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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1918
Page
5
Local notes from Crawfordsville reflect travel and visits
Miss Lola Romig returned from Grace Hill while Miss Bessie Inghram went home to Burlington after a week with the Cherryholmes. Elwyn Davidson came home from Cedar Falls. Mrs. Harvey Woodruff of St. Paul visited the Wooley and Young households. Ed Curtis visited Washington. Mrs. Sherwood’s daughter in Hedrick arrives as her mother’s condition remains low. Six Iowa Wesleyan students were chosen for Fort Sheridan training camp, to return to Mt. Pleasant as assistant instructors under a U S army officer at Iowa Wesleyan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Lola Romig
Grace Hill
Bessie Inghram
Burlington
H. D. Cherryholmes
Elwyn Davidson
Cedar Falls
Harvey Woodruff
St. Paul
Washington
Robert Lone
Hedrick
Sherwood
Vaughn Lane
Iown Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Fort Sheridan
Hil
U. S. Army
Iowa Wesleyan
Wellman and friends visit families across Iowa
A column lists numerous visits and travelers including Mrs. Lester Utter and daughter from Westborough Missouri staying with her father Marchal Crossette, Elinor VanHone visiting her aunt, and multiple relatives from Kalona Williamsburg and Davenport. It notes travel for Mary Herr to Ottumwa, Lee Dingar on furlough from Great Lakes, and other short visits across Cedar Falls Iowa City Geneseo and Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Miller
Mary Herr
Ottumwa
Vernon Palmer
Lloyd Blumenstine
Cedar Falls
Lee Dingar
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
John Graham
Davenport
Chas. Cochran
Iowa City
R. B. Hull
Grand Junction
Colo
Horatio Hull
Virginia
R. L. Austin
Mahala Harvey
Tony
Rock Island
A. W. Roup
R. B. Hall
Marjory
Cole
Effie Hall
F. H. Weidline
Arley Schroder
Geneseo
Chas. Rickey and Son
Robert Henderson
Burl Emde
Beulah Pride
Nichols
Robert Moth
Council Bluffs
Hi. G. Moore
F.C. Schroder
Excelsior Springs
Francis Mellicker
George Morrow
Keith Adams
Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Erwin Rickey
Henry Hagist
Keota
Thomas O Flaherty
BE N. Prentice
Zohn
Chicago families visit and war service notes in county
The column notes visits from two Chicago families and Mrs J W Coffey and son Wesley from Iowa City. Dr Isaac Leighten mails a card from New York. Wilter Leighten’s brother is returning from a war zone. It also records a W C T U meeting, a service flag fund, and several local obituaries and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. W. Coffey
Wesley
Iowa City
Chas
Shhackney
E. I. Coffey
Wilter Leighten
New York
Isaac Leighten
France
J. E. Wells
Clay
Bie
Anna Reber
David Reber
Anna
Lydia
John Gingerich
Barbara
Nancy
Lizzie
Kad Smucker
Joe
Shelbyville
St. George
la Junta
Colo
Joel
Noah
Wellman
Mr. Lemon
Barbara Helmut
Howard County
Ind
Alma Miller
Grantsville
Embree
Arthur
South Dakota
Mildred Zamen
Kansas City
Kansas
J. G. Weidlin
Riverside Notes and Local Moves in Iowa Community
Riverside updates include Reas ore leaving Washington Rolled Oats for Kansas, Rotenburgers buying a Briscoe auto, Beatch selling his billiard interest to Deatsch, and family visits from Cedar Rapids and St. Louis. Catherine Vegey enters a Dubuque convent. Russell Cummings returns to Camp Cody. Melvin Schnoebelen to Cedar Rapids job. hospital patients from Riverside. upcoming Riverside Green Sox vs Cedar Rapids Pirates game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Shl
Reasore
Washington Rolled Oats
Kansas
George
Joseph Rotenburger
Briscoe Auto
Kloopfer Bros
Louis Beatch
John L. Deatsch
Chas. C. Hahn
Critz
Cedric
Cedar
Melvin Schnoebelen
Cedar Rapids
Lows City
Leo Sueppel
Francis Swift
Riverside Green Sox
Cedar Rapids Pirates
Pirates
Cal
Joe Faber
Iowa City
Local Greetings and Visits Highlight Lexington July Gathering
In Lexington on July 8 many residents joined Washington celebration activities. Lyle Oldfield and wife visited Washington. Mela Shalla traveled to Centerville on business. Sam Nadely works for Chas Eyestone. Mrs Don Huber stayed with her parents in Washington. Karl Crosser visited Wellman. Roseoee Anderson visited West Chester. Arthur Eryestone and wife called on friends. Lyle Schulty stayed with Warren Matthess for a few days. Orval Norman visited his brother Wayne. Lilla Timmins takes music lessons from Miss Martha Thrasher. Marion Crone helped Thad Huber plow corn. Mr and Mrs Palmer Babcock and son visited Everette Young Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Washington
Lyle Oldfield
Mela Shalla
Centerville
Sam Nadely
Chas, Eyestone
Don Huber
Karl Crosser
Ecaller
Roseoee Anderson
West Chester
Arthur Eryestone
Lyle Schulty
Warren Matthess
Orval Norman
Wayne
Lilla Timmins
Martha Thrasher
Marion Crone
Thad Huber
Mrs. Palmer Babcock and Son
Everette Young
Pleasant Hill Community Visitors and News
Donald Tucker and family visited Sunday at the Will Stafford home. Elmer Kephart and family visited Earl Kephart. Will Green and family attended funeral in Keota. Venus Bradford and children visited her mother Mrs Al Tomlinson in Washing. Claude McCall family moved to Washington. William McGinnis of Des Moines on ten days furlough with Joe McGinnis. Farmers busy cutting cats this week. Howard Witting and family visited Claude McCall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Donald Tucker
Will
Howard Baker
Lucile
Claude McCall
William McGinnis
Des Moines
Joe McGinnis
Howard Witting
Washington
Brighton Briefs: Visits, Deaths, and Charity Ball
Local residents from Strongsburg Davenport and Ottumwa visit Brighton over the week while families attend gatherings in Des Moines and Moline. The funeral of Orval Shryock is noted. A North vs South business mens ball game is set for Thursday with 25 cent admission, proceeds to the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Chas. Knerr
Strongsburg
Neb
Wm. Vogel
George Paul
Ralph Koster
Mildred
Dayport
Marie Gowey
Business College
Davenport
Lon Gowey
Frank Swisher
Therese
Bloomfield
Jim Whistler
Gilbert George
Verdi
Ella Alkire
Homer Bowen
Rock Island
Tracy Fenner
Moline
Walter Brim
D. O. Friend
Tom Brinton
Des Moines
G. W. Smith
Clara Shryock
Bert Shryock
Glenn Shryock
Ottumwa
W. B. Clark
Clifton Shryock
Ft. Dodge
Ida Karstetter
M. Fuller
Freemont
Orval Shryock
Notices From Nevada and Surrounding Towns
Miss Lois Billings of Nevada Iowa visits the Farrington home. Grace Foster left Monday for Cedar Rapids relatives. An ice cream social on Ebner’s lawn Thursday evening welcomes all. Juanita Rabenold visits friends in Coneville and Mrs Ellen Wallace arrives Monday night to see her daughter Mrs Cole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins
Lois Billings
Nevada
Iowa
Farrington
Grace Foster
Cedar Rapids
M. FE. Ebner’s Lawn
Juanita Rabenold
Coneville
Ellen Wallace
Cole
Richmond News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events
Mrs Bes sie Rickey and daughter visited grandmother Mrs Arnold in Richmond. Fourth of July celebrations were quiet as residents traveled to Washington. An auction and ice cream social for the Red Cross is planned in the park on Thursday July 11. Lawrence Strabala hosts Lucretia and her Davenport husband. Joe Spevacek Jr assists with road work near the bridge. The school board met Monday night and re elected our former...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Bessie Rickey
Arnold
Margaret Strabaia
Washington
Paul
Stella Kern
Iowa City
Albert Hess
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
Lawrence Strabala
Lucretia
Davenport
Joe Spevacek, Jr
Auloisis
Death of Squire W. H. Riley in Rock Island
Squire W. H. Riley, longtime Washington justice of the peace and shoemaker, died at 6:15 a m in Rock Island at his daughter Mrs Sidney Anderson home. He was SS years old and had been frail. He served as postmaster and justice of the peace in Washington and performed many marriages. Funeral at 2 p m tomorrow at Wilber Miller chapel with Rev Frank A Gage of the Presbyterian church. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. The funeral party arrives from Rock Island at 8:35 tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire W. H. Riley
Rock Island
Iowa
Washington
Sidney Anderson
Ill
Mr. Riley
Crawfordsville
Justice of the Peace
Jeffrey
Washington Loan & Trust Company
Winfield
Wilber Miller
Frank A. Gageby
Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Plague Spreads as Du buque Reports 27 Infantile Paralysis Cases
Des Moines July 10 The infantile paralysis epidemic in Dubuque has reached twenty seven cases with eight deaths. Dr Sumner Iowa State Board of Health orders city outbreak control measures including quarantine of six weeks, mandatory case reporting, and disinfection. Dr Rosenow from Rochester assists. governor authorizes use of all means to curb the epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dubuque
Guilford HW. Sumner
State Board of Health
Sumner
State Health Department
Board of Health
Harding
Iowa
Miss Kiefer Receives Five Dollar Monthly Raise
Mr Clayton Beart visited friends in Richmond Sunday night. The report notes Miss Kiefer will teach for the coming year with a five dollar per month wage increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiefer
Clayton Beart
Richmond
Fever Bites Health Resorts This Summer
Increased travel and resort costs will keep hay fever and asthma sufferers home. Foley's Honey and Tar is recommended as a satisfactory remedy for hay fever and asthma, healing and soothing irritation and easing the choking sensation. Lemmon's Pharmacy ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Carnival Leaves Mt. Pleasant Iowa Under Sheriff’s Warrants
The Carnival Company closed its operation in Mt. Pleasant Saturday night after Sheriff Shepherd obtained warrants against management and local organizers. Several shows were shut for financial reasons and profiteering while racing officials maintained orderly conduct and professionalism. Sheriff Shepherd praised local enforcement for handling the situation without political threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Carnival Company
Sheriff Shepherd
Shepherd
May Convert Y M C A Into School
Mr Pleasant Newe and architect Mr Lockhart of St Paul Minn met with the school board to discuss remodeling the Y M C A into a modern high school. Lockhart, noted for Iowa educational buildings, will spend a week reviewing needs and the building’s suitability. He will provide pencil sketches and feasibility with cost estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Newe
Lockhart
St. Paul
Her Ladyship and Peggy’s Marriage Status
A dialogue recalls Peggy as a sentimental child who dreamed of marriage. The speaker confirms Peggy has married and notes she is now a coul-baroness rather than a countess or duchess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy
Marine mascot joins Marne fray with Marines
Jimmy the U S Marines Mexican ant eater mascot accompanied the unit as it pressed the Marne offensive. He crawled with the troops during hand to hand fighting and earned a tiny gas mask and shrapnel helmet for future battles despite staying in the Marine billet after the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marne
Jimmy
U. S
Marines
Reasons for Refusing Others Fills Ad Text
A dated advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills suit users who prefer them for relief of kidney and bladder troubles back ache and joint pain. It lists benefits like puffiness under eyes nervousness tiredness and sleep disturbance and notes Lemmon's Pharmacy as the advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Advt
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Wash
Ington
Francis
Harriett Cochran
Lizzie Dickle
Francis Cochran
Myrtle McConnell
L. M. Downing
Dan Bevins
Walter Leighton
Wm. Libie
Ruth Austin
F. H. Wiedline
Lieutenant Wiedline
Wm. Stricker
W. H. Riley
Her Ladyship
Mannhardt Bros
Rothschild’s
Eer
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