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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1920

Page

5

Eureka Ice Cream Supper Draws Large Crowd

A large Eureka church audience gathered Tuesday evening for an ice cream supper raising about 18 dollars. Attendees came from Washington Waland and Havre. Rev W H Slack to preach Sunday at 3 00 pm with Sunday school at 2 00 pm.

Eureka Eureka Church Washington Waland Havre W. H. Slack Alice Perry Esther Perry Verdi Mt. Pleasant Winfield Columbus Junction Fairfield Howard Wagner

Richland Social Notes and Local Updates

The M E Sunday school picnic is planned north of town in Stalker grove. Mr and Mrs Fred Smith and children return from a lakeside vacation. Chautauqua starts next week with a strong program and expected good attendance. Mrs Geo Ralderson hosts the Poinsettia club Wednesday afternoon. Master Raymond Johnson was seriously injured Friday evening by a dynamite cap blast tearing the left hand thumb and two fingers. he is in Fairfield hospital. Mrs S G Elton visits Eldon while they consider locating there. Mr and Mrs I M Walker were in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City recently. Miss Hildred Bralliar and Howard Morrow wed Saturday evening west of town. They will stay there while Mr and Mrs Jno Bralliar move to town this winter. Dr and Mrs Luithly return from vacation.

Richland Richland M. E Stalker Grove Fred Smith Geo Ralderson Poinsetti Club Raymond Johnson Fairfield S. G. Elton Eldon I. M. Walker Cedar Rapids Iowa City Hildred Bralliar Howard Morrow Jno. Bralliar Mrs. Luithly

Brighten Route One News Briefs Include Visits

Miass Ella Woodford of Washington visits Woodford relatives in Brighton Route One. Prody A Borkoski attended the R L C A State Convention at Grinnell last week with Frank D Clark of Wayland. Mrs arence Brown and children left Monday for a few weeks visit.

Brighton Miass Ella Woodford Washington Woodford Prody A. Borkoski Grinnell Frank D. Clark Wayland Arence Brown

Green Vale District Visits Sunday at Willis Beatty Home

Pert Smith and family and Roy Hagens visited Sunday at the Willis Beatty home near Salina. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Book visited.

Green Vale

Local Notes From Will McVeighs and Area Visits

Monday at Will McVeighs near Verdi drew a crowd from the region for Mt Pleasant fair events this week. Roy Hagens visits Bert Smith home while Ira Waterhouse attended Mt Pleasant fair on Wednesday. Bert Smith traveled to Burlington Tuesday and returned Wednesday. Farmers traverse to Amana and Belle Plain by auto. Leonard Fleig joins county tractor crew near Wellman. Lena Roth visits sister D Miller from Wayland as Joe and Mrs Miller also visit.

Will McVeigh Verdi Mt. Pleasant Clay Township Roy Hagens Bert Smith Ira Waterhouse Burlington Lin Amana Belle Plain Leonard Fleig Thas County Tractor Gang Wellman Lena Roth Wayland D. Miller Joe Miller

Clay County News Briefs and Local Visits

Rev and Mrs Grinnell and Mr and Mrs Harry Hamilton planned a business trip to Sigourney on Monday afternoon. Sherman Dougan of near Fairfield visited the Arthur Forbes home. C R Waterhouse and family of Ollie visited relatives Sunday. Clay baseball lost to Glay 7 16 at Antioch. Matt Stone and family visited L B Reeds Sunday. Clay Two picnic set for Tuesday Aug 19 at Black Hawk. Katie Schlatter visited from Wayland with Mr and Mrs D Miller and daughters Gladys and Gwendo.

Clay Clay Grinnell Harry Hamilton Sigourney Sherman Dougan Fairfield Arthur Forbes C. R. Waterhouse Ollie Clay Antioch Glay Matt Stone L. B. Reed Black Hawk Katie Schlatter Wayland D. Miller Gladys Gwendo

Mrs H B E Long Returns Home After Visit

Mrs H B E Long and her children Ethel and Paul returned to their Lone Tree home last evening following a visit at the G W Wallace residence.

H. BE. Long Ethel and Paul Lone Tree G. W. Wallace

Oregon Pears Seem to Be Yielding Heavily

A Medford Oregon ranch, Snowy Butte Ranch owned by James Love, yields an unusually heavy pear crop. A Journal reader delivered a tiny twig with about a dozen pears, and Sidney Smith of Medford supplied the sample. Smith reports strong market demand and notes his trip to Kansas City and Omaha to bring his father Wesley Smith to Oregon.

Journal Force Snowy Butte Ranch Medford Oregon Washington James Love White Way Ainsworth Sidney Smith Mr. Smith Snowy Butte Kansas City Omaha Wesley Smith

Mrs. Ed Sawyer Returns Home From Rock Island Road Work

Mrs Ed Sawyer goes back to Eldon after visiting her husband who is employed on the Rock Island road.

Ed Sawyer Eldon Rock Island Road

Ladies Visit In West Chester And Keota

Mrs. W M Fitzwilliams traveled to West Chester for the day while Mrs. W H Knox went to Keota to visit her sister Mrs Omar Dillon this morning.

W. M. Fitzwilliams West Chester

Hall's Catarrh Remedy Advertises Cure

An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a $100 reward claim. It asserts internal use clears catarrh and cleans the mucous membranes, promising general health improvement and strength, though it admits not all cures succeed.

Hall F. i Cheney’ & Co Otte

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