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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
7
Personal notices list arrivals and departures across Washington County including births deaths and social updates. Names and events reflect community life with timestamps and local connections highlighted.
Ainsworth and nearby towns record a flurry of visits and departures. J H Bixon of Wapello and A J Nicholson head to centers for visits. Mrs Richardson returns home from hospital after extended treatment. Several residents shop in Washington and Omaha while others visit friends in Columbus Junction and Washington.
In Kalona the Lehman family will move from their farm to their residence in town. Olin Snair returns from Mt. Pleasant after S A T C discharge and plans to finish the college year. Mrs. O T Dunlap and family move to a northern Kalona residence. Adah Allen comes home from Chicago after musical studies. L G Shaver of Iowa City visits for business. Mrs. C B Oldaker returns from Allerton to care for her ill father. Dr J H Wolfe visits before transfer to Ft Snelling Minnesota and new duty post.
A. T. Augustine buys a Buick sedan from Jim Lewis of Oskaloosa. Lincoln McConnell's lecture topic is The Devil and the Kaiser with a February 32 date mentioned. Will McAvoy's recovery after hot towel treatment, Carris’s five hour breakthrough, and local influenza impacts are noted along with hog shipments by Everett Young and school plans pending influenza cases. Hazel Watson visits Evans. Frank Gritter sells poultry. Mrs. W. S. Boyer improves. Keen er family improvement. Fred Forninash travels to Jasper county Missouri.
Frank Myall moved into the Baptist parsonage Friday and Saturday. Clayton Skinner has been unwell the past week but is improving. Miss Effie Vaosickle was a Washington visitor Saturday. Frank Coakley, visiting the William Parker family, left for his home west of Des Moines last week.
Mrs Mary Kutchera died of pneumonia at her Riverside home following a week illness. Born Mary Kos in Richmond November 15 1846 she was 72. She married John Kutchers February 25 1866 and had 12 children. Funeral Tuesday. The late Yaro Blecha funeral was held Friday at 11 30 from his home with Z C B J members as pallbearers. Interment in Riverside cemetery.
The Maple Grove column recalls World War I casualty totals and Allied losses, mentions Shenandoah era reflections, and notes a local illness and family updates. It covers community events from Kalona High School lectures to local farm movements and household adjustments amid illness and aging themes.
A terse woe describes a gradual decline as a person’s heart grows weaker and slows, culminating in death. The passage presents a stark, clinical arc from fading vitality to final cessation.
Ainsworth hosts multiple visitors over Christmas including Maynard Hites, William Marr, and families from Muscatine Davenport and Washington. Residents report no new town cases as quarantine is lifted after a period with no local infections. Preaching occurred at M E church, first in some time, and several residents plan holiday gatherings with relatives and friends.
Crawfordsville reports show Bruce and Lee Lease, Mrs A Houseab and Elizabeth Squires visiting in Washington. Sergt Vaughn Long returns from Mt Pleasant and Lieut Clement Bowers from Camp Taylor with Arthur Orris arriving from Camp Sherman. Christmas quiet with limited train service and mail, no new influenza cases, and hope the worst is over.
Des Moines reports the legislative committee on retrenchment proposing permanent annual numbered license plates for all motor vehicles with state registration at county seats and transfer of ownership data. The plan includes tax collection enforcement by county sheriffs and reforms to collateral and inheritance tax laws to recover unpaid state revenue. Fire safety upgrades and consolidation of state inspection departments under the state food and dairy commissioner are also urged.
Riverside December report confirms Mrs. Jacob Frank, 60 plus, living four miles southwest of town, died by hanging on the front porch Tuesday. Her son Henry found her body. she planned Christmas gathering. Survived by husband Jacob, seven children, mother, four brothers, two sisters. Funeral at home with burial Mt. Olivet.
A Des Moines subcommittee reports alleged squandering of money for Iowa's Panama-Pacific exhibit representation. It calls for a full audit of funds drawn and expended, with a accounting report to the legislature. Subcommittee members include Rube McFerren Webster City J W Bailey Harlan and others.
Dec 26 Madison report states Simon Diekman is an alien enemy. An affidavit by C W Storms in the defense denies standing for Diekman in suing to block a Spanish influenza closing order. Judge W Hamilton rules an alien enemy has no standing, closing the case.
Advertisement for Stop Itching Fozema and Zemo claims rapid eczema relief. It touts Zemo as available from drugstores for 35 cents or a dollar for extra large bottle. It promises skin clearing, antiseptic benefits, and non greasy application from The F V Noge Co Cleveland Ohio.
Des Moines businessman George Wrightman told Sioux City manufacturers that stock fire insurers in Iowa are colluding to raise rates. He cited a 300 to 400 percent rise, warned of repealing anti discrimination laws, and urged action to allow non admitted companies in state courts. He noted Iowa premium averages far above neighboring states and cited a large reduction in state writings.
Diekman secures Dr Downs as intermediary and then Downs files a petition arguing the influenza ban is discriminatory. Downs runs a dance hall rental business and says the ban harms him. A hearing before Judge Hamilton is set for Thursday, delaying a decision.
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