Washington club to hold dinner golf tourney two teams Cubs and Bears
The Washington Country Club schedules a two team dinner golf tournament starting Monday August 3 and running through August 14. Teams Cubs led by Will Harwood and Bears led by Leslie Eicher will compete in eighteen hole matches with two installments allowed. A concluding dinner will honor the winners on August 14.
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Washington Country Club
Cubs
Bears
Will Harwood
Leslie Eicher
Lat
Hail Wreaks Damage on Washington Corn Fields
Last night hail harmed corn fields near Washington with streaks across a quarter mile wide, leaves bruised and ears damaged. Karl Libe reports heavy damage in his and neighboring plots, later corn worse affected than early crop. Lightning occurred but no major damage reported and rainfall totals reached 0.48 inches with a cooler low of 49 degrees.
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Washington
Karl Libe
Southwet
Libe
Frank Stewart
Animal Features of the Big Show at Hag enbeck Wallac e Circus
The Hag enbeck Wallace Trained Wild Animal Circus and Buffalo Bill West will present in the city on Friday August 7 featuring sixteen Bengal tigers directed by Lori McPherson and Clyde Beaty in an arena with leopards tigers panthers hyenas and brown bears. The elephants are trained with new stunts and comedy plus aerial acts by the Ward Kimball troupe. Races showcase riding styles cowboy Indian Roman tandem with trained seals dogs and monkeys. The parade and bouts of matches will occur downtown ahead of ring performances including several named pairings.
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Lori McPherson
Clyde Beaty
Ward-Kimball
Molison Named New County Agent for Washington County
Wilburn Molison of Matlock Iowa will become the county farm agent in Washington County taking up duties next week. The Washington County Farm Bureau board selected him from several applicants, citing his Iowa State College class of 1924 dairy husbandry training and rural farm background. He has assisted Poweshiek County in 4 boys and girls clubs work and arranged county exhibits for the state fair, aiding bureau operations. He accompanied Mr Ellis on a county tour meeting farm club members and will organize the August farm club show and support the state fair judging team, while assuming all bureau duties. Ellis departs for State Center then San County to become county agent after three years in the county.
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Iowa State College At
Ames
Molison
Poweshiek County
Farm Bureau
Ellis
Judeine
Washington County Farm Bureau
Filis
State Center
Sae County
Toledo Seed Market advertisement data note
Seed prices and bid figures for Clover and Timothy seeds listed with cash and bid values. The text advises informing the merchant when responding to an advertisement.
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Toledo
Ohio
Clover
Timothy
Lightning Hits Stewart Home Causing Roof and Barn Damage
Lightning struck the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. K. Stewart around eleven o clock tearing a roof hole and plaster off several rooms. It traveled down stairs to the basement, caused some damage, and along a metal clothes line to the barn with minor effects. No fire occurred and total damage is yet to be estimated.
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Frank EK. Stewart
Veteran of Civil War Freeman Chesley Dies in West Chester
Freeman G Chesley a Civil War veteran died after two years of feeble health at his West Chester home at 5 30 pm He was born in Canada June 9 1844 and lived in Iowa since 1846 He served in the 13th Iowa infantry and later the 9th Iowa cavalry He married Amanda Brawner Hayden in 1882 and leaves a widow a son James Andrew a stepdaughter Mrs W M Weekley and other relatives The funeral will be held at 3 pm Saturday at the West Chester Methodist Church with Rev S K Coates of Washington and others assisting Burial in West Chester cemetery He was a former commander of J G White post Washington and a longtime G A R member
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West Chester
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S. K. Coat
Washington
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Mr. Coleman
Jones & McElhinney
Lurlal
Canada
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Concord
New Hampshire
Iowa
Catherine
13Th
Laws
Chesley
Thirteenth Town Infantry
Shiloh
Ninth
Iowa Cavalry
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James Andrew
W. M. Weekley
Mt. Union
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Plans Drawn for Nurses Home at Washington County Hospital
Plans by architect Seth J. Temple show a two story nurses home with basement to be built on Wells park hospital grounds. The $40,000 structure would house about 25 occupants with living quarters for staff and trainees, reducing the $66 monthly rent currently paid from the hospital fund.
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Seth J. Temple
Davenport
Wells Park
Hospital Trect
Clara Parton Street
South Fourth Avenue
Bailey
Washington County
Rebekahs to Hold District Convention
The sixteenth annual convention of Rebekahs district No. 92 will be at Odd Fellows hall on Wednesday August 5. State president Mrs Prudence Warner of Bloomfield and instructor Mrs Julia Tierney of Ottumwa will attend. Columbus Junction degree staff will exemplify lodge work. Basket dinner at noon and an evening program are planned. All members urged to attend.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Prudence Warner
Bloomfield
Julia Tierney
Ottumwa
Columbus Junction
Washington County Hospital Nursing Education Improves Health
The article notes that future health depends on information from the hospital and trained nurses. Since the hospital's dedication thirteen years ago, trained nurses have increased manyfold, contributing to steady improvements in overall county health.
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Washington County
Washingtons Base ball Team Shines Against Regional Opponents
Washingtons baseball team composed of local talent has won six of nine games this season. They play on a diamond near the Brighton road and will face the North English team next Sunday. The schedule includes Riverside, Muscatine Muskies, Wyman, Iowa City Negroes, and others.
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Washington
Brighton Road
Erside
Muscatine Muskies
Wyman
Iowa City
Judge Dewey Sentences Ellis to Year in Anamosa Reform School
Judge Charles A. Dewey sentenced Floyd Ellis this afternoon to one year in the state reformatory at Anamosa after Ellis pleaded guilty to wife desertion. He was released on $1,000 bond with a condition to support his family.
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Floyd Ellis
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Davenport Tragedy as Man Kills Wife and Friend
Apolonis Aldape 40 shot his wife Eulalie 20 and Angel Aranda 22 in Bettendorf after learning of a plan to flee to San Antonio. The woman is dying, Aldape is under arrest and faces murder charges.
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Arsociater Pregs
Davenport
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