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Newspaper

Traer Star Clipper

Location

Traer, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1973

Page

41

Whole County Takes Part in Centennial Celebration

Washington County prepares a county wide centennial from June 29 to July 4 featuring a flag raising, a 100 piece county band, Sac and Fox tribal appearances, beauty pageants, antique displays, six bands, and a large parade. The event includes a kittenball tournament, fireworks at Troop Field, and numerous committees across towns and communities coordinating programs and decorations.

Washington County Adam Ritchey Crawford Township Young Bear Menor Crawfordsville Ainsworth Wellman Richmond West Chester Brighton Rubio Coppock Riverside Kalona D. H. Zimmerman Mahin Ed Jones Frank Patterson Jim Griggs Gleede Dold L. B. Laithley Chamber of Commerce J. T. Perkins EB BE. Blythe Crawfordsvile Lois Harper Dolores Hazen Hugh Hall Ruth Lewis Ard Saforek Gwendolyn Hoover Freda Vanerus Helen Cold E. EK. Blythe Dutch Creek Harriet Tinnes Haskins Lucille Coon Noble Mitchell Grace Hill Vera Harvey Lewis Warren Joe Falk Stanley MceKeowne R. S. Sherman E. D. Morrison, Jr R. E. Dougherty L. A. Jones R. BE. Shannon CG. V. Crull T. R. Phillips E. A. Ralston Dick McCleery D. F. Macon H. W. Mead C. W. Klein Carl Klein Richard Stewart C. A. Boice J. 0. Elder H. R. Lund Roy Means G. E. Mace Oral Sweet Claude Tucker Darrel Ross Tom Carson Jess Busby Fred Moore I. Rothschild Charles George Mart Whittaker Chas. Biklen James DeWit John Lemmon G. Haytreen Ted Brown Nic McCleery Charley Brown Dr. R. A Hender Maynard Brown Legion Auxiliary Charles A. Crane Everette Burham Leigh Soule Harry Sizer

Rittenhouses and the Germantown paper mill founder

The 1688 arrival of Wilhelm Ritten huysen from Amsterdam to Germantown, Pennsylvania, marks him as the first U S paper maker and the first Mennonite minister in America. Descendants spread through Mennonite and Dunker churches, with David Rittenhouse the sixth generation, locating a Cedar Township farm near Washington Iowa in 1865 after marriage to Mary Jane Reber.

Amsterdam Holland Germantown Wilhelm Rittinghuysen William Rittenhouse Mulheim Germany Menno Simon William Penn Rittenhouse William Bradford Congregation of Mennonites United States America Rittenhouses Canada Dunker Church David Rittenhouse Iowa David Jr Washington Mary Jane Reber Cedar Township Prairie Flower

Exhibition by Altheridean and Opal Societies at Washington College

In October 1863 the Altheridean and Opal societies of Washington college presented an exhibition in college hall.

Washington College College Hall

McConaughey Pioneer Narrative From Franklin Township

Elizabeth West of Winner South Dakota recounts her father D P McConaughey who preempted land in Franklin township in 1855 near Schilling corner on the Sigourney road. She notes neighbors the Sowashes Houcks and Badgers and that only Jennie Lowash Bradford Hamilton and she remain, both aged near eighty five to eighty eight, with cousin David Thompson of Keota as her only living cousin.

Elizabeth (West Winner South Dakota D. P. McConaughey Washington County Franklin Township Schilling Corner Sigourney Road Lex Alex Houcks Badgers Sowash Isaac Kleese Dow Sowash Jennie Lowash Bradford Hamilton David Thompson Keota

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Ston VER Shop Dast Washington Street State Theater Todd Er. S. Mason Don Fort Sherman Wesson Martha Thrasher Ned Skinner Samuel Hall George Davis Seigei Johnson A. M. BE. Church David McConaughey Pioneer Houcks Lowash Mrs. Sowash
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