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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1921
Page
3
Washington county leads in road and bridge equipment and care with a new $5 000 steel building and a $10 000 upgrade. The facility houses tractors trucks and repair benches with a fenced yard and tiled lots to protect machinery during winter and summer operations.
Automobile owners are urged to buy new storage batteries at reduced prices with an extra 10 percent cash discount if ordered by April 1 1921. The offer targets users, not dealers, and emphasizes quick ordering as batteries are shipped in dry state and require several days to prepare.
Rev W L Dalton resigns after nearly two years as pastor of the local Christian church. He came from Sigourney a year and a half ago and the church reports steady growth during his tenure. His future plans are undecided, with possible departure from active ministry or permanent relocation to Washington. The church board seeks a new pastor, aiming to fill the vacancy within weeks.
The county yard houses shacks for traveling workers and includes three tractors, four government supplied trucks, two mid sized and two smaller, plus numerous graders scrapers and road tools. It notes past and planned expenditures on bridge lumber, culverts, road work, bridges, and right of way, totaling significant sums and miles resurfaced.
Supervisor C O Dayton reviews auditor records to show equalized farm land valuations used for assessments. The two year old per acre values for townships including Oregon Seventy Six Marion Highland Brighton Jackson Crawford Franklin Clay Lime Creek Dutch Creek English River Washington and others are averaged at 75.64 for the county with plans to use the same base for current assessments.
County Treasurer Harry McCall announces plates are ready at the court house for Washington county motor cars. Owners may secure numbers by visiting the office, saving the county postage of about 250 dollars. Mailing requires six cents per plate. Mailing can start in a month but numbers are available now. Since January first 149 motor cars were licensed with a one dollar penalty. next month the penalty doubles. The treasurer has licensed 1,507 automobiles and 222 trucks to date.
From Hollywood California Mrs Rickey sends a $20 gift to Washington County Child Saving fund. Readers urged to contribute to meet spring quota as the fund grows daily and payments are urged to Frank R. Sage or the Journal.
A closely contested basketball game is set for tomorrow evening at the high school gym as Washington and Brighton American Legion teams meet after a recent Brighton win on their floor. The Washington post hopes to win the home game in a hard fought rivalry.
Sheriff Charles M. Denison is confined to his home today due to tonsillitis. He is expected to return to duty shortly.
Bethel Church northeast of Washington plans a home talent play next Friday evening as the third event in its lecture course for the season. The comedy A Cage of Suspension features a cast including Dorothy Hazel Brown Grace Murphy Lucile Applegate Harold see Ray Lambert and other students with Prof. Ewillus Edgerton and Miss Ophelia Judhins among the faculty members.
The Unkissed Bride offered at Graham Theatre proved better than its name with sharp humor and polished acting. Otis Oliver and Yada Hellmen head a capable cast as a man and woman strive to keep their marriage secret amid meddling friends and relatives, delivering a strong, tasteful production.
A private service led by Rev. Leslie Mountford was held yesterday at Miss Simpson’s late home with family attendance. At 2:30 p.m. a large congregation gathered at Second United Presbyterian church for services conducted by Rev. Mountford with assist Dr. J. M. Wishart. Music by a quartet included Mrs. Mountford, Mrs. George C. Stewart, George C. Stewart, and Fort Sherman. Pallbearers were nephews Lee and Mack Gordon, Charles and David Clendenning, Walter Kyle, and Lloyd Humston. Interment followed at Elm Grove cemetery.
We can assist you now in making an intelligent return on land sale partnership or any business you are engaged in. Careful thought and two years successful business enables us to avoid mistakes. It may be worth many times what we charge. Prices same 4s last year. Office in board of supervisors room at the Court House. Phone 417 Red, Residence 575 Blue, Dayton. Wed-Fri t-f
A writer notes Boston’s heavy Irish surname presence with O’Brien counts, arguing the city’s identity shifts as foreign names proliferate. He compares Boston to Chicago in immigration impact, saying the old Boston clings yet fades amid rising global influences.
Iowa Governor N E Kendall issues a proclamation designating the last Sunday in January 1921, January 30, as a day to honor women nurses who served in the war. He urges public gratitude, wearing a rose emblem, and mentions church observances of their sacrifices. Des Moines signing ceremony with W C Ramsay as Secretary of State.
Harry Whittaker bought out M. J. Burke’s stake in the City Feed Yard and will run the business going forward. Burke, associated for two years, retires to rest briefly while Whittaker continues the successful operation meeting community needs.
West Chester Baptists held a Thursday reception at Chester Church to honor their new pastor and new church members. Rev. Druse of the M E church opened with prayer, A E Austin gave a welcome, and Rev Cruse and Rev McConnel spoke for sister churches. The event ended with a light luncheon, games, and a generous offering to the pastor.
The speaker resumes work after a hospital visit noting mixed feelings about hospital life. He mentions business was good during absence and that nurses did their best while the eggs and poultry prices remained unsettled with no clear outlook for future costs.
Miss Blanche Torrey of Keota arrived this morning to visit her brother Arthur Torrey, extending a family reunion during the day.
The quarterly congregational social of the Presbyterian church will be held Friday evening at the church. Members and friends are invited. Entertainers will host original stunts to amuse attendees, promising one of the best evenings of the series.
A marriage license was issued today the first in three weeks to Ralph E. Stephen of Keota and Fern Tierney of Havre, resuming marriages in Washington county.
Frank Beatty calls attention to a misstatement in an inventory report at the county home. The article notes the correct total was 600 chickens, not several hundred dozen as printed.
At a Riverside Red Cross meeting on Monday afternoon a total of $260 was discussed. The branch set aside $160 of its funds to be sent to the relief fund for European children, awaiting approval from the division manager who must consent before transfer.
Miss Doris Chalmers of Washington ranked among twelve Coe College freshmen placed on the honor roll for high scholastic standing in the just completed semester. She earned five grades of A and additional high marks.
A Boone County Club paid a 3 cent bill to the internal revenue department after reporting a one cent error in war tax. A 1 cent penalty and 1 cent interest were added, while a 1 cent credit in another report reduced the loss. Officials say Uncle Sam will collect all due sums, large or small.
The Yonkers Statesman notes the defeated candidate faces the burden of explaining why running and losing beats not running at all, as he weighs his campaign’s financial balance and public scrutiny.
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