Washington Democrat
21 January 1891
Crawfordsville--Our town is unquestionably going to enjoy a regular
boom this spring. She will be incorporated. Petitions to that
effect are now being circulated, and everybody seems to sign, whether
they will vote that way at the election or not.There seems to be good
grounds for saying there will be several more store rooms and dwellings
in place of the unsightly tumble-downs that greet the visitor's eyes.
Our sidewalks will be put to repair, stock will be kept off the street,
streets will be kept clean, and Crawfordsville will grow. No question
about it. The report about gas is all a hoax....Sheck Vernon intends
putting up ice this week.....Herman Hines has relatives here from
Burlington visiting him...Mr. Christy of Panora, brother of Mrs. Will
Craig, is visiting them....J. B. McCoy got the deep well people to go
at his job Friday noon and they were down 60 feet by Saturday
evening...They are from Illinois and goers....Messrs. Campbell &
Hunter are the new musical firm in town....The U.P. young people will
hold a social at Mrs. Elliott's Thursday evening...The White Cloud
Literary Society will give an entertainment in the town hall Friday
evening....There will be a paper and some of the best declaimers have
promised to be on hand.....The Presbyterians have began a revival to be
carried on all week. Three ministers are here...Mr. Wm Maxwell is quite
ill....There are quite a number who are under the weather, so to speak,
but none dangerously so.
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1893 Washington Democrat - (month and date not recorded) - WCGS
newsletter
Spring/Summer newsletter 2008
Ainsworth, Iowa
Among the prosperous enterprising towns of
Washington County, Ainsworth takes a leading place. Although small in
point of population, the trading done at this place commends in
the highest terms the methods of its business men and he fertility and
resources of the surrounding country. That this is true, was pretty
fully demonstrated seven years ago, when all but one or two of the
business houses were reduced to ashes, they being at once replaced with
larger and more permanent buildings. While many were ruined
financially, numbers of enterprising men occupied their places and
re-opened active and enlarged business plants on the old foundations.
Ainsworth is the distributing point for large
quantities of lumber, coal, hardware, dry goods, clothing, etc. It
is also one of the best stock shipping points on this branch of
the Rock Island Railroad.
The men at the head of affairs here--those attending
to the legislature, educational and commercial interests of Ainsworth
are as follows:
S. A. Chambers, Mayor
H.H. Wickham, City Clerk
J .W. Lane, Marshal
Thos Whitney, Street Commissioner
A.E. Spalding, W.W. Moore, T.J. Lewis, W.T. Trotter,
G.E. Akins, H.F. Hites, Aldermen.
John H. Pearson, Postmaster, editor and propriety of
Ainsworth Clipper.
Prof. Barnes, Superintendent of City Schools
The Methodist, United Presbyterian, United Brethren
and Baptist churches,
T. J. Easter, Station Agent
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Washington Democrat
1 May 1901
It is rumored that the citizens of this town will have the opportunity
to show how badly they want the Milwaukee railroad by being asked
to contribute $30,000 to buy the right of way through town. We wonder
if the road is really worth that much to the town. It may be in the
long run, but it is a good deal of money, even in these prosperous
times.
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Washington Democrat
1 May 1901
Mrs. Jane Grant and son, Albert, have moved to Davenport. He has a job
on the Davenport Times. As a reporter, he beats the band. He gets onto
more, that people do not want published than anyone in the business,
and he will make a valuable man, with experience. He is a bright boy.
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Washington Democrat
6 Feb 1904
The new McDowell M.E. Church which is several miles southwest of here
near Veo, was dedicated Sunday by Elder Lambert. There has been a
church there for forty-five years or more, which has been placed aside
for this new structure. The cost of the building is about two
thousand dollars, which sum they have already raised.
Washington Democrat
29 December 1906
Salaries of the teachers of Iowa have had a marked advance during the
last year. The average salary paid the male teachers in Iowa last
year was $63.97 a month and that paid women teachers was $43.21.
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Washington Democrat
4 May 1907
From Clay--Near the entrance of the cemetery is a monument bearing the
name of Rev. T.H.Holmes, who was buried here 35 years ago after serving
the church as pastor seven years. The widow has been living with her
daughter at Vandalia, Ill, and before her death she asked to be buried
beside the body of her husband in Clay. The son, Rev. Otis D. Holmes
now pastor at Algona and member of the legislature, came with the
casket Friday and a large number of friends gathered at the depot and
took part in the burial obsequies. Mr. Holmes was a good man, specially
loved by young people, and he is still remembered affectionately.