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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1921
Page
5
Correspondents report social visits across Rural Route Four from the Simmerings to the Kepharts and Millers. Residents note a sick list, a cow loss, and a hog shipment via Farmers Union with hogs averaging 263 pounds.
Havre residents attend the Havre Social club meeting with 13 members and three visitors. New officers elected for the coming year during the annual Christmas exchange. Refreshments served by Mrs Frey and family. Local movement of people and farm product shipments noted in surrounding area.
Braden Braden and R H Smith visited Mrs F M Smith in Ot tumwa Tuesday night and Wednesday. W L Smith returned from Colorado by auto and reached his mother's home Thursday forenoon amid good roads and snow in Colorado. C M Maxwells sawed wood Wednesday with Fred Eisley doing the sawing. Local residents attended Crawfordsville lecture night and joined the ladies aid at the Methodist church Tuesday. Will Richards and Mrs Richards spent Wednesday evening at C M Maxwell's.
Riverside reports a two day bazaar at St Marys hall raising net proceeds of 800 dollars. Miss Mary Sanders won a tea cloth and the doll prize, Miss Ella Dautremont took the oil bride gift, and Mrs. Alex Vegey held the dresser set number. A three act comedy was staged Monday night with a full crowd.
Pleasant social notes recount Mrs. BE B Bushek’s training help for a recent evening event. Mr. and Mrs. William Griffin visited Fairfax to see sister Mrs. John Mulhern. Miss La Verne Knebel of Town City visited with Miss Dorothy Dautremont. Mrs. Gerald Welte and Margaret of Kalona spent Tuesday with Cornelius Schneider’s family. Sylvester Bauer’s wife returned from Iowa City after Fred Bauer’s surgery at Mercy Hospital showed improvement. Anna Sanders of I ll ls visited her sister Mary Sanders Tuesday evening.
In Crawfordsville on December 16 Will Lease of Muscatine visited his mother Mrs. Mary Lease. W J Russell of Fayette Idaho accompanied by Rev J F Barnett family. George Maxwell Washington and others visited John Hanna home. Alice Hesseltine went to Havre to visit sister Grace a Havre teacher.
Washington report details rapid progress in rebuilding the National Guard as a second line of defense. By June 30 the Guard stood at 113,630 with 331 units unorganized. expansion could push totals to 160,000, surpassing the regular army, unless funding increases are approved.
Miss Jeanette Wooley arrived home from Des Moines where she attended Des Moines University. Mr. and Mrs. David Blankenhorn, Irvin and Miss Leila Blankenhorn attended the funeral of Mrs. Ray Blankenhorn in Washington yesterday.
A fallen tree cut the Keokuk high power line at 1 15 PM Wednesday. The Burlington Steam plant aided the city by raising boiler pressure and starting a generator to supply light and power for over an hour. When Keokuk power returned after an hour another generator was started for streetcars.
The article explains that young kangaroos in the mother's pouch do not suck milk from the breast but receive milk pumped down their throats by the mother's muscular action.
Webster county Iowa officials urge school gun permits for rural teachers after a second local teacher murder. Sheriff George Bassett says permits will be issued if authorized by the county superintendent. He emphasizes protection during winter when dangers from trespassers increase.
A teacher calls Tommy down from a pile to work on arithmetic as a reminder that the denimed duty belongs to an idle Wanda. Cork Eranmlver
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