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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1925
Page
3
Fred Martin Charles Barrett and Harry Ward Jr organize a club golf event to start early next week with matches finishing by Tuesday. Pairings will be announced Saturday based on scores from two weeks ago and players entered by Friday evening. The event is match play with elimination, and aims to include every member in the club.
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Morris were held yesterday afternoon at the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev Fo W Mastwood with music by a quartet from the Presbyterian choir. The pallbearers included Robert Duncan Frank Van Horn Alfred Morgan R L Richards Will Lewis and Evan Davis. Burial followed in Cambrian Cemetery near Cotter.
Mrs. L. S. Morrison of Newton Iowa died early Saturday. Funeral services were held yesterday at the Newton Presbyterian church. She is the mother of Leland Morrison and connected with the Linder Iverson Company in Washington Iowa.
The Methodist choir presented The Gypsy Rover to a two third full high school auditorium audience despite a previous rain delay. Everette Griffith and Miss Grace Hines led the cast with strong performances and new numbers by Edith and Esther Elgar and a Dance of the Wooden Soldiers drill.
Judge Charles A. Dewey faced delays at Sigourney as a two o clock hearing in the Farmers and Merchants Bank case proceeded. The bank receiver seeks a court order to distribute twenty percent of funds to depositors and opposition is unlikely.
James W. Ellsworth, Hud son multimillionaire and father of Polar aviator Lincoln Ellsworth, died last night at Villa Palmyra near Florence Italy. Announcement came through A A Augustus, Ellsworth's business agent, who learned of the death today.
Mrs Norris leaves tonight for Louisville Kentucky to stay with Rev Regan and his wife. She will also visit Kansas City and Wichita Kansas and expects to be away until some time in August.
County Superintendent Harry A. Phillips announces the Washington county rural schools commencement set for Saturday at 2 pm in Washington High School. A class of 130 will graduate with a program including a march, invocations, solos by Ogle Teets Winifred Carris Frances Ricese and James Davidson readings by Oneila Griggs, an address by Rev J Reade McCrory, diplomas by the county superintendent and the singing of America.
June 3 Chicago report describes William Scott Stewart chief counsel for William D. Shepherd attacking Chief Justice Harry Olson over his role in the McClintock death inquiry. Stewart claims motives of witnesses are poor and accuses Olson of vindictiveness and political bias. He alleges a guardianship bid and a suspected deal with heirs to claim estate proceeds for Dr Oscar Olson's widow.
A series of domestic science talks from Town State college at Ames is announced for next week starting Monday June 8. Instructors include Miss Olive Settles, Miss Mary A Magon, Miss Eloise Davison, Miss Elizabeth Johnson, and Miss Florence E Busse presenting topics on wardrobe, labor saving, electricity in homes, summer porch furnishing, and hot weather meals on the porch with daily 12:30 pm sessions.
Rainfall from last night and this morning reached 1.52 inches by eleven oclock meets official measurements. Total in two days stands at 3.44 inches. Rain continued steadily after midnight and is welcomed by farmers for its slow, steady moisture.
The funeral for Samuel R. Love, originally scheduled this afternoon, is postponed indefinitely because of weather. Services will be held as soon as roads are dry enough to be passable.
Charlies City High School seniors divert 406 from their play fund to beautify grounds and reduce graduation expenses. Net proceeds and careful budgeting keep dresses at 6 dollars each and refund 3.50 per member. The class plans a school memorial with remaining funds and boasts the largest patronage in school history.
Mrs. Mary Frances Northup aged fifty five died at 7 45 this morning at her son’s Washington home after four weeks illness Gallstones were the cause She was born near Ollie Keokuk county April 20 1870 married to John Northup March 19 1889 Survivors include her husband and children L C Northup J F Northup of Sigourney J EK Northup of Ollie Mrs Mabel Kerber Delta Ana Northup of Washington two brothers I N Carter Martinsburg W A Carter Traer one sister Mrs Rebecca Wiseman Sigourney Funeral services will be held in the Sigourney Baptist church on Friday with burial in a nearby Ollie cemetery Casket open to Washington friends this evening at Jones and McKinnie funeral parlors.
A playful headline recalls a scene where an old professor, returning to his chair, discovers a cat had been resting there all afternoon prompting astonishment at the prank and the comic oversight.
The Iowa Gas & Electric Company becomes Iowa Southern Utilities Company this week in Washington and surrounding counties. Washington power plant will serve fifteen towns in the Strourney district with plans to transfer June 2000 accounts to the Washington office. The 35-town unit keeps local offices and payroll intact while enabling greater interconnection for emergency power and multi-source supply.
The guide for Isaac Walton League pheasant hatching covers incubation at 23 days, egg handling, and brooding. It advises a clean coop on grass with a wire or board enclosure, gradual chick release, light feeding, and frequent small meals with fresh water and grit. After eight weeks, release with the mother and switch to chick feed mornings and evenings.
Thomas Roe the nation’s former vice president and Indiana’s former chief executive arrived at Union Station in Indianapolis from Washington at 11 42 a m today. The arrival marks a notable moment in state and national political history.
Mrs. George J. Ingwersen mother of Burt Ingwersen Iowa football coach died suddenly in Clinton while watching a baseball game. Son Horace Ingwersen a local merchant and former sheriff participated. Heart failure listed as cause.
The Fathers and Sons banquet at West Chester Baptist church is postponed from tonight to tomorrow Thursday evening. Speaker W. H. Rogers of Muscatine will attend regardless of weather. A splendid program and general good time for all are assured.
Berlin reports a booming film market contest with America leading but Germany and England pushing back. German producers target the rich home market, aiming to convert theatres and concert halls into movie venues across its many large cities.
A local notice honors Homer L Veigh a decade on duty at Huntington West Virginia busiest corner praising his polite conduct. Citizens recall long service amid election chatter and record margins.
European and British producers struggle to compete as audiences in the United States favor American films. European studios face sunk fortunes and reduced capitalization while aiming for both domestic and foreign markets. Bankers back projects, yet cross border appeal remains weak for European productions.
Mrs. Yile Wilson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, pleaded not guilty today in Clinton County District Court to a perjury indictment tied to a grand jury probe of the November 3, 1922 double murder of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Brownfield at their crossroads store. Trial date awaits demurrer ruling.
One of the oldest truck drivers, Murray Conger, starts for California next week. Harry Cassel will take his place. The note expresses goodwill and confidence in Cassel to provide the best service and appreciate patronage.
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