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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1919
Page
7
In Washington County notices, residents share personal updates including births and deaths, engagements, and moves. Local organizations and churches publish brief life events, welcoming new arrivals and noting obituaries and family milestones.
In Brighton on July 26 a daughter was born to Mr Raymond Kessell and his wife. Dorothy Barkoff returned to Des Moines after an extended stay with the Graham Pickin home. Gail Stahl of Ollie visited Cresco. Ralph Funston arrived from Colorado Springs and his father from Denver on business. The Funstons may relocate to Glenwood Springs. Bertha Woodworth and Raymond Spellman married in Cresco with Rev. Brockoven officiating. Spellman is a local farmer and Cresco girl Mrs Speilman taught in the grade school for years. The newlyweds will live with his parents near Merrimac for now.
Local notes list several visits and travels among residents. Esther Savage spent days with friends at West Chester. Gatley Buzzard traveled in Minnesota. Nettie Reed visited sister Mrs Grant Horton. Ralph M Brinton returned from Norfolk navy yard. Fern Beliel finished business college in Peoria. Horace Parcell and family near Fairfield called on Mrs Ann Parcell. Harry Barricklow of Emporia visits grandmother Mrs George Savage.
Dr and Mrs W H Huston and sons Hayden and Marshall returned from Chicago after postgraduate work. Mr and Mrs K R Dix and sons came home from a two week vacation. J O Mathews of Ainsworth visited Henderson McCall home. Mrs J R Lease underwent a successful operation in Iowa City and was resting. N J Lease and Max Keller with son Obert visited Iowa City and Washington guests called in town. J F C girls chaperoned to McKee bridge area for a picnic with Vera Yeager Velma Orris and Cloyce Huston. photos taken.
The Fort Dodge city council announced plans to build a pleasure dam on the Des Moines River south of the current municipal dam. The project will create a lake about one mile long with an average depth of five feet. Municipal bathing beaches are planned and in winter the lake will be used for skating.
Roy Emerson of Creston, recently convicted of second degree murder, escaped guards near Keller ton and hanged himself under a bridge using a belt and barbed wire. He had been on life sentence but released on bail pending appeal, and was accompanied by his wife when the escape occurred.
A letter from Dr. George E. White of the American Committee for Relief in the Near East accuses Turkish officials of decimating Greek communities from Sinope to Ordu, via nonlethal torture in baths and deportations that left thousands dead or ill in Anatolian winters, with 60,000 orphans reported in Basra province.
A witty remark notes that even after conceding the final word, a woman may start a fresh argument, highlighting the sly edge in heated exchanges and the risk of ongoing conflict.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that reaches the disease through the blood. It claims the medicine uses tonics and blood purifiers, describes endorsements by physicians, and invites readers to send for testimonials and buy with Hall's Family Pills for constipation also mentioned.
The department notes cottage cheese sells well in sanitary consumer packages. A limited amount is shipped by express and parcel post, with potential for growth. Packages such as fiber board, paraffin cup, and three ounce tin foil are highlighted for direct shipments to consumers.
The United States Department of Agriculture receives 20000 to study soft pork in hogs. The project will test feeding peanuts and soybeans and assess hard pork potential while determining safe feed levels. Cooperation from agricultural stations aims to clarify issues affecting farmers due to lower hog prices at central markets.
An Iowa correspondent cites Bureau of Crop Estimates showing Iowa producing about 822 million dollars of crops in 1918 while California produced about 365 million. Including livestock California falls further behind. Iowa hogs are about sixteen times California’s and cattle value is a little over twice.
Listings show results across the National and American Leagues with team pairings and final tallies. Brooklyn 6 Chicago 7 Cincinnati 7 Boston 6 New York 9 1 Pittsburgh 6 6 Philadelphia 3 St Louis 1 New York 6 3 Chicago 5 Washington 1 St Louis Detroit 3 2 Boston 1 Philadelphia 2 Cleveland 1 St Paul 5 Milwaukee 6 Kansas City 1 2 Minneapolis 0 4 Toledo 6 Louisville 3 Indianapolis 4 Columbus 2 Bloomington 4 Moline Rockford 10 Terre Haute 4 Evansville 2 Peoria 1.
Public utilities commission orders extend seven cent cash street car fare for Alton Granite City and St. Louis Traction Co affecting Alton Brooklyn and Venice. Six cent cash fare approved for Rockford street railway. Six cent fare set in East St. Louis. Temporary interurban rate between Sterling and Dixon by Sterling Dixon Eastern Electric Railway.
Washington July 30 Victor Berger provoked a protest from Representative Welty of Ohio a special committee member as Berger attempted to comore speeches by Republicans criticizing war conduct Welty said Republicans criticized delay while Berger aimed to undermine military efficiency of the government.
George Messenger state superintendent of banking told Iowa banks to buy only marketable farm mortgages meaning not to loan more than 100 dollars per acre on Iowa land as collateral despite higher market prices. He notes banks may lend up to 50 percent of land value but cautions loans above 100 per acre hinder negotiability and marketability.
Jefferson Iowa July 31 Greene county becomes the nineteenth Iowa county to approve paved roads by a three to one margin 1590 to 547 A million dollar bond issue also passed by almost three to one with 1438 ballots for and 599 against Altho Jim Pierce of the Iowa
In Jefferson County outside the town, Homestead won the county vote by 1054 to 5060. Five rural precincts without towns cast 252 for and 94 against the measure.
Spencer plans a $185 000 hotel at the Karling site with 125 sleeping rooms. EB C ney of Sheldon will own the Arlington style property, backed by a $75 000 Commercial Club pledge and a $50 000 bank loan via M E Griffin. Construction starts within a month as city boosters push toward a 10 000 population goal.
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