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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1906
Page
3
Journal correspondents cover local events in each community. Reports include accidents, deaths, births, and marriages, with prompt updates from news gatherers across the region.
Monday morning with Miss Hays as teacher the directors installed a solid oak book case for the school house. The president and directors are to be congratulated for their interest in the school. Mrs Marr Velma and Miss May McCaleb took a pleasure trip to Rubio Saturday afternoon.
Sept 10 reports include Dr A J Laird and W T Marr returning from Pan Handle Texas. Families visited relatives in Letts Cedar Rapids Grinnell and Cambridge. Rural carrier exam planned Oct 6 1906 due to L B Cocklin’s death. Sept 11 funeral services held for WY W Carris with eight surviving children. Edith Dayton and Paul Neal depart for Cornell College Mt Vernon. Mrs Chris Hetzel visits Muscatine then returns home.
Sept 10 report notes Ralph Palmer aged 16 left home Thursday and has not been heard from since. Family mournful and anxious as he was not strong. Efforts underway to locate him. Local school resumes after vacation. A J Morgan and Alva Waggoner attended Vic Carris funeral in Keota. Mrs Katherine Miller traveled to Brighton en route to Ft Madison.
Joseph Keck a Fairport area farmer and cousin of local Kecks died after being struck by No 29 near Fairport. The other victim, Sylvester, worked for M T Anderson and died on the train between Fairport and Muscatine. Engineer Fr Norton and conductor Scott Craig reported the moment of impact as the buggy stalled on crossing.
Sept 10 reports show Mrs Zeeman and two daughters from Iowa City visiting the Gelhaus household. St James church sisters from Washington visited. Miss Elsie Hahn of Iowa City spent the day with her parents. Our baseball team beat Lone Tree 5 to 1 yesterday. Union Dale Telephone stockholders reelect board: Hl Steele D A Fesler Frank Critz J C Steele Frank Knotek Geo W Grecian. Others mentioned include D J Leeney, R H Heitzman, Jos Barnett, George Stephan, J A Gunderson, and Conesville visitors.
Sept 10 residents recount weekend visits with neighbors and relatives across Grace Hill Ches ter Keota and New Haven. Chas Miksch left for Gallup New Mexico to assist his brother in a restaurant. James McCaleb hauled apples to Keota for shipment. School began at New Haven.
Advertisement offering one hundred dollars reward for a catarrh cure and promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. Includes endorsements from Fr. J. Cheney & Co. and Kinnan Marvin Wholesale Druggists Toledo Ohio. Mentions testimonials and price 75 cents per bottle. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
One fare for round trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco from September 3 to March 31 with liberal stopovers. Chicago to Canadian and New England points offers include one‑way plus two or four dollar add‑ons for 15 or 30 day limits. Tickets via Nickel Plate Road. contact John Y. Calahan, 107 Adams St Chicago.
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