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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1918
Page
8
Local coal firm John Shields & Sons promises reliable heating fuel and service if invited to quote. Their notice emphasizes readiness to serve customers in the 44th Street area with contact by phone.
There is now on file in the Clerk of the District Court of Washington County Iowa a will and testament for Kora Bradley, deceased. The date June 5th 1918 is mentioned with a March term designation and a 7 pm time reference.
The court schedules the hearing for the determination of a will for probate. Clerk J D Glasgow notes the date 10 17 24 and sets the matter for court action.
Lola Wynja and children express gratitude to friends who paid funeral expenses and assisted after the death of their son and brother Albert Wynja. They acknowledge automobile use, floral tributes, sympathy, and support during the injury and death.
Local notes include shoe ads by Fox and Dewey and a prompt to tell merchants I saw your ad. Butterfat price listed. Mrs. C. Br. Dubos from Davenport visiting relatives. Seed potatoes by Dutel Boileau offered. Miss Ida Cavendar back from Keswick after weekend with friends. Miss Osie Stockman injured in a runaway at Haskins and taken to Iowa City hospital. she is expected home Sunday.
Advertisements note potatoes priced up to 1.00 per bi at Warren Cash Grocery. Dr AL W Clow Osteopath lists office at 727 Blue. J W Martin promotes high cash prices for walnut logs. Miss Gladys Wells ill at Heights school. Local travels include Mr and Mrs W F Stoutner of Keota visiting Centerville. A marriage license issued to Herman Joseph Ruth and Bertha Frances Bulger. Washington County promotion for American Star Cigars. Mrs H A Beenblossom and son visit Grinnell. E A Hulse of Cedar Rapids visits Keota then Washington.
The Farmers & Merchants State Bank announces changes in its top ranks. A. J. Dawson retires as president, with R. L. Coulter stepping in as president and former assistant cashier J. H. White promoted to cashier. Dawson will retain a private banking office, and salaries rise for the new president and cashier. The board commends the officers for years of loyal service as the bank shows steady growth.
Miss Faye Taylor leaves for Hutchinson Kansas to resume work as pastor's assistant. William McGinnis of Camp Dodge on brief furlough at J R McGinnis home. J G Latta visits Columbus Junction. daughter Katheryn returns from Rochester Minnesota after appendicitis operation and is recovering. For Sale furniture lot offered by Fred N. Anderson 1128 Washington. Sixty two years ago tonight John Wesley Morton arrived with his family from Lancaster County Pennsylvania by stage, settling on open prairie east of where Amboy stood, Washington then a small village.
Reports show Liberty Bonds subscribed in many areas reaching 746 940 dollars, 36 000 over the county quota. Some townships have not yet filed, but most finished drives exceed targets. Kalona English River township may add about 5 000 to 99 600, with flags to be government supplied. Ward committees in Washington invite non subscribers to the courthouse Friday 1 to 8 PM.
The Evening Journal covers local news from Washington County with daily updates across politics, events, and community notices. Readers find concise reports on city council actions, school activities, and regional developments.
Col Rob in Burton to Cadet Paul Gageby announces unanimous election as valedictorian of the 1915 class at the Tennessee Military Institute in Sweetwater. Odd Fellows vote to purchase 690 dollars in Third Liberty Loan bonds reflecting local patriotic support.
On April 15 the city will stop collecting tin cans until November while garbage collection continues as usual. Residents must use designated garbage cans for garbage only and face enforcement if they fail to comply. Street and Alley Committee warns enforcement will be to the letter.
Itend The Evening Journal reports Lloyd Kracaw left for Chicago to enter training at the Great Lakes naval training school as a wireless telegrapher. He enlisted last September and has lived with his uncle Will Brinning in Dutch Creek township, with Missouri parents and relatives in the city.
The state identifies at least twenty one workable anthracite beds. Maximum depth below the surface is about 2,500 feet with coal seams of sixty to seventy feet, while in the southern field some beds may reach around 4,000 feet depth.
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