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Washington Evening Journal (Newspaper) - August 28, 1950, Washington, Iowa The old Haskins once a prosperous rail town evening journal Washington Iowa monday August in. Ism 3 Haskins Quot a Good place to live Quot says mrs. Clara Godlove by m is. A Tim Skuball Haskins some say its a shame to clutter up a perfectly Good 12.0 acre farm with such a Small town and others say they to said watch carefully for the via a jct on the Milwaukee Railroad or they a never know where to turn off Highway 218 into Haskins. Hut if you drive Down East Mathers Street to the 300 Block you la find a Little woman who has spent tin last 4 6 of her by years in the town and still thinks its a pretty goo i place to live. She a mrs. Clara Godlove and she Lier husband John and their family moved Here from Riverside in 1 04. A ooh yes it looked quite different mrs. Godlove recalls. A then there were three grocery stores to hardware Stere Blacksmith shop. Bank depot Stock Yards Telephone Exchange hotel a Church a school Grain elevator a doctor and a mrs. God lox e has an abstract which shows that the original Patent for the land on which Haskins stands was granted to one Horace h. Sisson on oct. 2, 1854. Possession of the land passed Iff m one person to another and was foreclosed several times and sold at sheriff s Sale several a uses i Quot in ally it. Was purchased the late Winfield Smouse from the farms of g. G. Elmer and m. E. Elmer and was surveyed into streets alleys and lots by pliant it. Off in March i fto2. The first building in town was Small about 10 \ in feet and was first used As a lumber office. It was first located on the West Edge of town and later where the big lumberyard was built. Later it was moved to the Arnot Mathersn place whore mrs. Mathers used it for a Brooder House for Many years ii is now demoted to a cer t crib. Or. Smouse had most of Tho houses built and rented and sold them to whoever wanted them the late p. C. Blimey had several houses Moxa i in Ari l also rented and sold them. The lumber Yard located on the Corner of Gardner axe find Morgan St. Did a thriving business in those Days. It not Only furnished materials for buildings in the town but also a great Many in Hie surrounding or in try Side a. P. Schaffer was a Carr a ter who erected a Good Manx of the buildings in town hut in later a ars the lumber business de Ned and if Xmas finally closed and Iii buildings torn Down loss Hancoc k own i the first hardware and Pickens la Mer arum Beardsley operated the Early grocery stores hater ones were j. E. Hooth. Carl Jarvis and e. J. Prey. Jess Meeks now operates the remaining general store. The Milwaukee Railroad furnished much of the town s business. Once they were to it local passenger trains and two local freights that also carried passengers each Day. The Stock Yards was always a Busy place. Live Stock was shipped out for Many Miles around. Also much was shipped in. The Grain elevator and Coil Shutes were other hush places and served a Large area of country Side. Charles Mullen was the last elevator operator. Charlie of is was the fir. Hotel proprietor but others Sty do Charlie Stephens was them to. That mrs. Godlove can remember. The hotel was on the Milwaukee Avenue inst South of the depot. It of i in rooms and at one time did a thriving business. Most of the guests were Railroad people and Farmers moving livestock and Grain from a distance. Later Rey Twinam for Down the hotel and built a Reid Nee mrs. Clara Godlove Haskins correspondent mks. Oigt Loio Light is shown wit ii one of Lier Long standing friends irs. James i. I Pirsli. Tile picture was taken at the journal s Oliree Tju Arter Yentai l dinner held saturday. In i Lim no left of All those pictured on this Page not been used since Earl Hist Spring when Milwaukee trains ceased stopping for passengers and mail. This photo Aud the other building pictures Oil this Page were loaned to the evening journal by mrs. John Subal. The Haskins buildings seen in tin Lee Samis place. Hotel Lias background Long ago disappeared. Tile farm fit right tire presently part of tin the old h we at Haskins i tin background is hic Haskin hotel. Show ii photo. On the she and a Blacksmith i or Blacksmith shops operated by j Frank Frazer or. Sig a i Lac j and John it. Welz. All were to gated on Wilson Street. Black Smithing gradually gave Way to Auto repair and the first Mechanic in town was Paul Davis win built the present Cement Block building now a Ned and operate by George Murphy. Others in tha business Here were Ralph me greedy. Albright. Daryl Mather and Ross Mccreedy. Joint Jones was cashier of Tho Haskins Hank for Many years others Yvere a or. Repins an1 Yore Davis. Even after that tor Rible Black Day the Banks Cen close Back in depression Yea of the Haskins Bank Pai i out Clos to Oom. In die Huck rooms of in Bank building John Godlove operated a Barber shop for a time and later it was occupied by a de. Case for awhile and later or Lair. Upstairs in til Bank build air was the rite Hall where the liter Ary society met plays and pro Grants and entertainments of All kinds were Beld. The Bank building a Defier of unsafe in later years and was fora or Xvi in 1045. The late or. W. A. A icon1 not Washington was also one of has Kinsy Early residents Ile firs mind stored to his patients in i room in the Haskins hotel Aud Atter heir marriage the Alcorn lived in the Home where a Edwards now lives and the. C tor a of ice was in his Home. A juror services were first i Iii the school House and then the lumber Yard and finally Church was built incl Ltd i stood where Al Illy t Oon s Gar Den urn is. This Church was Des ire was also destroyed a Brand Tew p in no which had Only been i i to sundays. The present me a built on the Corner of main Street and Harding Avenue in 1015, mrs Godlove who was then working for the lumber company hop Fin Sands Avenue. This Blacksmith shop was torn Down in the i b in s by Frank Skubal whose property it then her times there was Otill the Cement blocks used i no adat ion of Tho present Mon St 001. At made in the bidding. A it Verdi i Antrin Quot As the first pastor and the first manse was til Bomi now occupied by Dan Edwards. Senders were held in this is the Deil of at Habile old lumber company. The Blacksmith a background. Iii background at Imp appears Iii the left is til r Glit tin City Ball whim Hie new const met ion. Above Church the was Bank u net the stood West now Tow la i 9 20 present on the of when lives. It sum where was the la school House first Cross re a is just Bill Mcginnis or. Xmas moved into around 1910. Year. There were two teachers Etc pc Yed Aud they were Mildred we i Burn and Ethel Beatty. Ethel Booth taught Thor last year and there xviii he of i 20 pupils in attendance tit is fall. Scholars from Oregon no. 1 also attend there now. The Mutual Tel Phr be system a organize around i to i 0, the Exchange was in the Bank building find Charlie Harrison was the first operator. John Stafford took Over tin Exchange later and it a moved to ids Home a there or. And mrs. Edgar Whetstone a my lives. A stucco building on brewed by fire i i 19 in the cd Lago Holiday at to amp a Anta �<uh&u4 hotel Sherman main Street housed tile Exchange for Many years till mrs. De Mur 1 pin Moxa i it to her Home on Wilson Street Early in the 1 94 0�?Ts. It was abandoned june i. 19 50 id tin a Mill tiding country has keen wit Hout phones since. Fires there Inis been some disastrous you la stay at hotel Sherman Tho personality hotel right in Tho con for of Chicago on this wondrously planned happiness tour. You Lleo All Tho important sights. You la be entertain act from morning till night end enjoy an unforgettable evening of is dining and dancing. You la live a lifetime of pleasure on this unbelievable Holiday of happiness. Come on a whatever your whim or desire Well help you find those things you la want to do Here in the a Windy City. Chicago the most exciting City in America. Your Choice a 3, 5 or it Day Holiday from. A a a for so Little Money you get All these big values a delightful accommodations twin bedded rooms with Bath in famous hotel Sherman. A Complete escorted sightseeing of Chicago a Day or night. # an unforgettable night of dining and dancing plus a rollicking musical floor show at fabulous Blackhawk cafe. A ticket for Chicago theatre to see Quot first run Quot movie and Gigantic stage show. A ticket for television and radio shows. A the breakfast. Club. A Welcome travellers Quot. And others. A planned activities every hour of your stay charted by vacation experts. Many visitors say Quot every moment a vacation in itself Quot a visit historic Sites. Shop on Michigan Avenue. State Street see Marshall Field. Attend a a hit Quot show. See a football or hockey game. Just name it and our happiness Tours representative will arrange All details. Driving yes Tours available if you drive to Chicago or bus rail or air reservations will be arranged for you. Fires in Haskins t he rim Roll but t ii in we the Grain was Ai oui i 1925. Ruph i by t lit a. I the in a Fanti la Cra w fowl family and the first was most Spe Taeu elevator which residences of Bootle family tin Corbin mrs. God love have also burned at different times through the years. The first Beardsley grocery also Burnet and it was replaced by the building now used by Jess Meeks. Some Progress has been mad in spite of the general decline. Highway 218 went through the West Edge town in 19 to and shortly there after because it was part of a county Road. Main Street was Gravelled. Electricity came to town around 1935 it was to be that mail came to town on tile tvo daily pass Liger train and till merchandise a fixed on the freights. Nowadays the mail is delivered into town twice a Day on the Star rout and big freight trucks unload t he i i Zvares at Meeks grocery. The Post office has always been in one of the general stores and is now in charge of Jess Meeks. Now if anyone would want to ride on the Milwaukee a Bug which now goes West one Dux an i East the next he would have to Flag it Down or use filler Dia Dic measures to get it stopped. Yes there Are those who say that Haskins is As Good a Deal but Meeks store and Post office keep them comfortably Btl a and Over at tile garage George Murphy finds plenty of Auto and farm machinery to work on tin whole year around. On any school Day you�?T11 find plenty of activity in the Vicinity of the school and on sunday mornings there Are always quite a few cars and pick ups around the neat White presbyterian Church set it ifs Well kept Law ii there Are now about 65 pen pie in town and there Are dwellings. Only 2 have the conveniences of modern plumbing. Conditions Here Are not too conducive to plumbing. During a dry season Verj few of the town s Wells can furnish water and in a vet season everyone has water even in their basements. Maybe tin houses done to have plumbing but they do have will kept lawns and vegetable gardens and some Beautiful Flower Garden a credit to any town. And mrs. Godly be Down there on mat Liers St Reet keeps Ber place neat and clean too. So keeps Blades and cares cans vegetables makes the Best her own House for her Garden and fruits and Orange cookies. She has s Childr a of Ber own. Has taught teen agers in sunday school class for 55 years Ani has Boen a correspondent to the journal for Oxer 20, last Winter she enjoyed a 5000 mile trip to the West coast most of it made by plane. A a \ Good place in spite of being an octogenarian mrs. Godlove says a i done to think of myself As being old. Lots if hard work has kept Nix ii in fit and looking of the fright Side of things has kept my mind Young. Haskins is a pretty Good place to use the classifieds Gabriel funeral at Columbus City by Martha Butler Odlum bus Junction aug. 26 funeral services for Edwin Gabriel whose death followed injuries sustained while employed Iii Road construction work West of Mediapolis were held thursday afternoon in the Columbus City methodist Church. The Rex e. Sears Purdoi. Of fainted. Wendell Morgan Sang a beyond tin Sunset and a abide with accompanied by mrs. Mildred Jon is. Pallbearers were Jack Pugh Dilc Harbison Willard Stinson. Richard Graham Lonnie Peters of ii i Glen Clevenger. Flower attendants went mrs. Arlene Whitney mrs. Flossie Boulton and mrs. Bonnie Jean Sander. Burial was in tin Columbus City cemetery. Minus leopards the Sahara desert and tibetan Highlands Are the Only areas of Africa arid a a where the Leopard is not found notice or incorporation or Gates implement company to whom it Mav i iou Ailt a hereby us lifted that the Quot it ail implement company of Kailua. Iowa has been incorporated in r the Laws of Iowa and i i. Tile name of said corporation he a ii la t is implement it it a Naiia Quot and its principal place of i business is Kalona. Iowa 2. Tin general nature of the has i Ness to by 11 a to aet by said corporation All be the ownership and i ski elation of an implement business in ail activities appurtenant i thereto rid also tin Purchase Sal. I my 11 Iii of implements Toots be hides Madi Faery and equipment. Tim repairie.-, and servicing of them amt 1 the own t ship of t Eal estate and per son a i property. This corporation is i Ore in i d under chapter i to i of Hie i code of now a a s a corporation i or i profit. I the authorized capital Stock shall i of common Stock which shall he paid for before issued a provided by the Laws of a it Wasi i id Stock to consist of live Hundred shares of Lith to Par value. 1. Said Corporal iou id it 11 cd i ii comm Iiene business on the Date of issus ins of re lineage of incorporation by the s relat e of state to Wii Lune 12, i Trio bul did Contin in Busine such on May i i by Aud said corporation shall have Twenty years duration. T la Aff it of Tim corporation Hall he conduct of by the Hoard of lift tot i i tented by the stockholders at tin a to Attal meeting on the first monday of May annually a till the corp at ion shall he operated by officers elected by the Hoard of Dill i Toi who shall a a presi i Dent a Xiii president Secretary t n the i it Asp i inc of off ii i the of first year i Are elect Al i Gates. Hie i a reside t. See ret a Ini to tin i stockholders the cot pot a i tat de i Tim Reed at Board of co till shall to first meet directors. Tho in at ion i if t into ii i so s he Robert l. Lit and i Reisui or. Pts Cate s Hull i debts 12. His lit ii Nill ales a. 1 x ice a is. I a try of then ii it from if it Ibi it i it esd it Kimbal x. Is Crete i tilt Gat Ich g at is asm i 1 4 s t i m Iii write foil a free Quot literature St 7 out 7%ciot2 repent in happiness tours�?39 s. State St Chicago 3, Illinois Dainty Lillie Blond cries Pooh of dopes who fear wild game by Gay Pauley a United press staff correspondent new York up women who shriek at Tho sight of a in ouzo get the big a a front Elaine Monesmith 15-year-old Bobby sox explorer from Dayton. A i a Vendor what they d do if they Wert faced with a killer a elephant n to she said. Elaine a Small blonde is one of the worlds youngest Hig Gaine j Hunters. She Bas made three expeditions into Africa with Lier lather James a machinery Deal or turned explorer. The two plan j another trip in november. next assignment is to trap a she said. Quot Dud got a couple of rare White ones on hts 1 last school interferes Elaine who hat to by pass the last safari because of school came Here to meet her father on his return. A High school Sophomore she s made All trips to Date during the summer holidays. This fall she cover 25 Miles a Day. Olten Wear gone tor two weeks from our Headquarters. That Means camping out every night in the Quot someday a Elaine said Quot id like to Lead my own expedition. But for tit time being i guess fun be Content to go along with dad Between school Washington cubs and oldsters to play at Ainsworth wednesday unusual interest is focused on the softball game at Ainsworth wednesday evening at 8 00, when the Washington cubs match hitting and Fielding tactics with a group of Quot old timers who were on the roster of the Washington Independent baseball club of 1940-41. The 1940-41 group compiled an enviable record with such standouts As Dale Fuhr Max Mitchell Mary Buck Quot alter. Ray Whitehead lefty Sojka Aud Jake said a i guess ill just have to do j Jalen gtd Quot Amin Sojka of Kos s raiders Dale buried of Riverside Jack and Hod some tall talking with the principal to get Tim first Hunting trip for the father daughter combination was in 1946 to the belgian Congo. Sine then the two have travelled through nearly every part of Africa. They usually Hunt As a team. Quot till her father Lessoing the animals and Elaine standing guard with a gun in Case. Elaine trained by a Niece of j Annie Oakley to handle a gun is Ohio s Junior Champion Clay Biru shooter. Her first Jungle kill was to save her fathers life. He was shooting pictures of a Herd of elephants when one j charged. Elaine deadly aim with an a elephant gun stopped the animal in time. Adventurous As big game Hunting sounds. Elaine said a a it a no life for a takes weight off he weighed 1<>5 pounds when sin started Lier last trip. Sin came Home weighing 88. A you get enough sleep and j food a she said. A the Iii is rugged. Sometimes our party will Denton of Kinross Dale Schauenberg of Davenport kit Campbell of North English Bud Bell of Letts. The addition of a Diller Exvell known hurling expert from Columbus Junction makes the ten year ago lads loom As a serious threat to the Ever potent cub aggregation. A a there a a lot of Good Ball left in every Man on our roster a declared Ray Whitehead this morning. A we have a lot of respect for the cubs and naturally nothing could please us More than to notch a win Over our younger opponents a lie continued. Admission for the game at Ainsworth is 25c for adults and id for children. A ror Man Only when did you lost 7/send her Flowe ref House of Flowers Highway 92 East phone 590 Tom Duncan s weekly Giveaway sorry Gertrude Payne 902 s. Iowa ave., Washington Iowa. Would have been the Winner saturday night. However she had failed to sign up during the week. So the free dollars in Trade double this week. Of you Haven t already registered for our weekly Giveaway. Ask about it at our store. All misses and women 12 years or Over eligible. No Purchase necessary. Note we will give one pair of nylons each week to the name drawn. Even though they Haven t signed the Register during the week. 7em Qun Caris shop for women Quot if we Don t have it. Another Washington store does

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