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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
3
Registration details require all voters to register at the designated time and place to participate in the November 3 1908 general election. Foreigners with final papers or those on the preceding Saturday list must register or be stricken. qualified electors must prove eligibility at the poll. Dated October 1 1908 by Mayor J A Cunningham.
A married man who allows any family member to take any remedy other than Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble is guilty of neglect. The genuine Foley's Honey and Tar has no opiates and comes in a yellow package. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Miss Floy Owen and Miss Freda Thompson of West Chester Miss Ella McKee of Crawfordsville and Mrs J E Adams of Ainsworth registered at the Rest Room yesterday.
To the voters of Wash ington Iowa the Boards of Registers will meet at designated places for the November 3 1908 general election to register voters and issue certificates. Meetings run Oct 22 1908 through Oct 31 1908 with sessions daily from 8 am to 9 pm and a day‑of session 7 am to 7 pm for absent voters and corrections. The meetings occur in four wards at city hall music store gas office and Haight store room.
Local notes register several visitors from Ainsworth Rubio Wayland and Chicago. An auto trip from Moline to Kansas City passed through town. Pension increase granted to N R Bush via Kellogg agency. Al Darbyshire cow sale last call for October 22. Mrs Chas Wolf from near Lexington visits. Harvey couple back from Bostwick Nebraska.
South Dakota state engineer Samuel H. Lea advocates removing sod from road construction sites and using three feet of earth to fill low spots. Build the bed above surface level for drainage, crown for quick runoff, and maintain by dragging to keep rats and water out, preventing soft spots and ruts.
The remedy for bad roads lies with property owners hiring a skilled road builder from outside if no local overseer can be trusted. Pay road tax in cash and appoint a professional to take responsibility, as urged by Eben F. Rexford in Outing Magazine.
The Illinois state highway commission conducts a test mixing asphalt oil into the top six inches of central Illinois soil to improve road surfaces. The outcome remains unknown but could advance the state’s good roads solution where stone roads are impractical. The experiment draws interest for its potential to aid drainage and road durability.
An auto man complains about road work in the area and is told by Uncle Charlie Seaver that locals fund road improvements through an assessment plan. Farm laborers turn out with plows and tools, work the roads for a day, rest, eat lunch, drink cider, and play games before finishing the day.
Former Tacoma councilman T H Bellingham recruits Good Roads groups to back a water view boulevard along bluff lands between Tacoma and Seattle. Advocates expect property owners to donate rights of way and supporters to cover much of construction via public subscription.
Word from Mr and Mrs Arthur Weade say they are enjoying a most delightful time while touring the east. A card from Rob Ritchey dated yesterday was written from the top of the Washington monument. They have seen Niagara Falls New York City Buffalo Albany and other eastern towns and will be home in about a week. Dr Sexton Dentist 1st stairway north of post office Phone 604. 433 tf
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