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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
7
Brief report of comings and goings in Washington County including social activities and personal notices. Contains short items on births marriages and deaths among local residents with names and dates where readable.
Paul Gelski sold his farm to Mr Hobble of Riverside for 305 dollars per acre with possession on March 1. Mrs Jack Smythia traveled to Oklahoma to tend her farm near Uncas. George Hopping and others visited Denmark. Lester Mann and family visited A C Became home. Mann works in Fayetter Mo auto business. Earlerberg traveled north with Harry Jme to harvest the week’s start in Harry’s Ford. Joe Wolfer sold hogs to Washington. Miss Fannie Shelton of Washington visited Joe Snider home. Arthur McMillan of Columbus Junction was in the area for the Junction fair. Mrs Clara Glasgow on the sick list. Blanche Sutherland staying with her. Charley Campbell of Riverside taking orders for trees and shrubs. W I Hesseltine built a garage for Walter Beenblosson last week.
Prairie Flower notes Aug 1 10 Assembly in which Misses Bessie Love Mildred and Mrs W A Phillips along with Mr and Mrs Benson and son Roland attended. Attendance reached 730 with two thirds youth. The event featured Stunt Night worship and B Y P A work. Prairie Flower plans bigger next year and reports 16 at prayer meeting. Reverend P Nelson to lead fall meetings with Bible school at 10 AM and sermons at 11, 8 PM.
The note invites the public to a mission circle gathering on the first Thursday of each month at the church. It welcomes everyone to worship and befriend the friendly congregation led by Pastor KE Anderson.
Richmond IA August 14 Mrs Leo Te Bockhorst returned from an Iowa City hospital after an appendicitis operation. Maggie Welte of Des Moines visits. Dana Bros hull clover for Lee Schnoebelen. Philadelphia visitors Stephen Eagle and family inspect relatives here. Spiteful weather did not curb the dance hall crowd Tuesday night. Lulu Saur visited Stella Kern. Adolph Wairob of Frytown stayed with his father Frank. Dr J E Wells treated Mrs I G Keifer for rheumatism. Mary Vodicka works in Washington. Mary Beranek seeks hearing treatment from Dr Stutsman in Washington. Town lights out Saturday evening delayed movies to Sunday. Anna Tellin visits Olga and Blanche Spevacek. Mrs Edward Bopp visits sister-in-law Mrs Wm Chapek.
August 15 notes show Anthony Barrett entertaining his brother in law W A Curtis and family breaks ground for a new house. Jim Hanley and wife visit Grace Hill relatives. Eckerman family and Lee Davisson visit Will Bitermiller. Neil Kincaid welcomes a baby girl born Tuesday. George Cave visits Jim Hanley. Orval Robison of Fairfield visits. Jim Hanley and wife travel to Washington on business.
Aug 15 Crawfordsville Fordsville notes a visit from G W Kortwright and a crowd from the town attending the Mt Pleasant fair described as the largest ever on the grounds. J R Lease visits his wife in Iowa City Hospital. Relatives visit, chautauqua attendance, and a farewell reception for Mrs P H Hayley with 50 ladies attending and gifts presented.
Washington August 15 President Wilson will veto the law proposing repeal of the daylight saving act. The measure has waited since August 5 and is to be returned to Congress before week’s end. Leaders doubt a two thirds majority to override the veto on the repeal.
A quotation from Uncle Eben likens opportunities to race horses with a warning that success hinges on selecting the right one. The saying emphasizes discernment and timing in pursuing favorable chances.
The article explains transfer procedures with $1 payment, registration by the county treasurer, and issuance of a new certificate before official ownership transfer. It outlines required certificates for buyers, temporary operation rules, placards for license applied, and transit car provisions. It also covers duplicate plates, multi city dealer registrations, and annual sworn model disclosures by manufacturers and dealers.
W H Mason's clothing store in Kingsley was robbed of at least fifty men s suits and as many women s wear items plus silk shirts and silk apparel. The thieves rifled the safe scattering papers and fled with a stolen car from a local garage. No trace has been found to date.
A speaker known for praising a beloved Eden-Farm life reflects on leaving that ideal place. He portrays nostalgia for the past and questions how such a paradise could be abandoned.
In the want column readers are pointed to items and notices for sale and service. Shoppers can locate furniture appliances jobs and miscellaneous listings placed by local residents and businesses in this compact feature.
An older medical ad urges readers to stop rubbing away pain and treat the root cause by cleansing the blood with S. S. S. It claims the remedy removes germs causing rheumatism and dissolved traces of the disease, directing readers to obtain a bottle and contact the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta for advice.
News from Des Moines Iowa indicates the 38th general assembly will convene in the winter with a lively special session. Lawmakers plan to tackle code revisions and broader legislation ahead of primaries, including measures to curb living costs and extend women's suffrage, while parties jockey for position.
James Turk narrowly escaped death when a railroad motor car derailed on a bridge between Atlantic and Lewis. His clothes snagged on nails in the bridge, breaking his fall as the car plunged into the creek. Turk was delivering newspapers to Lewis when the accident occurred.
In Columbus a hold up shocked Louis Robinson of Washington who, after a pocket search, found only a Pipe. Marshal Lips captured two Chicago youths, Jim Grey and Jerry Card, who claimed a Kansas City visit. Card was released while Greg Wes received 20 days in county jail.
Original notice from September Term 1949 in the District Court of Iowa for Washington County lists numerous Augustine and related surname defendants including William Augustine and John Augustine. Also named are Bathurst family members and others, with administrators and heirs noted, plus the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad Company and State Bank of Keota. The action names unknown surviving spouses or heirs as defendants.
Plaintiffs seek a final quieting of title to multiple parcels in Washington County Iowa describing five acres, twenty acres, and several fractional tracts in sections 28 29 32 township 75 north range 9 west. Defendants and unknown claimants are notified to appear before September 4 1919 at the District Court in Washington Iowa to contest or risk default and judgment as prayed. The notice is published August 1 8 15 22.
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