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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
5
Special to the Evening Journal reports partly cloudy conditions in Iowa with little temperature change tonight and Friday.
The skating rink opens Friday night with matinees at 2 30 and 3 30 and evening shows at 7 30 8 15 and 9 00. The Star notes Merry Widow Shoes at North Side Shoe store. Chas Means of near Ainsworth visited town today. Fresh fish five pounds for 25 cents at South Side Meat Market Friday. Frank Cruz and James Bailey traveled to Belknap Iowa for a 30th Iowa infantry reunion yesterday. City Bus Line accepts orders by phone number 1, with street and number. Gene Adams of Centerville, formerly Sigourney, visited last evening en route to Iowa City for studies. An electric sign is being installed in front of Harvey and Warfel’s restaurant by Iowa Gas and Electric Co.
Two weeks from now everybody will want coal. The ad notes ready supply and prompt service to meet current needs. Contact Anderson at phone 176 for quick orders.
Miss Edith Dayton returns to Mt. Vernon to resume Cornell college studies. Roy Turnipseed, recently moved to Cedar Rapids for work, is ordered home to North English due to typhoid fever risk. Local visits: Mr and Mrs Dave Boyer at Henderson Harris, Paul Neal travels to Mt. Vernon to continue studies, Don Howard at R L Richardson, Mrs E E Neal to Mitchell visiting Roland Neal, Dr. Lawrence Ash from Pukwana visits friends. Emmet McDowell buys Jim Starr place for seventy dollars an acre.
Sept 16 reports a baby girl born to the Shalla household. Morgan rents the Henry Bardo farm for the year. Fred Cummings relocates near Keota. Bertha McCombs recovers well from appendicitis surgery at Washington city hospital. Mrs Jos Reiner of Washington spent a week in the country.
On September 17, Mr and Mrs Alf Anderson left for Afton to attend an Anderson family reunion. Miss Pearl Manning heads to Ottumwa to visit relatives. Mrs Harry Page and Mrs Lawrence Fitzgerald spent yesterday in Sigourney. The Keota baseball season closes with four games over the coming Monday to Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Thompson and children and Mrs Stevenson of Clarion visit the E A Kennel home. Mrs Clark Nelson and her son Lyle return from a short West Chester visit.
The Misses Adams of the Mutual telephone office and Ruby Slattery of the Washington telephone office visited today at the J. D. Dayton home. Ralph Munro, seriously ill at his father’s house, has rested easier since Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs Howard White are visiting friends in Missouri. Ny Brimhal north of town delivered a car load of hogs today.
Sept 15 reports multiple residents visiting and traveling. Lil Sharp, Homer Jackson, Charlie Brown and his father in town. Mr and Mrs Cloyd Carpenter hosted at Riverside. Arthur Durst family stayed with relatives. Dana Lemley visiting brother Dave near Arcadia. Rex Louck attends Ames Agricultural College. Mrs C C Myers visiting at Frank Figgins.
Sept 15 report notes our community well represented at Green Valley picnic held Saturday with attendees from local groups and families enjoying the event.
Mrs. Mary Lease has returned from a visit with friends in Oskaloosa. Mrs. Jap Neiswanger and children have returned from a three weeks visit with her parents at Lexington Junction Missouri. She was accompanied home by her sister.
Mrs R S White visited Burlington yesterday while Dr and Mrs A M Cowden of Washington called on friends there today. A marriage occurred at Burlington by Rev J B Schreckengast uniting Laura Daverty of Crawfordsville and P S Fenton of Winfield. They plan to move to Kansas in October. A G Lumaquist of Olds leaves for Iowa City to attend school. Georges Brown travels to West Chester to visit his son Will Brown and family. Mrs Pratt of Columbus City returns from the Paschal home. Fifty seven tickets were sold from here to Winfield for the trip and others went to attend the fair.
Nut Fingers Macaroons and kisses at the Vienna. Win Smouse traveled to Centerville this morning as Sam Kellogg visited Columbus Junction. Dr. C. S. James returned to Centerville after a brief city call. Mrs J B Crail rode to Winfield for a short visit with relatives. Mr and Mrs Raffle went home to Sigourney after a stop to see Elmer and family. Earl Wells and his wife left for North English after his Milwaukee operator post here. Keota Shippers transferred four cars of European horses from Rock Island. Abe Pearson shipped two cars of cattle from Omaha. The town crowds the Winfield fair today with 139 tickets sold at the Q. yesterday's fair reports a hummer with races and amusements.
An advertisement urges readers with kidney concerns to use Foley's Kidney Remedy at once to prevent Bright's disease or diabetes. It warns against delay and promotes Lemmon's Pharmacy as the source for the remedy.
An advertisement vows a money back guarantee for every sack that fails to meet perfect quality. Promoter references Wm. A. Whiting and directs customers to 82-TF Zacieback for daily fresh supply at the Vienna location.
Chas. Jacoby, who left for Seattle from here but stopped in Denver due to illness, arrived in the city yesterday. He stayed in Denver two weeks before resuming the trip home.
Miss Ethel McCreedy acted as substitute for Miss Minnie Conner yesterday afternoon in the fourth room at South school. Miss Conner's father Samuel Conner was reported as being somewhat better today.
Taxpayers are urged to pay taxes this month to avoid penalties. Citizens should govern themselves accordingly as J. S. Shearer Co. Treds signs this notice.
Gus Schaub of Sherwood Shoe Co New York and George Harris of Excelsior Shoe Co Brooklyn called on trade in the city today and displayed a splendid line of shoes at the Wilson shoe store.
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