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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1919
Page
7
Brief notices report cordial arrivals and departures in Washington County. Births and marriages listed alongside social events, with short notes on travel, visits, and personal milestones from community residents.
Walter Marling bought a Ford in Riverside this week. Harold Fuller is on the sick list. Merle Steele has returned home from overseas. Pleasant Hedger plans to move later this month. Margaret Boyd visits her uncle Hugh Boyd. Walter Marling and family visit Chas Swaile lot in Riverside. Tommie Todd and Walter Marling take hogs to Columbus City to butcher. Finis Harbison travels to Illinois then New York after furlough. Ralph Nicholson and family on sick list. Will Murphy works for Al Raymond this week.
Brighton notes recall a four and a half pound daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Free on February 5. Visits include Mrs. George Anderson and baby. Mrs. Grover Springman hosts. Elihu Johnson spends day with Melinda Johnson. Roy Freak returns from Army discharge at Camp Dodge. Charlie Rivers sustains severe burns at repair shop from a torch incident. Local gatherings report Ernie Stout’s move to Amberg Wisconsin and sale of his home to Harry Brinton.
Ed Brinton visited Chicago at the start of the week. Ted Prizer came back from Des Moines Thursday evening after attending Clothiers' convention. The Hawkeye Condensed milk factory will be relocated to Lincoln Nebraska in the near future.
Miss Lillian Weaver assists Clarence Benson with housework and the new baby girl. Avis Sutherland visits sister Mrs. B A Davison and will return to Cedar Rapids soon. Fred Cold hosts a progressive rock party for friends Wednesday night. Jess Davison plans to move to the Merrimac area near Joe Ross. Oria Jarrard to occupy Davison’s former place. Will Kurtz sells property to Will McKune. Mrs. Jay Cornick and children of Columbus City visit Hiram Weaver. J J Davison announces a closing out sale on Thursday February 13.
Rural Route Three reports social events at Mrs Stella Gallagher's Pleasant Plains W F M meeting and a Farmers Union gathering at the Plains school. Locals share moves by Join Wheelan and Axel Anderson, and updates on Morgan Reed Frank Wheelan and other residents. fires, dances, hospital visits, sales, and road work plans fill town life in Wellman and area.
Stringtown residents recount a Friday night gathering at the C. A. Monson residence with Miss Letha Holmes visiting from over Sunday and her friend Mabel Rich. The Schantz children David Wilber Bennie and Ella spent Sunday with relatives, details incomplete due to text cut.
Grandparents Mr and Mrs David Mast visit Noble while Mrs Mary Scholl and her Austin Minnesota family stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Andrew Rinner. Noah Widmer is ill and William Boshart shows slow improvement. Local farm sale at Sam Frienberger drew area attendance with several county seat visitors listed among many social calls and gatherings Friday to Sunday.
Two co operative creameries report almost 190000 dollars paid to county farmers in 1918. The Minerva Valley Creamery and State Center Creamery associations announced totals at their annual meetings. The Minerva Valley patrons received 107584.32 dollars for cream.
The record shows butter sales and cream payments totaling 232 683 pounds sold for 130 898 47 dollars. State Center firm produced 203 149 pounds of butter valued at 95 478 58 dollars and paid patrons 82 293 37 dollars for cream as part of the transactions.
Ray E. Roberts prominent young businessman of Iowa Falls died at home after a ten day illness from influenza and pneumonia. He is survived by his wife, his mother, and several brothers and sisters. His father had died a few weeks earlier.
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