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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
8
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leinkue ler returned home to Moscow this morning after visiting their daughter Mrs. W. H. Moyle of Ainsworth. Washington visitors yesterday. Mrs. Maude Raymond and her children went to Fairfield to spend the day.
Local notes report taxi services Fox and Dewey and Skipton the pump repair call, Lillian Stutz and baby John Jr returning to St Louis, Chris Dittmer closing out sale announced for Oct 9, R R Gordon arriving from Cody Neb, weather note about cold mornings and Radiant fire grate promotion by Towa Gas and Electric Co.
Local shoppers visit area businesses including Keota and Davenport residents. Ads tout orchard sales, hair products, heaters, farm tools, and a Baptist association banquet with tickets sold before Friday noon. Plus mentions of visitors from Kansas City, Muscatine, and Ainsworth and a high school event powered by Skeyhill.
The Demskey Land Company reports September real estate deals totaling about 438,881 dollars. Multiple farms around Washington and Crawfordsville change hands, including the Thompson 80 acre near Washington to Everett Stewart, and the 322 acre Wm Nickolaus farm to Edwin Griffith, among others.
Mrs S W Huston of Crawfordsville shopped in town. Joe Hays bought the J E Foss residence on East Main Street for 6500 dollars. Walter E Smith family welcomed a 10 pound daughter Ruth Barbara on September 24 at their northwest city home. Mrs S S Wright of Keota visited daughter Mrs Earl Corbin. Tickets for Skeyhill address tonight at the door free admission in High School auditorium. T M Thompson passed through on way to Sigourney from A R encampment in Indianapolis. Mrs M E Pratt and Gale McGovern visited Chas Atking home in Blue Grass. R F Smylie of Columbus Junction and Menefee Borders of Riversides visiting on business. Mrs W R Jeffrey went to Keota to visit relatives. Mrs Ed Custer went to Fairfield to visit her parents Mr and Mrs F E Woods.
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