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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
7
What Is Happening In Various Communities In Washington County Told in Brief News Letters. Neighborhood updates cover local events, arrivals, and daily life across Over County communities.
Mr and Mrs Wallace Savage attended events in Washington Saturday evening. Prody Borkoski and G W Heyde joined Rural Letter Carrier meeting in Washington Saturday night. Mrs R L Barnett and her Cumberland children visited Ed Cady home. Mr and Mrs H W Corpman were Washington callers Saturday evening. Miss Alma Seaton of Richland spent last week at L B Reeds.
Brighton notices recount a funeral in Mt Pleasant for Mrs Hanna Ason and numerous local visits and gatherings. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Statler, Misses Cora and Edith Seaton, Mrs. Fred Sweet, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brown, and many Cedar Rapids and Martinsburg guests. The Ladies Aid met for Red Cross work at Mrs. G Heacock’s home.
July 3 report from Titus notes H. T. Carris and father shipped a car load of hogs Sunday morning. James Combs lost a horse to lightning Sunday morning. Local turnout at the Mystic Shrine ceremony in Washington last Thursday included several candidates from the area. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Churchill attended Children's Day exercises at Valley Sabbath evening. Mona Lemley stayed with her parents in Grace Hill Saturday night and Sunday. A. Brook is visiting his son on the farm. Joe Nebergall helped his son with haying this week. Seth Emerson Carris is on the sick list this week.
The Good Times club gathered with Mrs Tennis Hunter and guests Mrs Crawford Mrs Quinn Mrs Kennedy and Miss Ruth Vincent. Two hundred sixteen bandages were completed and funds in the treasury will buy a War Savings Stamp. Ben Briley returns from Columbus Junction after his grandmother Mrs Mowder dies from a fractured hip aged 85.
A social gathering at the Frank Pringle home celebrated Cloyce Pringle’s enlistment in the Marines. Weather kept about one third of guests from attending, but attendees reported a fine time and refreshments of ice cream and wafers.
Seventy Six Red Cross social at Floyd Green home drew a large Washington band delegation and speakers J L Brookhart and Alex Miller. A 50 cent envelope cake auction raised 21 dollars with the winner returning the prize and the event totaling 102.37 with about 86 to be cleared. Frank Romine visited Chas Shucks Sunday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs H J Cuddeback spent Friday with Frank Smith. Washington visitors included the Wells family Statler Smith and Strum families. Bert Smith lost a cow. A J Robertson shipped stock to Chicago. Children’s Day at Valley Church drew a large crowd. Marion Robertson and others were active around town with visits and hog deliveries. Charles McKinstry moved hay for A J Robertson. Glen Cuddeback and Florence Baker visited at the Baker home.
Mr and Mrs Bert Cray and son Glen visited the Mela Shalla home over the weekend Blaine Holmes transported hogs to Chicago last Monday Mrs Henry Wishard is away with daughter Mrs Lyle Oldfield Grandma Romosure died Friday and was buried Monday Mary Timmins entertained guests including Mrs Tom Sehulty Will Sehulty Mrs HBeasie Speheger and Mrs Ella Nicola and son Fred at the Warren Matthess home Tuesday evening Warren Matthess and wife were hosted at the Mela Shalla home Sunday
Thomas McGuire and wife and Private Sam McGuire of Camp Dodee on furlough spent Monday at N W Noecker's. Sam called.
Reported items include a Crown Point birth of a 9 pound boy with parents Mr and Mrs Clem Edgars and Dr Wickham attending. Cedar Red Cross ladies plan to march in the Thursday parade. Mrs Horning visits daughter Mrs Elmer Vincent. Dr Wickham called to Henry Bochhorst home Monday night. Joe Knotek and wife visited Joe Shalla. Joe Link bought cattle from T B Thrasher. July board meeting held at various school houses Monday.
The Washington county W C T U holds its fifth annual convention at Clay church on July 9 with a full day of devotionals reports committee work and the war activities program. Mrs Lizzie Clyde and Mrs Abbie Edwards lead devotional segments and Mrs Lucile Shadle delivers an address on special war activities. An evening patriotic concert closes the day.
Miss Juanita Rabenold returned from Des Moines after inviting relatives. Miss Ruth Phillips visited over Sunday with Fern Palmer. Miss Olive Moore spent weekend at the Farnam home in Crawfordsville. Leo Farrington left to visit friends in Nevada Iowa. Leota Welliver visited her grandmother Mrs M E Sands in Washington. Twelve C W Girls visited Mt Union to see former member Mrs Maggie Brown. A picnic dinner followed.
Burlington reports a raid by Henderson County officials on the Al Cook Dump across the river from Burlington. Dave Wasserman was fined $115 after leading the raid from Oquawka. It marks a second time Wasser man faced a similar charge in the ongoing anti vice cleanup efforts.
A Burlington raid led to Spiritoas refreshments purchases at the ferry landing. By six, a fine was imposed and the incident closed. A Henderson county official said the cleanup effort will extend to the county’s side of the river.
In Des Moines a drive by the German American Patriotic Association asks about 125 German pastors in Iowa to join and observe Loyally Sunday. A letter from Louis Block of Davenport to the state defense council criticizes Kaiser Wilhelm and urges German Americans to show absolute loyalty to the Stars and Stripes.
Mr Slowpay promises to return dark trousers to Mr Murphy the tailor for reseating while claiming to sit a lot. Mr Murphy replies he will receipt the older bill once it is brought back, noting he has stood a lot as well.
Miss Orba Cecil Reighard aged 18 died at her home in Dutch Creek township near Dublin last night at 11 30 after months of tuberculosis. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 00 in Valley church conducted by her uncle James Bond of Richland. Burial will be in Valley cemetery. She was born February 1 1900 and was a daughter of William L Reighard and wife. Parents are both dead. father died three weeks ago. Survived by 17 brothers and sisters.
In a Dakota cow town Roosevelt confronts a armed man in a hotel bar. The bully with two handguns threatens and forces Roosevelts to drink as a tense standoff unfolds. Roosevelt remains calm and attentive as the incident escalates in the late hours of a summer journey.
An advertisement claims a woman can regain strength and vitality by using Vinci tonic. It features a testimonial from Mrs. DD Dawson and asserts Vinci is a constitutional remedy with beef and cod liver peptones iron manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates. Sherman Bros and local druggists promote the product.
Roosevelt faced a would-be desperado in a barroom confrontation. He quickly delivered a decisive sequence of punches, felling the attacker who fired twice as he collapsed. The crowd herded the wounded man into a shed, then he vanished after leaving on a freight.
Powdered coal moves through 1,500 feet of four inch pipe under forty psi at a Pittsburgh steel plant and four tons pass a 500 foot line in five minutes.
A nationwide promotion touts EATONIC as a fast acting stomach relief from H L Kramer. It claims to neutralize excess stomach acids and quickly end distress after meals with a 50c box, backed by a money back guarantee.
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