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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1924
Page
5
Brighton residents and neighbors report Easter visits across Iowa, with families from Cedar Rapids to Ottumwa. Miss Florence Owens, a senior, quarantined at home with scarlet fever just before graduation and the class play. Other items note smallpox cases, local visits, and church Easter program details.
Dayton Grove notes record weekend visits and farm tasks. Charlie Thrapp sold hogs Saturday while Will Embree hosted and hosted visitors with Mrs Beatty and children at Embree home. Several families visited George Ferguson and Sun events include oats sewing by Knotte and Orvis Ferguson. Disney children, Adell Plummer and Bernice Gardenner socialized.
Apr 19 updates from Young America and AmFrica note Mr and Mrs Harve Hameton and daughter visiting, Miss Harriet Phillips returning from Fairfield, Mrs Frank Pringle calling, Elmer Cherry visiting Mrs Lievd Hulmeton, Ross Mall at work for Mr Carlson, Swisher family visiting Bills and family near Chester, and several attend Charles Tucker funeral with Pringle family visits and Eckels home.
North of Young America a farmer installs a new fence while residents attend a Farmers Union meeting at the schoolhouse with State Organizer Dornblaver. Mrs J N Phillips hosts guests and serves sandwiches and coffee as families visit and children attend school events.
The West Chester area reports strong winds and rough roads with several locals visiting on business. A California letter mentions hoof and mouth disease and dry winter, while John McKinetry, 92, arrived with grain and left with lumber.
A 92 year old farmer plans to plant more corn than ever, insisting he can work as hard as younger men. Joe West and companions visit town in a furry vehicle, suffer a spell of eees, stop at a blacksmith, and a runaway team damages a surrey, which is later burned except for the oars.
Highland Center school closed last Friday with a picnic and program. Miss Hazel Aske and family attended, as did Mrs. Robin Cherry who helped care for a newborn at the Doe McGinnis home. Farmers busy with crops as Dave Rothenburger helps at the O Conner place. Closer mentions include Bobbie Kren helping plow, Mrs Hague losing several cows, Mrs John Lasek entertaining the Highland club, Glen Miller and baby visiting, L Woodburn from Washington calling at Faerber farms, and M Taylor building a new hog house.
Riverside report dated April reference Rev. J. J. Schoenfelder of St Ambrose College who assisted Rev. Jacobsmeier in an unspecified capacity at a local church function.
The article lists a series of Easter weekend visitors and returns to area homes. It mentions the pastor of St. Marys church returning to Davenport, Oscar Critz visiting his sister in Davenport, and several Iowa City residents coming home for holidays. Additional visits include Mrs. Baschnagel and Joceta of Wellman, Misses Dautremont Tremmel and Shebek, Vera Page from Iowa City, and editor Omar Schnoebelen from Mooreland.
Robert Shaffer traveled to Ottumwa on business yesterday. Mrs. C R Gallagher returned to Washington after visiting relatives here. Monday evening Zelda Blake and the domestic science class at the high school entertained the student body.
Board of Supervisors Washington County Iowa invites sealed bids for a Sewage Treatment Plant and piping at the Washington County Home. Bids due May 9 1924 noon. open 1 30 PM. Work must start by May 16 1924 and finish by October 1 1924. Cash payments. Bonds and a 5 percent certified check required with bid.
Printed proposal blanks must be sealed and filed with the County Auditor before 12 noon on May 9 1924. Public reading by the Board of Supervisors at 1 20 PM the same day follows in Washington Iowa Court House. County may reject all bids. Copies of plans and specs available for twenty five dollars deposit, refundable when full set returned. A L Griffith County Auditor of Washington County dated April 14 1924.
Fran k A. Krupp, widow of the industrialist, celebrated her seventieth birthday by donating 41 acres of woodland in ESSPN to the city. The park will serve as a recreation area for workers and their families.
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