Masons to Honor the Grand Master Alberson in Washington
Washington lodge No 26 plans a banquet at the Masonic hall on September 20 to honor A N Alberson mayor of Washington and recent grand master of Iowa Masons. About two to three hundred Masons are expected with Eastern Star members serving. invitations go to grand lodge officers and committee chairs. Elliot Grayson, master, will appoint banquet departments and release the program soon.
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Washington Lodge No. 26
A. F
A. M
A. N. Alberson
Washington
Blue Lodge Masons
Iowa
Masonic Hall
Albersons
Towa Masons
Grand Lodge
Alberson
Elliot Grayson
Washington Lodge
Farm Tract Sale Involving 249 Acres
A deal completed yesterday sees W. 8. Boyer and J. D. Day ton selling two farms totaling 249 acres to Godfrey and Eldridge of the city for 122,600 dollars. One 166 acre corn farm lies a mile south of West Chester and an 80 acre farm sits four miles northwest of Washington. Part payment includes a wheat land tract from Godfrey & Eldridge’s holdings in the northwest. The Dempney Land Company handled the transaction.
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W. 8. Boyer
J. D. Dayton
Godfrey & Eldridge
West Chester
Washington
Godfrey
Colored Minister to Speak at Presbyterian Church
Evangelist D. W. Reed will lecture and provide musical entertainment at the Presbyterian church next Tuesday evening, August 30 at 8:00. Admission is free but a silver offering will be taken for the A. M. E. church after the program. Come and hear this man. You will be well entertained.
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D. W. Reed
Presbyterian Church
A. M. RE
Washington leads Wellman in barnyard horseshoe series
More than 200 spectators watched the hotel site matches as Washington players Caldwell Ferguson Briley McCall Hoxworth Work Meek Warren Godfrey Davidson faced Wellman’s Smith Peese Roup Regseeger Steiner Maple Jordan Mooney Blumenstein. Washington won four of six with Wellman ahead 111 to 105 in points.
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Wellman
Washington Men
Altho
Wellmanites
Erg
Washington
Caldwell
Ferguson
Briley
McCall Hoxworth
Work
Meek
Warren
Godfrey
Davidson
Smith Peese
Roup
Regseeger
Steiner
Maple
Jordan
Mooney
Blumenstein
Milt Godfrey
Community club and church notices for Dutch Creek and area
The column lists church choir rehearsal at 7 30 Friday at the Christian church, new anthem books available, and a picnic at Sunset Park. Invitations extend to all residents of Dutch Creek to attend and bring dinner. Several church and club meetings are scheduled for August 29 30 and early September including missionary groups at various addresses.
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Dutch Creek Picaic Sept
Sunset Park
Dutch Creek
Lens sale at South Farm Garage for $1.25 a pair
Advertises new lens sale at South Farm Garage with price of 1.25 dollars per pair and mentions electric tail lights at 75 cents each. Provides contact 6206 Marcus Kuhn.
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South Farm
John H Munro of Seventy Six Dead at 38
John H Munro, aged 38, died yesterday at 2 45 PM in Mt. Pleasant after six years of treatment. A Seventy six township resident, son of D K Munro and Mrs Munro, he lived with his parents. Survived by two brothers and one sister and noted relatives. Private funeral Sunday at 3 at the Munro home with Rev A J McConnell. burial in Keota cemetery.
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John H. Munro
Mt. Pleasant
Mr. Munroe
D. KR. Munro
West Chester
Seventy-six
Township
Will S. Munro
Ralph MH. Munro
Fairfield
Oliver Munro
Arch
Munro Home
A. J. McConnell
Beard dreams and omens in a Victorian bearded lore
Dream lore links beard color and presence to fortune and misfortune. A long beard foreshadows trouble if black, shame if red, cunning success if white, while shaving signals loss. A young woman with a beard predicts a good marriage, beardlessness means riches, washing the beard forewarns sadness.
First electric street car in Kansas City operated by trolley wire
May 1 1885 marked the first use of overhead trolley wire in Kansas City on a line south of Westport extending beyond the Westport Horse Car Line.
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Kansas City
Westport
Reisters Produce Store Poem Praises Fair Deals At West Chester
A student poem from Theodore Bauer of West Chester extols Reister's Produce Store for fair pricing and reliable service. The caller urges readers to bring eggs and produce to Reister's to earn a "fat purse" and praises the store for square dealings.
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Reisters
Reister
Theodore Bauer
West Chester
Body of Lieut. Henry Russel to be brought home for funeral
Mr and Mrs Hie W Russel have word their son Lieut Henry H Russel will arrive in Hoboken from France this week for a military funeral likely on Sunday Sept 4 or the next Sunday He was a Washington high school graduate and Ames engineering student and served in Company EB Seventh Engineers killed October 14 1918 in the Argonne by a high explosive shell while leading his platoon
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Hie W. Russel
Henry H. Russel
Hoboken
France
Russel
Washington High School
Ames
Seventh Engineers
Argonne
Local Boy Named Among Iowa’s 30 Best Students
James Van Nostrand of Marion township is named one of Iowa’s thirty best rural-school students and will receive a special diploma signed by state and national education leaders. Miss Katheryn Montgomery and teacher Miss Marguerite Bruty are cited for their roles, with plans to publish pupil and schoolhouse pictures. Separately, Judge Charles A. Dewey grants a continuance in George Hayes v. county board over highway changes near Hayes home, delaying action until next spring.
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James van Nostrand
As van Nostrand
Marion Township
Iowa
N. B. Kendall
Katheryn Montgomery
Washington County
James
Shiloh
Marguerite Bruty
Miss Montgomery
P. FE. McClanahan
Charles A. Dewey
George Hayes
County Board of Supervisors
Hayes Farm
J. L. Brookhart
State Fair Specials Start Next Monday
The Rock Island railway will run special trains from Washington to the state fair from next Monday through Wednesday. Trains leave at 5:00 AM and return from Des Moines at 5:49 PM. Round trip fare is 6.76 dollars. Agent H W Russell urges exact change as the office cannot supply much small money.
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The
Rock Island Railway
Washington
Des Moines
H. W. Russell
Rotary notice on attendance and guests for Monday
Rotarians are asked to inform Leigh Allace if they will be absent from the regular meeting Monday evening and to note if they plan to bring any guests during ladies night.
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Leigh Allace
Controlling Dreams Hints for Pleasant Groans
An expert offers tips for better dreams and calmer nights. Advice covers pillow height to reduce heat, cooling the heart, open windows, and a nightlight for nervous children.
Miss Marguerite MacGugin Hosts Cover ed Dish Club
Last evening Miss Marguerite MacGugin hosted the Cover ed Dish club with a seven o'clock dinner. Guests enjoyed bridge and dancing after, including Miss Barnett of Burlington as an out of town guest staying with Mrs. L. B. Lupton. Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Dicken entertained at a six o'clock dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wilson whose marriage was recently celebrated. Two long dining tables were decorated with bowls of early autumn flowers.
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Marguerite MacGugin
Miss Barnett
Burlington
L. B. Lupton
M. E. Dicken
Dinner and farewell gatherings mark village events
Eighteen guests dined on a four course menu featuring fried chicken. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Hogan of Williamsburg Town. A stand in bearing society held an extra meeting at Mrs. K. F. Stutsman’s home with officers elected. Separate farewell social for Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Owen and family planned at First United Presbyterian Church as they prepare to join mission work in Assiut Egypt.
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Young Women's Missionary Society of the
Second United Presbyterian Church
Leslie Mountford
K. F. Stutsman
Evelyn Caldwell
Ruth Busby
Dorothea Thompson
Barbara Miller
Helen Mauthe
Dorothy Hazen
Beulah Harvey
First United Presbyterian Church
C. A. Owen
Assiut
Egypt
W. O. Matthews
Helen Harvey
Doris Chalmers
Dr. Owen
Owen
Longevity in English Clergymen Reported
A correspondent notes eight English clergy deaths in one week with ages averaging just under 74 years. The oldest was 92 and the youngest 57, suggesting exceptional longevity among the clergy or a notable record.
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Masons
YALES
Ft. Madison
Keokuk
Mannhardt Bros
Washington-Wellaman
Young Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Booster Club
Clem Edgar
Priscilla Club
J. O. Sexton
S. Second Ave
Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Jake Lemley
Lord Ave
Cora McCall
Australia
Marcus Kuhn
Harold Bell Wright
Helen of the
Eiveryone
Phillips Drug Store
Kodak Store
Mrs
D. R
Munro
Ainsworth
Bill
Mike
Reister & Sons
Henry Russel
Lad Will
Hayes
Evening Journal
American Pearl Button Co
Inquire Journal
Fordson Tractor
L. R. Marr
Donald McLaughlin
New Zealand
Edwin B. Davidson
Schmoeller Bros
Charles
Chester
O. D. Booth
White Way
Marion Avenue
Green
Ainsworthian
International Mills
Acme Trunk & Bag Factory
Spring Valley
Ill
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