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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1920
Page
7
Rubio notes Easter snow and wind delaying farm work and planting, with many residents recounting weather lore. The column records local marriages, school activities, travel to Iowa City and Washington, housing repairs, farm rents, a new piano for the Haptie church, and several community visits and illnesses.
In Crawfordsville and Westchester on April 5 residents report a cold Easter with six inches of snow and freezing ground. Local events include visits from Rockford residents, church meetings at the United Presbyterian, and remarks on farming, stock sales, and land values.
A son was born to Rev and Mrs George Anderson on Sunday April 4. Visitors include Thomas Bone from Davenport and Miss Ellen Paula visiting Vining for Easter. Kathryn Frazey returns from Waverly for a week. Helen Kime and baby visit grandmother Margery Funston from Fremont. O E Larkin of Washington visits Frank Frazey. Mrs Leo Tarr from Red Oak visits her parents Phillip Menefee. Mrs Ralph Gingles from Richland visits her mother, then returns home with her mother for several days.
The funeral for Mrs. Helen Shaffer Neal was held at her parents home in Wellman. Local residents visited on matters of business, with relatives from Des Moines and Iowa City arriving for the funeral. A cold snap affected area wildlife as frogs croaked. Mr. Matthews from Washington toured the town selling history books on county soldier boys.
The Socialist ticket won control of Davenport city government in Saturday's election. Dr C L Baerwald was elected mayor with 6068 votes and a 1655 vote lead over Republican Henry Jebens. The Socialists claimed a 5 to 3 council majority and kept Charles E K Robeson as treasurer by a slim plurality of 435.
The mayoral vote total reached 10,561, the highest in Davenport history, with Democratic candidate Kelley at 1,876 votes and independent ex-mayor John Derwald at 115 votes. The 2-year-ago tally had Barewald within 24 votes of winning.
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