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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1919
Page
7
Social notes from Washington County list births and notices of residents. Includes brief personal updates on arrivals and departures, honors, and community happenings reported by local sources.
On Thanksgiving Day in Wellman Mr and Mrs Charles Shafer and Edward Hambright joined the Andersons for the holiday. John Carter returned from Washington after court. Local families visited relatives including the Bradlers Dailey and Dallis Zimmerman households. The Keota Wellman football game ended in a 0 0 tie with neither side scoring.
Mrs. Harry Weich and her son came home Wednesday and both are recovering from their operations. Mrs. Ray Walton and Lucile returned to their Riverside area residence Friday evening.
The massed motion picture production of The Whip arrives at the Fox Theatre for a two day engagement starting tonight. Audiences will witness the dramatic London stage sensation captured on film with a deadly train wreck sequence cited as unparalleled in thrill and scale.
After a strenuous campaign the labor party lost the Winnipeg election. Charles F. Gray, leader of the citizens' ticket, was re elected by a 3018 margin over 8 J Palmer, backed by labor elements that endorsed the general strike last spring. Labor failed to win school board representation amid heavy returns.
In Taon France December 1 residents of devastated districts flee bursts of shell and air from small fires that ignite shells piled for removal. Unexploded ordnance remains widespread with German prisoners collecting many while daily blasting occurs in remote valleys. Sparks from locomotives and battlefield fires ignite dry weeds causing accidental detonations along guarded roads.
Michigan City Ind Dec 1 Richard Much and his son Charles twenty three years old fishermen of Gary are believed to have drowned in the fifty mile gale which swept the lake Saturday evening Only last Wednesday Richard Much Jr another son was drowned while fishing near Indiana Harbor
A farmer moves to town and sells at residence three miles northwest of Wayland. On Wednesday December 10 at 10 o clock the sale includes six head of horses with details, twenty five cattle, seven yearling steers, two yearling heifers, seven spring calves, hay and grain plus corn, hay and stalks and land assets described.
A detailed listing describes farm and household items including three wagons one carriage two riding cultivators two walking cultivators one walking plow two sulky plows one garden plow a disc two cow planteds hay loader gearless McCormick mower two hay rakes plus tar end seeded bob sled grind stone pump three section harrow gas engine pump jack one hundred twenty feet of inch rope etc. Farm tools include corn shellers log chains cross cut saws lard press and more. Household goods cover oil stove Round Oak heater cook stove iron kettle two bedsteads extension lounge couches cupboards a refrigerator dining chairs parlor set wardrobe churn cream separator tables large gas and oil tanks and a full kitchen assortment.
A catalog lists 53 cattle for sale including 20 black steers around 50 pounds, 20 red steers near 750, 10 red steers about 600, and 3 spring calves with nine horned. Beefy stock described. terms disclosed sale day. Lunch by Doc Goldsmith. Auctioneers Henss. clerk Davis. December 1 4 8.
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