Washington County Society News In Brief
Social notes from Washington County report comings and goings of residents. Includes personal mentions, gatherings, and notices of deaths and other life events drawn from local correspondents.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1919
Page
7
Local notices from Dublin neighbors and visitors
Aug 29 Dublin notes report Emil and Mrs Fink and baby relocating to Clarence Hotel for months. Art Conard and W E Augustine group visit Washington. McCaleb family spent Sunday at Rubio. Augustine trio travel to Hedrick. A T Augustine of West Chester joins. Hotle-Shockley picnic held at Rubio. Luers return from state fair. Homer Porter visits brother Ray back from overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Emil Fink
Baby
Clarence Hotle
Art Conard
W. E. Augustine
Washington
J. B. McCaleb
Rubio
W. FE
Augustine
Hedrick
A. T. Augustine
West Chester
Henry Luers
Homer Porter
Ray
Overseas
Riverside social notes travel and local visits
Riverside residents and visitors are shown in a series of short notices. Families from Carroll Iowa and Cedar Rapids to Des Moines and Wellman journey for fairs, visits, and holidays. Several local farms and residents change hands or host relatives while others head to Chicago and Moline for stock and family time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
George Wieland
Jennie
Carroll
Iowa
Moline
Lil
Odendahle
Alex.Yegsty
Bernardine and
Elizabeth
Stella Yerry
Augustine Bulger
Simon Metz
Des Moines
Helen Shradell
Iowa City
Harlan
Ind
Mary Goetz
Rev
Jacobameier
P. Stahl
Richmond
Hartigan
Washington
Droll
Frank Vochaska
Carl Yegry
Meeks & Kern Land Agency
McMahon
Kinross
Margaret Streb
Crag Hahn
Cedar Rapids
Frank Critz
Wellman
Irvin Lawrence
C. 8
Coe
Margaret
Key West
Florida
Ferris Lowe
Albert Hahn
Thelma
Carl Craig
D. Craig
Clair Flynn
William McCreedy
South Dakota
Nebraska
Pierre
Dakota
Nebrask
McCreedy
Chester Scott
Nellie Blaker
Litchfield
Minn
Visi
Mary Marcus
Cleveland
Ohio
Raul Shebanek
Issés Geneva Shebek
Amelia
Hillsboro
North Dakota
Charles Kinsley
Marriage signals new union at Riverside on Tuesday
Tuesday marked the marriage of Frank Kallous and Mayme Havel, two popular locals. Rev. J A Glendinning officiated at the M B E church in Washington. The bride wore a white georgette gown and roses, sister Blanche Havel was brides maid in pink, Adolph Havel served as best man. The couple will honeymoon in Minnesota and Canada before settling on the groom's farm south of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hahn
Dorothy Dautremont
Davenport
Moline
Charles Nose
Bl. A. Rose
Great Lakes Naval Training School
Frank Kallous
Mayme Havel
J.A. Glendinning
M. BE
Washington
Blanche Havel
Adolph Havel
Local Social Roundup From Brighton Area
Brighton notices list Miss Bonnie Cassady teaching at Bethel school and several visits and returns across Pekin Clarksville Albia Miles City Wapello Crawfordsville and Columbus Junction. Frequent travel for weddings reunions military service and family gatherings appear through August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Bonnie Cassady
Chilicothe
Bethel School
Clarence Crawford
Pekin
Ill
David Warren
Jennie Dayton
Clarksville
Bass
Emry
Down City
W. A. Crist
Baby
la Ronta
Mary Fox
Dan Johnson
Miles City
Mont
Oscar
Albert Schoewe
Chas. Schoewe
Milwaukee
Wis
McGuire-Schoewe
J. W. Swisher
Washington
Bessie Shreves
Albia
J.L. Frederick
Leonard Bristow
Chas. Dunbar
Minneapolis
Dunbar
W.S. Parks
Estelle Christie
Wapello
Dave Irwin
Churdan
L. C. Dunbar
Crawfordsville
Ind
PD. N. Hope
Pawnee
Oklo
Mattie Wood
E. L. Edmondson
Columbus Junction
Hunters Barred From Land Owned by Johnson and Associates
Notice from Chas Johnson Willard Leet Frank Sherbeck John Coakney and Ed Stoutner requests no hunting or trespassing on land they own rent or lease. Ground referenced by legal parcel 21-2-3-6-5-30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Johnson
Willard
Walter Leet
Frank Sherbeck
John Coakney
Ed Stoutner
State Fair Receipts to Surpass 300000 dollars
Des Moines reports Iowa state fair total receipts will exceed 300000 with profits over 60600. Night shows drew large crowds and grand stand income set yearly records. Improvements planned include 125000 cattle barn plus 200000 more for the barn and 10000 for extra parking space as motor transport day features 1000 trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Money Not Everything in a Dollar and Cents World
A thoughtful note on valuing things beyond money, warning that many worthy pursuits exceed monetary value and warning of the risk in basing decisions solely on financial terms.
Holland Doal Exports Estimate Rich Coal Deposits
Government estimates Holland Doal coal deposits exceed five million tons though none are investment grade fuel. The data suggests sizable resources but quality grades limit industrial use and export options. Local officials study potential for mining, processing, and policy decisions shaping future development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Farmers Question Price Stability and Grain Outlook
The piece critiques profit driven inflation and calls for stable prices aligned with labor pay. It notes anxiety over high costs and rail labor, asks if corn at 1.15 to 1.25 dollars is fair, and mentions oats potentially around 75 cents with moderate crops and limited oats scarcity. Chicago faces a high cost cure and restraints on cash grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chicago
Cedar Falls Renter Given Fine Reward
Cedar Falls August 30 A rebate of 24000 on the appraised valuation of a 240 acre farm was given by Mrs. Vesta A Bryant to Iver Fodgall, a long time tenant on the Bryant farm. Mrs. Bryant, in poor health, aims to close her affairs and had a three person committee appraise the land at 450 per acre. The farm would have.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Vesta A. K Bryant
Iver Fodgall
Bryant
Fodgall
Managers Renew Rivalry as Tigers Face White Sox
Witness Kid Gleason of the Chicago White Sox and Hugh Jennings of the Detroit Tigers at the helm in a moment when Detroit leads. Jennings, a pennant winner, built another strong team around Ty Cobb, while Gleason returns from coaching to manage the White Sox with Pante Rowland starring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid Gleason
Chicago White Sox
Hugh Jennings
Bosus
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Jennings
Ty Cobb
Gleason
White Sox
de“Pante” Rowland
Farm Renton Pays Old Servant for Loyal 18 Years
Mrs Bryant offered to sell the farm to Fedgal for 60000 on easy terms after he spent 18 years renting and caring for it. Revenue from the farm ran about 1500 yearly, most reinvested in improvements. Fedgal had maintained the property as it declined under prior ownership.
Maquoketa Soldier Earns the D S C for Belleau Battle
John J. Ingalls son of W W Ingals of Maquoketa receives the D S C for bravery on June 6 at Belleau Wood where he remained on the field until wounded a second time. He also holds the Croix de Guerre from France and bears shrapnel and a machine gun bullet as mementos plus mustard gas marks around his eyes and forehead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
John J. Ingalls
W. W. Ingals
Belleau
Ingalls
Washington County Prize Winners at State Fair Des Moines
Washington County earned about 125 dollars in prize money at the Des Moines State Fair for its grain exhibit prepared by H. Fedderson and Doc McGinnis. The Rosen rye sample from Joe Soukup’s Riverside farm drew praise from experts. The county’s boys judging team placed sixteenth, with Marion George posting the top score among locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Des Moines
MM. H. Fedderson
Doc” McGinnis
Keokuk County
Utterback
Sigourney
Fedderson
McGinnis
Washington
Mr. Fedderson
Joe Soukup
Riverside
Henry Field
Michigan
Donald Darbyshire
Everette Stewart
Ainsworth
Marion George
Farr
Marion Booth
W. D. Booth
John Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Reed
Twins in Accident: One Killed and Twin Siblings Injured
Bedford, Aug. 30. I. H. Chilcote is dead and his twin brother, Emery H. Chilcote, is seriously injured after a high speed auto collision near Bedford while returning from a fair. Their car collided with another automobile. the injured man is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford, Ta
H. Chilcote
Emery H. Chilcote
Here
Pocket Thief Alarm Lets Theft Suspects Pay by Exploding
A compact European invention fits in a vest pocket and detonates a cartridge when a concealed object is moved, serving as a portable thief alarm. It aims to deter stealing by triggering a loud explosion on disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
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Erings
Holland Doal
Senator Fomerone
Harding
State Fair
UEBET
Judg
Ing Trai
Choice
Stewart
White Way
Tre
Ee Monrop
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