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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1926
Page
5
Community tidbits from Eureka and nearby West Chester recount visits, farm work, weather, and social items. Harmony reflects harvesting, threshing, house improvements, church notes, and lighthearted local gossip through late August observations.
A brief item notes rain on Route 3 and Route 5 with residents expressing mixed sentiments. The fragment mentions Mr and Mrs Allison Maas visiting and Milton Maas returning home, but details are incomplete.
Aug 2 Dayton Grove notes oodles of rain since July 27 with no threshing yet. So and Sew club held July meeting at Johnson home with 10 members and 9 visitors. planned picnic at Sunset park Aug 19. next meeting Aug 26 with Mrs Ola Knotts. Washington visitors Will Embree and George Ferguson. Ferguson reports crop progress ahead of Jefferson county. Letty Bowes visited Mitch Mildred Leet. Mrs Fred Stewart and Mrs Will Embree visited Des Moines.
Threshing was brief with inks and Herrings harvested before heavy rains. Monday rain persisted though a dry spell briefly let wash dry. Local families attended B M Boyer hog sale in Parmington Iowa and brought home young stock. Wilfred and Donald Smith attended the Farmington sale, with Wilfred buying a pig from Bud the grand champion line. Ludwig Spohr, noted violinist and conductor, was a pioneer in English large orchestra baton use.
Petition filed in the district court of Washington County Iowa seeks to quiet and confirm fee simple title to two tracts of real estate described as the northeast quarter of the north coast quarter and east half of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 30 township 77 north range 8 west and the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 30 township 77 north range 8 west all in Washington County Iowa. Henry Durian and Anna Durian claim ownership in fee simple to tract one and tract two respectively while numerous defendants and unknown claimants are named. The court requires appearance by the second day of the next term starting September 7 1926 or default will be entered. Attorneys: E Warmleier for plaintiffs.
Lodges Cyrus Chapter No 18 regular meetings on second Friday. Squire H Goodin Secretary. Zeredatha Council No 21 regular meetings fourth Friday. J Sloat M Arthur Goodin Recorder. Bethlehem Commanders No 45 regular meetings third Friday. P J Wallace RB secretary Arthur Goodin. Washington Chapter No 98 regular meetings second Thursday. Pearle Dickerson W M Stella Palmer Secretary. Damascus Shrine No 10 regular meeting third Tuesday at Masonia Temple. Maude B Davis W H P Sera BE Walker Wortler Scribe. Amos Chapter De Molay regular meetings first and third Mondays. Max McCall M C Harold Johnson Scribe. LO C F Covenant Lodge No 101 meets Tuesdays 7 30 with degree work per schedule. Axel Anderson Noble Grand Roy H Maple Secretary. Washington Lodge No 26 regular meeting first Friday. Wilder Bell SV M Arthur Goodin Secretary.
The page lists multiple railway timetables including Golden State Limited and Pasa-Express services with arrival and departure times for eastbound and westbound trains. It notes daily operation, freight and local services, and agent contact details for H W Russel and J C McKay along with service days and exceptions.
A dense OCR page lists health professionals, insurers, service stations, auctioneers, lawyers, real estate, and shops in Washington Iowa. Entries include Dr. Droz and Dr. Powers Bromal medical services, Luyten monument, auto service, insurance firms, attorneys, auctioneers Austin Sutherland and Tooman Leather Shop, and various eateries and barber shops with addresses and phone numbers.
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