and travel notes from The Fair listings
Daily notes show residents like J W Maxwell Agnes Beard Ott Cavin Mrs Marsh Bailey Verne Ashby George Bereiter J B Eckerman Mary Grassel W Cherryholmes Charles Hebner W R Mount Mrs W F Smith Miss Anna Real Mrs Fred Nicholie Will Arthaud Charles Corette G L Vincent V C Littleton and others traveling to Havre Keota Chicago Winfield Galesburg Mt Pleasant Riverside Lebanon Des Moines and Kansas City while events include Star program changes lectures by Prof Nutting and a Santa Claus letter drive at The Fair.
Veteran Washington carpenter Benjamine Jones dies from fall
Victim Benjamine Isaac Jones a welsh born carpenter with 24 years at Harry Shrader’s firm died after falling 18 feet from the Jake Minick residence in Washington Iowa. He suffered five broken ribs and lung injuries and passed away at about 10 o’clock this forenoon. Jones aged 67 served in the Civil War with Company M Eighth Iowa and endured Andersonville captivity before returning to Des Moines county then Washington where he lived since 1888. He leaves a wife Mary E. Bare and son Asa. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM conducted by Rev. J C Abels. burial Elms Grove.
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Washington
Carpenter B. J. Jones
Harry Shrader
Jake Minick
Mr. Jones
Minick
Benjamine Isaac Jones
London
England
Iowa
Des Moines
Eighth
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Davenport
Louisville
Nashville
Tenn
Croxton
Stoneman
Andersonville
Jones
Des Moines County
Mary E. Bare
Asa
Presbyterian Church
Fairfield Golf Club Invites Washington Club For Match
Fairfield Golf Club extends a cordial invitation to Washington Golf Club for a two nine hole match on Thursday October 14 with start around 10 30 am. The local club outlines a six player team chosen from three rounds with best two of three consecutive scores counting.
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Fairfield Golf Club
Washington Golf Club
Washington Club
Fairfield
Closing-Out Public Auction Near Riverside Area
Public auction to sell farm and livestock including 14 horses 40 cattle and assorted machinery. No items over ten dollars require cash. larger sums on credit with a 12 month note at eight percent interest or six percent for cash. Sale Wednesday October 13 at 10 am with lunch on grounds. C Noel and Macon auctioneers.
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Riverside
Avisw
Haskin
Military Road
Deering
Deere
Canton Gang
Spader
Blox-Bixby Claims He Always Tells the Truth
Jinex cautions that Blox-Bixby thrives on stirring up trouble in Chicago as he asserts honesty. The exchange hints at a contentious dynamic and public persona in the city.
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Blox—Bixby
Jinex
Chicago
Cured of Nervous Debility by Chicago Specialist
Heber Zaci writes that in 1907 Dr Shallen berger of Chicago, visiting Janesville monthly, treated him for nervous debility and general nerve weakness and fully cured him. He praises the doctor and offers to recommend him to others with similar suffering.
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Shallenberger
Chicago
Janesville
Local Golf Team Tryouts Announced By Secretary Berdó
The notice invites players to enter for the team before Wednesday evening reporting scores to McKihinney Drug Store by 6 pm. Successful entrants will be notified after supper. The team departs Washington Thursday morning on No. 1 train.
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McKihinney Drug Store
Washington
B. B. Berdo
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Steck
Kee
Steck’s Jewelry Store
J. W. Maxwell
Havre
Agnes Beard
Keota
Ott Cavin
Kansas City
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Marsh W. Bailey
Burnton
Tives
Verne Ashby
Alives
George Bereiter
Keta
Relaes
J.B. Eckerman
Mary Grassel
John Grassel
W. Cherryholmes
Winfield
Charles Hebner
Brighton
W. R. Mount
Galesburg, Ill
George H. Paul Co
W. F. Smith
Frank Sage
Anna Real
Cedar Rapids
Milton White
Fred Nicholie
Sigourney
Henry Tollenaar
Will Arthaud
Burlington
Rock Island
Charles Corette
G. L. Vincent
Mt. Pleasant
V. C. Littleton
Calif
Lebanon
The
Star Tonight
Albert Hunter
Edwin Kennell
Brinton
Ingham
W. L. Burdine
Keswick
A. A. Rynearson
Nutting
Iowa City
Journal and Democrat
John Geiger
South Amana
J. A. McCoy
Dc. C. Nutting
Democrat
Journal
Santa Claus
B. J. Jones
Jake
Mr. Shrader
D. O. Davison
Charles Winter
Berdo
Rolla Meeks
Noel
PD. F. Macon
John Jones
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Chamberlain
Geo, ER. Wright
New London
New York
Peaberlain
Heber Zaci
Perfection Waist Co
Batiste
Store of Quality
J.B. Crail
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