Road Gangs Begin Southwest of City
W. F. Peed & Sons shift two of their three road grading gangs from the road north of town to the Brighton road heading southwest with detours via Coppock road. Traffic will exit onto Brighton near Verdi. One gang remains on Kalona road, with that work and related finishing tasks nearing completion. The Brighton road will be permanently graded about five miles from town, finishing in about thirty days. Grading on Sigourney road west from town is delayed until next spring.
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J Frank Frysinger Advertisements Signal Local News
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Washington gridiron clashes set for this weekend at Denison
Washington high meets Wellman second team at four Friday and Fort Madison first team at ten Saturday, with an Iowa City Iowa versus Illinois game Saturday afternoon. Key players may be injured, but both Washington and Fort Madison chase season-long honors. admissions 15 and 25 cents.
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Coffer-Miller Company to Perform The Imaginary Invalid
Cept. W. C. Harding announces the popular Coffer-Miller group will appear in Washington on Monday November 7 presenting The Imaginary Invalid by Moliere a French comedy. The show benefits the high school annual fund and is expected to draw a large audience.
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The Buyer's Independent Now There Was a Time
A nostalgic verse recalls a era when salesmen made weekly trips and courted merchants with promises of faster orders. It notes factory work around the clock and merchants' acceptance despite no price changes set for Thursday.
New Four Buckle Archies Found In Dayton Car
A buyer in a Washington shoe share last Saturday evening left a fresh pair of four buckle archies in C. O. Dayton's automobile downtown. No name accompanied the包, no owner located after inquiries at shoe stores. Dayton left them at the Journal office. owner may claim by calling.
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Unpaid Accounts Hearings In Court Session
Squire D C Kyle heard four cases this morning concerning settlement of unpaid accounts. One suit involved a balance of $145, the other three covered comparatively small amounts.
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Lecture on Riley and French Canadian Dialect Grips Graham Theater
Wallace Amsbury drew a crowded Graham theater crowd with a program on The Poet Seer of Lockerbie Street sharing memories of James Whitcomb Riley and readings of his poems. He added a sketch of Illinois French Canadians and dialect humor.
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Washington Masons at Muscatine Meet
Fifteen members of Zeredatha council attended the Iowa grand council meeting at Muscatine yesterday. Those who had not previously done the degree took the super-excellent degree last night. The party included A. N. Alberson Buitt Grayson Arthur Goodin D. I. Carbaugh Walter Brown Charles Sloat Pollock Wallace H. T. Carris James Lemley Harrison Dodder Frank Kurtz Will Carson John C. Ream W. C. Bell James Combs and Chas Freding.
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Veterans of Civil War Families Keep Washington Camp Growing
A county veterans gathering celebrated by a banquet noted twenty one sons of civil war veterans in attendance. Commander H H McCleery urged sending greetings to Civil War veterans of Washington Louisa and Muscatine counties who held their reunion tomorrow. He listed over twenty Spanish War veterans as prospects, hoping for over eighty members soon. New members included Hugh Stephenson John Stucker Roland Marsh Hugh Hall andomer Brown. The camp includes members from Washington Mt Pleasant Fairfield Stroubs ey Salem Seymour Keota Pleasant Plain and nearby counties.
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Worthiness Quote Reflects Inner Worthiness
A quotation from Alexander Smith asserts that a person bears a world’s content when he possesses the inner conviction of being worthy. The line emphasizes self worth as the key to enduring life’s weight.
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Funeral held for John Welch longtime Columbus City resident
Funeral services were held at 3 p m in the Methodist church for John Welch father of Sheria Welch of Washington. Welch, 95, died Monday at his Columbus City home after months of ill health. A London England native born June 24 1826 he served 35 years in the British navy before immigrating to America in 1856. He lived in New York Philadelphia and Michigan before settling in Town. Welch also served 3 years and one month in Company A of the 16th U S Infantry during the Civil War and fought in eight battles including Shiloh. He is survived by three sons John Jr Kangas and Geo Sherman and a daughter Mrs William Marshall and a second wife Miss Jang Gilchrist.
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