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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1918
Page
6
The Washington County Chautauqua Association stockholders vote on officers at the Commercial Club on Tuesday September 10 at eight o clock. Reports from season officers will be presented amid elections.
Miss Luella Beal traveled to Morning Sun for several days of leisure. Mrs. Fred Barkhouse returned to Fort Dodge after a two week stay with the Landau family. Miss Lela Kracaw arrived from Keota to teach nearby. Mrs. Ross Coulter and children visit Crawfordsville area. Mrs. Fred Shoemaker went to Cedar Rapids with the McClean children. Mrs. Lloyd Copeland visiting Camp Pike Arkansas before returning to Nebraska to teach in Edison schools. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Young return from a Minnesota trip via Deep River and Waterloo. Frank Handy and companion move back to town to care for stock. Corporal Clarence Combs reports arriving safely overseas.
Clare Kron of Riverside spends the day in town. Mrs. B. B. Baker and Corrine O Handlen travel to Davenport and Burlington. Mrs. Guthrie and Mrs. Baughman visit relatives in Havre and Sigourney. R Esmond Smith returns from Chicago as a guest. Several others arrive or depart for visits in Davenport, Batavia, Washington, and Letts.
Fresh candies at Dean’s along with local notes on teaching assignments and travels. Miss Margaret Dicken begins high school teaching in Sigourney, and Miss Cora Porter resumes math instruction in Fairfield. Teachers Lois Bronson and Gail Sanderson arrive for the new term, while Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Moore, and others plan visits and returns. Carl Combs reports butter fat at 44 cents.
Regular meals at Dean's noted. Miss Mildred Stewart returns home after touring with the Travers Wicke chautauqua. Mrs. Carl Burns and children depart for near Hartsburg Urs. Mr. and Mrs. Hal Figgins visit and depart for Bloomfield. Mrs. Ella Harris returns to Harvard Iowa. Brown's Business College to open Sept 2 3 due to increased attendance. Elisabeth Osberg returns from Washington to Ft Madison via Clare Kron. Miss Mary Jacoby travels from Muscatine to Crawfordsville to teach domestic science in Crawfordsville. Christine Schneider resumes teaching after summer study in Chicago. Delin eator and Everybodys magazine offers. Clara Fisher and Ernest visit Chicago. William Frasmer joins. Anna Olsen leaves for Tipton as county home demonstrator. Several families return from Des Moines State Fair. Louisa Young Olive Tomlinson and Grace Applegate head to Ainsworth for teaching. William Squire leaves for Camp Cody after furlough. J W Shuman family guests join for wedding of Miss Jean Shuman. Mrs F Hull and Miss Nellie Fletcher depart for Williamsburg Kansas.
Mrs. Don Hampesher and daughter Wilma leave for Burlington to establish a home there while Hampsher accepts a permanent position at Churchill Drug. Miss Gladys Logan visits Washingtonian kin after government work in D C. Mr and Mrs W P Wells return from Des Moines and report a lighter state fair this year with first time visitor Cleo Coulter enjoying the outing.
There will be no services at the Christ church tomorrow due to the pastor Rev. G. Lolin Eaton being away and unable to return in time.
Mr and Mrs Al Fields report their son Warren Fields has arrived safely overseas. He serves in the ordnance detachment Seventh Ammunition Train.
Like Iowa Best. S. 8. Perry and family arrived last night from Mission Texas and will make their future home in the county. They formerly lived at Perry Iowa and praise Washington county as the best in Iowa. In Texas they met Elmer Adams who spoke highly of the area. Mr. Perry is a farmer seeking farm work in this county.
Ben Long of Kansas reports his brother Ben Long has arrived overseas. He served three months with the machine gun battalion of the 88th Division after training at three camps, praising Camp Dodge as superior. He enlisted from Kansas.
Mrs. Peter Berdo received a morning letter from Mrs. G B McFarland the hospital corps company mother at Camp Dodge. She thanked contributors for the tea towels collected by the hospital auxiliary and asked Mrs Berdo to extend thanks to all who donated.
Lumber yards will be closed all day on Labor Day. Work delayed for customers needing materials. check local listings for reopens Tuesday.
A called meeting of Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M is set for Monday at 7 30 pm to perform Master Masons degree work. With candidates soon joining the army the lodge seeks a large turnout to honor these patriotic young men. Refreshments to follow. L D Langworthy 8 W 691 2
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