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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1925
Page
5
West Chester and Columbus Junction readers receive a rambling county digest with local life, crops and land prices. Mentions range from Picnics and church services to graduations, Memorial Day events, club notices, and family travels across Keota Washington and Kalona.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Arning who died at her brother Emery Reinhart's home in the Junction were held at 2 PM Sunday at the United Presbyterian church in Columbus City. Rev. John T. Aiken officiated, burial followed in Columbus City cemetery. Arning born February 13 1863 in Columbus City spent life there. She married Charles Arning in 1882 who died in 1899. Surviving are three brothers Gene Sumnerton Ohio Emery Junction and Lee Haynes ND and two sisters Miss Sarah Washington and Mrs Frank Isett Junction. Additional notes mention relatives visiting in Columbus City, summer school plans, stock shipments, and local social notices.
Mr and Mrs Homer Kephart and two children Mildred and Lawrence visited Sunday at the A B Carr home. Mr and Mrs Walter Gardner and son Elwyn visited Sunday evening at the Charles Kephart and Ed Simmering home. Mr and Mrs Cloyce Benson and two daughters visited Sunday evening at the Homer Kephart home. Ed Simmering, who underwent an operation at Washington County hospital for appendicitis is getting along fine.
Kalona reports welcome rain reaching the area last night. Memorial Day program drew visitors Mrs Brawner and daughters from Muscatine. Ormal Stoner family from Washington visited Kalona. Richard Powers of Washington spent time with relatives. Don Dawson Cecil Page Fay Rowe and Paul Page departed for Elgin Illinois by auto. Roy Snyder of Kalona is seriously ill with pneumonia at home. Mrs Hillis delivered a splendid ad-
Edwin Bennett wed Margaret Fulton of Fairfield in a Friday evening ceremony at the Bennett home officiated by Rev. L R Burdock. The couple plans housekeeping in Fairfield after a four course dinner hosted by the groom’s sister Grace Woodruff.
Lexington residents report visits by Orville and Murriel Cullumber and others, with children practicing for a forthcoming children's day on the seventh. The wind damaged fences, chicken coops, and a maple tree, prompting repairs and wood gathering.
Crawfordsville June 3 Mr and Mrs Wilbert Rose announce the birth of a baby son born Monday night The girls admire their brother Miss Lois Elgar returned home for summer vacation from Cherokee Iowa Russell Ross marked his fourth birthday with a neighborhood party inviting friends for an after supper celebration
The article mentions birthdays as a key part of celebrations and describes Alice Holmes sustaining a broken collar bone while playing ball with her sisters. She fell while reaching for a ball and landed on her shoulder, causing the injury.
Iowa City L. W. Johnson, a motor man, was cut about the head when two street cars crashed head on. Cedar Rapids fares rise from seven to ten cents following railway council notification. Prohibition officers seize a $102,000 alcohol shipment and arrest five, including L. FE. Chapman of Carroll, Iowa, near Omaha.
The piece portrays Amos Norris Alberson as a long serving, influential figure in Washington. From plasterer beginnings in Mt Pleasant to a career in politics serving as state senator mayor and school board member, he is celebrated for loyalty to the community and active civic life. The article highlights his humor defying governors and his enduring popularity at Rotary meetings.
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