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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1923
Page
7
Brighton and Crawfordsville items report Rev. Jones taking the Liscomb pastorate in March with biweekly sermons, local weddings including Earl Mullikin and Barbara Rich, moving residents, town club event at the high school, jewelry shop theft leads, and farm sales. Nearby notes cover funerals, visits, hog shipments, and community meetings with numerous names and places.
Long of Washington reported his daughter Jessie is hospitalized in Des Moines after eye surgery. Mrs. Bessie McCoy plans to move to Washington. A Farm Bureau meeting at the school house featured educational films from Ames Extension. J. Lee Hanna was elected president with other officers chosen.
Riverside residents busy with thin ice harvests as seven to nine inches cover the river. Local life includes visits from Mrs. Willian Shebanek and sister Mrs. Rumelhart, a new ten percent pound boy for the Burick family, and cattle deliveries to Wes Prehoda. The Valley and East Prairie school box and candy socials drew strong attendance and funds.
Rural Route 3 reports Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rittenhouse and others sharing a duck roast at the David Rittenhouse home Sunday. The gathering honors Mrs. David Rittenhouse whose birthday is Tuesday. Bessie Love visited the Benson home Saturday night. Mrs. Grant is staying at her son's.
Mrs. Clara Bennet visited her sister Mrs. Brinning and saw her sick uncle John Luers who worsened last Saturday. R. E. Brinning traveled to Washington while Mrs. Brinning visited her ailing father. Charley Harvey’s incident noted plus Elmer Heil lost his license with tail lamp on a new Ford roadster. George Heil lays a cement floor in his hog house.
On January 29 Mr and Mrs Charley Bear attended a class party at Tom Reeves home. Charles and Jane Bear visited Dave Bear home. Rosella Wilson and Dorothy Evening spent Saturday in Washington. Nate Benson family visited Charley Bear home while Mr Benson ran errands in Washington. Charley Bear family spent Saturday in Washington. Rosella Wilson helped at Frank Eagle home where mumps are present. Ward Benson attended school Tuesday. Louie Crow and son helped butcher at Nate Benson home Monday evening. Will Koening assisted Benson Tuesday. Earnest Felzke and Lester Ford called at Charley Bear home. Joe Pieper Henry Te Bockhorst Joe Malishky Albert Maas attended Farmers Union meeting at Pilotsburg Monday evening.
Ed Lins delivers corn along Route Ainsworth and Route 2 this week. Dr Alcorn was called on Saturday evening to see Mrs Marion Olds who was reported ill.
Saturday and Sunday sickness is noted along with several visits and family events. Mr and Mrs Will Den and children had dinner with the W. Cards home. Death of Nat Rush is reported with condolences to the Rush family. A windmill repair and various visits to neighbors are recorded with farm moves and sales mentioned.
Mrs Gort Landquist suffered a par aletic stroke last week and is not improving quickly. Mr Basil Huston’s family were quarantined for scarlet fever Thursday and are improving rapidly. Mr Edwin Langer of Swedesburg is quarantined for scarlet fever. August Sodergren and family moved into their new home Thursday. Miss Arlys Miller and Miss Martha Canby visited Miss Martha Sodergren Friday. Womens Guild met at the church parlor Thursday. Many local men went wolf hunting Tuesday. Mr Fred Suman is plastering the Littl White School House at Olds.
The annual Congregational dinner and election of officers took place in the church basement on Saturday. The crowd was smaller than in past years though food was bountiful and social time was enjoyed. Hazel Booth returned home from Parsons and will stay for the week. Everett Gray of Davenport visited Relpha Stafford's home. Verle Edwards and family from Kansas stayed with his uncle Zene Edwards. Lee Ebner's two month old baby is seriously ill with spinal meningitis. Several carloads of stock were shipped from town Tuesday. Vivian and Hazel Booth attended a church shower hosted by a local group.
Mrs Clennice Jones assists her sister Helen Althaugh. Rev Casselman Ghas Davis and Mr Lampert attended a presbytery meeting in Iowa City Thursday. Charlee Mullen damaged a tooth during Tuesday night basketball in Ainsworth. Harold Godlove recovering but still not released from the hospital. Anne Meridith visited a Washington lodge Wednesday night. Mr and Mrs George Young of Washington visited Thursday with aunts and cousins Mrs Ralph Stafford and Mrs Burr Taylor, Grace Stafford accompanying them home.
A big blaze at Bert M. Miller’s farm northeast of Kalona destroyed the barn and all livestock, including six horses eight cattle and stored hay grain and machinery. Miller family asleep woke by neighbors and Kalona firemen. cause unknown. Insurance partially covers the loss. Meanwhile revival services continue at the Christian Church led by Evangelist Walker with Prof. Dougherty and a junior choir attracting strong crowds.
Views were held Monday at the home of his daughter Mrs Jas C Miller and was buried in Peter Miller cemetery. Mrs Will Starr of Washington spent Thursday at the home of her sister in law Mrs Ida Meeks. Myrtice Warner visited with home folks Friday night. Jake Figgins moved to the farm vacated by Mr Hoertsock and Mr Lindiman the barber will occupy the house vacated by Mr Figgina. Mrs Chas Rickey is able to be up part of the time now recovering nicely from her recent operation. Mrs Newt Keneler is in Washington helping care for a new nephew Ernest Saliday wife and son Myron visited Sunday evening at the Louis Bath home southeast of Riverside. Jacob Gunden has a public sale advertised for Feh ist and will move to Wellman soon after. There was a double header basketball game Friday evening South English girls and boys teams came down. The girls defeated the Katona girls but the Katona boys came out best.
Elling Taylor sawed wood for Emil Fink. James Davidson was kicked by a cow injuring his right arm. Val Fuhr and Cy Bush shredded corn fodder for Jim Combs. George Hayes ill with tonsillitis. Several families visited J F E Lemley home in Grace Hill. A son arrived at Wil Helm’s home January 16, Nellie Combs is noted. Gwenlyn Lemley and Allan R Woodford wed January 17 in Oskaloosa. they’ll reside in Richland with his father-in-law in the newspaper business.
Karl Asher, concessionaire with Soll's Bros. Circus from Metropolis Hh, describes transformation after taking Taniac. He had stomach trouble and weight loss, but reports no indigestion and better sleep after using Taniac, praising its appetite and energy effects. Ad claims over 35 million bottles sold.
Mrs. George Smith of Atlantic spent two weeks at the Jim Combs home. John and Rosalie Combs were ill and missed school but are improving. Frances Kleese is also on the sick list.
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