Washington County Social News Roundup
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1919
Page
7
Attendees at Des Moines State Fair and guests
Noble residents list mentions Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mitchell Ed Krabill Floyd Shockley Warl Munson Edwin Rich and families attending Des Moines fair. Will Rich and family of Kansas visit for Conrad reunion August 28. Various locals and relatives visited and traveled including Miss Henrietta Winters Esther Zehr and Stella Rinner with multiple family trips noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Unsizker
Hopedale
Ill
Henry Rinner
A. E. Rinner
Andrew Rinner
Stella Rinner
Austin
Minnesota
Mrs
May
Duluth
Apparnt
Clay Clockwork Homecoming Near Richland Draws Attendance
Aug 25 report notes Richland homecoming drew neighbors from Clay township and Centerville. Sargent visited from Centerville with Parks family, former minister Mr. Parks. Wells returned from a South Dakota trip. Reed relatives gathered for Sun dinner, Jack Stinsor visited from Winfield, Clay picnic set for Black Hawk on Sept 6 with invites to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Richland
Sargent
Centerville
J. W. Parks
A. Ll
Parks
R. B. Wells
South Dakota
L. B. Reed
Reed
Jack" Stinsor
Winfield
G. W. Meyere
Clay Township
Black Hawk
Local residents note visits and services across communities
Crawfordsville Iowa and nearby towns report a flurry of travel and hospitality. Holmes returns from Cedar Falls summer school while Dora Woodburn resumes nursing at Cook County Hospital. Families attend Rev Juinties funeral in Washington as Ott Amwa, Mrs Wolf visit Peoples home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illian Holmes
Cedar Falls
Dora Woodburn
Cook Couny Hospital
John Lease
Bruce
Anderson McCall
Iss Mary
P. H. Hay
Mary
Nellie Manners
J Uinties
Washington
Fternoon
Amwa
F. T. Wolf
A Opley
Mr.Ebner
Daughers
Ainsworth
Esterday
Lee Hanna
Harold White
Visi
Milton White
Brighton
Local Social News Highlights and Visits
Harold Lamb visits from Winfield to spend Sabbath with wife and family. Rev. J. H. McCormick and son Lloyd of Morning Sun visited W. H. McCall home yesterday afternoon. Br. J. Davidson and family returned from Des Moines after attending the State Fair Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lamb
Winfield
Rev. J. H. McCormick
Lloyd
Morning Sun
W. H. McCall
Br. J. Davidson
Des Moines
Brighton Social Notes Show Visits and Travel
Carol Shaw discharged from the navy spent days with uncle H Helmick and returned to Garden Grove. Des Moines State Fair trips involve Henry Helmick family and Mrs Helmick. Relatives plan reunions in Le Roy. Mary Merchant, Lona Cooper visit Helen Shelton in Wayland. F Ponton buys Foss residence. Raymond Speilman moves to Weidner home. Wayne Houck and baby stay with Ida Seeley. several other local visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Carol Shaw
H. Helmick
Garden Grove
Cleve Dayton
Jean
Ottumwa
Milford Kay
Des Moines
H. J. Kientz
Charlotte Kientz
Carrol Voermillion
Wayland
Ezra Seeley
Little Daugh Rapids
Ida Seeley
F. Ponton
Foss
Sam Cassady
Raymond Speilman
Weidner
Ponton
Wayne Houck
Baby
Washington
Local Notes From Aug NIP A NIRA Fair Week
Ezra Eckerman and wife of Keota stay with Will Eckerman while attending the state fair. Reif's machine has been hull clover in the area for a week. Hal Williams of Washington visits Will Curl. Lee Davisson and Jay White families depart for Des Moines to attend the fair. J P Hradek and wife were in Washington. Richard Freel and Chris Miller baled hay for Jim Hanley and Philip Eckhardt with Omer and Opal Green taking the Iowa City railway to Des Moines Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nira
Ezra Eckerman
Keota
Will Eckerman
Reif
Hal Williams
Washington
Will Curl
Lee Davisson
Jay White
Des Moines
J.P. Hradek
Richard Freel
Chris Miller
Jim Hanley
Philip
John . Eckhardt
Omer
Opal Green
Iowa City
Iowa farmland boom offers many fixed-price ranches for sale
The listing describes several Iowa farms and ranches with hundreds of acres each. Prices range from 25 per acre for a 752 acre stock ranch near town to 390 per acre for a 80 acre near Mt. Pleasant. Many properties feature good corn land, timber, well water, fenced pastures, multiple buildings, and terms including long notes at 5 to 6 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakville
Fine 80 acre and other corn farms for sale in Iowa region
Several 80 to 240 acre corn farms listed near Danville New London Des Moines county Mt Pleasant Mt Union area. Prices range 330 to 395 per acre with terms including large down payments and long- term credit. Properties feature tiled black corn land, multiple houses or barns, cribs granaries wells and tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
New London
Henry County
Des Moines
Mt.Union
Canaan
Mt. Pleasant
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