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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1922

Page

7

Dayton Grove News Briefs Reflect Local Visits

Correspondents of the Journal report visits and social events in Dayton Grove and nearby towns. Carl Singmaster of Des Moines visited Geo Ferguson. Raymond and Bessie Ferguson were in Washington. the So and Sew club plans a late next week picnic. Ethel Sprague and Harvey guests of Mrs Sprague. Rev Albert Lanoue and daughter Alice returned from Panora Iowa.

Dayton Grove Carl Singmaster Des Moines Geo. Ferguson Raymond Bessie Ferguson Washington M. T. Casey George Ferguson

Barnetts Visit. Area Busy With Harvest and Travel

In Havre on July 7 residents report Mr. and Mrs. George Barnett of Cedar Rapids visiting the Will McPride home. Most neighbors traveled to Washington for the 4th and farmers work hay and oats. Hazel Keller of Marshalltown visits her mother Mrs. Trocker and Will Stafford. Will McBride helps Clem Edgar with oats. Two car loads of hogs ship Thursday and John Koch ships a hog load. Charley Green bruises himself after a fall in the haymow. Dr Lease of Crawfordsville attends. no bones broken.

Havre George Barnett Cedar Rapids Will McPride Washington Hazel Keller Marshaltown Karoline Trocker Will Stafford Will McBride Clem Edgar John Koch A. B. Carr Charley Green Crawfordaville

Atkinson Family Welcomes a Son and Local Notes

Titus Titus July 7 Mr and Mrs Dave Atkinson welcome son Allen Patterson born Monday last week Mrs Moore Blanche Mann new baby James at Orville Moore home Campbell Des Moines visitor Della Neal cares for new boy at Dale Atkinson Vivian Lemley returns Grace Hill after five weeks Tom Carris house coloring contest in Journal draws interest Many local workers busy with oats hay and farming chores Rodney Davis and baby Margaret Jean return home.

Titus Dave Atkinson Allen Patterson Tom Miller Ollie L. A Jim Combs Timothy Campbell Des Moines Della Neal Dale Atkinson Vivian Lemley Grace Hill Tom Carris Journal Rodney Davis Baby Margaret Jean

Crawfordsville Visitors Gather at Local Home

Mr and Mrs Frank Bentley and daughter from Waterloo Ia along with Mr and Mrs Will Brown of Morning Sun Ia visited yesterday at the J S McCleary home Rev and Mrs J F Barnett and daughters Stella and Mary returned from Iowa City where they had been visiting since Monday J H Crooks and daughter Miss Mabel and Miss Clara Wood left for Norfolk Neb to visit Mr Crooks sister's home

Lyle Nicola California Wood Norfolk United Presbyterian Church Crooks Mabel Iowa City Ethel Sprague Cedar Rapids Harvey Washington Crawfordsville Frank Bentley Waterloo Will Brown Morning Sun J. S. McCleary J. F. Barnett Stella Mary J. H. Crooks Clara Wood Neb

Rail Strike Talk Hovers Over Canadian Lines

Moose Jaw July 7 Shopmen on Canadian railways threaten a strike if roads try to impose straight time for Sundays and holidays James Somerville international vice president of the machinists union announced after touring from Vancouver to Montreal and other points indicating tough bargaining ahead

Moose Jaw James Somerville Internaional Umechiniets Venc Ouver Monetres

Eleven Sentenced to Death by Petrograd Tribunal

Moscow July 7 eleven persons were sentenced to death by the Petrograd revolutionary tribunal for interfering with the seizure of church treasures. Fifty three others received prison terms while twenty two were acquitted.

Moscow Persens Petrograd

Representative M. P. Kincaid Dies in Washington

Representative M P Kincaid of Nebraska died in Washington after a brief illness. The body will be sent to his home for burial.

Nebraska Washington Kincaid Creat, Noh

Governor Pimnall to Name Stand-In During Rest Period

Springfield reports Governor Pimnall asked Deputy Gov. Fred K. Sterling of Neckford to assume readiness to relieve him as chief executive as the governor plans a rest period of one to three weeks upon medical advice. Sterling would take charge when Governor Small leaves the state.

Springfield Fred K. Stenting Neckford Pimnall Sterling Smtll

Anti racing bill killed in Louisiana and derailment news

Raten fonge reports the Butler racing bill defeated in Louisiana with a 9 vote margin, ending a bitter fight among fans. In Alabama, a West-bound Southern Railway train known as the Menotis Special derailed near Hillepore, but no injuries are reported.

Raten Fonge Hillepore Ala Southern Railway Naos E Guge Mal Ears

Pioneer brewer E Leidiger dies at Merrillis

Ernest Leidiger, founder of Leidiger Brewing and longtime president of Leidiger Brewing Co, dies in Merrillis. Huskies, the sled dogs of the Far North, fetch $100 or more in Northern Canada with first class stock scarce and priced at several hundred dollars, comparable to a fine horse in the United States.

E. Leidiger Dies Merrillis Ernest Leideger Leidiger Prewing Company Canada States

Hasty Travels Through Iowa Roads and Small Towns

Alvin C. Hasty records a summer trip through Cedar Rapids Vinton and Waterloo to Osage in Iowa and South Dakota. He notes highway work by engineers, weather shifts from rain to dry spells, friendly locals guiding routes via the Red Ball road, and warm hospitality from residents including a World War veteran in Osage. He praises Washington County Fourth of July celebrations and mentions plans to cover a western Dakota celebration near the Wyoming line.

Spearfish Dakota Iowa City Cedar Rapids Vinton Waverly Waterloo Osace Minnesota Linn Co Bentonnty Cedar Falls Towa Galtway Osage Riverside Main Bunker Hill Argonne Washington Washington County Matt White Lupton Bill Fousche Bill Foss N. Western Wyoming Line

Librarians Confer State Conference on County Circulation Plan

Nearly 100 Iowa library workers gathered in Iowa City for the third annual conference led by the University of Iowa extension division and summer school for library training. Miss Clara F Baldwin from Minnesota discussed county libraries, while Miss Jane E Roberts of the University of Iowa described county library diffusion as a key education booster using trucks to deliver books to rural stations.

Iowa City Iowa University of Iowa Clara F. Baldwin St. Paul State Department of Education Baldwin Minnesota Jane E. Roberts

Williamson’s shell shock leads to Montana marriage voided

World war veteran Thurman K. Williamson, struck by shell shock, forgot his Sioux City fiancée and wed a Montana girl. A Montana court annulled that marriage at his request, freeing him to pursue the Sioux City pledge. He later killed in a bootleg raid, ending his Deer Lodge under-sheriff tenure.

Lincoln Neb Thurman K. Williamson Sioux City Deer Lodge Mont Williamson Montana Rome

Physician Reports Quick Relief from Mayr Remedy

A physician notes good results from Mayr's Wonderful Remedy on a chronic indigestion case. After the first dose, gas trouble eased and the patient could eat radishes again. The ad claims the remedy clears mucous and inflammation of the stomach liver and intestines and offers money back at Lemon's Pharmacy and druggists.

Mayr Lemmon’s

Lincoln Student Enlists as Federal Vocational Pupil

A Lincoln State University mechanical engineering student enters as a federal government vocational pupil. The program rewards distinctive war service and marks a rare half staff flag. The White House flag signals the President's presence in Washington and is not flown when the President is away.

Lincoln The State University White House United States Roosevelt Executive Washington

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