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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
7
Community updates arrive with reports from local residents as neighborhood information flows into the newsroom. The item highlights daily submissions from various districts and confirms continued community engagement.
News notes from Washington County include births and marriages, deaths and obituaries, and personal notices. Names and short details appear for local residents with events and life updates across several communities.
Christine Meyers of Chicago stays with the Will Kieopfer home during the week. Cattle shipped to Chicago Monday. Charley Worel visiting Wes Reiner. Co. E Lehman of Austin Minn visited relatives Saturday and Sunday. Frank Eagle buys a new Ford. Fourth of July dance draws large crowds Saturday night. Saforek family of Riverside visits Joe Saforek home Sunday. Mrs Ed Kasper hosts young crowd and announces Leo Kasper engaged to Mary Kohler of Iowa City. Bess Keifer travels to Amberg Wis to visit sister Mrs Walter Arthur. Harry and Roselyn Schaumacher of Chicago visit aunt Mrs F Votruba. J P Lukavsky of Lake View Wis in town Sunday. Ed Bopp hosts dinner Sunday. Dance at Z C B J hall Tuesday July 15. Don E Dawson of Arnold Iowa visits friends Saturday. Sergt Tamir C Vacha returns to Camp Dodge after visiting brother Melo.
Mrs Neil Kincaid mourns the loss of her brother by drowning while Mrs Lewis Matthews visits her father. The Griener family grieves for Edward Griener as neighbors attend Clint Booth’s funeral at his mother’s home. LeRoy Kelly drives a new Saxon car. Writers discuss forming a company in Clarenee Herr.
Havre July 8 Grandma Thom Sot near Brighton visits this week. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. John Davison Mrs. Schenefeld of Washington Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wagner and children Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Benson and Lucille of Ainsworth at Will Easter's Sunday. A hog carload shipped to Chicago. Ed Chalupa helps John Putman with hay. Will and Gola Miller traveled to Burlington on the Fourth. Carl Sneider Lloyd Easter and Arlene visit Lester Wagner's Sunday.
Mr and Mrs J H Dawson and children and WJ Pfeifer visited Verna Dawson home on Sunday afternoon. H V Brank and children spent time at Charles Church ill home with Will Sheetz and John Sheets families. Additional small groups visited BH Giv Dortha Pfeifer Retta Deal Myr tle Florence Frank Rosamond Gene and Tiny Breiten-
Bach visited Tuesday evening at the Will Brinning home. Louise Wallace visits at the Sam Miller home near South English. Winnie Deal returned from hospital Tuesday morning. Grandma Heiser’s funeral was held at the Breitenbach home Friday morning with interment at Valley cemetery. Rev. Klein of Kitzen Minn preached Sunday and returns every two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. George Breitenbach and daughter Virginia, Mr. Teeter, Mr. Dempsey and George Freshwater spent Sunday at the Breitenbach home.
In Dublin and nearby areas, J B McCaleb and family visited Washington this Sunday while the Hotle and Augustine families spent the Fourth near Verdi. Several west Dublin farms were sold lately including Broze Sanders to a Washington buyer and Crone’s firm to a Richland neighbor. Local travel, family deaths in Kansas, and ongoing farm work mark a busy season with haying and corn plowing, and a recent rain helped the corn but hindered Fairfield visitors.
The Fourth of July celebrations drew many residents to Fairfield. Predy A. Borkoski served as Keosauqua caller on July 4. Mr and Mrs J B Harvey visited relatives in Davenport. G A Stanard is listed as sick. Mrs A Laird Woodford called on Thursday in Oskaloosa. A L Koch and family spent Sunday at the Jake Koch home.
Muscatine visitors Earl and Mrs Thompson and baby called on the Howard Jones home. Mr and Mrs Steinbeck hosted friends. Russell Gaston, recovering from a runaway injury, was a Sunday caller. L R Laithly plans to buy an airplane after selling his Maxwell to L R Robinson of Clay. Ralph Nordyke returned home from Ottumwa hospital after several weeks.
West Chester Iowa reports a Kansas City trader in town for the week and cattle trips to Kansas City. Local merchants arrange ice and fresh meat through threshing, oats yield praised, and visitors from West Virginia arrive. A heavy rain on Thursday ends with a joke about preferring winter and hot weather.
Ainsworth July 10 Tuesday evening members of Ainsworth Chapter O. EB. 8 with their families held a picnic with forty two attending. Members were transported by automobiles to the picnic grounds where a supper of sandwiches pickles deviled eggs salad ice cream cake and ice tea was served. The evening was then spent in conversation.
Miss Myria Mc Connell and her Sunday school boys hosted Miss Dena Koehler's girls for a candy social at Ainsworth United Presbyterian church. S. W. Stone and wife visited Sioux City relatives before returning to New York. Clyde Walker recuperates from appendicitis as others travel, attend Pershing Way boosters event, and return from Kansas City ahead of a rainstorm.
Peoria officers report a declining jail business with arrests averaging one every twelve hours since July 1 down from eight to twelve previously. They warn burglars could exploit a closing jail and say officers might take vacations if the jail closes.
A compact reflection notes that pursuit of uncertain shadows makes one overlook solid, known truths and highlights the value of clarity over guesswork in daily life. It contrasts certainty with elusive goals, urging focus on reliable foundations.
Des Moines July reports say seasonable weather last week pushed corn crops ahead while winter wheat, rye and hay harvest progressed rapidly. Blight and scab reduced winter wheat yields, oats blighted, and spring wheat faltered. Showers on the 4th and 5th aided crops with varied conditions across counties. statewide averages show corn near normal and fruit prospects mixed with apples and plums ahead of other fruit.
The July crop is 47 percent, one point below the ten year July average and 15 points below last month, blamed on a heavy drop in apples pears and plums. Berry crops improved slightly with red and black raspberries reaching their highest July 1st level in 20 years.
More than 1100 students enroll in the University of Iowa summer session, an 11 percent rise from last year. Liberal arts hosts 512 students, with the graduate college next in numbers. Six week and five week terms run with graduation exercises at term ends.
A Chicago Daily Journal note proclaims the Rocky Mountain sheep as the world’s best climber, praising its ascent and endurance. The brief admiration highlights the animal’s remarkable skill and rugged habitat.
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