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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1919
Page
7
Local Notes and Family Visits in Brighton Area
Brighton residents hear of visits from Mrs H T Barker and her daughter Virginia of Chicago. Will Bristow returns home from Camp Dodge and stays with Mrs Bristow in Pleasant Plain. Miss Aldine Rich’s funeral held at Presbyterian church with out of town pallbearers. Mary Warren marries Clarence W Crawford of Pekin at Pekin First Presbyterian Church on June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
H. T. Barker
Little Daughte
Virginia
Chicago
Ellsworth Auld
Oquawka Illinois
Ross Auld
Keokuk
R. J. Armstrong
Miss Khan
Washington
R. C. Bartlett
Goldie
Scareboro
W. W. Kientz
Des Moines
William Gardner
Neopit
Wis
Mary Warren
Clarence W. Crawford
Pekin IL
Pekin
1St Presbyterian Church
David Warren
Local Visitors and Hay Harvest Near Havre
Mr and Mrs Jim Champa of near Richmond visited John Putman Thursday evening as farmers put up hay and cut fall wheat. Washington visitors included Mr and Mrs Joe Maxwell and Mrs Lizzie Corbin and children. Will Savill bought the Thompson farm of 40 acres at 200 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeta
Washington
Glen Pratts
Lizzie Corbin
Nita
Margaret
Will Savill’s
Will Savill
Thompson
Pleasant Hill family visits on Sunday in rock island area
Lizzie Corbin and children Nita and Margaret visited last week at the Will Snville home. Roy Kephart and daughter Velma went to Rock Island Sunday to spend the day. Silas Caldwell and family visited Ed Mayhew’s. A B Carrs spent Sunday evening at Homer Kepharts. Mart Anderson and Charley Andersons also visited Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Corbin
Nita
Margaret
Will Snville
Roy Kephart
Velma
Kalona Ladies Band Impresses With Park Concert
Kalona residents enjoyed a park concert by the Kalona ladies band on Wednesday evening. Despite limited practice many members balance teaching or school with music and delivered varied songs readings and solos making a stronger program than typical band music. Returned soldiers Ralph Yoder Archie Kepler and Fred Bourgoin were noted among others expected to come home soon. Mr and Mrs Heaton of Washington visited nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
the Park
Ralph Yoder
Archie Kepler
Fred Bourgoise
Mrs. Heaton
Washington
Heaton Family Begins Long Auto Trip Across Several States
Heaton brothers W. W. and D. C. Miller and families start a lengthy journey traveling from Kansas City to El Reno Oklahoma Hydro Texas and across southern Oklahoma into Texas They plan weeks away mixing business and pleasure. Delbert Strabla hosts a baby girl born Thursday morning. Miss Gertrude Yoder visited Maud Howard. Luella Wood and Maud Howard spent time with Gertrude Yoder in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Strabla
Gertrude Yoder
Maud Howard
Luella Wood
Iowa City
Maple Grove News from English River Township Notes
Maple Grove is a two mile square district in English River township Washington county amid farm talks. The writer praises Maple Grove, recalls a World War soldier, and notes local events, land prices, and social visits while lamenting road taxes and farm life versus town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
English River Township
Washington County
English River
Washington
Evening Journal
Milt Novey
Wenzel Vodicka
Graham
Stars and Stripes
Summers, Ozan
Hasty
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Bishop's
Cedar
Eberly
Melock Marek
Joseph Belka
Kalona
Maxwell farm near Washington touted as county’s cheapest value
The Max wel farm near Washington sold to Fred Cannon on Saturday and is praised as the cheapest in the county. Proponents argue its value rivals town-adjacent land, noting the savings from shorter truck routes and time. They estimate ten acres at $10,000 elsewhere, suggesting the Maxwell farm could be worth up to ten thousand dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Maxwell
Washington
Fred Cannon
Iowa
D. E. Brumbach Sells 160 Acres Near Keota to A N Dayton
D E Brumbach sold 160 acres near Keota within four miles of town to A N Dayton. The farm, all in grain, had owner living there over 50 years and marks its first-ever transfer. Local residents attended Graham show. others mention temperance talk by E J Bronson in M E church. Claude Woods returns from overseas to hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Brumbach
A. N. Dayton
Keota
Graham
Mickey
E. J. Smith
Iowa City
G. H. Ross
E. J. Bronson
Des Moines
M. E
United States
Washington
Claude Woods
Prairie Flower Celebration Notes and Local Happenings
Mr and Mrs Badger of Oregon City Ore visit Washington county for the first time in twenty years. Will OLouchlin of Kalona buys the Chas Krone farm. Grady Jr helps Hal Figgins with haying. Weather ideal for hay curing. Prairie Flower celebration program set with dinner at noon and activities at 1 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower
Badger
Oregon City
Ore
Washington
Carris
Washington County
Will O’louchlin
Kalona
Grady, Jr
Hal Figgins
At Prairie Flower
Local Church Picnic Day Plan and Activities
A church event offers an opening program featuring songs and readings by Bessie Love Bethesda Thomas and others. Activities at 3 p m include baseball, sack races, potato and pie contests, tug of war, and refreshments. Warm fellowship noted with Bible school sermons and union sermons in the evening.
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Journal
Wash
Ington
Havre
Pleasant Hill
Jos. Lintz
Joe
Society Brand
America
E.A. Anderson
Bessie Love
Bethesda Thomas
Stanley Mouser
Alma_ Loeper
Fay Reeves
Sarah Morrow
Roland Benson
O. BE. McBride
Farmers Union
Co-Operative Christians
A. B. Anderson
A. Pany Chas
H. Keck PR
NKR
Sage
The
Muscatine
Muscatine, Iowa
Thos. V. Arimsour
Muscatine Packing Company
Mississippi River
R. H. Walker
Sumner & Walker
P. O. Box 107
Washington, Iowa
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