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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1926
Page
3
Twenty divorces were granted by the district court in Washington County during 1925, with sixteen wives as complainants and four husbands filing. Adultery appeared in one case and cruelty or desertion were common grounds.
Semester examinations will be given at Washington high school the latter part of this week beginning Wednesday. On Friday the first half of the echoelyvesy in Washington will come to a close.
A Sunday school institute will be held under the county Sunday school association at the Second United Presbyterian church this week. Two sessions are scheduled at 9 20 a m and 1 20 p m with talks by representatives of the state association. T M O Connor of Haskins was a business visitor in the city.
The First M. E. church held preparatory services as it prepares for three weeks of special meetings starting next Sunday. Dr. George Hugh Birney of Cleveland will lead with music directed by Jesse J. Miller and a large choir and two pianos.
Mayor George Maxwell warns residents to avoid trespassing in railway yards and crawling under or between train cars. Railway workers fear a fatal accident as people, including workers from the American Pearl button factory, take the short cut daily endangering themselves.
Final arrangements for the farm marketing conference of 11 corn belt states will be worked out at a meeting of the executive group of the all-Iowa advisory committee this week. John F. D. Rue will call the executive committee to meet Wednesday or Thursday. Former Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois has been invited to address the meeting.
The article lauds a county wide road program proposed by farmers and backed by Iowa City leaders. It outlines major upgrades including 71 miles of primary roads, 87 percent of secondary roads, and paving for 38 miles of primary routes with gravel for the rest, stressing shared benefits and minimal tax impact.
Joe Jones of Crawford reports the state farm bureau convention at Des Moines energized action on farm relief. He praises the bureau for leadership and urges continued pressure on Washington to secure a fair deal for midwest farmers. Walter Brown and Jessie Foster also participate in state bureau roles.
Maxwell Iowa pastor Rev W S Kivht came home from Washington where he preached the funeral of John Grush. Dale Heland arrived from St Louis and visited Washington friends. Arthur Fetters of Chariton visited his seriously ill mother Mrs George Fetters in Washington. Frances Kellogg taught at Cotter visited Washington weekend. Miss Dessie Riley and Miss Frances Riley visited Crawfordsville. N W Keeper and Nick Horace from Sigourney joined others at the John Greiner home.
Obituary notes and community notices record the death of Mrs. Caroline Sheetz in Kansas and expected burial in Washington. The piece mentions related families and funeral planning, plus assorted travel, visits, and illnesses among local residents including Mrs. Rollin Organ, the Squires family, and others, with several trips to Des Moines and California.
Four applicants have filed with the county auditor to succeed Harry A. Philips as Washington county schools superintendent. The selection will be made tomorrow afternoon at the courthouse by a convention of district representatives.
Funeral services for J. W. Gray of Jackson township were conducted at Jones and McShinney parlors by Dr. W. W. Bowers with a Jesse J. Miller duet. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery. Gray, once injured in a past accident, had poor health since. He was born in Rock Island TL, son of John and Isabelle Gray, grew up in Washington county, lived in Ringgold county IA, married Ethel Wohneoh and had four children Paul Clive Claire and Gerald. He leaves a widow one grandson two brothers George Gray of Omaha Henry Gray and Mrs Anna McCartney of Chicago and a sister Mrs Mary Canfield who died January 4 at Kellerton IA. The family returned to this county sixteen years ago settling near Bethel. He attended Bethel Presbyterian Church.
Funeral services for A C Miller were held Saturday at 2 30 pm at the South Fourth avenue home, led by Rev. F W Fastwood of the Presbyterian church, with quartet singers Mrs J K Ream Mrs Lawrence Wilson Glenn Conard and Preston Wolf. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery with pallbearers W P McCaulley Frank McCaulley W L Young Charles Eckles John E B Long and Everette Van Houten.
She taught three years in grade schools and ten years in Iowa high schools. She served as a high school principal for seven years.
The county jail in Washington is empty for the first time in five years after Rex Moore and later Charles Graham were released or transferred. Sheriff Denison and Deputy Sheriff Fred Sweet report an unusually quiet lockup with no prisoners for the first time since January 1 1921.
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