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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1906

Page

2

Day readers note from Dublin on people and crops

In Dublin on September 20 residents report Frank Swickard back from the west with scalp intact after an Indians encounter. Ed Yarkoff adjusts to new country. Schuman and Swickard families visited Cambridge Nebraska. Crop conditions are dry. Tom Riegaard’s sale occurred as advertised. Carrioff and McCaleb completed a large corn crib for Frank Smith. Grandma Schuman returned home with Mrs. Orville Dayton. Mrs. Matf and Mrs. Cora Snyder visited West Chester.imer Scheward sold cattle to Emil Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Augustine and daughter of Valley passed through Dublin. Cora Carkoff returned from Dakota with the Swickards.

Frank Swickard Will Schuman Frank Rosebud Ed Yarkoff Tom Riegaard Carrioff McCaleb Frank Smith Grandma Schuman Orville Dayton Matf Cora Snyder West Chester Iimer Scheward Emil Anderson Chariie Augustine Valley Dublin Cora Carkoff Dakota

Roundup of local moves and visits Sept. 21

Sept. 21 notes report Mrs. Mary Kreed visiting Perry relatives and possibly Ames before returning. Other items: Mrs. J. J. Wallace shopping in Washington. a group led W A White with twelve horses to Lone Tree for a public sale. Ab Anderson of Washington visiting the Walker home. a telephone meeting at Haskins with no mutual line plan, committee to consult M L Miller. Also mentions marriages, arrivals and departures, peaches sold in town, and numerous town visits. Continued on page 5.

Mary Kreed Perry Ames J. J. Wallace Washington Woody Dawson W. P. Wilson Ted Stone Guy Hawking George Goble W. A. White Lone Tree Ab Anderson W. A. Walker Haskins M. L. Miller Miller Telephone System Rowe Jos. Dye Casey Ella MccCreedy J. W. Stickley Ethel Varney Harvey A. Kreiger Seymour Chicago Kreiger Will Wallace J. B. Wallace G. G. Ebner R. J. Crawford J. M. Utterback S. B. Sands Jake Bishop Richmond Kepten Onio Mr. Kepten Joe Chabel Spider Bros John Strabala

Stop obscene postcards crime wave dealer ups condemnations

Colonel James B. Stuart the Chicago postoffice inspector has begun a nationwide crackdown on obscene and venomous postcards. He vows no leniency until the practice ends and warns that senders may face arrest. Anonymous cards degrade marriages and threaten personal happiness, with writers showing cowardice in every line.

James B. Stuart Chicago

Dissenting ministers organize Mount Vernon presbytery

In Mount Vernon North Carolina on September 21 eighteen dissenting ministers and elders gathered on the old state road to form a Cumberland Presbytery. Thirty three ministers and elders attended. The withdrawal followed opposition to uniting the two Presbyterian branches and a ruling that they could not form a church in that building or discuss the union.

Mount Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church Old State Road Presbyterian Church

Poison epidemic investigated in Arcadia Iowa

Iowa City reports a ptomaine poisoning outbreak centered in Arcadia with one death and seven others in serious condition. Dr Gunn, assistant state bacteriologist, has returned from Arcadia and studies point to potatoes, meat, or milk as the possible source. Laboratory experiments are under way to identify the cause.

Iowa City Iowa Arcadia Dottor Gunn

Dedication Dates for Civil War Monuments Set

In Des Moines on Sept 21 monument commissioners fixed dedication dates for monuments at Vicksburg November 14 and 15 Andersonville November 16 and 17 Chattanooga November 20 and Shiloh November 22 and 23. Governor and staff commissioners and speakers will form the official party with a one cent per mile travel rate for old soldiers and families traveling south.

Des Moines Iowa Vicksburg Andersonville Chattanooga Shiloh

Fairfield Chautauqua to Hold 1907 Assembly at Chautauqua Park

Fairfield Iowa September 21 1906 the fourth annual assembly of the Fairfield Chautauqua association will be at Chautauqua park from August 14 to 25 1907 the board of directors elected officers President J Fulton Vice President Rev Pearse Pinch Secretary S A Power Treasurer Dr bulk Fourt

Fairfield Iowa Fairfield Chautauqua Association Chautauqua Park J. Fulton Pearse Pinch A. Power Bk. Fourt

Cuba Exposition Car Heads to Washington Exhibit

The Cuban Exposition car bringing Cuba's world fair display will tour Rock Island tracks on September 22, 24 and 25. It will be open from 9 AM to 10 PM with exhibits of Cuban products, scenery, and merchants worth thousands of dollars, plus relics from the wrecked battleship Maine. Admission is 10 cents to cover travel costs, with 5 cents for school classes. The exhibit aims to entertain women and educate children.

Cuba Washington Rock Island Maine

Excursion To Canada Draws Land Seekers From Iowa

J. P. Thomas traveled to Winfield on business and returned from a Canada trip with landseekers. He says the party's journey was part of a weekly Iowa Land Co excursion every Tuesday and reports crops in Canada are at their best in years.

Canada Iowa Land Co J. P. Thomas Winfield

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