Marriage Bonds Filed in 1850 Washington County Iowa
Genealogical column lists marriage bonds filed with the district clerk of Washington County Iowa through 1865. It records contracting parties ages residence and officiants for numerous 1850 marriages including Hadley McCracken Hulick Davis Ritchey Orr Ingham Essley Moore Wood Garen Smith etc. Entries show double weddings and specify ministers officiating and dates in 1850 with occasional abbr. of ages.
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Washington, County
Iowa
Christmas in Washington County remembered by the Brigade
The Rocking Chair Brigade notes illnesses, birthdays, and visits around Christmas. Ida Harmon and George Maxwell are ill, twins at 79 plan an 80th, Mrs Zaring funeral described, Marianna Karl to visit from Pittsburgh, and local charity auctions and Y M C A events wrap the small town notes.
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Ida Harmon
Harmon
Washington
Sit
Dr Hull Dies as Washington Feels Loss at 72
Dr Joseph Hull died at home on East Washington Street Sunday morning December 17 1922 after a six year illness. He was nearly 73. The piece notes local football captain Harry Macon and the 1923 team prospects, plus moves by L H Orr Land Co and doctors Droz and Jenkins in town.
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Hull
Joseph [ Hull
East Washington Street
Harry Macon
Frank Macon
Washington
the Journal
Rice
Skipton Twins
Dusenberry
Dura
Freshwaters
Brookhart
Fields Waymack
Daniels
Boice
Molesworth
Essley
L. H. Orr Land Company
Iowa Ave
Farmers and Merchants Bank
A. J. Droz
E R. Jenkins
Arrow Shots From Alex Miller's Pen
A collection of witticisms and satirical observations on manners habits and social norms. The piece critiques behavior in everyday settings including church practice fashion language and leisure with humorous irony.
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Alex Miller
Marriage Surprise Tops Season Just After Eight
Claire Dewey and Ed Fox's daughter Pearl wed at eight o clock in the bride’s home with Rev Young officiating. The couple, both well known, plan immediate schooling and future plans remain uncertain.
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Claire Dewey
Miss Pearl
Ed Fox
Rev. Young
Claire
S. B. Dewey
Pear
Seneca
Isabela Moore McCandless Buried Near Lincoln Family Tale
L A Jones learns of Isabela Moore McCandless’s death and burial plans beside her husband Capt Isaiah Moore of the 11th Jaws Inf. In Keokuk, Anni Bell Allison recalls her father’s death 62 years earlier and her mother and siblings moving from Lincoln Neb. to Keokuk, with memories of Dr James Brown and local pioneers.
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Isaiah G. Moore
Lth
Iawa
Wooa Lawn
Isabela Moore McCandless
Lincoln
Nebraska
L. A Jones
Lincoln Neb
Isaiah Moore
11Th
Jaws Inf
Anni Bell (Moore) Allison
Keokuk
Isabella Brown
James Brown
United Presbyterian Church
Mr. Moore
Given
O. G. Given
Capt. Brown
Allison
Good Fellows Fund Seeks 130 Baskets and $50 More
Mr. J. E. Crail, chairman of the Good Fellow fund, announced that 130 baskets would be needed and that an additional $50 is required to meet the needs of the situation.
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Good Fellows
J. E. Crail
Good Fellow Fund
Garage deal changes hands again in December
J W Schenefelt, who had sold the Studebaker garage to Clem Escher, has repurchased the business and took possession on December 20.
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J. W. Schenefelt
Studebaker
Clem Escher
Crail’s Ad Claims Largest Run in Washington
The Democrat touts J B Crail’s advertisement as the town’s largest ever printed, claiming the paper’s press can print it and inviting readers, especially women, to see bargains. The note emphasizes the ad stands out in size, not claims of bargains.
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C. A. Speer
West
Jefferson St
Washington
Iowa
J. Bb. Crail
John Minner
Stanley Miller
Democrat
Crail
Washington County week in review closes with Christmas cheer
Wesley Smith 88 a pioneer resident of Dutch Creek died at the Robert McCaleb home. Funeral services for Anna Vesely of Richmond were held. Christmas Seal health buttons sold. Various holiday gatherings and church events noted. Welfare aid and Good Fellows drives report progress as community shares in seasonal celebrations.
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Wesley Smith
Dutch Creek
Robert McCaleb
Anna Vesely
Richmond
Spevacek
A. W Stiles
Marshalltown
Mary Stiles
Fred Telford
Pleasant Hill
Creston
Local Social News from Columbus Junction
Martha Butler hosts Standard Bearers junior missionary party with duet by Betty Bennett and Margaret Hanft and readings from Lady Fourth Daughter of China. Priscils club hold Christmas party at former member’s home. Emma Beekman chapter Order of Eastern Star elect officers with installation planned in January. The report continues with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pence and others.
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Columbus Junction
Dev
Margaret May Hanst
Missionary Society of the Methodist Shurch
Cherry Avenue
Betty Bennett
Margaret May Hanft
Madeline Jordan
Ruth Weber
Lady Fourth
China
Marjorie Reaney
Isabelle Gree Ruth
Dorothy Weber
Dorothy Bliven
H. Lee Huston
J H. Huston
L. C. Hill
Wood Norris
Priscils Club
Emma Beekman
Order of Eastern Star
Laurence Gilkey
H. B. Thomas
Luelle Patton
B. H. Sherer
Besse Mi Roberts
Ora Simons
Matie Shellabarger
Nettie Lewis
Jack Pence
Little Girl Aims High as Two Men Stall
A fragmented passage shows a tiny curly headed girl opposing two exhausted men who have not moved an inch. The scene reads with a touch of humor as observers note the unlikely confrontation.
Colorado Springs Appoints Faculty To New Administrative Posts
From Colorado Springs comes news of the appointment of our members of the Colorado Women's College faculty to newly created administrative posts. Among them is Miss Maud Ditmars, college librarian, appointed principal of the preparatory department. Miss Ditmars is a former Washington girl and will be remembered by many here.
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Colorado Springs
Colorado Women’s College
Maud Ditmars
Miss Ditmars
Washington
Family visit at Pence home with relatives from Sigournay and Sigournay ties
The Pence family hosts relatives including Miss Elizabeth Boss and her brother Frank Boss of Sigournay visiting their cousin Mrs Jacob Lieberknecht at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Pence.
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Frances Stewart
C.N. Wells
Chicago
Dr. C. W. Stewart
Josephine Hull
Lansdowne, Venn
Drexel Institute Business College
H. C. Hull
Betty Starteman
Red Oak
J. W. Pence
Elizabeth Boss
Frank Boss
Sigournay
Jacob Lieberknecht
Mrs Gingerich Hosts Dinner for Kashs Emigrants
Mr and Mrs Arthur Gingerich hosted a turkey dinner in honor of Mr and Mrs Stanley Kash who were recently emigrated. Attending were Mr and Mrs Wallace Kash and their son Donald and the Misses Vel
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Arthur Gingerich
Stanley Kash
Wallace Kash
Donald
Vel
Fire Alarms Sound in Kalona Two Roof Blazes Curbed
Two roof fires in Kalona Thursday prompted firefighters to action. The first blaze appeared on the roof of Mrs. Robert Neudigate’s house in the north part of town and was extinguished after a quick response. Later that evening another roof fire started at the Lorden home after a chimney burned out. crews also contained this blaze and both roofs were patched the next day.
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Mary Kash
Kalona
Robert Neudigate
Lorden
Valley building address notice
Details point to W. D. Dwyer at a Valley building on the northeast corner square third floor end of hall with contact phone 176.
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W. D. Dwyer Valley Building
Northeast Corner Square
Insurance Halshe
W. Thompson Insurance
Bailey
Pear
Erator
Lemley & Yard
Nearance
Washington National Tank
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Jefferson Co
Sarah McCracken
Elijah E. Smith
P. J
James Hulick
Frances A. Davis
J. W. Maxon
Robert Strain
Nancy Jane Cook
Hawthorn
W. H. Andrews
Milton Ritchey
Margaret Jane Orr
Jotn Orr
Stephen Streeter
Susan Co. Hyde
Anson Moore
J. P
Benjam J. Ingham
Elizabeth Hyde
Phillip Essley
Donzell Custer
Jacob Moore
Rebecca E Garen
Thomas McMullen
Samuel Wood
Nelly Malissa Garen
Elijah P. Smith
Henry Co
Cathrine Hames
Simeon Waters
Gilbert Fisher
Orie
Ann Moore
Presbyterian Meeting House
Brighton
Wm. Elliott
Eli R. Barton
Hannah Griffith
Nathan Griffith
Samuel Scott
Andrew Spillard
Margaret Crawford
Robt. S. Dinsmore
George A. Elsworth
Margaret Hulick
George W. Henkle
Caroline Smith
John S. Maple
Wm. C. Howard
Winthrop Farley
M. Angeline Calkin
H. Taylor
William G. Griffith
Mary Ann Bowen
William Elliott
William Williams
Mary Stafford
Ralph Stafford
Edw. Twining
William G. Smith
Mary Cathrine Randel
Levi Randel
William C. Howard
Charles Hasty
Sarah Arnold
Arnold
Alexander G. Brewer
Hester Jane Walles
Ames M. Brewer
L. W. Kern
Alfred Marshall
Mary B. Craven
Wm. Craven
Abraham Diller
Matilda Shaffer
Jacob Shaffer
Michael Shaffer
Miss Canshaw
Jacob Hefflefinger
H. H. Hendrix
George Figgins
Elizabeth Snyder
Jeremiah Snyder
Ira A. Parker
Roland Bathurst
Emily Susan Harvey
William N. Harvey
G. H. Jennison
Michael M. Snider
Phoebe Jane Yeats
Samuel Yeates
David FE. Moore
Caroline Chipman
Rocking Chair Brigade
George Maxwell
Mr. Maxwell
J. A. McCoy
Elizabeth Canier
John Zaring
Bushnell
Zaring
Glen Zaring
Wittigman
Marianna Karl
Pittsburgh
Dave Elder
Marianna
Cedar Rapids
Jungbluth
Peter
Walter
Helen
Coppecs Highway
California
Archie Harvey
Y. M
Y. W
Henderson Wallace
Hayes Place
West Main Street
Pilgrim News
National Society of Sons and Daughters of Pilgrims
Charles Speer
Father O'Donell
Loafer
News Review
S. W. Brookhart
Washington, D. C
Mrs. Maynard Brown
Santa Claus
T. C. Meibohm
St. Louis
Louise
R. H. McCarty
Elizabeth Klein
St. Paul
Welfare Committee
Leigh H. Souie
Mrs. Souie
The
Farm Bureau
Pichurch
Charles 5S
Farmer) Brown
Delbert Davidson
Pheenix
Arizona
Betty
Des Moines
Methodist
Carolyn McCleery
Charlie Schmoeler
Mr. Schmoeller
Nic McCleery
Nicola & Harmon
Maude Hott
Dr. and Mrs. Cubbins
Alma Brindley
Dale Ayres of
Wellman
Luete Raymond
Boyd Sperdo
Son Charlies
Ames
Ellen Morrison
St. Joseph
Missouri
Priscilla and
Dapham Morrison
Iowa City
Washington Public Schools
Sherman
Kankakee
Atty. BE. D. Morrison
Washington County Tax League
Y's
Laabel
Brown
Moore McCandless
McCandless
Captain Isaiah Moore
Will Rogers
St. Pauls Church
Lester Orr
George Dowell
Lee Soule
Georgia
New Jersey
Bunny
Journal
Martha Butler
Want
Penneys
Styles
Penney
Penney’s J. C. Penney Co., Inc
Washington, Iowa
DR. T. Jd. Prask
Court House
Penney Store Corner
West Main St
DR. Co. FF. Boller
Commercial Bank Corner
Washington St
Livingston & Bights
W. Livingston
West Maint
Sranduate Licensed
Accredite
Veterinarians
Basslen
Ainsworth
John W. Applegate
City Hall
Chiropractors
Netal
Osteopathic Physicians
Vereston
Atter
PD. O
Lemmon
Pharceey
Rec
Jones Funeral Home
Fast Main St
Sheeman's Funeral Home
Court House Ambulance Service
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