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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1911
Page
2
Washington boy John Fisher a senior in the college of liberal arts was seriously injured when a man named Charles Barrer drove a horse into a pursuing crowd after hazers blocked the street. Fisher suffered a neck wound from being kicked by the frantic horse. The driver was captured, jailed, then released after no charges were filed.
Cole's Original Hot Blast Heater provides continuous fire and steady even heat. It holds ore from Saturday night to Monday morning, eight hours, with less coal than other stoves. Inspect the heater in our shop. prices start at $12.00 and up by size.
Brighten Route One Kalona Sept 20 Mr and Mrs Flexner and daughter spent Monday in Cedar Rapids. Clarence McKenzie left Monday for Fairfield to attend school. Mr and Mrs Guydber of Chicago were guests of Dr and Mrs Chittum last week. Miss Bessie Cupp visited from Nichols where she teaches to spend weekend at home. J Ja Zook of Garden City Kansas arrived Friday to see Kalona friends. Miss Mabel Palmer teaches at Oasis Iowa this fall starting Sept 4 and was home Saturday.
A large group attended the Fairfield old settlers reunion last Friday. Mrs. C. R. Waterhouse and her young son traveled to Iowa City for several days of medical treatment. The Black Hawk church undergoes major repairs. Frank Stout and wife spent Sunday in Brighton. A. L. Koch and family visited Geo. Koch at Brighton. G. C. Mayer, injured last week in a fall, is recovering satisfactorily. L. Guy is building a new house. Mrs. M. Royal of Riverside California is visiting her aunt Mrs. Baxter Ingham.
Nick Schillig returned home from Riverside where he visited relatives. Miss Julia Novy went to Chicago after a week at the Chapel and Sele ment homes. Mr and Mrs Ed Kos and Mr and Mrs Geo Sojka and families of Fair-
Will Meiner of Riverside and Miss Grace E Green of Columbus Junction wed at noon in a Methodist parsonage ceremony officiated by Rev A S Smith. The Rose club held a meeting at Miss Vera Rogers home with fancy work and music. A luncheon was served by Miss Rogers and Miss Cecil Rogers. Mrs Charles Waite of Ottumwa attended as an out of town guest. Neighbors surprised John Kuhn with a birthday gathering, sharing a long supper and a flash light group photo by W L Dusenbery. Elizabeth Watson and Frank H Porter married at the bride's mother's home with about fifty guests. Nella Palmer sang You and the ceremony featured Rev H T Jackson and a red and white asters decor. A three course dinner followed served by Mrs M K Dicken and helpers.
Chicago on September 21 1911 reports estimated receipts of 15000 with leftovers 6282. Market shows shade lower than yesterday’s average. Light cattle 6.80 to 7.15 mixed packers 6.45 to 7.15 heavy shipping grades 6.40 to 7.07 rough 6 400 6.05 cattle 5000 prospects slow and weak sheep 30000 prospects steady to shade lower.
Chicago market notes for Sept 21 1911 indicate receipts estimated at 18000 today with official yesterday at 25364 and shipments 2760. Cattle and sheep markets vary from slow to more active with ranges listed for bulk light mixed and heavy grades, along with notes on steady to slow prices and openings.
Grain prices and futures for wheat corn and oats listed by Beach-Wickham Grain Co with September December and May contract quotes. Includes open close values and percentage changes for wheat, corn, and oats across multiple months.
Readable fragments show oat prices around 60 cents, straw at 5 dollars per load, straw and oats listed with per hundred weights, and corn meal priced at 1.60 dollars per hundred. Additional notes reference sack weights and market entries.
The fragmentary input contains largely garbled OCR output with no clear persons, organizations, places, or events to summarize into a coherent news item. No discernible event or citation is extractable for a factual card.
One hundred dollar reward offered for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists Toledo confirm Cheney's honesty. Cure taken internally with 75 cent price per bottle. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation sold by druggists.
The notice describes Mr Porter’s family in Rogers Town near Ainsworth with relatives in Washington. It invites neighbors to a Court of Honor pie social at the hall on Friday evening September 22, asking each lady to bring a pie.
A woman entering a prize contest suspects winners may have pulled influence with judges, noting perceived bias and favoritism in the judging process.
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