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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1903
Page
3
Local notices list Allen's ice cream and oysters, Johnson's bakery sales and pumpkin pie promos, Means and Stichter's ice cream, and various residents and visitors. Court Reporter Bray returns, and many townsfolk travel to nearby cities for events, weddings, and tours.
The Town Central offers excursion tickets to Chicago for the centennial event. Tickets sell for a single fare round trip from Sept. 26 to 28 with return by Oct. 5, 1903. See ticket agents for details.
The Rock Island will sell tickets to Chicago and return for 7.00 on Septembers 26 27 and 28 with return limit October 5. The trip coincides with the 100th anniversary of Chicago settlement and daily celebrations are planned.
Robert Crail and Tl G Hughes traveled on the Firefly this morning with trips to Columbus Junction noted. Several locals, including Mrs W J McConahey, Miss Minnie Wolf, Miss Mabel Moyer, Miss Blanche Smith, and families from Brighton, West Chester, and Muscatine, were visitors or guests in nearby towns. Mrs R T McCall extends shopping hours for millinery. a correction clarifies Will Neal and wife did not visit the S W Neal home but the Frank Neal home.
Mr Edwards has performed with the Fisk Tennesseeans for three seasons the Donovans Tennesseeans for two years and the Stewart Wilberforce Concert Company. He possesses a wonderful voice and never fails to captivate his audience.
Rev Irvin B Taylor, 25, formerly of Mt Pleasant Iowa, was arrested in Wilmington Del on bigamy and desertion charges. He married Agnes Maser six years ago and fathered two children before leaving for Taylor's Institute Indiana. Bail set at 1000 dollars as officials report he failed to support wife and children. Meanwhile plans for Napoleon Bonaparte hotel at the World's Fair site promise a 7000 guest capacity and a two story fireproof building with a large piazza and special six days board and fair admissions package for 15 dollars.
An office notice requests timely reports of any negligence by carrier boys in delivering papers. It warns that without reports at the office there will be no knowledge of service imperfections. 83-b
Iowa Central plans a regular winter tourist train to Southern California beginning Sept 23, running every Wednesday. The route departs Albert Lea at 1 30 PM and stops at Mason City Hampton Eldora Marshalltown Grinnell Oskaloosa among others, via Kansas City and the southern route through New Mexico and Arizona arriving Los Angeles Sunday morning. Tickets are $15 cheaper than usual with double lower berths priced from Albert Lea 6.00 and from Marshalltown 5.50. agents A B Cutts G P & T A Minneapolis handle reservations.
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