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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1922
Page
6
Mrs. A. A. Beenblossom traveled to Libertyville to visit relatives for the weekend. Roy Schiebel advertises sale of milk fattened spring fries at 13222.
Regular chicken dinners planned for Sunday at Lyon's with 11 o'clock serving. Numerous visitors and residents listed including Richard Holmes of Milwaukee visiting H. J. Ward, A. J. Smith of Olds in Washington, Mrs. A. J. Peterson and Grace Stone from Ainsworth, and several others from Crawfordsville and Ainsworth. Continuous updates on residents, occupancies, and travels within the Washington area.
A series of short notes reports Mrs. BE F Rehmel returning to Davenport after visiting Mrs. Hamm, and visits by Mrs. J C Bauer to Keota, Mrs. John Bailey to Ottumwa, Virginia Haight to Davenport, Mrs. Charles Conklin to visit John Branhausen, and Mrs. W H Hampton to Des Moines. Other items mention travel to Muscatine, Keota, Moscow, Brighton, Ainsworth, West Chester, and Des Moines, plus a new collar ironing machine advertised by Washington Steam Laundry and a hayloft accident involving W O Ralston.
Local notices list multiple community gatherings including the Booster club postponement to July 18 at 12212 the home of Mrs Arthur Duensing, M C A annual meeting at Second United Presbyterian Church, Younger Set Dance Club at Flanders barn July 11, Senor Guild Girls Monday evening, Ladies Aid Society at West Chester church, Shalom class sale for Perkins crippled children's home, Albert M Huff Camp No 26 meets July 11 for officer elections, with H H McCleery as chairman.
Mr and Mrs W A Whiting are visiting Hollis Whiting in Riverside during part of their vacation. Mr and Mrs Ray Minict celebrate the birth of a son yesterday morning, awaiting a name. M Y Wallace reports daughter Nettie Wallace of Buffalo says a strike cut train service and automobiles are now used for passenger transport. Judge and Mrs C C Dewey and Almon depart for Spirit Lake for a few weeks of rusticating, with the judge attending the Knights Templar conclave at Templar Park.
Fang Yuan-Lien, Chinese minister of education, notified the University of Iowa Chinese Students’ Club he will study American educational methods and spend a semester at Iowa City. He plans to resign his minister post before coming to the United States.
The Boston Transcript notes admonitions on private thoughts in the family and temper at work, stressing restraint in public crowds. The admonition warns against loose speech and urges careful speech and conduct.
Carnegie Foundation report declares the University of Iowa College of Law the oldest continuously operating law school west of the Mississippi, dating to 1865 with a 1866 LL B conferral. Drake University is the state's only other law school, with 147 programs nationwide. last year 43 men and one woman graduated and passed the state bar.
Mrs H J Ward hosts a Monday luncheon for the bridge club while local ladies attend church meetings and mission societies at the Presbyterian and United churches. Out of town visitors include Mrs J C Oates of Darlington Wisconsin and Rev A R Oates’s family. Frills include a birthday party for Junior and a lawn party hosted by Frances Darbyshire for fifty friends with games, luncheon and a gingerbread display.
DES MOINES July 8 One man in Iowa earned between 200000 and 250000 in the year ending December 31 1920 per the internal revenue department report. Out of 183,398 income taxpayers the figure tops Iowa's income classes while only one in the next lower bracket earned 150000 to 200000. The report shows 183298 returns with 18776000 in tax and a total net income of 631560789.
The Central States Fair and Exposition will run August 18 to 26 near Aurora in a new $1,000,000 fair grounds on the Lincoln highway. President Harding has tentatively agreed to attend August 24. Attractions include circuses, horse racing, an automobile show, and a baby show. The oldest farmers will receive $160 in gold and a farm outfit. Premiums and purses total over $125,000. Livestock and farm produce exhibits aim to surpass all central west fairs.
General Diaz of the Italian Arms was welcomed into the Crow Nation in Washington by three Indian chiefs who performed ceremonies. They adorned him with a war bonnet and ermine trimmed costume, bracelet of teeth, and a pipe sack while singing and dancing. He recalled childhood dreams of the American Indian.
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