Local notices list travel, sales, and visits across town
The page records numerous town items: Mrs. Reed a Rock Island passenger. Mrs. Dayton visiting Washington. Dr. A W Clow Osteopath in Nes. Mr. and Mrs. Grifith returning from Crawfordsville travels. Lyda Hellam chiropractor. Miss Maude and Madge Stone shopping. Carl Combs travels to Excelsior Springs. J W Martin buys walnut logs. Fred Foriash and son Troy in town. Miss Alice Levy en route Davenport to Keota. Kurt Rutz visiting Davenport. Miss Clarice Meek resumes Grinnell college. S C Hutton in town from Burlington Hawkeye. Mrs. Tracy Phillips visiting Des Moines. Mrs. Hutchendorf returning from Muscatine. Mrs. Bennett and Gladys in Des Moines. W R Jeffrey in Monmouth. Mabel Freel visiting Wellman. Geraldine Peola born January 16. Miss Felmer en route to Sigourney. Methodist youth rally at 5 45. Sheriff McCarty back at office. magazine clubs offered. J B Combs and others return to Fresno. Parisian Sage ad. Lemony's Pharmacy ad. Lillian Holmes and Vera Marvey visiting. Liberty Bond transfer notice and safety deposit box offer.
Secondhand sewing machines and lamp supplies offered
At the old stand near the First U P church, a fine line of second hand sewing machines and cheap supplies for sewing machines and Aladdin lamps are offered. Bring in old machines for repair or call 659 Blue. all work guaranteed. Oo F Hateboit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. P
F. Hateboit
Brookhart brothers ease home as Iowa guardsmen debate future
Lieut. Col S W Brookhart and Lieut T L Brookhart return from overseas to Des Moines with a Brookhart reunion planned. Iowa National Guard units face reorganization but rank and officer sentiment oppose reactivation of old Guard members who served on the border and in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Brookhart
T. L. Brookhart
Brookhart
Ned Brookhart
el Paso
Texas
Brookharts
France
Hampton Roads
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Washington
Tours
Altho
Harvey Matthews
Chester Patterson
War Department
Georgia
Iowa National Guard
One Hundred Twenty-sixth Field Artillery
Iowa
Camp Cody
National Guard
Company A
Col
Brandt
Field Artillery
Third Iown
Deans Offers Special Sunday Dinner in Evening Journal
The Evening Journal notes a special six o'clock dinner at Deans on Sunday evening. The notice also mentions a closing out sale at Caner Music Co. and lists local people traveling or visiting, including Miss Lucile Forgey heading to Des Moines as senator J. L. Brookhart's secretary and several others from Davenport and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deans
Lucile Forgey
Des Moines
J. L. Brookhart
IWW antiwar case defendants sentenced in Sacramento
United States District Judge F P H Rudkin of Spokane imposed sentences from one to ten years on 43 of 46 defendants convicted in the Industrial Workers of the World antiwar conspiracy case in Sacramento. The sentences of Theodore Vollok Pasile Saffores and A L Wax were held up by their counsel who said a motion for a new trial would be offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saccramento
Cal
United States District
F P. H. Rudkin
Spokane
Wash
Industrial Workers of the World
Theodore Vollok
Wojan
Pasile Saffores
A. L. Wax
Superstitions of Seamer On Sea Folklore
Sailors share beliefs from ill luck to calms at sea. A man ill at sea has a better chance if land is sighted within an hour, whistling on trawlers is said to scare fish, and washing the face mid voyage is thought to break calm weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seamer
Notice to bidders for bridge lumber in Washington County
The Washington County Iowa Board of Supervisors invites proposals to supply four car loads of No. 1 common Douglas fir bridge lumber. Deliveries to Katona Riverside Ainsworth and Rubio by April 15 1919. A 200 dollar certified check and a 1500 dollar bond required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Iowa
Katona
Riverside
Ainsworth
Rubio
A. L. Griffith, Co
Notice of Will Probate Hearing for John Sojka
There is a last will and testament on file in Washington county Iowa for John Sojka deceased. A hearing for probate is set for Monday January 27 1919 at 10 o clock am in the district court. J D Glasgow Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Washington County
Iowa
John Sojka
J. D. Glasgow
Travelers and visitors drop by regional town
Mr Stocker of Dee Moines visits his daughter Misa Geraldyne Stocker a Centennial School teacher. Sylvester Moothart from Newport News Va remains visiting through next Tuesday. Mrs J R Coulter and son Homer travel to Iowa City for about a week for Homer’s hospital treatment. Lemmon’s Pharmacy notes a pleased customer. Miss Rosamond Breitenbach of Valley visits George Breitenbach and friends. Miss Eva Todd transfers from Fort Des Moines Base Hospital to Fort Sherman Ohio per her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Coulter
Homer
Iowa City
Eva Todd
Fort Des Moines Base Hospital
Ft. Sherman
Ohio
Oliver Todd
Police raid Chinese I W W HQ in New York Chinatown
Police raided what they claim was the Chinese headquarters of the Industrial Workers of the World in New York's Chinatown. Four men, who said they were students, were arrested on techmen charges after revolvers and a large amount of I W W literature were seized. Authorities say the group visited local restaurants to spread propaganda and urged strikes for shorter hours and higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Industrial Workers of the World
Chinatown
Ranger church rejects $1 million oil rights offer
The Merriman Baptist church of Ranger Texas refused a $1,000,000 offer for oil rights to wells in the church graveyard adjoining its property. The church already earns about $200,000 annually from oil wells in its yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church of
Ranger
Tex
Fort Worth
Merriman Baptist Church of
Millard H Cutter Indicted on Forgery and Confidence Charges
Chicago January 1S Four indictments returned by the Cook county grand jury against Millard H Cutter a LaSalle street broker and confessed forger. Two indictments accuse forgery and two charge operation of a confidence game before Judge Kavanagh.
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Millard H. Cutter
Chicago
LaSalle Street
Kavanagh
Cook County
Bargain Prices At Rast Mind Grocery After Siege
After a protracted siege the Rast Mind Grocery proclaims re opening and advertises special bargain prices on canned corn peas and tomatoes. The notice lists Blue Ribbon O and Band 4B brands with 25 cents for some items and two for 25 to 32 cents for peas and tomatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ribbon
O. & Band
Thirteen Generals Awarded Distinguished Service Cross
Paris June 18 President Wilson has awarded the American Distinguished Service Cross to French generals Franchet d Esperey De Castelnau Fayolle Maistre Debeney Hirschauer Gouraud Mangin Degoutte Berthelot Humbert Guillaumat and Weygand in recognition of their service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Wilson
Paris
Wilson
Franchet d'Esperey
de Castelnau
Fayolle
Maistre
Debeney
Hirschauer
Gouraud
Mangin
Degoutte
Berthelot
Humbert
Guillaumat
Weygand
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Crall's
Carl Combs
Caner Music Co
George Reed
Rock Island
J. P. Dayton
West Chester
A. W. Clow
Mrs
Earl Grifith
Crawfordsville
Lyda Hellam
Lemley’s Grocery
Black
Maude
Madge Stone
Excelsior Springs
J. W. Martin
Fred Foriash
Troy
Town
Alice Levy
Davenport
Keota
Kurt Rutz
Vrank Rutz
Arsenal
S. C. Hutton
The
Burlington Hawkeye
Sperry
Tracy Phillips
Lamp Dodge
Herman Hutchendorf
Muscatine
C. C. Bennett
Gladys
W. RR. Jeffrey
Monmouth
Agnes Beard
John Burnside
Mabel Freel
Washington High School
Wellman
Harry Springman
Geraldine Peola
Huldah Felmer
Sigourney
McCarty
Nita Belle McKoon
J. B. Combs
W. P. Helm
Wilma
Lucile
Fresno
Lemmon's
Lillian Holmes
Vera
Marvey
W. J. Taylor
Holmes
Washington National Bank
Sis
Matinee Daily
Rap
Sessue Hayakawa
Lune
G. M. Anderson
Hal
Spe
East Side Square
Pranklin County
Nat
Hlinois
Well, Iowa
Mystic, Lowa
John Shields & Sons
Hide and Fur Market
Colin
I. Cohn
Washington, Iowa
Mary
Pickford
126Th Artillery
Minick
Fred Minick
Frank Rice
Evening Journal
Caner Music Co. S66
Molly Quinn
Gail Stahl
Edna McCarty
Nina Spangler
Crawfordaville
Haskins
Harding
Mii
California Reds
J.R. Lemmon
Rosamond Breitenbach
Valley
George Breitenbach
Ruby Macon
W. W
Ise
East End Grocery
A. W. Yard
Sartor
Sartor Chiropractors
Stuart Hotel
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